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Discussion Draft
[Discussion Draft]
December 5, 2016
114th CONGRESS 2d Session
Rules Committee Print 114–69
Text of House amendment to S. 612, to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, Texas, as the “George P. Kazen Federal Building and United States Courthouse”
[Showing the text of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act]
1.Short title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited as the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act
or the WIIN Act
.
(b)
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Title I—Water Resources Development
Sec. 1001. Short title.
Sec. 1002. Secretary defined.
Subtitle A—General Provisions
Sec. 1101. Youth service and conservation corps organizations.
Sec. 1102. Navigation safety.
Sec. 1103. Emerging harbors.
Sec. 1104. Federal breakwaters and jetties.
Sec. 1105. Remote and subsistence harbors.
Sec. 1106. Alternative projects to maintenance dredging.
Sec. 1107. Great Lakes Navigation System.
Sec. 1108. Funding for harbor maintenance programs.
Sec. 1109. Maintenance of harbors of refuge.
Sec. 1110. Donor ports and energy transfer ports.
Sec. 1111. Harbor deepening.
Sec. 1112. Implementation guidance.
Sec. 1113. Non-Federal interest dredging authority.
Sec. 1114. Transportation cost savings.
Sec. 1115. Reservoir sediment.
Sec. 1116. Water supply conservation.
Sec. 1117. Drought emergencies.
Sec. 1118. Leveraging Federal infrastructure for increased water supply.
Sec. 1119. Indian tribes.
Sec. 1120. Tribal consultation reports.
Sec. 1121. Tribal partnership program.
Sec. 1122. Beneficial use of dredged material.
Sec. 1123. Great Lakes fishery and ecosystem restoration.
Sec. 1124. Corps of Engineers operation of unmanned aircraft systems.
Sec. 1125. Funding to process permits.
Sec. 1126. Study of water resources development projects by non-Federal interests.
Sec. 1127. Non-Federal construction of authorized flood damage reduction projects.
Sec. 1128. Multistate activities.
Sec. 1129. Planning assistance to States.
Sec. 1130. Regional participation assurance for levee safety activities.
Sec. 1131. Participation of non-Federal interests.
Sec. 1132. Post-authorization change reports.
Sec. 1133. Maintenance dredging data.
Sec. 1134. Electronic submission and tracking of permit applications.
Sec. 1135. Data transparency.
Sec. 1136. Quality control.
Sec. 1137. Report on purchase of foreign manufactured articles.
Sec. 1138. International outreach program.
Sec. 1139. Dam safety repair projects.
Sec. 1140. Federal cost limitation for certain projects.
Sec. 1141. Lake Kemp, Texas.
Sec. 1142. Corrosion prevention.
Sec. 1143. Sediment sources.
Sec. 1144. Prioritization of certain projects.
Sec. 1145. Gulf Coast oyster bed recovery assessment.
Sec. 1146. Initiating work on separable elements.
Sec. 1147. Lower Bois d’Arc Creek Reservoir Project, Fannin County, Texas.
Sec. 1148. Recreational access at Corps of Engineers reservoirs.
Sec. 1149. No wake zones in navigation channels.
Sec. 1150. Ice jam prevention and mitigation.
Sec. 1151. Structural health monitoring.
Sec. 1152. Kennewick Man.
Sec. 1153. Authority to accept and use materials and services.
Sec. 1154. Munitions disposal.
Sec. 1155. Management of recreation facilities.
Sec. 1156. Structures and facilities constructed by Secretary.
Sec. 1157. Project completion.
Sec. 1158. New England District headquarters.
Sec. 1159. Buffalo District headquarters.
Sec. 1160. Future facility investment.
Sec. 1161. Completion of ecosystem restoration projects.
Sec. 1162. Fish and wildlife mitigation.
Sec. 1163. Wetlands mitigation.
Sec. 1164. Debris removal.
Sec. 1165. Disposition studies.
Sec. 1166. Transfer of excess credit.
Sec. 1167. Hurricane and storm damage reduction.
Sec. 1168. Fish hatcheries.
Sec. 1169. Shore damage prevention or mitigation.
Sec. 1170. Enhancing lake recreation opportunities.
Sec. 1171. Credit in lieu of reimbursement.
Sec. 1172. Easements for electric, telephone, or broadband service facilities.
Sec. 1173. Study on performance of innovative materials.
Sec. 1174. Conversion of surplus water agreements.
Sec. 1175. Projects funded by the Inland Waterways Trust Fund.
Sec. 1176. Rehabilitation assistance.
Sec. 1177. Rehabilitation of Corps of Engineers constructed dams.
Sec. 1178. Columbia River.
Sec. 1179. Missouri River.
Sec. 1180. Chesapeake Bay oyster restoration.
Sec. 1181. Salton Sea, California.
Sec. 1182. Adjustment.
Sec. 1183. Coastal engineering.
Sec. 1184. Consideration of measures.
Sec. 1185. Table Rock Lake, Arkansas and Missouri.
Sec. 1186. Rural western water.
Sec. 1187. Interstate compacts.
Sec. 1188. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 1189. Dredged material disposal.
Subtitle B—Studies
Sec. 1201. Authorization of proposed feasibility studies.
Sec. 1202. Additional studies.
Sec. 1203. North Atlantic Coastal Region.
Sec. 1204. South Atlantic coastal study.
Sec. 1205. Texas coastal area.
Sec. 1206. Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers.
Sec. 1207. Kanawha River Basin.
Subtitle C—Deauthorizations, Modifications, and Related Provisions
Sec. 1301. Deauthorization of inactive projects.
Sec. 1302. Backlog prevention.
Sec. 1303. Valdez, Alaska.
Sec. 1304. Los Angeles County Drainage Area, Los Angeles County, California.
Sec. 1305. Sutter Basin, California.
Sec. 1306. Essex River, Massachusetts.
Sec. 1307. Port of Cascade Locks, Oregon.
Sec. 1308. Central Delaware River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 1309. Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 1310. Rivercenter, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 1311. Salt Creek, Graham, Texas.
Sec. 1312. Texas City Ship Channel, Texas City, Texas.
Sec. 1313. Stonington Harbour, Connecticut.
Sec. 1314. Red River below Denison Dam, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana.
Sec. 1315. Green River and Barren River, Kentucky.
Sec. 1316. Hannibal Small Boat Harbor, Hannibal, Missouri.
Sec. 1317. Land transfer and trust land for Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
Sec. 1318. Cameron County, Texas.
Sec. 1319. New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, Georgia and South Carolina.
Sec. 1320. Hamilton City, California.
Sec. 1321. Conveyances.
Sec. 1322. Expedited consideration.
Subtitle D—Water Resources Infrastructure
Sec. 1401. Project authorizations.
Sec. 1402. Special rules.
Title II—Water and Waste Act of 2016
Sec. 2001. Short title.
Sec. 2002. Definition of Administrator.
Subtitle A—Safe Drinking Water
Sec. 2101. Sense of Congress on appropriations levels.
Sec. 2102. Preconstruction work.
Sec. 2103. Administration of State loan funds.
Sec. 2104. Assistance for small and disadvantaged communities.
Sec. 2105. Reducing lead in drinking water.
Sec. 2106. Notice to persons served.
Sec. 2107. Lead testing in school and child care program drinking water.
Sec. 2108. Water supply cost savings.
Sec. 2109. Innovation in the provision of safe drinking water.
Sec. 2110. Small system technical assistance.
Sec. 2111. Definition of Indian Tribe.
Sec. 2112. Technical assistance for tribal water systems.
Sec. 2113. Materials requirement for certain Federally funded projects.
Subtitle B—Drinking Water Disaster Relief and Infrastructure Investments
Sec. 2201. Drinking water infrastructure.
Sec. 2202. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 2203. Registry for lead exposure and advisory committee.
Sec. 2204. Other lead programs.
Subtitle C—Control of Coal Combustion Residuals
Sec. 2301. Approval of State programs for control of coal combustion residuals.
Title III—Natural Resources
Subtitle A—Indian Dam Safety
Sec. 3101. Indian dam safety.
Subtitle B—Irrigation Rehabilitation and Renovation for Indian Tribal Governments and Their Economies
Sec. 3201. Definitions.
Part I—Indian Irrigation Fund
Sec. 3211. Establishment.
Sec. 3212. Deposits to fund.
Sec. 3213. Expenditures from fund.
Sec. 3214. Investments of amounts.
Sec. 3215. Transfers of amounts.
Sec. 3216. Termination.
Part II—Repair, Replacement, and Maintenance of Certain Indian Irrigation Projects
Sec. 3221. Repair, replacement, and maintenance of certain indian irrigation projects.
Sec. 3222. Eligible projects.
Sec. 3223. Requirements and conditions.
Sec. 3224. Study of Indian irrigation program and project management.
Sec. 3225. Tribal consultation and user input.
Sec. 3226. Allocation among projects.
Subtitle C—Weber Basin prepayments
Sec. 3301. Prepayment of certain repayment obligations under contracts between the United States and the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District.
Subtitle D—Pechanga water rights settlement
Sec. 3401. Short title.
Sec. 3402. Purposes.
Sec. 3403. Definitions.
Sec. 3404. Approval of the Pechanga Settlement Agreement.
Sec. 3405. Tribal Water Right.
Sec. 3406. Satisfaction of claims.
Sec. 3407. Waiver of claims.
Sec. 3408. Water facilities.
Sec. 3409. Pechanga Settlement Fund.
Sec. 3410. Miscellaneous provisions.
Sec. 3411. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 3412. Expiration on failure of enforceability date.
Sec. 3413. Antideficiency.
Subtitle E—Delaware River Basin Conservation
Sec. 3501. Findings.
Sec. 3502. Definitions.
Sec. 3503. Program establishment.
Sec. 3504. Grants and assistance.
Sec. 3505. Annual letter.
Sec. 3506. Prohibition on use of funds for Federal acquisition of interests in land.
Sec. 3507. Sunset.
Subtitle F—Miscellaneous Provisions
Sec. 3601. Bureau of Reclamation Dakotas Area Office permit fees for cabins and trailers.
Sec. 3602. Use of trailer homes at Heart Butte Dam and Reservoir (Lake Tschida).
Sec. 3603. Lake Tahoe Restoration.
Sec. 3604. Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians.
Sec. 3605. San Luis Rey settlement agreement implementation.
Sec. 3606. Tule River Indian Tribe.
Sec. 3607. Morongo Band of Mission Indians.
Sec. 3608. Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and the Chickasaw Nation Water Settlement.
Subtitle G—Blackfeet water rights settlement
Sec. 3701. Short title.
Sec. 3702. Purposes.
Sec. 3703. Definitions.
Sec. 3704. Ratification of compact.
Sec. 3705. Milk river water right.
Sec. 3706. Water delivery through milk river project.
Sec. 3707. Bureau of reclamation activities to improve water management.
Sec. 3708. St. Mary canal hydroelectric power generation.
Sec. 3709. Storage allocation from Lake Elwell.
Sec. 3710. Irrigation activities.
Sec. 3711. Design and construction of MR&I System.
Sec. 3712. Design and construction of water storage and irrigation facilities.
Sec. 3713. Blackfeet water, storage, and development projects.
Sec. 3714. Easements and rights-of-way.
Sec. 3715. Tribal water rights.
Sec. 3716. Blackfeet settlement trust fund.
Sec. 3717. Blackfeet water settlement implementation fund.
Sec. 3718. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 3719. Water rights in Lewis and Clark National Forest and Glacier National Park.
Sec. 3720. Waivers and releases of claims.
Sec. 3721. Satisfaction of claims.
Sec. 3722. Miscellaneous provisions.
Sec. 3723. Expiration on failure to meet enforceability date.
Sec. 3724. Antideficiency.
Subtitle H—Water Desalination
Sec. 3801. Reauthorization of Water Desalination Act of 1996.
Subtitle I—Amendments to the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990
Sec. 3901. Amendments to the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990.
Subtitle J—California Water
Sec. 4001. Operations and reviews.
Sec. 4002. Scientifically supported implementation of OMR flow requirements.
Sec. 4003. Temporary operational flexibility for storm events.
Sec. 4004. Consultation on coordinated operations.
Sec. 4005. Protections.
Sec. 4006. New Melones Reservoir.
Sec. 4007. Storage.
Sec. 4008. Losses caused by the construction and operation of storage projects.
Sec. 4009. Other water supply projects.
Sec. 4010. Actions to benefit threatened and endangered species and other wildlife.
Sec. 4011. Offsets and water storage account.
Sec. 4012. Savings language.
Sec. 4013. Duration.
Sec. 4014. Definitions.
Title IV—Other Matters
Sec. 5001. Congressional notification requirements.
Sec. 5002. Reauthorization of Denali Commission.
Sec. 5003. Recreational access for floating cabins at TVA reservoirs.
Sec. 5004. Gold King Mine spill recovery.
Sec. 5005. Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
Sec. 5006. Rehabilitation of high hazard potential dams.
Sec. 5007. Chesapeake Bay grass survey.
Sec. 5008. Water infrastructure finance and innovation.
Sec. 5009. Report on groundwater contamination.
Sec. 5010. Columbia River Basin restoration.
Sec. 5011. Regulation of aboveground storage at farms.
Sec. 5012. Irrigation districts.
Sec. 5013. Estuary restoration.
Sec. 5014. Environmental banks.
<enum>I</enum><header>Water Resources Development</header>
<section id="H12DF63AAD4074547BC756AA326E0F413" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1001.</enum><header>Short title</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Water Resources Development Act of 2016</short-title></quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H07767B98491A46B98BA7E55FFDA8024B"><enum>1002.</enum><header>Secretary defined</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title, the term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Army.</text></section>
<subtitle id="H82BE8FF384DE4B8A9FBD4E28E274D8BA"><enum>A</enum><header>General Provisions</header>
<section id="H9D9AE1A649544F2E82F2550BB786F2CB"><enum>1101.</enum><header>Youth service and conservation corps organizations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 213 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2339) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H5E3E8404CA4643B6AA2CFD16C567A4F4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H757628F452B149D0BF2FDC8FBD0BE399"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (b) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H120FCA5C1B9042E598C22939F9F39CD0" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HABBB2B0F0E234B1AA5D30E536EABEFC9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Youth service and conservation corps organizations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, to the maximum extent practicable, shall enter into cooperative agreements with qualified youth service and conservation corps organizations for services relating to projects under the jurisdiction of the Secretary and shall do so in a manner that ensures the maximum participation and opportunities for such organizations.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="H3102336CC1624027AC8949B125AE700C"><enum>1102.</enum><header>Navigation safety</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall use section 5 of the Act of March 4, 1915 (38 Stat. 1053, chapter 142; 33 U.S.C. 562), to carry out navigation safety activities at those projects eligible for operation and maintenance under section 204(f) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2232(f)).</text></section>
<section id="HE1388F795FB74B95B0758A4BAB3C7B7F"><enum>1103.</enum><header>Emerging harbors</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 210 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H75F951BB345849088D4900F8C53E0DB1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)(3) by striking <quote>for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2022</quote> and inserting <quote>for each fiscal year</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDCB6342682134EAA9AC6A0DDB99CC5FB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (d)(1)(A) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H4B021C19BB054F798A7538B1C71A000F" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subparagraph id="H734AF10B50AA4B6A952B241C4A4F7DA1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each fiscal year, if priority funds are available, the Secretary shall use at least 10 percent of such funds for emerging harbor projects.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph> </section>
<section id="H7C1753F4F669473A88DE14901B1229DC"><enum>1104.</enum><header>Federal breakwaters and jetties</header>
<subsection id="HFDA654447E5F4E7CB2593B1D64E3B248"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, at Federal expense, shall establish an inventory and conduct an assessment of the general structural condition of all Federal breakwaters and jetties protecting harbors and inland harbors within the United States.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H1E5F70056FC7499C8617EBDBF7F54827"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The inventory and assessment carried out under subsection (a) shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="H592CEF5BB5A540ECA16CE3D7E3F9B96B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>compiling location information for all Federal breakwaters and jetties protecting harbors and inland harbors within the United States;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0217EB8D6EA840C29F3DE58568E8A70C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>determining the general structural condition of each breakwater and jetty;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H26ACDE18FE2D40B18AF64760FB3D785E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>analyzing the potential risks to navigational safety, and the impact on the periodic maintenance dredging needs of protected harbors and inland harbors, resulting from the general structural condition of each breakwater and jetty; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H16F9A64341784EB190E008623117596A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>estimating the costs, for each breakwater and jetty, to restore or maintain the breakwater or jetty to authorized levels and the total of all such costs.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD2866CB78B76455C9F8184FBEE222E25"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the inventory and assessment carried out under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H1D0E63720A2E40EC9CA953DAA89761B3" commented="no"><enum>1105.</enum><header>Remote and subsistence harbors</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2006 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2242) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE817C9E516EE4649A2A6CB8694630739" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(3) by inserting <quote>in which the project is located, or the long-term viability of a community that is located in the region that is served by the project and that will rely on the project,</quote> after <quote>community</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H654B0CC0B18E41269E121D0F8FB3E7ED" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H45D482AAFA244971939240713FF69B8A" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by inserting <quote>and communities that are located in the region to be served by the project and that will rely on the project</quote> after <quote>community</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD965AB8140CB4569B95E13C3FAFE3308" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) by striking <quote>local population</quote> and inserting <quote>regional population to be served by the project</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE543CE080BE64AA58D20C58F479E4C8D" commented="no"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (5) by striking <quote>community</quote> and inserting <quote>local community and communities that are located in the region to be served by the project and that will rely on the project</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section id="H219E9B618DC24600936793844B797E65"><enum>1106.</enum><header>Alternative projects to maintenance dredging</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary may enter into agreements to assume the operation and maintenance costs of an alternative project to maintenance dredging for a Federal navigation channel if the costs of the operation and maintenance of the alternative project, and any remaining costs necessary for maintaining the Federal navigation channel, are less than the costs of maintaining such channel without the alternative project.</text></section>
<section id="H85074174BF1D405BBB97B00275E4647E"><enum>1107.</enum><header>Great Lakes Navigation System</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 210(d)(1)(B) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238(d)(1)(B)) is amended in the matter preceding clause (i) by striking <quote>For each of fiscal years 2015 through 2024</quote> and inserting <quote>For each fiscal year</quote>.</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H901F40FA8B7D4CAB9A5A2183BD7DA0DB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1108.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding for harbor maintenance programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2101 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2238b) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H24EB2DDDEB3942138BB4DF0E2B640B78"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>The target total</quote> and inserting <quote>Except as provided in subsection (c), the target total</quote>;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H21D6BCF6F9374185A727AD9CF8502A5B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E994E77CBE5476DA88AF70F06E15609"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (b) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4A8E2DDF4C0F490997B50A53228A8994" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H62A1C8D802ED499F9A0E64B64607DC4A"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the target total budget resources for a fiscal year described in subparagraphs (A) through (J) of subsection (b)(1) is lower than the target total budget resources for the previous fiscal year, the target total budget resources shall be adjusted to be equal to the lesser of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H721345C14780417683013D8A4A386C12"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">103 percent of the total budget resources appropriated for the previous fiscal year; or</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB4BD1042FFBF4FAE99972924BEBCB635"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">100 percent of the total amount of harbor maintenance taxes received in the previous fiscal year.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC917384A395941388E73F0D205E05D5E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1109.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maintenance of harbors of refuge</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary is authorized to maintain federally authorized harbors of refuge to restore and maintain the authorized dimensions of the harbors.</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC813ECA5D3DB4D67B0032080443E2C90" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1110.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Donor ports and energy transfer ports</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2106 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2238c) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC53B4DE05565428183D1CCBB07E1EA0C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D81569B9111424DADC92F9BC71674D0"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0105170A16124BA5A31E141D4AF379BF"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFDA4777516A544919D00F955A31FC417" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H496B0E6C3DE546638E57FE9AD231D629"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Discretionary cargo</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>discretionary cargo</term> means maritime cargo for which the United States port of unlading is different than the United States port of entry.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H036D7448E76F4068BBBBFBAEBC557FC1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3) (as redesignated)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE22320B85D5545BD828FF06E380EA75C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) as clauses (i) through (iv), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H488EC86B6AB54A83BB5593A37A00D6F9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding clause (i) (as redesignated) by striking <quote>The term</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8334D844E1C0486D80175B648388BEAE" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF56F9987D4D34D95B1CD07C300AA8533"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1423D337536746D1B406189F719C8F9C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF2F8BAB0AE14AA0A304B8C32558490E" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBA455B6B2A924D40A6440BA91224DC41"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Calculation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purpose of calculating the percentage described in subparagraph (A)(iii), payments described under subsection (c)(1) shall not be included.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H53F06D3F448341DC9299CA2D6BE964C1"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (5)(A) (as redesignated), by striking <quote>Code of Federal Regulation</quote> and inserting <quote>Code of Federal Regulations</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H25B4FDF26D364C289CD547F23CB978DF"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDE67B407E50E40AB82AC9174567A1B29" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H86CC0F4DF46A483785147EDABAB0828E"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Medium-sized donor port</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>medium-sized donor port</term> means a port—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0810EBCF95994BB9A4E2815FA72C6339"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that is subject to the harbor maintenance fee under section 24.24 of title 19, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation);</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE893335C713245E6B700F518212170AE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at which the total amount of harbor maintenance taxes collected comprise annually more than $5,000,000 but less than $15,000,000 of the total funding of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund established under section 9505 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD234AF5EB08F4AE7A4A84845CD2D5C3A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that received less than 25 percent of the total amount of harbor maintenance taxes collected at that port in the previous 5 fiscal years; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD829E8E4B59A490BA2A018FE74ADB433"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that is located in a State in which more than 2,000,000 cargo containers were unloaded from or loaded onto vessels in fiscal year 2012.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAE45447BC9B54B54B285ECB3AEF97A9B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAAEAEEC766984A3BB2E6044F50B0D313"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), by striking <quote>donor ports</quote> and inserting <quote>donor ports, medium-sized donor ports,</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE25394A9038F4E318DF333CA83D7F2DC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF443265589384394B36E54B6A2587B7B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end; and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE34CCDE5B8624CC0A26F4D66A6A94649"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H58ACACCD11304F788C6C6173AC2C387B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be made available to a port as either a donor port, medium-sized donor port, or an energy transfer port, and no port may receive amounts from more than 1 designation; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H98301C3578194B4EA7FAD2042C602EA0"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for donor ports and medium-sized donor ports—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C84A6F7C2D8460097CB7A9F5258B13E"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">50 percent of the funds shall be equally divided between the eligible donor ports as authorized by this section; and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8086231C155E473A8E7514457AEA0D58"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">50 percent of the funds shall be divided between the eligible donor ports and eligible medium-sized donor ports based on the percentage of the total harbor maintenance tax revenues generated at each eligible donor port and medium-sized donor port.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF588EE31BC5244D6A43DB813C1E8F582"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1C15E0458C734278B7EB3B510AF75F67"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>donor port</quote> and inserting <quote>donor port, a medium-sized donor port,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBDC371B460A341C8B46CE85C7420669F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="H788715FDD6B444139F17D2E138D09EBC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>or shippers transporting cargo</quote>;</text></clause>
<clause id="H58DC2B0CEFED47E79AFFA6D78383BC8F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>U.S. Customs and Border Protection</quote> and inserting <quote>the Secretary</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H5704FFBD3ECD41E694F742380F361F77"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>amount of harbor maintenance taxes collected</quote> and inserting <quote>value of discretionary cargo</quote>;</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H422034F21E954C3293BE568721824656"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H44D0726FA8C44EBEB061BC7B2E0B545D"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administration of payments</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E0847E9875E456B8B61D370EE76052F"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If a donor port, a medium-sized donor port, or an energy transfer port elects to provide payments to importers under subsection (c), the Secretary shall transfer to the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection an amount equal to those payments that would otherwise be provided to the port under this section to provide the payments to the importers of the discretionary cargo that is—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F331ECE35294F248313245608D65D9D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shipped through the port; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H669CE148A374436A8C158165C004CDFD"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">most at risk of diversion to seaports outside of the United States.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E2F45872B60439D8EADA59948BCD365"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, in consultation with a port electing to provide payments under subsection (c), shall determine the top importers at the port, as ranked by the value of discretionary cargo, and payments shall be limited to those top importers.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6AB1A1D3C2F44E5D990F0679BBD923A9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (f)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H85AD7C466CE947828A64AF0F03597DF7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>2018</quote> and inserting <quote>2020</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H820AC4D59389422FB64AC20855AB3FB9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H441CC84EB38A4D97B302B2CB7DCA41D2"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Division between donor ports, medium-sized donor ports, and energy transfer ports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each fiscal year, amounts made available to carry out this section shall be provided in equal amounts to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE0D3C03AA42D4C2E81753FE73198FB20"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">donor ports and medium-sized donor ports; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC6F3DA907E754637BE8D84FFA3542AD5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">energy transfer ports.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1548D970A8724D01AB1D47E04E2F2453"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text>
<clause id="HED5158562CD944D39061EF74AE7C6701"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2015 through 2018</quote> and inserting <quote>2016 through 2020</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HD45BAB3358444945B25EE81416EB2F48"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>2019 through 2022</quote> and inserting <quote>2021 through 2025</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC3E30EBF4F7E4494857AE4F868442C2C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="HFEE08890A65C48CAB2DC1A62CAAE7E47"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section waives any statutory requirement related to the transportation of merchandise as authorized under chapter 551 of title 46, United States Code.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H224ECB2385324739B04E983DE94826DC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1111.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Harbor deepening</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 101(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211(a)(1)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC2A8E4BDE2A34FB898E7B195FDB13346"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>the date of enactment of this Act</quote> and inserting <quote>the date of enactment of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–121)</quote>;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF0882762B19F4707BB733A405252C0A1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>45 feet</quote> and inserting <quote>50 feet</quote>; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H97FA54E3358C48EC8B32D245D427B3BB"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C) by striking <quote>45 feet</quote> and inserting <quote>50 feet</quote>.</text> </paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB2E70815D04B421DA6B3B5F1FE95B4EF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1112.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Implementation guidance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2102 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–121; 128 Stat. 1273) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3D4DCD5B73B74CD4A26FCC0FFDDBF083"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Water Resources Development Act of 2016,</short-title> the Secretary shall publish on the website of the Corps of Engineers guidance on the implementation of this section and the amendments made by this section.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF024AEC1EC234841B807EB706AA82244" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1113.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Non-Federal interest dredging authority</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H88969A6894C74CB086A36960434ED213"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may permit a non-Federal interest to carry out, for an authorized navigation project (or a separable element of an authorized navigation project), such maintenance activities as are necessary to ensure that the project is maintained to not less than the minimum project dimensions.</text> </subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H363B196E48BE493381A5D0EB7E090ABC"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cost limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in this section and subject to the availability of appropriations, the costs incurred by a non-Federal interest in performing the maintenance activities described in subsection (a) shall be eligible for reimbursement, not to exceed an amount that is equal to the estimated Federal cost for the performance of the maintenance activities, with any reimbursement subject to the non-Federal interest complying with all Federal laws and regulations that would apply to such maintenance activities if carried out by the Secretary.</text> </subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF144504F1D8C43E090FF557559B54724"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Before initiating maintenance activities under this section, a non-Federal interest shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary that specifies, for the performance of the maintenance activities, the terms and conditions that are acceptable to the non-Federal interest and the Secretary.</text> </subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H00587496DF6D46349CDBF779FDEBC661"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Provision of equipment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out maintenance activities under this section, a non-Federal interest shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1CE04C3E4A5F4DBC9535A0DA7B52544F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide equipment at no cost to the Federal Government; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA804F27C234744DEA5A312D6616BEF18"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hold and save the United States free from any and all damage that arises from the use of the equipment of the non-Federal interest, except for damage due to the fault or negligence of a contractor of the Federal Government.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3FF640C221124A599316941696A42E49"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reimbursement eligibility limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Costs that are eligible for reimbursement under this section are the costs of maintenance activities directly related to the costs associated with operation and maintenance of a dredge based on the lesser of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF5C5BCE9204040A0BF7107A0A42E75A3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the costs associated with operation and maintenance of the dredge during the period of time that the dredge is being used in the performance of work for the Federal Government during a given fiscal year; or</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6DBBAB2D67974261A6BD4AFB6F617576"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the actual fiscal year Federal appropriations that are made available for the portion of the maintenance activities for which the dredge was used.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9445ED0EDFCF4EE4B6DD9E558BDDBA96"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Audit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not earlier than 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary may conduct an audit on any maintenance activities for an authorized navigation project (or a separable element of an authorized navigation project) carried out under this section to determine if permitting a non-Federal interest to carry out maintenance activities under this section has resulted in—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H78657454DCB64C0F8753DCCF46E505DC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improved reliability and safety for navigation; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB334D94EEF354DEC9BC8B5898C92B190"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cost savings to the Federal Government.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC01ACE6E5F2941ED90E9B31B92A7C2DB"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination of authority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authority of the Secretary under this section terminates on the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF1D409F8D74432DADF712911811348C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1114.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transportation cost savings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 210(e)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238(e)(3)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F7BB0285E9746A1AD09F1EFEAF36972"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H82DF9026DFF840E589C3D1FBB653F19E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:</text>
