119 HR 9497 IH: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
U.S. House of Representatives
2026-06-29
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1.Short title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Water Resources Development Act of 2026
. (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. Program Offices within the Directorate of Civil Works.
Sec. 102. Contracting efficiency.
Sec. 103. Removal or remediation of contaminated sediment.
Sec. 104. Levee owners board.
Sec. 105. Categorical permissions.
Sec. 106. Contributions by non-Federal interests.
Sec. 107. Electronic submission and tracking of permit applications.
Sec. 108. Project study schedule and cost estimate.
Sec. 109. Continuing authority programs.
Sec. 110. Dredged material management plans.
Sec. 111. Dredging coordination.
Sec. 112. Federal standard for dredged material disposal or placement.
Sec. 113. Levee certifications.
Sec. 114. Allocations from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.
Sec. 115. Soo Lock operator wage rates.
Sec. 116. Beneficial use of dredged material from harbors in the State of Ohio.
Sec. 117. Minimum real estate interest.
Sec. 118. Real estate appraisal validity.
Sec. 119. Watershed and river basin assessments.
Sec. 120. Prohibition on diversion of water from Missouri River.
Sec. 121. Law enforcement at water resources development projects.
Sec. 122. Disaster debris removal.
Sec. 123. Wildfire contingency strategies.
Sec. 124. Reservoir sediment pilot program.
Sec. 125. Environmental dredging.
Sec. 126. Expenses for control of aquatic plant growths and invasive species.
Sec. 127. Feasibility studies; review of shoreline and streambank protection.
Sec. 128. Harmful algal bloom demonstration program.
Sec. 129. Shoreline and riverine protection and restoration.
Sec. 130. Fish and oyster habitat restoration.
Sec. 131. Benefits and costs attributable to certain measures.
Sec. 132. Policy on utilization of all Corps authorities and missions.
Sec. 133. Comprehensive feasibility studies and approaches for flood risk management and coastal storm risk management.
Sec. 134. Realignment of certain Corps of Engineers Districts.
Sec. 135. Update of Corps policy.
Sec. 136. Availability of project information.
Sec. 137. Fish and wildlife mitigation.
Sec. 138. Sense of Congress regarding evaluation of flood risk management projects.
Sec. 139. Recreational access.
Sec. 140. Sense of Congress on munitions disposal.
Sec. 141. Corps of Engineers workforce.
Sec. 142. Reporting and oversight.
Sec. 143. Ability to pay.
Sec. 144. Pilot program prioritization.
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. Expedited completion of other feasibility studies.
Sec. 205. Corps of Engineers reports.
Sec. 206. Report on the inland waterways system.
Sec. 207. GAO studies.
Sec. 208. Inspector General reports.
Sec. 209. Acceleration of emergency inland navigation projects.
Sec. 210. Assessment of commercial fish landings data.
Sec. 211. Assessments of dryland stream technologies and shoreline stabilization technologies.
Sec. 212. Assessment of nonstructural approaches to flood risk management and hurricane and storm risk reduction.
Sec. 213. Post-disaster watershed assessment for impacted areas.
Sec. 214. Updated plan on Federal hopper dredge recapitalization.
Sec. 215. Choctawhatchee and Pea River basins, Alabama and Florida.
Sec. 216. Mobile Harbor land use assessment.
Sec. 217. Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii.
Sec. 218. Chicago Area Waterway System.
Sec. 219. Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin project, Brandon Road, Will County, Illinois.
Sec. 220. Columbia Lock and Dam, Louisiana.
Sec. 221. Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Management Study.
Sec. 222. Disposition study for Cape Cod Canal, Massachusetts.
Sec. 223. New England regional confined aquatic disposal facilities.
Sec. 224. Assateague Island, Maryland and Virginia.
Sec. 225. Big Sandy Lake, Minnesota.
Sec. 226. Upper Missouri River Basin sedimentation.
Sec. 227. Table Rock Lake disposition study, Missouri and Arkansas.
Sec. 228. Table Rock Lake, Missouri and Arkansas.
Sec. 229. Evaluation of atomic contamination at Cochiti Lake, Sandoval County, New Mexico.
Sec. 230. National Academy of Sciences study on Upper Rio Grande Basin.
Sec. 231. Arbuckle-Timbered Hills, Oklahoma.
Sec. 232. Disposition and cost allocation study of Willamette Valley, Oregon.
Sec. 233. Foster Joseph Sayers Reservoir and Dam, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 234. Humphreys County, Tennessee.
Sec. 235. Sam Rayburn Reservoir, Texas.
Sec. 236. Columbia River, Washington.
Sec. 237. Tri-Cities Area, Washington.
Title III—Deauthorizations and Modifications
Sec. 301. Deauthorization of inactive projects.
Sec. 302. General reauthorizations.
Sec. 303. Conveyances.
Sec. 304. Land exchange, Walton and Bay Counties, Florida.
Sec. 305. Port Canaveral, Florida.
Sec. 306. Specific deauthorizations.
Sec. 307. Environmental infrastructure.
Sec. 308. Forecast-informed reservoir operations.
Sec. 309. Floodplain management services.
Sec. 310. Planning assistance to States.
Sec. 311. Mendenhall Glacier outburst flooding, Alaska.
Sec. 312. Hansen Dam, Los Angeles–San Gabriel River Basin, California.
Sec. 313. Morro Bay, California.
Sec. 314. Oceanside, California.
Sec. 315. Pajaro River, California.
Sec. 316. Rio Grande Environmental Management Program, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas.
Sec. 317. Miami Harbor, Miami-Dade County, Florida.
Sec. 318. Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet, Louisiana.
Sec. 319. Pilottown anchorage area, Louisiana.
Sec. 320. Jack Hubbard Memorial Breakwater, Burt Township, Michigan.
Sec. 321. Sardis Lake, Panola County, Mississippi.
Sec. 322. Hydraulic evaluation of Upper Mississippi River.
Sec. 323. Lower Missouri River comprehensive flood protection.
Sec. 324. Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee.
Sec. 325. Great Lakes Commission.
Sec. 326. Great Lakes Fishery and ecosystem restoration.
Sec. 327. Truckee River and tributaries, Nevada.
Sec. 328. Cooperative agreements, New Mexico.
Sec. 329. Kinzua Dam safety modification study, Allegheny River, New York and Pennsylvania.
Sec. 330. Surf City and North Topsail Beach, North Carolina.
Sec. 331. Massillon Local Protection Project, Tuscarawas River, Ohio.
Sec. 332. Toussaint River Federal navigation project, Carroll Township, Ohio.
Sec. 333. Río Puerto Nuevo flood risk management project, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Sec. 334. Buffalo Bayou Tributaries and Resiliency Study, Texas.
Sec. 335. Chambers, Galveston, and Harris Counties, Texas, expedited real estate transfers.
Sec. 336. Coastal Virginia.
Sec. 337. Norfolk Coastal Storm Risk Management, Virginia.
Sec. 338. Puget Sound and adjacent waters restoration, Washington.
Sec. 339. Lower Columbia River.
Sec. 340. Lower Columbia River Basin ecosystem restoration assessment.
Sec. 341. Puget Sound nearshore ecosystem restoration, Washington.
Sec. 342. Washington Metropolitan Area, Washington, District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia.
Sec. 343. Federal Triangle Area, Washington, District of Columbia.
Title IV—Water Resources Infrastructure
Sec. 401. Project authorizations.
Sec. 402. Expedited completion of projects and activities.
Title V—Dam Safety
Sec. 501. National Dam Safety Program amendments.
2.In this Act, the term Secretary means the Secretary of the Army. <enum>I</enum><header>General Provisions</header> <section id="HE5263CE3361B4008BF50A2CE87DFF630" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>101.</enum><header>Program Offices within the Directorate of Civil Works</header> <subsection id="H1E9F94F469AD43FD9C2DC4C2011642FE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Office of Inland Navigation Construction Management</header> <paragraph id="H84F5B3B42A0344F09DF68EDFEC6C10DA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish within the Directorate of Civil Works an office to be known as the <quote>Office of Inland Navigation Construction Management</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE2C29BFCACD74E09A44CD2ED3EA51452"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>In establishing the office under this subsection, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H41BF7C6DA495446B9335E578A8B655E6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>designate an Inland Program Manager, who shall head the office and report directly to the Deputy Commanding General for Civil Works and Emergency Operations; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H99096AE4A78C4D1981E70FE93E71955C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide the office with sufficient administrative, technical, and budgetary support to direct, perform, and coordinate the following tasks related to the inland waterways navigation mission of the Corps of Engineers:</text> <clause id="H63513513D74D41F2839199D27E76AA2C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Develop and maintain an inland waterway program management plan.</text></clause>
<clause id="H330C9C3EF35A4C86973FB4CFA0A29166"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Oversee inland waterways construction projects and major rehabilitation projects along the inland and intracoastal waterways of the United States, as described in section 206 of the Inland Waterways Revenue Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1804">33 U.S.C. 1804</external-xref>).</text></clause> <clause id="HCAB41965A75D440BA389A947A268BDAA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Coordinate, validate, and oversee funding for the projects described in clause (ii), including the transactions of the Inland Waterway Trust Fund.</text></clause>
<clause id="H89C87B4F3EA74EBB8B4BB9D22884C011"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Conduct in-progress reviews for individual project designs and construction.</text></clause> <clause id="H22C2A283601C4873B8CA28AAF2F4D871"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Provide updates at every meeting of the Inland Waterways Users Board established under section 302 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2251">33 U.S.C. 2251</external-xref>).</text></clause>
<clause id="H319CB76F343E4D34BDA18BE364AE964A"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Develop and annually update the projects described in clause (ii) in accordance with the capital investment strategy authorized by section 302(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2251">33 U.S.C. 2251</external-xref>).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD4F8F559827648E5814565663A3840F5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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, and make publicly available (including on a publicly available website), a report detailing the results of the status of the implementation of this subsection, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H970D74AF591D42F38E8F382C45BF71EC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the progress of the Secretary in establishing the Office of Inland Navigation Construction Management;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA0668429DA3B474888DC2846F10F0B46"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the status of every inland waterway construction project and major rehabilitation project in the most recent capital investment strategy, including any issues related to delays or cost overruns; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAD934C40B7E440E9B3D22F18F39B738A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any recommendations related to the operational improvement of the Office of Inland Navigation Construction Management.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB4C88FEF37D645F98F3835B59AC73462"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Office of Water Supply, Water Conservation, and Drought Resiliency</header> <paragraph id="HCFA1CE89C19C46998649A46CCAF0A3A1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish within the Directorate of Civil Works an office to be known as the <quote>Office of Water Supply, Water Conservation, and Drought Resiliency</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAE31D099B4724C05973678F475A44AFC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In establishing the office under this subsection, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HBCA9F40102F94C42B195FE8F94BA313C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">designate a Water Supply, Water Conservation, and Drought Resiliency Program Manager, who shall head the office and report directly to the Deputy Commanding General for Civil Works and Emergency Operations;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC9A8F224D2AC40109A1225F9FC881D37"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">staff the office with personnel who may reside in any district or division of the Corps of Engineers; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3DDA8497EF4C42E39A35BFA026734D23"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide the office with sufficient administrative, technical, and budgetary support to direct, perform, and coordinate the following tasks related to the water supply mission of the Corps of Engineers:</text>
<clause id="HD9BC88E440724366BC12DCD2CC8A6CB3"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Identify and evaluate opportunities using authorities of the Corps of Engineers to promote water supply, water conservation, and drought resiliency at water resource development projects.</text></clause> <clause id="H0F17A6F1E19440BB960C285F3EF42CAE" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Provide to the Corps of Engineers, States, and non-Federal interests information on existing policies and guidance documents of the Corps of Engineers related to, and make recommendations on new policies and guidance documents to improve, water supply, water conservation, and drought resiliency, including—</text>
<subclause id="HF0C05CC73AB746929547A5E641A18DEF" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>implementation of subtitle B of title I of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H2B2EE56C77CA403B973E26420808E8C9" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the method for the accounting of storage use under water supply storage agreements at Corps of Engineers reservoirs;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HA02237FC1EB943C680EEDB85C42DA198" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the reallocation of storage space at Corps of Engineers reservoirs to water supply;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H333305A1F18349E5BCCBC7D5702D7A27" commented="no"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the interpretation and implementation of the Water Supply Act of 1958 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/390b">43 U.S.C. 390b</external-xref>); and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H1F4868CFCAFA41819B089AE2E0E9D9AC" commented="no"> <enum>(V)</enum> <text>the interpretation and implementation of section 6 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/708">33 U.S.C. 708</external-xref>).</text> </subclause></clause> <clause id="HA9B9FE4A14FA43B88AC33FA5654E0581"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assist and provide guidance to States and non-Federal interests on accessing programs, services, and other technical and financial assistance made available by the Corps of Engineers related to water supply, water conservation, and drought resiliency efforts related to water resources development projects.</text></clause>
<clause id="H47072F43701F452D9B53CBBC17397A52"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Coordinate the review and completion of water supply reallocation studies and reports to clear backlogs and ensure new studies and reports are completed in a timely manner.</text></clause> <clause id="HD78A744671694CE6BC086D83ACD70AC5"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Act as a liaison between the Corps of Engineers and non-Federal interests for studies, projects, and agreements for water supply, water conservation, and drought resiliency efforts related to water resources development projects, including efforts to—</text>
<subclause id="H985AFAFB078A4B30A4302D63A7846795"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reallocate storage space in projects to store water for municipal and industrial water supply purposes pursuant to the Water Supply Act of 1958 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/390b">43 U.S.C. 390b</external-xref>);</text></subclause> <subclause id="HBF0DE4677FA046298194EEA31F30F8B2"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enter into surplus water contracts pursuant to section 6 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/708">33 U.S.C. 708</external-xref>); and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H7A9E8C8E9C254535BE16F3EB44006640"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">modify the operation of projects under other authorities to produce water supply benefits incidental to and consistent with authorized purposes, including by—</text> <item id="HC752B9E8DBC444EF9FF5C64CC227BE79"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">adjusting the timing of releases for other authorized purposes to create opportunities for water supply conservation, use, and storage;</text></item>
<item id="H909AEC4502234E48AE66A479BF55F3E9"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">capturing stormwater;</text></item> <item id="H20355BB184B9482AB55D9A77997A7720"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">releasing water from storage to replenish aquifer storage and recovery;</text></item>
<item id="H926D026CA4F148289531143F30C37B82"><enum>(dd)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">releasing water from storage to augment storage at another Federal or non-Federal storage facility; and</text></item> <item id="HB6D580BF40A545D096DEC0A668D047D4"><enum>(ee)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other conservation measures that enhance the use of a Corps of Engineers project for water supply.</text></item></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H7A2E1D4A54864B678495E7E0DCE6C56A" commented="no"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conduct outreach and workshops for potential non-Federal interests to provide information on the authorities described in clause (i).</text></clause> <clause id="HE11BEFC9827F461E93893E2CC53DFF5D"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>Evaluate budget requests to ensure sufficient resources are requested and allocated by the Directorate to fulfill the tasks described in this subparagraph.</text></clause>
<clause id="HA5E79A054C5149F2A798330ECF02242A" commented="no"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>Cooperate with State, regional, and local government and planning authorities to identify strategies to augment water supplies, enhance drought resiliency, promote contingency planning, and assist in the planning and development of alternative water sources.</text></clause> <clause id="H7BD0BB48ED19403D865A4C672C496F1C"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>Other tasks in furtherance of the water supply mission as determined by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAABCA36D541F45C49CB7141C68445BBC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 that describes—</text> <subparagraph id="HC7D5039C4F60431FB93CFCA9FD6C68DD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the progress of the Secretary in establishing the Office of Water Supply, Water Conservation, and Drought Resiliency, including a description of the status of implementing paragraph (2)(C);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8171E693B7EC42BEAD71B143385C8A42"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of staff assigned to such Office; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF4DF7CB694BD4D7CAA2FE241BAC12BE8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for each water supply study or project being conducted or implemented by the Corps of Engineers as of the date on which such report is submitted—</text>
<clause id="HA15B75FEA79141B7AD83D41396812CEA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the status of each such study or project;</text></clause> <clause id="H49384DD410E446A9AFA54C9C366824F4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the date upon which each such study or project commenced;</text></clause>
<clause id="H88D8BD58B95E44818EA1CB1F9C91308D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the estimated date of completion of each such study or project; and</text></clause> <clause id="HD135758987C44F77AABAF11E5EA52EEA"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any significant impediments or obstacles that may reasonably affect the timeline to complete each such study or project.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD0825FE813564267BC9A3C9568FA6A31"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Office on Technical Assistance and Community Outreach</header>
<paragraph id="HB9E86BB8D8824432951CD34316226F3C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish within the Directorate of Civil Works an office to be known as the <quote>Office on Technical Assistance and Community Outreach</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H40C82E7BD32448ADB1141A1A1097C2DA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In establishing the office under this subsection, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H325AC8AF72CF44EF962F2465925C6D65"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">designate a Technical Assistance and Community Outreach Manager who shall head the office and report directly to the Deputy Commanding General for Civil Works and Emergency Operations;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4012465E87CA4ED9AF842D762D1D3D40"><enum>(B)</enum><text>staff the office with personnel who may reside in any district or division of the Corps of Engineers; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC90C5418D9714B499D4F7AE615F5F8F0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide the office with sufficient administrative, technical, and budgetary support to direct, perform, and coordinate the following tasks:</text> <clause id="HABA8720B5A58498D91DB9B879B153691"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Assist and provide guidance to non-Federal interests on accessing programs, services, and other technical and financial assistance made available by the Corps of Engineers relating to water resources development projects, including under—</text>
<subclause id="H8A026528151842F6813490FD97D6DA4C"><enum>(I)</enum><text>a continuing authority program (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></subclause> <subclause id="HE17C01A3F95C4D3C93D8D3655A6EA96F"><enum>(II)</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>), including the Silver Jackets program established pursuant to such section;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H0586C0233ADE4DD3B777DF18AF80184B"><enum>(III)</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></subclause> <subclause id="H534AB52F50234F20A39DD4349D478A26"><enum>(IV)</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></subclause>
<subclause id="H0D6274B6030B4141B93A3E2E2E79C8F2"><enum>(V)</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);</text></subclause> <subclause id="HBD667B167366461E89AD6BB9C6BD555A"><enum>(VI)</enum><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);</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H5F96FD9816B6477CB37B4B69B71B95DE" commented="no"><enum>(VII)</enum><text>section 165 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></subclause> <subclause id="H5E0476F396474708A229956D291434A7"><enum>(VIII)</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></subclause>
<subclause id="H1A1DB1B99BB54DA6A529B7875FE99821"><enum>(IX)</enum><text>sections 1148 and 1305 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3039; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2201">33 U.S.C. 2201</external-xref> note);</text></subclause> <subclause id="HDFF7168F4B16402BB7F80F5EC2327409"><enum>(X)</enum><text>section 103(m) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2213m">33 U.S.C. 2213m</external-xref>); and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HA503FC80DC60469EB564B5BA4C5DEA69"><enum>(XI)</enum><text>section 1148 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024.</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H7DE409C4572946168B4FEA938E864E3D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Coordinate the implementation of public awareness, education, outreach, and engagement requirements under section 8117 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2281b">33 U.S.C. 2281b</external-xref>).</text></clause>
<clause id="H37C1F53D65E74B26BD59D26A8E68F60D"><enum>(iii)</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></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9897414D94224EF2AF7182B1354327F8" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Prioritization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out paragraph (2)(C), to the maximum extent practicable, the Technical Assistance and Community Outreach Manager shall prioritize providing technical assistance and guidance to a non-Federal interest seeking to carry out a water resources development project that will benefit a rural community, a Tribal community, or a community described in the guidance issued by the Secretary pursuant to 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></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H94CB4909C6744E18838C053DF3D117AE"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Electronic portal</header>
<subparagraph id="H92E3E3A5B91E4C28AAF2C83EC3E7F1B3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Development</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall develop an online, interactive portal that—</text> <clause id="HA5FEE1E1C3A546C5B8B78AF31E6B95B8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>contains information relating to the programs described in paragraph (2)(C)(i); and</text></clause>
<clause id="HCEDFC0E9B7C44188A2112821F51353E0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">can be used by a potential non-Federal interest as a succinct guide to accessing such programs for an applicable potential water resources development project.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFF19EB3A941049919259727F5091CCF4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that the portal developed under subparagraph (A) 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></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF80CFD3BEEB14EFEABCCD1E3C3ADEB1C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Office on Alternative Delivery Methods</header>
<paragraph id="HD6E2CBDA077046738B19B966480FE954"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish within the Directorate of Civil Works an office to be known as the <quote>Office on Alternative Delivery Methods</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H45EDE607D3D0436A9E576169EF721572"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In establishing the office under this subsection, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H417CE9788A734E0C9188701DDCCC07EC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">designate an Alternative Delivery Manager who shall head the office and report directly to the Deputy Commanding General for Civil Works and Emergency Operations;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1334D78F2C264DDDA013D785EBFDB447"><enum>(B)</enum><text>staff the office with personnel who may reside in any district or division of the Corps of Engineers; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4B1FFFB1BC7A42138498407C807640E7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide the office with sufficient administrative, technical, and budgetary support to direct, perform, and coordinate the following tasks:</text> <clause id="H9A17313E7A494CA18B29849ABBF8BE82"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Assist and provide guidance to non-Federal interests on accessing alternative delivery programs, services, and other technical and financial assistance made available by the Corps of Engineers relating to water resources development projects, including under—</text>
<subclause id="HA6D2880521AF4E7D82652680ED092A8F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>sections 203 and 204 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>; 2232);</text></subclause> <subclause id="HDA1DA54C674A402C9FBE0BCA2EEBB147"><enum>(II)</enum><text>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></subclause>
<subclause id="H4D625FF705434D05B34BCD5B462C0C35"><enum>(III)</enum><text>section 1113 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2326e">33 U.S.C. 2326e</external-xref>);</text></subclause> <subclause id="H09A1A0D481A0405BADCB17C0591A6D0C"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>section 159 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HB0791B19D4E84844AAD3D3A9D38D5138"><enum>(V)</enum><text>section 1107(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2201">33 U.S.C. 2201</external-xref> note).</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="H07AD8D6D13C44F048A3CD3477EADEF88"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Coordinate with non-Federal interests to establish clear review standards, procedures, and timelines for the review and approval of studies, plans, specifications, and other materials submitted pursuant to the programs described in clause (i).</text></clause>
<clause id="HEDA6976F2A58476B83ABA2FF5E75792E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Identify opportunities to accelerate project delivery and reduce administrative burdens associated with the use of alternative delivery methods and contributed funds authorities.</text></clause> <clause id="HA4388FAE0DBC4F7596184EFCDF57984A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Coordinate across headquarters, divisions, and districts of the Corps of Engineers to ensure the consistent implementation of alternative delivery authorities.</text></clause>
<clause id="HC6D19316D763451AA2FF22708ED93F34"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Develop and maintain guidance and best practices for the acceptance and use of contributed funds provided by non-Federal interests to carry out activities related to water resources development projects.</text></clause> <clause id="H664CE44CFB42469CADBA28707E5CA847"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Provide technical assistance to non-Federal interests regarding the eligibility of expenditures for credit or reimbursement, including expenditures incurred pursuant to written agreements 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>).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H28AE8E6709394443ABF0ED51231FAED9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 that describes—</text> <subparagraph id="HBE3AEFF188FB480D8EA0AA96840B7B85"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the progress of the Secretary in establishing the Office on Alternative Delivery Methods;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9BF3561D0E1F4AADAFA902E48A2651E4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the number of staff assigned to such Office;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H84F99C1BBA9245C3B4681BEF73F17EE0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the activities carried out by the Office; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6933BB4EE68D4A0A86E736AB79D685E5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>recommendations for legislative or administrative actions to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of alternative delivery methods.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H59FB0B0EE9674CF0906CC1E6D25DAC40"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Coordination; funding</header> <paragraph id="H5AE460A4142549C9BD8D3329E6F1C023"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each office established under subsections (a) through (d) shall coordinate with other offices established under such subsections and with any other office of the Corps of Engineers to ensure consistency across the Corps of Engineers.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8B5B29D553CB4DC5B9B7C49326BB261F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>The offices established under subsections (a) through (d) shall be funded using amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated for the general expenses of the Directorate of Civil Works.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H9E732422045044B5B6DC2C3DF8237649"><enum>102.</enum><header>Contracting efficiency</header> <subsection id="HCD7CD64780024C87BBF840A1D25CACB5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph id="H6C3ECFE0EFC142E69C069ED3E2A91AC0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Corps of Engineers should maximize the efficiency of contract actions through the use of multiyear or continuing contracts; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1CE8A8098E6646BAB391FE3C4066804C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>multiyear or continuing contracts—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8A650F0A8E814A2C9240D55674C7352E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide cost savings by combining work across multiple projects across different accounts of the Corps of Engineers; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H29880A59A0FC4666BD38CF574114ADB3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>increase reliability of projects constructed or maintained by the Corps of Engineers and ensure realization of the benefits derived from such projects.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD3A65617285C4B71882FB8A80FDBDBF7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Review</header>
<paragraph id="H7CA8D03EFDAD4E0691107A87687D378C"><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 carry out a review of any considerations relating to and benefits of awarding multiyear or continuing contracts for the construction of authorized water resources development projects carried out by the Secretary.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8D3082D6FE7F4D12BFA0CCF60B266A16"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In developing the review under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3DB79676EDF64E49A505C377FF73F60D"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>describe existing statutory authorities and limitations under which the Corps of Engineers may carry out water resources development projects utilizing a multiyear or continuing contract, including such authorities and limitations under section 10 of the Act of September 22, 1922 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/621">33 U.S.C. 621</external-xref>) and section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2331">33 U.S.C. 2331</external-xref>);</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFE1A87F9468840749AE44260571C05F6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>review—</text>
<clause id="H45582D8C17D740E2B6D1B1B3F265776C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>prior instances in which the Secretary has carried out an authorized water resources development project utilizing a multiyear or continuing contract for the construction;</text></clause> <clause id="H7C329866684842AE838CCB55829C6C99"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>prior instances in which the heads of other Federal agencies, including the Secretary of Defense, have carried out large-scale infrastructure or asset construction projects utilizing a multiyear or continuing contract for the construction; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H489498C601C242E89C423B8A12433B8A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the response of the Corps of Engineers to prior recommendations of the Comptroller General related to management of water resources development projects that utilize multiyear or continuing contracts; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDF48F2642F3F48F9877E3418F50BF55E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>evaluate—</text>
<clause id="HFE7B6B00DC1D474EA6212AD8E48D1AEB" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>potential cost savings, considerations, and benefits (including accelerated completion of construction) from awarding multiyear or continuing contracts for the construction of authorized water resources development projects; and</text></clause> <clause id="H7AF5F44A924046FC8D02EAC42B16CA78"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>safeguards to minimize the inefficient reprogramming of appropriated funds related to multiyear or continuing contracts.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5946FABD092F4B1EAB039CCA79C013DC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Upon completion of the review 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, including any legislative recommendations that result from such review.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H97258ED98589472EB02D5DA2698D3ABD"><enum>103.</enum><header>Removal or remediation of contaminated sediment</header> <subsection id="H97D7A220FC1944198A5C902AA3ADB1A1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall not be liable under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9601">42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.</external-xref>) for the release of a hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant resulting from any covered activity carried out in accordance with a joint plan developed under this section by the Secretary, in coordination with the non-Federal interest for the covered activity, and approved by the Administrator.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H2060876D5ED14783B51A1182BB888C80"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Joint plan</header><text>A joint plan developed under subsection (a) shall—</text> <paragraph id="H0A35BF6CDBED4DF38602D381EA52C3BE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>ensure that the covered activity protects human health and the environment; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC8B640ACF52A43BA9CA312289029D1F5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include—</text> <subparagraph id="HB27FEDA2D09640CABD594382E8166D36"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">relevant and appropriate requirements of the National Contingency Plan;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD2EC0DC70D874D50BE76668D8B7A59CC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of the work to be undertaken;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD013B21FBA024C0FBA373423424ED6B3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>identification of—</text>
<clause id="H7C40F00A6E0D47E0A89DD28A8909F240"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the method to be used for dredged material disposal;</text></clause> <clause id="H3DAABA5D87224872AFE92E9E07C6CD75"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the roles and responsibilities of the Secretary and non-Federal interest; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H49D2430AB1284E1E86E5DD966EDFC706"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>sources of funding; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H83FD61F259A64A04B244E5F0DB67B6B5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>such other terms and conditions as the Administrator determines necessary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H772E5ED8AFE54F9482BBB7C36E52968A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consultation; public comment</header><text>In developing a joint plan under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="H0E61033BE19D4CACA79E53CA96064FB7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consult with interested Federal, State, and local government officials; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEBC5421DFEC143469CF834D7D359D49C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide an opportunity for public comment.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H31E2BC61C9514D0CBD6DA6380828EB2C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Obligations of the Secretary</header><text>Prior to carrying out any covered activity pursuant to a joint plan developed under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H172FD7C40DCA4EE0939D66595FEA1B09"><enum>(1)</enum><text>document any hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant present in the contaminated sediment to be removed or remediated; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H582C254838FF4A57B7281AD5507A11E0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>seek to identify any person potentially responsible for the release of such hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H899A432A67264AA38CF93535C8E878D6"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Cost recovery</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section affects the responsibility of the Federal Government to seek recovery under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9601">42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.</external-xref>) from responsible parties of response costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out a covered activity.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H097D95534A704064B8F510D74FDFE7A5"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H6073A040539B4E6BBC4E1252C5D1647A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2E11E5E2230D4E4A9682BEDDBFDDB39D" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contaminated sediment</header><text>The term <term>contaminated sediment</term> means sediment in which a hazardous substance or pollutant or contaminant is present.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF420D4740178472F9001066F88BFEB83"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Covered activity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>covered activity</term> means the removal or remediation of contaminated sediment pursuant to—</text> <subparagraph id="H982DD842E68E4C4A8CB68A282ABFF3A1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a water resources development project specifically authorized by Congress for such purpose; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4817E277F0EC458CAFF7644F1636CD0B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>section 312(f) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1272">33 U.S.C. 1272(f)</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5EFC45EA6F29448BA7E7F0B9FF5E7937"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Hazardous substance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>hazardous substance</term> has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9601">42 U.S.C. 9601</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H56FE02A7CF9140608594EEC91EF5D20E"><enum>(5)</enum><header>National Contingency Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>National Contingency Plan</term> means the national contingency plan published under section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9605">42 U.S.C. 9605</external-xref>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H890C049E42634AF1975BAE7439032116"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Pollutant or contaminant</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>pollutant or contaminant</term> has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9601">42 U.S.C. 9601</external-xref>).</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H84C2FA457D024E378FFB08CFC4BE5661"><enum>104.</enum><header>Levee owners board</header>
<subsection id="H0959333354A84229B7F77074D37F9EDE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established a Levee Owners Board.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HE0134CA5AE134BC496ABEA7EC6C2D025"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Membership</header> <paragraph id="H101BE9D8D7A14EE3912BC702C7A530A2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Owners Board shall be composed of eleven members, each of which is a Federal levee system owner-operator, appointed by the Secretary so as to represent various regions of the country, including at least one member from each of the eight divisions of the Corps of Engineers.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H90E075FC353F442C93EF461B5CFC121E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Terms</header>
<subparagraph id="H37338D7B0E624C18ACBDD020CCFF4496"><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="H61A142DD289241C39D9C2C2B34FA1628"><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="H98ECFC07A16443D88D5C75479FC6ADE2"><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="H6210DB85872A493BABBBEA84EDCCE4F9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Chairperson</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The members of the Owners Board shall appoint a chairperson from among the members of the Owners Board.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDC91FF41175A4739B10F5292851E661A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Observers</header><text>The Secretary shall designate, and the Administrator may designate, a representative to act as an observer of the Owners Board.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HDD670DE7CC8B469388940DB8B5812F5A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties</header> <paragraph id="H5AB5778EC4C343FB8D5CE22168C36B5E"><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="H2F07F5C063BE4F0898F3F9774B2C0B3D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Advice and recommendations</header><text>The Owners Board shall provide—</text> <subparagraph id="H5E20397DB7AE4A8FA22DD231686211AE"><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="HDBEC4A7E403D471F8647E343FDD31418"><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="HA3BE624887A345A28C90A3F728A676BE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>not later than 60 days after the date of the submission of the budget proposal of the President to Congress for a given fiscal year, advice and recommendations to Congress regarding flood risk management project construction and rehabilitation priorities and corresponding spending levels;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF0C5851007F84235B2ACD24B6D8E3E55"><enum>(D)</enum><text>advice and recommendations to the Secretary and Congress regarding the effectiveness of the levee safety program of the Corps of Engineers, including comments and recommendations on relevant information contained in the reports of Corps of Engineers activities and expenditures provided by the Secretary under subsection (d)(2); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H795895F24D514D0ABFCB4DC3D9878AA8"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">advice and recommendations to the Secretary, Congress, and the Administrator regarding the effectiveness of the levee safety initiative, including comments and recommendations on relevant information contained in the reports of Corps of Engineers activities and expenditures provided by the Secretary under subsection (d)(2).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1492B315730D47AD8453306F816E3F2C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Independent judgment</header><text>The Owners Board shall ensure that any advice or recommendations made under paragraph (2) reflect the independent judgment of the Owners Board.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4C5BDFFA74D54B019534A99081C8C51C" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Duties of the Secretary</header><text>The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HC1C9B8804BF94DACAC58A5915A000216" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>designate an Executive Secretary who shall assist the chairperson 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="HDC252DDD29AE4A558C1E7F90721AA68C" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide to the Owners Board detailed reports of Corps of Engineers activities and expenditures related to flood risk management and levees, including for the levee safety program of the Corps of Engineers and the levee safety initiative, not less frequently than semiannually; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H553E7A4093274FF7B2862AF3C25F0895" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>submit to the Owners Board a copy of any completed feasibility report for a flood risk management project submitted to Congress.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC99043D26201433692DC3187836AB523" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Administration</header> <paragraph id="H0C0A95DE9ED246E981A4FB42BC322B93" commented="no"><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="HFBCBF19F960C4B52BF999A719631D60C" commented="no"><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="HCF7FDCD7B3294AC3993B365ECF899B3E" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Travel expenses</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>
<subsection id="HD49F3D3A658341DFB2F1C1C3BB35048E"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="H0B38E61468C8466EB7FA128D34CCE069"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Levee safety initiative</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>levee safety initiative</term> means the levee safety initiative established under section 9005 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/3303a">33 U.S.C. 3303a</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCE406BCE729547208179349B3A180A29"><enum>(2)</enum><header>National Levee Safety Act of 2007 terms</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The terms <term>Administrator</term>, <term>levee</term>, <term>levee system</term>, and <term>rehabilitation</term> have the meanings given those terms in section 9002 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/3301">33 U.S.C. 3301</external-xref>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAE10C6637D3B489E9071019D8758238F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Owners Board</header><text>The term <term>Owners Board</term> means the Levee Owners Board established by this section.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HBBC54E9BEB2E43A8B942E743A77870ED"><enum>105.</enum><header>Categorical permissions</header>
<subsection id="H5770286A67734668BD9C9007D8B35AB9"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14(a) of the Act of March 3, 1899 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/408">33 U.S.C. 408(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HFE5C2CDAA5714F2EB38622E2880C4F38"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>by striking <quote>It shall not be lawful</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H469FBFEF48864A31A78E13FE7564B8E5"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It shall not be lawful</text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA1DA513809124BF0B04396AFFD20FA92"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="HC5BD4025E0D04D7C918C60D085D65259"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Categorical permissions</header>
<subparagraph id="HF3F50DE7B9E14334ADA6961ADA9D109E" commented="no"> <enum>(A)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>The Secretary shall, by rule, establish categorical permissions for any category of activities for which an application for permission under paragraph (1) may be submitted.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA1E2CA49D32944CEA4E7771D0BD5D779"> <enum>(B)</enum> <header>Scope</header> <text>In establishing categorical permissions under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall consider the following:</text>
<clause id="HB3FC7DA1C15F4221B3232DBE978E26B5"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>The type and similarity of activities to be included in any specific category.</text> </clause> <clause id="HF669F6B4D9EF4CD9BDB10DAEB2D71161"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>The geographic area to which the categorical permission will apply.</text> </clause>
<clause id="H30E317934CB84E8F81032D7F399FC182"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The type and similarity of the public works with respect to which the categorical permission will apply.</text> </clause> <clause id="H2E44911480F1467CB7691BF614EC40A4"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The effects of the activities to be included in a category on the applicable public works and on environmental and cultural resources.</text> </clause>
<clause id="H3088A97E82BC4D37AAA90A25A4D997D6"> <enum>(v)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any additional Federal regulatory requirements that apply to the activities to be included in a category.</text> </clause> <clause id="H57946364B73D4363A8E59212C84E5AC4"> <enum>(vi)</enum> <text>An appropriate period of validity for the categorical permission.</text> </clause> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE2989BA59BE1412799C445A96B5CAC46"> <enum>(C)</enum> <header>Requirement</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may only establish a categorical permission under this subsection that the Secretary determines will apply to a category of activities that—</text> <clause id="H5760A9DEF6D84311B6D160E6F576C501"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are similar in nature to activities for which applications for permission are regularly submitted under this section;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H4AD61A508251462395C5E7D10BB6769F"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>will cause only minimal adverse environmental effects when carried out separately; and </text> </clause> <clause id="HB6412C2ABEA745B48171D95BAE082FC5"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>will cause only minimal cumulative adverse environmental effects.</text> </clause> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H153B67E7B3664957A162D9D424591027"> <enum>(D)</enum> <header>Public input</header>
<clause id="HCAFE8656922A44E9ABE5D8F6D12AC943"> <enum>(i)</enum> <header>Scoping process</header> <text>In establishing categorical permissions under this paragraph, the Secretary shall solicit input from non-Federal interests, including landowners, hydropower operators, and resource agencies.</text> </clause> <clause id="H3B69D22CB3FB4DF29454BDF31F7AC03B" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <header>Comment period</header> <text>The Secretary shall make all draft categorical permissions, including any associated analyses and other documentation, available for public review and comment for not less than 30 days.</text> </clause> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H119BCFB262B24C82BCB5AF7C499F929C"> <enum>(E)</enum> <header>Transparency</header> <text>The Secretary shall publish all categorical permissions established under this paragraph on an appropriate website of the Corps of Engineers, including, for each categorical permission, identification of—</text> <clause id="H9E710E506D2945259C759CA226EAEFA5"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>the types of activities to which the categorical permission applies;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H2F6F410C1109457A8FAC0C56002804B6" commented="no"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>any specific circumstances that, if present, would cause the categorical permission to not apply to an activity of a type identified under clause (i);</text> </clause> <clause id="H9FA2381A942B4D96BFBC00FF5F095E12"> <enum>(iii)</enum> <text>the geographic area to which the categorical permission applies;</text> </clause>
<clause id="HF1C6D3BF2B7A485FA5A2C69642783019"> <enum>(iv)</enum> <text>the types of public works with respect to which the categorical permission applies; and</text> </clause> <clause id="H8983C97434FC4B719B90EE14377B8CBB"> <enum>(v)</enum> <text>the period for which the categorical permission is valid.</text> </clause> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H52043E885AE54428B24839BD367DB4E3"> <enum>(F)</enum> <header>Incorporation into application process</header>
<clause id="H1294106DA30348E2AD35FE5B4E0F9324"> <enum>(i)</enum> <header>Identification in request</header> <text>A non-Federal entity may identify in an application for permission under this subsection any categorical permission that may apply to the activity for which the permission is requested.</text> </clause> <clause id="HAB46EB76902740C59C6EC30E78B8DD0B"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <header>Inclusion in completeness determination</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In informing a non-Federal entity whether an application for permission under this subsection is complete under subsection (d)(1), the Secretary shall include an assessment of whether a categorical permission will apply to the activity for which permission is requested, including an evaluation of the applicability of—</text>
<subclause id="H74F0BE05191C4416812499B24414991B"> <enum>(I)</enum> <text>any categorical permission identified by the non-Federal entity in the application; and</text> </subclause> <subclause id="H4A15D3B8369849C7AA8ACBFBE6F37BC6"> <enum>(II)</enum> <text>any other categorical permission the Secretary determines appropriate.</text> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9E96C95286974BD1A8A4A144061D8DE7"> <enum>(G)</enum> <header>Limitations</header> <text>Nothing in this paragraph affects—</text> <clause id="HC8A736C9B0AF44B8ABF38E5C103670FB"> <enum>(i)</enum> <text>the authority of the Secretary to grant or deny permission under this section; or</text> </clause>
<clause id="H781EA700FD12475A883C218F489D3973"> <enum>(ii)</enum> <text>any obligation to comply with the provisions of any Federal or State law, including—</text> <subclause id="H57F3BA78BA1945768FA1A93E64252A94"> <enum>(I)</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> </subclause>
<subclause id="HCAB1F98D5BA84D06BE6FAE2611395FCF"> <enum>(II)</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> </subclause> <subclause id="H098BDF7DC47C49F48330B61FA9E7F0E9"> <enum>(III)</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> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H442C1C9431384A98B5BCD2499D792AA3"> <enum>(H)</enum> <header>Deadline for proposed rule</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Water Resources Development Act of 2026</short-title>, the Secretary shall publish a proposed rule establishing categorical permissions under this paragraph. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection></section> <section id="H93A9967682A84018B867EC5B7943FCAD"><enum>106.</enum><header>Contributions by non-Federal interests</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 902(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2280">33 U.S.C. 2280(b)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="HB6F59685B4DA47E9874C3358DE5E329B"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Contributions by non-Federal interests</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding subsection (a), in accordance with section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/701h">33 U.S.C. 701h</external-xref>), if the Chief of Engineers makes a determination under section 8155(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2280">33 U.S.C. 2280</external-xref> note) that an authorized water resources development project has exceeded, or is expected to exceed, its maximum cost under subsection (a), the Secretary may—</text> <paragraph id="HA1968A24D3454B7085A470521BB9DF30"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>accept funds from the non-Federal interest for such project pursuant to a written 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>); and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8B2651F8CC2E4582B75DC19E2A97A2CC"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>use such funds to carry out such project, if the use of such funds does not increase the Federal share of the cost of such project.</text> </paragraph> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="HDD57A51A4DB449B08C156334364B68DB"><enum>107.</enum><header>Electronic submission and tracking of permit applications</header> <subsection id="H18AB9751F4C5401C96DB2B4B6FBE907B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Electronic system</header><text>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="HEA23E691C93F48C7A98171F12A6281D4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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="H5A04CD832422485B9CC17EA9E8AA9CD8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:</text>
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<paragraph id="H53AC45F72FF04520846FB8D1D735B6EB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall implement an electronic system to allow the electronic—</text> <subparagraph id="HB5F07CB3C2B84713AE11B5B81977DCEC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>preparation and submission of applications for permits and requests for jurisdictional determinations under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB9CA555E295740D69931BF87C1F71F9F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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="H0E9615E6B03742E781784DB68CFB2A59"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4B72C8836033473487B4FF647656D0AE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H874467842F274E229E2F1346410FCDA2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (F), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5A90C3E684314830B43DD40342E76290"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H09786955AA3D468A99381456C9C41CEA" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HE9ED8146D0C74BE38DC2ABD642BBD62A"><enum>(G)</enum><text>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="H49E948A2CE984DBBBB3BE31D94C92D95"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HA73B4E8759EE4A948EB3201CA051FAB7" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H120F1923DB0A43C89DB4BB2CBFB34A9C"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Coordination with other agencies</header><text>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="H27CDAA833EBE45A486C1F766395E52A7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>System requirements</header><text>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="HDDE14BC977C2484E8CF11B5C23CBE9BA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H98323808C1C34D388ECA14BA4912AC3D"><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="H953DCF8CCEE24F0096A18E880DAB01DF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H99E6600E2BE4475B8C44B65143B29E4E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>enable a non-Federal interest for a project to—</text> <subparagraph id="H15B626E98BF245CB90BA3FE6D8CA3C8C"><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="H0EE9F78E4AE44181B44141FEBC0C57B4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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="HB13C71D2CFFB47A185F0E4BB96EECBF4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Record retention</header><text>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="HF7D645700BD2404F86BF39705EE99003"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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="HF916C89485F84789A20BF61F561DC53D"><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="H7E0A65E8534B4A7C9C01DAC81F0A6454"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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="H8D2338C7F5774E36BD7424F8BCFC0A03"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Availability of records</header><text>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="H8E1F2F87C0AC4D17A5F1A8BE8E0F98D4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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="H6709AAC3F9B14F218758DDE7983DFCC4"><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="H5AD8B56B4A86441C94DA297557576DFA"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Deadline for electronic system implementation</header><text>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 2026</short-title></quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H7F6EFAC44BF8478482B21D5AC2B1DFC7"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>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 2026</short-title></quote> before the period at the end.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HFFF348BC875A4C26AE052A1C992C84E9"><enum>(g)</enum><header>E–NEPA</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 id="H778F34A05750489C94417C55D8A31BFE" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H6ED3517EA59C4DACA757AE8E3F203467"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Consistency with E–NEPA</header><text>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></subsection>
<subsection id="HE13E700EF56D4908832FE46038BABA26"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</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 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="HACD24FC099AF45B0987DC8DB9B44214B"><enum>108.</enum><header>Project study schedule and cost estimate</header> <subsection id="H5C2BC12248FF463EB6EED2DFF13F198F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Vertical integration and acceleration of studies</header><text>Section 1001 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</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4DC34D284157437594047F22E4F8FECD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H26406665D89446A0869FB6527375F49E" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H1F75477EAD0B4B76A40BF261E3BEAF6E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out a feasibility study carried out by the Secretary pursuant to section 905(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2282">33 U.S.C. 2282</external-xref>), the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H04AA41BF9D9942DF96418DFC552760F1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>complete the feasibility study as efficiently and expeditiously as practicable;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB8CF04696D284C3B9F4DEC4263F13D86"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">align the scope of the feasibility study with the goals of the non-Federal interest, to the extent practicable in accordance with the authorities of the Secretary and statutory requirements relating to water resources development projects;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HABFE2605C0B0436F9CD861C7861166D3"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carry out the feasibility study in a manner that ensures that personnel from the district, division, and headquarters levels of the Corps of Engineers concurrently conduct the review required under such section 905; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEA5A5E5C64F54C4494F319FDE8701C33" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include in the report submitted with respect to the study under section 2033(f)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2282a">33 U.S.C. 2282a(f)(2)</external-xref>) sufficient information for Congress to fully review the study, which may be in the form of details relating to any remaining project cost uncertainties as appropriate for the maturity of the project design.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEE8246C7EF84412CA3313802E5814AD3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)(1), by striking <quote>the environmental review process under section 1005</quote> and inserting <quote>any required environmental review</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0F1BF0D6A560442AACD148262E22CF29"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsections (b), (c), (e), and (f); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5CCFF998243B4E7785A3BBDAF282AD2A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (b).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H453DEE044A834954B65FCDAD474CA9E9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Detailed project schedule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 905(g) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2282">33 U.S.C. 2282(g)</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA819DAE6E59443C18DFFC3B0E7ABA7BA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>, to the maximum extent practicable,</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H891DB7E4A5C94C878C048DA7F7B5E8A3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="HEFB4FC47DDD44D3FB281A1FB6F0E9F79"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirements</header>
<subparagraph id="HFB347F1FF22F45CFB714DAF76F9B6859"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out paragraph (2), for each feasibility study, the relevant District Engineer shall establish deadlines for milestones, and a total cost estimate for the study, taking into consideration, to the maximum extent practicable—</text> <clause id="H9B7EDF74463B44BA932E4ACF8C01DEF7" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the goals of the non-Federal interest;</text></clause>
<clause id="H12E6B49826514B43AD13F2AB1728FCFE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the statutory requirements and authorities of the Corps of Engineers;</text></clause> <clause id="H516F6E21157F4237AB8F17DF6C29213D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the complexity of the study; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HC14E429C6B6C4BA099589FF509A4EE69"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any other factors identified by the District Engineer and the non-Federal interest.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2C41B74E1D4F489F80D92697C9AC3408"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Collaboration with non-Federal interest</header><text>The District Engineer shall collaborate with the relevant non-Federal interest in establishing deadlines for milestones under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB5FC57286A5D469282740891708CF7A2" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Complexity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining the complexity of a feasibility study for purposes of subparagraph (A), the District Engineer shall consider, with respect to the project that is the subject of the feasibility study—</text> <clause id="HD8A65DA36C0442CCA434F5AF0B363948"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the type, size, location, scope, and overall projected cost of the project;</text></clause>
<clause id="HA9C95D29ACEC4AB28EC934E19E10971D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>whether the project will use any innovative design or construction techniques;</text></clause> <clause id="H8C2E1485861F46498AAE1E9C416A4ACC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>whether the project will require significant action by other Federal, State, or local agencies;</text></clause>
<clause id="H2BF159E7467947009624E1C2509739F3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>whether there is significant public dispute as to the nature or effects of the project; and</text></clause> <clause id="HD9A0F05EAC0143D2BF6DF6F9DBC41E8E"><enum>(v)</enum><text>whether there is significant public dispute as to the economic or environmental costs or benefits of the project.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H32C078CFAAD94110A80663246C92BB94"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Extensions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the request of the relevant non-Federal interest, the District Engineer shall extend any deadline established under subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF73A87C5EAAE4459AE30000EE367AA8E" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H12546C8115A64217AA04294F2F2CAEC0" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Congressional and public notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HB7BE44471EC04B1F965409A3835829C4" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate an annual report that includes—</text>