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<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3BED5D18B0AD42D1907CD7BD9C751A7E"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the first report submitted under subparagraph (A) following the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016, the Secretary shall identify, to the maximum extent practicable, transportation cost savings realized by achieving and maintaining the constructed width and depth for the harbors and inland harbors referred to in subsection (a)(2), on a project-by-project basis.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="HAE4624503C754B00BF6280D82AF00076"><enum>1115.</enum><header>Reservoir sediment</header>
<subsection id="H53EDEFCDBE27469BABAE505F41F619A8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 215 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2326c) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="HFB0EA2C02EB74FE0A9B143BF96C188C6"><enum>215.</enum><header>Reservoir sediment</header>
<subsection id="H5DFA2E02322E457EB3A32AFFA10DB54A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 and after providing public notice, the Secretary shall establish, using available funds, a pilot program to accept services provided by a non-Federal interest or commercial entity for removal of sediment captured behind a dam owned or operated by the United States and under the jurisdiction of the Secretary for the purpose of restoring the authorized storage capacity of the project concerned.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H8F8BC2B308164CE4B8FD09147ACC7110"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H8D3B330EBF7A43FBAB033452B077F23F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>review the services of the non-Federal interest or commercial entity to ensure that the services are consistent with the authorized purposes of the project concerned;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H99AE628AB8C34EC1BEBDCDEF2BEEE27E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure that the non-Federal interest or commercial entity will indemnify the United States for, or has entered into an agreement approved by the Secretary to address, any adverse impact to the dam as a result of such services;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H333DC5C5BAA742D68B730AC03BC5F7DC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>require the non-Federal interest or commercial entity, prior to initiating the services and upon completion of the services, to conduct sediment surveys to determine the pre- and post-services sediment profile and sediment quality; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAADDF8F4B045434E9B37392A0CEAED0A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>limit the number of dams for which services are accepted to 10.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H9BE0EC7568204444836C3843D3B26588"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation</header>
<paragraph id="H8A186460F79144858F94C51C729DDB5D"><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="HDF6FE51AE5AB4A658218714676818E7D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>If the Secretary makes a determination under paragraph (1), 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="HA9A2301F24C64C888E1EC5C9C4BAB68E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Disposition of removed sediment</header><text>In exchange for providing services under subsection (a), a non-Federal interest or commercial entity is authorized to retain, use, recycle, sell, or otherwise dispose of any sediment removed in connection with the services and the Corps of Engineers may not seek any compensation for the value of the sediment.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H2B911E1D1C05411290E2C8621597617E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Congressional notification</header><text>Prior to accepting services provided by a non-Federal interest or commercial entity under this section, 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 of the acceptance of the services.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H78AB3878010D4F5A92FD9FFDFB3DDD03"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Upon completion of services at the 10 dams allowed under subsection (b)(4), the Secretary shall make publicly available and submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report documenting the results of the services.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H7F998F8C38E342EA9229964CEA214AF9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 is amended by striking the item relating to section 215 and inserting the following:</text>
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<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 215. Reservoir sediment.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="H6248E4672DF74DDD8EFD7D76F0F20E06"><enum>1116.</enum><header>Water supply conservation</header>
<subsection id="HC7FF7570929246D8AC68775E0AEF78C2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In a State in which a drought emergency has been declared or was in effect during the 1-year period ending on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary is authorized—</text>
<paragraph id="H8D47114C19084A748F868D5F2C4A82EC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to conduct an evaluation for purposes of approving water supply conservation measures that are consistent with the authorized purposes of water resources development projects under the jurisdiction of the Secretary; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5E01E6ADFF8A4D5296530C8E4C54685E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to enter into written agreements pursuant to section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b) with non-Federal interests to carry out the conservation measures approved by such evaluations.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H6F08D285BAD34DBF82CCA0331FE647A8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligibility</header><text>Water supply conservation measures evaluated under subsection (a) may include the following:</text>
<paragraph id="HD4DA18731D8D4DCFBB696ADF3816B760"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Stormwater capture.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H513D3DE35B9F46FA89DAF7B0966D4B8D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Releases for ground water replenishment or aquifer storage and recovery.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAE7BFBF624794BB6837094CEE8BA2BCB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Releases to augment water supply at another Federal or non-Federal storage facility.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCC5BE9D4B867413F9681CAF1E53B44A9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Other conservation measures that enhance usage of a Corps of Engineers project for water supply.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H87AF2743860443A3AA7BB4C9D1D7D8C7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Costs</header><text>A non-Federal interest shall pay only the separable costs associated with the evaluation, implementation, operation, and maintenance of an approved water supply conservation measure, which payments may be accepted and expended by the Corps of Engineers to cover such costs.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H85A10C0D36F14E6090E7C2A28EDD1D27"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Statutory construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section may be construed to modify or alter the obligations of a non-Federal interest under existing or future agreements for—</text>
<paragraph id="H306FAE793300436F93691A2B4979491E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>water supply storage pursuant to section 301 of the Water Supply Act of 1958 (43 U.S.C. 390b); or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H491B875E18854A538CABFAE2027B8A99"><enum>(2)</enum><text>surplus water use pursuant to section 6 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 890, chapter 665; 33 U.S.C. 708).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5BB3BA7DB4B84FC28A5E25403CCBD0A9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>Nothing in this section—</text>
<paragraph id="HD1FECE3F9DD940B2B61AC558FAEE3482"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">affects, modifies, or changes the authorized purposes of a Corps of Engineers project;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H33F79F303E684B948703982EAC38C454"><enum>(2)</enum><text>affects existing Corps of Engineers authorities, including its authorities with respect to navigation, flood damage reduction, and environmental protection and restoration;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA6E158B1BD7648A6B0AB47A9961DCDC9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>affects the Corps of Engineers ability to provide for temporary deviations;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7EA1F23D33B441449CD1403172AC7900"><enum>(4)</enum><text>affects the application of a cost-share requirement under section 101, 102, or 103 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211, 2212, and 2213);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEB5D62AD8A544513A48729F74533A5A2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>supersedes or modifies any written agreement between the Federal Government and a non-Federal interest that is in effect on the date of enactment of this Act;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4EA933B4DE9F4F9CA03DFFF8A8BCEDD4"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">supersedes or modifies any amendment to an existing multistate water control plan, including those water control plans along the Missouri River and those water control plans in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint and Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa basins;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB9451D57503D4F7788FD484C0AD380B9"><enum>(7)</enum><text>affects any water right in existence on the date of enactment of this Act; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF79873EE06CC4A1483318EDFCDA62884"><enum>(8)</enum><text>preempts or affects any State water law or interstate compact governing water.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H42BB3F9C947B4121B3141AFE0B855EBF"><enum>1117.</enum><header>Drought emergencies</header>
<subsection id="H6710F1C6B6BC461592445C8E97CFF6DE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorized activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to a State in which a drought emergency is in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, or was in effect at any time during the 1-year period ending on such date of enactment, and upon the request of the Governor of the State, the Secretary is authorized to—</text>
<paragraph id="HAF7543518E4E491A85E8DD71F58D1B77"><enum>(1)</enum><text>prioritize the updating of the water control manuals for control structures under the jurisdiction of the Secretary that are located in the State; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H03EB4BF50751423EB382322C92CF2F43"><enum>(2)</enum><text>incorporate into the update seasonal operations for water conservation and water supply for such control structures.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB301384E372D443C84F66AD35DE467A4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out the update under subsection (a) in coordination with all appropriate Federal agencies, elected officials, and members of the public.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HB0570FDFE324421E87C7BE11C26BB07E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Statutory construction</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section affects, modifies, or changes the authorized purposes of a Corps of Engineers project, or affects the applicability of section 301 of the Water Supply Act of 1958 (43 U.S.C. 390b).</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H33AFB0180C1F4902821A30C1DC87A133" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1118.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Leveraging Federal infrastructure for increased water supply</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5BBF4D6CABEB408DADEE6D00AD5C571D"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the request of a non-Federal interest, the Secretary may review proposals to increase the quantity of available supplies of water at a Federal water resources development project through—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6219C75C791242FAB82B2A15E21C82AE"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">modification of the project;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE946E5E466AB40099E44B3DCCDDD0BA7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">modification of how the project is managed; or</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H732BA6B0301047D594615067F5842607"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">accessing water released from the project.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE10E7C1E7C164522A30C09E66F689971"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Proposals included</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A proposal under subsection (a) may include—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD5D7D4EC8E0D486C87B86AF25C7E1FA4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increasing the storage capacity of the project;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5FDA25A9D648471F9C81AB8DAA950AF7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">diversion of water released or withdrawn from the project—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H36CD76F446084C828A6897771A7CBEDC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to recharge groundwater;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3BFE6FE935274B3692D628D962DF53FC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to aquifer storage and recovery; or</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC0221BC22C154175ADDF57020253EF34"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to any other storage facility;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC15D597734824ABBA18EE1EA6FAFBA3B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">construction of facilities for delivery of water from pumping stations constructed by the Secretary;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H824527F81B634A6FBE715B6500B74F9E"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">construction of facilities to access water; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B47DE4507AE4F0C91F4632B8926822E"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a combination of the activities described in paragraphs (1) through (4).</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8BBC2C40F746419F97506FA8EE74EBCC"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section shall not apply to a proposal that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H89A8DC220D2F4975B32E5BEA1CF5A137"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reallocates existing water supply or hydropower storage; or</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3753873D5DD34DAE98594CD4DCFEA164"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reduces water available for any authorized project purpose.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDCD0309EDDBE4899924C1C305EE73523"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other Federal projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any case in which a proposal relates to a Federal project that is not operated by the Secretary, this section shall apply only to activities under the authority of the Secretary.</text> </subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E1A59FC9EA5479B8B7C8B93F432FEA0"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review process</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5964D171F87440E9911AB2B5E885BFB7"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On receipt of a proposal submitted under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide a copy of the proposal to each entity described in paragraph (2) and, if applicable, the Federal agency that operates the project, in the case of a project operated by an agency other than the Department of the Army.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC01B5F1147A64F1A85B1470B07468B12"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public participation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In reviewing proposals submitted under subsection (a), and prior to making any decisions regarding a proposal, the Secretary shall comply with all applicable public participation requirements under law, including consultation with—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H89C3FAB64F8B4F198FABDF1E73496DB7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">affected States;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H50CEA044C15C4338BF0580D4406A0EF0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">power marketing administrations, in the case of reservoirs with Federal hydropower projects;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD518F51841DC42DD9FE31A4829BB3CDA"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">entities responsible for operation and maintenance costs;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA97F654B94C4E6EBB814948530DFE62"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any entity that has a contractual right from the Federal Government or a State to withdraw water from, or use storage at, the project;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A3E6A7373444D4ABCC56188DE90B9BD"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">entities that the State determines hold rights under State law to the use of water from the project; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E6C4260E5084985A18505F042088DF4"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">units of local government with flood risk reduction responsibilities downstream of the project.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF46E1F502474460D938270BBA1313F47"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A proposal submitted to the Secretary under subsection (a) may be reviewed and approved, if applicable and appropriate, under—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H18829C6CEF8A4EC2839F65E6D5EAD9A9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the specific authorization for the water resources development project;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8AD18AAA3E4C443DA6348AD3710854DB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 549a);</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H692AB6035FE84B0989DA0EE5F78D5271"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 301 of the Water Supply Act of 1958 (43 U.S.C. 390b); and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D429C096C4E4D9586B9E7A28C50D56F"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">section 14 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (30 Stat. 1152, chapter 425; 33 U.S.C. 408).</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAFB9061D1C494F15AD3829165CC82095"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall not approve a proposal submitted under subsection (a) that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD4366D1EBC8348699D5476236046BAD9"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is not supported by the Federal agency that operates the project, if that agency is not the Department of the Army;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD2D0A0B0F0074D2294A5C74C82E45932"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">interferes with an authorized purpose of the project;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2ED081464ACA4EA3B6E4F9E39631BDDB"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">adversely impacts contractual rights to water or storage at the reservoir;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E1AC42CF78B4DCD8A25E4016F4391D4"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">adversely impacts legal rights to water under State law, as determined by an affected State;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H163ADA16730846CDB45A164DFD3440F0"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">increases costs for any entity other than the entity that submitted the proposal; or</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H00D9AEBE667140B9A69E6C420AD57C3D"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if a project is subject to section 301(e) of the Water Supply Act of 1958 (43 U.S.C. 390b(e)), makes modifications to the project that do not meet the requirements of that section unless the modification is submitted to and authorized by Congress.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD81D9BABA73949B586C9344CFB7CC51C"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cost share</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H06C1EDACD7404D77964CC655DC3A7321"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraph (2), 100 percent of the cost of developing, reviewing, and implementing a proposal submitted under subsection (a) shall be provided by an entity other than the Federal Government.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB3B7AF2C5E9B4A5C9D7CF9A8517455B6"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Planning assistance to States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the case of a proposal from an entity authorized to receive assistance under section 22 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–16), the Secretary may use funds available under that section to pay 50 percent of the cost of a review of a proposal submitted under subsection (a).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H97B59CCB050E4BD297ED759502090A61"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Operation and maintenance costs</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF191BF9210A6486FADFEEA0BC6E411DD"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), the operation and maintenance costs for the non-Federal sponsor of a proposal submitted under subsection (a) shall be 100 percent of the separable operation and maintenance costs associated with the costs of implementing the proposal.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBCBDDD3A4964429B8F4C9C95AF57217F"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Certain water supply storage projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For a proposal submitted under subsection (a) for constructing additional water supply storage at a reservoir for use under a water supply storage agreement, in addition to the costs under subparagraph (A), the non-Federal costs shall include the proportional share of any joint-use costs for operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, or rehabilitation of the reservoir project determined in accordance with section 301 of the Water Supply Act of 1958 (43 U.S.C. 390b).</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3E6CE462BB4849F59CD8C9B5EC6FF3C0"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Voluntary contributions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An entity other than an entity described in subparagraph (A) may voluntarily contribute to the costs of implementing a proposal submitted under subsection (a).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HED1B24662C724E92B0F7266F7E2E2EF5"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contributed funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may receive and expend funds contributed by a non-Federal interest for the review and approval of a proposal submitted under subsection (a).</text> </subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H483B148A068F436EB56CF3E99D3A0188"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On request by a non-Federal interest, the Secretary may provide technical assistance in the development or implementation of a proposal under subsection (a), including assistance in obtaining necessary permits for construction, if the non-Federal interest contracts with the Secretary to pay all costs of providing the technical assistance.</text> </subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE009A4D75DAE48C9AC609B7D74CE8C1D"><enum>(k)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section shall not apply to reservoirs in—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4CC2FFB38EEC4C789FF4AD52E14CAFF6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Upper Missouri River;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H52AD35FD3A794781A8CEEF71657AE723"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river system;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8BC0E87E75A3451AB3916F97978F533D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa river system; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE54BD0D3E27422299A9488508A99F78"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Stones River.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE3F9A4B6A73A4809B0CCA55B1EF262F3"><enum>(l)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect of section</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section affects or modifies any authority of the Secretary to review or modify reservoirs.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HD2687812DF6249808B80A4963972C328" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1119.</enum><header>Indian tribes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1156 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2310) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H91A50B93484B4EB1BEB7E77F288F130E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the section heading by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">and Indian tribes</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">territories</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H31E294F398D645E6844D66B2030479ED"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H877AE26FCB454A209127A141C58E8AB5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>projects in American</quote> and inserting</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H37218C9C2F714830A96ABCE7ACA3D0DE" style="OLC"><text>projects—</text>
<paragraph id="H5E0CCDBC74394D0FAF47B56DA5881CDC"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in American</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA6A544FAC2404DECB811AB996A0DA9E2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA7AB0A8663E84A1A8778A467443A5ED3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A4EB37C0D684F7193DEA8F33F558EC2" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H26D18BF784984BC58C2D20CBD19DCAD5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">for any Indian tribe (as defined in section 102 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5130)).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section id="H02607EC2C74B4675B022BAE2E86A8AD5"><enum>1120.</enum><header>Tribal consultation reports</header>
<subsection id="HEC47B3916513416FBFC3C256022381A0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Review</header><text>The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H41DC5BB390B74F2D8A5A51327630E19D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, all reports of the Corps of Engineers developed pursuant to its Tribal Consultation Policy, dated November 2012, and submitted to the Office of Management and Budget before the date of enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H329B4D23F4B34B098EA25802E71A1E33"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Not later than 30 days after the date of the submission to the Committees under paragraph (1), all reports of the Corps of Engineers developed pursuant to its Tribal Consultation Policy, dated November 2012, or successor policy, and submitted to the Office of Management and Budget after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H640F866DBD7D4A21AE455F4104665E9E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, a report that describes the results of a review by the Secretary of existing policies, regulations, and guidance related to consultation with Indian tribes on water resources development projects or other activities that require the approval of, or the issuance of a permit by, the Secretary and that may have an impact on tribal cultural or natural resources.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H642C2937EE6B4AE4BB6D5906D094FDF6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In completing the review under subsection (a)(3), the Secretary shall provide for public and private meetings with Indian tribes and other stakeholders.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H62EE72C20E2E4C14A3E7C14DDDE86D5B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>No delays</header><text>During the review required under subsection (a)(3), the Secretary shall ensure that—</text>
<paragraph id="H66F8E923F74844798E59B6FE6A1F3473"><enum>(1)</enum><text>all existing tribal consultation policies, regulations, and guidance continue to be implemented; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAC5E284477554AD7A78C776D6706CB38"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the review does not affect an approval or issuance of a permit required by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D583F79F60D48D899CF8AB810DA88EE" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1121.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tribal partnership program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2269) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5842126E8EA7486CAD3D1FDF1115B22E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3EFAC260016546388D4EEFBF6FCD1D4B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>the Secretary</quote> and all that follows through <quote>projects</quote> and inserting <quote>the Secretary may carry out water-related planning activities, or activities relating to the study, design, and construction of water resources development projects,</quote>;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC0E1A7292D0B4FDA99C583E02C3800D9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>(2) <header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Matters to be studied</header-in-text>.—A study</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H76F2FC43D45B4F2C94AFDB6E57930AC3" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9B2C33B108C451BB1CFEE5BEE69BEF3"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorized activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An activity</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H31D2FF337EE8435CB2054CCA1E47A4D1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1E4F72185E924C34AED6BB6228E319DF" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H79515A0C5CC64621A23B309E75FEE3D1"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Feasibility study and reports</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC105508131BC467C85CF29E39D29F04F"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On the request of an Indian tribe, the Secretary shall conduct a study on, and provide to the Indian tribe a report describing, the feasibility of a water resources development project described in paragraph (1).</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7C2C80A7B8744E4DA9DEC791CC8F78CE"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recommendation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A report under subparagraph (A) may, but shall not be required to, contain a recommendation on a specific water resources development project.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A7470558F5B4E3A88D95B714A3D3EE6"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Design and construction</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H686896668E244055A638C31E77E04B87"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may carry out the design and construction of a water resources development project described in paragraph (1) that the Secretary determines is feasible if the Federal share of the cost of the project is not more than $10,000,000.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F48AEA5BAA04613B56CBEE0CD95387F"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Specific authorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Federal share of the cost of a project described in subparagraph (A) is more than $10,000,000, the Secretary may only carry out the project if Congress enacts a law authorizing the Secretary to carry out the project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H19951974146F48CA92BDED9168738F5C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B7CF37FE2D847D699BFA42AF8B4AEAC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>studies</quote> and inserting <quote>an activity</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H15BC9C9D7ED143F8813675B3477A8A8D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)(B) by striking <quote>carrying out projects studied</quote> and inserting <quote>an activity conducted</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H900C6206BCAC41F0B212A2F1F9C4074F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAE3D531045524F078E438D9419654ED4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)(A) by striking <quote>a study</quote> and inserting <quote>an activity conducted</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6999F9E5EB644E59824020AB75B1CA45"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE4159855328E4023A70734D5F777DEF3"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Credit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may credit toward the non-Federal share of the costs of an activity conducted under subsection (b) the cost of services, studies, supplies, or other in-kind contributions provided by the non-Federal interest.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAE0D1BC37FD04640A9C9AF18422FB486"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sovereign immunity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall not require an Indian tribe to waive the sovereign immunity of the Indian tribe as a condition to entering into a cost-sharing agreement under this subsection.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H78B8EFEBF3B544D893C0AC0961E248F6"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Water resources development projects</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE244D993468C499A9661AB306E700CC0"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The non-Federal share of costs for the study of a water resources development project described in subsection (b)(1) shall be 50 percent.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEB777F5AFA8C44E9B1D12BB6FF7D45AA"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The non-Federal share of costs of design and construction of a project described in subparagraph (A) shall be assigned to the appropriate project purposes described in sections 101 and 103 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211, 2213) and shared in the same percentages as the purposes to which the costs are assigned.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H353FC87057FC40D69852E882F8AB38E5"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Water-related planning activities</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2037F50C57A742848D91BB365D0A958E"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The non-Federal share of costs of a watershed and river basin assessment conducted under subsection (b) shall be 25 percent.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H11FF9127E0B841C489EE2C2E110FFC6B"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The non-Federal share of costs of other water-related planning activities described in subsection (b)(1) shall be 50 percent.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section id="H1795855A201B443AB2F3DF01033CF3B8"><enum>1122.</enum><header>Beneficial use of dredged material</header>
<subsection id="HC406C7870A5942A4B8C683A47904C4FA"><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 establish a pilot program to carry out projects for the beneficial use of dredged material, including projects for the purposes of—</text>
<paragraph id="HC260CE42A13C4CA18076BD5EBEFCA4B8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>reducing storm damage to property and infrastructure;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC23791BC23904D16A84E678CD75EEA02"><enum>(2)</enum><text>promoting public safety;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H243CC16BC5A6459DBF653CA7CD234B13"><enum>(3)</enum><text>protecting, restoring, and creating aquatic ecosystem habitats;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0219262DB64E4A70B4B5EF6A8C763F94"><enum>(4)</enum><text>stabilizing stream systems and enhancing shorelines;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2E5D243BCBE64E8B97916A1B5817330B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>promoting recreation;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H90CBA076D7E3456DAB55D835088E0C40"><enum>(6)</enum><text>supporting risk management adaptation strategies; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H89642AEBFB2148A2B12763714028243C"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reducing the costs of dredging and dredged material placement or disposal, such as projects that use dredged material for—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFCE91EE9F1BA40898DEA20053C6FC97B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>construction or fill material;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0B72F6EB9D214466996E800B9B3677F4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>civic improvement objectives; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCF7D580130F84E40B268F3D83D77DEB5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>other innovative uses and placement alternatives that produce public economic or environmental benefits.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H1C66C6A8FE30446194BC4DDDDD713028"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Project selection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HD566B629650C42FCAB824029AE56F200"><enum>(1)</enum><text>identify for inclusion in the pilot program and carry out 10 projects for the beneficial use of dredged material;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1C9CC15D1BD54E4E90253D29E48A0004"><enum>(2)</enum><text>consult with relevant State agencies in selecting projects; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H07BA0D94DE9D425DB36049A5FD56CAF0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>select projects solely on the basis of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0519D49D5A904034812D9E5FFE3849F5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the environmental, economic, and social benefits of the projects, including monetary and nonmonetary benefits; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1A32A15C22C34BDDA3908EEE117DC5F3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the need for a diversity of project types and geographical project locations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H9B0857D6EBE8470AAE97095556BD2F41"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regional beneficial use teams</header>