<clause id="H0399ED930DB144488A61F7B7C348587F" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a list of all detailed project schedules established under paragraph (2) in the fiscal year;</text></clause> <clause id="H72D678CD71D2490D92E1F81A29AEBF0A" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of any such project schedule that is expected to result in the completion of a final feasibility report more than 4 years after the date on which the Secretary determines the Federal interest for purposes of the report pursuant to section 2033(f) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2282a">33 U.S.C. 2282a(f)</external-xref>);</text></clause>
<clause id="H277EEBE9B31C4375BADF4F6BA9EFD3E2" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a description of any feasibility study for which the maximum Federal cost is expected to exceed $5,000,000, based on the total cost estimate established under paragraph (2), including an explanation of such exceedance; and</text></clause> <clause id="HA324FBBCD4B843D2B64364C3E9754469" commented="no"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>an explanation of any missed deadlines or extensions; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE61F984582DE4ABDB811CDDBF96DFAFA" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>make publicly available (including on a publicly available website) a copy of the annual report described in subparagraph (A) not later than 14 days after the date on which a report is submitted to Congress.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC0E38327624D49CBB1159D0179937456"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applicability</header> <paragraph id="H85B045F89FED4712B106D1F9393791D1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>New studies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amendments made by this section shall apply to feasibility studies initiated on or after the date of enactment of this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H08D102B7CA774FBBAA9BE171B354578B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Ongoing studies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For any feasibility study initiated before the date of enactment of this section, but for which a final report of the Chief of Engineers has not been submitted to Congress pursuant to section 2033 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2282a">33 U.S.C. 2282a</external-xref>) on or before such date of enactment, the Secretary shall, upon request from the relevant non-Federal interest, apply the requirements of section 1001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (as amended by this section) and section 905(g) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (as amended by this section) to the feasibility study.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H6179DD8B07ED44AC81D6B5DC2E627008"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Notification to Congress on terminated studies</header><text>The Secretary shall provide written notice to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate on any feasibility study terminated or proposed to be terminated, including a summary of the reasons for such termination, and any proposed alternatives the non-Federal interest may pursue in lieu of a feasibility study.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HA8A4397114B04A7EA90454C552D96CE6"><enum>109.</enum><header>Continuing authority programs</header>
<subsection id="H68533626DA0E4B4EA3466953E8ABFCB8" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Project modifications for improvements to flood risk management</header>
<paragraph id="H1C73B089DB3E4F168F22DE12CB97080B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a program to carry out studies and projects for the improvement of covered projects.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBD5EDB87E4714FA384848CB5C49EC5F2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header> <subparagraph id="H5BF746964BDF4261BB65954D41A6B1B9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Studies</header> <clause id="HE482A5179CAB47C58D7B68DDF24D50DD"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may carry out a study of a covered project under this subsection to determine whether there is a need to modify the structure or operations of the covered project in order to—</text>
<subclause id="HDDA8FC340F174619B701905F5BE7C33C" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text>improve flood risk management; or</text></subclause> <subclause id="HC11D1B4AD192492B8BEF57872686E92C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>meet applicable Federal standards, including levee accreditation standards.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HD09FB801EBC64D448ABBD1B9C590ECCB" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Flood risk assessment</header><text>The Secretary shall include in a study carried out under this subsection—</text> <subclause id="HF7028680C6274E35B9AEA7566359FF43" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>as part of the calculation of benefits and costs, each calculation identified in section 2033(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2282a">33 U.S.C. 2282a(d)</external-xref>); and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HC2BCDD3E04554E1EAAA3F0C02F29FBB8" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>an assessment of geographical transfers of, or changes in, flood risk within and beyond the boundaries of the covered project.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFA01D6842B3B477F8C9AE04611AB42CD"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may carry out a project under this subsection to make modifications to the structure or operations of a covered project if the Secretary determines, based on the study of the covered project carried out under subparagraph (A), that—</text>
<clause id="H2CC09E7C61E842598658EAEB288A4F35"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the modifications—</text> <subclause id="HCFBCA42F4A0C4F829178F5049013CB75"><enum>(I)</enum><text>are feasible and consistent with the authorized purposes of the covered project;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H45A3EB9C9AFB4BF881F915FF551EC4AB"><enum>(II)</enum><text>will provide for flood risk management in the public interest; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H7980BB66C507436CB7A9455DF3ADFBDB"><enum>(III)</enum><text>are cost effective; and</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HC566E843C7304038B2851DE5E38C3043" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any increases in flood risk that may result from the modifications will be offset within the boundaries of the covered project.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF77073AFB0FF40CA80C4887453E312E8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall coordinate with appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9C3E5744AE4447A19D8E8EFE4E2AE00D"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Items provided by the non-Federal interest</header>
<clause id="HC20F6F739F92408BA6A9E1CFDE05B84B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The non-Federal interest for a project carried out under this subsection shall provide all land, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations necessary for the project.</text></clause> <clause id="HA1159D87AA5C4B2F844F2DC5D9F7E642"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Credit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The value of land, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations provided under clause (i) shall be credited toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project carried out under this subsection.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBDA402D950044C3F8566C1BD2166E20B"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Agreements</header><text>Construction of a project under this subsection shall be initiated only after a non-Federal interest has entered into a binding agreement with the Secretary to pay—</text> <clause id="H0078989879E443D980815AAECEF2CA0A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the non-Federal share of the costs of construction required under this subsection; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HD64E6710EE8C47CEAB165228194C69DD"><enum>(ii)</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></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3A321A86DF12413DB4D602DC799C06D5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Cost share</header> <subparagraph id="H57120F2C129E41D790978A776964299D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Study</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (C), the Federal share of the cost of a study carried out under this subsection shall be 50 percent, except that the first $100,000 of the cost of the study shall be at Federal expense.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEA567B4CA23745D198BAEFC3A1D003F7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Construction</header>
<clause id="H179AE026B69D479F9ECFFFEA9AE3AF31"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (C), the non-Federal share of the cost of construction of a project carried out under this subsection shall be 75 percent.</text></clause> <clause id="HB49AFC96CAA6492C8CBEDE0E1B1D6002" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>In-Kind contributions</header><text>The non-Federal share of the cost of construction of a project carried out under this subsection may be provided in the form of in-kind contributions, including a contribution of a facility or supply or of a service that is necessary to carry out the project.</text></clause>
<clause id="H02278FA35D1F46D081CA358A878E5A16" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Other Federal funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subparagraph (C), the non-Federal share of the cost of construction of a project carried out under this subsection may be provided in the form of funds provided to the non-Federal interest by another Federal agency, if such Federal agency provides written consent to the non-Federal interest for the use of such funds for the project.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1620787A3FDD487494A2136D83A36BC9"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The total Federal amount expended for a study or project under this subsection shall be not more than $15,000,000.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H114B82ABCB294EDBB9275A98505E64F6" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitations</header>
<subparagraph id="H4E35059B2B51407DACCBBAE03501D8C4" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Betterments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may include in a project under this subsection a modification to the structure or operations of a covered project that is necessary solely for purposes of meeting State or local building, zoning, or other standards only as an element of a locally preferred plan.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4BC755364C8741EABB2ADB115E75BBA7" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Deferred maintenance</header> <clause id="HBC16FBADBDA843D5A7A1D4578A0F306F" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may not include in a project under this subsection any modification to the structure or operations of a covered project to address any operations and maintenance responsibilities of the non-Federal interest for the covered project, including to address any deferred or incomplete maintenance of the covered project by the non-Federal interest.</text></clause>
<clause id="HF1692307AFB64A7A8382CE979248AF87" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Baseline condition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall use the as-built condition of a covered project, including the as-built condition of any modifications authorized by the Secretary, as the basis for determining any modifications to the structure or operations of the covered project to be included in a project carried out under this subsection.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0E61D7B56C7647B09D70C3EBBC7E7FF4"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Covered project defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>covered project</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H858383BE244A4D7F86035C6C5939A49D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a water resources development project constructed by the Secretary for the purpose of flood risk management; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H047701AD69A24277A33F0083844A4317" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a project with respect to which the Secretary is authorized to provide 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>).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC6DF2A8D946C41F984B829847A7B0ECE"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this subsection $50,000,000 for each fiscal year.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H01C2F4D3BA36492A8EBE12899DDCD490" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability of expenditure limits</header> <paragraph id="H19F916FB1E994E95912ED48BBD9E4043" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to each covered water resources development project, the Secretary shall apply the maximum per-project Federal expenditure limit for the continuing authority program under which the project is authorized, as the provision of law establishing such limit is in effect on the day after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA0A719064E71404D857D0968B7D5BD8B" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text> <subparagraph id="H3DFBB56D568B4F63A939CFF211D9B4E0" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Continuing authority program</header><text>The term <term>continuing authority program</term> has the meaning given that term in section 7001(c)(1)(D)(iii) 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)(1)(D)(iii)</external-xref>) (as amended by this Act).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H94ADC0DE3B974B83AFA6304E4AE9D19A" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Covered water resources development project defined</header><text>The term <term>covered water resources development project</term> means a water resources development project authorized pursuant to a continuing authority program, including a water resources development project for which—</text> <clause id="HB0F5FDC9159543DE94BDC56A6783796D" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an initial construction contract was awarded before January 4, 2025; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H12C699667D354B2D888075AA54A0748A" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>construction is not complete as of the date of enactment of this Act.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H95C140298AD740FB95B38EB0A0DDB695"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Studies and projects for drought resiliency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 155 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2347c">33 U.S.C. 2347c</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="H3B3B48EE8E274A1F9EC6976AB47C55E3"><enum>155.</enum><header>Studies and projects for drought resiliency</header>
<subsection id="H3E3CE3961E4D433EBBE2791D619589D8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a program to carry out, in partnership with non-Federal interests, studies and projects for drought resiliency.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H90C06F7A3A2347D29863A98ADE48D37A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header> <paragraph id="HB7F09199666D45DC9F7D302621CC9FEC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Studies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may carry out a study under this section for a project to provide for drought resiliency, including through—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE05F3558AA534D0491395D10F783CD12"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the implementation of water conservation measures to mitigate and address drought conditions;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H61850E92B3994181A802889B516CD65B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the management of sediment for increased water in the applicable watershed;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEE64657FA2604BD393419F29374C48CE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>mitigation and monitoring associated with aquatic or riparian nonnative species that exacerbate drought conditions, such as salt cedar;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAC861AFB9A4948B4B00DDD78295D2900"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the planting of native plant species that will reduce the risk of drought and the incidence of nonnative plant species;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H41331DB82587462BAAA645D7724509EE"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the construction of small water storage projects; or</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H12AF879ECEEB4131B56FE595D40C92F3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>other actions that increase drought resiliency and water conservation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8F1ED075CBF749B88148931458B19B76"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Projects</header><text>The Secretary may carry out a project under this subsection if the Secretary determines, based on the study for the project carried out under paragraph (1), that the project—</text> <subparagraph id="HD26C07802FE44A299AA384F03C0EDAB9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>will provide for drought resiliency, including through actions described in such paragraph;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7569EBB85E214290B1F91DFAFA62D1D9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is in the public interest; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9C846BCE36AB45F79940236AFEED37D0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is cost effective.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7E82912B39C54DB4BCD8EF3C127AFCF4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of natural and nature-based features</header><text>In carrying out a study or project under this section, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, seek to incorporate natural features and nature-based features (as those terms are defined in section 1184(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2289a">33 U.S.C. 2289a(a)</external-xref>)).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H458077D430EE42A8BC9A41126107ECB3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Items provided by non-Federal interest</header> <subparagraph id="H8280ADD6BFE04D4796A038FD747E6D45"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The non-Federal interest for a project carried out under this section shall provide all land, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations necessary for the project.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3A5F96AEC88848248EB17681B22BEA5A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Credit</header><text>The value of the land, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations provided under subparagraph (A) shall be credited toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEAC3AA62BF72462C98D441C6297AC30D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Agreements</header><text>Construction of a project under this section shall be initiated only after a non-Federal interest has entered into a binding agreement with the Secretary to pay—</text>
<subparagraph id="H979638E2768042C58B9D6D375F233742"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the non-Federal share of the costs of construction required under this section; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H084B52F26C46493BA6ACEA1D1B9DF170"><enum>(B)</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></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HCB01417D95E444129A112F261AB6A5E8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cost-Share</header>
<paragraph id="H0FEBF485A8EF457193B1E73EC3576206"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Studies</header><text>Subject to paragraph (3), the Federal share of the cost of a study carried out under this section shall be 50 percent, except that the first $100,000 of the cost of the study shall be at Federal expense.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE310998487EC4CEDA8A7B2822B483521"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Construction</header> <subparagraph id="HDD87A292130C47A88C2DC4CCFBC7361B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (3), and except as provided in subparagraph (B), the non-Federal share of the cost of construction of a project carried out under this section shall be 35 percent.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBBD14EA76E2542028ADEEAF6B3B4B72C" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Small water storage projects</header><text>A small water storage project carried out under this section shall be subject to the cost-sharing requirements applicable to construction of projects under 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>), including—</text> <clause id="HD394781756BA44ACBC99A0327C078C8A" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for municipal and industrial water supply, the non-Federal share of the cost shall be 100 percent;</text></clause>
<clause id="H9CE7C0665864473E9A9EEF831084D6EC" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for agricultural water supply, the non-Federal share of the cost shall be 35 percent; and</text></clause> <clause id="HB9249172D0504000B75373732553E3A8" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for recreation, including recreational navigation, the non-Federal share of the cost shall be 50 percent of separable costs and, in the case of any harbor or inland harbor or channel project, 50 percent of joint and separable costs allocated to recreational navigation.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC48E9EDB8B8D4DF29DEF3B9801FDEAB0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The total Federal amount expended for a study or project under this section shall be not more than $10,000,000.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB5A766A8B7D445A8A72A2454E580C010"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary may provide technical assistance to a non-Federal interest necessary to support comprehensive, systemwide approaches, and operations, maintenance, replacement, and rehabilitation activities, that take into account changing conditions from extreme and prolonged weather events.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H94A5BD55504C4E27B253B6646B96DDD9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $35,000,000 for each fiscal year.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H81E81306886948EE81266913222B4DCF"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Small water storage project defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>small water storage project</term> means a project for water storage that—</text>
<paragraph id="H642E226C81454EB4936B15D0097274D1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the case of a new project, has a water storage capacity of not less than 2,000 acre-feet and not more than 30,000 acre-feet; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7C9A3DD0453346FB9307E02CB2B3D38E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the case of an enlargement of an existing project, is for an enlargement of not less than 1,000 acre-feet and not more than 30,000 acre-feet.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H269CA81AD3AD4DAC9C2548A329E46B61"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Emergency streambank and shoreline protection</header><text>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>$50,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$62,500,000</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H6E7E64ABDCD0457A91DC9D70F07AFCCF"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Small flood control projects</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, in the first sentence, by striking <quote>$90,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$100,000,000</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HD50E78CC032744D287BE5E89AF27D3E3" commented="no"> <enum>(f)</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>$15,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$19,000,000</quote>.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="H6D36E4FC1A48472C9457067E25E95F53"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Project modifications for improvement of environment or drought resiliency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1135(h) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2309a">33 U.S.C. 2309a(h)</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>$62,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$75,000,000</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HA316CB07D6504AA4B74A777E8693E4DE"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Conforming amendments</header><text>Section 7001(c)(1)(D)(iii) 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)(1)(D)(iii)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H0106D5805A964CDBA32098F581EB4000"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subclause (IX), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCAF08CCF14F54025B055EFD8F878CCA6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subclause (X), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H53F7B2AA33434E3F91A41E04B636C09A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subclause id="H86509C4C823B4408B748B0CCA758B612"><enum>(XI)</enum><text>section 109(a) of the <short-title>Water Resources Development Act of 2026</short-title>; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HE641E493076749F6837B6E93EFAFCF0A"><enum>(XII)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 155 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020.</text></subclause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H16486EC0540B434382FC0E74C8C085B1"><enum>110.</enum><header>Dredged material management plans</header>
<subsection id="H5A2DDFADB01E42FC94A957C566B03D67"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Planning period</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing a dredged material management plan for an authorized water resources development project, the Secretary shall provide for a minimum of 10 years of dredged material placement capacity.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H17AB36AECF71458B9D652B09D560DDC9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The requirement established under subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to an authorized water resources development project if the Secretary finds that providing for a minimum of 10 years of dredged material placement capacity in the dredged material management plan for the project is not feasible due to complexity, controversy, or other compelling factors.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HA0B82F6D542848BABA226B89E839D01B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>111.</enum><header>Dredging coordination</header>
<subsection id="H44E542F264B1489F8F4784A5E7066C3A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Consultation</header>
<paragraph id="HE3DABF0447954CE7AE608933787A4FA0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In determining the scope and performance timeline to be included in a contract entered into on or after the date of enactment of this Act with an entity to carry out maintenance dredging at an authorized water resources development project, the Secretary shall consult with stakeholders, including—</text> <subparagraph id="H458731D853A447EBA4326B7D39AE28CB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the non-Federal interest for the project;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H128349AD4CEA425AA3D826845AEC0788"><enum>(B)</enum><text>relevant Federal and State entities; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7211B6D1F6664B83B802FD724FC4DB78"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to the extent practicable, other non-Federal entities that utilize or rely on the project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE09A99AB4B1E4BBA85295D323018E588"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1), if the Secretary determines that an emergency exists or there is an important national interest at stake, the Secretary may determine the scope and performance timeline to be included in a contract described in such paragraph without consulting with stakeholders that are not a party to the contract.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H729AEDA666D7427B99DDFA9B30163475"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Communication</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary receives, from an entity carrying out maintenance dredging at an authorized water resources development project under a contract entered into with the Secretary, information about changes with respect to the performance of such maintenance dredging, the Secretary shall, not later than 3 business days after receiving such information—</text>
<paragraph id="HC1D83612CB5149DCB676DC91200DE018"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">determine whether such changes are reasonably likely to affect the period of performance of dredging under the contract; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H290B426C2CE24731A6BF11FB571E74A4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if the Secretary determines that such changes are reasonably likely to affect such period, notify the applicable non-Federal interest of such changes.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HCDC24D1C3E9945AB9BD807E441168E03"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Capability numbers</header><text>With respect to any maintenance dredging activity, the Secretary shall, upon request, make available to the applicable non-Federal interest the estimate made by the Secretary of the amount of funding that the Secretary could reasonably expend in a fiscal year with respect to such activity.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H53D009D447574AA1BFFE42B426020D7C"><enum>112.</enum><header>Federal standard for dredged material disposal or placement</header> <subsection id="H8A428EA8905E4EC5A23684432653A929"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall update the regulations under chapter II of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations that are applicable to establishing the Federal standard for dredged material disposal or placement for a water resources development project—</text>
<paragraph id="H7AEA17E2834040E9B759050CEE0AF1B2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to align the requirements and policy of such regulations with—</text> <subparagraph id="H51C4DF6837AA43EF8FF45DA064307735"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 1130 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3018);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEC7D40EDD036405FA2D0FF43857A36CC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 125(a) 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>), including—</text> <clause id="H32629C8A61DA448FB41B830D60D3517B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the directive to include the economic benefits and efficiencies from the beneficial use of dredged material in any determination relating to the Federal standard; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H6C3D486E99774DABA9EC2AD6BE43DC5E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the national goal established in subsection (a)(1)(B) of such section of beneficially using not less than 70 percent by volume of suitable dredged material obtained from the construction or operation and maintenance of water resources development projects; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAB7F4B36D4D84F40930E95CE0EB2AA19"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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); and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7EED1133C5844A4489EF368EAB4548FB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>taking into consideration—</text> <subparagraph id="H473C654744CB46FCA3E4B193435C1E9D" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the capacity of facilities using the confined aquatic disposal methodology to store dredged material, including the available capacity to store contaminated dredged material;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H82638E0CD47341159CAED0AA01636F10"><enum>(B)</enum><text>benefits, including monetary value creation, attributable to the beneficial use of dredged material;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1A4F2176C82643A78B58E743533E4EEE"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any monetary benefits of environmental and coastal resiliency attributable to the beneficial use of dredged material;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF302D7E916F54005BA0F685B08D3F953"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the demand on the Corps of Engineers for environmental and ecological restoration projects in coastal areas; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD384536E8379454A82E87639EF297470"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any incremental cost borne by non-Federal interests in implementing beneficial dredged material placement separately from a project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HAAE53542163E4312B96176732B72A075"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Initiation timeline</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking to carry out subsection (a).</text></subsection></section> <section id="H961CF9169EC149E1AD078575F539AC88"><enum>113.</enum><header>Levee certifications</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3014 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4131">42 U.S.C. 4131</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="HF1F6EEA0A23A498A8D9A5A6513E0B686"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rulemaking</header>
<paragraph id="H4A09E6DD15DA4EDFA229863A9A0373C8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator and the Committee on Levee Safety established under 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>), shall initiate a rulemaking to establish the methodology or process by which the Secretary shall conduct a risk assessment in evaluating a levee under subsection (b).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9B37E8036F204DC3A1473B75C3D86A04"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In issuing the rule under this subsection, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H96DCBEA197224E689236D1C767DA8492"><enum>(A)</enum><text>evaluate—</text> <clause id="H0EC50383C2D64DD0B36121E5220A3495"><enum>(i)</enum><text>multiple methodologies for conducting risk assessments, including deterministic and probabilistic methods; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H4D2C0B005A6945809C0C44AFD487D71F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the significant differences between each method with respect to—</text> <subclause id="H7CA8C341B5D148D59D36E72CB34A12C0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>cost of using each method;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HEA394EFD6540403FB6AAC106BA923003"><enum>(II)</enum><text>reproducibility of results;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H7E35D7F0F4BA401A9A4C1770CC748DEE"><enum>(III)</enum><text>level of confidence in results produced by each method;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H1C47DF9DD50845E0A8965702ACBDF896"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>how each method accounts for flood risk assessment and management implications, including risk to human life and property;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H3C9383DACFE444D0A1C7D475F4AFF16F" commented="no"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">economic impacts; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HDE7A742F361346F2B9FD99C017B00AF8"><enum>(VI)</enum><text>other relevant factors; and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBB36B2AD09A949E39ACE5A8874E6E573"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide for a public notice and comment period of not less than 90 days.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBE0247E1DD1B4A5F9AAF2DC9AF0DE519"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text> <subparagraph id="H4FC9AF42365B4FBEAE81E9378B85FCE6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Deterministic method</header><text>The term <term>deterministic method</term> means, with respect to levee evaluations under this section, a physical-criteria-based evaluation that determines compliance with the 1-percent-annual chance flood event standard set forth in section 65.10 of title 44, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment of this subsection, by measuring levee performance against specific, fixed physical margins, including freeboard, embankment protection, closure devices, and structural stability, to establish a binary determination of structural adequacy.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDA4C29501873427A82D7AEF94C93C69E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Probabilistic method</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>probabilistic method</term> means, with respect to levee evaluations under this section, a statistical-inference-based evaluation used as an alternative or supplement to a deterministic methodology to determine the likelihood of levee failure or overtopping during a 1-percent-annual chance flood event, through the use of—</text> <clause id="H2E466BE24E994AB5BB3B98BF9CB1D6FD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>system response curves or fragility curves, which define the conditional probability of failure as a function of water stage or load;</text></clause>
<clause id="H7911EA2C9DBD4DA48F8375D65BFA6ED0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Monte Carlo simulations or similar stochastic modeling used to propagate uncertainty in hydrologic, hydraulic, or geotechnical parameters; and</text></clause> <clause id="H621A2ED1B3C04CDDBF3012FB6F5D9A1A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>catastrophe models or proprietary risk-rating algorithms used to determine flood insurance premiums or levee safety action classifications.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H8BBDE59228D74D7EB41AEBF10FD5739B"><enum>114.</enum><header>Allocations from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund</header>
<subsection id="HEFD5FE822B054BC7B4A5B4EA5D604A92"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary should annually allocate all funds (including funds appropriated from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund) made available to the Secretary to pay for operations and maintenance costs of harbors and inland harbors within the United States, including costs of expanded uses carried out at an eligible harbor or inland harbor under section 210(d)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2238">33 U.S.C. 2238(d)(2)</external-xref>), in accordance with the requirements of 102(a)(1) 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></subsection> <subsection id="H8E6103BC4CB84CA7B862195CCEC74129"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Amendments</header><text>Section 102(a) 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) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1AB659DAD540469F8EC28F87EAB39451"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</text> <subparagraph id="HAD328562122848F5BD0E77741EEE598E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>to the extent practicable,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8461D2F614304154B6116803BC4B4927"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>, to the extent there are identifiable operations and maintenance needs,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFB47604C5E794A51B7DB7A1B79B42BAA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H58B7A76CDD434F0F8B55A1DB89C1015D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Annual reporting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each fiscal year, 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 an annual report that includes the following:</text> <subparagraph id="H40DAC23CE0184007B70161EBB88AA163"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The total amount of expenditures made in the fiscal year to pay for projects described in each of subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFCE4914309934F07A09AC93EA575B2D5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A list of projects for which such expenditures were made, including the amounts expended for each project.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H98C5F4FE55B5490791E044B99F6A89EF"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An explanation for any failure to make such expenditures in compliance with the requirements of paragraph (1) in the fiscal year, and a corrective plan for the subsequent fiscal year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HD656E2A654F34321BAFCCA1941849E6E"><enum>115.</enum><header>Soo Lock operator wage rates</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other law, rule, or regulation, nonsupervisory, leader, and supervisory wage employees of the Corps of Engineers at the navigation locks at Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, who are engaged in operating lock and dam equipment or who repair and maintain navigation lock and dam operating machinery and equipment shall be paid from special wage schedules having rates identical to the regular wage schedule authorized for the Detroit District Office.</text></section> <section id="H76AB624DE4EC471595D50681230D5B43"><enum>116.</enum><header>Beneficial use of dredged material from harbors in the State of Ohio</header> <subsection id="HA4CF42014954490F934EC075BC955DB7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall expedite the review of a request of a non-Federal interest to enter into a partnership agreement under section 217(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2326a">33 U.S.C. 2326a(c)</external-xref>) for the design, construction, or operation of a facility used to demonstrate potential beneficial uses of dredged material from a federally authorized harbor in the State of Ohio.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H026541CFE27949DBA369F3753BA0BC71"><enum>(b)</enum><header>User fees</header><text>An agreement described in subsection (a) and entered into after an expedited review under subsection (a) may provide for the Secretary to reimburse the non-Federal interest for funds provided by such non-Federal interest for activities carried out pursuant to the agreement through the payment of subsequent user fees to the non-Federal interest in a manner consistent with section 217(d)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2326a">33 U.S.C. 2326a(d)(2)</external-xref>), as though the non-Federal interest is a private entity under such section.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H165D1097EC5D491AA804A90BE901422D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Dredged material management plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In reviewing a request pursuant to subsection (a), if the Secretary determines that timely completion of a dredged material management plan with respect to a federally authorized harbor described in subsection (a) is not feasible due to complexity, controversy, or other compelling factors, the Secretary may enter into the agreement prior to completion of such a dredged material management plan.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H227BDCAFAF3C4D019AC9EF371F081E3E" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Practices and procedures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to entering into an agreement reviewed pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary may apply the practices and procedures described in part 337 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, to the facility that is proposed to be subject to the requested agreement.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H81B6A6F5235445F5AA9E326A05553F1E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>117.</enum><header>Minimum real estate interest</header> <subsection id="HD235D8E80C894A09BABE0CB1BF2A727A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Policy and guidance updates</header> <paragraph id="H6E4E78F782DE4865AE6984D6EDB07789"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall revise or update the policy and guidance documents of the Corps of Engineers related to identifying and approving the appropriate minimum interest in real property necessary to support a water resources development project, including Chapter 12 of Engineering Regulation 405–1–12, entitled Real Estate Handbook, consistent with section 1104 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/598b">33 U.S.C. 598b</external-xref>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H78F3339AE3DE4375A39A23FA0F64D136"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Publication</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall make publicly available (including on a publicly available website) the changes to any policy or guidance documents made pursuant to this section.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7BBF18C4AD904A4E9122E810FB592F5C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Delegation of approval authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1104 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/598b">33 U.S.C. 598b</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H951F49C1B89E4B1F821234DB8474EE71"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Delegation of approval authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, delegate approval of the minimum interest in real property identified under subsection (b) necessary to support a specific water resources development project to the District Commander of the district of the Corps of Engineers in which the project is located.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section> <section id="HC3C0C2002EBD42F09D0912A8734A80E7"><enum>118.</enum><header>Real estate appraisal validity</header> <subsection id="H6F0DF712D4D74D7581BDEE43125CA669" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 210 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HB96DCD98AEDF49D990C778B3875A8044" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">complete a review of policies and guidance of the Corps of Engineers that are applicable to the real estate appraisal process for civil works projects for purposes of identifying efficiencies that may be incorporated into such process, including guidance related to review and approval of such appraisals; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFBAA29ED76B94079AC4E238A4B4FDFBF" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>based on such review, issue revisions to such policies and guidance to ensure efficient project delivery and avoid delays during feasibility study review and approval, to the extent practicable.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H65EAC2D64BE34993ADA8A43C40451EF8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall develop—</text> <paragraph id="H3EFC321F2F3A4F2AA5877D7B96DC38BC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>guidelines for determining the validity of an appraisal at any time during the period beginning on the date on which the Secretary receives the appraisal and ending on the date on which the certification of a total project cost estimate for the applicable project expires; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6BF03B37EFD6431697ED8235A07AF513"><enum>(2)</enum><text>standard—</text> <subparagraph id="H328CE93F475F4D71AE52CE682AC10FE3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>timeframes for review of appraisals; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H75EF32F77EEC4CB6A3A92996EE0BB030"><enum>(B)</enum><text>delegations of authority to approve appraisals, for use at the discretion of the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF2A90DAFBCD040A1AB2D67C80BB5E18B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 30 days after completion of the review under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report that—</text>
<paragraph id="H8E8E93A02A394156AAE9F4B1978248EE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describes the findings of the review;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEB2F693EF2BB4DEEB13D250CCE0DE72C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identifies any revisions to policy and guidance made as a result of the review; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB7C4EFC7076649B89DE5B826A327B75C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>identifies any additional recommendations for legislative action to further improve the real estate appraisal process.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HC85211375E6F40C9839FCF1068EBF55E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>119.</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="H0B092FF1E49C4DF0BDE0C2D8DE30459E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(5), by inserting <quote>(including projected water supply needs for municipal, domestic, industrial, and agricultural purposes)</quote> after <quote>supply</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6891E74F5CA14A0AABA09644EE7DCAF6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H72D863E2AB7E4ED48D2AF899A71A8459"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (17), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE0C987069E784A01A3CC6F20607C5C64"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (18), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA32E10BE699347FD9A289928D3FFB382"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H88F3F1EED161466C9E7CCB4FC7756399" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H531CE61B487F4080AB00370F0EAB9509"><enum>(19)</enum><text>Eightmile River Watershed, Connecticut;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC4C9FD866AA642D9B7073B5C0A53F456"><enum>(20)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Central Florida watersheds;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9FD674C01147441A9ECCB2D48A86E428"><enum>(21)</enum><text>Muskegon River Watershed, Michigan;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB142DCF4D64C45199E416634AC061B78"><enum>(22)</enum><text>Great Egg Harbor River Watershed, New Jersey; </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8D891FE0B3884A158E9C8DCB60C668BB"><enum>(23)</enum><text>Middle Rio Grande Watershed, New Mexico; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBA46203F705044A9B617D193B34ED517"> <enum>(24)</enum> <text>the Upper Ohio River Basin;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9551C5DFECB44F22B62CADCB20A4987F"> <enum>(25)</enum> <text>the Rio Grande Basin, Texas; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H37357F64EA6D4DBCB10E5F92F34189DD"> <enum>(26)</enum> <text>the Great Salt Lake Basin.</text> </paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section> <section id="H17BCFDD278954E2597954FDFFC070568" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>120.</enum><header>Prohibition on diversion of water from Missouri River</header> <subsection id="H2D41DF058FC242A7B2D581A375D87D85"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Approval by governors for diversion of water</header><text>No water may be diverted or exported from any portion of the Missouri River, or from any tributary of the Missouri River, for use outside of a Missouri River State unless such diversion or export is approved by the Governor of each of the Missouri River States.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HB3CD12F5F4594DFCA47C0C750E4F8F0E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Approval of governors for diversion studies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may not undertake any study, or expend any Federal funds to contract for any study, of the feasibility of diverting or exporting water from any portion of the Missouri River, or from any tributary of the Missouri River, for use outside the Missouri River States, unless such study or expenditure is approved by the Governor of each of the Missouri River States.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H92B35233FFAB4677A67AE3FBBD022CBD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Previously authorized diversions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The prohibition on diverting or exporting water under subsection (a) shall not apply to any diversion or export of water from the Missouri River that is authorized with respect to express or implied Federal reserved water rights on or before January 1, 2025.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H35753E8C4F1641A38ED62FE2D00E7AF7"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph id="HDFCF9FC8B8154C66902A39ECF6CD8CCD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Missouri River</header><text>The term <term>Missouri River</term> means the portions of the Missouri River within the United States.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBED7876430224C4CB285D8CA6F30F27B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Missouri River State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Missouri River State</term> means the States of Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Wyoming.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H30CF419FD0514946A3BC104B11E7671D"><enum>121.</enum><header>Law enforcement at water resources development projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 120(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5d(b)) is amended by striking <quote>$10,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$20,000,000</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="HAE03DBF724974DC393E3B42B788094A8"><enum>122.</enum><header>Disaster debris removal</header>
<subsection id="H198ECB2BCA2E43AE874F6B2939F2E1A8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that the standard terms and provisions used by the Corps of Engineers in emergency debris removal contracts should facilitate effective and expedient removal of disaster-generated debris that poses a risk to public safety while maximizing the value to the taxpayer and minimizing the risk of unnecessary debris removal that harms property, natural systems, or wildlife.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H66905EBDE72B44129AA0484993ED31ED"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Evaluation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In determining the standard terms and provisions that the Corps of Engineers should use in emergency debris removal contracts, the Secretary shall evaluate—</text>
<paragraph id="H8C53F067C0A34C3F9FC16842734DC47B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the various contract and fee structures utilized by the Corps of Engineers and the impact of each such structure on total cost and work quality, including an assessment of such structures that is tied to the volume of debris removed;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5113379EEC7541A0B551A952997C20A3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the addition of terms requiring coordination between the Corps of Engineers, the contractor, Federal, State, and local agencies and officials and other relevant experts prior to removing debris to ensure protection of healthy vegetation, important habitats, and vulnerable wildlife; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H965C036EAE054A9385E216F2E77487A2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>other terms and measures to protect private property, habitat, and wildlife during emergency debris removal activities.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H079AF20D3FF9447E8A34A39C8E03022A"><enum>123.</enum><header>Wildfire contingency strategies</header> <subsection id="HE36022314BF34B1E834CE18FD956CA98"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the request of the non-Federal interest for a water resources development project, the Secretary shall develop a wildfire contingency strategy for identifying both wildfire risks and possible wildfire mitigation with respect to such project.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H900280FFA6F848399C28143BF1887EFF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>In developing a strategy under subsection (a), the Secretary shall include a—</text> <paragraph id="HA79F8F77F3084C2AB68C002A5AC4152E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>wildfire risk assessment; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H80549400D6174FC1BEBCDB811A896A7D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>wildfire mitigation plan.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H27DA48B7C71149CC80EB1A8346EC2368"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Wildfire risk assessment</header><text>In the wildfire risk assessment described in subsection (b)(1) for a project, the Secretary shall identify—</text>
<paragraph id="H07EA1F44B92244BD8E6763DC204272CA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>risks to such project from wildfires—</text> <subparagraph id="H8E4C63C833CF4D18A934A5D532E062BD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that may affect the operation of and ability to carry out the authorized purposes of the project, including navigation, flood control, irrigation, hydropower, water supply, recreation, and fish and wildlife conservation; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5C8675C334F746D2B13241EA0F473A1D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that may affect life and private property in the vicinity of the project; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3085C789B2AF4A64AD527C581F4A4C33"><enum>(2)</enum><text>risks of sediment, debris, and associated runoff into the project that may occur after a wildfire.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H09CB180F2FDF4CF38517BA15EADB8B31"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Wildfire mitigation plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the wildfire mitigation plan described in subsection (b)(2) for a project, the Secretary shall develop—</text> <paragraph id="HFAA77CE7A64A4B7999F5938E5BF408E5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a strategy that identifies actions the Secretary or non-Federal interest may take to reduce or eliminate adverse impacts to the project from a wildfire, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0DE05DC383B14C329EB29362B724BB5F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>hazardous fuels management;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA2DF3C4A83AA487B96D4C8D28F8E2D99"><enum>(B)</enum><text>fuel or fire breaks;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H90B0FB45FAC6412A8BE436C913EA1417"><enum>(C)</enum><text>treatments for invasive species and vegetation;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H327805825D19425A934F622A2D0517E6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>aquatic ecosystem restoration activities to increase wildfire resistance; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H809833ACA14947C08111105BD1AC1C29"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">operational changes, including updates to water control manuals or associated water control plans;</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2B930610A3E54CEDA1BFC7E9849D90DF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a summary of resources and capabilities to implement such plan;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9D3EA9949D7A45029680B3DF3F4A9854"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a timeline to implement such plan; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H690037943A7040A687847640F04BA670"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any other information determined necessary by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE6CB1404EE9C446B98D57B8500B8BABE"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In developing strategies under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, as applicable, consult with other Federal agencies, States, Tribal governments, local governments, and relevant stakeholders.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HC1865BC8FCC44A668110452E3FC89BFD"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Prioritization</header><text>In responding to requests for wildfire contingency strategies from non-Federal interests pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall prioritize developing strategies for projects located in areas where there is considerable risk of wildfire or that has been subject to recent wildfires.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H43BFC03E2FEE457FB8DC3B5E3F38C5D7"><enum>(g)</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 Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the status of implementation of this section.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H3C288602FDFB4262979B9C30AE71BF89" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>124.</enum><header>Reservoir sediment pilot program</header> <subsection id="H721212365B964E768C56D76F7C27912E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish, using available funds, a pilot program under which the Secretary may accept services provided by a State for the removal of sediment captured behind a project for the purpose of restoring the authorized storage capacity of the project.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H4C8FC3E8C3444813B9F6928291ECFBFD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="H50F73835B9E542E3AA4FF7B36E5240EF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>review the services of the State to ensure that the services are consistent with the authorized purposes of the project;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2024A485FE384631B2861B895D5E180D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure that the State will indemnify the United States for, or has entered into an agreement approved by the Secretary to address, any adverse impact to the project as a result of such services; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H842F2B9C60EC4CFE84637575DAF45106"><enum>(3)</enum><text>require the State, prior to initiating the services and upon completion of the services, to conduct sediment surveys to determine the sediment profile and quality before and after the completion of such services.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H61345411EB8E4C7D8538FC7661872490"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation</header>
<paragraph id="HFE3F25D957A0468F956AF0606B45F4D8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may not accept services under subsection (a) if the Secretary, after consultation with the Chief of Engineers, determines that accepting the services is not advantageous to the United States.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA9F70E16AEBB4599B0B598C0B6E3C4D9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>If the Secretary makes a determination under paragraph (1) that accepting services is not advantageous to the United States, the Secretary shall provide 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 describing the reasoning for the determination.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H6FFC63464E354675BB925752BB9786B4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Agreement</header><text>Prior to accepting services under subsection (a), the Secretary shall enter into a written agreement with the State and the non-Federal interest for the project that authorizes the Secretary to provide credit to the non-Federal interest for operation and maintenance of the project for the value of the services provided under subsection (a) that the Secretary determines are integral to the project.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HD706F9B114D74CAD9FBC9B996F7D3818"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Congressional notification</header><text>Prior to accepting services provided by a State under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide 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 the Secretary intends to accept the services.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HDF647F756E7A4E9AB9BF274CAE7944E3" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Prioritization</header><text>In carrying out the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall prioritize accepting services for projects in the following locations:</text> <paragraph id="H81A26AE8BA67486CBBB504F5DDD95497" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">John Redmond Reservoir, Kansas, authorized pursuant to section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 173).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H285AD4370A4547F1A78798C0F0737180" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Kanopolis Lake, Kansas, and the surrounding lands managed by the Corps of Engineers.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA8283BD509634B02A2640CAB926EA433" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Tuttle Creek Lake, Kansas, authorized pursuant to section 2 of the Act of June 28, 1938 (chapter 795, 52 Stat. 1218).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA8A9BDCE2B0242EB9A84C61E80BDDAB8" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Sardis Lake reservoir, Oklahoma, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1187; 95 Stat. 1137).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H287ABE5F788641DC97AB94E3BF85F053"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Project defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>project</term> means a dam owned or operated by the United States and under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H7D0722B107894D0C9704742147F215E0"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>This pilot program shall terminate on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HA89A7213D74A48C195768290D7296957"><enum>125.</enum><header>Environmental dredging</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8127(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3716) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H08CAA0EC04DF44289FB7E8FE34A5772F"><enum>(6)</enum><text>The project for navigation, Ipswich River, Massachusetts, authorized by the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 731).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H00E6EAF274974E8BB588A0C6D9331513"><enum>126.</enum><header>Expenses for control of aquatic plant growths and invasive species</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 104(a) of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/610">33 U.S.C. 610(a)</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="HBEA8F198C4D64570B3EA4AFE83906F11"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Indirect costs</header><text>Funds made available to carry out this section may be used to pay reasonable and necessary indirect costs associated with activities carried out under this section, including administrative expenses, overhead, and other costs not directly attributable to a specific project.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="H055573F2B4E64DBB879E4F18795C2BEC"><enum>127.</enum><header>Feasibility studies; review of shoreline and streambank protection</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 116(b) of Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2282">33 U.S.C. 2282</external-xref> note) is amended by inserting <quote>, shoreline protection, or emergency streambank protection</quote> after <quote>reduction</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H08399CBE211245B0B36413E70ED33809" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>128.</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="HD884F8EEE2F74638AD435ADD162EF30B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1F25C5EFE509445A8096274173D31AAA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (15), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H82274FC5A45E4B3284257AA8631E5C89"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (16), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H81B7CD7154E24076B8F81395295C4FAC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H339114F1FBA2415D8C7B1E3C238EC0D7" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HB67A8296B4894D6D847173CB74D78BFD"> <enum>(17)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Putnam Lake, New York;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCC0C739892864D288B020435CBCED181"> <enum>(18)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ross Island Lagoon, Oregon;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9E6C224696EA485F80FE9D5272CBBA34"> <enum>(19)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lakes and reservoirs in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including Blue Marsh Lake; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB763A69C67FB4E41A3AC8EE33D21896D"> <enum>(20)</enum> <text>Rio Grande River Basin, Texas.</text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBBFC78BDD7C64FDB9188775EDA1664E8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="HEA4ED8B9D8B142278E84A31534039E6B"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Annual update to committees</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate an update on the status of the demonstration program carried out under subsection (a).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="HA224A809E8F14ECBAA257317E70C69C8"><enum>129.</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>
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<subparagraph id="H7709C072ED8A4825BDBE594A674F21DC"><enum>(N)</enum><text>Shoreline of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H83FF2F248CB84E7793D6AA99AA8E94FB"><enum>(O)</enum><text>Blackstone River, Rhode Island.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF8826B4DFC594DB88F87A157AEE999F8"><enum>(P)</enum><text>Rio Grande bordering counties, Texas.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6A0384D7B85D4CD9BFF7DCEBB0E356FE"><enum>(Q)</enum><text>Passumpsic River watershed, Vermont.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H64A93C9ED64E4CA699D17AA04EA604AC"><enum>130.</enum><header>Fish and oyster habitat restoration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 704(b)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2263">33 U.S.C. 2263(b)(2)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H8B34B3E14F924EB0A65452AFED0F874C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H99AB93D8A49E488AA3243FA56DA390EA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D)(v), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H20FEBEFFDABB4CD4903C4C5530249CC8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H0A5268CC9E784C1AB4E35F19D50F0B9B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the restoration and rehabilitation of habitat for fish, including native oysters, in the East River, Flushing Bay and River, and Bronx River, New York, including—</text> <clause id="H33422411D2FB4FA7B8A73E8E736FC404"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the construction of oyster bars and reefs;</text></clause>
<clause id="HC31A91E7DA9541EF97E05C779E4941A5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the rehabilitation of existing marginal habitat and oyster reef sites;</text></clause> <clause id="H0217A10FC9474BC8AB37C6F8F5491B9D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the use of appropriate alternative substrate material in oyster bar and reef construction;</text></clause>