<paragraph id="H1988A90137774F60BC74C0BAE4BEF397"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary shall establish regional beneficial use teams to identify and assist in the implementation of projects under the pilot program.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H62F6F1C574EE4BDF9DC53A5213410BAF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Composition</header>
<subparagraph id="HFFA81E7AC17B4599B270A4CD53F9C128"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Leadership</header><text>For each regional beneficial use team established under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall appoint the Commander of the relevant division of the Corps of Engineers to serve as the head of the team.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE81FCAB0DD7E484DA7A6EE84B9229372"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Membership</header><text>The membership of each regional beneficial use team shall include—</text>
<clause id="H0846549E4B1D48BC9A869B5E81E6C759"><enum>(i)</enum><text>representatives of relevant Corps of Engineers districts and divisions;</text></clause>
<clause id="H6B74BF7B74214C588D3D29724928FE5B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>representatives of relevant State and local agencies; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H0FF7294323F548D6BF700A84127AB0D1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>representatives of Federal agencies and such other entities as the Secretary determines appropriate, consistent with the purposes of this section.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HCB0C2DF6DC9E4A9586B5A8F632110F9A"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program in a manner that—</text>
<paragraph id="H129FF4B30BEE4618BAE87049BF8C71D7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>maximizes the beneficial placement of dredged material from Federal and non-Federal navigation channels;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H34CC16DAD7424535A81248630F86A7F1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>incorporates, to the maximum extent practicable, 2 or more Federal navigation, flood control, storm damage reduction, or environmental restoration projects;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1C792F5780924D1BA3113BFE58D05AAF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>coordinates the mobilization of dredges and related equipment, including through the use of such efficiencies in contracting and environmental permitting as can be implemented under existing laws and regulations;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA5E1E9AF408940AF8F9738442CCD1A6A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>fosters Federal, State, and local collaboration;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H011BE9143E0A4A89823BF7EAC97A21AE"><enum>(5)</enum><text>implements best practices to maximize the beneficial use of dredged sand and other sediments; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H47712FCE589F4B64B140CAD6DD2B617C"><enum>(6)</enum><text>ensures that the use of dredged material is consistent with all applicable environmental laws.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5ABD08C38DAA4E5C88B83FE463B76DE8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Cost sharing</header>
<paragraph id="HC1BE55B7DB90421885770DC1EFE2A814"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Projects carried out under this section shall be subject to the cost-sharing requirements applicable to projects carried out under section 204 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H09B3D49A13B6456790FFAAD9CCE714B9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding paragraph (1), if the cost of transporting and depositing dredged material for a project carried out under this section exceeds the cost of carrying out those activities pursuant to any other water resources project in accordance, if applicable, with the Federal standard (as defined in section 335.7 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations), the Secretary may not require the non-Federal interest to bear the additional cost of such activities.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HBE379D9E8C1B427E8885096507244612"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that includes—</text>
<paragraph id="HE72C23ED614F4B2282D1802B33FD94E3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of the projects selected to be carried out under the pilot program;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4C63BCC078784686ADAEF2256F944D7E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>documentation supporting each of the projects selected;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC197EA744B6B4803A620D1C0492403B1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the findings of regional beneficial use teams regarding project selection; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3ADB85DB5769407384A0C9820464550B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any recommendations of the Secretary or regional beneficial use teams with respect to the pilot program.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H9F4E58771FFF4EA08B6DB2C785C4EF5F"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Termination</header><text>The pilot program shall terminate after completion of the 10 projects carried out pursuant to subsection (b)(1).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H2621F0AF66CA48F68BCDD4BFA07A5DEA"><enum>(h)</enum><header> Exemption from other standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The projects carried out under this section shall be carried out notwithstanding the definition of the term <term>Federal standard</term> in section 335.7 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H904DA17EE89246D5ABE58EE08CD4460B"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Regional Sediment Management</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 204 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2326) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HFB084C39AD024EC5890A9E33B7A4DBCF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2D6011D7B24145BDA0E70867F515E37B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>For sediment</quote> and inserting the following: </text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="HE4BBB8790D38434FBD922894A9E7EC3A" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subparagraph id="H68A177293C0248FD92DE27D3733877AE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Sediment from Federal water resources projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For sediment</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8BB9AD4A54464387ACD1835303EC1F9F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H778AF828826F4AE5A0171B1CE1929355"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Sediment from other Federal sources and non-Federal sources</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of projects carried out under this section, the Secretary may include sediment from other Federal sources and non-Federal sources, subject to the requirement that any sediment obtained from a non-Federal source shall not be obtained at Federal expense. </text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H88960A67D9E84C01917B4CE6F630FBE9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d) by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="HD8B2EF8CA87C4B9C9770F24D27C7A6E3"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Special rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disposal of dredged material under this subsection may include a single or periodic application of sediment for beneficial use and shall not require operation and maintenance.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H08154663B7A7405BBAAC936CD00ED851"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Disposal at non-Federal cost</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may accept funds from a non-Federal interest to dispose of dredged material as provided under section 103(d)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(d)(1)). </text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC33D89A50E4946FF9CB29D5D1C39C488"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Clarification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 156(e) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5f(e)) is amended by striking <quote>3</quote> and inserting <quote>6</quote>.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HF15285F0AC014326A466AF1A05617AD8"><enum>1123.</enum><header>Great Lakes fishery and ecosystem restoration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 506(g) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–22(g)) is repealed.</text></section>
<section id="H0FB4244B8D3F4186B1CA40440A50261B"><enum>1124.</enum><header>Corps of Engineers operation of unmanned aircraft systems</header>
<subsection id="H3FBE965EAB474328A00E5C53ED585E04"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall designate an individual, within the headquarters office of the Corps of Engineers, who shall serve as the coordinator and principal approving official for developing the process and procedures by which the Corps of Engineers—</text>
<paragraph id="H3B09CE9716EF4050BF37F2DECF5BBB8C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>operates and maintains small unmanned aircraft (as defined in section 331 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note)) systems in support of civil works and emergency response missions of the Corps of Engineers; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1684107819E14EDDA109025391B907BA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>acquires, applies for, and receives any necessary Federal Aviation Administration authorizations for such operations and systems.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H70B38EBC3D654445BB567F3B36295751"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>A small unmanned aircraft system acquired, operated, or maintained for carrying out the missions specified in subsection (a) shall be operated in accordance with regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration as a civil aircraft or public aircraft, at the discretion of the Secretary, and shall be exempt from regulations of the Department of Defense, including the Department of the Army, governing such system.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HC15CD9AB3F964A93AE772396EBC700D4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>A small unmanned aircraft system acquired, operated, or maintained by the Corps of Engineers is excluded from use by the Department of Defense, including the Department of the Army, for any mission of the Department of Defense other than a mission specified in subsection (a).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H227FDA09E0CF424ABFEC8662CD2916D8"><enum>1125.</enum><header>Funding to process permits</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 214(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2352(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HDB4A5C76FFF64BB6B5748C9301D96E08"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H894C5CE86E48465B98BC0E14037DFEFD" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H79C89503E00E43B4B683EAAA93CEB5D7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Railroad carrier</header><text>The term <term>railroad carrier</term> has the meaning given the term in section 20102 of title 49, United States Code.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3B3849407DA5410B9C2E572688381255"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H413BCC235A434C39A61EA50740ADF51F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>or natural gas company</quote> and inserting <quote>, natural gas company, or railroad carrier</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H16DDA700121243E48DEBA6258F1EE48F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>or company</quote> and inserting <quote>, company, or carrier</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3671DCD8EB28439F9E9383BFFEE68906"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H768B24C86DFA4250A1286BCBAB74039A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>or natural gas company</quote> and inserting <quote>, natural gas company, or railroad carrier</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9B8604FC990D4E279C0184079837260E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>7 years</quote> and inserting <quote>10 years</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC42339F34A254D93867BE032C87EDEAA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (5) by striking <quote>and natural gas companies</quote> and inserting <quote>, natural gas companies, and railroad carriers, including an evaluation of the compliance with the requirements of this section and, with respect to a permit for those entities, the requirements of applicable Federal laws</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H28EC2921E49E48F8A3DB80A46E0BAAA8"><enum>1126.</enum><header>Study of water resources development projects by non-Federal interests</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 203 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H20B040116AB54A408C56983DFDA99D6A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the request of a non-Federal interest, the Secretary may provide to the non-Federal interest technical assistance relating to any aspect of a feasibility study if the non-Federal interest contracts with the Secretary to pay all costs of providing such technical assistance.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H81C057E5DE88424BB847649E6779F64B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1127.</enum><header>Non-Federal construction of authorized flood damage reduction projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 204(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2232(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H0EA93E09232A48B0BFD0E9C5C52E53DF"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Discrete segments</header>
<subparagraph id="H73FDFD2C1CD3409B988CB28F6BFD1800"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may authorize credit or reimbursement under this subsection for a discrete segment of a flood damage reduction project, or separable element thereof, before final completion of the project or separable element if—</text>
<clause id="HB1D96EBBEB17411ABCC20A967C8D7A71"><enum>(i)</enum><text>except as provided in clause (ii), the Secretary determines that the discrete segment satisfies the requirements of paragraphs (1) through (4) in the same manner as the project or separable element; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H4A55624DFB654D00A675B6C3C7C7D426"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>notwithstanding paragraph (1)(A)(ii), the Secretary determines, before the approval of the plans under paragraph (1)(A)(i), that the discrete segment is technically feasible and environmentally acceptable.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC28544D943B14D3BB16D8B3CA606CAB6"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Determination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Credit or reimbursement may not be made available to a non-Federal interest pursuant to this paragraph until the Secretary determines that—</text>
<clause id="H8D0C2650C1BD4C969A833A081706EC25"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the construction of the discrete segment for which credit or reimbursement is requested is complete; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HADF19F80F3B74B4A8A43DFF221514C1B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the construction is consistent with the authorization of the applicable flood damage reduction project, or separable element thereof, and the plans approved under paragraph (1)(A)(i).</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H52FFA9DB1CC44BB9936EFEA08AAF3B09"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Written agreement</header>
<clause id="HFF9FE26EDAD94E9087597269B8155A1D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of the written agreement required under paragraph (1)(A)(iii), a non-Federal interest to be eligible for credit or reimbursement under this paragraph shall—</text>
<subclause id="H97591E34BFA64894AD70B39C2896A775"><enum>(I)</enum><text>identify any discrete segment that the non-Federal interest may carry out; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H6C6976F2A3BD4AE89842FB9DE575DBC0"><enum>(II)</enum><text>agree to the completion of the flood damage reduction project, or separable element thereof, with respect to which the discrete segment is a part and establish a timeframe for such completion.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HAA8AB28258204B2A85F232C05296100F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Remittance</header><text>If a non-Federal interest fails to complete a flood damage reduction project, or separable element thereof, that it agreed to complete under clause (i)(II), the non-Federal interest shall remit any reimbursements received under this paragraph for a discrete segment of such project or separable element.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H11861387BC714B8ABE4F9D1D93CF30E7"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Discrete segment defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this paragraph, the term <term>discrete segment</term> means a physical portion of a flood damage reduction project, or separable element thereof—</text>
<clause id="HC863767D26F74E4A8CECA2084AE87140"><enum>(i)</enum><text>described by a non-Federal interest in a written agreement required under paragraph (1)(A)(iii); and</text></clause>
<clause id="H050F64752101491FB395CAF897B6A146"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>that the non-Federal interest can operate and maintain, independently and without creating a hazard, in advance of final completion of the flood damage reduction project, or separable element thereof.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="HB3CF1A565F144FE1AB9B2EE927A41B34"><enum>1128.</enum><header>Multistate activities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 22 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–16) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HE2B61ABF6EF34670BDD5957EC3CCC08F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF80B6AB8694C440D86A1D91D2790E683"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>or other non-Federal interest</quote> and inserting <quote>, group of States, or non-Federal interest</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE8F9759EBC474C738FB092D0A3DEA634"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or group of States</quote> after <quote>working with a State</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA736F7F99496407B8860ACC1C013352D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>or group of States</quote> after <quote>boundaries of such State</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE343469932E449C58324D72AEE2A67E3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1) by adding at the end the following: <quote>The Secretary may allow 2 or more States to combine all or a portion of the funds that the Secretary makes available to the States in carrying out subsection (a)(1).</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H5E2774E725024775BF09384B52C04F95"><enum>1129.</enum><header>Planning assistance to States</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 22 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–16) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H7950E0D3C5CE47C9AF4BDAB5A33151D4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Special rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The cost-share for assistance under this section provided to Indian tribes, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands shall be as provided under section 1156 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2310).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H53BD61DC9C7F48FCB289399212119374"><enum>1130.</enum><header>Regional participation assurance for levee safety activities</header>
<subsection id="H7807975A11C44CE1A3390B0BC1E13176"><enum>(a)</enum><header>National levee safety program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 9002 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3301) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA535687C09FF4EF682132AE6638F1B47"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (11) by striking <quote>State or Indian tribe</quote> and inserting <quote>State, regional district, or Indian tribe</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA9F29B056FAD4DE39D89E997D8DD4FBD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (12) through (16) as paragraphs (13) through (17), respectively; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H72D82A0FD9CA4BBB8F192241C496543D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (11) the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H3B1BC6A1A9C04215BA7CD5B98D5BFC51"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Regional district</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>regional district</term> means a subdivision of a State government, or a subdivision of multiple State governments, that is authorized to acquire, construct, operate, and maintain projects for the purpose of flood damage reduction.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H8D83E8BBF9A14542AA9FA9E1605E7204"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Inventory and inspection of levees</header><text>Section 9004 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3303) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H4E74FDD2BC5447008C2F4039EFB70E7B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6190CE92103248B29B58E7315889EA7D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>one year after the date of enactment of this Act</quote> and inserting <quote>1 year after the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H206A8C5E10FE42048233F9D4BD5B9090"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)(A) by striking <quote>States, Indian tribes, Federal agencies, and other entities</quote> and inserting <quote>States, regional districts, Indian tribes, Federal agencies, and other entities</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H92289784DD744457B2EEC415149BD73B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text>
<clause id="HFA394F364FD74122ACC8BDDA918C5481"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the heading for subparagraph (A) by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">federal, State, and local</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">federal, State, regional, tribal, and local</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HFBCB2CDF4AD8476096F9A2BF2566DC6A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>Federal, State, and local</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal, State, regional, tribal, and local</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD873F4F30F754FAA9E1181011530BF79"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0FEC869206604C86B2257EA840B1B59D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)—</text>
<clause id="H3B66806D03634B539F68BE7004D4B204"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">State and tribal</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">State, regional, and tribal</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H84A0775A68264C248600E8521FB9D376"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>State or Indian tribe</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>State, regional district, or Indian tribe</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBE458E6C905240CB93B503D0D54E717A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)—</text>
<clause id="H51A338F5FA654F5FBE2F81CD28362A34"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>State or Indian tribe</quote> and inserting <quote>State, regional district, or Indian tribe</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HB69DEF3422DB4C73997C1FFCA979309B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>chief executive of the tribal government</quote> and inserting <quote>chief executive of the regional district or tribal government</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H3929B72FB0FD4B29A320A34E2984B11D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Levee safety initiative</header><text>Section 9005 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3303a) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H14F85D90F19A427AB62E4B010E4C73C2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H428B92CBFB524AD3854EC2A731455822"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="H1B9754B4B0B14D93AFAC934DEC47395F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—</text>
<subclause id="H6D86B056DCCF42DFA36B93D096EB463F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection</quote> and inserting <quote>1 year after the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016</quote>; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H2851B95DB19B425ABDA6F2E82330AA9A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>State, local, and tribal governments and organizations</quote> and inserting <quote>State, regional, local, and tribal governments and organizations</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H799CF6B2DB1F416FBDD298256CD9DFD1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>Federal, State, tribal, and local agencies</quote> and inserting <quote>Federal, State, regional, local, and tribal agencies</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC9B1237BD2A7428688218B7C8DEA2DA1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text>
<clause id="HF4488A53E9514CD8865890D4C8816D41"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>State, local, and tribal governments,</quote> and inserting <quote>State, regional, local, and tribal governments</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H3B6966A25C0F4386B324FA8D79A0016B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by inserting <quote>, regional, or tribal</quote> after <quote>State</quote> each place it appears; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC33AB054ED8249018C3A4696689BFCF5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (5)(A) by striking <quote>States, non-Federal interests, and other appropriate stakeholders</quote> and inserting <quote>States, regional districts, Indian tribes, non-Federal interests, and other appropriate stakeholders</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H21130C9AD7DD450C879E69690D566B3B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e)(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>States, communities, and levee owners</quote> and inserting <quote>States, regional districts, Indian tribes, communities, and levee owners</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3E98AB5EE97848388316D1F54EA995DA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (g)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEDFEA7F514244FB9826A2EAECA58C772"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">State and Tribal</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">State, Regional, and Tribal</header-in-text></quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H59FB89882C884F2E9F8B894ACDFE0E5A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="H3F7BC502AE8B4238B533FAACE5F76ED0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A)—</text>
<subclause id="H06CA11EC5D2546DD93B18B07BCBDC844"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection</quote> and inserting <quote>1 year after the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016</quote>; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H240A5066E72A4016A55D277E33026236"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>State or tribal</quote> and inserting <quote>State, regional, or tribal</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HB109145FEFC9480FA5CB3F08DA89F8DA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text>
<subclause id="HB31E901F5C1A4BEFA1B4DE86CE2556E2"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>State and Indian tribe</quote> and inserting <quote>State, regional district, and Indian tribe</quote>; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H43A51357AB1F4811A947FEBC9F196BB3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>by striking <quote>State or Indian tribe</quote> and inserting <quote>State, regional district, or Indian tribe</quote>; and</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H32DD5AE897D547E8BA617DC6CFFE37D7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause id="HB1F7165EBEB94F2DBB6A1A49DCE15FD1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">states</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">states, Regional Districts, and Indian Tribes</header-in-text></quote>;</text></clause>
<clause id="H552F7269C0334623BF029DFE6C722A51"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>States and Indian tribes</quote> and inserting <quote>States, regional districts, and Indian tribes</quote>;</text></clause>
<clause id="HB710E13022F14347AB986EF45E378A49"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)—</text>
<subclause id="H35D86E7EFFC14488AEE701EB2865BD5B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i) by striking <quote>State or Indian tribe</quote> and inserting <quote>State, regional district, or Indian tribe</quote>;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H8872AAEC318B4C4BA9E0EEB04694289F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (ii) by striking <quote>levees within the State</quote> and inserting <quote>levees within the State or regional district</quote>; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H3C90D4E35A094CE898F533B84AFE8F66"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in clause (iii) by striking <quote>State or Indian tribe</quote> and inserting <quote>State, regional district, or Indian tribe</quote>;</text></subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H0379D097D87149B3B83E88F1A52C0CE8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)(ii) in the matter preceding subclause (I) by striking <quote>State or tribal</quote> and inserting <quote>State, regional, or tribal</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HE9E98097613D4274970C1F3C59F1E00D"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E)—</text>
<subclause id="H29DF82A4CE4148E29EEE285A88B8A295"><enum>(I)</enum><text>by striking <quote>States and Indian tribes</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>States, regional districts, and Indian tribes</quote>;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H626CADF2B6A04441B1798192802DC0CE"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in clause (ii)(II)—</text>
<item id="H9073AA3362314E4E944D381274A6C338"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding item (aa) by striking <quote>State or Indian tribe</quote> and inserting <quote>State, regional district, or Indian tribe</quote>;</text></item>
<item id="H0DF3546A619648FCBAD308C378CDFD28"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>in item (aa) by striking <quote>miles of levees in the State</quote> and inserting <quote>miles of levees in the State or regional district</quote>; and</text></item>
<item id="H486EA5CF552B419BA0B92C8902FB9C58"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>in item (bb) by striking <quote>miles of levees in all States</quote> and inserting <quote>miles of levees in all States and regional districts</quote>; and</text></item></subclause>
<subclause id="HF7C54DDCB62A4F2E9D2F8BD1F2982654"><enum>(III)</enum><text>in clause (iii)—</text>
<item id="H145EEFDBCEA847879F248A1F5AEA5CFB"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>by striking <quote>State or Indian tribe</quote> and inserting <quote>State, regional district, or Indian tribe</quote>; and</text></item>
<item id="H3EE76A82CBC54521BC2C74999B8A804C"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>by striking <quote>State or tribal</quote> and inserting <quote>State, regional, or tribal</quote>; and</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCD6A54928C714EF8980958E887A2F55E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in subsection (h)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3985850F613D43758D0AD9295427449E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1) by striking <quote>States, Indian tribes, and local governments</quote> and inserting <quote>States, regional districts, Indian tribes, and local governments</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6455F7FB4CFC4EAD8AC504C3B388E7B6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause id="HE884D00B7C8F4C9989CCF2D8306F00AB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>State, Indian tribe, or local government</quote> and inserting <quote>State, regional district, Indian tribe, or local government</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H0A1BD8135B404B73833D8FCFE35625B3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (E) in the matter preceding clause (i) by striking <quote>State or tribal</quote> and inserting <quote>State, regional, or tribal</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB9AD104BF6F94609BCE5D3D9B0570B7A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)—</text>
<clause id="H85E38D9A118642C5A421AFA853B837A7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>State, Indian tribe, or local government</quote> and inserting <quote>State, regional district, Indian tribe, or local government</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="HE3EBA490FB114F9CBDBA529A07DA68C0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D) by striking <quote>180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection</quote> and inserting <quote>180 days after the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA7E52029297F41DA80A2394CD396B030"><enum>(D)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(A)(i) by striking <quote>State or tribal</quote> and inserting <quote>State, regional, or tribal</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H563E569F2BCB451586E76A04397E4390"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 9006 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3303b) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H229A24AFA20D4C04B64B5652A05282AA"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)(1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H19A2A1485F8D403F83528DFD4CCDE8D6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection</quote> and inserting <quote>1 year after the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H36596025377847B99CD6EBB06C0BFA28"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>State and tribal</quote> and inserting <quote>State, regional, and tribal</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H50B7A9495E4D4F0885ADC3B52679D525"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA951650A37534BFDBB1C4AB7979C0990"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="HCE7A5E55AC1B4B23A023999A1BE79B9A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2 years after the date of enactment of this subsection</quote> and inserting <quote>2 years after the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H67516CFD5E7E4B60935AC538C38671B7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by striking <quote>State, tribal, and local</quote> and inserting <quote>State, regional, tribal, and local</quote>;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9E28BD201D3F4EB5A9B3312F022AC641"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>State and tribal</quote> and inserting <quote>State, regional, and tribal</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H0FCACBD26FC1444983171496E8CE6642"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in paragraph (4) by striking <quote>State and local</quote> and inserting <quote>State, regional, tribal, and local</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4BBC0736B7A2400A8191C5916670E160"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H90165957182B434383F2A1C24992EB4F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection</quote> and inserting <quote>1 year after the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H37A4735C661E4826AF24C64CFDBF1E38"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>State or tribal</quote> and inserting <quote>State, regional, or tribal</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HE08C9ECB341348528EA7AC2BBE8E4B37" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1131.</enum><header>Participation of non-Federal interests</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 221(b)(1) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b(b)(1)) is amended by inserting <quote>and, as defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602), a Native village, Regional Corporation, and Village Corporation</quote> after <quote>Indian tribe</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H21A3E8EDDC4547468D11D775BD78C9E0"><enum>1132.</enum><header>Post-authorization change reports</header>
<subsection id="H43E8936073A6461A83E70401CD8B027D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The completion of a post-authorization change report prepared by the Corps of Engineers for a water resources development project—</text>