<clause id="H98B7576FFF034DE28456917E15876BD1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the construction and upgrading of oyster hatcheries; and</text></clause> <clause id="H88DF12A5EEC34502AD0097BB437C07BB"><enum>(v)</enum><text>activities relating to increasing the output of native oyster broodstock for seeding and monitoring of restored sites to ensure ecological success.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="H3BAEA634CE8B4833BFF82C9F73843C1B"><enum>131.</enum><header>Benefits and costs attributable to certain measures</header>
<subsection id="H40DA8E6D6AF149E8B6D809298D56894E"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text>In the evaluation by the Secretary of benefits and costs of an authorized water resources development project, the Secretary shall treat benefits attributable to measures that utilize a natural feature or nature-based feature (as such terms are defined in section 1184(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2289a">33 U.S.C. 2289a(a)</external-xref>)) to be at least equal to the costs of such measures.</text> </subsection> <subsection id="H10864EA18B1647E682E41A663B60036D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Considerations</header> <paragraph id="H33D23DDB5D604B239809A9A2C96BBAE5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The Secretary shall utilize the authority under subsection (a) on not more than 10 projects that utilize a natural feature or nature-based feature, including the projects specified under paragraph (2).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC6AC3962990B4476AD7B97D6640C3759"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priority projects</header><text>The Secretary shall utilize the authority under subsection (a) on—</text> <subparagraph id="HEA2302DD4D024CF2B10CCB426F0DF10C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the project for flood and storm damage reduction, New York and New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries, New York and New Jersey, as authorized by the Act of June 15, 1955 (chapter 140, 69 Stat. 132; 134 Stat. 2676; 138 Stat. 3152); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6A0A231CD1344B2E8C1D2C5F7A21BD5F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the development of a recommendation for mitigation of hot spot erosion on an authorized coastal storm risk management project in the State of New Jersey developed under section 1217 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3081).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H40CE5948F1A947AFBA021A9BDBEE23F6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 4 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, and make publicly available (including on a publicly available website), a report detailing the results of each evaluation of benefits and costs carried out using the authority under this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H11D8BCA5BF99405AB74C2A6212A08600"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text>The authority of the Secretary to initiate an evaluation under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H8B45DAF96B454D3FBB698119ED520714" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>132.</enum><header>Policy on utilization of all Corps authorities and missions</header> <subsection id="HC9F7A8EB0C0E41748923E4BEBAFE7A3C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Policy</header> <paragraph id="H8786019FB6394D01B1291C71910AED53"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>It is the policy of the United States for the Corps of Engineers, consistent with applicable statutory authorities, to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBC9D5613088A4F628E2FDB0AA9DDAB9D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>fully utilize the programmatic, technical and planning assistance, and project-specific authorities provided by Congress in addressing the mission areas described in paragraph (2);</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA4C6A5F6EC7C4FEB8A6CADD85F7EF12C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>maximize using the full array of authorities and mission areas described in paragraph (2) to comprehensively address local water resources challenges, consistent with the goals of the applicable non-Federal interest;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6FC22E4611574212AE230ABCE3D3EF6B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>fully identify and analyze national economic development benefits, regional economic development benefits, environmental quality benefits, and other societal effects of proposed water resource development activities and projects;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0961D640BEEE45FCA49917A4530AD3CD"><enum>(D)</enum><text>ensure that the Corps of Engineers receives and allocates sufficient funding to address the varied local water resources challenges of diverse geographic regions of the United States; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBC5FE54B57784332B43A5BAFC8029F38"><enum>(E)</enum><text>maximize the development, evaluation, and recommendation of project alternatives for water resources development projects that produce comprehensive project benefits.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H861C174A7F764CC38EF8E7D77506AE98"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Mission areas described</header><text>The mission areas described in this paragraph are the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="H6DB091CC526D45F98F7E4343CA954802" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Navigation, including coastal and inland waterways navigation.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H33C9713A91C5420C90B2B82B40860E0A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Flood risk management and coastal storm risk management (including nonstructural, natural, or nature-based features, and efforts to control, retain, and reuse stormwater).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1242702D73BA45059D888848763947E2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Environmental and ecosystem restoration and protection.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFAB6E708905C44BFAA9C864702C3F9C4"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Municipal, industrial, and agricultural water supply, water conservation, and drought resiliency.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H15617B570C814DA29853BE0AE36FD35A"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Recreation, including recreational navigation.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3676B1E53CE140B7B204765FA890E60E"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Hydropower.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H09419AD499044C908C6C2A6B819BAA0C"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Aquatic plant and species control.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H64B25992042B466FBDDFA8538D9CD4B2"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Emergency response.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0F08AD88F7F74F97B8E1A04D2BFBC405"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Research and development.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HEBCDB4D1B95745569CBED8474E246DC1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Full consideration</header><text>In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall give full consideration to requests and proposals from non-Federal interests that are in alignment with the authorized programmatic, technical and planning assistance, and project-specific authorities and mission areas described in subsection (a).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H00B0A18BFEF449AA8F8B19BA47E5C671"><enum>133.</enum><header>Comprehensive feasibility studies and approaches for flood risk management and coastal storm risk management</header>
<subsection id="HD4157E8645774003896831FCEF047C7D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Clarification of Federal policy related to comprehensive flooding and nonstructural approaches</header>
<paragraph id="H92C80FF9300044D9B1528F44D7B9EA61"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>Declaration of policy</header> <text>Section 1 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/701a">33 U.S.C. 701a</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HBB6D326377C840B881BCB1B9A289679A"> <enum>(A)</enum> <text>by striking the section designator and all that follows through <quote>recognized</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="HC91FB86A6B754E52A4F9DCB9CB88DAB0" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<section id="H01FE6346A8A64D7A8B367EBD091FB858" section-type="section-one"> <enum>1.</enum> <header>Declaration of policy</header>
<subsection id="H39AF393438BA496994AF07A27CCD7B8A"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is recognized</text> </subsection> </section> <after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB843B5161F4E4E78AB3460B0387E4694"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text>by inserting <quote>, other water bodies, and shorelines</quote> after <quote>the rivers</quote>;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA613F549B24341139BFC16A9A3B6B16C"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text>by inserting <quote>that such destructive floods can originate or be augmented by the isolated or combined impacts of water from a variety of drivers, such as riverine discharges, extreme weather events, coastal and tidal flooding, sea level rise, subsidence, and stormwater;</quote> after <quote>national welfare;</quote>;</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD78885A0770F418C8CD065F6A2E089E2"> <enum>(D)</enum> <text>by inserting <quote>(including the reduction of comprehensive flood risk from the isolated and compound effects of any of the drivers identified 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(a)</external-xref>))</quote> before <quote>is a proper activity</quote>;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBE015BEBE507476493FA8AFF621AAC88"> <enum>(E)</enum> <text>by inserting <quote>(including the study and implementation of water resources development projects that provide comprehensive flood risk reduction)</quote> before <quote>are in the interest of the general welfare</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7874D7A3C64842CB9EA5D2077EA4F830"> <enum>(F)</enum> <text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H7D57B5DDDE384352A08D201457762E30" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subsection id="HB5F2D1F1EA0D402E9BA5B305AD2A09D3"> <enum>(b)</enum> <header>Nonstructural approaches</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text> <paragraph id="H0E13DC9A95054A389A7A1FA825CB96AD"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">structural features and nonstructural features should be given equal consideration in every feasibility study conducted by the Chief of Engineers for flood risk management or hurricane and storm damage risk reduction; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB5E39438925946FEABE1C89470788AB3"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the implementation of nonstructural features determined by the Chief of Engineers to align with the policy established by section 2031(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1962-3">42 U.S.C. 1962–3</external-xref>) is part of the primary mission of the Corps of Engineers for flood risk management and hurricane and storm damage risk reduction.</text> </paragraph> </subsection> <after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H54ACE08593074C079E048FEC448EE81A"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Definition of flood control</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/701a-1">33 U.S.C. 701a–1</external-xref>) is amended by inserting <quote>and the reduction of comprehensive flood risk from the isolated and compound effects of any of the drivers identified 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(a)</external-xref>);</quote> after <quote>damages,</quote>.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD4B8BE257A134D928F56F4BCBD2A860D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clarification on scope of feasibility studies for comprehensive flood risk</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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(a)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HFC4801DD623D495891CD93808A2F87EA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>shall formulate</quote> and inserting <quote>shall include in the study any effects within the geographic scope of the study of, and formulate</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC4E4AEAC92B74C9D966894060ED54FB3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), by striking <quote>frequency</quote> and inserting <quote>frequency, including flooding associated with stormwater that flows at a rate of less than 800 cubic feet per second for the 10-percent flood</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H88AE580A59FC4885B0915CC837982B0E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (10) as clauses (i) through (x), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H76A988318E524A0097C065A1C94CB480"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding clause (i), as so redesignated, by striking <quote>In carrying out</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H56B6D1781EC247888D6BD0538F5CDD88" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HFEA6FBA31C23415B951F5B71EC868DE7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H57CAB5EA3BB94EB795DD302EE79CE317"><enum>(5)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H8EAF988FB54447658FF4BCD539F602BB" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HF61BF04E38A1445287610F077E840F3E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recommendation of comprehensive flood risk reduction alternative</header><text>If the Secretary determines that a project alternative identified by the non-Federal interest pursuant to paragraph (1) is feasible, the Secretary shall incorporate such alternative in the recommended plan for the project as a project feature the costs of which are shared as construction.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HCFAF1B07ECB24B72A9B99B2CC654FF80" section-type="subsequent-section" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>134.</enum><header>Realignment of certain Corps of Engineers Districts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall realign the following districts of the Corps of Engineers as follows:</text> <paragraph id="HED8C260FD58B44EFBDD55B3394ECF568"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Atchison County, Missouri, and Holt County, Missouri, shall be transferred to the Kansas City District.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H87D5D8A69D39420E97FBA33260EE11E2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Northeast Missouri shall be transferred from the Rock Island District to the St. Louis District.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H9460365F6F4D465C8A4580F89D57E985"><enum>135.</enum><header>Update of Corps policy</header> <subsection id="H495C4A56CCAF452092E9423089BCED0F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as otherwise specifically provided by this Act, not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H2CF36E96C7C741AE9CD685A353C61435"><enum>(1)</enum><text>issue any new policy or guidance document necessary to implement this Act; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE08E7331D2CA48D0B869DE880DA95BB2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>revise or update any policy or guidance document of the Corps of Engineers in effect on the date of enactment of this Act to be in compliance with this Act, including the amendments made by this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE40AF6D6B44644B58AF3C8687EFC8B5E" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Revocation of prior policy and guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective on the date that is 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, any policy or guidance document of the Corps of Engineers that is not in compliance with this Act, including the amendments made by this Act, is revoked.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H5F851255F201497C806ED105195EED58"><enum>136.</enum><header>Availability of project information</header> <subsection id="HAC998499B6B942E493A511E021C7C546"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that the Corps of Engineers, including each district of the Corps of Engineers, should have open communications with each office of a Member of Congress.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H5414202C9E8F45DE8AD73825993A2DE3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>In general</header><text>At the request of the Chairman or Ranking Member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, the Secretary and the Chief of Engineers shall provide, as expeditiously as possible, information or technical assistance relating to water resources development projects, including information relating to feasibility studies, Chief’s Reports, project justification and scope, authorization and implementation status, estimated project costs and schedules, operational capabilities, and other information relating to such projects.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H4AB2691C3872483EB229509B9CE07B41" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Rule of construction</header><text>Nothing in this section shall be construed to grant any authority to the Secretary or the Chief to deny a request for information related to a water resources development project.</text> </subsection></section>
<section id="H80C5F5920DB54D48A5E8369385F60D44" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>137.</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="H83ABE8462B07430F939C5A757ABE1A02"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9A7D7FFCA9174127B90E3E253D40D9AB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), 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></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H92EAC644FA8046EDB83C1CA7C4640E12"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause id="HF38230EA412940D7902B7D46B1081E80"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H9BA23548F9CC4F3EB8E7C13B2CE93451" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="HB696509C462F43CDA1F2F2F7FAB4341B"><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="H71554F591ECE4A32BCF0EEEC8894C6DF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H2A63EC36DF5C435A8F8E84F2BA668D84" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H3DA9BA6D821F47B0AC1A1EB0DA9A32D3"><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="HAE4B236E522A4F7AA3CCBB47118C9E82"><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="H325F2BF40E9B4E82822C006FC853B118"><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="HAD0E809370E44E26AC17A21F6AE0F0F0"><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="H57B1A685D4744857AA4B120694041AA0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (i)(1)(A)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB1793B6CC584474AAE1B955470C7C093"><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="H7F89C4BB68664584876BFF37F75C56AB"><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="HEEAAC10819E04ED8A027445DED491715"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H1BCC2513EDB4449788CF20E20178FBC7" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H588747E0AC2F41D6A0386CA795620B10"><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="HCC5F42F8CCE3498A84CB21AE365186B9"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Transparency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that—</text> <paragraph id="H394F8C50EF464EA68EA06B857765919C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the mitigation requirements for each water resources project—</text>
<subparagraph id="H18788F123DF8489085DEBE107DF9EB48"><enum>(A)</enum><text>are made publicly available (including on a publicly available website of the headquarters of the Corps of Engineers); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB5081A60842D4A12B77D97C6DA09BDBB"><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="H8287981A911F4B6C9FD3581BE8962187"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the mitigation plan for such project is made publicly available, as applicable; </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H38C4795FDD4045C4801A65D1F82AFDC2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the information described in paragraph (1) is updated regularly; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEA905812C72F4EC79F1E2F4E12243AF9"><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="HBEC17BDFFFD24FC4AD07034A2F23B28B"><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="HF2069F72CA754C2FAF42C75209F725D4"><enum>138.</enum><header>Sense of Congress regarding evaluation of flood risk management projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that, for each flood risk management project completed by the Corps of Engineers prior to the date of enactment of this Act for which an interest in real property is required, the Secretary should—</text> <paragraph id="H007933BC6EA04AFD992413D075B7DAFE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review and, if necessary, update the minimum real estate interest necessary for the project, based on the As-built Drawings approved by the Secretary with respect to the project—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF752CADB7861417BB444A3D2C50FFB34"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to maintain project benefits pursuant to applicable guidance of the Corps of Engineers;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H98845F20B3D64195814F7876126B3AC7" commented="no"> <enum>(B)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to comply with the requirements of the manual prepared under section 5(c)(1) of the Flood Control Act of August 18, 1941 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/701n">33 U.S.C. 701n(c)(1)</external-xref>); and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0840938B517E4271A41F113985742CFE"> <enum>(C)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to be able to receive any permissions under 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>), required for any anticipated construction, operation and maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, or replacement of the project;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6499550E83FB48539DCF780DBF675325"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide a summary of the review under paragraph (1) to the non-Federal interest for, or levee operator of, the project, including with the review, if applicable, identification of any additional interest in real property that the non-Federal interest must acquire to meet the minimum real estate interest determined necessary in the review; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H40F8EA3BF2FE477F94FA86FCBF198810"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop a streamlined process through which the Secretary, upon request of a non-Federal interest, may update project boundaries to reflect any update to the minimum real estate interest necessary for the project, as determined by a review under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H8854CD1391F24DD399BDD1E6657E4741"><enum>139.</enum><header>Recreational access</header> <subsection id="H137B642E3B97442EB24BC11604AF46BE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary should, when a public recreational amenity, including a park, trail, green space, recreational waterway, or other public open space available for recreational opportunities, is affected by the construction of a water resources development project—</text>
<paragraph id="H40624E06F7B145CB9DF58FACFE2C53E1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintain a level of recreational access to such public recreational amenity that is equivalent to the level provided when the public recreational amenity is not affected by such construction, including by providing alternative access where necessary to ensure continued recreational opportunities during such construction; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE0B607BB70474756BD9BAB1FA19DC5FA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>minimize temporary disruptions to such access through project planning and coordination with affected communities.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HFEDFD01C04094C4F96386C25533420D6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Recreational access preservation plan</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, as part of a feasibility study for a water resources development project, the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="H9B4D70FF3C5D45318F46CF9BA028C190"><enum>(1)</enum><text>review the potential impact of construction of the project on existing public recreational amenities, including facilities for hiking, biking, walking, and waterborne recreation; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBAA5E51E6413493495206EABA3F03338"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include in any final recommendation for such project a plan to minimize disruptions and maintain recreational access, as described in subsection (a), to such amenities during and after construction of the project.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H74237B3ED7784CD4A1537E10ACDC49EA"><enum>140.</enum><header>Sense of Congress on munitions disposal</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary should collaborate with the Secretary of Defense to identify the agency responsible for remediation of explosive ordnance and unexploded ordnance disposal in accordance with the authority provided in section 1027 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/426e-2">33 U.S.C. 426e–2</external-xref>).</text></section>
<section id="H9AD56F89ABF543DEAAAF260BEFD24707"><enum>141.</enum><header>Corps of Engineers workforce</header>
<subsection id="H39358220EB6949BDB2DAA0890ADEBC8C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Sense of Congress on Corps of Engineers workforce needs</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that—</text> <paragraph id="H54B17FEE0CDF484CB2A5E1B30DA63F3D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Corps of Engineers should maintain a professional workforce capable of addressing the varied statutory responsibilities entrusted to the Corps of Engineers in a timely manner, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCFE1FB3F3F604E78B0025940321E7489"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the technical expertise necessary to design and deliver complex projects for navigation, flood and storm risk reduction, ecosystem restoration, water supply and water conservation, hydropower, and recreation;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFBB11DBD209C46679DF1744C95605B94"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the ability to partner with State and local governments and Indian Tribes in providing technical and planning assistance to communities in addressing local water resources challenges; the personnel required to meet its emergency response authorities; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA672A0F950D54E4ABDBBF906F943AB37"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the regulatory expertise to administer statutory reviews and approvals; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8BDCFA0703D34833B696985B6B9343AE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Corps of Engineers should—</text>
<subparagraph id="H90A8BCD355E340C5AD73F14C63B235D9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>improve its recruiting efforts;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1EA7863F80EA4256BACE04B6E56ACC7D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>offer clear paths to Federal internships for students from high school through postgraduate school;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2FC24E8C4B264956A843A03E11EF9726"><enum>(C)</enum><text>offer clear paths to Federal careers for recent graduates;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBF4AF5C6A3654A5EB150C93683EEC022"><enum>(D)</enum><text>promote the appropriate utilization of volunteers; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H41E5ECAD377C41C18D4B9E66EC552023"><enum>(E)</enum><text>provide meaningful training, mentoring, and career development opportunities, including apprenticeships, to ensure that future Corps of Engineers workforce needs are met.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H0272A10695974B31A324CEF14562685C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Evaluation of Corps of Engineers workforce needs</header> <paragraph id="H320A4E11A52D4B35807941F28ED6BC83"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall seek to contract with the National Academy of Public Administration to carry out a comprehensive review of workforce demands and needs of the Corps of Engineers, which shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9AD6C68F8C6C4E0DAB27AE91031BA596"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of the professional workforce needs of the Corps of Engineers necessary to meet the statutory responsibilities of the Corps of Engineers, including—</text> <clause id="H1D8F3CC348A14B91AFB99296E972DE0A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>ensuring the full staffing of positions that support missions, projects, or operations, including such positions that are—</text>
<subclause id="H43A2AC400FE34DB1B3E1407382316914"><enum>(I)</enum><text>inherently governmental or related to public safety, navigational capacity, or national security; or</text></subclause> <subclause id="HD838718A2D8542759F4694F56A30E9D8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>necessary for the review and resolution of statutory reviews and approvals in a timely manner; and</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H3ADCCC60C08F4A3AB236F4443A862915"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">challenges facing the Corps of Engineers related to recruitment, retention, reductions-in-force, retirements, credentialing, professional development, on-the-job training, and other readiness-related gaps;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2B49F1B86CF04757B59B56AE45F8516D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of how increased use of public-private partnerships and other efforts by non-Federal interests to carry out responsibilities related to the study, planning, design, and construction of authorized water resources development projects affect future Corps of Engineers workforce needs;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE8FA4BE8FC4A44E580476D6CA070DC5E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the existing technology used by the Corps of Engineers, the effects of any inefficiencies in the use of technology by the Corps of Engineers, and recommendations for improved technology or tools to accomplish the missions and responsibilities of the Corps of Engineers; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBAD9DCEFC24C4533AE5F5D7ABF0AF59A"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations based on the review under this paragraph to improve the capacity and preparedness of the Corps of Engineers workforce to ensure that such responsibilities are fully and competently addressed in a timely manner and increase the efficiency of the Corps of Engineers project delivery.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE40F22421E8649CA93FD8D10697BF1D2" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Submission to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary receives the findings of the review under paragraph (1), 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="H1B6B17ACCE77457AA4E380920DCFABC2" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a copy of such findings; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H39A46E79A74B4E09BC9787EAD8307AA4" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a detailed response to such findings, including any recommendations the Secretary plans to implement to ensure that the statutory responsibilities of the Corps of Engineers are fully and competently addressed and ensure the efficiency of project delivery.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H83CC04D730DB450E978B19050C6FDC8A"><enum>142.</enum><header>Reporting and oversight</header> <subsection id="HB74B3AE12A6E4A98922CACF3A31ECDEE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report</header> <paragraph id="H77470B76E2C64AD5AB5765EAD4290A66"><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 that includes for each report described in paragraph (2) the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HDF6BF83B28274F29BDF532941B7D07F0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A summary of the status of the report, including if the report has been initiated.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H663310826A094122B335EA508A8F9242"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The amount of funds that—</text>
<clause id="H6DF3E8D6A9104BD1AD9AD4696A46E79E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>have been made available to carry out each such report; and</text></clause> <clause id="HCA40BC85A81443FC89033F902C2F8B12"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Secretary requires to complete each such report.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD9D237416E3E4FA79EF1220E7C31532B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>A detailed summary of the resources and procedures the Secretary intends to use to complete the report, including the expected timeline for completion of the report.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4E6B1959412A4D28AEEE732FB95FD6CA"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Any other information regarding the report that the Secretary determines may be relevant to such committees in understanding the status, timing, and progress towards completion of the report.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H876B28D9099F486A89DE03F6D6AF169F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reports described</header><text>The reports described in this paragraph are the following:</text> <subparagraph id="H71E4B8C3B5C146F495CEE17D8B97062C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The initial report required under section 1150(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3040).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H54D91D0167284831839271FA0EA680D7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The report on turbidity in the Willamette Valley, Oregon, required under section 1205(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3071).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2288A6BFE27D4D4BA78E56223E6B199A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The report on ice jam prevention and mitigation required under section 1205(k) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3075).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H77CB061D7C264500A6452B760EE9062E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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="H2D514E5F19004856A70B2E63F19FEC84"><enum>(E)</enum><text>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="H21508E16DB62426EBD13BCADB1ABEFAD"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The report on the disposition study on hydropower in the Willamette Valley, Oregon, required under section 8220(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3762).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2E79F9D4BBE4454F81A291E700F14958"><enum>(G)</enum><text>The report on the status of the implementation of real estate administrative fees required under section 1120 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3014).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB1B96EFE38A24B43B88ECF27F82F1F60"><enum>(H)</enum><text>The report summarizing comparisons of the benefit-cost ratios of projects in covered communities required under section 1148(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3039).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H65EF86FC3DD047B286B57F16577A873A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The report on dredge capacity required under section 8205 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3754).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2C59A6ABAFCC427795A452E87A478D06"><enum>(J)</enum><text>The report identifying opportunities for potential exchange of land or flowage easements associated with the Lake O’ the Pines, Texas, project, as required under section 1222 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3082).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H00DF33028A5747989DACCC58C8141026"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prior guidance</header><text>Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue guidance regarding each of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HE8F7BC875271444A8234C6091BD6B9FA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>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>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7F97160D08A24C509475E2E3BFA937D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Section 444 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3747; 113 Stat. 286; 138 Stat. 3149).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2CD5BFF6BB954F98BC409D7E092D1DCF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>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>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC416B95D5DCF4E6A88C30944EB8AB5DC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Section 1129 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3018).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5F44CD66BFC64331914FBA7F1F78B2A1"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1148 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3039).</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H99EA27D63DF54B8A8250ECAEC796BAC8" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>143.</enum><header>Ability to pay</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1139(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3026) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HEFC10C31C0DD40BD9CDE4E8622FA584E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>and studies</quote> after <quote>projects</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA15CBE69E1AB4CA695760AB1E6D84B88"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H9FAEA78AA868498AA7D2D4E0ADDAF309"><enum>(17)</enum><text>The project for flood risk management, Big Island Local Flood Protection Project, Illinois, authorized pursuant to section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 742).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6C90CEF5B1824EBFA3009F67C074076E"><enum>(18)</enum><text>The project for shoreline erosion management, Hickman Bluff Stabilization, Kentucky, authorized by section 3071 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1124).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H156F7E974FC541B9AC6376430E1EBB34"><enum>(19)</enum><text>The study for the project for ecosystem restoration, Lower Osage River Basin, Missouri, authorized by section 201 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2670).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H33B998B2C3074E089E5CF997C675C896" commented="no"><enum>(20)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The project for ecosystem restoration, Lower Blackstone River, Rhode Island, described in section 8361 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3804).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEB083851941543A4ADC8F7E5A1132772"><enum>(21)</enum><text>The study for the reallocation of water supply storage, Aquilla Lake, Texas, carried out in accordance with 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>), authorized by section 202(e) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2675).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H51B2AF00A64343BEB1D93EACC97428AF"><enum>(22)</enum><text>The study to modify the 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></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="H91866CEA820C443EB4C45BDB3C6223AB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>144.</enum><header>Pilot program prioritization</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 118(h) 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 by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="HD653B892165F486B9B6858168D4DDC76" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H14040C29FC254B9389CEE4679AD4710C" commented="no"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The project for flood risk management, Big Island Local Flood Protection Project, Illinois, authorized pursuant to section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 742).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7A43148B0F9F4E43BD6D5ADC54FC627D" commented="no"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The project for shoreline and riverine protection and restoration, Passumpsic River watershed, Vermont, authorized by section 212 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2332">33 U.S.C. 2332</external-xref>).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <enum>II</enum><header>Studies and Reports</header> <section id="HB1061501F61040E185740F91629F81F6"><enum>201.</enum><header>Authorization of proposed feasibility studies</header> <subsection id="HAD464122BB8142139433D64CAA526EA5"><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="HBDDF824441BE4AFBA2FEE65846625565" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Africatown, Alabama</header><text>Project for ecosystem restoration in the vicinity of the community of Africatown in Mobile County, Alabama.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC84D245932E442D0B20594BE4BFFD4B6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Big Creek Lake, Alabama</header><text>Project for ecosystem restoration, Big Creek Lake, Mobile County, Alabama.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA6CD4A7099BE43529D38A0FADE68E0E0" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Mobile County, Alabama</header><text>Project for ecosystem restoration in Mobile County, Alabama, in the vicinity of Chickasaw Creek, Hog Bayou, Three Mile Creek, and Mobile River.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE5CAA0B8E0314533985D524A867EA81F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Galena, Alaska</header><text>Project for flood risk management, City of Galena, Alaska.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFB082E8577BC4AE9B405ACEBD525C620" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Russian Creek, Alaska</header><text>Project for flood risk management, including riverbank stabilization, Russian Creek, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, in the vicinity of the community of Bell Flats.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H42F30C7DAA01431CBB9BCC96B012B85E" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Scow Bay, Alaska</header><text>Project for navigation, Scow Bay, Borough of Petersburg, Alaska.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4C317EB125A940ACA431D418DC6BAB6B" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Sitka, Alaska</header><text>Project for coastal storm risk management, City and Borough of Sitka, Alaska.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFDC5DD2EAA01498880E657BF53B3EE6A"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Dudleyville, Arizona</header><text>Project for flood risk management, Dudleyville, Arizona.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4917C66923474029865C5EAF2AE28D6D" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Carmel River, California</header><text>Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Carmel River, Monterey County, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF707C28321FC4E7BB6B66C4FE835903E" commented="no"><enum>(10)</enum><header>El Monte, California</header><text>Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, City of El Monte, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0FEBC661127446B0B23FDE404CE3A0CD"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Hayward, California</header><text>Project for coastal storm risk management and ecosystem restoration, City of Hayward, California, in the vicinity of the Water Resource Recovery Facility.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9EBF5DB0B49447389FCE53FF66B3218F"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Pasadena, California</header><text>Project for flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, and recreation, Lower Arroyo Seco, City of Pasadena, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5093599CE382480AADBADE12FB35C635"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Redwood City, California</header><text>Project for flood risk management, Redwood City, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H295481868D3341A5A9C474BAD8696B65" commented="no"><enum>(14)</enum><header>San Clemente shoreline, California</header><text>Project for coastal storm risk management, including shoreline erosion protection, City of San Clemente, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H73AAAAFDA74D486586878E532B424CE2" commented="no"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Sweetwater Reservoir, California</header><text>Project for flood risk management, including sediment management, in the vicinity of the Sweetwater Reservoir, including its spillways and dikes, San Diego County, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0B79DBB77D014379977D4E577FEFF81A" commented="no"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Capitol Region, Connecticut</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management in proximity to the Connecticut River, Capitol Region, Connecticut.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H36B64BEC2DCE4643AC2ADBF3EFB3A232"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Coginchaug River, Connecticut</header><text>Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Coginchaug River, towns of Durham and Middlefield, Connecticut.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7C6B3A60B769429D96D20B7DEA9249AA"><enum>(18)</enum><header>Delaware River, Delaware</header><text>Project for flood risk management, including shoreline damage prevention and mitigation, recreation, and ecosystem restoration, Delaware River, Delaware.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCCD65C98B23647ED996DC4EBA0B92D9C"><enum>(19)</enum><header>New Castle, Delaware</header><text>Project for flood risk management, City of New Castle, Delaware.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC8303B7B200E4E4B828B4A737E0CD7FA"><enum>(20)</enum><header>Boggy Creek Watershed, Florida</header><text>Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, including sediment and debris management, Boggy Creek Watershed, Florida.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEAEC450E3EDB48769A5AF9AAFA535430" commented="no"><enum>(21)</enum><header>Broward County, Florida</header><text>Project for flood risk management, coastal storm risk management, and ecosystem restoration, in the back bay system of Broward County, Florida.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4A0A52C79DAB42B3B7F6117FD0E050AE"><enum>(22)</enum><header>Eatonville, Florida</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, town of Eatonville, Florida, in the vicinity of Lake King.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFA7404AEB27F4918BAF5B6239A5BB9E7" commented="no"><enum>(23)</enum><header>Flagler County, Florida</header><text>Project for coastal storm risk management, including effects on back bays and open-coast shorelines, Flagler County, Florida.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4E2723804C3C4EFCAEE97C9BA1D7BB92"><enum>(24)</enum><header>Horseshoe Beach, Florida</header><text>Project for coastal storm risk management, including shoreline damage prevention and mitigation, town of Horseshoe Beach, Florida.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H221EF35DEBC241268F6AE5BD560D2B04"><enum>(25)</enum><header>Lake Hart Watershed, Florida</header><text>Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, including sediment and debris management, Lake Hart Watershed, Florida.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA5883CB9D4D54ADF8DFCBFB90A26371C"><enum>(26)</enum><header>Little Wekiva Watershed, Florida</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, and recreation, including sediment management, and shoreline erosion, Little Wekiva Watershed, Orange County, Florida, including Lake Lawne and Lake Orlando.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H69F8131A90074338BB747F13CB2E21A0"><enum>(27)</enum><header>Lower Withlacoochee River Watershed, Florida</header><text>Project for ecosystem restoration, Lower Withlacoochee River watershed, Florida.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8185014AAA5B46C69A05AC71B687753D" commented="no"><enum>(28)</enum><header>Pasco County, Florida</header><text>Project for ecosystem restoration and water supply, Pasco County, Florida.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE96C74DD5DD0457680CBB5B74E684670" commented="no"><enum>(29)</enum><header>Shingle Creek Watershed, Florida</header><text>Project for flood risk reduction and ecosystem restoration within the Shingle Creek Watershed, including Lake Fran and Lake Richmond, Florida.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAFBAA1EE9B4044DCBA4C391321265159" commented="no"><enum>(30)</enum><header>St. Petersburg, Florida</header><text>Project for flood risk management, coastal storm risk management, and ecosystem restoration, city of St. Petersburg, Florida, including canals in the city of St. Petersburg.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1AB15C1BB69F4DC3B9CE3C644E544242" commented="no"><enum>(31)</enum><header>Elkhorn Lake, Letcher County, Kentucky</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management and water supply at Elkhorn Lake, Letcher County, Kentucky.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2DB31DE2D8B9439196EC8997CE663505" commented="no"><enum>(32)</enum><header>Gwinnett County, Georgia</header><text>Project for flood risk management, Gwinnett County, Georgia.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE15A8319E3514EB5BDD11717F882C8F5"><enum>(33)</enum><header>South River Watershed, Georgia</header><text>Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, South River watershed, Georgia.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2FB98164FE794EECA2460232C484798E" commented="no"><enum>(34)</enum><header>Honolulu, Hawaii</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management and coastal storm risk management, including shoreline erosion protection, in the vicinity of the Waikīkī Natatorium War Memorial, Kaimana and Waikīkī beaches, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEC28B58368C7410F9D71D6A95673227D"><enum>(35)</enum><header>Port Allen, Kaua‘i County, Hawaii</header><text>Project for flood risk management, navigation, and coastal storm risk management, Port Allen, Kaua‘i County, Hawaii.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD8BBF57C5F88470C8793B4BABC620099" commented="no"><enum>(36)</enum><header>Little Soap Creek Watershed, Iowa</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Little Soap Creek Watershed, Appanoose and Davis Counties, Iowa.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0FE035106DA84974801BAD972487365C" commented="no"><enum>(37)</enum><header>Lower Des Moines River Watershed, Iowa</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Lower Des Moines River Watershed, Appanoose, Davis, Marion, Monroe, and Wapello Counties, Iowa.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HABD4116431714084A63305AB42CBCDBD" commented="no"><enum>(38)</enum><header>Comite River, Louisiana</header><text>Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, including sediment and debris management, in the vicinity of East Baton Rouge Parish and East Feliciana Parish, Comite River, Louisiana.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC31690901C8149DFB1B8F7CEB40D1196" commented="no"><enum>(39)</enum><header>Saint Charles Parish, Louisiana</header><text>Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, including water and sediment management, Saint Charles Parish, Louisiana.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF465D770C80340B1B767EFA371FC54E5" commented="no"><enum>(40)</enum><header>Scott’s Bluff, Louisiana</header><text>Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, including shoreline erosion prevention along the Mississippi River, Scott’s Bluff, City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, which the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, carry out utilizing and incorporating existing work, including analysis provided pursuant to 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></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H70F3C993D2C74F8097AC4655B1B73832"><enum>(41)</enum><header>Rockville, Maryland</header><text>Project for flood risk management, City of Rockville, Maryland, in the vicinity of the Rockville Water Treatment Plant.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB62E0259A1EC42E08FB6C8EFC6ED64F4"><enum>(42)</enum><header>Island End River, Massachusetts</header><text>Project for flood risk management and coastal storm risk management in the vicinity of Island End River, cities of Chelsea and Everett, Massachusetts.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF5923270411D4A17A126D2E49E6CBAC6"><enum>(43)</enum><header>Provincetown, Massachusetts</header><text>Project for coastal storm risk management, including shoreline damage prevention and mitigation, Town of Provincetown, Massachusetts.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD2CE11BD8BEA48488FABBAB85487AF90"><enum>(44)</enum><header>Winthrop, Massachusetts</header><text>Project for navigation in the vicinity of Winthrop Town Pier, Town of Winthrop, Massachusetts.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H41CD17F8C26A4B6E852195FDF88A7B7D" commented="no"><enum>(45)</enum><header>Bay City, Michigan</header><text>Project for flood risk management, Saginaw River, Bay City, Michigan.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H02F5EFD2B1F744D2ADF84EB8968B34DF" commented="no"><enum>(46)</enum><header>Gladwin and Midland Counties, Michigan</header><text>Project for ecosystem restoration and streambank erosion prevention, Gladwin and Midland Counties, Michigan.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H31A0369E6B414D65AB667AB34275A578"><enum>(47)</enum><header>Oakland County, Michigan</header><text>Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration along the Caddell Drain, Oakland County, Michigan.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF77DF185CDF74CFE937854AE5D06BB76" commented="no"><enum>(48)</enum><header>Wayne County, Michigan</header><text>Project for flood risk management and coastal storm risk management, Wayne County, Michigan, in the vicinity of the seawall along Lakeshore Drive.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H431434617B1A47E08966B7B3B509B5C8" commented="no"><enum>(49)</enum><header>Mississippi Sound beaches, Mississippi</header><text>Project for ecosystem restoration and coastal storm risk management, including shoreline damage prevention and mitigation, Mississippi Sound beaches in Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson Counties, Mississippi.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H53985743C7944544AA39637E0EBDBB75"><enum>(50)</enum><header>St. Louis, Missouri</header><text>Project for flood risk management, navigation, recreation, and ecosystem restoration in the vicinity of Laclede’s Landing, city of St. Louis, Missouri.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF12DCE856CA6499A8861B3AFF2D3C127" commented="no"><enum>(51)</enum><header>Bergen County, New Jersey</header><text>Project for flood risk management in Bergen County, New Jersey.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC9309E7D0E8B4EB4B45024C0E9AFF5A1" commented="no"><enum>(52)</enum><header>Bogota, New Jersey</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, borough of Bogota, New Jersey.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4DCB7B6314424A37A8E52AF0FFCB5C3E" commented="no"><enum>(53)</enum><header>Camden and Gloucester Counties, New Jersey</header><text>Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration in riverine areas stemming from the Delaware River, Camden and Gloucester Counties, New Jersey.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5C0D95F66367426D9E6190B1A8B9F67F"><enum>(54)</enum><header>Cresskill, New Jersey</header><text>Project for flood risk management, Borough of Cresskill, New Jersey.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H34FFE4F747EA4C83BFBE3E2D80B32E98"><enum>(55)</enum><header>Garwood, New Jersey</header><text>Project for flood risk management, Borough of Garwood, New Jersey.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7F0AFFDF629346C4A0A89C0CDDBF8AB3" commented="no"><enum>(56)</enum><header>Gloucester City, New Jersey</header><text>Project for flood risk management and coastal storm risk management in the vicinity of Proprietors Park, Gloucester City, New Jersey.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H59C5DBB7D87845EEBC627B59C01FCE42" commented="no"><enum>(57)</enum><header>Overpeck Creek watershed, New Jersey</header><text>Project for flood risk management, including debris management, Overpeck Creek watershed, Borough of Tenafly, New Jersey.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1E11D51A305441E881002DB9D4774720"><enum>(58)</enum><header>Pascack Brook, New Jersey</header><text>Project for flood risk management, including debris management, in the vicinity of Pascack Brook, boroughs of Montvale and Park Ridge, New Jersey.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H59004167A69B4834A40257F41474BD7C"><enum>(59)</enum><header>Pascack Valley, New Jersey</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management along the Hackensack River, Pascack Brook, and Musquapsink Brook in the Pascack Valley, Bergen County, New Jersey.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H723262C53E974C05B9C5D874A03A50F2"><enum>(60)</enum><header>West Orange, New Jersey</header><text>Project for flood risk management, township of West Orange, New Jersey.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD2ED57907C4C4106A714D1C6EF30E625"><enum>(61)</enum><header>Rio Grande Basin, New Mexico</header><text>Project for water supply and ecosystem restoration, Rio Grande Basin, New Mexico.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H17F324E71FD14C069C93C0BAC1CBCE4B"><enum>(62)</enum><header>Amity Harbor, New York</header><text>Project for flood risk management and coastal storm risk management, Amity Harbor, New York.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2CCCB3055843415198B374176C645F6F"><enum>(63)</enum><header>Atlantic Beach, New York</header><text>Project for flood risk management and coastal storm risk management, Village of Atlantic Beach, New York.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H43338F37D69540CC95B043AFDB225095"><enum>(64)</enum><header>Bayport, New York</header><text>Project for coastal storm risk management, including shoreline erosion protection, Bayport, New York.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H318F811BAAF442DA95DB540E566F8CF1"><enum>(65)</enum><header>Davis Park, Fire Island, New York</header><text>Project for flood risk and coastal storm risk management, including shoreline erosion protection, Davis Park, Fire Island, New York.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE4A853FDF16A4B0F9E6DB3400C790562"><enum>(66)</enum><header>Lawrence, New York</header><text>Project for flood risk management, coastal storm risk management, and navigation, in the vicinity of Bannister Bay and Village of Lawrence, New York.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H599B291302544969AFC1B234F16084DD" commented="no"><enum>(67)</enum><header>Mattituck Inlet, Southold, New York</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for navigation, coastal storm risk management, and ecosystem restoration, in Mattituck Inlet, Town of Southold, New York.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H898B59E6BD56492A86CAC5372209A2C9"><enum>(68)</enum><header>Mohawk River and Erie Canal, New York</header><text>Project for ecosystem restoration, including aquatic invasive species management, Mohawk River and Erie Canal in the vicinity of the City of Rome, New York.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H17FFC92920604DE49ACDA39A88B13585" commented="no"><enum>(69)</enum><header>Nissequogue River, New York</header><text>Project for flood risk management, coastal storm risk management, navigation, ecosystem restoration, and recreation, in the vicinity of Stony Brook Harbor, Nissequogue River, New York.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3AD85CB9E5074544AF2107A52B28481B"><enum>(70)</enum><header>Peconic Bay, New York</header><text>Project for navigation and coastal storm risk management, including shoreline damage prevention and mitigation, Peconic Bay and connected harbors and inlets, New York.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7D5F827830624234BF1E13E7FF377372" commented="no"><enum>(71)</enum><header>Point O’ Woods, Fire Island, New York</header><text>Project for flood risk management, coastal storm risk management, including shoreline damage protection and mitigation, and ecosystem restoration, Point O’ Woods, Fire Island, New York.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H141083240AF944B8AE590F4474258E2E"><enum>(72)</enum><header>Port Washington, New York</header><text>Project for navigation, in the vicinity of Tom’s Point, Port Washington, New York.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBC6FF43B20EA4FC794CD859135D366AD" commented="no"><enum>(73)</enum><header>South Shore, Long Island, New York</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for ecosystem restoration, flood risk management, coastal storm risk management, and navigation, Nassau and Suffolk Counties, New York.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H73D014CB47594C9AAEE7BA88E2344021" commented="no"><enum>(74)</enum><header>Spring Valley, New York</header><text>Project for flood risk management in the vicinity of Memorial Park, Village of Spring Valley, New York.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC5AF8FA920954087A026E0668D42080B" commented="no"><enum>(75)</enum><header>Cape Fear River, North Carolina</header><text>Project for water supply and ecosystem restoration, Cape Fear River in the vicinity of Cumberland County, North Carolina.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9A06C7760A7043C9BDDE8AA559F7C13B"><enum>(76)</enum><header>Fayetteville, North Carolina</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Cross Creek, Fayetteville, North Carolina.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9EE279B998D94EB49432B8995981D823"><enum>(77)</enum><header>Topsail Beach, North Carolina</header><text>Project for flood risk management, Town of Topsail Beach, North Carolina.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5A7D742A316E458985A67453A6753B71"><enum>(78)</enum><header>Whiteville, North Carolina</header><text>Project for flood risk management, City of Whiteville, North Carolina.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFA30F983E6E147FCB091234C96CEB10F" commented="no"><enum>(79)</enum><header>Whiteville, North Carolina</header><text>Project for flood risk management, Waccamaw River basin, City of Whiteville, North Carolina.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H791037BC943248DE88252AB5DB1DAEAB"><enum>(80)</enum><header>Maumee River, Ohio</header><text>Project for flood risk management, including riverbank stabilization, ecosystem restoration, and recreation, Maumee River, in the vicinity of Glass City Riverwalk, Ohio.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC30D9452AA6144198CCA0888E8B6DF76"><enum>(81)</enum><header>Hood River County, Oregon</header><text>Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, including sediment management, Hood River County, Oregon.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5B48B1F9058C495392F2F7852B73AF5F"><enum>(82)</enum><header>Saucon Creek, Pennsylvania</header><text>Project for flood risk management, Saucon Creek, in the vicinity of the Borough of Hellertown, Pennsylvania.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD02BBC59DD4444608F48831439CE508E"><enum>(83)</enum><header>Ceiba, Puerto Rico</header><text>Project for coastal storm risk management, including shoreline damage prevention and mitigation, and ecosystem restoration, Ceiba, Puerto Rico.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5E6F1DB2B3E94AC993F67328370B3AA8"><enum>(84)</enum><header>Fajardo, Puerto Rico</header><text>Project for coastal storm risk management, including shoreline damage prevention and mitigation, and ecosystem restoration, Fajardo, Puerto Rico.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1250BB435E564210944964B84F3596C7"><enum>(85)</enum><header>Loíza, Puerto Rico</header><text>Project for coastal storm risk management, including shoreline damage prevention and mitigation, and ecosystem restoration, Loíza, Puerto Rico.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H16ABB47AEF744FFF89F83CA39BDECB1B"><enum>(86)</enum><header>Naguabo, Puerto Rico</header><text>Project for coastal storm risk management, including shoreline damage prevention and mitigation, and ecosystem restoration, Naguabo, Puerto Rico.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEA63E7F5C907484997DF0EC835AD7DA6" commented="no"><enum>(87)</enum><header>Río Antón Ruíz, Puerto Rico</header><text>Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration along the Río Antón Ruíz and adjacent levees in Humacao, Puerto Rico.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2376EF0091484EA38831B04CA536BB99" commented="no"><enum>(88)</enum><header>Vega Baja, Puerto Rico</header><text>Project for flood risk management and coastal storm risk management, including sediment management, Puerto Nuevo Lagoon (also known as <quote>Quintín Valle Lagoon</quote>), Vega Baja, Puerto Rico.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3A2B42FEDA9E47D8BD1B08761DFACEF9"><enum>(89)</enum><header>Yabucoa, Puerto Rico</header><text>Project for coastal storm risk management, including shoreline damage prevention and mitigation, and ecosystem restoration, Yabucoa, Puerto Rico.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H77D3B39F1F744561956384AE256EDF8C" commented="no"><enum>(90)</enum><header>Easton Pond, Rhode Island</header><text>Project for coastal storm risk management, ecosystem restoration, and water supply, Easton Pond, City of Newport, Rhode Island.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H82AB5F819F494483A96833F288C5676F"><enum>(91)</enum><header>West River Watershed, Rhode Island</header><text>Project for flood risk management, West River watershed, Rhode Island.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEED5F1EE8D88445AAE127AEBD014C2AB"><enum>(92)</enum><header>Cumberland County, Tennessee</header><text>Project for water supply, Cumberland County, Tennessee.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3AC01C0640C145F2BD84A79DCA3DC4C8"><enum>(93)</enum><header>Duck River, Tennessee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk reduction, ecosystem restoration, water supply, and recreation, Duck River, Tennessee.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1040E6496E9B433AB68AF1BDB84461A5"><enum>(94)</enum><header>Enka Dam, Tennessee</header><text>Project for ecosystem restoration, Enka Dam, in the vicinity of Newport, Tennessee.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFC18FBE482554DCBBF7C4DB02079721E" commented="no"><enum>(95)</enum><header>Arroyo Colorado River, Texas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, including shoreline erosion protection, along the Arroyo Colorado River in the City of Rio Hondo, Texas.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC8469CF68F944D15BCEE7286FCFA0A6E"><enum>(96)</enum><header>Bell and McLennan Counties, Texas</header><text>Project for water supply, Bell and McLennan Counties, Texas.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9CBA0E48F3F341A5B587C520B5D2392C"><enum>(97)</enum><header>Cameron County, Texas</header><text>Project for flood risk management, water supply, and ecosystem restoration, in the vicinity of Sweeney Lake and Resaca de los Fresnos, Cameron County, Texas.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD5ABC4996C524B2FBB84E96FF252B9C6"><enum>(98)</enum><header>Escobares, Texas</header><text>Project for flood risk management, City of Escobares, Texas.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2863F58E844E4230BDD801CD4365DE17"><enum>(99)</enum><header>Nueces County Shoreline, Texas</header><text>Project for coastal storm risk management, including shoreline erosion protection, Nueces County, Texas.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9147C1FB1DF64C7DB7B8C2DFB29899DE" commented="no"><enum>(100)</enum><header>Odessa, Texas</header><text>Project for water supply in the City of Odessa, Texas.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H36E98DEC604E4705AB1F86C5F78C6061"><enum>(101)</enum><header>Parker County, Texas</header><text>Project for water supply, Parker County, Texas.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9301822D06C847848CD2C36D6F2A883F"><enum>(102)</enum><header>Roma, Texas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, City of Roma, Texas.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCA8884C81CC448C386150AA07BA7D386"><enum>(103)</enum><header>Upper San Jacinto River Basin, Texas</header><text>Project for flood risk management and water supply, Upper San Jacinto River basin, in the vicinity of Liberty, Montgomery, and San Jacinto Counties, Texas.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H105CCA5D064947C48B840B37293F814B"><enum>(104)</enum><header>Winn Park, Texas</header><text>Project for flood risk management, Winn Park, City of Farmers Branch, Texas.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H97A42052461B483C926C1BA81BE97BB7" commented="no"><enum>(105)</enum><header>Lower Spanish Fork River, Utah</header><text>Project for ecosystem restoration, lower Spanish Fork River, Utah.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCA553296CEE04B1A806EEE42326DB0EA" commented="no"><enum>(106)</enum><header>Clinch River, Virginia</header><text>Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, along the Clinch River, Town of Richlands, Virginia.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3DAE33C98EFC4F70850E8F43F3A7219D"><enum>(107)</enum><header>Nooksack River, Washington</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, including shoreline erosion, Nooksack River, Whatcom County, Washington.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HEAFA5A0222924347AC11D52ED0C058C6" 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="H7FE4B857147040F39EA958E73319F1B8" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Lowell Creek Tunnel, Seward, Alaska</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modifications to the project for flood diversion in Lowell Canyon, Seward, Alaska, authorized by section 5032 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1205; 134 Stat. 2719; 138 Stat. 3136), for environmental mitigation.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB8C49DC6FA284925A57E16B63268C740" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Morro Bay, California</header> <text>Modifications to the project for harbor development, Morro Bay, California, authorized by section 2 of the Act of March 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 21), for navigation improvements and ecosystem restoration.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9F02DE0B14634F9C838A5B9167843662" commented="no"> <enum>(3)</enum> <header>Naugatuck River, Torrington, Connecticut</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modifications to the project for structural flood damage reduction, Naugatuck River, Connecticut, authorized pursuant to the first section of the Act of December 22, 1944 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/701-1">33 U.S.C. 701–1</external-xref>), to improve flood risk management and reduce erosion within the Naugatuck River Flood Damage Reduction System.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HFD62A521645742BD80FEEE803D11EC29" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Assawoman Canal, Delaware</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modifications to the project for navigation, Assawoman Canal, Delaware, authorized pursuant to section 9 of the Act of July 5, 1884 (chapter 229, 23 Stat. 149), for flood risk management.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6B623C2D056247A4988FBAFC6AB0423F" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Pensacola Harbor, Florida</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modifications to the project for navigation, Pensacola Harbor, Florida, authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1174), for recreation and for additional deepening to 40 feet and widening.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H38A20D5343FD4E939B668CC239A5943B"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Tampa Harbor, Florida</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modifications to the project for navigation, Tampa Harbor, Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties, Florida, authorized by section 1401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3167), for additional deepening to 47 feet.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0D1EE0A86B7D41398EE141296289760D" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Lake Sidney Lanier, Gwinnett County, Georgia</header><text>Modifications to the project for flood protection, power production, water supply, navigation, recreation, and fish and wildlife management at Lake Sidney Lanier, Gwinnett County, Georgia, authorized pursuant to the first section of the Act of July 24, 1946 (chapter 595, 60 Stat. 635), to improve flood risk management, navigation safety, hydropower reliability, and water supply.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H94D0D65A344B463EB1821BC4D1A6221A" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Chicago Harbor Lock, Illinois</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modifications to the project for navigation, Chicago Harbor Lock, Illinois, authorized pursuant to section 1 of the Act of July 11, 1870 (chapter 240, 16 Stat. 226; 21 Stat. 182; 37 Stat. 217; 40 Stat. 1283; 76 Stat. 1176), to add recreation as an authorized purpose.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA79B2FDEC95747ACB1A3606EF1078B5A" commented="no"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Saylorville Reservoir, Iowa</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modifications to the project for flood control, Saylorville Reservoir, Iowa, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 310), to include water supply and sediment management.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3AB2EEB147174DEBBC78E87BACAA8ADA" commented="no"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Lawrence, on Kansas River, Kansas</header><text>Modifications to the project for flood protection, Lawrence, on Kansas River, Kansas, authorized pursuant to section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1588), to study raising levees on the Kansas River in Lawrence, Kansas, north of Bowersock Dam.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9F600ACAF67D4456B5B44A9AB16546CC" commented="no"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Buckhorn Lake, Leslie and Perry Counties, Kentucky</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modifications to the project for flood control and other purposes authorized pursuant to section 4 of the Act of June 28, 1938 (chapter 795, 52 Stat. 1217), to include sediment and debris management at Buckhorn Lake in Leslie and Perry Counties, Kentucky.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H06370543DB484FB18ED0F8E7C47106EF" commented="no"> <enum>(12)</enum> <header>Louisville Metropolitan Flood Protection System Reconstruction, Jefferson and Bullitt Counties, Kentucky</header> <text>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 interest for 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="H91362D2F02EA467ABBF20224D2A35434"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Curtis Creek Channel, Maryland</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modifications to the project for navigation, Baltimore Harbor and Channels, Maryland, authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 297), to expand the Federal channel to include the Curtis Creek Channel to a depth of 29 feet.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB5EF17E2255B42EFB0DB02F8898A8FC1" commented="no"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Boston Harbor, Massachusetts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modifications to the project for navigation, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, authorized by the first section of the Act of March 2, 1867 (chapter 144, 14 Stat. 420; 104 Stat. 4607; 128 Stat. 1365), for additional deepening and widening.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA934E5B4E1134A34B9E87A0B6478A367" commented="no"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Grenada Lake, Yazoo River and Tributaries, Mississippi</header><text>Modifications to the project for flood control of the Yazoo River and Tributaries, Mississippi, authorized by section 10 of the Act of May 15, 1928 (chapter 569, 45 Stat. 538), to add recreation as a project purpose on the Yalobusha River, including at Grenada Lake.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1BB3A230644C4892AC8AA91204BC0EB9" commented="no"> <enum>(16)</enum> <header>New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway, New Jersey</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modifications to the project for navigation for the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway, New Jersey, authorized pursuant to section 2 of the Act of March 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 13; 100 Stat. 4181) to reroute the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway near Ventnor City, New Jersey.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HADA45421C48B4A199B079FA13D9924BD" commented="no"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Rahway River Basin, New Jersey</header><text>Modifications to the project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Rahway River Basin, New Jersey, authorized by section 401(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2737; 136 Stat. 3736; 138 Stat. 3066), to improve flood risk management for municipalities within the basin that are subject to repetitive flooding.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCF2C3F5BD1504F2F92A19DC984B1DE6F" commented="no"><enum>(18)</enum><header>Port of New York and New Jersey, New York and New Jersey</header><text>Modifications to the project for navigation, Port of New York and New Jersey, New York and New Jersey, authorized by section 101 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2576), to improve navigation south of the Elizabeth Port Authority Marine Terminal.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H27DE373FA17741A9B54FD6A536AFE524" commented="no"><enum>(19)</enum><header>Allegheny River, Pennsylvania</header><text>Modifications to the project for navigation and ecosystem restoration, Allegheny River, Pennsylvania, authorized pursuant to the first section of the Act of July 25, 1912 (chapter 253, 37 Stat. 216; 46 Stat. 928; 49 Stat. 1035), to add recreation as a project purpose.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4CBE203406484078AAC66E11D05EABF0" commented="no"> <enum>(20)</enum> <header>Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, Pennsylvania</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modifications to the project for navigation, Delaware River, Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania (including Philadelphia to the Sea), authorized by section 1 of the Act of June 25, 1910 (chapter 382, 36 Stat. 637; 46 Stat. 921; 52 Stat. 803; 59 Stat. 14; 68 Stat. 1249; 72 Stat. 297), and the project for navigation, Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, authorized by section 1 of the Act of August 8, 1917 (40 Stat. 252; 46 Stat. 921; 60 Stat. 635), to improve navigation for large commercial vessels in the vicinity of the confluence of the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H96F4624215DC4E628E0494B4C7CC85E3" commented="no"><enum>(21)</enum><header>Charleston Peninsula, South Carolina</header><text>Modifications to the project for coastal storm risk management, Charleston Peninsula, South Carolina, authorized by section 8401(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3842), to include features for tidal- and inland-related flood risk management measures.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBAB42D9A579041F487D7A05732DFF060" commented="no"><enum>(22)</enum><header>Lake Aquilla, Brazos River Basin, Texas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modifications to the project for water supply, flood risk management, and recreation, Lake Aquilla, Brazos River Basin, Texas, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 741), for reallocation of water supply storage.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEDFB25573F91451083266A54B9E68CF5" commented="no"><enum>(23)</enum><header>James River, Virginia</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modifications to the project for navigation, James River, Virginia, authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1174; 102 Stat. 4045), to include additional portions at the Appomattox River and add flood risk management as a purpose.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H592EDDC1368F4FEC8FCCAB1B893D0A32" commented="no"><enum>(24)</enum><header>Norfolk Harbor and Channels, Virginia</header><text>Modifications to the project for navigation, Norfolk Harbor and Channels, Virginia, authorized by section 201 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4090; 132 Stat. 3840; 136 Stat. 3763), to improve navigation in the Eastern Branch of the Elizabeth River.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H347457F5E3E646E5820E892A14378024" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>202.</enum><header>Expedited completion</header>
<subsection id="H94C7162D0363496AAB314790A9AEF6AB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Feasibility studies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall expedite the completion of a feasibility study or general reevaluation report (as applicable) for each of the following projects, and if the Secretary determines that the project is justified in a completed report, may proceed directly to preconstruction planning, engineering, and design of the project:</text> <paragraph id="H4896E2A929FF4C1BBA09A5B43643E6BA" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Project for storm damage prevention and reduction, coastal erosion, and ice and glacial damage in the State of Alaska, authorized by section 8315 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3783).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD4E9F2E81F624619A6283294FA2D05A2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for reallocation of water supply storage, Greers Ferry Lake, Arkansas, authorized 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></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1191DC30DBBC4BBFA9B03E899DC99401" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood control and allied purposes, Homer Navigation Improvements, Alaska, authorized pursuant to section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 1181).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4D9AFBA6E1054E8A8600BC54322E1C6F"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for navigation, Port of Nome Modifications, Alaska, authorized by section 401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2733).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8AA03AC206494621A2F2CAD6828FE084" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Project for flood risk management, Cave Buttes Dam, Phoenix, Arizona, authorized by section 1201(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3802).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCC5EBA7787464D8BBE6127E8144F842C" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, McMicken Dam and Trilby Wash, Maricopa County, Arizona, authorized by section 8201 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3744; 138 Stat. 3065).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD9662058ED1D40FDA9A706E20A34B39E" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for ecosystem restoration, Rio Salado Oeste, Phoenix, Arizona, authorized pursuant to section 6 of the Act of June 28, 1938 (chapter 795, 52 Stat. 1225).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H284DD88F79194757A34693A539701D5E" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Project for flood risk management, Yavapai County, in the vicinity of the City of Cottonwood, Arizona, authorized by section 1201(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3050).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H08CE7701E44241F7A0151426F45A1D35"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood control and other purposes, Calaveras River and Littlejohn Creek and tributaries, California, authorized by section 10 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (chapter 665, 58 Stat. 902; 138 Stat. 3058).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDE2279BFF5304024BDBF0362C7DD334E"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, water supply, and ecosystem restoration, Chowchilla River, Ash Slough, and Berenda Slough, Madera County, California, authorized by section 6 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1595; 52 Stat. 1225; 138 Stat. 3059).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8831581357F54D3BB4314D9B12870FED"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood control, water conservation, environmental restoration, water supply, and related purposes, Coyote Valley Dam, California, authorized by section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 177; 130 Stat. 1682; 132 Stat. 3803; 134 Stat. 2672; 136 Stat. 3835; 138 Stat. 3065).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H07BECEC91014452FAC81C15543B2E208"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for ecosystem restoration and water supply conservation and recharge, Eastman Lake, California, authorized by section 1201(a)(4) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3050).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD3C6A0A873604F9BBD6BBA61B7BC3E3E" commented="no"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood control, environmental restoration, and recreation, Murrieta Creek, California, authorized by section 103 of title I of appendix B of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/377">Public Law 106–377</external-xref> (114 Stat. 1441A–65; 136 Stat. 3786).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAF37A211DC3245E4BE928260D62AEB07" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(14)</enum><text>Project for ecosystem restoration, City of Petaluma, California, authorized by section 8201(a)(6) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3745).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H42334182080E485FB19BCCDB25FF7586"><enum>(15)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for ecosystem restoration, water supply, and recreation, Pine Flat Dam, Fresno County, California, authorized by section 1201(a)(7) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3050).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA3C5A50C0AE84D4EAFC96BC614F8DD54"><enum>(16)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood control, Redbank and Fancher Creeks, California, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4112).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD3DAF66C2AF7413D85E3A38D1FF01313" commented="no"><enum>(17)</enum><text>Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Salinas River, California, authorized by section 1201(a)(9) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3050).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE94E8EBC4C204808A44682CF49D044A7"><enum>(18)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, including sea level rise, San Diego Bay, California, authorized by section 1201(a)(11) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3050).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H705EA8477ADB427691725A0F3CC4D182"><enum>(19)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, including stormwater runoff reduction, City of San Mateo, California, authorized by section 1201(a)(14) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3051).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H031D1E33BFAA4C5F99F3F07F4BAA9C28" commented="no"><enum>(20)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for ecosystem restoration, Central and South Florida, Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Program, Lake Okeechobee Watershed Restoration, Florida, authorized pursuant to section 601(d)(2)(B) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2680; 121 Stat. 1179; 134 Stat. 2673; 136 Stat. 3761; 138 Stat. 3067).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBAAFE458D79243F8B4D649C7A1779B8B" commented="no"><enum>(21)</enum><text>Project for flood risk management, water supply, ecosystem restoration, recreation, and related purposes, Lake Istokpoga, Florida, authorized pursuant to section 8214 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3759).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H093CDDA7944942A699A73B2A0E0365F7" commented="no"><enum>(22)</enum><text>Project for ecosystem restoration, Lake Runnymede, Florida, authorized by section 8201(a)(16) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3745).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H23D10E3F354F4E0FAC6A1E27F1297406" commented="no"><enum>(23)</enum><text>Project for ecosystem restoration and flood risk management, Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida, authorized by section 8201(a)(19) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3745).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H570F1FA913F244FBABDDBFDE25EAE400" commented="no"><enum>(24)</enum><text>Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction and ecosystem restoration in the vicinity of MacDill Air Force Base, City of Tampa, Florida, authorized by section 1201(a)(37) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3052).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8D91D3098D804725BFE40116E5418254" commented="no"><enum>(25)</enum><text>Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Port Tampa Bay, Florida, including McKay Bay, authorized by section 8201(a)(18) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3745).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H76FECFF2E5D043F3822B932AA07ADDE0"><enum>(26)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, and water storage, Shingle Creek and Kissimmee River, Osceola County, Florida, authorized by section 201(a)(5) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2670; 136 Stat. 3749).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H48C026F25EC1433E962A707A197A458A" commented="no"><enum>(27)</enum><text>Project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction and coastal storm risk management, Volusia County, Florida, authorized by the resolution of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, dated February 16, 2000, and required to be expedited by section 1203(a)(14) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3065).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8010381AD89447E382D4C6A468CD0639" commented="no"><enum>(28)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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; 138 Stat. 3060).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7A7AEE9EEC844BCBBDB1E8F9A8100A0D"><enum>(29)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, Kaiaka-Waialua watershed, O‘ahu, Hawaii, authorized pursuant to section 1201(a)(45) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3052).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H48D78DDD0B504EF9BE253C047D200326"><enum>(30)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management and coastal storm risk management, County of Kaua‘i, Hawaii, authorized pursuant to section 1201(a)(46) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3052).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H348D243764D741CCACC159405AB3BAEF"><enum>(31)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, County of Maui, Hawaii, authorized by section 1201(a)(47) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3052).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H915F2D84A8044B9E9C54A0EAC4EFC4E2" commented="no"><enum>(32)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood control and allied purposes, Wailupe Stream, ‘Āina Haina, Honolulu, Hawaii, authorized pursuant to section 209 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1197).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4B75586F0C724A9ABC94AE8991375DC2" commented="no"><enum>(33)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, Waimea River, County of Kaua‘i, Hawaii, authorized pursuant to section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1830).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA186E384502C4921A4E8FA8901055DAA" commented="no"> <enum>(34)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, Hoosic River, Massachusetts, authorized pursuant to the resolution of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives adopted on December 2, 2010 (docket number 2828), for environmental restoration, streambank stabilization, flood risk management, watershed management, floodplain management, and other allied purposes.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HFE27F759AF1546758CFD6DE6A25B2509"><enum>(35)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for navigation, Saginaw River, Michigan, authorized pursuant to section 456 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 332).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H55BBD1E9AC1741949220B1D20DA98691" commented="no"><enum>(36)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Tittabawassee River, Chippewa River, Pine River, and Tobacco River, Michigan, authorized by section 8201(a)(46) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3747).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF4443C1596A24F348C8D72357F33F154"><enum>(37)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for ecosystem restoration, Lower Osage River Basin, Missouri, authorized by section 201(a)(16) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2670).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8BE878F0CAF641DCB7FC685934F30A1B"><enum>(38)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood control of the Mississippi River in its alluvial valley and for its improvement from the Head of the Passes to Cape Girardeau, Missouri, authorized by the first section of the Act of May 15, 1928 (chapter 569, 45 Stat. 534; 138 Stat. 3060).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBDCAFE4D531744DBB1BE91AB4FB37034"><enum>(39)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, Berry’s Creek, New Jersey, authorized by section 1201(a)(91) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3055).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1E87DD5CD67743E19A1CB0903E067FA8"><enum>(40)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, Fleischer Brook, New Jersey, authorized by section 1201(a)(92) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3055).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4EC841CB512E43D3A95CE16B242FE187"><enum>(41)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management and hydropower, Great Falls Raceway, Paterson, New Jersey, authorized by section 1201(a)(93) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3055).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3495C32C6CD2411EB44DE1F078F621F2"><enum>(42)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">General reevaluation report for project for flood risk management, Green Brook Sub-basin, Raritan River Basin, New Jersey, authorized by section 401 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4119; 134 Stat. 2671; 138 Stat. 3066).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDE1A083E4A6742DD9CB25A89A1FC3EED"><enum>(43)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">General reevaluation report for the project for hurricane and storm damage, Hereford Inlet to Cape May Inlet, Cape May County, New Jersey, authorized by section 1401(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1712).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2A17783437414E0A81D816384F9D52E7"><enum>(44)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, Ho-Ho-Kus Brook and Saddle River, Village of Ridgewood, New Jersey, authorized by section 1201(a)(98) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3055).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5D3138F5952A4C5F8B17D85521E93015"><enum>(45)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Passaic River Basin, Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, and Passaic Counties, New Jersey, authorized by section 1201(a)(95) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3055).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE72832BC9C194ECC89254781BBC4C48D"><enum>(46)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for navigation and flood risk management, Passaic River, Paterson, New Jersey, authorized by section 1201(a)(96) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3055).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8DB2A60D61F9443D88E90ABB32157791" commented="no"><enum>(47)</enum><text>Project for navigation, Borough of Paulsboro, New Jersey, authorized by section 1201(a)(97) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3055).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFEF9CC9F103340948C67B7F83D9B85A1"><enum>(48)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management along the Peckman River Basin in the townships of Verona (and surrounding area), Cedar Grove, and West Caldwell, New Jersey, authorized by section 8201(a)(58) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3747).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE8443B429BCF448F89B763C990D2E747"><enum>(49)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, Whippany River Watershed, Morris County, New Jersey, authorized by section 8201(a)(59) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3747).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7F63EB22C6E343F4BCB511433EA9D0EA"><enum>(50)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management, Wolf Creek, New Jersey, authorized by section 1201(a)(99) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3055).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H36CE61E09CF4462D8F6163F37789F6B1" commented="no"><enum>(51)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for storm damage reduction, to include additional replacement of beach groins, Long Beach, New York, authorized by section 101(a)(21) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3665; 138 Stat. 3061).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0D067E4DA4194112A20684A18D7DAA49"><enum>(52)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for ecosystem restoration, Great Salt Lake, Utah, authorized by section 8201(a)(88) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3749).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H59CDF3ED0A5C426E8E8C94356A370DA8" commented="no"><enum>(53)</enum><text>Project for coastal storm risk management, Virginia Coastal Storm Risk Management, authorized pursuant to the Act of June 15, 1955 (chapter 140, 69 Stat. 132).</text></paragraph> </subsection>
<subsection id="HCA4521366BA148D0BAB06E311C8218B9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall expedite the completion of a final report of the Chief of Engineers or other decision document, as applicable, for each of the following projects for the project to be considered for authorization:</text> <paragraph id="H81E5AEC2615E4852B55AD97850A0D671"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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. 3839).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2D696AE4544D437AA6E0ADFDD2F03B7E" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for ecosystem restoration, Salt River (Va Shly’Ay Akimel), Maricopa County, Arizona, as authorized by section 6 of the Act of June 28, 1938 (chapter 795, 52 Stat. 1225).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1DAEA70C15EB44E39329DD13CA682309" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Study for repairs to recontour and stabilize the slope at Dardanelle Lock and Dam, Arkansas, authorized pursuant to section 7 of the Act of July 24, 1946 (chapter 595, 60 Stat. 640).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H12CAB7B84AB84773A979BAEFFF839470"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for ecosystem restoration and recreation, Los Angeles River, California, as authorized by section 1407(7) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1714).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H47BA835FB9F54A00B1F938CB1943CCE1"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk reduction, San Francisco Bay, California, authorized by section 142 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 2930; 100 Stat. 4158; 134 Stat. 2672; 138 Stat. 3136).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9E9EE8C3388C463BA4F3E26B61D067F2" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for ecosystem restoration, Central and South Florida, Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Program, Central Everglades Planning Project, Florida, authorized pursuant to section 601(d)(2)(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2684; 110 Stat. 3767; 114 Stat. 2680; 121 Stat. 1052; 128 Stat. 1369; 130 Stat. 1713; 132 Stat. 3819; 136 Stat. 3791; 138 Stat. 3067).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2A124CB1938045FBB07AB1AB6405A6DE"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for navigation, Port Everglades, Florida, authorized by section 1401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1709; 136 Stat. 3792).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCB7D299D942E45B893C9D89D5EADFFCE"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood risk management and resiliency, Lower Missouri Jefferson City L–142 Flood Risk Management Study, Lower and Upper Missouri River Comprehensive Flood Protection, Missouri, authorized by section 2 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (chapter 377, 55 Stat. 646; 58 Stat. 897; 134 Stat. 2687).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H039384D0756F4DBFA7E945EE075362D6"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood and storm damage reduction, New York and New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries, New York and New Jersey, as authorized by the Act of June 15, 1955 (chapter 140, 69 Stat. 132; 134 Stat. 2676; 138 Stat. 3152).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9320B05BFA8F49E1A53FC0BF9EF1EF33"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for navigation, Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project, Port Lavaca, Texas, authorized by section 401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2734; 138 Stat. 3083).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H43D34EFC76024586B3EFFB632AED6876"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, navigation, and ecosystem restoration, Chincoteague Island, Virginia, authorized by section 1201(27) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1683).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5757B22C83AC409EB971D46C0E4D57E9" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Watershed and river basin assessments</header><text>The Secretary shall expedite the completion of an assessment under 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>) for Lower Rouge River Watershed, Michigan.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HE2C7CCA513334A07B155EF1933003EAB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Dredged materials management plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall expedite the completion of a dredged material management plan for each of the following projects:</text>
<paragraph id="HFAE883971CFF417680A14B029B1D4FF3" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Homer Small Boat Harbor, Homer, Alaska, authorized pursuant to section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 1181).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3659B729A6694829BDDA3EC0DB9B354E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio, authorized by the first section of the Act of June 3, 1896 (chapter 314, 29 Stat. 209).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3239EA9383164C5EAFBC03145AE5493F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cleveland Harbor, Ohio, authorized by the first section of the Act of August 14, 1876 (chapter 267, 19 Stat. 133; 100 Stat. 4095; 101 Stat. 1329–107).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H20DC64B7E9534E8BB39076B7D2D56811"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Water control manuals</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, expedite completion of updates to the water control manuals at the Terminus Dam and Lake Kaweah Project, Kaweah River, California, authorized by section 10 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (chapter 665, 58 Stat. 901).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HAC2D6ABA4B12467CB7705BF5B8508B22"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Issues Evaluation Studies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall expedite the completion of the Issues Evaluation Study for Black Butte Lake, Stoney Creek, California, authorized pursuant to the Act of December 22, 1944 (chapter 665, 58 Stat. 900).</text></subsection></section> <section id="H90597D7346BD4CDB9514FA546929B280" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>203.</enum><header>Expedited modification of existing feasibility studies</header> <subsection id="HCC1F5EF8A88F43F0887EA2DC1752B4C5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Unalaska (Dutch Harbor), Alaska modification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The feasibility study for navigation, Unalaska (Dutch Harbor) Channels, Alaska, authorized by section 401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2734) is modified to authorize the Secretary to include in the study coastal storm risk management and shoreline erosion protection.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H607BBC2E69EC44D4A9E5349B4AEDB7F3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Alexandria to the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The feasibility 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, as authorized by section 1202(4) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3064), is modified to include Vermilion Bay.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HD6A6B4F678E84408AC26151CD4F572F7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Expedited completion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall expedite the completion of the feasibility studies described in subsections (a) and (b), as modified by such subsections, and if the Secretary determines that a project that is the subject of the feasibility study described in subsection (a) or (b) is justified in the completed report, may proceed directly to preconstruction planning, engineering, and design of the project.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H84A006958E964FA5AFB4E2154F40D761" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>204.</enum><header>Expedited completion of other feasibility studies</header>
<subsection id="H4B3EE56983AD4AA7AD2DDD3DE65457C0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Cedar Port Navigation and Improvement District Channel Deepening Project, Baytown, Texas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall expedite the review and coordination of the feasibility study for the project for navigation, Cedar Port Navigation and Improvement District Channel Deepening Project, Baytown, Texas, under section 203(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2231">33 U.S.C. 2231(b)</external-xref>).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H9BFABD40B7034448B1E32838A6B74E7C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Raymondville Drain Project, Texas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall expedite the review and coordination of the feasibility study for the project for flood control, Raymondville Drain Project, Lower Rio Grande Basin, Texas, under section 203(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2231">33 U.S.C. 2231(b)</external-xref>).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HDB5EF41C44A34C1E9789E7966E609A5D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Sabine-Neches Waterway Navigation Improvement Project, Texas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall expedite the review and coordination of the feasibility study for the project for navigation, Sabine-Neches Waterway, Texas, under section 203(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2231">33 U.S.C. 2231(b)</external-xref>).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H40AD3E5EBBCF4FD8A7F3829A1429D209"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Southern Florida Water Management District, Central and Southern Florida Flood Resiliency Study (Broward Basins), Florida</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall expedite the review and coordination of the Central and Southern Florida Resiliency Study—Broward Basins for the project for flood risk management, Southern Florida Water Management District, Florida, under section 203(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2231">33 U.S.C. 2231(b)</external-xref>).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HF8A4F88A6945451D83600176728F5F12" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>205.</enum><header>Corps of Engineers reports</header>
<subsection id="H3B7E0042A0CD4BCC87554E56F27E5BA1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report on the formulation of future water resources development projects</header>
<paragraph id="HF9619D8657AE4DB084C25418E40F2DE6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and biennially thereafter for a period of 10 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 describing the use of the procedures under part 234 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, issued pursuant to section 110 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1962-4">42 U.S.C. 1962–4</external-xref>), with respect to ongoing feasibility studies for water resources development projects.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2B9B21B2B3F84BD5B6615BEFF40CA5C6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The Secretary shall include in the report submitted under paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA1CD4890EF8F414091EF2DCBA08B56C8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a project-by-project identification of any feasibility study carried out in accordance with the procedures described in paragraph (1) and an identification of, and rationale for, any study carried out during the period applicable to the report that was not developed using such procedures;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H55A8D5CA625541878B45B7D3134001AE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an evaluation of the outcomes of such procedures on the formulation, evaluation, and recommendations for a proposed water resources development project; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1B46338F26CB4312B79A2DEE7554C077"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a summary of stakeholder engagement and public input received related to the formulation, evaluation, and recommendation of the project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H154CD723C9C045E193F20E5ECBEAB1FD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report on impacts of commercial and industrial water supply users on water resources development projects</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 effects of new commercial and industrial water users on water resources development projects authorized for the purpose of water supply or water conservation.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H9E10D863C8EF4E9CB9D423B18AE8EA90"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report on Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations</header>
<paragraph id="HD5338D7BA776427186586C2B19CA085F"> <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 detailing the implementation of forecast-informed reservoir operations at 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>).</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6A96A3BE8F414ECF9A6A1953F708FE82"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>The Secretary shall include in the report submitted under paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB3167F9AC3764BDF8157012EA6E08725"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a list of projects at which forecast-informed reservoir operations have been implemented or evaluated and, with respect to any project for which such operations were evaluated but not implemented, a rationale for why the operations were not implemented at each such project;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB6E5CC52F125412A805AE9B2268E3462" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a list of projects at which the viability of using airborne snow observatory flights has been implemented or evaluated for use in forecast-informed reservoir operations and, with respect to any project for which such operations were evaluated but not implemented, a rationale for why the operations were not implemented at each such project;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5F1C2290F5784EEEBB4276CA7D9EEE40"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an assessment of the effectiveness of such operations in improving water supply and flood risk management, and other authorized project purposes;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAEAD6C3ED2CA4B3E9350DB040CAE0D8D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any barriers to implementation of forecast-informed reservoir operations, including technical, operational, or legal constraints; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA8852FB0964645BE8A0B887245C0C32F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>recommendations for any modifications to existing authorities to expand or improve such operations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H8E88C80683C8403BA4B3E80203A5FF61"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Recreational access for floating cabins</header> <paragraph id="HDD74F26A556A4E388D4816A832A15161"><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 floating cabins, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H33E5C02DD90747A5B1F6FFD9FC96B40B" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a summary of any authorities and procedures the Secretary uses to manage activities or permissions relating to floating cabins;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6DF657B1D0BB45C59E3E0AC485A40A4E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identification of any laws, regulations, administrative barriers, or other limitations that prohibit or inhibit greater use of, or installation of new, floating cabins;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBAE713A1BEDD4AD498316972BC35A0BB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>recommendations of the Secretary with respect to changes the Secretary may implement to facilitate greater use of, or installation of new, floating cabins; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H271E97013F1242B4A04E2D6B897D9B77"><enum>(D)</enum><text>with respect to each recommendation identified under subparagraph (C)—</text>
<clause id="HBCCF08B44A6E446EA81C9D7AF58D1E29"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the estimated cost to the Corps of Engineers to implement, and operate under, such change; and</text></clause> <clause id="HF3066E8A710D45BA833CC3F0DA9F00FE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a detailed description of any effects, including benefits, that such change is expected to have on—</text>
<subclause id="HCD7079CE72204C71800BE23AFB4EF8A1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>any operations at water resources development projects operated and maintained by the Corps; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H22AC391D2F864B3E90BB360FBB5898B6"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the mission of the Corps as it relates to recreation.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H68478E6823384BB0BA4FB49DB8530E4B" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Floating cabin defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>floating cabin</term> means a floating cabin, as such term is defined in section 1035 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1234), that is located on waters subject to the jurisdiction of the Secretary, including Federal water resources reservoirs or lake projects administered by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H3F84CB70121D483982C3D9F841291980" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report on easements for hurricane and storm damage reduction projects</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 implementation of authorities granted in section 1145(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/598c">33 U.S.C. 598c(d)</external-xref>), including—</text>
<paragraph id="H78C3C91822A94B24B8B1DB650D2BD263" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of any administrative actions taken (including any guidance issued, policy changes made, or process improvements implemented) by the Secretary to implement such section;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H83F69F3C258A44FAA50028FAF2E1257E" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a summary of the use of each authority used by the Secretary in carrying out a project pursuant to such section, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB25CE7155BE54285B3F9C37C97A94F30" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number and types of projects for which each such authority was used;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB52DCA2909614ED09136CC681CBF1F53" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the status of any easement acquisition, easement relocation, or easement modification activity carried out using each such authority; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB3137FEAD5334879A520A7E1F39C8DD4" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any reduction in project delays or costs, or any reduction in administrative burdens, attributable to the use of each such authority; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3182528EDC364BB7A82004482898D8A4" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identification of any additional legislative authorities the Secretary determines are necessary to improve project delivery under such section.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H076ABB4E9214416FAB8FB0180BCB432B" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Beneficial use of dredged material; management plans report</header>
<paragraph id="H635F8548929D4105A288FC3E0670B887" 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 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 strategic plan required by section 8130(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3717), developed in accordance with the national goal described in section 125(a)(1)(B) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2326g">33 U.S.C. 2326g(a)(1)(B)</external-xref>).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H20FB5A5E656F4920B7EC41C7ADB44351" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Failure to meet deadline</header><text>If the Secretary fails to submit the strategic plan described in paragraph (1) by the deadline established by such paragraph, the Secretary shall, not later than 225 days after the date of enactment of this Act, submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2A2C14D39F634128BCD10AD7D98E9F43" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a detailed explanation of why the Secretary failed to submit the strategic plan by the deadline;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAFD38F5419A04EC09FF8BC08C675B610" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a summary of the status of the development of the strategic plan, including whether it has been initiated; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H80F20E42AF07489E82131149096BCC2D" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a projected date for submission of the strategic plan.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H5C4EF121FB4B41AA8A5275B511F4B7C5" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Report on the applicability of architectural and engineering fee caps</header> <paragraph id="HD9E89A12E2664C0D9BCB03F3B21D1185" commented="no"><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 any statutory, regulatory, or policy limitation on architectural and engineering service fees applicable to water resources development projects carried out under the civil works program of the Corps of Engineers.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H25ED9EEF98D849DFA246630B715114CC" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The Secretary shall include in the report submitted under paragraph (1)—</text> <subparagraph id="H32AA0CDFEE4842C5AA117B932D40D303" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a description of any limitation applied by the Secretary to architectural and engineering service fees for such projects, including, where applicable, the identification of the authority for the limitation; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7BFF0B786B5E49338BEF998B34EB3A3D" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an assessment of the effects of any limitations applied by the Secretary to such fees on the ability of the Secretary to carry out such projects, including a list of projects the cost or schedule of which was affected by such limitations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF5C6F2084C534A418C49295231B19CB4"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Report on realignment of Corps divisions</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 detailing the implications and feasibility of realigning the divisions of the Corps to transfer the responsibilities of the Little Rock District to the Mississippi Valley Division.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H3951272007EB4E878C889F8672E8149B"><enum>206.</enum><header>Report on the inland waterways system</header>
<subsection id="HFEE3D932026B432A9EAF12EC1C6B5869"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive study to evaluate the condition and reliability of water resources development projects within inland and intracoastal waterways of the United States.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HCE2AC01F58F744E49F2D804056CAF2A8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Components</header><text>In carrying out the study required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HDCB382C7B4AE4AE3833D5385ADEEEDE2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>examine inland and intracoastal waterways of the United States and the ability of such waterways to meet the needs of the United States, including emergency and defense needs;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7AC561EAF0454B2C8DD7B092CE04FF3E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>investigate the reliability and effectiveness of water resources development projects within such waterways with respect to commerce, navigation, environment, and recreation;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H60E929B21F75425AA0B3C289D5752FCA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>assess the condition of flood control structures (including locks, levees, and dams) along such waterways to determine the structural importance and identify any necessary repairs to maintain future reliability of such waterways;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA57F2DA535794099A94FAEA8E473A909"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assess the effectiveness of ecosystem restoration and mitigation efforts within such waterways;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H76BFC251F40B47A0AC0BC74413126B86"><enum>(5)</enum><text>evaluate water resources development projects (including separable elements) within such waterways that will reduce recurring dredging requirements to maintain authorized navigation dimensions of such waterways and prevent channel migration;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCEB86338490C4E7DBA76DF0157855B29"><enum>(6)</enum><text>assess the funding needed to improve the reliability and effectiveness of water resources development projects within such waterways; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD0473021A9FF414AA61BD9BE0BEC077D"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify components of water resources development projects that, in case of failure, would likely have significant impacts on the function of such waterways.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF39297DC7AC94B5ABB153D922B18934E"><enum>(c)</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 Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the study required under subsection (a).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H831E1CFCB0C644D9A76D95DF86EEF6F2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Inland and intracoastal waterways of the United States defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>inland and intracoastal waterways of the United States</term> means the inland and intracoastal waterways described in section 206 of the Inland Waterways Revenue Act of 1978 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1804">33 U.S.C. 1804</external-xref>).</text></subsection></section> <section id="H1F0E027E11B84C899F1F14807BA918B6"><enum>207.</enum><header>GAO studies</header> <subsection id="H5819E72074684E27A670DF1520FB7042"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Study on Cost-Sharing efforts for recreation facilities</header> <paragraph id="H7D8B560CC44A4F71B568980DA64904C6"><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 efforts of the Secretary to share with non-Federal public entities and private nonprofit entities the cost of managing recreation facilities and natural resources at water resource development projects under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3FC71F972F954435A7F67F4EF0F4F4D5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In conducting the review under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall—</text> <subparagraph id="HCF0D53D4892F4A00910384AD6E94EB07"><enum>(A)</enum><text>describe the actions the Secretary is taking, or plans to take, to implement 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>);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H48F925A11F8C4B95AB4EEB02AB872505"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate the use of joint management agreements, including cooperative agreements under subsection (b)(1) of such section, and other partnership authorities, that allow the Secretary to share responsibilities with, or transfer or delegate responsibilities to, non-Federal public entities and private nonprofit entities, for the operation and management of recreation facilities and natural resources;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC58863EACA1A430782882B3498112AD1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>assess the effectiveness of such agreements in reducing Federal costs, improving facility conditions, and maintaining or enhancing public access;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAE72FE1308224D16B49AB006CB4947D6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>identify any legal, regulatory, or administrative barriers to the expanded use of such agreements; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3B464383B17C4D2F909B9BFD926BB552" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>develop recommendations for legislative or administrative actions to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of such partnership authorities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0E978582313D4E0BB207C11F947B08E3" commented="no"><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 that contains the results of such review, including any recommendations developed under paragraph (2)(E).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE1725CD48F804E7EB8E025846C13CE5D" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study on beach renourishment efforts</header> <paragraph id="H2C8F71DEFFA240E5ACA32AE9E1F21165" commented="no"><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 that includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFB9FE499173A43418B4B4566A756E4D1" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the statutory authorities and programs used by, and available to, the Secretary to support beach renourishment cycles, including initial construction, periodic renourishment, and emergency renourishment activities;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA1AEFA273EA446B8AB1A30B7BC54A33B" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an evaluation of financial, regulatory, and technical barriers that contribute to delays in carrying out beach renourishment activities;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD7807F5D5CB44DAA90A7FA9AA8406505" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a description of the Corps of Engineers process for evaluating the beneficial use of dredged material for beach renourishment activities, including procuring materials from other projects carried out by the Corps of Engineers; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBB673CBF5C124947BB9A5BC1C8ABE205" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>recommendations for legislative, regulatory, or administrative actions to address barriers identified under subparagraph (B) and to improve the efficiency, predictability, and effectiveness of the beach renourishment efforts of the Corps of Engineers.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEF078DEB2749477DBE5258B7DA0121A3" commented="no"><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></subsection> <subsection id="HCB2C9A08BD0841D5BE23CED649941CE1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Study on architectural and engineering design services</header> <paragraph id="HCE7CDD7D6BC946C4B680C972FBEF748A"><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 of the methods by which the Corps of Engineers performs architectural and engineering design services, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H23DC6989BD524B35A04D379418B0D874"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an analysis of the procurement of such services through contracts with private sector firms;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2DC490C3FF55457788C162920E0443CC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an assessment of the extent to which employees of the Corps of Engineers carry out such services; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9D72F62AC44144DE943FA2BF6C2C6797"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a comparative assessment of the benefits and costs of the methods described in subparagraphs (A) and (B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H83B092E1C7B74ED0BF64941C488225D8"><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 on the findings of such review.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HEADDA787801B4B04A138DDAAC50265F8" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Review of compliance with State fish and wildlife recommendations</header>
<paragraph id="H75B8ECAEC66B411AB35F32F30A29A884" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate a review of the compliance of the Secretary with any requirements under, and incorporation of any recommendations submitted to the Secretary pursuant to, the following:</text> <subparagraph id="HC62878CBBD7A4C14AB6D81B878EFA6CE" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Section 2 of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/662">16 U.S.C. 662</external-xref>), including technical recommendations related to evaluating impacts to fish and wildlife resources.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAE35BB605F2F4F18B14341D0C9725735" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>State management programs approved under section 306 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1455">16 U.S.C. 1455</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H134C59460F734FBE9493597E472181F6" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>State comprehensive plans approved under section 4 of the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/669c">16 U.S.C. 669c</external-xref>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0340683D8D8644E6BDCA90E30F09E3B5" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting the review under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H275AB168B1C74C84AD5ABF5845C8453C" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>assess the extent to which the Corps of Engineers incorporates any recommendation submitted by a Federal or State agency pursuant to the statutes identified in paragraph (1) in developing a feasibility study for the construction or modification of a water resources development project or an operations or mitigation plan for a water resources development project; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBE6481E83A9E49E7AFE048AD83B7E6CC" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to the extent that any recommendation is not incorporated, provide a detailed explanation and legal justification as to why such recommendation was not incorporated.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC16E31AD5E0B4B7CA38C31CCFAB4B2F0" commented="no"><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="HFF0DC2F42DEF41A2BFC6941CCD33FB34" commented="no"><enum>208.</enum><header>Inspector General reports</header>
<subsection id="HFD855F9EA43D4C73B032455E41A97A1E" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Report on inherently governmental functions</header>
<paragraph id="H4D4475F9032F4429BB437AD30BADA448" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Engineer Inspector General of the Corps of Engineers 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 related to identifying the inherently governmental function status of Corps of Engineers park rangers.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE11A453A87054ECBB6D29499EAF5B380" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>In the report submitted under paragraph (1), the Engineer Inspector General shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H14AB4FB176714ABFBCFD6F4283293C54" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an assessment of—</text> <clause id="HD4108378F16341C18A5E490722DDD152" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the policies, guidance, and practices of the Corps of Engineers for identifying and classifying functions and duties related to environmental management, public safety, and enforcement duties for projects; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HD43DBEBA958C49F394FCF14C33793E04" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the extent to which such policies, guidance, and practices comply with the requirements of the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/501">31 U.S.C. 501</external-xref> note) and other applicable laws, regulations, and guidance governing inherently governmental functions;</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD495A4D3C2794022AC1B35C7F55CA4E4" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>an assessment of any risks to environmental management, public safety, enforcement duties, or governmental decisionmaking resulting from the potential misclassification of park ranger functions;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H988350585412448C9D211FF7A9EFE88D" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an assessment of Corps of Engineers policies and procedures for distinguishing functions that must be performed by Federal employees from functions that may appropriately be performed by contractors;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H15C7DB48461C46018624C70CB26DC25E" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an assessment of any potential deficiencies in Corps of Engineers policies, procedures, internal controls, staffing practices, or organizational structures that may impair compliance with applicable requirements governing inherently governmental functions and the effective performance of environmental management, public safety, and enforcement duties; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2F8C15E9625447338D1A18A71F10FE07" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>any recommendations for administrative or legislative actions necessary to improve compliance with requirements governing inherently governmental functions and the performance of park ranger responsibilities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H36661514811E472BB40ACC7F8D0F795F" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report on Tribal policies and programs</header> <paragraph id="HF61DFFFE2AB74991AA6F7171F28A11F8" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Engineer Inspector General of the Corps of Engineers 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 implementation of policies and programs of the Corps of Engineers relating to Tribal communities, including the uniformity of application of such policies and programs across all districts of the Corps of Engineers.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1885FE02A6E74209A87A0B6A30BE369A" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contents</header><text>In the report submitted under paragraph (1), the Engineer Inspector General shall include—</text> <subparagraph id="H9B5DF515B4F84BFCAC2D71B14B26D68F" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an assessment of the Tribal Liaison position (as established by 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>)), including a description of how each applicable district office has implemented the position and the responsibilities of such position;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2CC72F3F4C7B4727B165C8CA62DF98A3" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the implementation status of—</text> <clause id="HF814DD6B066C4671B0050A1F0C20EC9F" commented="no"><enum>(i)</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></clause>
<clause id="H950D299CD7DF405DA45C71F00B9F21D2" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 1141 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2269">33 U.S.C. 2269</external-xref> note); and</text></clause> <clause id="HFF33FABB48F94DD8B57D4288C09D82C0" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>section 8115 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2281b">33 U.S.C. 2281b</external-xref> note);</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H915A9382C68447C88AEC90E467357737" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the Secretary’s alignment with requirements of subsections (c) and (d) of section 112 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2356">33 U.S.C. 2356</external-xref>) with respect to Tribal communities;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4BB17165E9A042DCA3BBE88BE4C2262F" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>an assessment of the alignment of the Secretary’s guidance, guidelines, and policies with clearly stated congressional intent with respect to Tribal communities; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2CDEDF8824064CE69F317D77DCDBF81F" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>an evaluation of barriers within the Corps of Engineers that hinder or prohibit successful Tribal engagement, consultation, or partnership.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H260D8154E9E14CBF8FB3C8FDD536F837"><enum>209.</enum><header>Acceleration of emergency inland navigation projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In carrying out any authorized inland navigation project, the Secretary shall expedite completion of any modification, repair, or rehabilitation that is subject to an emergency declaration issued by the Secretary, including a non-breach emergency, to ensure continued navigation functionality and structural integrity, including by expediting the completion of investigations, engineering and design, and construction activities necessary to resolve emergency conditions.</text></section>
<section id="HDDBE066BD72F4A29B1D79E14861736BB"><enum>210.</enum><header>Assessment of commercial fish landings data</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate the results of the corrective action plan developed by the Secretary in response to the report of the Comptroller General of the United States, published on April 28, 2025, and titled <quote>Army Corps of Engineers: Commercial Fishing Data Could Help Inform Budget Process</quote> (GAO–25–107447).</text></section> <section id="HDE522FD464BA4286BD6929DA53A8F9CD" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>211.</enum><header>Assessments of dryland stream technologies and shoreline stabilization technologies</header> <subsection id="HA1B09A7B3CA34C8B81BB24601F53AFA9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Assessment of natural infrastructure in dryland streams technologies and approaches</header> <paragraph id="H723EE97E8AC94ACD888E0952D6A1D2E9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Engineer Research and Development Center, shall carry out research and development activities on, and test the effectiveness of, natural infrastructure in dryland streams technologies and approaches to using such technologies in arid, semi-arid, and drought-prone areas.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4A1B64746AE5403BA061C5D4A0942BEB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable—</text> <subparagraph id="H3D9A9D9B5C154ABDB99BFE19FDBDC5C9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ensure that the locations where research and development activities and tests are carried out are geographically diverse;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H57D6B517EC0C411F887F4B66FC9770B0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>undertake research and development activities and tests that include human-made infrastructure that mimics natural infrastructure, such as rock check dams, beaver dam analogs, gabions, and weirs; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5B72EF6CA3F14AC48992CAAE13F7CF4B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">based on information collected from the carrying out and completion of research and development activities described in paragraph (2), assess the potential uses and effectiveness of such human-made infrastructure with respect to restoring dryland ecosystems, enhancing flood risk reduction efforts, and enhancing water supply, water conservation, and drought resiliency efforts.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H44CC94544E464030A58C9EC4A77B8F61"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In carrying out a research and development activity or test under subsection (a), the Secretary may consult with—</text> <subparagraph id="H66C76B58FCFE4861890DE76C21B0B05D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the heads of other Federal agencies; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4FFCE3B4891C42A3B45E2FE27B6F1DA9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>appropriate State government agencies in States with arid or semi-arid areas.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFBDC872F0FE6405D9678114C9EF3B5CD"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Summary to Congress</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly available (including on a publicly available website), a written summary of the activities and tests carried out under subsection (a).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HCBBA10157AF84F3EB7A1DB1FB93D6C2C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Assessment of shoreline stabilization and erosion control technologies</header>