<paragraph id="H75EDCC8FF1B94D1C87CCC9DAB47AC9B0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>may not be delayed as a result of consideration being given to changes in policy or priority with respect to project consideration; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6AF6F8D55F7748EEA42FFA54B5DC4BF1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall be submitted, upon completion, to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5A65D1C312764A748771A8E8DC0444A3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H534B3618CA62469E856594FD648C9458"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H04BF841E8E084D7DB1F1B18951915CD0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Completion review</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to a post-authorization change report subject to review by the Secretary, the Secretary shall, not later than 120 days after the date of completion of such report—</text>
<paragraph id="H8907FC829F49413D83CA1E68A6D7FC2D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>review the report; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC495DCE31A8441719FA8E47BEF925905"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide to Congress any recommendations of the Secretary regarding modification of the applicable water resources development project.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H48A61DB5EBDA4B0CBDC9AC3461EDA177"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prior reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, with respect to any post-authorization change report that was completed prior to the date of enactment of this Act and is subject to a review by the Secretary that has yet to be completed, the Secretary shall complete review of, and provide recommendations to Congress with respect to, the report.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H7BD67CD03A02455397D4940AFC0163CB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Post-Authorization change report inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>post-authorization change report</term> includes—</text>
<paragraph id="HBD12A4BA1EE6456ABD23426C13423C67"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a general reevaluation report;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDF36CA2D996E4FD091192A75E6BBB281"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a limited reevaluation report; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF570D7FD2CD84F289C97D1348593B1C3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any other report that recommends the modification of an authorized water resources development project.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H5DAC4CBC38EF4C3481AFA9BA654FB9EF"><enum>1133.</enum><header>Maintenance dredging data</header>
<subsection id="H86977801C0294218882F8FBC977132B5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish, maintain, and make publicly available a database on maintenance dredging carried out by the Secretary, which shall include information on maintenance dredging carried out by Federal and non-Federal vessels.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HD152C6746DDF40C9ABB488656D21349C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Scope</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall include in the database maintained under subsection (a), for each maintenance dredging project and contract, estimated and actual data on—</text>
<paragraph id="HBCBD6F2D84374C26A86BE56A1D742826"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the volume of dredged material removed;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD3C39BAABADA4B1785F46B173B2FDDE3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the initial cost estimate of the Corps of Engineers;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8218F570BDDC4805B160C8FD0A7696A6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the total cost;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H55C3F41F3EA14B679B786915A36B20C3"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the party and vessel carrying out the work; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H10098E8BA00C423496713EBEE9B73F9F"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the number of private contractor bids received and the bid amounts, including bids that did not win the final contract award.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H8177056A7ADD4FEFABDF186965410B0E"><enum>1134.</enum><header>Electronic submission and tracking of permit applications</header>
<subsection id="HA55775F1C3FE48138ECA6CC559242D95"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2040 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2345) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="H22F29F5C3FEF4F1098FAA6C3956B4839"><enum>2040.</enum><header>Electronic submission and tracking of permit applications</header>
<subsection id="H46EB3499562F4EE796E5E567B89C6BA8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Development of electronic system</header>
<paragraph id="H995E98EDB34A43EC965EFD2CC0F5D842"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall research, develop, and implement an electronic system to allow the electronic preparation and submission of applications for permits and requests for jurisdictional determinations under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE2D9E4BD86264E839C9AB207DF1FB033"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The electronic system required under paragraph (1) shall address—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAC3FA66A953F41B9922F63C44D82DD90"><enum>(A)</enum><text>applications for standard individual permits;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2CC85804622B4490BDA674BB3054BC04"><enum>(B)</enum><text>applications for letters of permission;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7D08BE4653F34F1D8C27EB55FC671AD2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>joint applications with States for State and Federal permits;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB2618953CD134EB08AA5ACCDAB396C12"><enum>(D)</enum><text>applications for emergency permits;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA8CBADDCDD144215A1EDF0FAB488667B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>applications or requests for jurisdictional determinations; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3044E3FBEC974C8E86BEE52CB33922F7"><enum>(F)</enum><text>preconstruction notification submissions, when required for a nationwide or other general permit.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE91929A8EF6D4C248971C8CA4004ACCE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Improving existing data systems</header><text>The Secretary shall seek to incorporate the electronic system required under paragraph (1) into existing systems and databases of the Corps of Engineers to the maximum extent practicable.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H39ADD69C4C8A4CD7BCDE014FBBFF92F6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Protection of information</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The electronic system required under paragraph (1) shall provide for the protection of personal, private, privileged, confidential, and proprietary information, and information the disclosure of which is otherwise prohibited by law.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H57057DEA709F4C04A6AA11CB1C51835E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>System requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The electronic system required under subsection (a) shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H79A6AAF312DA42C78B46F6A9B513178D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>enable an applicant or requester to prepare electronically an application for a permit or request;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE87C9DD54D0A40BDAF2AE2A883609004"><enum>(2)</enum><text>enable an applicant or requester to submit to the Secretary, by email or other means through the Internet, the completed application form or request;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD9E8CB83F37E4DC39A5E5E9685B74B6F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>enable an applicant or requester to submit to the Secretary, by email or other means through the Internet, data and other information in support of the permit application or request;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1C2164AD804F46D0AB569F10E65AD3CD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provide an online interactive guide to provide assistance to an applicant or requester at any time while filling out the permit application or request; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE915F1D5D2104D9C95445D93EEF445CE"><enum>(5)</enum><text>enable an applicant or requester (or a designated agent) to track the status of a permit application or request in a manner that will—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5AF088E549754A4F9FB7ED32E3F6D5E5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>allow the applicant or requester to determine whether the application is pending or final and the disposition of the request;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5523D8573583498E821B5AB63B456174"><enum>(B)</enum><text>allow the applicant or requester to research previously submitted permit applications and requests within a given geographic area and the results of such applications or requests; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDDDB98BC6A054F4E907B12880656749F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>allow identification and display of the location of the activities subject to a permit or request through a map-based interface.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H9617E7E8BE794722A11AE2432D7AFF93"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Documentation</header><text>All permit decisions and jurisdictional determinations made by the Secretary shall be in writing and include documentation supporting the basis for the decision or determination. The Secretary shall prescribe means for documenting all decisions or determinations to be made by the Secretary.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H8EC801461C7D44B2B0660E602BE5EB8F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Record of determinations</header>
<paragraph id="H9768F99FBBE5429F8E85AF97CEB28911"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall maintain, for a minimum of 5 years, a record of each permit decision and jurisdictional determination made by the Secretary, including documentation supporting the basis of the decision or determination.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFBEAB1FA7C284745BC07452532315FCD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Archiving of information</header><text>The Secretary shall explore and implement an appropriate mechanism for archiving records of permit decisions and jurisdictional determinations, including documentation supporting the basis of the decisions and determinations, after the 5-year maintenance period described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA17DE598036E401689448099FE0FC37B"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Availability of determinations</header>
<paragraph id="H01545C54BA9546A5923AD92E1590C1A2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall make the records of all permit decisions and jurisdictional determinations made by the Secretary available to the public for review and reproduction.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBBC94BC91F5E4EFC9E347AAA38C8A091"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Protection of information</header><text>The Secretary shall provide for the protection of personal, private, privileged, confidential, and proprietary information, and information the disclosure of which is prohibited by law, which may be excluded from disclosure.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H6602739E432F4797B8A1B18E03F5985D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Deadline for electronic system implementation</header>
<paragraph id="H809952DD6BCD4868B29B018E6D421889"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall develop and implement, to the maximum extent practicable, the electronic system required under subsection (a) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0916C7D8CDFB47798F482B8527D6F2DB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report on electronic system implementation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the expiration of the deadline 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 describing the measures implemented and barriers faced in carrying out this section.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H158EAE10CD6B47E38D6C629660EECFCB"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The requirements described in subsections (c), (d), and (e) shall apply to permit applications and requests for jurisdictional determinations submitted to the Secretary after the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H2DCEC50E81524EB1B57368E2E181D563"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>This section shall not preclude the submission to the Secretary, acting through the Chief of Engineers, of a physical copy of a permit application or a request for a jurisdictional determination.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HD7B44B03192F47AD9AC42CCF40C405E8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 is amended by striking the item relating to section 2040 and inserting the following:</text>
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<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">Sec. 2040. Electronic submission and tracking of permit applications.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="H5EF84697C57D4277B76C649AFF206B30"><enum>1135.</enum><header>Data transparency</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2017 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2342) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<section id="HF7C137E7CB584E49897944C5A984B68A"><enum>2017.</enum><header>Access to water resource data</header>
<subsection id="H7E3C3E03F87C47E9A5D5456A4641D04E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Using available funds, the Secretary shall make publicly available, including on the Internet, all data in the custody of the Corps of Engineers on—</text>
<paragraph id="HB05E397721FD48A28EEC377E0C219741"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of water resources development projects; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAF05DC83E5824BCBB8773401CB4AD307"><enum>(2)</enum><text>water quality and water management of projects owned, operated, or managed by the Corps of Engineers.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H73CE7783A93F4C898D315BFB8AC715F8"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Nothing in this section may be construed to compel or authorize the disclosure of data or other information determined by the Secretary to be confidential information, privileged information, law enforcement information, national security information, infrastructure security information, personal information, or information the disclosure of which is otherwise prohibited by law.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H7EFD219CDD7844E191D05C1EDCA31A87"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Timing</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that data is made publicly available under subsection (a) as quickly as practicable after the data is generated by the Corps of Engineers.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HD7461FA1C2C24B6CA4E8F288AEF787B2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Partnerships</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary may develop partnerships, including through cooperative agreements, with State, tribal, and local governments and other Federal agencies.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="HB1154D204FF345A18269BAA3DF061942" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1136.</enum><header>Quality control</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HC9AB4E72D88D4684A8014AE2EC10EDE5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Paragraph (a) of the first section of the Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 888, chapter 665; 33 U.S.C. 701–1(a)), is amended by inserting <quote>and shall be made publicly available</quote> before the period at the end of the last sentence.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H2D32D45C46004DF8B03A87A2DC20E0E2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Project administration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2041(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2346(b)(1)) is amended by inserting <quote>final post-authorization change report,</quote> after <quote>final reevaluation report,</quote>.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H878137ACCF9D4549A633233A4A104D82"><enum>1137.</enum><header>Report on purchase of foreign manufactured articles</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 213(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–580; 106 Stat. 4831) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H6655AC2F77C54FEEABC3551F2F68405E"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Report on purchase of foreign manufactured articles</header>
<subparagraph id="H647EF0A13CA84D73947903C33F795A10"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the first annual report submitted to Congress after the date of enactment of this paragraph in accordance with section 8 of the Act of August 11, 1888 (25 Stat. 424, chapter 860; 33 U.S.C. 556), and section 925(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2295(b)), the Secretary shall include a report on the amount of acquisitions in the prior fiscal year made by the Corps of Engineers for civil works projects from entities that manufactured the articles, materials, or supplies outside of the United States.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H42355CF0641F4763B8B36D479046B1F3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report required under subparagraph (A) shall indicate, for each category of acquisition—</text>
<clause id="H20C8EB4EFB454CB9BA17BA11D9360368"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the dollar value of articles, materials, and supplies purchased that were manufactured outside of the United States; and </text></clause>
<clause id="H19F8B7F1915A45C3A85088A9297FE3FF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a summary of the total procurement funds spent on goods manufactured in the United States and the total procurement funds spent on goods manufactured outside of the United States.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H50CC13F64A6441578301430FC6A0224E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Public availability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the submission of the report required under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall make such report publicly available, including on the Internet.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H2316E8DEF0334C439C353F509DB42B84"><enum>1138.</enum><header>International outreach program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 401(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2329(a)) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="H9977A80808DB498B8BCB79B2FDD63219"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header>
<paragraph id="H51D7308E50A144C99303AC31547C64FF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may engage in activities to inform the United States of technological innovations abroad that could significantly improve water resources development in the United States.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAB2F2CA8EED34815BEB542A978A27669"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Activities under paragraph (1) may include—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF569A5C6D87E4DF9BA60B1448ACEB8C0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>development, monitoring, assessment, and dissemination of information about foreign water resources projects that could significantly improve water resources development in the United States;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9207CC02BA904E43B8012F325A9C2823"><enum>(B)</enum><text>research, development, training, and other forms of technology transfer and exchange; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6085436B31F94999A9853A43770B8B30"><enum>(C)</enum><text>offering technical services that cannot be readily obtained in the private sector to be incorporated into water resources projects if the costs for assistance will be recovered under the terms of each project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H02B8F03E232F49FD820989D1E56353F1"><enum>1139.</enum><header>Dam safety repair projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall issue guidance—</text>
<paragraph id="H4A39ABEA87BC48A1B8589286984A17D4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">on the types of circumstances under which the requirement in section 1203(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 467n(a)) relating to state-of-the-art design or construction criteria deemed necessary for safety purposes applies to a dam safety repair project;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3E5FA368318043BB92183EB9DE768BE3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to assist district offices of the Corps of Engineers in communicating with non-Federal interests when entering into and implementing cost-sharing agreements for dam safety repair projects; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB7BC806E70FF49C6A2DB7FA4B7E17CED"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to assist the Corps of Engineers in communicating with non-Federal interests concerning the estimated and final cost-share responsibilities of the non-Federal interests under agreements for dam safety repair projects.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H8FBD04E9429642CBB7365877621A75AB"><enum>1140.</enum><header>Federal cost limitation for certain projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 506(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–22(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="HA7457402298D4F7CB0569D72E8EF0DA8"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Recreation features</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A project carried out pursuant to this subsection may include compatible recreation features as determined by the Secretary, except that the Federal costs of such features may not exceed 10 percent of the Federal ecosystem restoration costs of the project.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="HC24A421A2BB9456FB4DC1CF1F1EBC5BC"><enum>1141.</enum><header>Lake Kemp, Texas</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3149(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–114; 121 Stat. 1147) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H42C788FD38A149B38B4B94F42480CB8B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>2020</quote> and inserting <quote>2025</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H776D54E6300C4CECA8C3D913A559AE65"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking <quote>this Act</quote> and inserting <quote>the Water Resources Development Act of 2016</quote>. </text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H223F4278755140C980BEBDF9AE493CB7"><enum>1142.</enum><header>Corrosion prevention</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1033 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2350) is amended by adding at the end the following: </text>
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<subsection id="H19492E6F03D4425A9B3BD3B48E785D74"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In the first annual report submitted to Congress after the date of enactment of this subsection in accordance with section 8 of the Act of August 11, 1888 (25 Stat. 424, chapter 860; 33 U.S.C. 556), and section 925(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2295(b)), the Secretary shall report on the corrosion prevention activities encouraged under this section, including—</text>
<paragraph id="HB9F18C4E97A54555B36BDE1951135C72"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of the actions the Secretary has taken to implement this section; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H41C89E656CED49E6A324E0292623D3F3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of the projects utilizing corrosion prevention activities, including which activities were undertaken.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="HE30D41BD2A77455DB3F8EFC368652F12"><enum>1143.</enum><header>Sediment sources</header>
<subsection id="H939E25947F4047C985284B295A4C1CDD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary is authorized to undertake a study of the economic and noneconomic costs, benefits, and impacts of acquiring by purchase, exchange, or otherwise sediment from domestic and nondomestic sources for shoreline protection.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H3B3E8E0D541C49258770904861C2686B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon completion of the study, the Secretary shall report to Congress on the availability, benefits, and impacts, of using domestic and nondomestic sources of sediment for shoreline protection.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H16C109FF12D949C6BDA998AD3308093A"><enum>1144.</enum><header>Prioritization of certain projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall give priority to a project for flood risk management if—</text>
<paragraph id="H14800385D9624357B181344ED23D53A2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>there is an executed project partnership agreement for the project; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H49B0E39209184005B82ED6965E369A9E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the project is located in an area—</text>
<subparagraph id="H53B31671D2F64DAEB85CEB3A9B1A298B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with respect to which—</text>
<clause id="H891BE7DA277D4570830F6715C6E65BE7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>there has been a loss of life due to flood events; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H8874668C9B50412F88100FF1B1665932"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the President has declared that a major disaster or emergency exists under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170); or</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDAFC21EEBF9B40C7AC8749FC0B2A7120"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that is at significant risk for catastrophic flooding.</text></subparagraph> </paragraph></section>
<section id="HF8D09AFF87FF47D88BBD470C3BA46262"><enum>1145.</enum><header>Gulf Coast oyster bed recovery assessment</header>
<subsection id="HB5176875A2BA4EB0BACAEDE27390E377"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Gulf States defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>Gulf States</term> means each of the States of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="HA1E650A97266411A9E92236AAAF89880"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Gulf Coast oyster bed recovery assessment</header><text>The Secretary, in coordination with the Gulf States, shall conduct an assessment relating to the recovery of oyster beds on the coasts of the Gulf States that were damaged by events, including—</text>
<paragraph id="HAF48428CCFD144479F617EA690EBC3DB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Hurricane Katrina in 2005;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB9BA49A7022C41FDB1D26B995C3741B7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the <italic>Deepwater Horizon</italic> oil spill in 2010; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H87F5FD71E4064A929CA2BAA6BEFC7BC7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>floods in 2011 and 2016.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF0DEEB72BA15444FB01CB334D641EDDB"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The assessment conducted under subsection (b) shall address the beneficial use of dredged material in providing substrate for oyster bed development.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H910153F7807640F7BB5BF5F7EC6CF1AC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the assessment conducted under subsection (b).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HEAFF77F2FDFD48E9864BADF9F7FF30F1"><enum>1146.</enum><header>Initiating work on separable elements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">With respect to a water resources development project that has received construction funds in the previous 6-year period, for purposes of initiating work on a separable element of the project—</text>
<paragraph id="H53101D8DC2C34B32B222021DBE638E2C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>no new start or new investment decision shall be required; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE34CDF45786D4A6EB7BE6D440F436EC2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the work shall be treated as ongoing work.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H741A90ECE93B4BFD9B5FBEA6B065A7C3"><enum>1147.</enum><header>Lower Bois d’Arc Creek Reservoir Project, Fannin County, Texas</header>
<subsection id="HB970889E87EF46D7833596B5252BE232"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Finalization required</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall ensure that environmental decisions and reviews related to the construction of, impoundment of water in, and operation of the Lower Bois d’Arc Creek Reservoir Project, including any associated water transmission facilities, by the North Texas Municipal Water District in Fannin County, Texas, are made on an expeditious basis using the fastest applicable process.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HCD8A5B61385949DEB03C3920CAA23669"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Interim report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than June 30, 2017, the Secretary shall report to Congress on the implementation of subsection (a).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HAE15F6BBC6404072B18C8140FB5A75B2"><enum>1148.</enum><header>Recreational access at Corps of Engineers reservoirs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1035 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–121; 128 Stat. 1234) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H5FE43BB228814AA6936C465A6306F339"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H61F0CAB656CF44A18F28CA48E0DAA591"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Recreational access</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall allow the use of a floating cabin on waters under the jurisdiction of the Secretary in the Cumberland River basin if—</text>
<paragraph id="H4B220F34EE3A4A8084F0243C1E537AC7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the floating cabin—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF6BD8B6FA2B243D09BAAB190240302AB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is in compliance with, and maintained by the owner to satisfy the requirements of, regulations for recreational vessels, including health and safety standards, issued under chapter 43 of title 46, United States Code, and section 312 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1322); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB362E5ED8A6840B59B20F0B4C68C7BC1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is located at a marina leased by the Corps of Engineers; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H95B195E9D9D041C8BCC4EBCD413601A9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Secretary has authorized the use of recreational vessels on such waters.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA3017709F2B545D889263F5B7D43CB15"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="HE18C4C97BDFB400F96D563750C0A67E9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation on statutory construction</header>
<paragraph id="H58438604A189413CB4EB1E7850310924"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section may be construed to authorize the Secretary to impose requirements on a floating cabin or on any facility that serves a floating cabin, including marinas or docks located on waters under the jurisdiction of the Secretary in the Cumberland River basin, that are different or more stringent than the requirements imposed on all recreational vessels authorized to use such waters.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA46CB92D57BF4CA2B6C92AFB6FB3423C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection, the following definitions apply: </text>
<subparagraph id="HCC30943DEAD1446BB879655704D43EC5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Vessel</header><text>The term <term>vessel</term> has the meaning given that term in section 3 of title 1, United States Code.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H121816002A75485AAAFB80B26B1ACF85"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>The term <term>requirement</term> includes a requirement imposed through the utilization of guidance. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="H4BCC4C78AB3D4447A55175E6D1DCE251" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1149.</enum><header>No wake zones in navigation channels</header>
<subsection id="HEFCC521E4CEB41DEAEE15266CA4888CF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">At the request of a State or local official, the Secretary, in consultation with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall promptly identify and, subject to the considerations in subsection (b), allow the implementation of measures for addressing navigation safety hazards in a covered navigation channel resulting from wakes created by recreational vessels identified by such official, while maintaining the navigability of the channel.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H31B009DC47E0493E93D318A8CE039148"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In identifying measures under subsection (a) with respect to a covered navigation channel, the Secretary shall consider, at a minimum, whether—</text>
<paragraph id="H51796CF5CDCB4968B84FF7AA189E85C5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">State or local law enforcement officers have documented the existence of safety hazards in the channel that are the direct result of excessive wakes from recreational vessels present in the channel;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2E7A57C9E82946BE981A70BE50F04CAD"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary has made a determination that safety concerns exist in the channel and that the proposed measures will remedy those concerns without significant impacts to the navigable capacity of the channel; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF02251E52DA94D96A41D1B9A15F64F09"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the measures are consistent with any recommendations made by the Commandant of the Coast Guard to ensure the safety of vessels operating in the channel and the safety of the passengers and crew aboard such vessels.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H008A74F35C5845509D8FC96C657CFBBF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Covered navigation channel defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>covered navigation channel</term> means a navigation channel that—</text>
<paragraph id="H9B71D4B9C5324C6CAB6EA247DD95F258"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is federally marked or maintained;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3DB10B1D3D6245829C98A41958A470E5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF178AA73EFF64D169BB1FFB860B480BA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>is adjacent to a marina.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H0D738713D62A4EE89E4C81F64CD62048"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section shall be construed to relieve the master, pilot, or other person responsible for determining the speed of a vessel from the obligation to comply with the inland navigation regulations promulgated pursuant to section 3 of the Inland Navigational Rules Act of 1980 (33 U.S.C. 2071) or any other applicable laws or regulations governing the safe navigation of a vessel.</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDDAC9CF043354044B64100B7FB5BF25B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1150.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ice jam prevention and mitigation</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H61C997CB36C940A682A5CA8B75655C33"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may carry out projects under section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s), including planning, design, construction, and monitoring of structural and nonstructural technologies and measures, for preventing and mitigating flood damages associated with ice jams.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9EB9816065F34575864578F5054B5FF2"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The projects described in subsection (a) may include the development and demonstration of cost-effective technologies and designs developed in consultation with—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE52C479640EC4BB9BAEB923C10C6650D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory of the Corps of Engineers;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDA5DD7A4598B493CAABCA373CFFE6B70"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">universities;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA34EA5EDAC254A51AAC3564D42FAADD1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal, State, and local agencies; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H34069C0696E14075A5EF7C5179FF1A14"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">private organizations.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H29E08240EE5F412BBD4EA1149EACA552"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Pilot program</header>
<paragraph id="HCC67B6F16F094C7CB7A927A995782CDD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>During fiscal years 2017 through 2022, the Secretary shall identify and carry out not fewer than 10 projects under this section to demonstrate technologies and designs developed in accordance with this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H53042C9118CC41AD80E62EE16965A197"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Project selection</header><text>The Secretary shall ensure that the projects are selected from all cold regions of the United States, including the Upper Missouri River Basin and the Northeast.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H641D84546A244F6DBDFAAE0E4CF58568" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1151.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Structural health monitoring</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDC8C45AA928D4B75BF53EB8C06E6BDB1"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall design and develop a structural health monitoring program to assess and improve the condition of infrastructure constructed and maintained by the Corps of Engineers, including research, design, and development of systems and frameworks for—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBA0531BB907A4A6DB79585A57A9BAE39"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">response to flood and earthquake events;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E4E01375DDC41F1800C6D3FAE0796C4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">predisaster mitigation measures;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0C1C90C17EB24F84B170BDCE6CE43205"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">lengthening the useful life of the infrastructure; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H78080150761B4F088067F736B61B9F50"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifying risks due to sea level rise.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9BBBED20DCF5441387DD890FE79342D9"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation and considerations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In developing the program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H82048A92B7AA4ECEAC82A51B80B8F07A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consult with academic and other experts; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7DB32FC51F2B40DFB4C9B305A849780E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consider models for maintenance and repair information, the development of degradation models for real-time measurements and environmental inputs, and research on qualitative inspection data as surrogate sensors.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H20B014B31EE545D78B800D4025947645" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1152.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Kennewick Man</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA6FE4114117D4406ABB1BD7672E2A0A2"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the following definitions apply:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC8BC93C2D7A44BDD8D7CE49A2725450B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Claimant tribes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>claimant tribes</term> means the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, the Nez Perce Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, and the Wanapum Band of Priest Rapids.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD6ED0244A744A129CC75A4ABA185B54"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Department</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Department</term> means the Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9F23FAD7ECC3455988BAF9EE4E8B9DA2"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Human remains</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>human remains</term> means the human remains that—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6DE2F1368B184037B4F51349533399EA"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are known as Kennewick Man or the Ancient One, which includes the projectile point lodged in the right ilium bone, as well as any residue from previous sampling and studies; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H892BBA4DD1FC476C93988BB4E7CF61AC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are part of archaeological collection number 45BN495.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8D0D8F065DF469CBB47D0C3EEDC7737"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfer</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law, including the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), or law of the State of Washington, not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Chief of Engineers, shall transfer the human remains to the Department, on the condition that the Department, acting through the State Historic Preservation Officer, disposes of the human remains and repatriates the human remains to the claimant tribes.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HF6680C820F074D52852F09C40D3AB7E6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Terms and conditions</header><text>The transfer shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:</text>
<paragraph id="H7332509EDF27445D9B5EBCA719B97286"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The release of the human remains to the claimant tribes is contingent upon the claimant tribes following the Department’s requirements in the Revised Code of Washington.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBDBEFB1CF74F43EA821634FC5BEFC469"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The claimant tribes verify to the Department their agreement on the final burial place of the human remains.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD58D16280DE142FD8AB4299FB0D2A54B"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The claimant tribes verify to the Department their agreement that the human remains will be buried in the State of Washington.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC383751730D542B99AD5D73410B4E588"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The claimant tribes verify to the Department their agreement that the Department will take legal custody of the human remains upon the transfer by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7C9803CB13A04ABBA1067C3ABF3DD502"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cost</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corps of Engineers shall be responsible for any costs associated with the transfer.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBB9488A02C864BDFAB5A4D2A7AE1EC4C"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H42D14AF5BCF041BFB249ACF61D41EE60"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The transfer shall be limited solely to the human remains portion of the archaeological collection.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0DB1FC85363B498597756329A7288BA7"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall have no further responsibility for the human remains transferred pursuant to subsection (b) after the date of the transfer.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9BCEF69D744B4F68A1E58540AA2A9DAB" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1153.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority to accept and use materials and services</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1024 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2325a) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6343D14BB5E4484FAB274CDF819A85E3"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF1D57CA89DE3422B81EB291E01E46CB7" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H74C611A751C9433B96AA0AAF0CEE6F3B"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary is authorized to accept and use materials, services, or funds contributed by a non-Federal public entity, a nonprofit entity, or a private entity to repair, restore, replace, or maintain a water resources project in any case in which the District Commander determines that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE1105EDA28154773B5ACEF9318229680"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">there is a risk of adverse impacts to the functioning of the project for the authorized purposes of the project; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7DB2F9B5E3F44542AC09B6338905651B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">acceptance of the materials and services or funds is in the public interest.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H294CB9776AD348ECB1233591A6AA0FE6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF5481AD54C7C4ECE82601236CA2590A4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (b) the following:</text>
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<subsection id="HC4069AEC480E4A25967888D345D7CB35"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Additional requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"/>
<paragraph id="HCE0162CC3BB242CC85030E12B6A70BA1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applicable laws and regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may only use materials or services accepted under this section if such materials and services comply with all applicable laws and regulations that would apply if such materials and services were acquired by the Secretary.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H46BF9C9972B84328911C478AF04C4B7A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Supplementary services</header><text>The Secretary may only accept and use services under this section that provide supplementary services to existing Federal employees, and may only use such services to perform work that would not otherwise be accomplished as a result of funding or personnel limitations. </text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC232875AFDBB4AAD94DE3EA71A2C38B6"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (d) (as redesignated by paragraph (2)) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1B5FB82433A431DBFD7844D83D14DE8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Not later than 60 days after initiating an activity under this section,</quote> and inserting <quote>Not later than February 1 of each year after the first fiscal year in which materials, services, or funds are accepted under this section,</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H39A9E4A02E3F43DD95ABC4B3E2871F00"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>a report</quote> and inserting <quote>an annual report</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H160ACCBA050448FB905707A8D6FE626C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1154.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Munitions disposal</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1027 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 426e–2) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5AE168AEF5B548BE9EE1D967465978E0"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting <quote>, at full Federal expense,</quote> after <quote>The Secretary may</quote>; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6B87643D21604EC983247F1B949447ED"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b) by striking <quote>funded</quote> and inserting <quote>reimbursed</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2560957ACF04447EA1B9D61E800B4E96" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1155.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Management of recreation facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 225 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2328) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6394CE01EAFD4475A00E99A4EC5A14B4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDFD33CBD899E49AC8F1DA28788243A8A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subsection (b) the following:</text>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD0FF390BCA88498B85F95C0E99988B65"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">User fees</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HADB71957CF164B7F84BE8CDF956DB7AF"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Collection of fees</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA81B79E23C43413CA8D2A19231D3A14B"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may allow a non-Federal public entity that has entered into an agreement pursuant to subsection (b) to collect user fees for the use of developed recreation sites and facilities, whether developed or constructed by that entity or the Department of the Army.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4EE4FD6137CD4E9A816D0FA8527C08B3"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of visitor reservation services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A non-Federal public entity described in subparagraph (A) may use, to manage fee collections and reservations under this section, any visitor reservation service that the Secretary has provided for by contract or interagency agreement, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H304C86109A4648E6B8702EAC72186A65"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A non-Federal public entity that collects user fees under paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H89A6F4BEC03E4D2BA7520E23B6914FCE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">may retain up to 100 percent of the fees collected, as determined by the Secretary; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H37EBDFC23A804D9283D0C3BFDAE97806"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notwithstanding section 210(b)(4) of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (16 U.S.C. 460d–3(b)(4)), shall use any retained amount for operation, maintenance, and management activities at the recreation site at which the fee is collected.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB286B4670346492AB9E1B637678D10C7"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Terms and conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The authority of a non-Federal public entity under this subsection shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines necessary to protect the interests of the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDEAF04F24E3E45E08253F338CFBFC1D3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1156.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Structures and facilities constructed by Secretary</header>
<subsection id="H3EE8390D87BC46459726AB0A63E12F87"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 14 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (30 Stat. 1152, chapter 425; 33 U.S.C. 408), is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4A9DA3C4E0A847948080EF1FCA37D02D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>That it shall not be lawful</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H92BEAEFE02E844B7AEB9A870891319EE"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibitions and permissions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It shall not be lawful</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCFF682D23B6549D0BD74C1A58FFC7E21"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H986334168D534920BC32CE23EB7EF48C"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Concurrent review</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB30791C06E824D3F98178BAD2322A305"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">NEPA review</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75B24E7FD1C746808D9BEE9F333D8693"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any case in which an activity subject to this section requires a review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), review and approval of the activity under this section shall, to the maximum extent practicable, occur concurrently with any review and decisions made under that Act.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H72041B09548B43099351269EA03EF831"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Corps of Engineers as a cooperating agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Corps of Engineers is not the lead Federal agency for an environmental review described in subparagraph (A), the Corps of Engineers shall, to the maximum extent practicable and consistent with Federal laws—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDBD51CD4D68F4A3897F87ED378F245BE"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">participate in the review as a cooperating agency (unless the Corps of Engineers does not intend to submit comments on the project); and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B45049ADC08475EB316BC2A50B68D9B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">adopt and use any environmental document prepared under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) by the lead agency to the same extent that a Federal agency could adopt or use a document prepared by another Federal agency under—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0AA7E0CCE5934999AD31FC1B32817632"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and</text> </subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1AEB69C2F2D640B990B0EFE426204E04"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">parts 1500 through 1508 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE39EE8A3C3EB44DEBDF28779D721ED06"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reviews by Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any case in which the Secretary must approve an action under this section and under another authority, including sections 9 and 10 of this Act, section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344), and section 103 of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1413), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H496B611441DE46239BBD996CACF7D0BC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">coordinate applicable reviews and, to the maximum extent practicable, carry out the reviews concurrently; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H83FF85B2EBFA4F7CB955B30400CFDF19"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">adopt and use any document prepared by the Corps of Engineers for the purpose of complying with the same law and that addresses the same types of impacts in the same geographic area if such document, as determined by the Secretary, is current and applicable.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1E6BACEF6CD4FE38593A815D883A36C"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contributed funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may accept and expend funds received from non-Federal public or private entities to evaluate under this section an alteration or permanent occupation or use of a work built by the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD8633B73B7474F45B213D99CD798C48A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Timely review</header>
<paragraph id="H1A48270C054C4C1BB05DA29127DFCB88"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Complete application</header><text>On or before the date that is 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives an application for permission to take action affecting public projects pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall inform the applicant whether the application is complete and, if it is not, what items are needed for the application to be complete.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H61103EAAD0914346965BCAF8118D1064"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Decision</header><text>On or before the date that is 90 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a complete application for permission under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H50DD93C5467F4940A149EDACCAB10D41"><enum>(A)</enum><text>make a decision on the application; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF4D1C51189144F69A83460CF2CA5422E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide a schedule to the applicant identifying when the Secretary will make a decision on the application.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1AEBC339111D4DB39CD444BA05FDD8AD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Notification to Congress</header><text>In any case in which a schedule provided under paragraph (2)(B) extends beyond 120 days from the date of receipt of a complete application, the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives an explanation justifying the extended timeframe for review.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H1F042F5E153042BD87EEF7AC743A374C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Guidance</header><text>Section 1007 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 408a) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H6E71D6CDA1B84C90A58C75509A561CCA"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Guidance</header>
<paragraph id="H258862414A14452D9965A9E70F3F4300"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall issue guidance on the implementation of this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8F2BF7AD4F0D4AECBC5BDE4E26488200"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Incorporation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In issuing guidance under paragraph (1), or any other regulation, guidance, or engineering circular related to activities covered under section 14 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (30 Stat. 1152, chapter 425; 33 U.S.C. 408), the Secretary shall incorporate the requirements under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H7D0DEC0676C5440CBD543EB92E910817"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Prioritization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall prioritize and complete the activities required of the Secretary under this section.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9B5A88D054FE448B863388316F642F53" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1157.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project completion</header>
<subsection id="H6266FC983EC34B83AD8B2A2FB2E659BA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Completion of projects and programs</header>
<paragraph id="HABDDBDB8A862452491476FCC3CED56F5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For any project or program of assistance authorized under section 219 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–580; 106 Stat. 4835), the Secretary is authorized to carry out the project to completion if—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3FF8C6F3B505461B9C02C5DB49BAD3A5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as of the date of enactment of this Act, the project has received more than $4,000,000 in Federal appropriations and those appropriations equal an amount that is greater than 80 percent of the authorized amount;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0EF980D569244201A04D9609B637E22B" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">as of the date of enactment of this Act, significant progress has been demonstrated toward completion of the project or segments of the project but the project is not complete; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7CE84600F3EF45BAA1A3CEC5A45C72B0" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the benefits of the Federal investment will not be realized without completion of the project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2746F2ACB0BA409991FDAAD173F8FD37"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this subsection $50,000,000 for fiscal years 2017 through 2021.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H195DAD91FBED4386A2602F56255BDEB0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Modification of projects or programs of assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 7001(f) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H4CF09FE15E8D43BCA1352043A5EF1A60"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Water resources development project</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>water resources development project</term> includes a project under an environmental infrastructure assistance program if authorized before the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A75AD6799524634908EDAAB1003089D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1158.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">New England District headquarters</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD9D0146BDCE409EA5D57276125BE81F"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subsection (b), using amounts available in the revolving fund established by the first section of the Act of July 27, 1953 (67 Stat. 199, chapter 245; 33 U.S.C. 576), and not otherwise obligated, the Secretary may—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE05DA3EEFACF43B989EE1B77F10A5F6C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">design, renovate, and construct additions to 2 buildings located on Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Massachusetts, for the headquarters of the New England District of the Corps of Engineers; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF825AA25BE34CBF8C2895C2F2E6DCF6"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carry out such construction and infrastructure improvements as are required to support the headquarters of the New England District of the Corps of Engineers, including any necessary demolition of the existing infrastructure.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0DA221C0C12347E78976DB173A2B3B50"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the revolving fund established by such first section is appropriately reimbursed from funds appropriated for programs that receive a benefit under this section.</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEEC4858510B84F088ACFE5EBC2271695" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1159.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Buffalo District headquarters</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA3B6AC36685549CEBC6ED812ADD3F70A"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subsection (b), using amounts available in the revolving fund established by the first section of the Act of July 27, 1953 (67 Stat. 199, chapter 245; 33 U.S.C. 576), and not otherwise obligated, the Secretary may—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC7B2F41BD8E04976AAF93C01C928A1EB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">design and construct a new building in Buffalo, New York, for the headquarters of the Buffalo District of the Corps of Engineers; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4A40D6759B2F4791B2BC902B3F48A198"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carry out such construction and infrastructure improvements as are required to support the headquarters and related installations and facilities of the Buffalo District of the Corps of Engineers, including any necessary demolition or renovation of the existing infrastructure.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H59E5CF4EDA6C49129B25FEDEB77716CC"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that the revolving fund established by such first section is appropriately reimbursed from funds appropriated for programs that receive a benefit under this section.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H23D59B255A1D4702B47EB8DEC8DD8760" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1160.</enum><header>Future facility investment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The first section of the Act of July 27, 1953 (67 Stat. 199, chapter 245; 33 U.S.C. 576), is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HBD087F786D2141078B2A904F076B6C59"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>For establishment of a revolving fund</quote> and inserting the following: </text>
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<subsection id="H7D6538629698415ABCCEDCA7BF532F83"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Revolving fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For establishment of a revolving fund</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF2BB9828FACF4122BEDE3CA98428B8FE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H5E253B27134D4D5989D79E63F6D42105"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition</header>
<paragraph id="H4032D0417D6A4187A78C292E17F459E5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>No funds may be expended or obligated from the revolving fund described in subsection (a) to newly construct, or perform a major renovation on, a building for use by the Corps of Engineers unless specifically authorized by law.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8CF6C838F826462DBC76217F6B25D573"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Statutory construction</header><text>Nothing in this subsection may be construed to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDC296FAD617B40A8B9FDB0D5B625875B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>change any authority provided under subchapter I of chapter 169 of title 10; or</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9625C5A9D8E14F4FAB9E1B06978A9F32"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">change the use of funds under subsection (a) for purposes other than those described in paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H0072137DFA6F4FF8A5AD601C54968EC6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Transmission to Congress of prospectus</header><text>To secure consideration for an authorization under subsection (b), the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representative and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a prospectus of the proposed construction or major renovation of a building that includes—</text>
<paragraph id="HEBBF7DB8CA0C432E9B62A890E8A102B1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a brief description of the building; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6B321F506BD3462F9BC6174C346AC2CF"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the location of the building; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAB709EEDEEB948C5887CCF9745023BD4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>an estimate of the maximum cost to be provided by the revolving fund for the building to be constructed or renovated; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDA3D574953AC4766B35C3BD391C82B54"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the total size of the building after the proposed construction or major renovation; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H36B1669AD4C745CDA5ADFD9434AAA892"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of personnel proposed to be housed in the building after the construction or major renovation; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAD751FB67677452992D9222E5AABEFE6"><enum>(6)</enum><text>a statement that other suitable space owned by the Federal Government is not available; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA76C57A184064E268B52D2E8D7212278"><enum>(7)</enum><text>a statement of rents and other housing costs currently being paid for the tenants proposed to be housed in the building; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1513CDB198764C78AFE0E05F655CA64C"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the size of the building currently housing the tenants proposed to be housed in the building. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HFE7CBF11DA6E4CC69530A8666E6D57C2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Provision of building project surveys</header>
<paragraph id="H55030A3D50A24CBC91BAFED33343F5E1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If requested by resolution by the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate or the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Secretary shall create a building project survey for the construction or major renovation of a building described in subsection (b).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0EDDBF72E4194103BCCFA86C130788BF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Within a reasonable time after creating a building project survey under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the survey that includes the information required to be included in a prospectus under subsection (c). </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA66AECACEAF04E179F7417DCAEFDE26C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Major renovation defined</header><text>In this section, the term <term>major renovation</term> means a renovation or alteration of a building for use by the Corps of Engineers with a total expenditure of more than $20,000,000.</text> </subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1847DCBFAAD340F9BE37A62B9909D485" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1161.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Completion of ecosystem restoration projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2039 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2330a) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE860B36CD98349D399D783983FF2E481"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A monitoring plan under subsection (b) shall include a description of—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB0FF1A735BE4947B0E2196CB9A41C83"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the types and number of restoration activities to be conducted;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9972F4B97ABE4D408E368B5680B02076"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the physical action to be undertaken to achieve the restoration objectives of the project;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5B69E3D68ED54B8A8DBDAF248DE3FB4E"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the functions and values that will result from the restoration plan; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4A1EC7C2AE8240D8BAAF3303561261F5"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a contingency plan for taking corrective actions in cases in which monitoring demonstrates that restoration measures are not achieving ecological success in accordance with criteria described in the monitoring plan.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7B030AD1FD354E68B81BD05CC2E291C8"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conclusion of operation and maintenance responsibility</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The responsibility of a non-Federal interest for operation and maintenance of the nonstructural and nonmechanical elements of a project, or a component of a project, for ecosystem restoration shall cease 10 years after the date on which the Secretary makes a determination of success under subsection (b)(2).</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="HFB0D0EEEBD3E4DB6A24502309F1AEE22"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Federal obligations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary is not responsible for the operation or maintenance of any components of a project with respect to which a non-Federal interest is released from obligations under subsection (e).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA31E82D115B242B0BECFE18634415997" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1162.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fish and wildlife mitigation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 906 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2283) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H64AE7A41EC6444028CD855AADBA0B0B5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (h)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H049D3F8121C042E38B90698749982E11"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (4)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD4F8EE3A9BEE4AF9916F0556BC1048A0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E78D756AB614468B1D2004932FB8A43"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:</text>
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<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF0D0C53E32B74D21856F5B6BC9153A4F"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">include measures to protect or restore habitat connectivity;</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5A501F1CE2DC49A693E68AB048DB82A9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6)(C) by striking <quote>impacts</quote> and inserting <quote>impacts, including impacts to habitat connectivity</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1DAFC80363024D2EB7E18E5499A6016D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking paragraph (11) and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H54FECA05A45C4C1DA92CCDB3EE9F2D83"><enum>(11)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1E7C6D05A4C94084B6E30F3E2DC7680A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">requires the Secretary to undertake additional mitigation for existing projects for which mitigation has already been initiated, including the addition of fish passage to an existing water resources development project; or</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9B013ED26F5D465E9A447C66FD1CED64"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">affects the mitigation responsibilities of the Secretary under any other provision of law.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9264E4EA127240D89184898D7E98FB33"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA31CE751ABC34B83A5CB5203BD42FD18"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of funds</header>
<paragraph id="HD0FECE01B8B14FB5ACA9B364A8B72445"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary, with the consent of the applicable non-Federal interest, may use funds made available for preconstruction engineering and design after authorization of project construction to satisfy mitigation requirements through third-party arrangements or to acquire interests in land necessary for meeting mitigation requirements under this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBEDC178B616F4F0695A81592C1CCC751"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prior to the expenditure of any funds for a project pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall notify the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4ABA694D97F640E98EBF2E6C689AA17E"><enum>(k)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Measures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall consult with interested members of the public, the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, States, including State fish and game departments, and interested local governments to identify standard measures under subsection (h)(6)(C) that reflect the best available scientific information for evaluating habitat connectivity.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDC590F819646445F91CDBA0893424833" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1163.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Wetlands mitigation</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2036(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2317b) is amended to read as follows:</text>
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<subsection id="HB77B826FF97B40A89042BFB775FBE623" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mitigation banks and in-Lieu fee arrangements</header>
<paragraph id="HD6F1CFA7A6E343B49CC933C403B84302" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016, the Secretary shall issue implementation guidance that provides for the consideration in water resources development feasibility studies of the entire amount of potential in-kind credits available at mitigation banks approved by the Secretary and in-lieu fee programs with an approved service area that includes the location of the projected impacts of the water resources development project.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H221705957FD040138714E5E9DD7F8BBB" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">All potential mitigation bank and in-lieu fee credits that meet the criteria under paragraph (1) shall be considered a reasonable alternative for planning purposes if—</text>