<paragraph id="H0360A25FEC6440DB9457CB4BF72AA455"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Engineer Research and Development Center and, as appropriate, in consultation with other Federal agencies and coastal States, shall carry out research and development activities on, and test the effectiveness of, shoreline stabilization, erosion control, and wave energy reduction technologies applicable to coastal areas exposed to flooding and erosion, including flooding and erosional impacts associated with tidally influenced portions of rivers, bays, and estuaries that are hydrologically connected to the coastal water body.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE5D34EB7525A4F50BF491B0BCB12313D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H254AC6094A3649F694E5CD2E008CC57F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that research and development activities and testing are carried out in diverse geographic locations; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBE061D1B2D7C421D8A22B6C8B9C6CD41"><enum>(B)</enum><text>carry out research and development activities and testing of natural features and nature-based features (as those terms are defined in section 1184(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2289a">33 U.S.C. 2289a(a)</external-xref>)), including the use of engineered technologies that mimic natural processes or structures, or approaches that combine natural and engineered elements.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H57F4606DA7ED4E63A2EE2A419A64210D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Summary to Congress</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and make publicly available (including on a publicly available website) a written summary of the activities carried out under this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H1611B31063B14072823889737AB69DF0"><enum>212.</enum><header>Assessment of nonstructural approaches to flood risk management and hurricane and storm risk reduction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 6 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 following projects:</text>
<paragraph id="H78541BD7A23B42BBABCD26AE4EACF808"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, and Passaic Counties, New Jersey, including as it relates to buyouts in the Township of Wayne, Passaic County, New Jersey, authorized pursuant to section 101(a)(18) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4607).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H69476D9FF5864DB39A3237EA3488BCAA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The project for flood risk management, Township of Denville, New Jersey, being 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></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA8D936FC3E9F4AF8B038D9D3BBD376BF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The project for flood control, Green Brook Sub-basin, Raritan River Basin, New Jersey, authorized by section 401 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4119; 134 Stat. 2671).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDBAB909656B24F1A933B706877F6021B" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, New Jersey Back Bays, Cape May, Ocean, Atlantic, Monmouth, and Burlington Counties, authorized by resolutions of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, approved in December 1987.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H44B49C46B1844A06920BB9E6F3DF6A12"><enum>(5)</enum><text>The project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point, New York, authorized by section 401(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2738).</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H1EAD87EEF9884F0FB333BE36EF082315" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>213.</enum><header>Post-disaster watershed assessment for impacted areas</header> <subsection id="H107B6B34375E4E5499D15CF5D55DB763"><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="HEA93C7CFC6CE47B196218A87D082E077"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Areas of Catron and Grant Counties, New Mexico, impacted by the June 2025 wildfires.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2DDE73C514EB4D1380D8D491252A98FE"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Areas of Valencia County, New Mexico, impacted by the June 2025 wildfires.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9742061C885442A7BB3C03F61FA0ECD6"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Areas near Ruidoso, New Mexico, impacted by the June 2024 wildfires.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7A8B2C9754084F388252B80A249247A8"><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 post-disaster watershed assessments carried out under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HA8DF93FD44004965953C05875339B21F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>214.</enum><header>Updated plan on Federal hopper dredge recapitalization</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="H6AE72484EB9344CD82A37F0C0ACCF455"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">with respect to Federal hopper dredges identified in the analysis of the Corps of Engineers titled <quote>Hopper Dredge Recapitalization Analysis</quote> (published June 20, 2017) and owned and operated by the Corps of Engineers as of the date of enactment of this Act, update the plan and timeline for recapitalization of such Federal hopper dredges that is included in such analysis; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1A0901409514420B8470C794CCB1675C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate such updated plan and timeline.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H1D4EA875D2FA425384DA67E05C590FE6"><enum>215.</enum><header>Choctawhatchee and Pea River basins, Alabama and Florida</header> <subsection id="HEB981F5B3C514E19965B320DC4D8D62D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of carrying out the study of improvements for flood control, water quality, water supply, drought management, and fish and wildlife enhancement authorized by the Congressional Committee Resolution adopted April 24, 1990, by the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate (relating to the Choctawhatchee and Pea River Basins, Alabama and Florida, as described in House Document 242, 72d Congress, 1st session), and any related review conducted pursuant to the Congressional Committee Resolution adopted August 1, 1990, by the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives (relating to the Pea River watershed, Alabama), the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H4D8E814600F5454490DD3C6FA5F51ED8" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop a scope of work, including a communications plan, in collaboration with the non-Federal interest, that is in accordance with the intent of such authorizing documents and, to the extent practicable, meets the objectives of the non-Federal interest;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4647E6F0B2734CBAA0FBB1D4A11317D0"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include in the study area the entire Choctawhatchee River basin and Pea River basin, and all hydrologically connected downstream receiving waters, in the States of Alabama and Florida; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD2EDA9128BDF41CAAF4AB3A21B95C822"><enum>(3)</enum><text>coordinate, as practicable, with relevant State, local, and Tribal entities in Alabama and Florida and with appropriate Federal agencies.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H9E8EF96336FE42E99B53350B46ADCE54" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>This section shall apply to any feasibility study carried out pursuant to the authorizations described in subsection (a).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H93E443FBB5344B3F8312CEE5B853870F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>216.</enum><header>Mobile Harbor land use assessment</header>
<subsection id="H5302655360CC491E9FE384C243DF6E99"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out an assessment of the long-term viability of existing dredged material placement areas for Mobile Harbor, including State-owned upland dredged materials disposal facilities.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H2CCEC31C97EC4249BBE9A8B4833AC18B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Beneficial use</header><text>In carrying out the assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall include recommendations for the beneficial use of dredged materials from Mobile Harbor, including the viability of using such dredged materials at locations on Pinto Island and Blakeley Island in Mobile, Alabama.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HF1027B54DC73472F8CF98B16606BC8A4"><enum>217.</enum><header>Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate an update describing the status of the study to modify the project for navigation, Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii, authorized by the first section of the Act of March 3, 1905 (chapter 1482, 33 Stat. 1146; 136 Stat. 3750; 138 Stat. 3064), including the status of the assessment of the benefits of the project modification on disaster resiliency and enhanced national security from utilization of the harbor by the Department of Defense authorized by section 1202(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3064).</text></section> <section id="HC4FBDE0052E14F66B2C69A8D1C965924" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>218.</enum><header>Chicago Area Waterway System</header> <subsection id="H9C76ABA9ABDA4A4D925FEF2ACA1D7FBD"><enum>(a)</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 to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate an assessment of the Calumet Harbor Dredged Material Disposal Facility, also known as the Chicago Area Confined Disposal Facility, authorized pursuant to section 123 of the River and Harbor Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1823).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H9AF3A3C9F9FC458B896D1C8D3782A2C3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The Secretary shall include in the assessment under subsection (a)—</text> <paragraph id="H0F7E6284E4FE4AA88EB68129E7960708"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of work related to the ongoing and future dredging of the Calumet River and Harbor;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA2581F6AA4864CB9818BC23A3885AF66"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a plan for carrying out activities related to the closure of the Chicago Area Confined Disposal Facility, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, including remediation, capping, seeding, and other measures necessary to stabilize the facility and ensure that the site of the facility is prepared for the authorized use of such site after such closure;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB26F05D8917C4CE896A75E19B047EE16"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a plan of actions to be taken to ensure conveyance of the Chicago Area Confined Disposal Facility to the Chicago Park District in a timely fashion after the completion of closure activities carried out pursuant to the plan under paragraph (2); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5CB1B6F353744A5C9820C0C59C6CFD61"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a plan of actions to be taken to ensure the Secretary coordinates with State and local governments in carrying out this section.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H429B0C65DDC344EFA40E1966A3B6E35C"><enum>219.</enum><header>Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin project, Brandon Road, Will County, Illinois</header><text display-inline="no-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 that includes—</text>
<paragraph id="H43FE4501723849A0873A9EDAF745CEED"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>the results of an assessment to identify any contaminated sediments associated with the project for ecosystem restoration, Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study—Brandon Road, Will County, Illinois, authorized by section 401(5) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2740); and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3037E54350C64ADFA342CB109280CD17"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a plan, developed in coordination with the non-Federal interest for such project, to remediate such sediments simultaneously with construction of the project.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="HB97F296BF03141C4AEE0829D826C818E"><enum>220.</enum><header>Columbia Lock and Dam, Louisiana</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report regarding the Columbia Lock and Dam, Louisiana, authorized by the first section of the Act of June 13, 1902 (chapter 1079, 32 Stat. 357), that includes—</text> <paragraph id="H2D3696D0D5064665B8433EA65C8DAC87"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of the nature and extent of the structural concerns that resulted in the declaration by the Secretary in August, 2024, of a non-breach emergency at the lock and dam;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB0B03AFA2C374C14AB3471509C797A09"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a summary of actions taken by the Corps of Engineers to address such concerns, including interim operational or emergency measures;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9BF00DBD74514A149A38203F3A9F48E9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>recommended permanent remedial actions necessary to ensure continued navigation functionality and structural integrity;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H28589E2E08194029ABF9BCD87162E812"><enum>(4)</enum><text>an evaluation of whether such recommended permanent remedial actions may be implemented as discrete, segmented projects or phases, including an assessment of—</text> <subparagraph id="H6B7110E19A35489A95EFE9853EFD9EF2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the technical feasibility of such segmentation;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1FE554DC77244CAB870D106030B5F58C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>potential cost efficiencies or risk reduction associated with phased implementation; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H85A61DA8D5CB4AFA8EB750A8EAF5B6BA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the extent to which segmentation could accelerate completion of critical repairs; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H13B36967500843578A6A9250EE42B9C5"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an estimated schedule and cost range for implementation of such recommended permanent remedial actions, including any segmented or phased approach identified based on the evaluation under paragraph (4).</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H41457CA7463E4596AFDAE9D705DDE385"><enum>221.</enum><header>Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Management Study</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall expedite completion of the Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Management Study, authorized by section 213 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2684; 136 Stat. 3795).</text></section>
<section id="H0167250EB3AE480999D2D66E7B67CDD1"><enum>222.</enum><header>Disposition study for Cape Cod Canal, Massachusetts</header>
<subsection id="H3AFDCF0CDB1F4FFA9FB49B100A0326F1"><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 of a portion of the project for navigation, Cape Cod Canal, Massachusetts, authorized by the first section of the Act of August 30, 1935 (chapter 831, 49 Stat. 1029), that the Secretary determines—</text> <paragraph id="H4C8A49DDA7084A5E8C45260650690AED"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is not needed to carry out the authorized purposes of the project; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2A2BFAB2390F45ED9DAE88EE6DFFD91D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>could be conveyed to the Town of Sandwich or the Town of Bourne, Massachusetts, for the construction of a new wastewater treatment plant.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H84ED95B5CE3142139E572BE86CC5A6A9"><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 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="HC3B7C2E48EE0499ABE10B728E48686AC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>223.</enum><header>New England regional confined aquatic disposal facilities</header>
<subsection id="H5BF60D8EB1DF4B4FBCF3448651355072"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Expedite assessment</header><text>The Secretary shall expedite the completion of the assessment of the availability of confined aquatic disposal facilities in the New England District region required under section 8128(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3716).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H008F2C1079874900900D0040A34BE6AC" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Submission to Congress</header><text>Upon completion of the assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate the results of such assessment.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H2FDB088DA0F24059AE0CC876BECCD72E" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Study authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary is authorized to conduct—</text> <paragraph id="H4737EDEE548B4B87A04EE4A09509D6F1" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a study for the construction of confined aquatic disposal facilities in the Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay region for the disposal of contaminated dredged material in such region; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAE44E5B8A16048EA8B903A9E24B50AF4" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any other study recommended by the Secretary in the assessment under subsection (a).</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HC38FB0BEF43A46DB863167DD9039AAA2"><enum>224.</enum><header>Assateague Island, Maryland and Virginia</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 534(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3775) is amended by striking <quote>$35,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$45,000,000</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H382D814707CA42189BC8EC843210B58B"><enum>225.</enum><header>Big Sandy Lake, Minnesota</header>
<subsection id="H9EC41E4CBB384724961184A5435FF8A2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Shoreline management plan</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a shoreline management plan for the Big Sandy Lake project.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HC6F6EF9FCCE5408FAA3180D9C62097E1" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Shoreline use permits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon the establishment of a shoreline management plan under subsection (a), the Secretary is authorized to issue to an owner of land adjacent to the Big Sandy Lake project, upon request by the owner and consistent with the shoreline management plan, a shoreline use permit for activities relating to an existing structure or a new structure on land that is held by the Corps of Engineers for the project and adjacent to the land of the owner.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H6FB175B0EB4941CEAA6E639418863B8C" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Disposition study</header>
<paragraph id="H220FD96D09274FBAA8194EA82E886D7D" commented="no"><enum>(1)</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 release, transfer, conveyance, or exchange of excess easements, or the conveyance of excess land, held for the Big Sandy Lake project.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H299E2FC36E2540FBA48E8F957A38DA00" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>In carrying out the disposition study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7145F5D14AA840B8B90CC8340EDCE877"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for each segment of shoreline property owned by the Corps of Engineers at the Big Sandy Lake project that corresponds to the width of an adjacent plot of private property, identify—</text> <clause id="HB15218714D5D46EA9D3A42FC128D14FA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the appraised value of the segment of shoreline property; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H5C9359DB7B164FA5A33365BE3836B82A" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a legal description and the acreage of the segment of shoreline property; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB958B5BEB7FB4A67A8F29FB2B5939723" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop recommendations for any restrictions or conditions on any shoreline property at the Big Sandy Lake project that is owned by, or subject to an easement held by, the Corps of Engineers that would be necessary to sustain the authorized purposes of the Big Sandy Lake project if the shoreline property were to be conveyed to, or the easement were to be released, transferred or conveyed to, or exchanged with, a non-Federal entity.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H910BD8BF7A884E11A011421255AE9630"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Report</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 paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HB18B27366143476F8F5BBDD51830A454" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Big Sandy Lake project defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>Big Sandy Lake project</term> means the Sandy Lake dam and reservoir, located in Aitkin County, Minnesota, originally authorized as one of the six Mississippi River Headwater reservoirs authorized by the first section of the Act of June 14, 1880 (chapter 211, 21 Stat. 193; 22 Stat. 203).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H2CF7D5AE9DED4817B2057E91D8B104DC"><enum>226.</enum><header>Upper Missouri River Basin sedimentation</header>
<subsection id="H5DF5FFD4CC074F1883847FC88389F2AE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Comprehensive study</header>
<paragraph id="H89AD92EF48454FF29C354F3C102887B6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive study to identify the core sedimentation issues in the Upper Missouri River Basin.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H203488F2A14D443CA0C9BA4C0CCA0CB9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>In conducting the study under this subsection, the Secretary may develop recommendations for—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC1700B8F996241378FAE9F7A03BCAE1F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the construction of a water resources development project;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H95536762FBA444A4A8B96F6DE7695E3B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the structural or operational modification of existing water resources development projects, except as provided in subsection (f);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDB9CA11B362446F6B61076D7AD801775"><enum>(C)</enum><text>monitoring or adaptive management measures for water resources development projects to respond to changing conditions in the Upper Missouri River Basin;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE36435C456BE4D7BB4FC100887D300D3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>additional studies focusing on specific geographic areas within the Upper Missouri River Basin;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7314999CD06D43D4BFFA3F07DC56F352"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">management plans and actions, to be carried out by responsible Federal agencies, to address or reduce sedimentation in the Upper Missouri River Basin; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H31653A6BB6874720B5ED0A2E061ECA18"><enum>(F)</enum><text>further research on issues with respect to which data or current technology does not allow for immediate solutions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H995F535218C14563B6C2696329CC4A3B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Continuation of study</header><text>The following studies shall be considered a continuation of the study conducted under subsection (a):</text> <paragraph id="H632279F7688349EBBD2F5155A464863E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any study recommended to be carried out in a report that the Chief of Engineers prepares for the study conducted under subsection (a).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7141ACFE84624F0AA66A10FEAE0471D6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Any additional study recommended under subsection (a)(2).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFE3FE8B5CBE2449BAF1E94A54080D9A5"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any study spun off from the study conducted under subsection (a), or from an additional study recommended under paragraph (2) of such subsection, before the completion of such study.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5B1E977C029E463A9060F242F41C9C0D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Use of existing data</header><text>In conducting the study under subsection (a), and in carrying out any study pursuant to subsection (b), the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable and where appropriate, make use of existing data provided to the Secretary by any applicable Federal, State, and local agency, Indian Tribe, non-Federal interest, or other stakeholder, or from any relevant multistate monitoring program.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H240C1C92EF3F4A128BE38684E70B4D6E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Costs</header> <paragraph id="H7B61AAE6829045DA99F70E4FC1190A20"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The total cost of the study conducted under subsection (a) shall not exceed $25,000,000.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6D4358A16EC849D59B5350EF1C4A8AA4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share of the cost of the study conducted under subsection (a) and any study carried out pursuant to subsection (b) shall be 65 percent.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HDC8E89CF1AB34A40850C93EF8CCA0A44" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>Not later than 5 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 contains the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), including any recommendations developed under paragraph (2) of such subsection.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H5E0FB86499B241DEAC6A0C79FB4FE88D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Prohibition</header><text>In conducting the study under subsection (a), and in carrying out any study pursuant to subsection (b), the Secretary may not consider any changes to the Missouri River Basin Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual.</text></subsection></section> <section id="HC60F8C13441A447E8D37BB2C634C1F10"><enum>227.</enum><header>Table Rock Lake disposition study, Missouri and Arkansas</header> <subsection id="HC2A9DE73E8E946368F945B9B03DA7CAA"><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 excess land, held for flood risk management and operation of the Table Rock Lake project of the Corps of Engineers, located in Missouri and Arkansas, authorized as one of the multipurpose reservoir projects in the White River Basin by section 4 of the Act of June 28, 1938 (chapter 795, 52 Stat. 1218).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HD3F35C77EEDB43A4A70E746F40B83795"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Actions</header><text>In carrying out the study required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="H2DBFF68373B34D1CAE9C77067BA30003"><enum>(1)</enum><text>ensure that the relevant non-Federal interest for the Table Rock Lake project is provided right of first refusal for any potential release, transfer, conveyance, or exchange of excess easements; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5C298AC544A1494CAA94CFD121A364F4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>work alongside such non-Federal interest in identifying opportunities for land exchanges, where possible.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7A8EBC2E2CE5447E9BE7B4BE55831B5E"><enum>(c)</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 Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report of the status of the disposition study required under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HB57E356E08404220AD073E50CF3568AA" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>228.</enum><header>Table Rock Lake, Missouri and Arkansas</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1323 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3143) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H21CF009359694BD89F0ED690997DA19E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H4AA85B9E1F9B44AD8B9F39A8942DF95B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Structures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall permit the ongoing presence of an eligible structure at the Table Rock Lake project until the abandonment of the eligible structure.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H50EF54B4879F40FB9C03CF439D98F430"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sewer or septic systems</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall permit the ongoing presence of an eligible sewer or septic system at the Table Rock Lake project until the abandonment or imminent failure of the eligible sewer or septic system.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEC12B298B703486AB4230DED066BB9DE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text> <subparagraph id="H3501DB71F5BB4688894157AAF28300A1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>eligible structure, means the allowance of the structure</quote> and inserting <quote>eligible structure or eligible sewer or septic system, means the allowance of the structure or sewer or septic system</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCF04FB1B9F114C8F90776D2F881E278D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (6), respectively;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC8C6C49A1C074778B3F317819C2E7BD1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="HDC635C94AFD547009300BA12D345FE62"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible sewer or septic system</header><text>The term <term>eligible sewer or septic system</term> means a privately owned sewer or septic system that—</text> <subparagraph id="HD67EF28528A94DB5BA0270575137E5DE" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>as of the date of enactment of the <short-title>Water Resources Development Act of 2026</short-title>, is located on fee land or land subject to a flowage easement held by the United States; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBC802741A218496296265108F7045188"><enum>(B)</enum><text>does not impact the reservoir level, water quality, or operations of the Table Rock Lake project.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE58040EC380F44F0B4E6785B70004CE0" display-inline="no-display-inline" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Eligible structure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible structure</term> means a structure for human habitation, shed, retaining wall, deck, patio, gazebo, driveway, fence, or similar structure, that, as of the date of enactment of the <short-title>Water Resources Development Act of 2026</short-title>, is located—</text>
<subparagraph id="H684408B4D8C24A21B881D09672565042" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>on fee land or land subject to a flowage easement held by the United States; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H038BB4E27E704E0BB9F90DFCF750E4E1" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>higher than the elevation contour of 936 feet above mean sea level.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H49A4B0A37E3C4DA7A4DBCCA00953229A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting before paragraph (6), as so redesignated, the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H521A944E830D4552A34CBB27015589DD" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H105E5799900641D5B7E7C6A601FD6F6A"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Imminent failure</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>imminent failure</term> means, with respect to an eligible sewer or septic system, a final order by the applicable unit of local government to the owner of an eligible sewer or septic system that such system be replaced.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6F7CC7A44C724CD191D4BE0BFF47D953"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H84657DBBAE1D42EE95928119872D96FA" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="H2E8C0DE49229427093C779D8B991B654"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in the section shall prevent the Secretary from issuing a shoreline use permit, other applicable permit, easement, or outgrant, consistent with a shoreline management plan or other applicable policy, for a structure, sewer system, or septic system proposed to be built or modified after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Water Resources Development Act of 2026</short-title> at the Table Rock Lake project.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="H981E912CFAD54A1CBF41BF724BC971A6"><enum>229.</enum><header>Evaluation of atomic contamination at Cochiti Lake, Sandoval County, New Mexico</header>
<subsection id="H9CE0C48D68854AA785CBEF82911C87B9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of Energy and the People of Cochiti Pueblo, shall initiate an evaluation of the area including the lands adjacent to and including the Cochiti Lake in relation to the early atomic energy program of the United States, including the Manhattan Engineering District, to determine whether the area is eligible to be added to the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program of the Corps of Engineers.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H66D234098DB44ECAB01E06F608565F7D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Congressional notification</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 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 results of the evaluation initiated under subsection (a), including—</text>
<paragraph id="HF474F56EA4684F15875D36351C3B69E6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>whether the area referred to in subsection (a) contains contamination that resulted from the early atomic energy program;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAB26C1470E454552A7B4602C256DDFEA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>whether further remedial action in the area is needed; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H648F88E548D34F2D8FCAAB1E5A24BBFC"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if eligible, the timeline for adding the area to the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="HE238A590F5D34EDFA68DFF9CFCA15940"><enum>230.</enum><header>National Academy of Sciences study on Upper Rio Grande Basin</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1230 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3086) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="HE9222D3906BB4F568DC6455BF1759449"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Implementation updates</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, and annually thereafter until the report prepared under subsection (a) is completed, 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 an update describing the status of the implementation of this section.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="HD79698A253574C30B6292417F5870E44"><enum>231.</enum><header>Arbuckle-Timbered Hills, Oklahoma</header> <subsection id="H1734D649CBD342B79CEEE398F2DA3EC1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary, in coordination with relevant Federal and State agencies and non-Federal interests, may conduct a study on water supply, water storage capacity, and drought resiliency for the regions overlaying the Arbuckle-Timbered Hills Aquifer, Oklahoma.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HEF926AA477CE4EB182C3D6489663BFC4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Components</header><text>In carrying out a study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall identify infrastructure needs to support increased water storage in and around the Arbuckle-Timbered Hills Aquifer.</text></subsection></section> <section id="H55F9918AA4004D8B83E72DCCBE13D482"><enum>232.</enum><header>Disposition and cost allocation study of Willamette Valley, Oregon</header> <subsection id="HA9EBF0801FCA469A9B8F7780F944FD64"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue the report required by section 8220 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3762), as modified by this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H8D61AAD08B39413FBD2579EAF04C4D96"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cost allocation</header><text>The Secretary shall include in the report described in subsection (a)—</text> <paragraph id="H3A48E64AAE10426A981D28BD90F22673"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a review of the cost allocation for capital investments for fish passage, and associated monitoring facilities, constructed or proposed after September 30, 2025, and for operation and expenses related to such capital investments, at the dams, reservoirs, and related facilities of the Willamette Valley hydropower project; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF267CD63D8214B37B0729CB81C5D7419"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of the relative public value of continued hydropower operations at the Willamette Valley hydropower project compared to flood control and other authorized purposes.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF08A1DA8F6D74F0B96DC477447627F96"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definition</header><text>In this section, the term <term>Willamette Valley hydropower project</term> has the meaning given that term in section 8220(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3762).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H65E5B4E1D7454BA39429CBB344B71F46"><enum>233.</enum><header>Foster Joseph Sayers Reservoir and Dam, Pennsylvania</header>
<subsection id="H6BC0D71B7B424273B88DD21CC906D076"><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 excess land, held for flood risk management and operation of the Foster Joseph Sayers Reservoir and Dam project, located in Pennsylvania and constructed as one of the flood risk management reservoir projects in the plan for flood protection on the West Branch of the Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania and New York, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 1257).</text></subsection> <subsection id="HDEE0048387BD4E5090549D99849CD8B3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>The disposition study required by subsection (a) shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="HBA800E1F602D4202B1389D2ACB99FC8A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identification of the minimum real property required for the operation or maintenance of the Foster Joseph Sayers Reservoir and Dam project;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H17E940B3B6144AB694F12FD8479B3814"><enum>(2)</enum><text>evaluation of the potential effects of the release, transfer, conveyance, or exchange of excess property interests on flood control and recreation missions of the Corps of Engineers; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H545629B12A1043469767302495B6CA10"><enum>(3)</enum><text>identification of the exact legal description and acreage of the property interests, including easements, suitable for conveyance.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HE603BAF61AF6407E89B9EF907FFE613C"><enum>(c)</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 Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report of the status of the disposition study required under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H5DCFD4876BF34CA29BDF47497FB8EFBC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>234.</enum><header>Humphreys County, Tennessee</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall coordinate with representatives of the Natural Resources Conservation Service to expedite completion of watershed planning assistance to Humphreys County, Tennessee, pursuant to the agreement entered into between the Secretary and the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service on November 30, 2022, for such assistance.</text></section> <section id="H7523A94B6E5A497CB58B093FF8A92A89" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>235.</enum><header>Sam Rayburn Reservoir, Texas</header> <subsection id="H91D5DB8DC9AC4ABCB3AB920D3F6460FA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Joint assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon request of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall jointly assess the condition of the Harvey Creek boat ramp at Sam Rayburn Reservoir, San Augustine County, Texas, to identify any repairs to the boat ramp that may be necessary.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H71F7186389884EC7A25CDDAF0846CB4D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical assistance to the Forest Service</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon request of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary shall provide technical and design assistance to the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief, for any repairs to the boat ramp described in subsection (a) that the Secretary of Agriculture determines necessary based on an assessment under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section> <section id="H866395BAD441491CBCAF64BD540E3EB3"><enum>236.</enum><header>Columbia River, Washington</header> <subsection id="H5E830D38422F494492D2A6584E72190C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Tri-Cities disposition study</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 conveyance of covered lands to a covered entity for a public purpose.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HBB9F256CB399406D8CA3520420B2A52D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Land into trust disposition study</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 transfer of covered lands to the Secretary of the Interior to be taken into trust for the benefit of a covered Tribal entity.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HED502C788BAF4278AB5D7F04873077B7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>To identify the exact location, acreage, and boundaries of the covered lands to be included in a disposition study under this section, the Secretary shall consult with covered entities, covered Tribal entities, and other stakeholders, as applicable.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H3446140BA5EF431C98A2CB13CBE4FDED"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out a disposition study under this section, the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="HDB3DB02A0D2F421BAC804723FB22B803"><enum>(1)</enum><text>review and describe the effects, if any, on the authorized purpose of each Corps of Engineers project expected to be affected by a conveyance or transfer, as applicable, of covered lands that are the subject of the study;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDC134E912A004AB1A4528B08A01F9B8A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify all Federal easements on such covered lands;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8AEA1905C2634685B923B3126DF7BE56"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify all federally owned flood risk management and flood control infrastructure on such covered lands;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBAEE7D83B64F46EE91632596C45CE44B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>identify and describe each new authority needed, if any, to convey or transfer, as applicable, such covered lands;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8363AB81C1024161AB12FC4F53B8A7C3"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for each parcel of land within such covered lands, identify and describe any rights-of-way, access easements, flood easements, and other similar legal instruments, agreements, or encumbrances needed to operate and maintain all flood control infrastructure operated and maintained by the Corps of Engineers;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB782C98048934D35BA5788594F946DC6"><enum>(6)</enum><text>identify and describe any current agreements entered into by the Corps of Engineers and a non-Federal entity for use of, or access to, such covered lands; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5C73A1570F4E4263A3CFA4DA1325E8C6"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify any restrictions or conditions on lands proposed for conveyance that the Secretary recommends and determines to be necessary to sustain the authorized purposes of each Corps of Engineers project expected to be affected by a conveyance or transfer, as applicable, of such covered lands.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5A7FA9522EA2423EB88041BCA1E1965B"><enum>(e)</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 Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the status of each disposition study required under this section.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HB73A156C0FF64A069FDB9DE75B34AE44"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H58D75A1C3F1D4224A04D75F4E92E063E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered entity</header><text>The term <term>covered entity</term> means—</text> <subparagraph id="H9A48047A2D82464FAE320DE485E93FCA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the City of Kennewick, Washington;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H81E4018F82804F898FEFA21E46D383D3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the City of Pasco, Washington;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE0DE15D06F864FEA8334E4C244DD5F5B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the City of Richland, Washington;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7035E196EE334F32B670562168FAAFE5"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Benton County, Washington;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD3E700C1FC0E46A084EF7EDDAB790495"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Franklin County, Washington; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H25D65F67D0B04613A157FA4306572018"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Port Commission of the Port of Pasco, located in the City of Pasco, Washington.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H89AA33BA57B145DEBBF77B666DAD2D8E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered lands</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>covered lands</term> means the shoreline and adjacent lands located along the Columbia River within in the following areas of land owned by the Corps of Engineers:</text>
<subparagraph id="H7F010D56AC5C48A5B6F7C8CF56B2DFB7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to the disposition study required in subsection (a)—</text> <clause id="HEC265F705A6E4CC5BF0784148987BF86" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the area of approximately 370 acres in Benton County, Washington;</text></clause>
<clause id="HFC78039E25414C5F95C95D94FF1A317F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the area of approximately 465 acres in the City of Kennewick, Washington;</text></clause> <clause id="H904DB40452FF47CE979E229F3B2C3323"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the area of approximately 350 acres in the City of Pasco, Washington;</text></clause>
<clause id="H86E3D62FE6F44B2297EE578053CCE96B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the area of approximately 640 acres in the City of Richland, Washington;</text></clause> <clause id="HE9ED7C547FCD4420A99B8390BE945B73"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the area of approximately 8 acres within the Port of Pasco, Washington; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H9F928D214DEF43BB9467EE64B67E8DB7"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the area of approximately 520 acres in Franklin County, Washington.</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE080EA6835C741E2BFDCC27FD0FD8F26"><enum>(B)</enum><text>With respect to the disposition study required in subsection (b)—</text>
<clause id="HDFBECAEE4DC3477081EA6DE0ACC1CFEE" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the area of approximately 200 acres within the Umatilla Indian Reservation;</text></clause> <clause id="HE2EEFC53F5624A0593AF141AC4512A96"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the area of approximately 160 acres within the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H31EAAFAA324E4A119DB1D703FC29ADAD"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any additional areas, as determined by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3B4F814723F94EC59E455245DFAE1FE7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Covered Tribal entity</header><text>The term <term>covered Tribal entity</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H602BC6864C2943EC854FE2117FA4C262"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFFEE0D900736426BA3C75A504FC12A7F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H44EDE31C769A4F25AEF0821B97F491D8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>other federally recognized Indian Tribes, as determined appropriate by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H6C1B5D0A75AF42D1BE4A9C85AA899BB8" section-type="subsequent-section" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>237.</enum><header>Tri-Cities Area, Washington</header> <subsection id="H79597ED452844996A1ADF2B7021D660E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall expedite the property conveyances authorized under section 501(i) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3752).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HB0BAC5D40D7049D68C8DC425CAEC48F8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Congressional notification</header><text>If the Secretary fails to convey any property to the appropriate non-Federal entity pursuant to section 501(i) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 within 18 months of the date of enactment of this Act, 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—</text> <paragraph id="H29BD023BE0944E75A03478719EB7E754"><enum>(1)</enum><text>which property has not been conveyed;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3B7147D45A8145D29C862AE7594E5A8A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>why such property has not been conveyed; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H56CE597FD61C4CA2AEA0717EB5DB0D6F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">of the timeline to convey such property.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<enum>III</enum><header>Deauthorizations and Modifications</header>
<section id="H1B9070A7EE4B49F49D13DAF76FA34350"><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—</text> <paragraph id="HB30468C4BBA54842AA5DC44519C22847"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H017EDD68C6134741BD2AEA42D78B200D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H19A253E18B8C478B884AFABBF0034645"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5E52CA0D0FAA4397A4E2940589E3C82B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H89ACCD3F280A495F874C091904429428" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HDA7C47367DBE4A06984DFA3CF1D53CCD"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to address the backlog of water resources development projects that the Secretary is authorized to construct.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H19E41A355F384177AEBF978461BD3F86"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking <quote><short-title>Water Resources Development Act of 2024</short-title></quote> and inserting <quote><short-title>Water Resources Development Act of 2026</short-title></quote> each place it appears; and</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7A0F0E713B7F4E7E89DF68A190AD9E39"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H4217EEDCAEE745E0B86B46EC93FB63C0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Updates</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After submission of the final deauthorization list and appendix under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H87C1B44F557F4FF3B1157F8EB5835A70"><enum>(A)</enum><text>review and update the list and appendix as necessary; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE3590FF6182543B09036D912CC7A2D9C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not less than every six months, beginning after the date of such submission—</text> <clause id="HA23E577BF9414E438E6A26535802F5C7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide to the committees described in paragraph (1)(A) the updated list and appendix; and </text></clause>
<clause id="HCA37DA6EAFC74381A7F27ADED982843E" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">publish the updated list and appendix in the Federal Register. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section> <section id="H8D34D84A80C54191AFB540DF1E11705B"><enum>302.</enum><header>General reauthorizations</header> <subsection id="H024537E283764A468251BAD336BFA06E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Lakes program</header><text>Section 602 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4148; 138 Stat. 3164) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H5FC02873C21544B4BBE1346A4835C9D4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text> <subparagraph id="HC7FB7F388E8941629D3D78211CB1C527"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (38), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB581614FE2BF4919B489C2A48A6C2B0D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (39), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H40C2BE4DD63E448493764A5C26025924"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H597811C859624385975FBF2E8441A35B"><enum>(40)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lake Waumpi, Orange County, Florida; </text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF8E73D800A5F4261B1B2E46FD8BC8BFD"><enum>(41)</enum><text>Lake Becerra, Glendale Heights, Illinois;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE378064A01C44781847B84BA6DBE27AB"><enum>(42)</enum><text>Electric Lake (Mill Pond), Park Ridge, New Jersey;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1BAD0BC6626441008B5F35C3BD11C5B1"><enum>(43)</enum><text>Pondside Park pond, Harrington Park, New Jersey; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8129E77440E2459B88761AE2CB7B8363"><enum>(44)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Putnam Lake, Putnam County, New York.</text></paragraph> <after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H633FC5448E9740D2882ABC0BE883DACB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e), by striking <quote>$40,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$60,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H26E94891612E40BB81A73DE0EC85E95E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Chesapeake Bay oyster recovery program</header><text>Section 704(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2263">33 U.S.C. 2263</external-xref>) is amended, in the second sentence, by striking <quote>$120,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$150,000,000</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H8F041B1AEE7040E3A1F2EE30CE71C37E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Civil works research and development</header><text>Section 7(c)(8) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2313">33 U.S.C. 2313</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2028</quote> and inserting <quote>2030</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H5FA29BB3B0BF477E806E1F32FCE3F2BB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rehabilitation of Corps of Engineers constructed dams</header><text>Section 1177(f) 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 by striking <quote>$60,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$80,000,000</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H270C8DD32CE046EF9E9ADD523DBCC1DB"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Chattahoochee River program</header><text>Section 8144(k) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3724) is amended by striking <quote>$40,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$50,000,000</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HBFACBE69E4B640DDBD8E38E856CA1641"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Columbia River basin</header><text>Section 8309(c)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3780; 138 Stat. 3043) is amended by striking <quote>2026 and 2027</quote> and inserting <quote>2026 through 2030</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H6AF3DFFB34474C39A3107972F018457E"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Lower Missouri River streambank erosion control evaluation and demonstration program</header><text>Section 8350(f) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3798) is amended by striking <quote>5 years</quote> and inserting <quote>8 years</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HE3164CE0534C40B0BEF53D137F85292B" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Non-Federal implementation of feasibility studies</header><text>Section 1043(a) 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—</text> <paragraph id="HD5C53B08C75442EE92FA8CCDD04C3B60"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (7), by striking <quote>terminates on the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act</quote> and inserting <quote>terminates on September 30, 2030</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H650BF3E292EA42DA93A6DBAE6000D07C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (8), by striking <quote>2019</quote> and inserting <quote>2030</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H94535604E1A447C989B4621EBCEB2045" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Acequias irrigation system</header><text>Section 1113(e) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4232; 110 Stat. 3719; 136 Stat. 3781; 138 Stat. 3161) is amended by striking <quote>$90,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$120,000,000</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H17A18D396CF84DFEA4417ADE0A61DD32"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Monitoring and assessment program for Saline Lakes in the Great Basin</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 8143(f) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3724) is amended by striking <quote>$10,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$12,500,000</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H23BDB8DECEA94D4881B01EC2D78C7DD2"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Non-Federal interest dredging authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1113(g) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2326e">33 U.S.C. 2326e</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>10</quote> and inserting <quote>14</quote>.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H544E305AAC2244CEB8A1C104DCFD849D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>303.</enum><header>Conveyances</header>
<subsection id="HE74EF7C12DB64CE2AC47492708242E14"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Generally applicable provisions</header>
<paragraph id="HEDAB0D5400C042A7A494049F31D7645E"><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="HF52AB04ABB0A4164B2B63B9AA943A587"><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="HF2366F12336944FD992964000ECC37AB"><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="H0FE565D79E4240D5ADC229B9EFE6CE57"><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="H1ACE917C8E4F4226977A32596146B539"><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="H4701A13BE2A442759FD230474318C552"><enum>(b)</enum><header>City of Corona, California</header> <paragraph id="H7C0048BD0C9D4CF09F70AA0C071C8D32"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Conveyance authorized</header><text>The Secretary may convey, without consideration, to the City of Corona, California, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the real property described in paragraph (2), for the purpose of public water reclamation, wastewater treatment, environmental management, or related municipal purposes.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7511B44B45064B448ACAC529428313B9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Property</header><text>The property to be conveyed under this subsection is the approximately 48 acres of land, including improvements located at 2205 Railroad Street, Corona, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H956932E1FF54495CBAD32E84D556D967"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reservation of rights</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the conveyance under this subsection, the Secretary shall, after consultation with the City of Corona, reserve and retain from the conveyance under this subsection such easements, rights-of-way, and other interests that the Secretary determines to be necessary and appropriate to ensure the continued operation of the Prado Dam Basin flood control project, authorized pursuant to section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1589; 100 Stat. 4113).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4C97FC014D994F63B456DDDB9CEEB6BE"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Reversion</header><text>If the Secretary determines at any time that the property conveyed under this subsection is not in accordance with the purpose specified in paragraph (1), all right, title, and interest in and to the property shall revert, at the discretion of the Secretary, to the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF45BEEA15FFB4B27BED5C387CA70680B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Town of Duck, North Carolina</header> <paragraph id="HE4C7ACC617B14D88932E067778FEA6A8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Conveyance authorized</header><text>The Secretary shall convey, without consideration, to the Town of Duck, North Carolina, 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 and public safety facility.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA6DE9FDAFCD74B3194949A9AC2508813"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Property</header><text>The property to be conveyed under this subsection is the approximately 4.02 acres of land, with approximately 330 linear feet of road frontage and approximately 530 linear feet of depth, including improvements on that land, located at 1259 Duck Road, Duck, North Carolina.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8C01B344C87B45DEB1646752F462F976"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reversion</header><text>If the Secretary determines at any time that the property conveyed under this subsection is not in accordance with the purpose specified in paragraph (1), all right, title, and interest in and to the property shall revert, at the discretion of the Secretary, to the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H133B007E8A46433EB6083F58F3859DF8"><enum>(d)</enum><header>City of Toledo, Ohio</header>
<paragraph id="HDB3FB89A757C4C538D374B50B021CC7B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Conveyance authorized</header><text>The Secretary may convey, without consideration, to the City of Toledo, Ohio, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the real property described in paragraph (2), for the purpose of public benefit, including parks and recreation.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBA443E22ED24420580E79F13BDA98814"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Property</header><text>The property to be conveyed under this subsection is the small land mass known as Grassy Island, including any improvements on that land, located in Maumee Bay at the mouth of Maumee River in Ohio.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H40A8A37F30F84DBE8C08D886B59ABBD8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reversion</header><text>If the Secretary determines at any time that the property conveyed under this subsection is not in accordance with the purpose specified in paragraph (1), all right, title, and interest in and to the property shall revert, at the discretion of the Secretary, to the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H4651D1BB2A084901B6FD42542B417A2A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>County of Umatilla, Oregon</header> <paragraph id="H8514FC6A4A88403EA3651E5EBDF58E62"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Conveyance authorized</header><text>The Secretary may convey to the County of Umatilla, Oregon, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the real property described in paragraph (2), for the purpose of public benefit.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H79003D660CB445FCB8917FB39B459D2E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Property</header><text>The property to be conveyed under this subsection is approximately 25 acres of Federal land, including improvements on that land, in Umatilla County, Oregon, and described as follows:</text> <subparagraph id="H4286FCAE3F6A46C388D746E841BFDAB6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>All of Tax Lot 1301.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H409EAE9F6A5B4BA5ADA85039FC293B33"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Approximately 12 acres of Tax Lot 1001.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFBBB940A1D754C29A92F2D368F55A568"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reservation of rights</header><text>The Secretary shall, after consultation with the County of Umatilla, reserve and retain from the conveyance under this subsection such easements, rights-of-way, licenses, and other interests that the Secretary determines to be necessary and appropriate to ensure the continued operation of the project for flood control and other purposes, John Day Dam, Columbia River, Washington and Oregon, authorized under section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 179).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3D3E348CE1614AD3A06E1B555FAEDF2F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Additional requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text> <subparagraph id="H13FAFEBDCB4B4B4E94D9D35C895232F0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>identify all agreements and other encumbrances entered into with a non-Federal entity on the property to be conveyed under this subsection; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE5265EC2A6B147C8B400593C81D2C055"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in a form and manner determined by the Secretary, transfer any such agreements and encumbrances identified under subparagraph (A) to the County of Umatilla, as appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCFD3450A867A49849405D26EFE4ECFC1"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Deed</header><text>The Secretary shall convey the property under this subsection by quitclaim deed under such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB48691087144408AA0574694CC346AE3"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text>The County of Umatilla shall pay to the Secretary an amount that is not less than the fair market value of the property conveyed under this subsection, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection></section> <section id="H3F83008DB38E412CB3D843E481407DC1" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section" commented="no"><enum>304.</enum><header>Land exchange, Walton and Bay Counties, Florida</header> <subsection id="HAEED5E56DE4C439C838D3D13827A097C" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Upon conveyance, by warranty deed acceptable to the Secretary, by The St. Joe Company to the United States of all right, title, and interest in and to the non-Federal land, the Secretary shall release, by quitclaim deed, to The St. Joe Company, all interests held by the United States in any easements on the covered land other than the interests described in the covered easement.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H2505617EC0044EF3AA7171891C59BCED" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As consideration for the conveyance and release of interests under subsection (a), The St. Joe Company shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the difference between the fair market value of the interests the Secretary is releasing under subsection (a) and the fair market value of the non-Federal land, as determined by an appraised value mutually agreed upon by the Secretary and The St. Joe Company.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HD4FCC4453EED4D9AA9B994439EBDC185" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>The conveyance and release of interests under subsection (a) shall be completed not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HA3A7DE7F1BEF4C99853FA459BDE5D12A" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applicability of property screening provisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2696 of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to any conveyance under this section.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H4B5AC24612A7403087FAE9D9082DBD22" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Costs of conveyance</header><text>The St. Joe Company shall be responsible for all reasonable and necessary costs, including real estate transaction and environmental documentation costs, associated with any conveyance or release of easements under this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HFBCB67B4AC064D43867C8FAFA4A734E7" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Liability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The St. Joe Company 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 under this section. The United States shall remain responsible for any liability with respect to activities carried out, before such date, on the real property conveyed.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H3461A6ECD27446C6A6F38D828A30D54E" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Additional terms and conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may require that any conveyance or release of interests 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>