<subparagraph id="H27291E4D4E434422B2D9C6F345FF9E7A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the applicable mitigation bank—</text>
<clause id="H3BE97941B117464AAA9E71142AD21EF8" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has an approved mitigation banking instrument; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="HAC4E9C34C0C64FE0830D9D47AED59FC2" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has completed a functional analysis of the potential credits using the approved Corps of Engineers certified habitat assessment model specific to the region; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0338E5DFAF7141E78E0C0A62A2898BA3"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary determines that the use of such banks or in-lieu fee programs provide reasonable assurance that the statutory (and regulatory) mitigation requirements for a water resources development project are met, including monitoring or demonstrating mitigation success.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCE0566D2B93547978A4B3980FF5C1131" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCB45C2B119E14BCE9DC5FAD78F17F1CA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>modifies or alters any requirement for a water resources development project to comply with applicable laws or regulations, including section 906 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2283); or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9BEBF4FD60A94E6AAAB331982399156F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be construed as to limit mitigation alternatives or require the use of mitigation banks or in-lieu fee programs.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H640A73E40D3F45E8BDD05050E97EB398" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1164.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Debris removal</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3 of the Act of March 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 23, chapter 19; 33 U.S.C. 603a), is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H65D4D4A28D7244EEB72EC275282452B7"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>$1,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$5,000,000</quote>;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB4382D860EA44087909DF1B9CE4A90A7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>accumulated snags and other debris</quote> and inserting <quote>accumulated snags, obstructions, and other debris located in or adjacent to a Federal channel</quote>; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H843D8717F9494859AE1B5954D2C19E3E"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>or flood control</quote> and inserting <quote>, flood control, or recreation</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A4481BBF60641F19486F419EB93E025" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1165.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disposition studies</header>
<subsection id="H80B8F17061DE45F896E883385FFDF970"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out a disposition study for a project of the Corps of Engineers, including a disposition study under section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 549a) or an assessment under section 6002 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–121; 128 Stat. 1349), the Secretary shall consider the extent to which the property concerned has economic, cultural, historic, or recreational significance or impacts at the national, State, or local level.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HD2DF4404B3884B6C8DD250D0DCFA2B0A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Completion of assessment and inventory</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall complete the assessment and inventory required under section 6002(a) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–121; 128 Stat. 1349).</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF12FEFD82EC649F69D0B7EFFBF855E4B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1166.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfer of excess credit</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1020(a) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2223(a)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H71FB35C9827B4822A166BF9E57204B64" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through <quote>Subject to subsection (b)</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H86FCD4BBED6E441297176D92E5B08482"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application of credit</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6BC9F29094C04CF89FA9AE3DF0800789"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subsection (b)</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H757F5877C0C6436E88F3F9F6B8CC9312" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9F506ED32F84389A2E578111A3EE62E"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application prior to completion of project</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On request of a non-Federal interest, the credit described in paragraph (1) may be applied prior to completion of a study or project, if the credit amount is verified by the Secretary.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H96DEC76E7AC24F8FB2B8EA8516350C21" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1167.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hurricane and storm damage reduction</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3(c)(2)(B) of the Act of August 13, 1946 (60 Stat. 1056, chapter 960; 33 U.S.C. 426g(c)(2)(B)), is amended by striking <quote>$5,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$10,000,000</quote>.</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA5CEBA7A5E81454591452263EE101027" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1168.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fish hatcheries</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF36245625FF04C87A01891D66E3619CD"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may operate a fish hatchery for the purpose of restoring a population of fish species located in the region surrounding the fish hatchery that is listed as a threatened species or an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) or a similar State law.</text> </subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H522C5D7C2568443895BD673358911EB6"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A non-Federal entity, another Federal agency, or a group of non-Federal entities or other Federal agencies shall be responsible for 100 percent of the additional costs associated with managing a fish hatchery for the purpose described in subsection (a) that are not authorized as of the date of enactment of this Act for the fish hatchery.</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCBD7F17C041C45B1BF75A78D1B711F9C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1169.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Shore damage prevention or mitigation</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 111 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (33 U.S.C. 426i) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H32BAD058FBB141D1BE65F0CBDABB0794"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b) by striking <quote>measures</quote> and all that follows through <quote>project</quote> and inserting <quote>measures, including a study, shall be cost-shared in the same proportion as the cost-sharing provisions applicable to construction of the project</quote>; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E4EA1D935844D4FB939692D52FA2053"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E1F4D90FA2D497D962054EB7CCEF25A" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE9AA5E78292D4E049F41FEF4B3C021F4"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reimbursement for feasibility studies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning on the date of enactment of this subsection, in any case in which the Secretary implements a project under this section, the Secretary shall reimburse or credit the non-Federal interest for any amounts contributed for the study evaluating the damage in excess of the non-Federal share of the costs, as determined under subsection (b).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5C77108A47D544608B3CDBAA72497A4C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1170.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Enhancing lake recreation opportunities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3134 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–114; 121 Stat. 1142) is amended by striking subsection (e).</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9B781F304D884998BBD033E33B2652DA" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1171.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Credit in lieu of reimbursement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1022 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2225) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9BAA0DBEFB54E28B44186139F3540CA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a) by striking <quote>that has been constructed by a non-Federal interest under section 211 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 701b–13) before the date of enactment of this Act</quote> and inserting <quote>for which a written agreement with the Corps of Engineers for construction was finalized on or before December 31, 2014, under section 211 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 701b–13) (as it existed before the repeal made by section 1014(c)(3))</quote>; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H115C50AB3A7F4309B8BD89A20B85E533"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b) by striking <quote>share of the cost of the non-Federal interest of carrying out other flood damage reduction projects or studies</quote> and inserting <quote>non-Federal share of the cost of carrying out other water resources development projects or studies of the non-Federal interest</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H074EFF9FA4D5496A97B37FC393C982BF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1172.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Easements for electric, telephone, or broadband service facilities</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC4DE90F971DD42D5B58DA31E001D79D8"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of water resources development project</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>water resources development project</term> means a project under the administrative jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers that is subject to part 327 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).</text> </subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1C5DC5FBEF774F5CBC498A2FF4B0570A"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No consideration for easements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may not collect consideration for an easement across water resources development project land for the electric, telephone, or broadband service facilities of nonprofit organizations eligible for financing under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.).</text> </subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9D46E2477399423A8E715FF98B505CFE"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section affects the authority of the Secretary under section 2695 of title 10, United States Code, or under section 9701 of title 31, United State Code, to collect funds to cover reasonable administrative expenses incurred by the Secretary.</text> </subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB8F5D1C17592446BB9349F98CF13CFF5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1173.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study on performance of innovative materials</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H46D395ADE2F04F1A85DF149CD8044E60"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Innovative material defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the term <term>innovative material</term>, with respect to a water resources development project, includes high performance concrete formulations, geosynthetic materials, advanced alloys and metals, reinforced polymer composites, including any coatings or other corrosion prevention methods used in conjunction with such materials, and any other material, as determined by the Secretary.</text> </subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDFCF6BB2F1AD44F1B5A1AC0A922CC46B"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H041E3E4B4E37453FB163A51BFDE4E6C5"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall offer to enter into a contract with the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD1D7F405F88242BC9966DDFD8B0116ED"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to develop a proposal to study the use and performance of innovative materials in water resources development projects carried out by the Corps of Engineers; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HADBFF60FB57549169C68619DDDE0D94A"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">after the opportunity for public comment provided in accordance with subsection (c), to carry out the study proposed under subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H979254D7D9FA4C909ADF4D89B72DCD20"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The study under paragraph (1) shall identify—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3ED6BB972D034126BE9B6EC7FF8ED480"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the conditions that result in degradation of water resources infrastructure;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H849FFA14F50F453E95EF1D8C4DA56D0C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the capabilities of innovative materials in reducing degradation;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H71E5D6B0949A4C6E8B327A7AC8C51D9E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any statutory, fiscal, regulatory, or other barriers to the expanded successful use of innovative materials;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFEF8F446056C4EFC97B62A2A27484A53"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations on including performance-based requirements for the incorporation of innovative materials into the Unified Facilities Guide Specifications;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFE9EEBF7F0374144832232C8051523D1"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations on how greater use of innovative materials could increase performance of an asset of the Corps of Engineers in relation to extended service life;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H786F410B0657455DB6988EEE4B44DC79"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">additional ways in which greater use of innovative materials could empower the Corps of Engineers to accomplish the goals of the Strategic Plan for Civil Works of the Corps of Engineers; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDB4E13CA60A94A4BAC5EB9C1D48EAB51"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations on any further research needed to improve the capabilities of innovative materials in achieving extended service life and reduced maintenance costs in water resources development infrastructure.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H84211A592BE2489D8B5D4FC4140D2710"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Public comment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">After developing the study proposal under subsection (b)(1)(A) and before carrying out the study under subsection (b)(1)(B), the Secretary shall provide an opportunity for public comment on the study proposal.</text> </subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAA3D3C09D3F94628B2FB63953F8D3408"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the study under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary, at a minimum, shall consult with relevant experts on engineering, environmental, and industry considerations.</text> </subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H190E82AC4550486288B6D6750A3A8DE0"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">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 Congress a report describing the results of the study under subsection (b)(1).</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB90AF4743784500A702CCB2773148C3" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1174.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conversion of surplus water agreements</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">For the purposes of section 6 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 890, chapter 665; 33 U.S.C. 708), in any case in which a water supply agreement with a duration of 30 years or longer was predicated on water that was surplus to a purpose and provided for the complete payment of the actual investment costs of storage to be used, and that purpose is no longer authorized as of the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall provide to the non-Federal entity an opportunity to convert the agreement to a permanent storage agreement in accordance with section 301 of the Water Supply Act of 1958 (43 U.S.C. 390b), with the same payment terms incorporated in the agreement.</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD3A0844F5F7940C2BA16E324EAF1B574" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1175.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Projects funded by the Inland Waterways Trust Fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Beginning on June 10, 2014, and ending on the date of the completion of the project for navigation, Lower Ohio River, Locks and Dams 52 and 53, Illinois and Kentucky, authorized by section 3(a)(6) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4013), section 1001(b)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)(2)) shall not apply to any project authorized to receive funding from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund established by section 9506(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.</text> </section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H55E78C3DD3E245D19B5A8658AD63AD6B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1176.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rehabilitation assistance</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (55 Stat. 650, chapter 377; 33 U.S.C. 701n), is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H29007F583A9140109281E9E486295A2E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a) by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE38E5B869D294213A9F7184DE43F7098"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nonstructural alternatives defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>nonstructural alternatives</term> includes efforts to restore or protect natural resources, including streams, rivers, floodplains, wetlands, or coasts, if those efforts will reduce flood risk.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H779A9C9B78AA46238DD64319A6D4C9C7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4B74CD26DE424EEDA327EAEA5DE08774"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Increased level of protection</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In conducting repair or restoration work under subsection (a), at the request of the non-Federal sponsor, the Chief of Engineers may increase the level of protection above the level to which the system was designed, or, if the repair or restoration includes repair or restoration of a pumping station, increase the capacity of a pump, if—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC88AB790D3DD494DA8D85AE0C68EE2F2"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Chief of Engineers determines the improvements are in the public interest, including consideration of whether—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H412285016EEE4255BB76EA26C24A6140"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the authority under this section has been used more than once at the same location;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD82836C59A09424FBE49F47DA994E745"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">there is an opportunity to decrease significantly the risk of loss of life and property damage; or</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H98C254F0CF9840DC9DE0C95C98D05D71"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">there is an opportunity to decrease total life cycle rehabilitation costs for the project; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC58E1CF5B7D6434DB8DD981410CEFE2F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the non-Federal sponsor agrees to pay the difference between the cost of repair or restoration to the original design level or original capacity and the cost of achieving the higher level of protection or capacity sought by the non-Federal sponsor.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD1E2627238F34EA08B61FB1B6B6AE585"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notice</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall notify and consult with the non-Federal sponsor regarding the opportunity to request implementation of nonstructural alternatives to the repair or restoration of a flood control work under subsection (a).</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="H401338C6F7A94FFBA352722E7B511B7A"><enum>1177.</enum><header>Rehabilitation of Corps of Engineers constructed dams</header>
<subsection id="H0EEB9B8D166B4744B54FF1FB1A1211F9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the Secretary determines that the project is feasible, the Secretary may carry out a project for the rehabilitation of a dam described in subsection (b).</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="H557CA851CA2B438182DB735400DCF498"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Eligible dams</header><text>A dam eligible for assistance under this section is a dam—</text>
<paragraph id="H2005E4E92B1B4910A3D743086B13F547"><enum>(1)</enum><text>that has been constructed, in whole or in part, by the Corps of Engineers for flood control purposes;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC1237E2DBDFB4154AF4F08EA39D840DD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for which construction was completed before 1940;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H57F46AC7EA334E4C9AD58709890B4519"><enum>(3)</enum><text>that is classified as <quote>high hazard potential</quote> by the State dam safety agency of the State in which the dam is located; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H924F3084C4B44F50B2AF219A557255DE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>that is operated by a non-Federal entity.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HEBB80D8E862C4739903144284E78BAAC"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cost sharing</header><text>Non-Federal interests shall provide 35 percent of the cost of construction of any project carried out under this section, including provision of all land, easements, rights-of-way, and necessary relocations.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="H77DAAD6A2AFA42C88DC83E883CEED190"><enum>(d)</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—</text>
<paragraph id="H53BBD3F7696C4D5D9FFDF99B14490047"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to pay the non-Federal share of the costs of construction under subsection (c); and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7A9EF1E2932A4513B2E62AC4B54662F3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to pay 100 percent of any operation, maintenance, and replacement and rehabilitation costs with respect to the project in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HACA417E5E6964C75B26EEDE31E399685"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Cost limitation</header><text>The Secretary shall not expend more than $10,000,000 for a project at any single dam under this section.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="H453EF2B0A8DB4CCD85B547FB541A6EAE"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2026.</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA32792E2A8AB42EB8FFE1D6B527BEDF9" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1178.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Columbia River</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD4364C6E2EDD4EFEA4BD7AE3132021D3"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ecosystem restoration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 536(g) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–541; 114 Stat. 2662; 128 Stat. 1314) is amended by striking <quote>$50,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$75,000,000</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HDC1AFA96AF44433F8C09731734B1E87D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Watercraft inspection stations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 104 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 610) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H543A190782A1499CB90C0451C890BA8C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (d)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF2A40DAC41C34DEBB7656348B2D74424"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: </text>
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<paragraph id="H6F7DA43DAD8E40F9B62BDC1653D6AFF0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the Secretary may establish, operate, and maintain new or existing watercraft inspection stations to protect the Columbia River Basin to be located in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington at locations, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with such States, with the highest likelihood of preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species at reservoirs operated and maintained by the Secretary. The Secretary shall also assist the States referred to in this paragraph with rapid response to any aquatic invasive species, including quagga or zebra mussel, infestation.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBFA740FA98DC42378196F1787A9A6327"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(A) by inserting <quote>Governors of the</quote> before <quote>States</quote>; and </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDAE5473187A14113B7AD9490164107DC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (e) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following: </text>
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<paragraph id="HA0141C89F4444774B9FF8FBB8E7B1114"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assist States in early detection of aquatic invasive species, including quagga and zebra mussels; and</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE9980886A6C6421F97EB2EE667D94DB1"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tribal assistance</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDFCF0F403F574F5598BFB3CB09D46D74"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance authorized</header>
<subparagraph id="H914245EE9E0F4F7B9A1BD64364B879DA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upon the request of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary may provide assistance on land transferred by the Department of the Army to the Department of the Interior pursuant to title IV of Public Law 100–581 (102 Stat. 2944; 110 Stat. 766; 110 Stat. 3762; 114 Stat. 2679; 118 Stat. 544) to Indian tribes displaced as a result of the construction of the Bonneville Dam, Oregon.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBF2109451394422D85DBCBF27276EDFA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Clarification</header>
<clause id="H29FC6C7E3B2349F59C90232F3A030E03"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to provide the assistance described in subparagraph (A) based on information known or studies undertaken by the Secretary prior to the date of enactment of this subsection.</text></clause>
<clause id="H9791D2205C0F4E4EA899A8EE0A20B8F1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Additional studies</header><text>To the extent that the Secretary determines necessary, the Secretary is authorized to undertake additional studies to further examine any impacts to Indian tribes identified in subparagraph (A) beyond any information or studies identified under clause (i), except that the Secretary is authorized to provide the assistance described in subparagraph (A) based solely on information known or studies undertaken by the Secretary prior to the date of enactment of this subsection. </text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA19F3AA4CE914CA78DB254FC73D49499"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study of impacts of John Day Dam, Oregon</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75E4310B4E404965BC14A4BADE07A342"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct a study to determine the number of Indian tribes displaced by the construction of the John Day Dam, Oregon; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9ECB4B16A1FF4DB7B80DF30B12FD4D97"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommend to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a plan to provide assistance to Indian tribes displaced as a result of the construction of the John Day Dam, Oregon.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0239F4AE724F46CE8EBC5A6D83E16211" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1179.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Missouri River</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE1BD0E1E984475D879D2574FEA1A777"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reservoir sediment management</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEC7861A9EE4D4922B3A7463B20CC8530"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition of sediment management plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this subsection, the term <term>sediment management plan</term> means a plan for preventing sediment from reducing water storage capacity at a reservoir and increasing water storage capacity through sediment removal at a reservoir.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB7A7AC1DE8A546B49DE88E10FC2EBB37"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Upper Missouri River Basin pilot program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out a pilot program for the development and implementation of sediment management plans for reservoirs owned and operated by the Secretary in the Upper Missouri River Basin, on request by project beneficiaries.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H009C789AF16940808308A094FAD309D7"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Plan elements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A sediment management plan under paragraph (2) shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBCBAB6173DF5499D8ED091287C57AAE9"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide opportunities for project beneficiaries and other stakeholders to participate in sediment management decisions;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB34E13ACA2A8446CAB08836A0015D96C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">evaluate the volume of sediment in a reservoir and impacts on storage capacity;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H11D357CF57D049D3A5FBA33548DE9ADB"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify preliminary sediment management options, including sediment dikes and dredging;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF4BA65CD709140C5BB73A25823705BBA"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify constraints;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6D46579E304A4708A1CD9BC938F1C2E3"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assess technical feasibility, economic justification, and environmental impacts;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDDEAC790621944FB909C7CFDD5A68429"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify beneficial uses for sediment; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H07AD1C04A8CA4AD680D6C525B85798D3"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the maximum extent practicable, use, develop, and demonstrate innovative, cost-saving technologies, including structural and nonstructural technologies and designs, to manage sediment.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9AA48AA63B934B9E9DADD4CC702BC306"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cost share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The beneficiaries requesting a sediment management plan shall share in the cost of development and implementation of the plan and such cost shall be allocated among the beneficiaries in accordance with the benefits to be received.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE330BD7054464FB7AF0BC771B1FB4E4A"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contributed funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may accept funds from non-Federal interests and other Federal agencies to develop and implement a sediment management plan under this subsection.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4EA77232AF2745518928AEF25C7B5480"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Guidance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall use the knowledge gained through the development and implementation of sediment management plans under paragraph (2) to develop guidance for sediment management at other reservoirs.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H44347FCDBD484D7D81A4AA88E309DAFF"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Partnership with Secretary of the Interior</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2FD148F7109432F89DC9C9A153F2EA8"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program established under this subsection in partnership with the Secretary of the Interior, and the program may apply to reservoirs managed or owned by the Bureau of Reclamation on execution of a memorandum of agreement between the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior establishing the framework for a partnership and the terms and conditions for sharing expertise and resources.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H55F3A7812F194A1D9EF980556F34E9B5"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lead agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary that has primary jurisdiction over a reservoir shall take the lead in developing and implementing a sediment management plan for that reservoir.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H22E6AF8281A44F4298EC4D5446D1DCEC"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other authorities not affected</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection affects sediment management or the share of costs paid by Federal and non-Federal interests relating to sediment management under any other provision of law (including regulations).</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD32162DA8898483DA40DC2E95FA498B0"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Snowpack and drought monitoring</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4003(a) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–121; 128 Stat. 1310) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A6F3FF5430C46A590095D0B0F25120B"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lead agency</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Corps of Engineers shall be the lead agency for carrying out and coordinating the activities described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA06C16918E0D4AE39103EFC3288705D7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1180.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chesapeake Bay oyster restoration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 704(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2263(b)(1)) is amended by striking <quote>$60,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$100,000,000</quote>.</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H35FF99032B7F484A89B9B7B41460CCA0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1181.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Salton Sea, California</header>