<subsection id="HD2EFB6F6F5154328AA1A60CF0910A8A1" commented="no"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text> <paragraph id="H522099B34326454B8C988856830998BD" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered easement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>covered easement</term> means any non-exclusive, perpetual easement on the covered land, which grants the Secretary the right, to maintain the following easements as set forth in the nonstandard estate language:</text>
<subparagraph id="HB07E0E70D5744E51879593AE585AE778" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The channel maintenance and operations easement.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA93FA4CD115C4F7EAE9317E9174D1ACB" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The ingress and egress easement.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H67B3123540F44FBFAB21ABAC56B908FC" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The drainage trench easement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA7908C3294F145DABFF8F6E684FF8AFA" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered land</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>covered land</term> means the approximately 79.60 acres of land in Bay County and Walton County, Florida, as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote>Boundary Survey Giles Land Swap Intracoastal Waterway Parcel Bay County and Walton County, Florida</quote>, prepared by Dewberry Engineers, Inc., and dated January 26, 2021, under Project Number 50135600.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1682A7B4D3144F87A8D565A737C73779" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Non-Federal land</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>non-Federal land</term> means the approximately 103.49 acres of land in Bay County, Florida, as generally depicted as Parcel B on the map entitled <quote>Description Sketch Land Exchange (USACE/SJC) East Bay Parcel SEC. 13, T–5–S, R–12–W Bay County, Florida</quote>, prepared by Dewberry Engineers, Inc., and dated September 28, 2021, under Project Number 50145235.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H607083DB5E7E4D1898251906A1A2231D" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>The St. Joe Company</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>The St. Joe Company</term> means The St. Joe Company, headquartered in Panama City Beach, Florida, originally incorporated in 1936, and previously known as the St. Joe Paper Company.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H996CF06B5FD04FFBBE874407CDB43EE9" commented="no"><enum>305.</enum><header>Port Canaveral, Florida</header>
<subsection id="H9823B0D6FBA94ADEB1EA12D64E9D3CE3" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>On receipt of a written request from the Canaveral Port Authority, the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="H3BA5907BDA724A098FD1D8E4C78F7C45" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>review the covered land, including any easements on such land, and determine whether any portion of such land or easements are no longer required for the purposes of the Canaveral Harbor project;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA89802221B984BD493DEC1479586319A" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify any portion of the covered land that the Secretary determines is no longer required under paragraph (1) and that would be suitable for conveyance or exchange with the Canaveral Port Authority; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6066F610B1994D7E8C81BA0850069BCC" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>as appropriate—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE6D208CC94E4470DA054EF8908806898" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>convey, at fair market value to, or through exchange for real property of not less than equal value with, the Canaveral Port Authority any portion of the covered land that the Secretary determines is no longer required under paragraph (1); and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H09FC77B518A04E85BA8920CD7EC721A9" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">grant to the Canaveral Port Authority any easement on the covered land that the Secretary determines under paragraph (1) is no longer required and will not adversely impact the operation of the Canaveral Harbor project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H77D421B0A030458982A689A1195C938E" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Actions</header><text>In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="H4CAC194A0ED045899DD21C781568F470" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>determine the exact acreage and the legal description of any real property interest to be conveyed under this section based on a survey that is satisfactory to the Secretary and completed by the non-Federal interest of the Canaveral Harbor project;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H40CE4FB080B44FEB85CD32EB0A2A74C1" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>coordinate with the Canaveral Port Authority in identifying opportunities for land exchanges, where possible; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA842455F03A042DBBE93CFF177BE4CBF" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>ensure that any conveyance, grant of easements, or exchange of land carried out under this section, does not interfere with any Federal navigation project that has been constructed or is authorized to be constructed as of the date of enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H04C478FC455145DD8FCF037C889986F7" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deed</header><text>The Secretary shall convey any property described in subsection (a)(3)(A) under this section by quitclaim deed under such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H55758B1B09B24716B126808C7B93A417" commented="no"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Applicability of real property screening requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2696 of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to the conveyance of property under this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HA18517F07D4A400B9EE0F80D4137B8D7" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Costs of conveyance or grant of an easement</header><text>The Canaveral Port Authority shall be responsible for all reasonable and necessary costs, including real estate transaction and environmental documentation costs, associated with a conveyance or grant of an easement under this section.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H164C3FF6646F44E8A8F8C093263CA4C9" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Liability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An entity to which a conveyance or grant of an easement is made under this section shall hold the United States harmless from any liability with respect to activities carried out, on or after the date of the conveyance or grant of an easement, on the real property conveyed, or with respect to which an easement is granted. The United States shall remain responsible for any liability with respect to activities carried out, before such date, on the real property conveyed or with respect to which an easement is granted.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HF2E0FC2174E347F7875D42D925F04B83" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Additional terms and conditions</header><text>The Secretary may require that any conveyance or grant of an easement under this section be subject to such additional terms and conditions as the Secretary considers necessary and appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H5700D15C72AD44ECA80A26031913F452" commented="no"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HE228A5F0AFA64DF5BE77E192C95CFC37" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Canaveral Harbor project</header><text>The term <term>Canaveral Harbor project</term> means the project for navigation, Canaveral Harbor, Port Canaveral, Florida, authorized by section 2 of Act of March 2, 1945 (chapter 19, 59 Stat. 16).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H277331B452D645A9B3AEA1201531972E" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered land</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>covered land</term> means the land owned and known as <quote>USACOE TRACT 100</quote> that is held by the United States for the Canaveral Harbor project.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HB40813F2AE274E6F9BA710A3F7C63096" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>306.</enum><header>Specific deauthorizations</header>
<subsection id="H97182521D6B148439BB8F32313EED43D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Deauthorization of designated portions of Los Angeles County Drainage Area, California</header>
<paragraph id="H7CD69599DEFA4EA38E5C9F4F987D84DA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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; 138 Stat. 3019), consisting of the flood channels described in paragraph (2), is no longer authorized beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H70F0BB40D23E4055BC573AF67304FE49" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Flood channels described</header><text>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 as may be further described in an agreement entered into under paragraph (3):</text>
<subparagraph id="H3AF921FF45D5477390933F0C565D7F88" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Alhambra Wash Channel (Valley Blvd. to Rio Hondo).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0CB075C0A4D24098A3C996F91F5DBEE5" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Arcadia Wash Channel.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H80E69AA8158E47F4B428C3F42265571D" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Ballona Creek Channel (La Salle Ave. to Vista Del Mar).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE94CDB930B8244769BF961CFA08B488D" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Ballona Creek Channel (Redondo Blvd. to Washington Blvd.).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE08B2C36C04247A59478A25D9FB610E8" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Benedict Canyon Channel.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H748358A561214B13B77A51851EC8B1FA" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Burbank Western Channel (Roscoe Blvd. to Victory Blvd.).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9D43B28377B3409F989C8E3D9CE427A2" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Caballero Creek Channel.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7B94C2E419F64A2F9978B490192C450E" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Centinela Creek Channel.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCE641CDAA3F6487CB0FED46F7305611A" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Compton Creek Channel (Main St. to 122nd St.).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H896384090DAF4D0E9B3EFEE9AD844E59" commented="no"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compton Creek Channel (Southern Pacific Rail Yard to Los Angeles River).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFDC240BD7210457FB92B77402508E94F" commented="no"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Coyote Creek Channel (Valley View St. to San Gabriel River).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC9663C2BBD55484593AAF07447B364AF" commented="no"><enum>(L)</enum><text>Eaton Wash Channel.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7C42DCE6E42B4478904831C601FC48FB" commented="no"> <enum>(M)</enum> <text>Grandview Ave Channel.</text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBCD8AD160C0F4A3A99D66D14189E233B" commented="no"><enum>(N)</enum><text>Haines Canyon Channel (Plainview Ave. to Tujunga Wash).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9785BD1CB11349DCA4A8C6A5910A477F" commented="no"><enum>(O)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Kenter Canyon Channel.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H14FD6C15E7DD488CAD5339988C477A69" commented="no"><enum>(P)</enum><text>Lopez Canyon Diversion Channel.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8C6070918E0D449DB9C853E73B42C179" commented="no"><enum>(Q)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Los Angeles River (Owensmouth Ave. to Sepulveda Flood Control Basin).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE582BA5B4E134F1BAFE09CD01C34714A" commented="no"><enum>(R)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Los Angeles River (Sepulveda Flood Control Basin to Lankershim Blvd.).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H071FA069FE03479693C6E9DCC84BF48E" commented="no"><enum>(S)</enum><text>Los Angeles River (Stewart and Grey Rd. to Pacific Ocean).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H88180C10C26942789D1C7AAC26204A96" commented="no"><enum>(T)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">North Fork Channel.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA45EE7D535014AD7927F93AC8C00DBDD" commented="no"><enum>(U)</enum><text>Pacoima Wash Channel.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H65622080122D4C059D35305ED141C353" commented="no"><enum>(V)</enum><text>Rio Hondo Channel (Lower Azusa Rd. to Rosemead Blvd.).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBC699468740C402390283B7A540AB246" commented="no"><enum>(W)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rio Hondo Channel (500 ft. south of Whittier Narrows Dam to Union Pacific Rail Yard).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4F81920367B04BDEBD14447FBF6A88BA" commented="no"><enum>(X)</enum><text>Rubio Wash Channel.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H30621B30D9BE41B5855B177403613D52" commented="no"><enum>(Y)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">San Gabriel River Channel (Santa Fe Flood Control Basin to Thienes Ave.).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6281BCC0C302449E8BFFA1F2F7105FE2" commented="no"><enum>(Z)</enum><text>San Gabriel River Channel (Whittier Narrows Dam to Pacific Ocean).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H23FD06030A3C403C9D52866DC8AC7C76" commented="no"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>San Jose Creek Channel (Thomas Creek to San Jose Creek Diversion).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB69EDD1D487A4C8EA80EDCEE02F72D18" commented="no"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>Santa Anita Wash Channel.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB009E7A333AA4DDB9CDBA30AA973FBF4" commented="no"><enum>(CC)</enum><text>Sawpit Wash Channel.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H73272C0453084A51A564A94736AD7C71" commented="no"> <enum>(DD)</enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sawtelle–Westwood Channel.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H21CF9FCB029549A6800DCEB5868C8A90" commented="no"><enum>(EE)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sycamore Wash Channel.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H04A6EF16C81E4237ABF665903FDA8817" commented="no"><enum>(FF)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tujunga Wash Channel (436 ft. south of Hansen Dam to Los Angeles River).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H821DFDBE3AB54460AFDEC504810C0606" commented="no"><enum>(GG)</enum><text>Verdugo Wash Channel (Verdugo Debris Basin to San Fernando Rd.).</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H003462C605354B599C2D455CB4547FD9"><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="H3871D5B42B974FF6A7A43F3441655434"><enum>(A)</enum><text>will continue to operate, maintain, repair, rehabilitate, and replace as necessary, the flood channels described in paragraph (2)—</text> <clause id="HCE2101CA1FBE4140A5B3D008EC924D80"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in perpetuity at no cost to the United States; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HF6A27A67D9DD43368E7B577055D8D3CA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in a manner that does not reduce the level of flood protection of the project described in paragraph (1);</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2761E3FA2F1246AB82F3BE2ECD56F5FF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>will retain public ownership of all real property and easements 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="HC4D274B60D0C47D89FC0144AE3600BE4"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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="HD0411A7968B54208A246C97158481673"><enum>(D)</enum><text>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="HA1ABDFF732F84A98B4E8B2C666354A97"><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="H82C6419C0C144AF7AF08F471648505BF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>enter into an agreement under paragraph (3); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1DE4E6CE594F41E892E6026C3CAED1B1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>monitor compliance with such agreement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7B82FC2F58174B1FBBDE71F218947290" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The following are repealed:</text>
<subparagraph id="HA602EEE6BD694BF5B6D72311DF65B66A" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Subsections (c) and (d) of section 8320 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3785).</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF94B43A962524CB58A232C82309942BB" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 1302(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3109).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA0335F983A5C417EB2C7463BC2E44695"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Lower San Joaquin River and tributaries, California</header>
<paragraph id="HF6E18E50D264402C8CB889E61BF65D0F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><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 3.76 mile Dos Rios Levee along the right bank of the San Joaquin River between River Mile 88 and River Mile 85, is no longer authorized beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1FBCC8EA6914490FAF5FA61F968781D3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Section 1302(p) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3114) is repealed.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H12D991B59C064E749F7F101A822CBC52"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, Minneapolis, Minnesota</header><text>Section 2010 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1270; 132 Stat. 3812; 136 Stat. 3795) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H54D231B58F024B5CA265CE2EBBD758D7" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subsection id="HFB3E45950B3D48748916A57138656A47"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Clarification</header> <paragraph id="HAD880F4F9A1F4B7A8442D3A7FC4D9A4E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding the requirements of section 356(f) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2724; 138 Stat. 3141), the Secretary shall retain ownership of, and operation and maintenance responsibility for, the underwater cutoff wall constructed by the Secretary on the riverbed in the vicinity of St. Anthony Falls, Minnesota.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7A19772BEC9F45459DD906792A4CADB3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Assessment</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall complete and transmit to the State of Minnesota and to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate an assessment of the condition of the underwater cutoff wall described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="H9CADB512ACF14E01BCCD55221C2E8F1C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Harlem River Federal Navigation Channel, New York</header> <paragraph id="H5C09B71906574DDCA336AD4211EF7F2D"> <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, Harlem River, New York, authorized by the first section of the Act of June 18, 1878 (chapter 264, 20 Stat. 158), is modified to deauthorize the portion of the project consisting of the areas described in paragraph (2).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEBCA8D2211F2435EA87039FEEEB24900"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Areas described</header><text>The areas referred to in paragraph (1) are—</text> <subparagraph id="HA903A9D2D9844CB0A83D62A5D00160B6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the area that is a closed polygon formed by straight lines connecting, in the order listed, the following points, and thence extending landward to the existing physical shoreline—</text>
<clause id="HBE95C92B2E6346609E6A57E6669D929C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>beginning at a point on the shoreline north of the Macombs Dam Bridge at N244191.72, E1002503.69;</text></clause> <clause id="H1CC31905701848F9956E8D05A629D2F1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>running south-southwesterly approximately 59.5 feet to a point at N244133.98, E1002489.25;</text></clause>
<clause id="H85D1E528304A4EB5926442562534B676"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>running south-southwesterly approximately 579.8 feet to a point at N243572.61, E1002344.44;</text></clause> <clause id="HA15DB05652D7476792642C86D324F17D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>running southerly approximately 173.9 feet to a point at N243399.67, E1002326.56;</text></clause>
<clause id="H2D52FB731752447E99A80D46BDAF2E09"><enum>(v)</enum><text>running southerly approximately 189.0 feet to a point at N243212.20, E1002302.50;</text></clause> <clause id="H35AF4CBB3448453D8597586DF124CCF7"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>running southerly approximately 354.4 feet to a point at N242858.69, E1002277.63;</text></clause>
<clause id="HA59A73BD8FD5436388AD39D441CE63BD"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>running southerly approximately 292.3 feet to a point at N242566.45, E1002281.31;</text></clause> <clause id="HF21AFF885F2A4877A1FE8943FC508D07"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>running southerly approximately 791.2 feet to a point at N241778.27, E1002350.13;</text></clause>
<clause id="H455E25080609441687F5CA14C817025F"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>running southerly approximately 254.5 feet to a point at N241525.84, E1002382.88;</text></clause> <clause id="H2596CECF5EEC430E8F88725946579D9C"><enum>(x)</enum><text>running southerly approximately .6 feet to a point at N241469.61, E1002389.06;</text></clause>
<clause id="H2AAE4AD03D91483FAD4E58134F25A087"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>running southerly approximately 190.2 feet to a point at N241280.22, E1002406.69;</text></clause> <clause id="H0D59887AE074415B8B68C92810BD1E30"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>running southwesterly approximately 93.6 feet to a point at N241209.59, E1002345.25; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H38D1D4CC54B443BCADFBFFA7BD73FE5A"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text>running southwesterly approximately 15.4 feet terminating at a point on the shoreline at N241197.95, E1002335.13; and</text></clause></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBBF5D39906C8457A9DB57EDA1252B834"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the area that is a closed polygon formed by straight lines connecting, in the order listed, the following points, and thence extending landward to the existing physical shoreline—</text>
<clause id="H7A057440013D4F6DAEE45B15ED0F07C4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>beginning at a point on the shoreline south of the Macombs Dam Bridge at N240595.14, E1002396.69;</text></clause> <clause id="H7E18114AA11F49CB807FE0270DDF7404"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>running south-southeasterly approximately 30.5 feet to a point at N240569.30, E1002412.94;</text></clause>
<clause id="HCED8CBBB120841469F6CFACDDB425681"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>running south-southeasterly approximately 97.5 feet to a point at N240486.75, E1002464.88;</text></clause> <clause id="H039DDF940291403DA5221B5ACBAB8DCB"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>running southerly approximately 477.6 feet to a point at N240010.61, E1002502.81;</text></clause>
<clause id="H74ECE63AB96C4281AB63295B15622842"><enum>(v)</enum><text>running southerly approximately 60.4 feet to a point at N239950.33, E1002506.19;</text></clause> <clause id="H941857A696D64D33861F2BFF76E76576"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>running southerly approximately 39.5 feet to a point at N239910.88, E1002506.94;</text></clause>
<clause id="HDCAF6BDDE7B146788B380D100C45C851"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>running southerly approximately .3 feet to a point at N239773.63, E1002509.38;</text></clause> <clause id="HF9BC473D129342A19EF63CED934DDB69"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>running southerly approximately 97.9 feet to a point at N239676.67, E1002523.13;</text></clause>
<clause id="HFB6FAE21B0534EC5AA9253989E22F67D"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>running southerly approximately 58.1 feet to a point at N239618.58, E1002524.19;</text></clause> <clause id="HF4871D447E714F488B6046866751E615"><enum>(x)</enum><text>running southerly approximately 289.1 feet to a point at N239330.02, E1002541.31;</text></clause>
<clause id="H543AAA40A6E8436BB3C9330072DA9ABE"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>running southerly approximately 331.3 feet to a point at N238999.31, E1002560.94;</text></clause> <clause id="HAD09D1E0639649359B6E303E02A45AE0"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>running southerly approximately 583.2 feet to a point at N238416.61, E1002585.50;</text></clause>
<clause id="H26CC1816D906421E80048A6F64983A0D"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text>running southerly approximately 387.8 feet to a point at N238029.20, E1002602.56;</text></clause> <clause id="H167DED5BC4004E2F9C7366CDCDF28D57"><enum>(xiv)</enum><text>running southerly approximately 120.0 feet to a point at N237909.23, E1002603.81;</text></clause>
<clause id="H00EDFB781A38435290B8365A15835163"><enum>(xv)</enum><text>running west-northwesterly approximately 42 feet to a point at N237919.38, E1002563.06; and</text></clause> <clause id="H0897273003664877B92FBFECB5F38AB7"><enum>(xvi)</enum><text>running west-northwesterly approximately 1 foot to a point on the shoreline at N237919.63, E1002562.06.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H97F88D5CDCED489095176E812843E04C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Hudson River Channel partial deauthorization, New York</header>
<paragraph id="H8D9A414D61E84A9993AED385A922EDD0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the project for navigation, Hudson River Channel, New York, authorized by the first section of the Act of March 4, 1913 (chapter 144, 37 Stat. 804), is modified to deauthorize the portion of the channel consisting of the area described in paragraph (2).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1368090A109B4C069FE14CFB62A58B59"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Area described</header><text>The area referred to in paragraph (1) is the area bounded by the following coordinates:</text>
<subparagraph id="HBB73812214AF4E43A756F3E6B14674EF"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">W 740004.90, N 404615.84.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1254C948944C42DBBC0039F96FCF31D4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">W 735957.24, N 404612.68.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEF7F8001C09148358D2B8A4C0948A6F4"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">W 740015.09, N 404601.62.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFA9DB672A61142CBA0E884220A3736A7"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">W 740007.71, N 404558.52.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H29C0AF7911DD4C47A41A03169F0C5F90" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Newtown Creek Federal Navigation Channel, New York</header>
<paragraph id="HA29C9E7D226D4CA2BB885DD7A3EF4567" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of Newtown Creek, New York project</header><text>In this subsection, the term <term>Newtown Creek, New York project</term> means the project for navigation, Newtown Creek, New York and associated tributaries, authorized by the first section of the Act of March 2, 1919 (chapter 95, 40 Stat. 1276; 46 Stat. 920; 50 Stat. 845; 138 Stat. 3113).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD034F1D988B34A7FBFB2D31E08D935EC" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Modification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Newtown Creek, New York 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="HDB4F00157DFA4796846B63E93FC913F1" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A 20-foot deep channel with a center line beginning at point North 40.735668 and West 73.9242159, thence to a point North 40.733648 and West 73.940546.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDC8FD8FF379A4C26A85E6ABD258BBC92" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>An 18-foot deep channel with a center line beginning at point North 40.733648 and West 73.940546, thence to a point North 40.722214 and West 73.925873.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDD7BA244540643D88BC92807098E73D4" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An 18-foot deep turning basin southwest of a line formed by points North 40.726201 and West 73.927288; and North 40.723507 and West 73.924712.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAEA08563FB5A467292585098DBEA3FE7" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>A 16-foot-deep channel with a center line beginning at a point North 40.722214 and West 73.925873, thence to a point North 40.718066 and West 73.923931.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB5D12246EA7245F2950795D137CD701C" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>A 16-foot-deep channel with a center line beginning at a point North 40.718663 and West 73.924175, thence to a point North 40.717538 and West 73.927437.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H685EB8DE616F49FEB44D1B50D30D30B1" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A 14-foot-deep channel with a center line beginning at a point North 40.717538 and West 73.927437, thence to a point North 40.716610 and West 73.929278.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0849F2D77A1E49539882BFAA112C7E8C" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>A 12-foot-deep channel with a center line beginning at a point North 40.716610 and West 73.929278, thence to a point North 40.713164 and West 73.931352.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC547B9E8E68E4BFA9F74EAE1B1A14A00" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Deauthorizations</header> <subparagraph id="HF1475E22379D4404AB8C54CB7E12580E" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The portions of the Newtown Creek navigation project described in subparagraph (B) are deauthorized beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5B4252B06E8649C0B513F5860ECB410A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Portions described</header><text>The portions referred to in subparagraph (A) are—</text> <clause id="H842D8D33D96242359A614D1C815C7EF1" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the portion of the project adjacent to the turning basin consisting of—</text>
<subclause id="HC4E20A1FBAF64434ADBC3ACFF0836BF9" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the area east of a line formed by points North 40.726201 and West 73.927288; and North 40.723507 and West 73.924712; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="HF8661DF20BF14B2BAC287DC3778317AB" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the area containing Maspeth Creek;</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HFC0FDE41565D4AAF9A3B15E6045D3F2B" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the upstream portion of English Kills consisting of the area—</text> <subclause id="HA3A766C8C5764A2BBA830C5D4FC0B0D7" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>beginning at a point North 40.713164 and West 73.931352; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H82ED9BF1525D4384B287668E5587A900" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>extending upstream to the project boundary; and</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HA3808137C4E14FC98F5DF3FFEAFCD92D" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Dutch Kills, consisting of the area—</text>
<subclause id="H20BAAF68DAA2401AA928F0555CA9F9A4" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>beginning at a point North 40.737623 and West 73.946809; and</text></subclause> <subclause id="H1481F57E7A654ECB87B5C0049DC16634" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>extending upstream to the project boundary.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H4D9C515F613E433C939950375CB015D5" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Charleston, South Carolina</header>
<paragraph id="H0C14D722C6104BD8A62403A5C5F99DB3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Deauthorization</header><text>Upon completion of the sale of the Union Pier marine terminal property and cessation of commercial port operations at the Union Pier marine terminal by the South Carolina Ports Authority, the project for navigation, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, authorized by section 1401(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1708) consisting of the area described in paragraph (2) is no longer authorized.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB867093134D648ADAA4280C66995A12D" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <header>Portion described</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The area referred to in paragraph (1) is the portion of the Federal channel located within Charleston Harbor bounded by the following coordinates: 32° 47′ 14.754772″ N, 79° 55′ 16.260605″ W; to 32° 47′ 14.647666″ N, 79° 55′ 23.873993″ W; to 32° 46′ 49.186843″ N, 79° 55′ 23.371716″ W; to 32° 46′ 49.293940″ N, 79° 55′ 15.758944″ W; to 32° 47′ 5.254548″ N, 79° 55′ 16.073410″ W; to 32° 47′ 9.672485″ N, 79° 55′ 10.888283″ W; thence back to 32° 47′ 14.754772″ N, 79° 55′ 16.260605″ W.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF609CB67A2C248F18CD864E294ADE90F"> <enum>(h)</enum> <header>Shot Pouch Creek, South Carolina</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The project for snagging and clearing, Shot Pouch Creek, South Carolina, authorized by section 2 of August 28, 1937 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/701g">33 U.S.C. 701g</external-xref>), consisting of 2.15 miles of Shot Pouch Creek from the Sumter Bypass to Swan Lake, is no longer authorized beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </subsection></section> <section id="HC8FEC601103748FAB4440FAD5D4DFB99" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>307.</enum><header>Environmental infrastructure</header> <subsection id="H2365EF0E77AA4C2D9CA350D20BD50331"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Consistency with reports</header><text>Congress finds that the projects and 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 of 2014 (<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></subsection>
<subsection id="H413EF8B2EA654D73A806B9B86A852139"><enum>(b)</enum><header>New projects</header><text>Section 219(f) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3115) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HB2AD9E9727864DD398D8266F5CCE2781" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HAF57C1BFA13D456CAFA936C3655636E8" commented="no"><enum>(599)</enum><header>Auburn, Alabama</header><text>$3,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Auburn, Alabama.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD3BD93725055485794A7A64590B06454" commented="no"><enum>(600)</enum><header>Edwardsville, Alabama</header><text>$4,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the town of Edwardsville, Alabama.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1FD804F498E3426A9784368F30A06318" commented="no"><enum>(601)</enum><header>Gadsden, Alabama</header><text>$12,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and distribution systems, in the city of Gadsden, Alabama.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7DAE60C147C64B4BA2B4D06E893A9DD1" commented="no"><enum>(602)</enum><header>Lower Alabama, Alabama</header><text>$40,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, environmental restoration, and surface water protection, in Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Macon, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Russell, and Washington Counties, Alabama.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDD074EF5BE494011B128C8F2C7854C82"><enum>(603)</enum><header>Mobile, Alabama</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including ecosystem restoration and resiliency, in the city of Mobile, Alabama.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H071B3E86B7B54A9E8E6C1E2B65C55017" commented="no"><enum>(604)</enum><header>Southside, Alabama</header><text>$4,200,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including distribution systems, in the city of Southside, Alabama.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB9E1DD2DC1D34296B3B513A5A6B27996" commented="no"><enum>(605)</enum><header>Nelson Lagoon, Alaska</header><text>$3,300,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply and storage, in the Native Village of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFAACB92D3AD4413F8EF0A78DF36789E7" commented="no"><enum>(606)</enum><header>Sitka, Alaska</header><text>$7,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including reclamation and storage, in the city and borough of Sitka, Alaska.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2BEE0C690C7C4ADC98D58AC90C692173" commented="no"><enum>(607)</enum><header>Soldotna, Alaska</header><text>$1,300,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water reclamation and storage, in the city of Soldotna, Alaska.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF3219B6E110B41AB854B66BECAA15CD1" commented="no"><enum>(608)</enum><header>Lee County, Arkansas</header><text>$50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in Lee County, Arkansas.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2730AC837B024297BE04840630E74D0C" commented="no"><enum>(609)</enum><header>Cottonwood, Arizona</header><text>$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water reclamation, distribution systems, and stormwater management, in the city of Cottonwood, Arizona.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0B1F70F45B3F49BAA9631542790C09B4"><enum>(610)</enum><header>Gila County, Arizona</header><text>$24,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water reclamation, treatment, and distribution systems, in Gila County, Arizona.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HBE734377F3E846B8BCBA8DDAA54A40A7"><enum>(611)</enum><header>Gila River Indian Community, Arizona</header><text>$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and conservation, in the Gila River Indian Community, Arizona.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA515837C91A14E8A9C913C00D306513E" commented="no"><enum>(612)</enum><header>Maricopa, Arizona</header><text>$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water reclamation, distribution systems, and stormwater management, in the city of Maricopa, Arizona.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H46AA8F1E0E4847CD8C59B04E1D06AC64"><enum>(613)</enum><header>Pima County, Arizona</header><text>$7,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water reclamation and distribution systems and environmental restoration, in Pima County, Arizona.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB01AFEC3B9654FF6A34B8143C87924F1"><enum>(614)</enum><header>Santa Cruz County, Arizona</header><text>$30,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water reclamation and distribution systems and environmental restoration, in Santa Cruz County, Arizona.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFE38103033034B729ADAA0AB8A18162A"><enum>(615)</enum><header>Artesia, California</header><text>$1,200,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management and environmental infrastructure, in the city of Artesia, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H58C3B5783D5E40D7AB88B9EC9CC02E93"><enum>(616)</enum><header>Atascadero, California</header><text>$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in the city of Atascadero, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAE4164BC815C423481C07827CBF53A84"><enum>(617)</enum><header>Belmont, San Carlos, Redwood City, and West Bay Sanitary District, California</header><text>$9,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including environmental restoration, in the cities of Belmont, San Carlos, and Redwood City and the West Bay Sanitary District, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0C24AE13440A468C9AE4343ADBD49EDC"><enum>(618)</enum><header>Burbank, California</header><text>$20,000,000 for water infrastructure, including water distribution systems, in the city of Burbank, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H513F40739D4740B5B9AED3C24E323214"><enum>(619)</enum><header>Cerritos, California</header><text>$16,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in the city of Cerritos, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD3F8102E4F14425F945307DBA65E546A"><enum>(620)</enum><header>Coachella, California</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in the city of Coachella, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H95E92A3DFA724CD69D170F101A2116A5"><enum>(621)</enum><header>El Monte, California</header><text>$18,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of El Monte, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H88F96C373BB84AD89349F8A49CC22045"><enum>(622)</enum><header>El Segundo, California</header><text>$1,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of El Segundo, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF524959861F34347BB78B3C09394EC0E"><enum>(623)</enum><header>Elsinore Valley, California</header><text>$5,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Lake Elsinore, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5E196F7973084B328A422FAFFF1154A7"><enum>(624)</enum><header>Encinitas, California</header><text>$44,250,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, drainage systems, and environmental restoration, in the city of Encinitas, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H67B2CCF35115460F966D6B383F277DA1"><enum>(625)</enum><header>Irvine, California</header><text>$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in the city of Irvine, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7CF424A069334892AF261A1DF7A58FCB"><enum>(626)</enum><header>La Cañada Flintridge, California</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$29,024,625 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and storage capacity, in the city of La Cañada Flintridge, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H96BC775E718144B590B85FADDB78FBC2"><enum>(627)</enum><header>Laguna Beach, California</header><text>$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and stormwater management, in the city of Laguna Beach, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA661424B0412439E8162B228F8D3136F"><enum>(628)</enum><header>Lompoc, California</header><text>$6,300,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Lompoc, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0739A8C3DF764205B58F55AFA27FEBAA"><enum>(629)</enum><header>Manhattan Beach, California</header><text>$2,000,000 for water and water supply infrastructure in the city of Manhattan Beach, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0D9AC03625E54FB19E3737906ED3B0EF"><enum>(630)</enum><header>Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, and San Clemente, California</header><text>$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, water recycling, and stormwater management in the cities of Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, and San Clemente, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6A94965FB7CA4655A7648CA1F889A6AA"><enum>(631)</enum><header>Modesto, California</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$30,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including facility relocation, in the city of Modesto, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1DE4767E87D347508CEE67A513A02CA2" commented="no"><enum>(632)</enum><header>Monterey County, California</header><text>$27,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in Monterey County, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7A0D59202CDE442F87C6B2B651C35A51"><enum>(633)</enum><header>Morgan Hill, California</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$17,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Morgan Hill, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6BF6194590DA409087FD01054FD69D40"><enum>(634)</enum><header>Ojai, California</header><text>$25,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Ojai, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3A2C44A2154D480CAA0F0F13B68323EB"><enum>(635)</enum><header>Redwood City, California</header><text>$3,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Redwood City, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2658EF46C2914B83B560739A977C63A3"><enum>(636)</enum><header>Sacramento River Basin, California</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$155,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including environmental restoration and surface water protection in the Sacramento River Basin, California, including the counties of Shasta, Tehama, Butte, Glenn, Colusa, Sutter, Yuba, Sacramento, and Yolo, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H111E53625FED45828A678D60737B627F"><enum>(637)</enum><header>San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, California</header><text>$67,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, distribution systems, stormwater management, and environmental restoration, in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE20C6FC529F145D2A7D45B577609AD42"><enum>(638)</enum><header>San Fernando, California</header><text>$28,000,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply and distribution systems, in the city of San Fernando, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD9E593D1836B4875ACFF35F20A625EE8"><enum>(639)</enum><header>San Mateo County, California</header><text>$30,665,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and water reuse and related facilities, in San Mateo County, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4543C76376F14CB4BF222B0EB6C37783"><enum>(640)</enum><header>Santa Barbara County, California</header><text>$3,200,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in Santa Barbara County, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4F86D2AF8BB242B1A0FA7DF6B55A40EA" commented="no"><enum>(641)</enum><header>Santa Cruz, California</header><text>$3,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water reclamation, distribution systems, and supply, in the city of Santa Cruz, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H69368E76C101404D800CD8B70FF43741" commented="no"><enum>(642)</enum><header>Seaside, California</header><text>$14,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, stormwater management, and water reclamation and distribution systems, in the city of Seaside, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFC703DE0C6A34971BB4ABD7419DCBC09"><enum>(643)</enum><header>Solvang, California</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$2,000,000 for water and water supply infrastructure, including distribution systems, in the city of Solvang, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBBAD8D05AE324FA3B9663700BF830DC0"><enum>(644)</enum><header>Sonoma and Marin Counties, California</header><text>$60,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, stormwater management, surface water protection, and environmental restoration, in Sonoma and Marin Counties, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFFBCFC669EB8473492924B7A65F586BE" commented="no"><enum>(645)</enum><header>Sutter, California</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$3,350,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the county of Sutter, California.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF2A69923308541CB8E11EA1EC186B55F"><enum>(646)</enum><header>Turlock, California</header><text>$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Turlock, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDE53CD822D7341F798E2562CEE8C22F7"><enum>(647)</enum><header>Ventura County, California</header><text>$23,459,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply and water storage, in Ventura County, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1ABC2C06FA024D669822D7593596800E" commented="no"><enum>(648)</enum><header>West Covina, California</header><text>$2,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of West Covina, California.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0A7878960A8B47B7BBD97CD1690289C3"><enum>(649)</enum><header>Aurora, Colorado</header><text>$15,600,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Aurora, Colorado.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB491979A9ED646F393E9E24701F61C7D"><enum>(650)</enum><header>Custer County, Colorado</header><text>$20,000,000 for water and water infrastructure, including water supply, in Custer County, Colorado.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3B125BAF53E748F593EA3FBA823A7C6F"><enum>(651)</enum><header>Northern Colorado</header><text>$22,500,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply and environmental restoration, in Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer, Logan, Morgan, Sedgwick, Washington, and Weld Counties, Colorado.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF8659670A533493EB43C38F6D369ADB1"><enum>(652)</enum><header>Connecticut River Valley, Connecticut</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$12,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management and environmental restoration, in the towns of Andover, Avon, Berlin, Bloomfield, Bolton, Canton, Columbia, Coventry, East Granby, East Hartford, East Windsor, Ellington, Enfield, Farmington, Glastonbury, Granby, Hartford, Hebron, Manchester, Mansfield, Marlborough, New Britain, Newington, Plainville, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, Somers, South Windsor, Southington, Stafford, Suffield, Tolland, Vernon, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Willington, Windsor, and Windsor Locks, and the cities of Hartford and New Britain, Connecticut.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCA0EEA11B6D843ADB8CD446CD0A821FD"><enum>(653)</enum><header>Danbury, Connecticut</header><text>$32,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and water storage and distribution systems, in the city of Danbury, Connecticut.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0E1D410B651340949D2DD296ABA64D02"><enum>(654)</enum><header>Hartford, Connecticut</header><text>$50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Hartford, Connecticut.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4FEA1B355049428FB4AB32FF9B18BD75"><enum>(655)</enum><header>Lower Connecticut River Valley, Connecticut</header><text>$12,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management and environmental restoration, in the towns of Chester, Clinton, Cromwell, Deep River, Durham, East Haddam, East Hampton, Essex, Haddam, Killingworth, Lyme, Middlefield, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Portland, and Westbrook, and the city of Middletown, Connecticut.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF7527A6903EA419E89F235DBFC478ED7"><enum>(656)</enum><header>New Britain, Connecticut</header><text>$5,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of New Britain, Connecticut.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA7C693CDEE1445589AAA3433CCBA4D8E"><enum>(657)</enum><header>Northeastern Connecticut</header><text>$12,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management and environmental restoration, in the towns of Ashford, Brooklyn, Canterbury, Chaplin, Eastford, Hampton, Killingly, Plainfield, Pomfret, Putnam, Scotland, Sterling, Thompson, Union, Voluntown, and Woodstock, Connecticut.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H17D2049F484047BF86F38D907B35CBB1"><enum>(658)</enum><header>Southeastern Connecticut</header><text>$12,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management and environmental restoration, in the towns of Bozrah, Colchester, East Lyme, Franklin, Griswold, Groton, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Montville, North Stonington, Preston, Salem, Sprague, Stonington, Waterford, and Windham, the boroughs of Jewett City and Stonington, and cities of Groton, New London, and Norwich, Connecticut.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5B7F732E7E4F4FD397AC9E768E754D32"><enum>(659)</enum><header>Thomaston, Connecticut</header><text>$8,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the town of Thomaston, Connecticut.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC6399B9E2B324A33BA5FA6C8EF014515"><enum>(660)</enum><header>Waterbury, Connecticut</header><text>$5,000,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply and distribution systems, in the city of Waterbury, Connecticut.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3C3C82551766482E8F5A1E871D08B068" commented="no"><enum>(661)</enum><header>Altamonte Springs, Florida</header><text>$4,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, stormwater management, and water reclamation, in the city of Altamonte Springs, Florida.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H85E85E362BD14A459BA1577F3EDB7E96" commented="no"><enum>(662)</enum><header>Bunnell, Florida</header><text>$16,600,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Bunnell, Florida.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H717CE14863A64EC2A6F6F292DE46CED4"><enum>(663)</enum><header>Columbia and Suwannee Counties, Florida</header><text>$39,300,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in Columbia and Suwannee Counties, Florida.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H42C6E11B63774AECBB92BE0974E16BCC"><enum>(664)</enum><header>Escambia, Walton, Okaloosa, and Santa Rosa Counties, Florida</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in Escambia, Walton, Okaloosa, and Santa Rosa Counties, Florida.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD1941D04B1C241E28C5D2314E9D1648B"><enum>(665)</enum><header>Gilchrist County, Florida</header><text>$200,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in Gilchrist County, Florida.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H87E2C32F64B946DFA29EE6937F395EEA"><enum>(666)</enum><header>Hernando County, Florida</header><text>$29,600,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management and environmental restoration, in Hernando County, Florida.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE1B0224C040047268B73420E1B1065BF"><enum>(667)</enum><header>Hollywood, Florida</header><text>$46,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Hollywood, Florida.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDF217E8C62AA4D5FBF6571195292ED1E" commented="no"><enum>(668)</enum><header>North Miami-Dade County, Florida</header><text>$50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including distribution systems, monitoring infrastructure, stormwater management, and environmental restoration, in the cities of Aventura, Miami Gardens, North Miami Beach, and Sunny Isles Beach, the town of Golden Beach, and Miami-Dade County, Florida.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD5BA5F0071E842359826CD36CB805841"><enum>(669)</enum><header>Pasco County, Florida</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$400,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including distribution systems, in Pasco County, Florida.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H65E7859410954C4498CD9C6DF56056C6"><enum>(670)</enum><header>Riviera Beach, Florida</header><text>$30,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, distribution systems, and stormwater management, in the city of Riviera Beach, Florida.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1F7AF6BFDC6644C89C16D1874A1E23E0" commented="no"><enum>(671)</enum><header>Sanford, Florida</header><text>$3,800,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply, in the city of Sanford, Florida.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD919AE2F4DCA4505B1BA13387761D54D"><enum>(672)</enum><header>Tampa Bay, Florida</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$100,000,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply, in Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas Counties and the cities of New Port Richey, St. Petersburg, and Tampa, Florida.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H414D354AA4A946768626770FD6E2BE71" commented="no"><enum>(673)</enum><header>Winter Park, Florida</header><text>$25,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Winter Park, Florida.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1FE8F41F02F846EA8A4A8F68DD8EF8C8"><enum>(674)</enum><header>Avondale Estates, Georgia</header><text>$4,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Avondale Estates, Georgia.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H58F8DF260A57448EBAEFEFCB7C4516C8"><enum>(675)</enum><header>Fairburn, Georgia</header><text>$5,670,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and distribution systems, in the city of Fairburn, Georgia.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3D66EFC6604941DE8678F887C76DFC25" commented="no"><enum>(676)</enum><header>Garden City, Georgia</header><text>$4,300,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Garden City, Georgia.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6DA9AEE6C8CC4E478C50954F80DEC295"><enum>(677)</enum><header>Newton County, Georgia</header><text>$23,900,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and distribution systems, in Newton County, Georgia.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H710C8F84B0DA44AB984AECC5E769175A" commented="no"><enum>(678)</enum><header>Addison, Illinois</header><text>$50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the village of Addison, Illinois.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8746DCC93BEB4590B03D5A39E1FF189D"><enum>(679)</enum><header>East Moline, Illinois</header><text>$15,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in the city of East Moline, Illinois.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H26672EAF1D4144178BF3B52120C75A28"><enum>(680)</enum><header>Port Byron, Illinois</header><text>$1,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the village of Port Byron, Illinois.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H799FEF73076B4460B3BC1734472D78A6"><enum>(681)</enum><header>Shannon, Illinois</header><text>$1,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including distribution systems, in the village of Shannon, Illinois.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7CA0C52AC3B045F9914D4837E9A546DD"><enum>(682)</enum><header>South Pekin, Illinois</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$8,000,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply, in the village of South Pekin, Illinois.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H967A19E89F594552A09EE3ECB6E0264E"><enum>(683)</enum><header>Baltimore, Maryland</header><text>$25,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Baltimore, Maryland.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF2A79EF647EA464DB8321BC5CA37C136"><enum>(684)</enum><header>Holyoke, Massachusetts</header><text>$50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Holyoke, Massachusetts.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H06230B913DC24E8D9FCF611A0E87A9E8"><enum>(685)</enum><header>Bay region, Michigan</header><text>$50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, stormwater management, and surface water protection, in Bay, Midland, Saginaw, Genesee, and Tuscola Counties, Michigan.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H94DF4E1FAF194D79B8EB1904CC2C92B5"><enum>(686)</enum><header>Kent County, Michigan</header><text>$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management and surface water resource protection, in Kent County, Michigan.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA7310C0FC9DB4DB3964EB8921B6F9873"><enum>(687)</enum><header>Lapeer, Macomb, Oakland, and St. Clair Counties, Michigan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in Lapeer, Macomb, Oakland, and St. Clair Counties, Michigan.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8D868CCBC27A4D33B44AEBB477E80997"><enum>(688)</enum><header>Muskegon County, Michigan</header><text>$15,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management and surface water resource protection, in Muskegon County, Michigan.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H81E6B0315A994812A477D58D13ACACF8"><enum>(689)</enum><header>Ottawa County, Michigan</header><text>$15,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management and surface water resource protection, in Ottawa County, Michigan.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5C22DB6BCA9A4608B57897B63A90CB4F"><enum>(690)</enum><header>Owosso, Michigan</header><text>$47,000,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply and desalination, in the city of Owosso, Michigan.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC8039263207248DB92AF5196E1B90E23"><enum>(691)</enum><header>Westphalia, Michigan</header><text>$3,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in the village of Westphalia, Michigan.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H481F9E8A29534030B71D09D560DE1662"><enum>(692)</enum><header>Cokato, Minnesota</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$4,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in the city of Cokato, Minnesota.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2A454484E8CC4AF7ABC9685CDBDBB4A9"><enum>(693)</enum><header>Norwood Young America, Minnesota</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$21,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in the city of Norwood Young America, Minnesota.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1C11AD7BACE74B3D9F8B3877D7CB0F06"><enum>(694)</enum><header>Sartell, Minnesota</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$24,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, stormwater management, and surface water protection, in the city of Sartell, Minnesota.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC299714BDC34466E9137570FA3BC54ED"><enum>(695)</enum><header>Brandon, Mississippi</header><text>$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Brandon, Mississippi.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA79BA024BAD34E8EA12F9D25251BF7C4"><enum>(696)</enum><header>Choctaw County, Mississippi</header><text>$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in Choctaw County, Mississippi.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H991AFA11429B4F7F9D83EDECB810ECE1"><enum>(697)</enum><header>Forest, Mississippi</header><text>$5,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Forest, Mississippi.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC4B24CD8184C401DA6C894C211DFFB96"><enum>(698)</enum><header>Grenada, Mississippi</header><text>$3,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Grenada, Mississippi.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE421A749F7104C0699594D5116E9EEB6"><enum>(699)</enum><header>Lucedale, Mississippi</header><text>$3,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Lucedale, Mississippi.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2B093C9F926D4317A777F9BFDD1D188F"><enum>(700)</enum><header>Sardis, Mississippi</header><text>$3,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Sardis, Mississippi.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB105A5464EDC438398B85A349A8EE920"><enum>(701)</enum><header>West Point, Mississippi</header><text>$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of West Point, Mississippi.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3EFCB855B9BA4B62B15F47CFDCBD0C14" commented="no"><enum>(702)</enum><header>Kansas City, Missouri</header><text>$45,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management and water supply, in Kansas City, Missouri.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF517DC3A62474EDA9A16B8C2C3A22612"><enum>(703)</enum><header>New London, New Hampshire</header><text>$15,000,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply, in the town of New London, New Hampshire.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA418C04F229F4B4783957C6FF40EA125"><enum>(704)</enum><header>Sullivan County, New Hampshire</header><text>$1,500,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply, in Sullivan County, New Hampshire.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H075960B2A24D4EBCB306216C2A47F27B" commented="no"><enum>(705)</enum><header>Bergen County, New Jersey</header><text>$25,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in Bergen County, New Jersey.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2FCB893BDA7E441684677F37E64496B2"><enum>(706)</enum><header>Camden County, New Jersey</header><text>$45,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including environmental restoration, in Camden County, New Jersey.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8DC7871D450C4828A85D8A21CD43346B"><enum>(707)</enum><header>Demarest, New Jersey</header><text>$2,310,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the borough of Demarest, New Jersey.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA32894A30D104425B50E006961F3413A"><enum>(708)</enum><header>Jersey City, New Jersey</header><text>$1,300,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management and water supply, in Jersey City, New Jersey.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAE77B673BCB446EE92D4A972C088440C"><enum>(709)</enum><header>Palmyra, New Jersey</header><text>$5,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the borough of Palmyra, New Jersey.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC43D97A5AFD9418C890B3C9EA1BB6F6F"><enum>(710)</enum><header>Doña Ana County, New Mexico</header><text>$25,000,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply and desalination, in Doña Ana County, New Mexico.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H27790436C57F4785ADA5536C312BACDD"><enum>(711)</enum><header>Los Alamos County, New Mexico</header><text>$1,500,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply, in Los Alamos County, New Mexico.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC63FA5CF136D4C238155F9E4C8212C15"><enum>(712)</enum><header>Valencia County, New Mexico</header><text>$25,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in Valencia County, New Mexico.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC22E25879D3F47AD9047ADE04A8D5B36"><enum>(713)</enum><header>Bronx County, New York</header><text>$90,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in Bronx County, New York.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC777C9047BD4480D8F5F282270AF2307"><enum>(714)</enum><header>Brookhaven, New York</header><text>$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the town of Brookhaven, New York.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H469DBB48148243388F6BDB445E1A1F4B"><enum>(715)</enum><header>Freeport, New York</header><text>$3,300,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the village of Freeport, New York.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB06ED5DFB31340B39DCE44B9B786CD09"><enum>(716)</enum><header>Garden City, New York</header><text>$11,000,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply, in the village of Garden City, New York.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1CBC04FB2B3344ABB615ABEB73028C36"><enum>(717)</enum><header>Lawrence, New York</header><text>$130,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the village of Lawrence, New York.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDAEB0163C4F94EADAABC2E1B872A228D"><enum>(718)</enum><header>Long Beach, New York</header><text>$25,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in the city of Long Beach, New York.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2C182969F55F4BDA8086D95488AF2DEC"><enum>(719)</enum><header>Long Island, New York</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$65,570,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, New York.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H877B9696CA344E69B7787AF270A3872B"><enum>(720)</enum><header>Nassau County, New York</header><text>$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, water reclamation, and environmental restoration, in Nassau County, New York.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB49B90BBF0E7446397AD03ABC9A2C3FE"><enum>(721)</enum><header>North Salem and Lewisboro, New York</header><text>$600,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the towns of North Salem and Lewisboro, New York.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7A3F5400564F4AC780F50019AED90ACE"><enum>(722)</enum><header>Ossining, New York</header><text>$40,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the village of Ossining, New York.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H10742D8405C24AD982DFFEF04860B956"><enum>(723)</enum><header>Port Jefferson, New York</header><text>$50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the village of Port Jefferson, New York.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF2A9A99938D64AD2A0F3183CA0B77C7D"><enum>(724)</enum><header>Richmond County, New York</header><text>$50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in Richmond County, New York.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB06EB8B547B84AAFADDF9C6946E56C8C"><enum>(725)</enum><header>Westchester County, New York</header><text>$49,400,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and storage, in Westchester County, New York.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA14CC65FC88840419EC6764287D2DEA0" commented="no"><enum>(726)</enum><header>Asheville, North Carolina</header><text>$50,000,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply, in the city of Asheville, North Carolina.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4F2D800440D9497F8792701536B837AB" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(727)</enum><header>Durham, North Carolina</header><text>$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in the city of Durham, North Carolina.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8F7F5A14836D4A50A3F7DBF3C84272AE" commented="no"><enum>(728)</enum><header>Granville County, North Carolina</header><text>$6,350,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in Granville County, North Carolina.