<subsection id="H62BFCDAE938A49A3B405686544BBFFCB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 3032 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–114; 121 Stat. 1113) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0ADDC6D893BD464FBB3729263B8D582C"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the section heading by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">program</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">restoration</header-in-text></quote>;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H26BA4095ED7E47C480E4852B3DE62E58"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB62CAB70D36544AAA10E6B01E412D899"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the subsection heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Pilot projects</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Program</header-in-text></quote>;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE7DB5AFE310B4B9E9499A59018029CDC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8676AEA2254549BCB8A9B72ACB52BF53"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1FA45092CA9497385DB965DC3C73EFA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H004B0BE1C5F447069F836A14FCAB7CF7" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7B9D4C3BED9443ADB1D57E60EEF23C62"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out a program to implement projects to restore the Salton Sea in accordance with this section.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A17937A21224BAFB64015D8460F0C06"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (B) (as redesignated by clause (i)) by striking <quote>the pilot</quote>; and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB943546A4F9E46A181F56EC12ED6D674"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (C)(i) (as redesignated by clause (i))—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H26D0DC0D9DBF4C19AF51B3BFC5553F45"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking <quote>the pilot projects referred to in subparagraph (A)</quote> and inserting <quote>the projects referred to in subparagraph (B)</quote>;</text> </subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HADB9E14A0D7F4199B1B81CA25AECA783"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (I) by inserting <quote>, Salton Sea Authority, or other non-Federal interest</quote> before the semicolon; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9ACA0DB179CF4306B6DCA145D62E84D7"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subclause (II) by striking <quote>pilot</quote>;</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H38D4EDBC336A4C648A1B04CFF9797BC7"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>pilot</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H061F311B7E7B49839821CB4A40C63FB5"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF4F2860521D44EA084A9C684EFC71642"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>pilot</quote> each place it appears; and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H320E9C2F3D2949068E73EAD6FDE45726"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting <quote>, Salton Sea Authority, or other non-Federal interest</quote> after <quote>State</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4B7B493817244D9C88E9292904CB8B44"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c) by striking <quote>pilot</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD3E2D539139B4FE0B380B1876EE740B0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–114; 121 Stat. 1041) is amended by striking the item relating to section 3032 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="HF2D900BF8EF643C6B5E2A49EA4EEAFBE" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">3032. Salton Sea restoration program, California.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E4A1DBEDAA844D18C0C7E1C1CF08B03" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1182.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjustment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 219(f) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–580) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC6E2F3BB9200435FB1DE4702574D6A1A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (25) (113 Stat. 336)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD11A2E4AF7F74E56A6FBB8ABD39607E3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>Berkeley,</quote> before <quote>Calhoun,</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE24EB6A225A442E6BF62FDE5F74FCD79" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>Orangeberg, and Sumter</quote> and inserting <quote>and Orangeberg</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3BA3FBD5D3974A1191272B53CA43FBB5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (78) (121 Stat. 1258)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA8368DD4430640FDBD74B077F8D92BA1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the paragraph heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">St. Clair County,</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">St. Clair County, Blount County, and Cullman County,</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H220C69644B18420187A58A51011F6E57"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>St. Clair County,</quote> and inserting <quote>St. Clair County, Blount County, and Cullman County,</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5BBB2DAD288247BD9D0AC67728534C41" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1183.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Coastal engineering</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H514F3EAC615141FCAD335AA9A1D0D7E0"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 4014(b) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2803a(b)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEC1D00A2C0844CC79F8EEEE1B046865B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1) by inserting <quote>Indian tribes,</quote> after <quote>nonprofit organizations,</quote>;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0C4C65856EDD4B07B26A42C80C934095"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H39B68DA393FE490190390B359D585B7A"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDA672AD462C2427C8C2F80B1DD8EAFA3" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6602C7531CB941D4868A8B63270F636F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">give priority to projects in communities the existence of which is threatened by rising sea level, including projects relating to shoreline restoration, tidal marsh restoration, dunal habitats to protect coastal infrastructure, reduction of future and existing emergency repair costs, and the beneficial reuse of dredged materials;</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE1630465EF9E4B0691394E42FB6E9F0B"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Interagency coordination on coastal resilience</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0AF539B2FAB44BCDB02F72567CC367EA"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall convene an interagency working group on resilience to extreme weather, which will coordinate research, data, and Federal investments related to sea level rise, resiliency, and vulnerability to extreme weather, including coastal resilience.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H40178FB1586D41D8B0159A0383D97FB8"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The interagency working group convened under paragraph (1) shall participate in any activity carried out by an organization authorized by a State to study and issue recommendations on how to address the impacts on Federal assets of recurrent flooding and sea level rise, including providing consultation regarding policies, programs, studies, plans, and best practices relating to recurrent flooding and sea level rise in areas with significant Federal assets.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE82BA72553054D34AC70D24D04D3102C"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regional assessments</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB8B442BD3B0D4FFCAE47FF0F5E8E2DBC"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may conduct regional assessments of coastal and back bay protection and of Federal and State policies and programs related to coastal water resources, including—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5ACD826B2AF74845ABDE50BA35E3BDD4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of the probability and the extent of coastal flooding and erosion, including back bay and estuarine flooding;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H25C3616C2F9044549DC1EBD0B5377C66"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations for policies and other measures related to regional Federal, State, local, and private participation in shoreline and back bay protection projects;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H985BB8514A2B405A94E2FC0AF7F363BE"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of the performance of existing Federal coastal storm damage reduction, ecosystem restoration, and navigation projects, including recommendations for the improvement of those projects; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0B46DACD2E7447888527E4FDFA827AEB"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommendations for the demonstration of methodologies for resilience through the use of natural and nature-based infrastructure approaches, as appropriate.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H80BA3E1EA176488E917D59AEA6B94E52"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cooperation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall cooperate with—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7E6975FEC24F4424B9DB24BD7A739456"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">heads of appropriate Federal agencies;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6D5FE351BACE478DBB2D23E5430F6E57"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">States that have approved coastal management programs and appropriate agencies of those States;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H657C17CAA1784904A54D1244A297713E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">local governments; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4C590F9AB29C4872BEB4A425CB3E9518"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the private sector.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD8DA9B50269D429CB1A692902F7173A3"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Streamlining</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A17088077514FAAA3FAEDD5BCA6C7BB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the maximum extent practicable, use existing research done by Federal, State, regional, local, and private entities to eliminate redundancies and related costs;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0D52FA996AD241C8A19A0E97275FD3C7"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">receive from any of the entities described in subsection (c)(2)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDECAD98F97974A89ADC933D33D365590"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">contributed funds; or</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC7131FC494AF4784936FA306532F63EC"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">research that may be eligible for credit as work-in-kind under applicable Federal law; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H06D8333EF26946B88BB8BD1B0CD7DCD4"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enable each District or combination of Districts of the Corps of Engineers that jointly participate in carrying out an assessment under this section to consider regionally appropriate engineering, biological, ecological, social, economic, and other factors in carrying out the assessment.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H164062D5137444C2AAF2C22DF79D2F2C"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall submit in the 2019 annual report submitted to Congress in accordance with section 8 of the Act of August 11, 1888 (25 Stat. 424, chapter 860; 33 U.S.C. 556), and section 925(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2295(b)) all reports and recommendations prepared under this section, together with any necessary supporting documentation.</text> </subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5C08C1C5EAEC4BC98074959398FBA864" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1184.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consideration of measures</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC50E0BB4F4504321AF59A366D5296F9F"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the following definitions apply:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEE6BF1EFD1864718B9D16E113AD60C8A"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Natural feature</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>natural feature</term> means a feature that is created through the action of physical, geological, biological, and chemical processes over time.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H54BD3FF857F04EBB8259A1433B5A9B5B"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nature-based feature</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>nature-based feature</term> means a feature that is created by human design, engineering, and construction to provide risk reduction in coastal areas by acting in concert with natural processes.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4A1EAEB455F34A6495DAE88E03DA3C8F"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In studying the feasibility of projects for flood risk management, hurricane and storm damage reduction, and ecosystem restoration the Secretary shall, with the consent of the non-Federal sponsor of the feasibility study, consider, as appropriate—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEF0F7AF71D37478D8D79333148E2F20D"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">natural features;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFE0A027E28CE4D5E8A2B6B321FB468C5"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">nature-based features;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAEDAB8AF095148CDAF53030F6DCAC06F"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">nonstructural measures; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5A70EB9B84834A04B7E6FF67E27823CD"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">structural measures.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB9586D35790C42D89D5D7444B094B916"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report to Congress</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB22ADC15CFDB4200872116F5CEB589DE"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than February 1, 2020, and 5 and 10 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the implementation of subsection (b).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F8EE2F3B56A4485B2E4FD3015B14F50"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contents</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The report under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, the following:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H03D2F0A0D97B4B4D812E3CE3A9DF9BCE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of guidance or instructions issued, and other measures taken, by the Secretary and the Chief of Engineers to implement subsection (b).</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H54A68DA9DCDB40F8BA7F59FB4FC02D8F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An assessment of the costs, benefits, impacts, and trade-offs associated with measures recommended by the Secretary for coastal risk reduction and the effectiveness of those measures.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2DC718D8E2E9463F8D834090C0E7F71C"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A description of any statutory, fiscal, or regulatory barriers to the appropriate consideration and use of a full array of measures for coastal risk reduction.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H94FAAB0416F548D7BE10B785FE85A02A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1185.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Table Rock Lake, Arkansas and Missouri</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF5B1C905A976478693F3669520435021"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBC9B217CA36A4EDFADDA5E515D78A728"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall include a 60-day public comment period for the Table Rock Lake Master Plan and Table Rock Lake Shoreline Management Plan revision; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H66D3504FD9CA4581BEC975204840A810"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall finalize the revision for the Table Rock Lake Master Plan and Table Rock Lake Shoreline Management Plan during the 2-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2BAF64F47123481C9A292D25BC66E349"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Shoreline use permits</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">During the period described in subsection (a)(2), the Secretary shall lift or suspend the moratorium on the issuance of new, and modifications to existing, shoreline use permits based on the existing Table Rock Lake Master Plan and Table Rock Lake Shoreline Management Plan.</text> </subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H56ED7260EE264CC9A053AF06EE2FAEB8"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Oversight committee</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8EADB06C4F514DC1876D58A85D85BEF1"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish an oversight committee (referred to in this subsection as the <quote>Committee</quote>).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8213427193FA4DC9B39ED28DC951C842"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Purposes</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The purposes of the Committee shall be—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC85901A8F0C2401B8F8908DEB8B402F4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to review any permit to be issued under the existing Table Rock Lake Master Plan at the recommendation of the District Engineer; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6FF68A43C58F46D99277ED15B958254F"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to advise the District Engineer on revisions to the new Table Rock Lake Master Plan and Table Rock Lake Shoreline Management Plan.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H92D2B6150C144D32AA5C65103B796E72"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Membership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The membership of the Committee shall not exceed 6 members and shall include—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD00B960296644C58A06AC5AAE53FF04B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not more than 1 representative each from the State of Missouri and the State of Arkansas;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3AA88DA5CB054CA19879552568A28AC6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not more than 1 representative each from local economic development organizations with jurisdiction over Table Rock Lake; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEBFD3F6B36124FC98CE016523C5C811E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not more than 1 representative each representing the boating and conservation interests of Table Rock Lake.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H514C66E78D45476BAA05FB4AE7DD6373"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H473ED2A1AA2A400EB29ACF3AADC4474B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carry out a study on the need to revise permit fees relating to Table Rock Lake to better reflect the cost of issuing those permits and achieve cost savings;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD141648F61F345ABA6FE55FD4D8E00A4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">submit to Congress a report on the results of the study described in subparagraph (A); and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2FDAB5CD4B404AC4A873A9220940C22E"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">begin implementation of a new permit fee structure based on the findings of the study described in subparagraph (A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H77675C07ABD746C7ADC50E924451DD8D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1186.</enum><header>Rural western water</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 595 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–53; 113 Stat. 383; 128 Stat. 1316) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H1E6F5405747D4D50BACBC8AB492EE869"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H076A6D97D5BE44DC99AA5F8A36FBDC66"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (g) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HF0337C7F10414C5C90FD830B9C890BDA" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H9F714ABB159340308D14569F6AB588E5"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Eligibility</header>
<paragraph id="H87D5FBE1E11A414590158B735BBD11ED" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Assistance under this section shall be made available to all eligible States and locales described in subsection (b) consistent with program priorities determined by the Secretary in accordance with criteria developed by the Secretary to establish the program priorities.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEA993047749A4AADADB5E6D454319EAD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Selection of projects</header><text>In selecting projects for assistance under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to a project located in an eligible State or local entity for which the project sponsor is prepared to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF63C871742D94039A5B4B5A78A3E6152"><enum>(A)</enum><text>execute a new or amended project cooperation agreement; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H312F97DFD97B49A1AAFD13B7721F1329"><enum>(B)</enum><text>commence promptly after the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9224CD73DF724A23A5FFC8737D94299A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Rural projects</header><text>The Secretary shall consider a project authorized under this section and an environmental infrastructure project authorized under section 219 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–580; 106 Stat. 4835) for new starts on the same basis as any other similarly funded project.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H06E6E59D60C84CA1B0592AA6340B1DB0"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (i) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)) by striking <quote>which shall—</quote> and all that follows through <quote>remain</quote> and inserting <quote>to remain</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="HB239934F6CDB4A83BF1C1C15BCE4772F"><enum>1187.</enum><header>Interstate compacts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 301 of the Water Supply Act of 1958 (43 U.S.C. 390b) is amended by striking subsection (f).</text></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A6F53058C804699828BD96C3D2D7B9C" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1188.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H518A54B20E29451FBA2D8DC603D47657"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">State water quality standards that impact the disposal of dredged material should be developed collaboratively, with input from all relevant stakeholders;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A351C0EADB447C5B6AC3588550ABCE2"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">open-water disposal of dredged material should be reduced to the maximum extent practicable; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCFBB73EDE2EF4BC6866D7028D8F63D9C"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">where practicable, the preference is for disputes between States related to the disposal of dredged material and the protection of water quality to be resolved between the States in accordance with regional plans and with the involvement of regional bodies.</text></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H62DF1BD08524439B815866B73F0074EF" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1189.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Dredged material disposal</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Disposal of dredged material shall not be considered environmentally acceptable for the purposes of identifying the Federal standard (as defined in section 335.7 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)) if the disposal violates applicable State water quality standards approved by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under section 303 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1313).</text> </section> </subtitle>
<subtitle id="HB6AF92A3F0F44BF6B536F7CE5584EB15"><enum>B</enum><header>Studies</header>
<section id="H230968762A80496CA1AEBF848125D6C2"><enum>1201.</enum><header>Authorization of proposed feasibility studies</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">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 on January 29, 2015, and January 29, 2016, respectively, pursuant to section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d) or otherwise reviewed by Congress:</text>
<paragraph id="H196E48368E5545C59B20CE0A6143661A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Ouachita-Black Rivers, Arkansas and Louisiana</header><text>Project for navigation, Ouachita-Black Rivers, Arkansas and Louisiana.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE6E1B7E2E7A84E1EB883FE045FCB4763"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cache Creek Settling Basin, California</header><text>Project for flood damage reduction and ecosystem restoration, Cache Creek Settling Basin, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA9FC56F14F8745199F05D9A9DE517FD5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Coyote Valley Dam, California</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for flood control, water conservation, and related purposes, Russian River Basin, California, authorized by the River and Harbor Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 177), to modify the Coyote Valley Dam to add environmental restoration as a project purpose and to increase water supply and improve reservoir operations. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6B8F7F41ACEF4154A93328F6DF6DE5B4"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Del Rosa Channel, city of San Bernardino, California</header><text>Project for flood damage reduction and ecosystem restoration, Del Rosa Channel, city of San Bernardino, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8E7AF6BB9D324A768E7B1ACF4C0312CC"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Merced County Streams, California</header><text>Project for flood damage reduction, Merced County Streams, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HABF8F4FF67B94494838E4F6E1630F30B"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Mission-Zanja Channel, cities of San Bernardino and Redlands, California</header><text>Project for flood damage reduction and ecosystem restoration, Mission-Zanja Channel, cities of San Bernardino and Redlands, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H304B3AFF4B0E4A9096D5E09F95219EE3"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Soboba Indian Reservation, California</header><text>Project for flood damage reduction, Soboba Indian Reservation, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2A5CD6C169664C748C57EF9BA8B912C8"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Indian River Inlet, Delaware</header><text>Project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, Indian River Inlet, Delaware.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H370492A754954975BE54F17BC948350D"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Lewes Beach, Delaware</header><text>Project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, Lewes Beach, Delaware.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2BB3ED469F1D417B946C5A11CF4A6DA6"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Mispillion Complex, Kent and Sussex Counties, Delaware</header><text>Project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, Mispillion Complex, Kent and Sussex Counties, Delaware.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFCD676EEE5C04DE9931FBA13F5035B3A"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Daytona Beach, Florida</header><text>Project for flood damage reduction, Daytona Beach, Florida.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H46F4459FA3B843818FED770FD29DF8A9"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Brunswick Harbor, Georgia</header><text>Project for navigation, Brunswick Harbor, Georgia.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEE1F71DCD47C47088C673221BE10608E"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Dubuque, Iowa</header><text>Project for flood damage reduction, Dubuque, Iowa.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6ABE5DEF9AF243509D6A141318BCA585"><enum>(14)</enum><header>St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana</header><text>Project for flood damage reduction and ecosystem restoration, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6EFC6D930EB74B17867C5A316B2A53B7"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Cattaraugus Creek, New York</header><text>Project for flood damage reduction, Cattaraugus Creek, New York.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H621BDE8E5EA144BC958CD2BC68D33949"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Cayuga Inlet, Ithaca, New York</header><text>Project for navigation and flood damage reduction, Cayuga Inlet, Ithaca, New York.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HFBA1C6C1F85843B69E3301EE934EE6C6"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Delaware River Basin, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Projects for flood control, Delaware River Basin, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, authorized by section 408 of the Act of July 24, 1946 (60 Stat. 644, chapter 596), and section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1182), to review operations of the projects to enhance opportunities for ecosystem restoration and water supply.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5104A9F264EE4B4FA34735C7501045E5"><enum>(18)</enum><header>Silver Creek, Hanover, New York</header><text>Project for flood damage reduction and ecosystem restoration, Silver Creek, Hanover, New York. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7DE1C517269D4939A47D0E3B41C56328"><enum>(19)</enum><header>Stonycreek and Little Conemaugh Rivers, Pennsylvania</header><text>Project for flood damage reduction and recreation, Stonycreek and Little Conemaugh Rivers, Pennsylvania.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9A7D68EF831B49A096D47ABBC5A5DE7B"><enum>(20)</enum><header>Tioga-Hammond Lake, Pennsylvania</header><text>Project for ecosystem restoration, Tioga-Hammond Lake, Pennsylvania.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H231CC3B6962345AEA6FBF1E831C48519"><enum>(21)</enum><header>Brazos River, Fort Bend County, Texas</header><text>Project for flood damage reduction in the vicinity of the Brazos River, Fort Bend County, Texas.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0F98B08F9DAC4E76959378FD289FEE9A"><enum>(22)</enum><header>Chacon Creek, city of Laredo, Texas</header><text>Project for flood damage reduction, ecosystem restoration, and recreation, Chacon Creek, city of Laredo, Texas.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF200AA1A18C84842A0A3F2DDD1A1B6C7"><enum>(23)</enum><header>Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Texas</header><text>Project for navigation, Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Texas.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEC235F233C4746BCB2F966055573CDCC"><enum>(24)</enum><header>City of El Paso, Texas</header><text>Project for flood damage reduction, city of El Paso, Texas.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBA0C1947C1B747019B81F8DFE8CCEA00"><enum>(25)</enum><header>Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Brazoria and Matagorda Counties, Texas</header><text>Project for navigation and hurricane and storm damage reduction, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Brazoria and Matagorda Counties, Texas.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDE0623C7E2504AC8BBA85C2936E3CB1E"><enum>(26)</enum><header>Port of Bay City, Texas</header><text>Project for navigation, Port of Bay City, Texas.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEEBD8623A9D04EE5A7C48AD74C723B7D"><enum>(27)</enum><header>Chincoteague Island, Virginia</header><text>Project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, navigation, and ecosystem restoration, Chincoteague Island, Virginia.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H00770EFC5AED493B816E1A1A34FADF3B"><enum>(28)</enum><header>Burley Creek Watershed, Kitsap County, Washington</header><text>Project for flood damage reduction and ecosystem restoration, Burley Creek Watershed, Kitsap County, Washington.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC289D5993CA6415DBE7CD54F351B2417"><enum>(29)</enum><header>Savannah River below Augusta, Georgia</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project for ecosystem restoration, water supply, recreation, and flood control, Savannah River below Augusta, Georgia.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H182F456DFA6D4A959F1003C6591B03D0"><enum>(30)</enum><header>Johnstown, Pennsylvania</header><text>Project for flood damage reduction, Johnstown, Pennsylvania.</text></paragraph> </section>
<section id="HC0BFE54183B144859F58948BFA67F1D6"><enum>1202.</enum><header>Additional studies</header>
<subsection id="HA8A06263E58944579CC8482054BE3481"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Tulsa and West Tulsa, Arkansas River, Oklahoma</header>
<paragraph id="HC58DE73BD21743ECA637CD1769F64A8A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of modifying the projects for flood risk management, Tulsa and West Tulsa, Oklahoma, authorized by section 3 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (55 Stat. 645, chapter 377).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF3B5913997CB4CB3A76B3A65EF83A1E5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In carrying out the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall address project deficiencies, uncertainties, and significant data gaps, including material, construction, and subsurface, which render the project at risk of overtopping, breaching, or system failure.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1870B5CCDF504889930BFE4D62FD9DC1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Prioritization to address significant risks</header><text>In any case in which a levee or levee system (as defined in section 9002 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3301)) is classified as Class I or II under the levee safety action classification tool developed by the Corps of Engineers, the Secretary shall expedite the project for budget consideration.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H34A7ACC0536041C691D242A0EA12ABC5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Cincinnati, Ohio</header>
<paragraph id="HFCDE1576D36443F1B8CBFB8BAB865DE4"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Review</header><text>The Secretary shall review the Central Riverfront Park Master Plan, dated December 1999, and the Ohio Riverfront Study, Cincinnati, Ohio, dated August 2002, to determine the feasibility of carrying out flood risk reduction, ecosystem restoration, and recreation components beyond the ecosystem restoration and recreation components that were undertaken pursuant to section 5116 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–114; 121 Stat. 1238) as a second phase of that project.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAC2CEC6A444A4AAAB49AFE7EBA3C5686"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorization</header><text>The project authorized under section 5116 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–114; 121 Stat. 1238) is modified to authorize the Secretary to undertake the additional flood risk reduction and ecosystem restoration components described in paragraph (1), at a total cost of $30,000,000, if the Secretary determines that the additional flood risk reduction, ecosystem restoration, and recreation components, considered together, are feasible.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HFDE1F8D743BC4E1CA638227BDB9C3F4B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Arctic deep draft port development partnerships</header><text>Section 2105 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2243) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H64B31F2CDD00405394A197092A80E9B5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(25 U.S.C. 450b))</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>(25 U.S.C. 5304)) and a Native village, Regional Corporation, or Village Corporation (as those terms are defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602)</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAF68DA99E5554601AB6DACABFEA74468"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (d) by striking <quote>the Secretary of Homeland Security</quote> and inserting <quote>the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H992B02E38980411F9B15AEDFCE03B69D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: </text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="HEAE383FA36164B22826F9D1880339D2B" display-inline="no-display-inline">
<subsection id="H6855E2F77D134A72B7BE73BCA301168D"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Consideration of national security interests</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out a study of the feasibility of an Arctic deep draft port, the Secretary—</text>
<paragraph id="HE8FF2A8638E44DABB44F6731C853A0F0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall consult with the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to identify benefits in carrying out the missions specified in section 888 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 468) associated with an Arctic deep draft port;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE2F8FBD811A7418D84137FAD4ED8615D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall consult with the Secretary of Defense to identify national security benefits associated with an Arctic deep draft port; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA10FE94FCA3A4056B4C5D181D04D3051"><enum>(3)</enum><text>may consider such benefits in determining whether an Arctic deep draft port is feasible.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB099C9753569462CA97DF0D924AD8D42"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Mississippi River Ship Channel, Gulf to Baton Rouge, Louisiana</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of modifying the project for navigation, Mississippi River Ship Channel, Gulf to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, authorized by section 201(a) of the Harbor Development and Navigation Improvement Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–662; 100 Stat. 4090), to deepen the channel approaches and the associated area on the left descending bank of the Mississippi River between mile 98.3 and mile 100.6 Above Head of Passes (AHP) to a depth equal to the Channel.</text> </subsection></section>