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H20B2ABC733154A0181B19CF3356A55C5" commented="no"><enum>(729)</enum><header>Harnett County, North Carolina</header><text>$35,670,500 for water and wastewater infrastructure in Harnett County, North Carolina.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD473E1E18C9146719C24C6A5F74E3BA4"><enum>(730)</enum><header>Hillsborough, North Carolina</header><text>$6,820,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and distribution systems, in the town of Hillsborough, North Carolina.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H549659B6822E45D7A1C09AD0E78A252B"><enum>(731)</enum><header>Johnston County, North Carolina</header><text>$7,979,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in Johnston County, North Carolina.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3A42D5D228C344F8B42A430644386971"><enum>(732)</enum><header>Pitt County, North Carolina</header><text>$15,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in Pitt County, North Carolina.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7684E30E094A4435A5B1F215FEDFA0A0"><enum>(733)</enum><header>White Lake, North Carolina</header><text>$40,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the town of White Lake, North Carolina.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7D8D85F7D85B450A908D2D2833BB5AF9" commented="no"><enum>(734)</enum><header>Clermont County, Ohio</header><text>$3,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in Clermont County, Ohio.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE3A70B5DE31745209CA0643179C8AAC7"><enum>(735)</enum><header>Jackson County, Ohio</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$8,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in Jackson County, Ohio.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0F0217B8BFBF46029C1C78A9A20DF82B"><enum>(736)</enum><header>Lynchburg, Ohio</header><text>$6,380,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, in the village of Lynchburg, Ohio.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H07E57A4EFAA7480BA82ADB93F5957ACF" commented="no"><enum>(737)</enum><header>New Holland, Ohio</header><text>$2,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in the village of New Holland, Ohio.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8CD2DD19CE154E8A8BABA23DD8D22374" commented="no"><enum>(738)</enum><header>Waverly, Ohio</header><text>$12,995,750 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the village of Waverly, Ohio.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HACCDAE326E4C4125BB8F7B54FF7CE925" commented="no"><enum>(739)</enum><header>Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$45,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the territory under the jurisdiction of the Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7525CD49353A47F99884FCDE70D9EF26"><enum>(740)</enum><header>Klamath County, Oregon</header><text>$37,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and water recycling and reuse systems, in Klamath County, Oregon.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H70DE49391E5B496DA541E3614657ADEB"><enum>(741)</enum><header>Milton-Freewater, Oregon</header><text>$13,000,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply, in the city of Milton-Freewater, Oregon.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H244F8B2735964C80BCEA54C085398817"><enum>(742)</enum><header>Salem, Oregon</header><text>$75,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, distribution systems, and environmental restoration, in the city of Salem, Oregon.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8062156F97BC4930B1955B28ED5F8226"><enum>(743)</enum><header>Bethlehem, Pennsylvania</header><text>$2,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2887BE2087884947A7BC56D8FE98394A"><enum>(744)</enum><header>Blair County, Pennsylvania</header><text>$2,500,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply and distribution systems, in Blair County, Pennsylvania.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF0A968F9757F4C4689D74B0F7C7BEA8C"><enum>(745)</enum><header>Cambria County, Pennsylvania</header><text>$3,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFCE9E3422D8D4CB38A6C8A3B1BE129AC"><enum>(746)</enum><header>Carbon and Schuylkill Counties, Pennsylvania</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$2,500,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply and water storage, in Carbon and Schuylkill Counties, Pennsylvania.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC33B8B2EC91E461081E0BC12F3439045"><enum>(747)</enum><header>Chambersburg, Pennsylvania</header><text>$12,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the borough of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB027FF0E66F5438CA65A2EB5C1527DDE"><enum>(748)</enum><header>Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania</header><text>$5,175,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and distribution systems, in the borough of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3821F572EF5D4BA5A4BB37B9B1629078"><enum>(749)</enum><header>Laurel Mountain, Pennsylvania</header><text>$4,500,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply and distribution systems, in the borough of Laurel Mountain, Pennsylvania.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8E4CDCF0D8654A49B91EE941188934FB"><enum>(750)</enum><header>McCalmont Township, Pennsylvania</header><text>$60,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the McCalmont Township, Pennsylvania.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3CA11BCED1F54DF29D2BAE5403A46413"><enum>(751)</enum><header>Mercersburg, Pennsylvania</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$3,375,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the borough of Mercersburg, Pennsylvania.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9DEDADD5174346438DD7BAFFE3B1652B"><enum>(752)</enum><header>Meyersdale, Pennsylvania</header><text>$3,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the borough of Meyersdale, Pennsylvania.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3D72AAEFA83F4134A4638996113DC4D6" commented="no"><enum>(753)</enum><header>Montgomery County, Pennsylvania</header><text>$1,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management and environmental restoration, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFA88E8072C87470185F79C875289EEF2"><enum>(754)</enum><header>Paint Borough, Pennsylvania</header><text>$600,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in Paint Borough, Pennsylvania.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCFA4CFA54C5549F2B977B94274720C78"><enum>(755)</enum><header>Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania</header><text>$1,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the borough of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC756D1B9605648488D596935FC35ED90"><enum>(756)</enum><header>Shippensburg, Pennsylvania</header><text>$2,400,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the borough of Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDA73F633910A413E9CFFFD66BA675D16"><enum>(757)</enum><header>Springhill Township, Pennsylvania</header><text>$1,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in Springhill Township, Pennsylvania.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H614FD0CC6C904E72969FC41CE30B0256" commented="no"><enum>(758)</enum><header>Windber, Pennsylvania</header><text>$2,600,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in the borough of Windber, Pennsylvania.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0C72F1B9544E46409073F3A176B87242"><enum>(759)</enum><header>Corozal, Puerto Rico</header><text>$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in the municipality of Corozal.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H72004E0EA3B94B5CA7C7D5F278662B77"><enum>(760)</enum><header>Burrillville, Rhode Island</header><text>$10,000,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply and distribution systems, in the town of Burrillville, Rhode Island.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H202EB199EAA04728A8A7E58CD71910DD"><enum>(761)</enum><header>Coventry, Rhode Island</header><text>$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, in the town of Coventry, Rhode Island.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0CBB6FF0B6834CF483EDB688B4058FA0"><enum>(762)</enum><header>Narragansett, Rhode Island</header><text>$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in the town of Narragansett, Rhode Island.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9FCE2F388C934235BE059A00826CC842"><enum>(763)</enum><header>North Kingstown, Rhode Island</header><text>$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including distribution systems, in the town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFDECA6EC555F4E6BB3F6904AC113C199"><enum>(764)</enum><header>Pawtucket, Rhode Island</header><text>$16,600,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Pawtucket, Rhode Island.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H07BE6E5556E84648B59AADF21A54FA5A"><enum>(765)</enum><header>Warwick, Rhode Island</header><text>$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including distribution systems, in the city of Warwick, Rhode Island.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF9F3314AA84D449D8F7D46BFDBB382AE"><enum>(766)</enum><header>Berkeley County, South Carolina</header><text>$14,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and distribution systems, in Berkeley County, South Carolina.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H681C9A503A54448687091125C287F1D5"><enum>(767)</enum><header>Georgetown, South Carolina</header><text>$4,275,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Georgetown, South Carolina.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE5B6374D0884471694C3BD09FB58EB55"><enum>(768)</enum><header>Hilton Head Island, South Carolina</header><text>$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the town of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7964031A8AC041FA93A8FA5DD0DF9354"><enum>(769)</enum><header>Isle of Palms, South Carolina</header><text>$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Isle of Palms, South Carolina.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDD3802E397174D7CB5CBCF1DD943EB75"><enum>(770)</enum><header>Brazoria, Fort Bend, and Galveston Counties, Texas</header><text>$5,000,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply, in Brazoria, Fort Bend, and Galveston Counties, Texas.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6B2575CBFEC743D89630854BF528FA4C"><enum>(771)</enum><header>Burleson, Texas</header><text>$12,000,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply and distribution systems, in the city of Burleson, Texas.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC3591F23F7794FE8A4EE4523C2411DF1"><enum>(772)</enum><header>Granbury, Texas</header><text>$8,000,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply, in the city of Granbury, Texas.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF75A2BB3C6604FE2B90A30F5F1ED1D05"><enum>(773)</enum><header>Grandview, Texas</header><text>$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Grandview, Texas.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0DED1A697AE641F8A94FDA982F9B75FF" commented="no"><enum>(774)</enum><header>Harris County, Texas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$5,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure in Harris County, Texas.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H490970E6B7C24242BC932A0A1A021AED"><enum>(775)</enum><header>Jim Hogg County, Texas</header><text>$7,500,000 for water infrastructure, including distribution systems, in Jim Hogg County, Texas.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H00D1A6FE123D4D76B9F3BB12C6FA9807"><enum>(776)</enum><header>Kemah, Texas</header><text>$5,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Kemah, Texas.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3E925348C20A4261A85077917F8F5322"><enum>(777)</enum><header>Kingsville, Texas</header><text>$19,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, in the city of Kingsville, Texas.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC6F88E628DB54D4D8780DF9A1C9345F6"><enum>(778)</enum><header>Laredo, Texas</header><text>$25,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, storage, distribution systems, environmental restoration, and stormwater management, in the city of Laredo, Texas.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H392583FF9BB746778F1E00432C4D6054"><enum>(779)</enum><header>Mercedes, Texas</header><text>$10,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and reuse systems, in the city of Mercedes, Texas.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0E2C47D9515D420E996C5079E3CF937D" commented="no"><enum>(780)</enum><header>Midland County, Texas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$25,000,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply, in Midland County, Texas.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3AB2C56BCC1F40CE96C5BC4E5267BE1C" commented="no"><enum>(781)</enum><header>Odessa, Texas</header><text>$25,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and storage, in the city of Odessa, Texas.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H060012B6952D46C79DBC6DA77E4CD6B1"><enum>(782)</enum><header>Port of Brownsville, Texas</header><text>$18,700,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply and water reuse systems, in the Port of Brownsville, Texas.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7FE1ACEBF43646CF980B4519EE20DFB3" commented="no"><enum>(783)</enum><header>Starr County, Texas</header><text>$7,500,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and distribution systems, in Starr County, Texas.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD2B193F3AC394C68BD049BEFB1B13872"><enum>(784)</enum><header>Centerville, Utah</header><text>$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and distribution systems, in the city of Centerville, Utah.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H841F3CC34EF7426BBEB2738E66918057"><enum>(785)</enum><header>Ephraim, Utah</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$20,000,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply, in the city of Ephraim, Utah.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD5C685FABE7D437C80A1FC70D0EB48FE"><enum>(786)</enum><header>Fairfax and Prince William Counties, Virginia</header><text>$20,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management and water reclamation infrastructure, in Fairfax and Prince William Counties, Virginia.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H821FC3C32CA647248BE095B3C0418E95" commented="no"><enum>(787)</enum><header>Henrico County, Virginia</header><text>$25,000,000 for water infrastructure, including water supply and distribution systems, in Henrico County, Virginia.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H321FF5FDB6584C1CA1CC26B35F6382F2"><enum>(788)</enum><header>Orange County, Virginia</header><text>$50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and distribution systems, in Orange County, Virginia.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H23F2B78111E64EBE9DE161D7A18A2C35"><enum>(789)</enum><header>Arlington, Washington</header><text>$50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply, in the city of Arlington, Washington.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1CA9374A0E2D4D06A45CC3474B69E737"><enum>(790)</enum><header>Moses Lake, Washington</header><text>$50,000,000 for water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply and distribution systems, in the city of Moses Lake, Washington.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection> <subsection id="HFDFAD16DAAA44FBAB15B9F4F871D79D3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Modifications</header> <paragraph id="H98E7751CDC844ED9A7867200332A8102"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Flagstaff, Arizona</header><text>Section 219(f)(407) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3116) is amended by striking <quote>$5,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$13,888,889</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4F6E42C3155E47558AB1D03E758B018C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Tucson, Arizona</header><text>Section 219(f)(412) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3116) is amended by striking <quote>$30,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$57,013,889</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFCD632E56B0A47C58BAD7049AA2D25AD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Winslow, Arizona</header><text>Section 219(f)(413) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3116) is amended by striking <quote>$3,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$9,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7C6C7081FBD1415E8F1B25B55681DB6F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Alameda County, California</header><text>Section 219(f)(278) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 136 Stat. 3808) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H9679632337B340088D44ECD77E938070"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>$20,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$116,000,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H93851E1FDCDD498387D8301C66464E01"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>including water supply,</quote> after <quote>infrastructure,</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H00507F59F077460A922B511E74F54654"><enum>(5)</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. 335; 121 Stat. 1258; 138 Stat. 3127) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8B8F3A5DC3434E2E933C473DCDD50837"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>$45,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$51,000,000</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF1CABAF24B254901BAC74F2A78A4BB3E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, and</quote> after <quote>for</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE376565502C54AB7A8F597F6A49B7A10"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>within the East Bay Municipal Utility District service area,</quote> and inserting <quote>in</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE29F777168004058B491E4BC87A6E024"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Calaveras County, California</header><text>Section 219(f)(86) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 121 Stat. 1259; 136 Stat. 3816; 138 Stat. 3127) is amended by striking <quote>$16,300,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$27,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDB124F8CB9704476BC1043E3C53F9232"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Cambria, California</header><text>Section 219(f)(48)(A) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 114 Stat. 2763A–220; 121 Stat. 1208) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HFE51264B075944E4962701D7D7B97AC0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>$10,300,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$17,800,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H391BDFBA324C49B1A9532F783D7EDC29"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>water and wastewater infrastructure,</quote> before <quote>desalination</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H2828847CD878423F84E8860667109CE2"> <enum>(8)</enum> <header>Colton, California</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 219(f)(424) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335;) is amended by striking <quote>$20,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$40,000,000</quote>.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H384671F0908A4740A7680E4EE48B649E"><enum>(9)</enum><header>East Palo Alto, California</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 219(f)(89) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 121 Stat. 1259) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HB2CC49C53DB24FC8B05F1BF5C13C507C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>$4,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$37,000,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6A03CB20CFEB4E41AB3852A87FC58EDC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>a new pump station and stormwater management and drainage system</quote> and inserting <quote>water and wastewater infrastructure, including water storage, water supply, and stormwater management</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE5689AC6C5B8428A8F0C25FA6A203A36" commented="no"><enum>(10)</enum><header>East San Fernando Valley, California</header><text>Section 219(f)(425) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3117) is amended by striking <quote>$50,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$72,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H08F232647E1A4AFFB5C222487B844F3D" commented="no"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Fontana, California</header><text>Section 219(f)(286) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 136 Stat. 3809) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H26D7456DC18240B5812DFB79C04745F0" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>16,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$56,000,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0E2AB1CD1C364CFF9569C77C60B1FF14" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>stormwater management infrastructure</quote> and inserting <quote>wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management, and water supply and distribution systems</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HD926523F11794B9895ACB8C4AA09BACD"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Inland Empire, California</header><text>Section 219(f)(288) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 336; 136 Stat. 3809) is amended by striking <quote>$60,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$65,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFC1098775F97437EBF3F7A9DAC5B7F6F"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Lake County, California</header><text>Section 219(f)(432) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3117) is amended by striking <quote>$20,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$30,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7A08086A7EFA4994BF972AADB05729F0"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Los Angeles County, California</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 8319(e)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3784, 138 Stat. 3128) is amended by striking <quote>$100,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$200,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE37465E31FB34639ACA9BE51E4BE9497"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Los Olivos, California</header><text>Section 219(f)(440) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3117) is amended by striking <quote>$4,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$30,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC28CBA53B3984B9B9418C57038C48577"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Orange County, California</header><text>Section 219(f)(98) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 121 Stat. 1259) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5B86C8F943F04E4A9E623140B413869D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>$10,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$18,000,000</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H425E4D60AFB2476D8BFA43C66E957755" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and environmental restoration</quote> after <quote>water related infrastructure</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9A3016AF282F4BF89FA2DBAC44B89242"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>including water supply,</quote> before <quote>Anaheim</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF5F52CDECE564FAAAD6F91A51A435630"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Perris, California</header><text>Section 219(f)(100) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 121 Stat. 1260) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H29287DFA79214A8CB7AD391AADF8A195"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>$3,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$28,000,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC5ADC2D3463540F7AD968821518580BF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>recycled water transmission infrastructure</quote> and inserting <quote>water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management and recycled water</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE711D6852B3843908124ABD45FEA31BB"><enum>(18)</enum><header>Salinas, California</header><text>Section 219(f)(450) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3118) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H84BCA266C60147D7BB1AB1AB8D016F9F"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>$20,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$25,000,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD84C6C6C98944D9EB5202DF107C228B0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>and stormwater management</quote> after <quote>water supply</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H42D87A5D374F44C28DE4819A2765C62F"><enum>(19)</enum><header>San Bernardino County, California</header><text>Section 219(f)(101), Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 121 Stat. 1260; 138 Stat. 3128) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5CE2A66A7D084B63AD2C36E5A79BD518"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>$24,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$84,000,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H604848F0B9B44DC8B90DED7BE7566A00"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>including water supply and stormwater management,</quote> after <quote>infrastructure,</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCD7A0239DF03487197437AA920309272"><enum>(20)</enum><header>San Diego County, California</header><text>Section 219(f)(453) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3118) is amended by striking <quote>$200,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$211,500,000</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7C4EF587212A43CEBE592285332F6FA6"><enum>(21)</enum><header>Santa Monica, California</header><text>Section 219(f)(103) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 121 Stat. 1260) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H379A878C9D7A492BBAF48614159964CC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>$3,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$15,000,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2FD7BCEB48B748C3B33BC2C50ECE7ACC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>improving</quote> and inserting <quote>water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management and improvements to</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE97D7CE79E324A449D78B38963FEF4D2"><enum>(22)</enum><header>South Gate, California</header><text>Section 219(f)(454) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3118) is amended by striking <quote>$5,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$6,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H26C0D580313E43F0ADD5E049145015CC"><enum>(23)</enum><header>Torrance, California</header><text>Section 219(f)(307) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 136 Stat. 3810) is amended by striking <quote>$100,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$133,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H09A5EA93784941FE8003004FDB9DA61D"><enum>(24)</enum><header>Washington, District of Columbia</header><text>Section 219(f)(316) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 136 Stat. 3810) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HEABFBFE18D7E447791ECEE6494B47ACB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$1,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$201,000,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC0702B93DE784B4A9D9888ED8EF741C7"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>distribution systems</quote> after <quote>stormwater management</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HABFA3DB7144646299B1859CC469FFB4E" commented="no"><enum>(25)</enum><header>Deltona, Florida</header><text>Section 219(f)(470) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3119) is amended by striking <quote>$31,200,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$50,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD6EEFAA3C9A64949884B18C704D68248"><enum>(26)</enum><header>Marion County, Florida</header><text>Section 219(f)(472) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3119) is amended by striking <quote>$10,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$20,500,000</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H42D170090F5646F58EF6482A9BE2E203"><enum>(27)</enum><header>Orange County, Florida</header><text>Section 219(f)(321) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 136 Stat. 3810) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3F1E6EA517804A3A934B241EBFB242EA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$50,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$125,000,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H882891C6980C4C89A71B74013D220D9A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>, stormwater management,</quote> after <quote>reclamation</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H10E4A0DB03C748B0AF7F94714EF8A867"><enum>(28)</enum><header>Oviedo, Florida</header><text>Section 219(f)(473) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3119) is amended by striking <quote>$10,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$15,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H09148BE4854E402F83CD007C609448DA"><enum>(29)</enum><header>Sarasota County, Florida</header><text>Section 219(f)(126) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 121 Stat. 1261) is amended by striking <quote>$10,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$50,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4A7F22B578B94494BFC28B4FBF62ED86"><enum>(30)</enum><header>Georgia</header><text>Section 219(f)(322) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 136 Stat. 3811) is amended by striking <quote>$75,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$125,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFFE27E6E02D445D8A40AD3DB20A6D446" commented="no"><enum>(31)</enum><header>Atlanta, Georgia</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 219 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 110 Stat. 3757; 113 Stat. 334; 136 Stat. 3817; 138 Stat. 3129) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1B8BB949EFD248DC93A535719290A4E1" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(2), by striking <quote>A combined</quote> and inserting <quote>Water and wastewater infrastructure, including stormwater management and a combined</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA6186BBB2D25424DBCD292E7172BE253" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(5), by striking <quote>$100,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$142,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEFB0423A620541518C9F73850B864EEF" commented="no"><enum>(32)</enum><header>East Point, Georgia</header><text>Section 219(f)(136) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 121 Stat. 1261; 136 Stat. 3817; 138 Stat. 3129) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HB4404A36D78F4751ADC8A4C35796C307" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$20,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$24,000,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1429E65035E84A73A30FB8382090CD58" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, water supply,</quote> after <quote>stormwater management</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9DE24B94D6E34BBC8FB0ED2FD025382C"><enum>(33)</enum><header>Guam</header><text>Section 219(f)(323) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 136 Stat. 3811; 138 Stat. 3129) is amended by striking <quote>$35,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$45,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7CCE7370B7AE431EAFE2C8E9C5A08EF8"><enum>(34)</enum><header>Cook County and Lake County, Illinois</header><text>Section 219(f)(54) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 114 Stat. 2763A–221; 138 Stat. 3129) is amended by striking <quote>$149,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>249,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H6351913FE07F4BA0925736194CC916CA"><enum>(35)</enum><header>Rockford, Illinois</header><text>Section 219(f)(488) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3120) is amended by striking <quote>$4,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$7,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H266E2ACB24F14B97850FE455FE234971" commented="no"><enum>(36)</enum><header>Maryland</header><text>Section 219(f)(341), of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 136 Stat. 3812) is amended by striking <quote>$100,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$225,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H0C1D3748B4AC418F9B0B05385B056D27"><enum>(37)</enum><header>Haverhill, Massachusetts</header><text>Section 219(f)(337) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 136 Stat. 3812; 138 Stat. 3130) is amended by striking <quote>$30,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$40,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCD31A83F3D5C49C6852BC3D32BBA8556"><enum>(38)</enum><header>Lowell, Massachusetts</header><text>Section 219(f)(339) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 136 Stat. 3812; 138 Stat. 3130) is amended by striking <quote>$30,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$40,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1CCE505720574D539B2E6D92ACECBC08"><enum>(39)</enum><header>Michigan</header><text>Section 219(f)(157) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 121 Stat. 1262; 136 Stat. 3818; 138 Stat. 3130) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD29C4D2021B645D09ED0342A96F3AE57"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>$160,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$225,000,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB257FB2AEDDB4E00B87E180B3DC029AB" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote>(including stormwater management)</quote> after <quote>wastewater treatment and related facilities</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAF05CBD2793E447CB00D60F25DFBBA15"><enum>(40)</enum><header>Southeast Michigan</header><text>Section 219(f)(500) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3121) is amended by striking <quote>$58,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$93,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H23BFBEA48225438BB91C85DA8C0A7638" commented="no"><enum>(41)</enum><header>Northeastern Minnesota</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 569 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 368; 136 Stat. 3820) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBFCBBDEAD182420D83DC7C24636F80A3" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by inserting <quote>Lake of the Woods,</quote> after <quote>Lake,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1436ECB490254F7BB19A6654346011E8" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (h), by striking <quote>$80,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$120,000,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0567FEA7AA704D6697EC01E9B6F36F30"><enum>(42)</enum><header>Biloxi, Mississippi</header><text>Section 219(f)(163) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 121 Stat. 1263; 138 Stat. 3130) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HD280845B1B5F47689507FE4B0387CFAB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$10,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$48,000,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H87A231B9143D4A4989844F3979560168"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>including stormwater management and water supply,</quote> after <quote>infrastructure,</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB8FE4F7592AB4F9098E61565A2DEF5B6"><enum>(43)</enum><header>Desoto County, Mississippi</header><text>Section 219(f)(30) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 114 Stat. 2763A–220; 119 Stat. 282; 119 Stat. 2257; 122 Stat. 1623; 134 Stat. 2718; 138 Stat. 3130) is amended by striking <quote>$170,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$175,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF85C2010E4F043B2A23E323214A20E0C"><enum>(44)</enum><header>Diamondhead, Mississippi</header><text>Section 219(f)(505) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3121) is amended by striking <quote>$7,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$10,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H210A12C30A384164909D9DE0FB7202C7"><enum>(45)</enum><header>Harrison County, Mississippi</header><text>Section 219(f)(166) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 121 Stat. 1263) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA046552EE8344629A4EB0E7E0E2A7620"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$5,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$8,000,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H49187BA4D41047F88ED2AD6A0021D2A5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>including stormwater management, drainage systems, and surface water protection,</quote> after <quote>infrastructure,</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1FC8CA11828C423C807F8CC953375406"><enum>(46)</enum><header>Jackson, Mississippi</header><text>Section 219(f)(167) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 121 Stat. 1263; 138 Stat. 3131) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H617542E8DF7444E9A265AB1237D6224D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$139,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$154,000,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3D2EA803DFA449998C8DDAEB6A681270"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>water supply, stormwater management, and</quote> after <quote>including</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H89E8C2BED591409D9A22A1879F2E44B2"><enum>(47)</enum><header>Meridian, Mississippi</header><text>Section 219(f)(352) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 136 Stat. 3813) is amended by striking <quote>$26,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$50,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H10F4F32C4D7441D1B8EC19BFBA59FDB3"><enum>(48)</enum><header>Olive Branch, Mississippi</header><text>Section 219(f)(510) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3122) is amended by striking <quote>$10,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$20,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9B5DBE2C330A4456BEF780D02C5FFF65"><enum>(49)</enum><header>Oxford, Mississippi</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 219(f)(353), Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 136 Stat. 3813) is amended by striking <quote>$10,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$25,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H463455FAAB10446AA8393BFA533EBF41"><enum>(50)</enum><header>Pearl, Mississippi</header><text>Section 219(f)(511) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3122) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H51D8193AB5084870868E8D900613D7A9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$7,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$14,000,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEE7A8D99F756466A941E2DFD26F52E6A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>water supply, water storage,</quote> after <quote>systems,</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9AE0B01678574E379582C0924B0CF113"><enum>(51)</enum><header>Picayune, Mississippi</header><text>Section 219(f)(512) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3122) is amended by striking <quote>$5,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$8,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H30FFBCA5C38F4ECEAAA4F710CC152903"><enum>(52)</enum><header>Starkville, Mississippi</header><text>Section 219(f)(513) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3122) is amended by striking <quote>$6,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$10,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8C9410759C9945F0A81A04E0B07178F7"><enum>(53)</enum><header>Lake Tahoe Basin restoration, Nevada and California</header><text>Section 108(c) of division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (118 Stat. 2942; 136 Stat. 3820) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBCAF405609AC47019B4F975321A0CD5E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (3), by striking <quote>and</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC32C5C61067E4885A04248F01130A599"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4), by striking the period and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBC6DD31649254187A636200567C5E65F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H42A728AB884E4D0984916E2F814B0F61" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="HA36DF64F986A484BABE75240808E1F07"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">aquatic invasive species identification, containment, mitigation, and eradication.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7B9BA1A85E784218BA1C144A0C28E3D9"><enum>(54)</enum><header>Essex and Sussex Counties, New Jersey</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 219(f)(358) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 136 Stat. 3813) is amended by striking <quote>$60,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$85,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H57E68973934B4865B0B0655F1AD1802F"><enum>(55)</enum><header>Morris County, New Jersey</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 219(f)(363) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 136 Stat. 3813) is amended by striking <quote>$30,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$55,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9D62D77B8F364E268DA0D651ECEDF8A5"><enum>(56)</enum><header>New Hampshire</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 219(f)(518) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3122) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H65D1D54CED4A41B38BEBEF92B388982A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$25,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$106,000,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H813BAB3B95C642E589A6E1D8E26385B8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>including water and wastewater infrastructure</quote> and inserting <quote>including water and wastewater infrastructure (including water supply and stormwater management), environmental restoration, drought resiliency, and surface water protection</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7DEB35F12F794C28AC69D81FD2645F61"><enum>(57)</enum><header>Farmington, New Mexico</header><text>Section 219(f)(372) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 136 Stat. 3814) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA0C9F225C0234B6E8ED0442D6124BC58"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$15,500,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$17,500,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD98B63EE45F642D29F8F775DA440AA56"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and stormwater management</quote> after <quote>supply</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H402F256814864CC7BD239508BFE8E365"><enum>(58)</enum><header>Dutchess County, New York</header><text>Section 219(f)(530) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 121 Stat. 1258; 136 Stat. 3808; 138 Stat. 3123) is amended by striking <quote>$10,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$15,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF847650C9EEB448F97AFC6BEC1FECE54"><enum>(59)</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. 335; 121 Stat. 1264; 138 Stat. 3131) is amended by striking <quote>$25,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>30,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HED33AA35706141CFA3B3B5C75A7FF92A"><enum>(60)</enum><header>Newtown Creek, New York</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 219(f)(535) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3123) is amended by striking <quote>$25,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$75,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE8A908295150435F85E58FDAD51D7E98"><enum>(61)</enum><header>Orange County, New York</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 219(f)(537) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3123) is amended by striking <quote>$10,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$15,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE0ACDEE487FE4C8DA07940E0EC38F77D"><enum>(62)</enum><header>Queens, New York</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 219(f)(377) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 136 Stat. 3814; 138 Stat. 3131) is amended by striking <quote>$190,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$261,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H525F246A89684B38B30C6E0D60546359"><enum>(63)</enum><header>Ulster County, New York</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 219(f)(539) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3123) is amended by striking <quote>$10,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$15,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD62B2130ABBE4B73BFE21D5CEB3DA57C"><enum>(64)</enum><header>Mooresville, North Carolina</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 219(f)(195) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 121 Stat. 1264) is amended by striking <quote>$4,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$20,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8FCFABCAC35645E5A52BAB5EF7767195"><enum>(65)</enum><header>Kelleys Island, Ohio</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 219(f)(558) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3125) is amended by striking <quote>$1,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$16,500,000</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC05682F627964A0EA9A4C74D2F374181"><enum>(66)</enum><header>Stark County, Ohio</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 219(f)(563) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3125) is amended by striking <quote>$24,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$49,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDE8D4B4A6FFD4CEA99A0242A073981FF"><enum>(67)</enum><header>Summit County, Ohio</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 219(f)(562) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3125) is amended by striking <quote>$25,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$50,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H756A3F7DB08E450FB377C9E57B841B06" commented="no"><enum>(68)</enum><header>Toledo and Oregon, Ohio</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 219(f)(565) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3125) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H4B4C555EF24C4ED69CF12C99DC8DD7C8" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$10,500,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$45,000,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB0AE31269B6F4DB28A765C60DFD29A32" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>, including stormwater management, water supply, and environmental restoration,</quote> after <quote>wastewater infrastructure</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7F2B05C0A5BC4E5F933294A931BFD9D8"><enum>(69)</enum><header>Midwest City, Oklahoma</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 219(f)(231) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 121 Stat. 1266; 134 Stat. 2719; 138 Stat. 3132) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEA72765907A94DA98DE25B17ADE910F1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$15,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$20,000,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9D05B32050224A2BA0BBCD1CE8F8E78E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>improvements to water related infrastructure</quote> and inserting <quote>water and wastewater infrastructure, including water supply</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H63E563BFBBDB4B0E84C8F01D6085D4BA" commented="no"><enum>(70)</enum><header>Pennsylvania environmental infrastructure</header><text>Section 1349(e)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3159) is amended by striking <quote>$25,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>75,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAF2221FC871C4F97983DB180310FEBD8"><enum>(71)</enum><header>Chester County, Pennsylvania</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 219(f)(574) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3125) is amended by striking <quote>$7,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$20,500,000</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA5DEA8C6E7CF441AAEAE002B6D95901F" commented="no"><enum>(72)</enum><header>Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 219(f)(243) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 121 Stat. 1266; 138 Stat. 3132) is amended by striking <quote>$3,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$53,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4B4A97317B9C4A068D939DC197733201" commented="no"><enum>(73)</enum><header>South Central Pennsylvania</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 313(g)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4845; 109 Stat. 407; 110 Stat. 3723; 113 Stat. 310; 121 Stat. 1146; 134 Stat. 2719; 136 Stat. 3821) is amended by striking <quote>$410,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$415,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4D66368C7A34419D909DBDC860FDAC27" commented="no"><enum>(74)</enum><header>Southeastern Pennsylvania and Delaware River Basin</header><text>Section 566 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3786; 113 Stat. 352; 136 Stat. 3821) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HE675F87873BC49B8B518FA77D01D3CF8" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking the section heading and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">Southeastern Pennsylvania and Delaware River Basin.</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5909FC6B3EE24C9294F910BE3BB62697" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>Lower</quote>;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H50A50E03C97740148886003733ADE103" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking <quote>Lower</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDED7A13F4BB34161B242D11E4CCBE82F" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by amending subsection (g) to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block id="H52AFA73E0DF74FD18D284A3D72ADE160" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H107A60E134F24AEA849B82DF377B9F8F" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Areas defined</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H7C672C2755EC41DCA3EFEE1306E5FB38" commented="no"> <enum>(1)</enum> <header>Delaware River Basin</header> <text>The term <term>Delaware River Basin</term> means the Schuylkill Valley, Upper Estuary, Lower Estuary, and Delaware Bay Watersheds and the East Branch Delaware, Lackawaxen, Lehigh, Middle Delaware–Mongaup–Brodhead, Middle Delaware–Musconetcong, and Upper Delaware subwatersheds of the Delaware River Basin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the States of New Jersey, New York, and Delaware.</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H591B61F6CF644118BF9566E7A9316048" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Southeastern Pennsylvania</header><text>The term <term>southeastern Pennsylvania</term> means Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties, Pennsylvania.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H41CF474F5B4240D88287FED8120C2F79" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>in subsection (h)—</text> <clause id="H8D9EE8CDD1EE43CC9CE4F2D9A1CA0F82" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Lower</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HED573EA0CCA442A1B333CC72D9427BFE" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$20,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$92,690,000</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4736924402394D11A96FEDEE14062FBD"><enum>(75)</enum><header>Commonwealth of Puerto Rico</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 219(f)(246) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 121 Stat. 1267) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBD74857C045F4AF09AAD2AD39386C692"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$35,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$75,000,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H38ADF84CC37C465897C53F3C3645E255"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, including stormwater management, surface water protection, and environmental restoration,</quote> after <quote>infrastructure</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD2192AFFA5924A1F9AAE30B21E54D5D6"><enum>(76)</enum><header>Beaufort, South Carolina</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 219(f)(390) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 136 Stat. 3815) is amended by striking <quote>$7,462,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$13,462,000</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCAF6B11C02234D598228FE8EDAA4E17A"><enum>(77)</enum><header>Florence County, South Carolina</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 219(f)(580) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3126) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4DAD8E3292BD42428F0F289BE0D95DF5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$40,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$75,000,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H90FB831FC2EE4CEE8E726FC1CB1D33DF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>, including water supply,</quote> after <quote>infrastructure</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDEBD0ACF3ADB476EA84E7C329EEBE081"><enum>(78)</enum><header>Lakes Marion and Moultrie, South Carolina</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 219(f)(25) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 114 Stat. 2763A–220; 117 Stat. 1838; 130 Stat. 1677; 132 Stat. 3818; 134 Stat. 2719; 136 Stat. 3818; 138 Stat. 3132) is amended by striking <quote>$235,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$295,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H442199B2DC4A453EA6BB5F1075804FAC"><enum>(79)</enum><header>Tipton County, Tennessee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 219(f)(582) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3126) is amended by striking <quote>$35,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$85,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H392B35F09B9E495FABBE32FEA45791B6"><enum>(80)</enum><header>Tipton, Haywood, and Fayette Counties, Tennessee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 219(f)(583) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3126) is amended by striking <quote>$50,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$100,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H09B9B97AC39C41EDB8CC09DEF15AA2F7"><enum>(81)</enum><header>Portland, Tennessee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 219(f)(394) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 136 Stat. 3815) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF8E16AD16DA14BB1B3C3A03AAEC27DCC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$1,850,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$19,850,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0A7203FC179C414D97067E26CE444F8D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and stormwater management</quote> after <quote>water supply</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4D2B6D9427BC48E98109353ACCA383E7"><enum>(82)</enum><header>Amarillo, Texas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 219(f)(585) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3126) is amended by striking <quote>$38,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$56,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC46513A1A30C45FD90D3C970A504ED7B"><enum>(83)</enum><header>Brownsville, Texas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 219(f)(586) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3126) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8F1A895DDB6F4073935396A8EBB701C5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$40,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$42,300,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4E08FCF99D384184B34A27FD46B9E104"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>including regional water and water reuse infrastructure,</quote> after <quote>infrastructure,</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9D25B3EDD4AD4DC8A25964FDA9A8720B"><enum>(84)</enum><header>Zapata County, Texas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 219(f)(591) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 138 Stat. 3126) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="HD658CD73CA88440CB43A4710879C8C07"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$20,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$30,000,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H39F2E7D536664A5D99FBB1644F047056"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and distribution systems</quote> after <quote>water supply</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HCB7EDF604D624BCEA4E8007F3E5D4319"><enum>(85)</enum><header>Port Angeles, Washington</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 219(f)(402) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335; 136 Stat. 3815) is amended by striking <quote>$7,500,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$12,000,000</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEE03A0AA4CCB48988FDB19CF58EA578B" commented="no"><enum>(86)</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; 138 Stat. 3133) is amended—</text> <subparagraph id="H7A1FE01843C44F539EFD605209BEA8D9" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by inserting <quote>Colorado,</quote> before <quote>rural Idaho</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H72EE7EF2E8D342199F9CCDD80032BF24" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by inserting <quote>Colorado,</quote> before <quote>Idaho</quote>; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB447CC64FA07483B88C3B5D471C47533" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subsection (i)—</text>
<clause id="H2B8D7720A00E483CBB5E7C8E99EF8AD9" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text> <subclause id="H1095B0FD3DFB4178A09F1F3749654FC1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$850,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$890,000,000</quote>; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H807451F1DCB84B58B367EB73DE52C260"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text></subclause></clause> <clause id="HF2C1320870594DA78CE6D68AFF63A9D5" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<subclause id="H5E360030AE1D4CC9B0C192497E561BFD"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>$250,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$351,598,000</quote>;</text></subclause> <subclause id="H628A198B1936461EB5F055290ACEFC17" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HA3402BE522E04AAEB143DAA36AB70D3E"><enum>(III)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HBA2D76C2A34B429BB60E53FB4DE87723" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H3954752625F84200B851F5A0AEA38A03" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$150,000,000 for Colorado.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HD6656571BC964CA88740322672B61DE3"><enum>308.</enum><header>Forecast-informed reservoir operations</header>
<subsection id="HFAFAA8CAC253475EB95954929511750F" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the assessment required under section 1162(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2319">33 U.S.C. 2319</external-xref> note), the Secretary shall include an assessment of New Hogan Dam and Lake, Calaveras River, California, authorized pursuant to the section 10 of December 22, 1944 (chapter 665, 58 Stat. 902), and Shasta Dam and Lake, Sacramento River, California, authorized pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 26, 1937 (chapter 832, 50 Stat. 850; 54 Stat. 1199).</text></subsection> <subsection id="H99556C5CEE074CAFA17DE037E76D83DC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional utilization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1222(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3811; 134 Stat. 2661; 136 Stat. 3777) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4CEDBCA995FC4803BF4BC5C640653AFC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>and the Apalachicola Chattahoochee Flint River Basin</quote> and inserting <quote>the Apalachicola Chattahoochee Flint River Basin, and the Pend Oreille River Basin</quote>; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H5ECD072BC0F74A39987EB7C1E6364631"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>or the Apalachicola Chattahoochee Flint River Basin</quote> and inserting <quote>the Apalachicola Chattahoochee Flint River Basin, or the Pend Oreille River Basin</quote> each place it appears.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H2B4C705BBE9A43ECA73B5D726E592C01" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>309.</enum><header>Floodplain management services</header>
<subsection id="HE01953335D7A488E8C0907138E2A7F8C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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>) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H6A88F34C65E14191B43B8DEF487CDAC1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1), by striking <quote>and to provide advice</quote> and inserting <quote>to support State efforts to establish and implement integrated floodplain management programs that both reduce flood risk and protect and restore floodplain functions; and to provide advice</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB69199B81F0941B396B4EEAA8E8AAF6F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e), by striking <quote>The Secretary of the Army is authorized to expend not to exceed</quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Authorization of appropriations.—</header-in-text>There is authorized to be appropriated</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF6E37ADFBAE349E4A0B067655E10B05C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prioritizing flood risk resiliency technical assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 111(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/709a">33 U.S.C. 709a</external-xref> note) is amended by striking <quote>or communities</quote> and inserting <quote>, rural communities, or communities</quote>.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H2227BE9721DC492D95E7F1E29785F2FB" display-inline="no-display-inline" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>310.</enum><header>Planning assistance to States</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 22(a)(2)(B) 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(a)(2)(B)</external-xref>) is amended to read as follows:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H4A7FBBB619CC4600B661D50B776F891A" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <subparagraph id="H8373C17DFA7E470797A306D221AD5FD8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Types of assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical assistance under this paragraph may include—</text>
<clause id="H8A6D0F56E217468296BE1C4CD6982A41"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provision and integration of hydrologic, economic, and environmental data and analyses;</text></clause> <clause id="H8C35A7ABA7EC47C78410C784A74845CE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>assessment of the structural integrity of a water resources development project;</text></clause>
<clause id="HB30CD05AAB1248D3A4504F0F8DEC489E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>development of integrated floodplain management programs that both reduce flood risk and protect and restore floodplain functions; and</text></clause> <clause id="H1E24CFA4775D4C189D696B5BD0EBA29D"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>title research for abandoned structures.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H64EFFBB54CA14BD189741A1BEF2FFDEE"><enum>311.</enum><header>Mendenhall Glacier outburst flooding, Alaska</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text> <paragraph id="HB455C7558A9B4B989ACC12A8D416F1AB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">expedite the completion of the Mendenhall Glacier outburst flooding technical report, authorized pursuant to section 8315 of the Water Resource Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3783; 138 Stat. 3147); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCDA21A159A554A9BB2079058F114B445"><enum>(2)</enum><text>develop a recommendation that provides permanent and resilient flood control mitigation for glacial lake outburst floods that emanate from Suicide Basin and Lake Mendenhall and that affect Juneau, Alaska.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H7B4438D7F4B04545AD3517C5E66D5D62"> <enum>312.</enum> <header>Hansen Dam, Los Angeles–San Gabriel River Basin, California</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">In evaluating and implementing the water control manual for the Hansen Dam project, Los Angeles–San Gabriel River Basin and Ballona Creek, California, authorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1589; 55 Stat. 647), the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HE9B6087CC2F642158E175E300C6F9921"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>coordinate with the City of Los Angeles to identify new or expanded recreational opportunities on lands that are leased or could be leased by the City for recreation;</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDE13E4DBDE67421EA6CE195F3F9CE3E1"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>undertake necessary background studies to support the authorized purposes of the project, including recreation; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H857E4130F5684232989D5DDEA04407A0"> <enum>(3)</enum> <text>ensure that the water quality parameters for the project are sufficient to meet authorized project purposes.</text> </paragraph> </section> <section id="H839CAB6B3B564B9BB2EDB5AB1846D373"><enum>313.</enum><header>Morro Bay, California</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In carrying out operations and maintenance activities for the project for harbor development, Morro Bay, California, authorized by section 2 of the Act of March 2, 1945 (chapter 19, 59 Stat. 21), the Secretary shall carry out any necessary repair or maintenance activities on a breakwater, revetment, or seawall constructed as part of the project in such a manner as to ensure each such activity is sufficient to meet the authorized purpose of the project.</text></section>
<section id="H9689A2F4AE204ABB8CFDFAD98760E833"><enum>314.</enum><header>Oceanside, California</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">In carrying out the study for the project for shoreline protection, Oceanside, California, authorized pursuant to section 414 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2636; 121 Stat. 1176; 134 Stat. 2672; 138 Stat. 3077), the Secretary shall coordinate with the city of Oceanside, California, on the development of a recommendation that—</text> <paragraph id="H47CC702812354ACDA48489611212B551"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is feasible;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8356CCC1C3CB470B9D3851C5545B6AF5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>maximizes the use of natural features and nature-based features (as those terms are defined in section 1184(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2289a">33 U.S.C. 2289a(a)</external-xref>));</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1669090E327046E7B41C2BC7C4856E08"><enum>(3)</enum><text>utilizes updated sediment sampling and analysis; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H199E37D25F984D2CAC034BD5B5490956"><enum>(4)</enum><text>is acceptable to the city of Oceanside.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H7F7E89A5D1244E4DB427D7B5AA437CE0"><enum>315.</enum><header>Pajaro River, California</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">At the request of the non-Federal interest, the Secretary is authorized to acquire any interest in real property required for the project for flood protection on the Pajaro River, California, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 1421), in fee simple title.</text></section>
<section id="H70D89C54FFC543EF85080E18338009A4"><enum>316.</enum><header>Rio Grande Environmental Management Program, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5056 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1213) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HEF0EF01AAC5F4A98ACB7D019FA3B9108"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking all that follows <quote>construction</quote> and inserting <quote>and design of water resource protection and restoration projects; and</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB787A14B22114E85A2EC00BFC4AB6EA1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b)(2) and inserting:</text> <quoted-block id="H79D732FD580B48B3BA19682DFE5A6460" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H34587C479ED84751874D79F1461DA37E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of existing information</header><text>In carrying out the program authorized by paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall consider data and analyses developed under paragraph (1)(B) and any relevant Federal, State, and local water resource planning efforts in the Rio Grande Basin.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0254C0DECFAA454D9FF2F39F73D9ACCA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Projects</header><text>In carrying out the program authorized by paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall include projects for—</text> <subparagraph id="HC212766D84D1465C84A491DDED1475C5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>drought, wildfire, flooding, and other natural disaster resiliency mitigation, including through the use of measures utilizing a natural feature or nature-based feature (as those terms are defined in section 1184(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2289a">33 U.S.C. 2289a</external-xref>));</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2076108AB5784EB79543FC7C6AF9A7FD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the protection and restoration of fish and wildlife habitat;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3A3C4C737E6C4560B12E47676601A71A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>addressing the impacts of excess sedimentation and salinity on surface and groundwater availability;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBED80F9E4AF1460A8C3B5A0EB8F69917"><enum>(D)</enum><text>improvements or rehabilitation of water-resources related infrastructure;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF4B067C91B594EB79E7E4F85BA31859F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the prevention and control of the spread of aquatic invasive species; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5635037A602543D5A6874449DF8F993A"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">other water resource protection and restoration activities determined appropriate by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> <paragraph id="H91A5D1F94D834F08B8249FD4CEB61234"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (f), by striking <quote>$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2029</quote> and inserting <quote>$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H517420F97DCE42C3BAEE139A2241589C"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by inserting at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="H7FAAD30C472445D99ABB3C3D3BC4971C" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H2EB12B54AF294C6181CF5DD4D5E914D8"> <enum>(g)</enum> <header>Reports</header> <text>Not later than December 31, 2027, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that—</text> </subsection>
<paragraph id="H1E264C14406543F88CDEBFE21CDA49F9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>contains an evaluation of the program carried out under subsection (b)(1)(A), including a description of all projects carried out under such program;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA59FF9E4BE1C45BF86545F8A58E4478A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contains a description of future projects planned to be carried out under such program;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD05523135EBF4AEDA69236F21D4DE1B0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provides updates of a systemic habitat needs assessment and an assessment of needs for other related purposes in the Rio Grande Basin, including flood damage reduction, wildfire risk mitigation, and drought mitigation; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H8333AC54D1FC41BDBCF36777020AC2D3"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifies any needed adjustments in the authorization of such program.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="H0EC24E7DF53142D39E27EE6E27E26DA4"><enum>317.</enum><header>Miami Harbor, Miami-Dade County, Florida</header>
<subsection id="H1A09E79A1E1142A99447687916B1A8DC"> <enum>(a)</enum> <header>In general</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In accordance with 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>), the Secretary shall repay the non-Federal interest for the Federal share of any advanced funds contributed by the non-Federal interest for the project for navigation, Miami Harbor, Miami-Dade County, Florida, authorized by section 1001(17) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1052).</text> </subsection> <subsection id="HE6A9F1A350E24B749D3CA31C28D1F1C7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Application of Corps policy</header><text>In providing the repayment required under subsection (a), the Secretary may not require a new start determination for a project before providing such repayment.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H83A0E632391F4BCF88BE0EB77E18D105"><enum>318.</enum><header>Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet, Louisiana</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In carrying out the project for ecosystem restoration, Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet, Louisiana, authorized by section 7013(a)(4) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1281), notwithstanding any requirement of the plan described in such section that the non-Federal interest provide land for the project in fee in order to satisfy the property rights requirements of the project, the Secretary shall, where feasible, allow the non-Federal interest to provide easements on the land for the project in order to satisfy such property rights requirements.</text></section> <section id="H31D9323E20C2446AA267807D26B1F2BE"><enum>319.</enum><header>Pilottown anchorage area, Louisiana</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Pursuant to section 106 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/635">33 U.S.C. 635</external-xref>), the Secretary is authorized to operate and maintain, at Federal expense, the Pilottown anchorage area, Mississippi River above Head of Passes, Louisiana, extending from River Mile 6.7 above Head of Passes to Mile 1.5 above Head of Passes established by the United States Coast Guard.</text></section>
<section id="H07D85305237B4AA5BA449EB6EAF5FEB0"><enum>320.</enum><header>Jack Hubbard Memorial Breakwater, Burt Township, Michigan</header>
<subsection id="H3EFF8D0C6C9243A7A978DFAF76089220"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Designation</header><text>The breakwater at the Grand Marais Harbor, Michigan, authorized pursuant to section 1 of the Act of June 14, 1880 (chapter 211, 21 Stat. 190; 64 Stat. 166), shall hereafter be known and designated as the <quote>Jack Hubbard Memorial Breakwater</quote>.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HCEBD2010F22A450397CFFB2FD4F7F6AF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>References</header><text>Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the breakwater referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Jack Hubbard Memorial Breakwater.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HB8B3524F2CE64D27B942838CC8F128BA"><enum>321.</enum><header>Sardis Lake, Panola County, Mississippi</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8377(e) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3824) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="HCAD8DFBFDE77446195CBF80D77D208B6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>The Secretary is authorized to</quote> and inserting <quote>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Water Resources Development Act of 2026</short-title>, the Secretary shall</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8908F75AF9744CD5824A380BBA1E7DFD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(A), by striking <quote>subsection such easements</quote> and inserting <quote>subsection the minimum easements</quote>.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H20DDCC65AB5940F5871CC1177160B316" section-type="subsequent-section" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>322.</enum><header>Hydraulic evaluation of Upper Mississippi River</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 8219 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/652">33 U.S.C. 652</external-xref> note) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H085CC964B84A4FECB0B36CC0547328A6" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subsection id="H557E6E4A1A214DAAB34C3D227A37785E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Coordination with Upper Mississippi River System flood risk and resiliency study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal Emergency Management Agency may only use information developed under subsection (a) with respect to any area of the Upper Mississippi River in accordance with a congressionally authorized project described in a final report of the Chief of Engineers for a study conducted with respect to such area under section 1227 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3084) (including any study described in subsection (d)(2) of such section).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="HBEDEC24B102A45E18434F938CF9A7E26" section-type="subsequent-section" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>323.</enum><header>Lower Missouri River comprehensive flood protection</header> <subsection id="H39A4B737774144328E80D47732561721"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may carry out a project for flood risk management in the Lower Missouri River, as identified in the System Plan, if the Secretary determines that the project is feasible.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H09B5FB86E94B44A4BC42948CC141EEA8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible activities</header>
<paragraph id="H935BDB97AAEB49CC8A993B5F4CAFEBFF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Projects included in System Plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For any project identified in the System Plan as a System Plan component, the Secretary may carry out flood risk management measures for such project in accordance with the design criteria and guidelines of the System Plan.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE64ACBFC89664C8FB64DEBC795DF908B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Compatible measures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may include in a flood risk management project authorized under this section compatible measures for environmental improvements and recreation, if the Secretary determines the compatible measures are—</text>
<subparagraph id="H99422E39FAC8445DA417B03AD3D9830D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>feasible;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA8254BDC859A4392976F65F419F4F0E9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consistent with System Plan recommendations;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H43EDD77ACD2541A89CB8399B100193DC"><enum>(C)</enum><text>beneficial to the community;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC7C59B64BF5645EBAD37E8B96CC2E57D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>not detrimental to flood protection; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3A2D2AB745E24C14877462289D6166D8"><enum>(E)</enum><text>supported by State and local partners.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H61A501AF1A1245B79B099A3AE7E0A13A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Spinoff studies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any project or spinoff studies identified in the System Plan may be considered a continuation of the Lower Missouri Basin study and studied and designed in accordance with section 216(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2681).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HB1398BA07CE34E71841037837FAFA0AF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The Secretary shall coordinate activities carried out pursuant to this section with other activities carried out by the Secretary in the Missouri River Basin.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HB906DD7354C74278A436971618B2E9D0" commented="no"><enum>(e)</enum><header>System Plan Update</header> <paragraph id="H17BD31B1263E4F9789592237A1D79763" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to update the System Plan, as necessary and in accordance with section 216 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2681), as additional data is developed, and projects are implemented pursuant to this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HABB87E6B9514480CB45D98430B7BD5B3" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Projects not included in System Plan</header><text>For any project not identified in the System Plan as a System Plan component, the Secretary is authorized to study such project and, if the Secretary determines that such project is feasible and consistent with the flood risk management measures identified in the feasibility report for such study and the goals identified in the System Plan, the Secretary shall update the System Plan pursuant to paragraph (1) so that the System Plan includes such project.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H7CC90A8F9D394DCBAFA0CFFFA46CC768"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Cost limitation</header> <paragraph id="H286F913B09F042B9AF3DE62A018769A7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary may not expend more than $60,000,000 in Federal funds for a single project carried out under this section in the State of Missouri.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H35F929C72B864785BDF031C8ABD69E03"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>With respect to a project under this section in the State of Missouri for which the Federal share of costs is expected to exceed $60,000,000 or a project within the scope of the Lower Missouri Basin study, the Secretary may carry out the project if—</text> <subparagraph id="HB72F96D7F5F14916AF1C55668785D6A2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary submits to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate the determination that the project is feasible; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCC06EB9B06734864AFE24AD94C56E7D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>construction of the project, to be carried out substantially in accordance with the System Plan and subject to the conditions described in such determination, is specifically authorized by Congress.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H49C460D1E6F84B04A91D1BD6A45B948F"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Limitation for incomplete or deferred maintenance or upkeep</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not carry out a project under this section to address deferred, or incomplete, maintenance or upkeep of such project, except if such maintenance or upkeep is—</text>
<paragraph id="H90326694B53B45B3A081EE0AAAED5375"><enum>(1)</enum><text>attributable to changed conditions or design standards; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HAC2DC1D07ABD47B2853C3396B5BCD40C" commented="no"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>in compliance with such project with respect to which the Secretary is authorized to provide 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>).</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H9DB8037BE29947C9BB5600E9E7F423AE"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text> <paragraph id="HCEEC1DB9C1664C649C3443B84690BEAE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Lower Missouri Basin study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Lower Missouri Basin study</term> has the meaning given such term in section 216(a)(10) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2681).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3C34845CE6654B1AB294A271EDFE6AF5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>System Plan</header><text>The term <term>System Plan</term> means the Lower Missouri Flood Risk and Resiliency System Plan prepared pursuant to section 216(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2681).</text></paragraph> </subsection></section> <section id="HEE364004DC4546B8918E530FBEAD7532" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>324.</enum><header>Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5018 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1199) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H5813476A35844D2F8DEA4EB7AD19829D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block style="OLC" id="H886963D2568D44BB99D15105E3150EEE" display-inline="no-display-inline"> <paragraph id="H32B59EE5000543788FECDA4E14214F23"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Chair</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chair of the Committee shall be elected by the members of the Committee.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8B901E3F4EF148FA93C72798482EDF7D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c), by striking <quote>The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)</quote> and inserting <quote>Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code,</quote>.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="HE7CCB2B978EA4937910D71038466CE5C"><enum>325.</enum><header>Great Lakes Commission</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to the Executive Director of the Great Lakes Commission established under Article IV of the Great Lakes Basin Compact (82 Stat. 414) to support water resources development efforts related to the execution of the Compact, and carried out in collaboration with the Secretary, $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2030.</text></section>
<section id="HE50F1DEB936C4687AA3D568BDAA5D726" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>326.</enum><header>Great Lakes Fishery and ecosystem restoration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 506 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1962d-22">42 U.S.C. 1962d–22</external-xref>) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text> <quoted-block id="HF5EC8CBBDC7E48C2A67C4D85EF4204BD" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H3A21A062E2B24D31B5558DAA90966612"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The total Federal amount expended for a project carried out under this section shall be not more than $20,000,000.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H7E10D8E7DAA54CC4B744D75147D9EF4A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>327.</enum><header>Truckee River and tributaries, Nevada</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the features within the State of Nevada of the project for flood protection on Truckee River and tributaries, California and Nevada, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1954 (68 Stat.1264), are no longer authorized.</text></section> <section id="HEEDB9B012B8541C3AD40E1C20517CA43"><enum>328.</enum><header>Cooperative agreements, New Mexico</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3117 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1137) is amended by striking <quote>to assist in carrying out any operation or maintenance activity associated with the flood control project</quote> and inserting <quote>to assist in carrying out any operation, maintenance, recreational management, or related stewardship activities associated with the flood control project, including activities that improve recreational access, visitor use management, public safety, or natural and cultural resources stewardship</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H1E868AD9A01247D7B2DC8CC379F0254D"><enum>329.</enum><header>Kinzua Dam safety modification study, Allegheny River, New York and Pennsylvania</header>
<subsection id="H59CA3CA0B9DD45F5B5BC0EDDBD2C2DF1"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out the dam safety modification study pursuant to section 8 of the National Dam Safety Program Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/467f">33 U.S.C. 467f</external-xref>) for the project for the Kinzua Dam and Allegheny Reservoir, New York and Pennsylvania, authorized pursuant to section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1586; 52 Stat. 1217), the Secretary shall identify any real property associated with such project that the Secretary determines is not needed to carry out the authorized purposes of the project.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H7C8CF1AD42D0403F87349B3AA0613E43"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conveyance authorized</header><text>Upon completion of the dam safety modification study described in subsection (a), the Secretary may convey, without consideration, to the Seneca Nation of Indians, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the real property identified as excess under such subsection.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H7EB40C9E5D724064B238A8075296F55C" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reversion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that the property conveyed under this section 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></subsection></section> <section id="HAC5A9B56A855427F877624B7F9287C42" commented="no"><enum>330.</enum><header>Surf City and North Topsail Beach, North Carolina</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Surf City and North Topsail Beach, North Carolina, authorized by section 7002(3) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1367) is modified to deauthorize the portion of the project known as North Topsail Beach, in accordance with the Supplemental Report of the Chief of Engineers dated December 9, 2025.</text></section>
<section id="H2337E87F5FC949CD885D8A1868F8937A"><enum>331.</enum><header>Massillon Local Protection Project, Tuscarawas River, Ohio</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Pursuant to section 133 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2327a">33 U.S.C. 2327a</external-xref>), the Secretary shall carry out rehabilitation efforts at the sluice gates of the Massillon Local Protection Project, Tuscarawas River, Ohio, authorized by section 6 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1592; 50 Stat. 879).</text></section> <section id="H3E6ADCBC9F1244568EB3A9678931CEB8"><enum>332.</enum><header>Toussaint River Federal navigation project, Carroll Township, Ohio</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The cost share for operation and maintenance activities for the Toussaint River Federal navigation project, Carroll Township, Ohio, authorized pursuant to section 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/577">33 U.S.C. 577</external-xref>), shall be in accordance with the cost share described in 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>).</text></section>
<section id="HAE926F3E86914BC6916081C960CD028E"><enum>333.</enum><header>Río Puerto Nuevo flood risk management project, San Juan, Puerto Rico</header>
<subsection id="HE9C4349EF64746D587051A206AE49494"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the project for flood control, Rio Puerto Nuevo, Puerto Rico, authorized by section 204(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1828; 100 Stat. 4127; 132 Stat. 76), the Secretary shall conduct a general reevaluation report to reconsider natural and nature-based approaches to flood control as alternatives to the construction of each project element described in subsection (b).</text></subsection> <subsection id="HE74B2AC4A280424AABE7E1989FF07C22"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Project elements defined</header><text>For purposes of subsection (a), the project elements to be reconsidered are—</text>
<paragraph id="HE0D51074B44A46D69253A4F49104C749"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Contract No. 4 for the Central Río Piedras and Las Américas Bridges;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDA9FF20199DC4BC7A04E17F2B5C2F20F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Contract No. 5A for the Notre Dame Bridge;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3CE806097AA6457CA3D49E00E6443FA0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Contract No. 6A for the Upper Río Piedras;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7FB16A20B55A4DCE8E02EA3ECEC07F90"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Contract No. 6B for Quebrada Buena Vista;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9D8DA5A358A945B3B674F5A7D7A37722"><enum>(5)</enum><text>Contract No. 7B for Quebradas Doña Ana and Contract No. 7A and 7C for Quebradas Josefina; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF86680FADE2D43D681246646D958E9A3"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Contract No. 5B for the West Piñero Avenue Bridge.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC1A3DEF08A514C938E68B61A4F0C41A2"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Inclusions in general reevaluation report</header><text>In conducting the reevaluation report under subsection (a) the Secretary shall include in such report the following data and analyses, updated to reflect conditions as of the date of enactment of this Act:</text> <paragraph id="HEF72FD2332704DF7891875773BCE2FCC"> <enum>(1)</enum> <text>Hydrologic and hydraulic data.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H773E355527DC4F94BEFF6B598DEE4678"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A review of local acceptability and economic conditions in the project area.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H29A75CCF070B487F9854D54033DA0760"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any real estate costs analysis.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H37D3805564E7487DABF064C12630F6AE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Cost apportionment analysis, including in such updated analysis a detailed description of projected operation and maintenance responsibilities associated with the completed project and the estimated cost to complete the project.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HF4BE73104D994F638651147CE0DF81EB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consideration; consultation</header><text>In reevaluating the project elements under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HFA716E127B3248E09C7C6AE61B1D6420"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consider the use of natural and nature-based features;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA612F0E9A2024FA0BB5DE5E20100A942"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consult with the heads of applicable Federal agencies, agencies of Puerto Rico, and community stakeholders within the geographic scope of the project;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H371EF2B217424C47BB404B827E9442C7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>validate any findings through an external review process that is independent and outside of the Corps of Engineers; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HDB390B673BD445749E72611D2FBDD06E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>develop a process for public participation through which the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6EB8A21B4A4D4C7CA5D6DCD3794EEE7F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>regularly publish any findings; and</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H70728AF28F474B9F8B92EFE1DF341E42"><enum>(B)</enum><text>hold public hearings and regular consultation meetings to give ample opportunity for public comment on the findings.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H352B0ADBAD524349A4600F488273E7B1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Interim progress report</header><text>Not later than 1 year 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 an interim status report with respect to the reevaluation report required under subsection (a), and include in such interim status report—</text> <paragraph id="HC58319B162FA472A99932857170739D2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any conclusions and recommendations made, and activities carried out, pursuant to subsection (a);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4613CDF27BE140FA8E6BDBA9E50EE71B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identification of any additional, site-specific areas within the geographic scope of the project for which the Secretary recommends any additional reevaluation; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H9C41FFA729AE4391ACF33C452F8A415F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any interim actions taken by the Secretary to reduce comprehensive flood risk within the geographic scope of the project while carrying out the reevaluations under subsection (a), including if applicable, the cost of each such action.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H0EBFB367A13849C7BC18FD931D9055FB"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Expedited consideration</header><text>The Secretary shall expedite the completion of each reevaluation of a project element under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section> <section id="HC6ECBB8BF7544D469D8B4150F21AAB9B"><enum>334.</enum><header>Buffalo Bayou Tributaries and Resiliency Study, Texas</header> <subsection id="H173DF23217AD42688FC4D485A027EAA6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>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; 138 Stat. 3082), any review required under 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>) as part of the study, and the report of the Chief of Engineers for the study.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H98664D08DE56445D878E019383B995C1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>The report of the Chief of Engineers for the study described in subsection (a) shall contain recommendations for carrying out a comprehensive project as described in subsection (c), and is not required to include further evaluation of alternatives to the comprehensive project that are not acceptable to the non-Federal interest for the project.</text></subsection> <subsection id="HE699032F8A1A4503A3D63CCFBE1DE443"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Comprehensive project</header><text>For purposes of subsection (b), a comprehensive project is a project—</text>
<paragraph id="H91C715F78EF24C9B822177B35C334B25"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to be carried out by the Secretary, in partnership with the Harris County Flood Control District, as part of the project in Buffalo Bayou and its tributaries, Texas, authorized by the Act of June 20, 1938 (chapter 535, 52 Stat. 804);</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF24E7B9529F8450984920D96A629E9A6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>designed considering any prior studies and information provided to the Corps of Engineers by the Harris County Food Control District;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H89442F8E20CA4E8D8A6F26E2C2DF7A86"><enum>(3)</enum><text>which shall include an analysis of a subterranean tunnel conveyance system; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3D13D350E80A4188BE4EC929D23A01F4" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that, carried out pursuant to a comprehensive benefits plan developed by the Secretary and determined acceptable by the non-Federal interest—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7F791F98E7504660A99AFA950AD9C270" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is capable of conveying, at an appropriate rate, the volume of water in the Buffalo Bayou and Tributaries Study area, based on an analysis that includes conveyance during a storm event equivalent to Hurricane Harvey;</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0CE3153CD58B4B3F8C0203707AC20BBD" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is designed to avoid, or minimize to the extent practicable, any adverse effects on the environment and community; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4947ED8AC3DE42F3AF993BC742F24763" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is designed to promote infrastructure resiliency, including infrastructure necessary for reservoir operations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HC2D0D4FC73AC42F7A38440D424809C7B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>The Secretary shall prioritize Federal funding for the completion of the Buffalo Bayou and Tributaries Resiliency Study pursuant to subsection (a) in the first submission after the date of enactment of this Act of each of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H157C4FFFC6DF473C8FF331B49D9D360D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A budget submission.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HF5CB7602970048AE9D2E70AE9A0F4F47"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A submission of a work plan to Congress pursuant to the joint explanatory statement for an annual appropriations Act or as part of the submission of a spend plan to Congress for a supplemental appropriations Act under which the Corps of Engineers receives funding.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HFA8B70E25ED74D1484C1BE29AF10F63A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 the report of the Chief of Engineers for the study described in subsection (a), regardless of design maturity status of the project covered by the report.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H75EC16F201E0445EA856DB37D1AF388C" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Comprehensive benefits plan defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>comprehensive benefits plan</term> means a comprehensive benefits plan developed pursuant to 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></subsection></section>
<section id="HCF85A7F60CD546369FFF5C1573C7EEDD"><enum>335.</enum><header>Chambers, Galveston, and Harris Counties, Texas, expedited real estate transfers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1327(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3144) is amended—</text> <paragraph id="H9CE69812F4A04901B7F484138A624D3B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>(including the portions of Spilman Island and Pelican Island owned by, or subject to an easement held by, the United States), to determine whether any such land or easements are no longer required for project purposes</quote> before <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9EC2394D66754F00B65E7AD6D3BFABA7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by inserting <quote>under such paragraph</quote> before <quote>are no longer</quote>.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H01ABA2AA1D9A4B9DA0803ADAF31B453A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>336.</enum><header>Coastal Virginia</header> <subsection id="H5789F115223441F697EBDA3E1C5C2E6F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out an analysis of a measure benefitting Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of the head of another Federal agency as part of the feasibility study for flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, and navigation, Coastal Virginia, authorized by section 1201(9) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3802), the Secretary may use, for any portion of the cost of such analysis, funds—</text>
<paragraph id="H5CDDBB98928E403BA2F0255AADE8B76E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">made available to the Secretary for water resources development investigations; or</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H7824B6CF6CE84DC9B648E41FD39E77DD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>contributed by such agency head.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5BA8165347474D5497F9B2CEF1BDCAB5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal expense requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out each analysis described in subsection (a) at Federal expense, except that, with respect to an analysis described in subsection (a) to the extent it relates to formulation of measures to reduce risk to a military installation, upon request of the non-Federal interest for the project described in subsection (a), the Secretary may use funds contributed by the non-Federal interest pursuant to the terms and conditions of the agreement between the Secretary and the non-Federal interest for the project that relate to sharing the cost of the study.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H1C0B6B40BB3F4B2882080102604175FF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Savings provision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section affects any cost-sharing requirement applicable to the head of a Federal agency, other than the Secretary, for the construction of an authorized water resources development project, or a separable element of such project, resulting from the study described in subsection (a).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H677229B9B0BE4A03A93D11E3F58FBD9F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>337.</enum><header>Norfolk Coastal Storm Risk Management, Virginia</header>
<subsection id="HDC9F3E514989444084A1F677699E9EC2" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out an analysis of a measure benefitting Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of the head of another Federal agency as part of the feasibility study for the modification of the 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), the Secretary may use, for any portion of the cost of such analysis, funds—</text> <paragraph id="H3107B8DD6F94471E8B80AC22907D5FEF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">made available to the Secretary for water resources development investigations; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5B74FA5F253940F4A11DC2634F2CF25C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>contributed by such agency head.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H1E9DD022FCA543669293D5EAF2165403"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal expense requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out each analysis described in subsection (a) at Federal expense, except that, with respect to an analysis described in subsection (a) to the extent it relates to formulation of measures to reduce risk to a military installation, upon request of the non-Federal interest for the project described in subsection (a), the Secretary may use funds contributed by the non-Federal interest pursuant to the terms and conditions of the agreement between the Secretary and the non-Federal interest for the project that relate to sharing the cost of the study.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HE2C958CD5A26499DBAF262F053FDC823"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Savings provision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section affects any cost-sharing requirement applicable to the head of a Federal agency, other than the Secretary, for the construction of an authorized water resources development project, or a separable element of such project, resulting from the study described in subsection (a).</text></subsection></section> <section id="H767AE0FCAF724B84928DA8BE3781B7D2"><enum>338.</enum><header>Puget Sound and adjacent waters restoration, Washington</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 544(f) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2675; 132 Stat. 3826) is amended to read as follows:</text>
<quoted-block id="H8E2E93455049432E8B42E4978D754D13" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H42AAF5AA1BA546C18FAD2625DE20D7F0"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The total Federal amount expended for a critical restoration project under this section shall not be more than $20,000,000.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section> <section id="HFDA6D5D6F37F42B285ED8B826D82A688"><enum>339.</enum><header>Lower Columbia River</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The total cost of constructing dredged material stabilization and retaining structures related to maintenance dredging for 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 264, 20 Stat. 157), shall be considered eligible operation and maintenance costs assigned to commercial navigation for the purpose of 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>).</text></section>
<section id="HAF5AE2D93F4347729DA6AFDFA2ECBC38"><enum>340.</enum><header>Lower Columbia River Basin ecosystem restoration assessment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct an assessment of the lower Columbia River Basin to identify opportunities to carry out cost-effective projects and measures to support salmon and steelhead restoration by—</text> <paragraph id="HCB0B5216A0FC4FBBA037DDE8B44AC509"><enum>(1)</enum><text>restoring, improving, and reconnecting aquatic and riparian habitat; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H24D9D4CF912B4646B217466C27D99A79"><enum>(2)</enum><text>providing cold water refugia for native anadromous fish species.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="H9D54B51E35B747A4A689EEF1B52D3085"><enum>341.</enum><header>Puget Sound nearshore ecosystem restoration, Washington</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In carrying out the project for ecosystem restoration, Puget Sound, Washington, authorized by section 1401(4) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1713; 136 Stat. 3806), the Secretary shall consider the removal, relocation, and replacement of the following sites to be a project feature the costs of which are shared as construction:</text>
<paragraph id="HCB9C284A94E44566A734DED636B15A9C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Highway 101 causeway and bridge over the Lilliwaup Estuary of the Hood Canal site.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H1C430EE5BFBC4B6CB8CBDD87AB72E37F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">NE North Shore Road roadway and bridge over the Tahuya Estuary of the Hood Canal site.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H36FBB1B7F8B147FB9C46C03F2ADD6AE4"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Highway 101 causeway and bridge over the Snow Creek and Salmon Creek (at the head of Discovery Bay) site.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HE85F3523799049FBBCDDE42F792B115D"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">County and local roads and bridges over the Nooksack and Lummi Rivers and Tennant Creek at the Nooksack Estuary of the Northern Puget Sound site.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H102B70CB9B464449907DA3774AB289F8"><enum>342.</enum><header>Washington Metropolitan Area, Washington, District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia</header>
<subsection id="H6CB0065659C44A30AAD8E42D7C934206"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out 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; 138 Stat. 3160), the Secretary shall carry out a second phase of the study focused on the identification of a secondary water source and additional water storage capability or other long-term and large-scale backup water supply solutions necessary to meaningfully reduce the structural water supply risk of the region.</text></subsection> <subsection id="H60F1563447D543958BE66B441CB8518D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Treatment of study</header><text>In carrying out the second phase of the study under this section, the Secretary—</text>
<paragraph id="H90FBAC605C6C4B9EAE3233127C249C37"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall treat such study as a continuation of the first phase of the study carried out under section 8201(a)(14) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022; and</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4A17BBDC51A34A6BB226CA5FF2DD57AF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall continue such study without a new investment decision.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HFBBDF12346D54BC7A7EF2E51D158778D"><enum>343.</enum><header>Federal Triangle Area, Washington, District of Columbia</header>
<subsection id="H4A792700106E49D9A30A09EDFCCC667D" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out an analysis of a measure benefitting Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of the head of another Federal agency as part of 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 use, for any portion of the cost of such analysis, funds—</text> <paragraph id="HDA905F8E37DB47D68CA3FD1D02B618CD"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">made available to the Secretary for water resources development investigations; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEB3DF3DA74DB49FBAFE183E2E172B358"><enum>(2)</enum><text>contributed by such agency head.</text></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="H99703F82091F4CC38FFEA0ECA2500D44" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federal expense requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out each analysis described in subsection (a) at Federal expense.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H19E51E55D03A48458FFF964E0AC17149" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Savings provision</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section affects any cost-sharing requirement applicable to the head of a Federal agency, other than the Secretary, for the construction of an authorized water resources development project, or a separable element of such project, resulting from the study described in subsection (a).</text></subsection></section> <enum>IV</enum><header>Water Resources Infrastructure</header> <section id="H521C71F548DE4AA0BFB8A313345C25F1"><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="HF6D503ABD8724C5CA246C3660826946B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Navigation</header>
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<row><entry align="center" morerows="0" namest="column1" colname="column1"><bold>A. State</bold></entry><entry align="center" morerows="0" namest="column2" colname="column2"><bold>B. <linebreak/>Name</bold></entry><entry align="center" morerows="0" namest="column3" colname="column3"><bold>C. <linebreak/>Date of <linebreak/>Report of <linebreak/>Chief of Engineers</bold></entry><entry align="center" morerows="0" namest="column4" colname="column4"><bold>D. <linebreak/>Estimated <linebreak/>Costs</bold></entry></row></thead>
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<row> <entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" colname="column1">1. WA & OR</entry> <entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Columbia River Turning Basins Navigation Improvements</entry> <entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">September 26, 2025</entry> <entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Federal: $16,408,000<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $5,489,000<linebreak/>Total: $21,897,000</entry> </row></tbody></tgroup></table></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3E802B7FB1AB45E79A1B1F260C7E7BFB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Flood risk management</header>
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<tgroup cols="4" grid-typeface="1.1" rowsep="1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="10.10.12"><colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr" colname="column1" min-data-value="18" colwidth="64pts"/><colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr" colname="column2" min-data-value="50" colwidth="153pts"/><colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr" colname="column3" min-data-value="35" colwidth="159pts"/><colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr" colname="column4" min-data-value="80" colwidth="272pts"/><thead>
<row><entry align="center" morerows="0" namest="column1" colname="column1"><bold>A. State</bold></entry><entry align="center" morerows="0" namest="column2" colname="column2"><bold>B.<linebreak/> Name</bold></entry><entry align="center" morerows="0" namest="column3" colname="column3"><bold>C. <linebreak/>Date of <linebreak/>Report of <linebreak/>Chief of Engineers</bold></entry><entry align="center" morerows="0" namest="column4" colname="column4"><bold>D. <linebreak/>Estimated <linebreak/>Costs</bold></entry></row></thead>
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<row><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" colname="column1">1. KY</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Kentucky River, Beattyville Flood Risk Management Project, Lee County</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">March 24, 2026</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Federal: $7,979,000<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $4,562,000<linebreak/>Total: $12,541,000</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFE770B5FA30344209DBC6AAA52515884"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Ecosystem Restoration</header>
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<tgroup cols="4" grid-typeface="1.1" rowsep="1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="10.10.12"><colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr" colname="column1" min-data-value="18" colwidth="64pts"/><colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr" colname="column2" min-data-value="50" colwidth="156pts"/><colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr" colname="column3" min-data-value="35" colwidth="156pts"/><colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr" colname="column4" min-data-value="80" colwidth="269pts"/><thead>
<row><entry align="center" morerows="0" namest="column1" colname="column1"><bold>A. State</bold></entry><entry align="center" morerows="0" namest="column2" colname="column2"><bold>B.<linebreak/> Name</bold></entry><entry align="center" morerows="0" namest="column3" colname="column3"><bold>C. <linebreak/>Date of <linebreak/>Report of <linebreak/>Chief of Engineers</bold></entry><entry align="center" morerows="0" namest="column4" colname="column4"><bold>D. <linebreak/>Estimated <linebreak/>Costs</bold></entry></row></thead>
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<row><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" colname="column1">1. WY</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Little Goose Creek, Sheridan</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">June 4, 2026</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Federal: $45,333,000 <linebreak/>Non-Federal: $35,601,000 <linebreak/>Total: $80,934,000</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB2827D53DC7B488AA159590472EE40F4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Hurricane and storm damage risk reduction</header>
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<tgroup cols="4" grid-typeface="1.1" rowsep="1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="10.10.12"><colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr" colname="column1" colnum="0" min-data-value="18" colwidth="63pts"/><colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr" colname="column2" colnum="1" min-data-value="50" colwidth="156pts"/><colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr" colname="column3" colnum="2" min-data-value="35" colwidth="159pts"/><colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr" colname="column4" colnum="3" min-data-value="80" colwidth="267pts"/><thead>
<row><entry align="center" morerows="0" namest="column1" colname="column1"><bold>A. State</bold></entry><entry align="center" morerows="0" namest="column2" colname="column2"><bold>B. <linebreak/>Name</bold></entry><entry align="center" morerows="0" namest="column3" colname="column3"><bold>C. <linebreak/>Date of <linebreak/>Report of <linebreak/>Chief of <linebreak/>Engineers</bold></entry><entry align="center" morerows="0" namest="column4" colname="column4"><bold>D. <linebreak/>Estimated <linebreak/>Costs</bold></entry></row></thead>
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<row><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" colname="column1">1. NC</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Surf City, Onslow and Pender Counties, North Carolina, Coastal Storm Risk Management</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">July 15, 2025</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Initial Federal: $121,750,000<linebreak/>Initial Non-Federal: $76,863,000<linebreak/>Total: $198,613,000<linebreak/>Renourishment Federal: $171,007,000<linebreak/>Renourishment Non-Federal: $191,297,000<linebreak/>Renourishment Total: $362,304,000</entry></row> </tbody></tgroup></table></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H55E391588120495EB929CF7FB489A401"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Modifications and other projects</header>
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<tgroup cols="4" grid-typeface="1.1" rowsep="1" thead-tbody-ldg-size="10.10.12"><colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr" colname="column1" min-data-value="18" colwidth="64pts"/><colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr" colname="column2" min-data-value="50" colwidth="165pts"/><colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr" colname="column3" min-data-value="35" colwidth="155pts"/><colspec coldef="txt-no-ldr" colname="column4" min-data-value="80" colwidth="273pts"/><thead>
<row><entry align="center" morerows="0" namest="column1" colname="column1"><bold>A. State</bold></entry><entry align="center" morerows="0" namest="column2" colname="column2"><bold>B.<linebreak/> Name</bold></entry><entry align="center" morerows="0" namest="column3" colname="column3"><bold>C. <linebreak/>Date of <linebreak/>Decision <linebreak/>Document</bold></entry><entry align="center" morerows="0" namest="column4" colname="column4"><bold>D. <linebreak/>Estimated <linebreak/>Costs</bold></entry></row></thead>
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<row><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" colname="column1">1. AZ</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Rio de Flag, Flagstaff</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">June 12, 2026</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4"><linebreak/><linebreak/>Total: $244,633,000</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" colname="column1">2. CA</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Port of Long Beach Deep Draft Navigation project, Los Angeles County</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">June 11, 2026</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4"><linebreak/><linebreak/>Total: $255,811,000</entry></row>
<row> <entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" colname="column1">3. FL</entry> <entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Central and Southern Florida, Canal 111 (C-111) South Dade Project</entry> <entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">October 14, 2025</entry> <entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Federal: $477,280,500<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $477,280,500<linebreak/>Total: $954,561,000</entry> </row>
<row><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" colname="column1">4. KY</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Kentucky Lock Addition, Lower Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">June 11, 2026</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4"><linebreak/><linebreak/>Total: $2,741,549,000</entry></row>
<row> <entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" colname="column1">5. MS</entry> <entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Memphis Metropolitan Stormwater—North DeSoto County Feasibility Study, DeSoto County</entry> <entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">March 10, 2026</entry> <entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Federal: $47,341,000<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $25,491,000<linebreak/>Total: $72,832,000</entry> </row>
<row><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" colname="column1">6. TN</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project, Chickamauga Lake, Hamilton County</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">June 11, 2026</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4"><linebreak/><linebreak/>Total: $1,566,787,000</entry></row> </tbody></tgroup></table></paragraph></section>
<section id="H5FE3840FA7764A71A00BC5C09C3A0E07"><enum>402.</enum><header>Expedited completion of projects and activities</header>
<subsection id="H8D4FFB247D074BC4BE34AADBF53AD0E4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Continuing authorities programs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, expedite completion of the following projects:</text> <paragraph id="HBCB70C2904F848C5959B5C229A6ECA68"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Projects for emergency streambank erosion and shoreline protection under 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>) for the following areas:</text>
<subparagraph id="H1123A4F804E74FF5BAEF842FD2ED7F5D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">County Creek, Bartlett, Illinois.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCD7C89F671184B9EBE5FB7D58F9189A7" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Ohio River, Brandenberg, Kentucky.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC995002E523440ABAE89A3A9CEDF3BCE" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Falmouth, Massachusetts, in the vicinity of Menauhant Road.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7D04D17C641D4881B567102D8315DBF0"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Muskegon Heights, Michigan.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H42B81E09B0824365B086268DE502E3DF" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Old Mission Peninsula, Michigan.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB2EDC112596C493A95C7E11FFDB4E106" commented="no"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Euclid Creek, Euclid, Ohio.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB62BD86A0E9E46FEAEC6DB2962982771"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Little Miami River, Milford, Ohio.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA1F7A98AB3AC410D8546448BD95F75A4"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mountain Creek, Macungie, Pennsylvania.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H84B472DF437547A4B7745292B351CD08"> <enum>(2)</enum> <text>Project for beach erosion and hurricane and storm damage reduction, Bolongo Bay, St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, under section 3 of the Act of August 13, 1946 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/426g">33 U.S.C. 426g</external-xref>).</text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB1B4050C5E6945EEBDE94374B907B8F4"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Projects for flood control 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>) for the following areas:</text>
<subparagraph id="HC1175EEB686B4F598B11148CC0550BE0" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Ak-Chin Levee, Pinal County, Arizona.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H80165DB4A22B472E8E1AC5E40EB02E3D" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Lower Santa Cruz River, Arizona.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2D3A5C2D341449099D563D7B81AA262B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">McCormick Wash, Globe, Arizona.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H924A701454484B838708396F2DABD197" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Rose and Palm Garden Washes, Douglas, Arizona.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1CEE902EFA02499D8BA609C7864D3B9F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beseck Lake, Connecticut.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDAC085A816E942C39CBED6F59682BB40"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Woodbridge, Connecticut.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE88DC7DA78C64F178AB88FFA9C461C40" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Little Wekiva River, Florida.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H049FF2B70A604B55A4E80139F3375660" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Peachtree and Nancy Creek watersheds, Atlanta, Georgia.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB3CB4B2E098E4A7C9C4A3F41E3DD30BF"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Golconda, Illinois.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD675A8EBDCA64C728458937585AA5CEA" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Traverse City, Michigan.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4A2568B7DE194577B37A977423B4C4DF" commented="no"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Marshall County, Minnesota.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDD12FE36E4E148F2ACE3616D90690695" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Peckman River, Verona, New Jersey.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H16EED5D3967C44E9945F99D725F3CCE4"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Third River, Clifton, New Jersey.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF934A413EBF143AF90BA948130FE7331"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nanny Hagen Brook, Pleasantville, New York.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFC483CE696B14E6FB30E6CE41856EE51" commented="no"><enum>(L)</enum><text>McKenzie River, Springfield, Oregon.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H880A6491EB0447CA94A159590F38CF96"><enum>(M)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">42nd Street Levee, Springfield, Oregon.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE287CF7412FF4158AB23E2DD4F2BCAE4"><enum>(N)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Medina Colonia, Zapata County, Texas.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="H3EEABE10E87E4E66AF53BBCD258F859D"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Projects for navigation under section 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/577">33 U.S.C. 577</external-xref>) for the following areas:</text>
<subparagraph id="H20171E2E0D8C4BF9BAD8C5ED6DB3434C"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Kodiak Harbor, Kodiak, Alaska.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2FF13EE7ED7849D9A7A017AAC290F3E2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Laupahoehoe Harbor, Hawaii.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9A6778525DBA4629979859956E3EC59C" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Black River and Lake Huron, Alcona Township, Michigan.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HEF8A8511C402499D8ACBA48B42FF4D13"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for beneficial uses of dredged material, New Jersey Meadowlands (also known as Hackensack Meadowlands), New Jersey, 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>).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H105C47323B584A5EB295CF49234C0977"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Projects for aquatic ecosystem restoration under 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>) for the following areas:</text> <subparagraph id="H6F6388A8642B4177AA0461903B9FCF2B" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">El Corazón de los Tres Ríos del Norte, Pima County, Arizona.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4A9B406A4B0A4371988D3CD35E3E28F3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">North Haven, Connecticut.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCE687D559EAA4A1491622AFCA3C8E794"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Savannah River below Augusta, Georgia.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC513DA67CE2C4438BAFE1A34DB2DCAEB"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waimea 400 Wetlands, Kaua‘i, Hawaii.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0F1327F5AE0B4F0D851325C6332EF2DF" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Marshall County, Minnesota.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4E4C896F1E9944EDA32E2BBF4DDD5DCE"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Polk Swamp, Dorchester County, South Carolina.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE59EF24970BC424CA4BEE8F082051694"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Ficklen Island Dam, Fredericksburg, Virginia.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H331A2DD05CE1480C85BD2F6D0FF67F17" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Projects to modify projects for improvement of the environment or drought resiliency under 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>) for the following areas:</text> <subparagraph id="HEFEC9877DAA94B8F958676A0C499ED8B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Wayne County, Iowa.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H05044456F99C4C548C7191242E2DEC5D" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Wild Rice River, Minnesota.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC0837C8F26F64415B02F73F59C3C702C"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lower Pearl River, Mississippi.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6B20F06868224034B78923BA5609DFB3" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Rio Chama and Rio Grande between the Abiquiu and Cochiti Reservoirs, New Mexico.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> <paragraph id="HFA32BF5B7E694E689BE11F73E956979F" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Projects to control, retain, and reuse stormwater associated with flood control efforts under section 1108 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3006) for the following areas:</text>
<subparagraph id="H446B5F732F904B608AE4CC87925FF0F2" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Klondike Canyon, Rancho Palos Verdes, California.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H47DC495E76444BD883A0D689FBB6A47A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">City of Lompoc, California.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H150702F33F3C4F8B86CF3A69208F9030" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Lake Avondale, Avondale Estates, Georgia.</text></subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC296638D11274BEA88726A1A178BCD1B" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Falmouth, including Woods Hole, Massachusetts.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H47527AD577824A558EA11912C2F9F9BD"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Waveland, Mississippi.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> <subsection id="HBA9E73421D2C4EF6B0B1C3A3AD214680" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Other projects and activities</header><text>The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, expedite completion of the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H206B19F36E0C406EB52AE2263763C317" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Project for flood risk management, Little Colorado River, Navajo County, Arizona, authorized by section 401(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2735).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H693B4694C9264CDAA367088D675650BA" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood damage reduction, Rio de Flag, Flagstaff, Arizona, authorized by section 101(b)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2576; 121 Stat. 1107; 130 Stat. 1716; 136 Stat. 3833; 138 Stat. 3067) (as modified by this Act).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H32E6DC60C2114467A55F200F1A29236B" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Project for ecosystem restoration, Tres Rios, Arizona, authorized by section 101(b)(4) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2577).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H185E5FE24D1D40F29586D9B0818BEB46" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Project for beach erosion, Surfside Sunset and Newport Beach, Orange County, California, authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1177).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCA86375EDCE6453FB9B747DBC53626F5" commented="no"><enum>(5)</enum><text>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="H2084DF00BFC6435B9F0F557FA172E191" commented="no"><enum>(6)</enum><text>Maintenance dredging at the Greenwich Harbor, Connecticut.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD6CFE53F0BBC412EB21C34424A091DCC" commented="no"><enum>(7)</enum><text>Maintenance dredging at the Southport Harbor, Connecticut.</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HC096770170B744C1AE957244E016C8B3" commented="no"><enum>(8)</enum><text>Project for ecosystem restoration, water supply, flood control, and protection of water quality, Central and Southern Florida, Indian River Lagoon, Florida, authorized by section 1001(14) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1051).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBCC0C36C310F409EBC8A8A010A85A65B"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Comprehensive plan for the purpose of restoring, preserving, and protecting the Northern Estuaries Ecosystem, Florida, authorized by section 8215 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (136 Stat. 3760; 138 Stat. 3138).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H221D3A77C4134CB88B01144F7AF473A9" commented="no"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Operations and maintenance activities necessary as of the date of enactment of this Act for the project for navigation, Chicago Harbor Lock, Chicago, Illinois, authorized pursuant to the first section of the Act of July 11, 1870 (chapter 240, 16 Stat. 226; 21 Stat. 182; 37 Stat. 217; 40 Stat. 1283; 76 Stat. 1176).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD9ACC4D0F8C844E3B360711C1A6E5444" commented="no"><enum>(11)</enum><text>Project for ecosystem restoration, Naval Weapons Station Earle Oyster Reef Restoration, Monmouth County, New Jersey, pursuant to the Hudson-Raritan Estuary Ecosystem Restoration project authorized by section 401(5) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2740).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HA792388FF5C945C2B3A1F781350A26F0"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for navigation, Times Beach dike wall repair, Buffalo Harbor, New York, authorized by the Act of May 20, 1826 (chapter 78, 4 Stat. 175).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB2309753C8A1492383564E59ECDDAFD2"><enum>(13)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maintenance dredging of the project for navigation, Tillamook Bay, Oregon, authorized by the first section of the Act of July 27, 1912 (chapter 254, 37 Stat. 220).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H83AF6CFFD378427481E32EB8A783E248"><enum>(14)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for periodic beach nourishment, Presque Isle Peninsula, Erie, Pennsylvania, authorized by section 101 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 2918).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H28B0C7D147494ACDA522CF8920F57CEB" commented="no"><enum>(15)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for ecosystem restoration, Lower Blackstone River, Rhode Island, authorized pursuant to 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>; 136 Stat. 3804).</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="HB025254EAC634874B8E8E308EF89F1B3" commented="no"><enum>(16)</enum><text>Maintenance dredging at Two Rivers Harbor, Two Rivers, Wisconsin, authorized pursuant to the Act of March 3, 1871 (chapter 118, 16 Stat. 538; 34 Stat. 1101; 49 Stat. 1035; 72 Stat. 298).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC7EC66B0AE8343F6ACC633B61F9E611D" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Tribal partnership program</header><text>The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, expedite completion of the Pima-Maricopa Irrigation Project, associated with the Gila River Indian Community, Arizona, 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></subsection></section> <enum>V</enum><header>Dam Safety</header> <section id="HCE4525F7CC46439891AEB6E99B201E1D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>501.</enum><header>National Dam Safety Program amendments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The National Dam Safety Program Act (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/467">33 U.S.C. 467 et seq.</external-xref>) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H88AF956C0E7C4838B19154522818DB5D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in section 8(e)(4), by striking <quote>2</quote> and inserting <quote>7</quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H25D88D7E8E3642B5B505271E8FEDE10C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in section 8A(j)(4), by striking <quote>2026</quote> and inserting <quote>2031</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFEE8F2F8B65A498385AA238ECAFB9579"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in section 14(a)(2)(A)(ii)—</text> <subparagraph id="HF2EB4661F10C41FEBB0C9704AB9453D2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subclause (I), by striking <quote>and low-head dams</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H250D81E4EBF7431A81C88F172F9D0AB8"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (II), by striking <quote>and low-head dams</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section>