<section id="H69FB4AD7F07640FAAC1B0F7069D9078B"><enum>1203.</enum><header>North Atlantic Coastal Region</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4009 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–121; 128 Stat. 1316) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HA19224CD30E3458B9E26E5EB4ADBA8F0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a) by striking <quote>conduct a study to determine the feasibility of carrying out projects</quote> and inserting <quote>carry out a comprehensive assessment and management plan</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB6665AB69DD749ABBB2B3311921BD4F3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H66FF310A38214AB181FC77F13AB757CE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Study</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Assessment and plan</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9B1EE62BC9794607BD61AAE668CC273C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking <quote>study</quote> and inserting <quote>assessment and plan</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H01AC1524EF6B4F4AA7B1344569ADCF76"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1) by striking <quote>study</quote> and inserting <quote>assessment and plan</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8265DAE51B994B22B44A91914482F352" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1204.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">South Atlantic coastal study</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4891A4E09EB74D44AFBA2847C2D7901A"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct a study of the coastal areas located within the geographical boundaries of the South Atlantic Division of the Corps of Engineers to identify the risks and vulnerabilities of those areas to increased hurricane and storm damage as a result of sea level rise.</text> </subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H60835B2FB2A8411E80A955AC892FFF43"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2C171E3D58C447C08EC6699F9EF5906A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">conduct a comprehensive analysis of current hurricane and storm damage reduction measures with an emphasis on regional sediment management practices to sustainably maintain or enhance current levels of storm protection;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H31DE92E6A271421689E4AF0E658A9B1F"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify risks and coastal vulnerabilities in the areas affected by sea level rise;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3ADE58E058594DD3BCFF37478329F0A1"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommend measures to address the vulnerabilities described in paragraph (2); and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEAAD4027E210494AAFAFAB6E7A719123"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop a long-term strategy for—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H04399D91834148CB8CEE0D130E040ABE"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">addressing increased hurricane and storm damages that result from rising sea levels; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF3EDCE4BCE6B4A989082DE708AB84686"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identifying opportunities to enhance resiliency, increase sustainability, and lower risks in—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H86E3A416E0B94883837CA79E3FAF915E"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">populated areas;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEDB88F034620433895CBB04A4707FAA5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">areas of concentrated economic development; and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A6B09BE7D4940D1BCE4909AB7ED142F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">areas with vulnerable environmental resources.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF2B38AF9DDFF42438A8D6F70B938A32F"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report recommending specific and detailed actions to address the risks and vulnerabilities of the areas described in subsection (a) due to increased hurricane and storm damage as a result of sea level rise.</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE6B39FC17FE74973BCA3C413E80A869D" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1205.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Texas coastal area</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In carrying out the comprehensive plan authorized by section 4091 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–114; 121 Stat. 1187), the Secretary shall consider studies, data, and information developed by the Gulf Coast Community Protection and Recovery District to expedite completion of the plan.</text></section>
<section id="H625E33D4E8B748308D79C6547957A189" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1206.</enum><header>Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers</header>
<subsection id="HF4D9C91E5AAE47EEA5762A5EE5388CED"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall conduct a study of the riverine areas located within the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois River basins to identify the risks and vulnerabilities of those areas to increased flood damages.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H03BB367D34254E78806260D8E6AA3807"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In carrying out the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HE81988E33B2B451191481BBC16B14D8D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>conduct a comprehensive analysis of flood risk management measures to maintain or enhance current levels of protection;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H54568CD0F1FC42FBB9379D697D917DBA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>identify risks and vulnerabilities in the areas affected by flooding;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H08BB4512099B48689B3D07D413568261"><enum>(3)</enum><text>recommend specific measures and actions to address the risks and vulnerabilities described in paragraph (2);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1527FFC9574E4748BFB8EFAFDC39DBA1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>coordinate with the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, the Governors of the States within the Upper Mississippi and Illinois River basins, the appropriate levee and drainage districts, nonprofit organizations, and other interested parties;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB19208019638474FB755E1B8B9B86D2D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>develop basinwide hydrologic models for the Upper Mississippi River System and improve analytical methods needed to produce scientifically based recommendations for improvements to flood risk management; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC447265319E443BDB4960244D1F6E531"><enum>(6)</enum><text>develop a long-term strategy for—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF57A1B3756A44A01B05C422EF9AE1D40"><enum>(A)</enum><text>addressing increased flood damages; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBFEF97A51861486CBB95A6E56DF09B66"><enum>(B)</enum><text>identifying opportunities to enhance resiliency, increase sustainability, and lower risks in—</text>
<clause id="HDCB5E201B945400C8CC1B5E5213F18D7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>populated areas;</text></clause>
<clause id="H3B31AC1F850741ABA1D70D8BFDD2E456"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>areas of concentrated economic development; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HEC4ABE76988D4E2488A448F72CF39C85"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>areas with vulnerable environmental resources.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H81634BE83E00442FAEEB537B558E35F1"><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 Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and make publicly available a report describing the results of the study conducted under subsection (b).</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C6AD7946F324612A392D236FDF56628" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1207.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Kanawha River Basin</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary shall conduct studies to determine the feasibility of implementing projects for flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, navigation, water supply, recreation, and other water resource related purposes within the Kanawha River Basin, West Virginia, Virginia, and North Carolina.</text></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HC375980D4CBB4008BD44F5B7408744B0"><enum>C</enum><header>Deauthorizations, Modifications, and Related Provisions</header>
<section id="H42D0174352EA42EEA38F0B504C96A2C4"><enum>1301.</enum><header>Deauthorization of inactive projects</header>
<subsection id="HDB7EC446B6CD4197A9D031F957095AB4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of this section are—</text>
<paragraph id="H46801E33433249C7B3C95877337BD862"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to identify $10,000,000,000 in water resources development projects authorized by Congress that are no longer viable for construction due to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H114C0289A2774954A8C8A90CEDAB583B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a lack of local support;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H37CF6F3FFEDD42B8BCA9FD345C5580D8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a lack of available Federal or non-Federal resources; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE365D53070B849CD9D86B3C0E8ACE548"><enum>(C)</enum><text>an authorizing purpose that is no longer relevant or feasible;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1D41E2F6532B46E491C7D1B44B594D56"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to create an expedited and definitive process for Congress to deauthorize water resources development projects that are no longer viable for construction; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H41498255EE8645449995470F303A25C8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to allow the continued authorization of water resources development projects that are viable for construction.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H692E411003E54B5CB88A5C630C15E659"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Interim deauthorization list</header>
<paragraph id="H8BA856A34EA74089A469577DDC9EB1BF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall develop an interim deauthorization list that identifies—</text>
<subparagraph id="H571760FD8EC743D99204A0374941C5D4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>each water resources development project, or separable element of a project, authorized for construction before November 8, 2007, for which—</text>
<clause id="H7821FEF4131D41E3904AE715AB81C4E5"><enum>(i)</enum><text>planning, design, or construction was not initiated before the date of enactment of this Act; or</text></clause>
<clause id="HE6514CC9D42B47A8AC421162D925B6A5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>planning, design, or construction was initiated before the date of enactment of this Act, but for which no funds, Federal or non-Federal, were obligated for planning, design, or construction of the project or separable element of the project during the current fiscal year or any of the 6 preceding fiscal years; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE786D9959BFD4163866EED32F9A2618D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each project or separable element identified and included on a list to Congress for deauthorization pursuant to section 1001(b)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)(2)).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD0F5342673B1406282F8E9DC7C5B092D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Public comment and consultation</header>
<subparagraph id="H6DC53900EF4F4379B51004E7B10AB6F7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall solicit comments from the public and the Governors of each applicable State on the interim deauthorization list developed under paragraph (1).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB58AF1F4059746FF8A1B44A4DDF4C0D1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Comment period</header><text>The public comment period shall be 90 days.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7AF0F75E821F46CE9EF174BD3B283701"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Submission to congress; publication</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of the close of the comment period under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H24F111D81318468BAC6F94B959630A01"><enum>(A)</enum><text>submit a revised interim deauthorization list to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6BB14303720F4CB19091102FC4C04EA3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>publish the revised interim deauthorization list in the Federal Register.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H727C9209DD9241F3A7DAE05DEA1829F3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Final deauthorization list</header>
<paragraph id="H6D15BD51E9914D89837B7370EA6C1B36"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall develop a final deauthorization list of water resources development projects, or separable elements of projects, from the revised interim deauthorization list described in subsection (b)(3).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9E30B315E4F14C04B7EDB576CDCDC727"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Deauthorization amount</header>
<subparagraph id="H577D854005BB40D1B85346E901CBEB1B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Proposed final list</header><text>The Secretary shall prepare a proposed final deauthorization list of projects and separable elements of projects that have, in the aggregate, an estimated Federal cost to complete that is at least $10,000,000,000.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H78D5905322F2456684D48B4C7C42BD99"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Determination of Federal cost to complete</header><text>For purposes of subparagraph (A), the Federal cost to complete shall take into account any allowances authorized by section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2280), as applied to the most recent project schedule and cost estimate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA12C7AA3CC344742805A3C0718208A04"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Identification of projects</header>
<subparagraph id="H85EC7B24423644518E95234545B89B0B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Sequencing of projects</header>
<clause id="HDFC3D56F978C4124A52E58858F4ACCBC"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall identify projects and separable elements of projects for inclusion on the proposed final deauthorization list according to the order in which the projects and separable elements of the projects were authorized, beginning with the earliest authorized projects and separable elements of projects and ending with the latest project or separable element of a project necessary to meet the aggregate amount under paragraph (2)(A).</text></clause>
<clause id="H628D0A4DF5654A8D8FD38F643E6A681F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Factors to consider</header><text>The Secretary may identify projects and separable elements of projects in an order other than that established by clause (i) if the Secretary determines, on a case-by-case basis, that a project or separable element of a project is critical for interests of the United States, based on the possible impact of the project or separable element of the project on public health and safety, the national economy, or the environment.</text></clause>
<clause id="HE90A03E194E24ACEA2C01A2A7D3DF90D"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Consideration of public comments</header><text>In making determinations under clause (ii), the Secretary shall consider any comments received under subsection (b)(2).</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2B3B71F12DDD4929B2B4F7BDB23690B7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Appendix</header><text>The Secretary shall include as part of the proposed final deauthorization list an appendix that—</text>
<clause id="HEF40FD9D256941108559EBDFC5677386"><enum>(i)</enum><text>identifies each project or separable element of a project on the interim deauthorization list developed under subsection (b) that is not included on the proposed final deauthorization list; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HAD2B39F87F8946EFA082DD3D01BBBD6F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>describes the reasons why the project or separable element is not included on the proposed final list.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H27D1057D34FD40A3AC8E005EB3F50A84"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Public comment and consultation</header>
<subparagraph id="HCA352D0D11AB46CBA2A0DD1F1F4ADA68"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall solicit comments from the public and the Governor of each applicable State on the proposed final deauthorization list and appendix developed under paragraphs (2) and (3).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEE909C4A094E4F9CA669A99867F625E0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Comment period</header><text>The public comment period shall be 90 days.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3732568995804A37A69700F33423A359"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Submission of final list to Congress; publication</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date of the close of the comment period under paragraph (4), the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBD68EE09263B4502849FE2CDE0EF9E19"><enum>(A)</enum><text>submit a final deauthorization list and an appendix to the final deauthorization list in a report to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H061BCF54DC4E477AA71F6878D1DF18D8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>publish the final deauthorization list and the appendix to the final deauthorization list in the Federal Register.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H7D4231A9C78340109A8679867AA2AC3E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Deauthorization; congressional review</header>
<paragraph id="HFAE00D33437349A8A1CEBBF1D4EF2841"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>After the expiration of the 180-day period beginning on the date of submission of the final deauthorization list and appendix under subsection (c), a project or separable element of a project identified in the final deauthorization list is hereby deauthorized, unless Congress passes a joint resolution disapproving the final deauthorization list prior to the end of such period.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H301D7CCC049745D5B82BDFC676AA75E5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Non-Federal contributions</header>
<subparagraph id="H3DA2F679A997420ABB31986760DAE388"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A project or separable element of a project identified in the final deauthorization list under subsection (c) shall not be deauthorized under this subsection if, before the expiration of the 180-day period referred to in paragraph (1), the non-Federal interest for the project or separable element of the project provides sufficient funds to complete the project or separable element of the project.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H52CBF32C18974BA5854114D73EEFC957"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Treatment of projects</header><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), each project and separable element of a project identified in the final deauthorization list shall be treated as deauthorized for purposes of the aggregate deauthorization amount specified in subsection (c)(2)(A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9FBBA23E94514DCB939F2C2EE404B4A8"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Projects identified in appendix</header><text>A project or separable element of a project identified in the appendix to the final deauthorization list shall remain subject to future deauthorization by Congress.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H7600343666D1497D86A0A41CA810E44F"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Special rule for projects receiving funds for post-Authorization study</header><text>A project or separable element of a project may not be identified on the interim deauthorization list developed under subsection (b), or the final deauthorization list developed under subsection (c), if the project or separable element received funding for a post-authorization study during the current fiscal year or any of the 6 preceding fiscal years.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HE4003AC03E2948C7957347EEB256B56F"><enum>(f)</enum><header>General provisions</header>
<paragraph id="H929057E15D2F47568F401C6ABEEF0C40"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section, the following definitions apply:</text>
<subparagraph id="HDF91F81A6A99443B80A5AF8C4C49C629"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Post-authorization study</header><text>The term <term>post-authorization study</term> means—</text>
<clause id="H66AF22E86C6C4DAC8B968A6DD46F6C5B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a feasibility report developed under section 905 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282);</text></clause>
<clause id="H5B921678973347129FBF2B93EBA2F04E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a feasibility study, as defined in section 105(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2215(d)); or</text></clause>
<clause id="HE5EF268948D34B509B0AE5E82CC0A2A0"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a review conducted under section 216 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (33 U.S.C. 549a), including an initial appraisal that—</text>
<subclause id="H5C988E1B5A404A53A418F469A7E81153"><enum>(I)</enum><text>demonstrates a Federal interest; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H8AC9D5F4EF4C47BB9DD8DD9279AD023C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>requires additional analysis for the project or separable element.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0414BCD7A5F14E32B2E1DAFF2425F7D3"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Water resources development project</header><text>The term <term>water resources development project</term> includes an environmental infrastructure assistance project or program of the Corps of Engineers.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBA8A7F006C994CCAB35681D1BB33BF86"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Treatment of project modifications</header><text>For purposes of this section, if an authorized water resources development project or separable element of the project has been modified by an Act of Congress, the date of the authorization of the project or separable element shall be deemed to be the date of the most recent modification.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC6D8A964301746C7A20BA52E0CABEB4C"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subsection (a) and subsections (c) through (f) of section 6001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 579b) are repealed.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H37ACB20F166A4AC7AA88E7217E02501B"><enum>1302.</enum><header>Backlog prevention</header>
<subsection id="H609812309EE24BE084ACFAE665C39B97"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Project deauthorization</header>
<paragraph id="H6F4C725116524D94B01425D77B41E96E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A water resources development project, or separable element of such a project, authorized for construction by this Act shall not be authorized after the last day of the 10-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act unless—</text>
<subparagraph id="H86BE8CAA4ED74D52B65FBD0D46B05B93"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">funds have been obligated for construction of, or a post-authorization study for, such project or separable element during that period; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA48406B4C7654C4A88FFDDC0FE2335E4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the authorization contained in this Act has been modified by a subsequent Act of Congress.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5812992AFEAE48059722F702F5E0E228"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Identification of projects</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the expiration of the 10-year period referred to in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that identifies the projects deauthorized under paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC7B67566DE4D446D82B267D12AA76744"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 60 days after the expiration of the 12-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and make available to the public, a report that contains—</text>
<paragraph id="H1066BCCFA6D048AA938FA9B8F408545C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a list of any water resources development projects authorized by this Act for which construction has not been completed during that period;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCFBAA69B66624E6D93A14F5046124872"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a description of the reasons the projects were not completed;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H54B127358139488DAD1778217B9489A4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a schedule for the completion of the projects based on expected levels of appropriations; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1218D2DF44174A839E480FCCB0F4695D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>a 5-year and 10-year projection of construction backlog and any recommendations to Congress regarding how to mitigate current problems and the backlog.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HC9C4AF1AE6F7489C91BB3CBEE111709A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1303.</enum><header>Valdez, Alaska</header>
<subsection id="H4C7F1B82C8D44D339A4896CBDC81F852"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subsection (b), the portion of the project for navigation, Valdez, Alaska, identified as Tract G, Harbor Subdivision, shall not be subject to navigational servitude beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HC01AE8F6A34842E4975E52204792DE4B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Entry by Federal Government</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal Government may enter upon the property referred to in subsection (a) to carry out any required operation and maintenance of the general navigation features of the project referred to in subsection (a).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H52D6501457EC40D0891E1E1FE956C7A7"><enum>1304.</enum><header>Los Angeles County Drainage Area, Los Angeles County, California</header>
<subsection id="HD7D02CA268464D7EABD53AFE3B6E1F71"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H0983D9EE92114BF59A7A028A2E95646B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>prioritize the updating of the water control manuals for control structures for the project for flood control, Los Angeles County Drainage Area, Los Angeles County, California, authorized by section 101(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–640; 104 Stat. 4611); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8DB380B70532471B9E01829C5EDF10DE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>integrate and incorporate into the project seasonal operations for water conservation and water supply.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HACE290F9F5604FF4B093871C9E211495"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Participation</header><text>The update referred to in subsection (a) shall be done in coordination with all appropriate Federal agencies, elected officials, and members of the public.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H24EE37B108EC4487BFB7B583023F4A47"><enum>1305.</enum><header>Sutter Basin, California</header>
<subsection id="HCFBA70E0B9D5432BA0D41DA7111B6780"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The separable element constituting the locally preferred plan increment reflected in the report of the Chief of Engineers dated March 12, 2014, and authorized for construction in item 8 of the table contained in section 7002(2) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–121; 128 Stat. 1366) is no longer authorized beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H391D37AD9A4E4898A7FCD4D9C294D346"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Savings provisions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The deauthorization under subsection (a) does not affect—</text>
<paragraph id="H05B9938B817341449A3DBAB20A8A2286"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the national economic development plan separable element reflected in the report of the Chief of Engineers dated March 12, 2014, and authorized for construction in item 8 of the table contained in section 7002(2) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–121; 128 Stat. 1366); or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEAA3016422B24A7DAB0E1AF77E55713E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>previous authorizations providing for the Sacramento River and major and minor tributaries project, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HDD241632F9F249BF9EB7AAEF354F87D7"><enum>(A)</enum><text>section 2 of the Act of March 1, 1917 (39 Stat. 949, chapter 144);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H55EA995CF6684D23BF6D69B3BEA6437C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>section 10 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 900, chapter 665);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8DC8735BF1B747E48DDA877B42B73772"><enum>(C)</enum><text>section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 177, chapter 188); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H62D07A11B54A4A71B06B1CF213CF3A2E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any other Acts relating to the authorization for the Sacramento River and major and minor tributaries project along the Feather River right bank between levee stationing 1483+33 and levee stationing 2368+00.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H5CF6D81AB39D45119263FA6AF2AF8F75"><enum>1306.</enum><header>Essex River, Massachusetts</header>
<subsection id="HA4A51ACAB0894B6ABC99C42D4E30F71B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Deauthorization</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The portions of the project for navigation, Essex River, Massachusetts, authorized by the Act of July 13, 1892 (27 Stat. 88, chapter 158), and modified by the Act of March 3, 1899 (30 Stat. 1121, chapter 425), and the Act of March 2, 1907 (34 Stat. 1073, chapter 2509), that do not lie within the areas described in subsection (b) are no longer authorized beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H8320B644276348B7A71AA524AF5B8EA2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Description of project areas</header><text>The areas described in this subsection are as follows: Beginning at a point N3056139.82 E851780.21, thence southwesterly about 156.88 feet to a point N3055997.75 E851713.67; thence southwesterly about 64.59 feet to a point N3055959.37 E851661.72; thence southwesterly about 145.14 feet to a point N3055887.10 E851535.85; thence southwesterly about 204.91 feet to a point N3055855.12 E851333.45; thence northwesterly about 423.50 feet to a point N3055976.70 E850927.78; thence northwesterly about 58.77 feet to a point N3056002.99 E850875.21; thence northwesterly about 240.57 feet to a point N3056232.82 E850804.14; thence northwesterly about 203.60 feet to a point N3056435.41 E850783.93; thence northwesterly about 78.63 feet to a point N3056499.63 E850738.56; thence northwesterly about 60.00 feet to a point N3056526.30 E850684.81; thence southwesterly about 85.56 feet to a point N3056523.33 E850599.31; thence southwesterly about 36.20 feet to a point N3056512.37 E850564.81; thence southwesterly about 80.10 feet to a point N3056467.08 E850498.74; thence southwesterly about 169.05 feet to a point N3056334.36 E850394.03; thence northwesterly about 48.52 feet to a point N3056354.38 E850349.83; thence northeasterly about 83.71 feet to a point N3056436.35 E850366.84; thence northeasterly about 212.38 feet to a point N3056548.70 E850547.07; thence northeasterly about 47.60 feet to a point N3056563.12 E850592.43; thence northeasterly about 101.16 feet to a point N3056566.62 E850693.53; thence southeasterly about 80.22 feet to a point N3056530.97 E850765.40; thence southeasterly about 99.29 feet to a point N3056449.88 E850822.69; thence southeasterly about 210.12 feet to a point N3056240.79 E850843.54; thence southeasterly about 219.46 feet to a point N3056031.13 E850908.38; thence southeasterly about 38.23 feet to a point N3056014.02 E850942.57; thence southeasterly about 410.93 feet to a point N3055896.06 E851336.21; thence northeasterly about 188.43 feet to a point N3055925.46 E851522.33; thence northeasterly about 135.47 feet to a point N3055992.91 E851639.80; thence northeasterly about 52.15 feet to a point N3056023.90 E851681.75; thence northeasterly about 91.57 feet to a point N3056106.82 E851720.59.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H6E320BE0B77840C2B11005F6F5641FD1"><enum>1307.</enum><header>Port of Cascade Locks, Oregon</header>
<subsection id="H1B4687B33BDB4D7482EF5B37E8A4D9F9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Extinguishment of portions of existing flowage easement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to the properties described in subsection (b), beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the flowage easements described in subsection (c) are extinguished above elevation 82.2 feet (NGVD29), the ordinary high water line.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H21AD601C810C4D9DACED3837B3EFB195"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Affected properties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The properties described in this subsection, as recorded in Hood River County, Oregon, are as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H914F08D3317B403E8B504CD16C2E026A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Lots 3, 4, 5, and 7 of the <quote>Port of Cascade Locks Business Park</quote> subdivision, Instrument Number 2014–00436.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H40B87385D30F4B108C90871D10B0D0BA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Parcels 1, 2, and 3 of Hood River County Partition, Plat Number 2008–25P.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H3DB9301B6E1E48AEA6463614C137E064"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Flowage easements</header><text>The flowage easements described in this subsection are identified as Tracts 302E–1 and 304E–1 on the easement deeds recorded as instruments in Hood River County, Oregon, and described as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H502805E2448440CFA98243DB09F42AEE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A flowage easement dated October 3, 1936, recorded December 1, 1936, book 25, page 531 (Records of Hood River County, Oregon), in favor of the United States (302E–1–Perpetual Flowage Easement from 10/5/37, 10/5/36, and 10/3/36; previously acquired as Tracts OH–36 and OH–41 and a portion of Tract OH–47).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9D329431E04D4606BB453B5AB902697A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>A flowage easement dated October 5, 1936, recorded October 17, 1936, book 25, page 476 (Records of Hood River County, Oregon), in favor of the United States, affecting that portion below the 94-foot contour line above main sea level (304 E1–Perpetual Flowage Easement from 8/10/37 and 10/3/36; previously acquired as Tract OH–042 and a portion of Tract OH–47).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5994302AFCD94635A2CB32D21F6DD1CA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Federal liabilities; cultural, environmental, and other regulatory reviews</header>
<paragraph id="H7655098705EC4864A9550293CBD2D96D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal liability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The United States shall not be liable for any injury caused by the extinguishment of an easement under this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H93D70C84F9664DF4A9C4E71A61AD19C2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cultural and environmental regulatory actions</header><text>Nothing in this section establishes any cultural or environmental regulation relating to the properties described in subsection (b).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H149905946CBB4658B7D00B339B1BE43A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effect on other rights</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this section affects any remaining right or interest of the Corps of Engineers in the properties described in subsection (b).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H2AEF094589A54C6E9F3F65FE8FBE7B5F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1308.</enum><header>Central Delaware River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</header>
<subsection id="HDB16D1239512467DB213DC47740C7DBC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Area To Be declared nonnavigable</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subsection (c), unless the Secretary finds, after consultation with local and regional public officials (including local and regional public planning organizations), that there are substantive objections, those portions of the Delaware River, bounded by the former bulkhead and pierhead lines that were established by the Secretary of War and successors and described as follows, are declared to be nonnavigable waters of the United States:</text>
<paragraph id="H394CD2891C204AF4BD75AD2F3838465F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Piers 70 South through 38 South, encompassing an area bounded by the southern line of Moore Street extended to the northern line of Catherine Street extended, including the following piers: Piers 70, 68, 67, 64, 61–63, 60, 57, 55, 53, 48, 46, 40, and 38.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0EC5A141F9F347C59D5D87450D022D2E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Piers 24 North through 72 North, encompassing an area bounded by the southern line of Callowhill Street extended to the northern line of East Fletcher Street extended, including the following piers: Piers 24, 25, 27–35, 35.5, 36, 37, 38, 39, 49, 51–52, 53–57, 58–65, 66, 67, 69, 70–72, and Rivercenter.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H651FBE5F7A2C4DF6AA35A228254E2223"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Public interest determination</header><text>The Secretary shall make the public interest determination under subsection (a) separately for each proposed project to be undertaken within the boundaries described in subsection (a), using reasonable discretion, not later than 150 days after the date of submission of appropriate plans for the proposed project.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H1C4ABCFEAC42469F8C280FC6212E152C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limits on applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The declaration under subsection (a) shall apply only to those parts of the areas described in subsection (a) that are or will be bulkheaded and filled or otherwise occupied by permanent structures, including marina and recreation facilities.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H6D27ACE62EAC49D7BE4432EE8F1F3F5B"><enum>1309.</enum><header>Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania</header>
<subsection id="H9BE8F3D502684858B6D8EC925AA04F48"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H6AF406CEA3714A7498C55B1AC0DB0815"><enum>(1)</enum><text>prioritize the updating of the master plan for the Juniata River and tributaries project, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (Public Law 87–874; 76 Stat. 1182); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD22A6DA16FF84972B156C68730C01D7E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>ensure that alternatives for additional recreation access and development at the project are fully assessed, evaluated, and incorporated as a part of the update.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC3D66C056ED046E4A964E95EF559D508"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Participation</header><text>The update referred to in subsection (a) shall be done in coordination with all appropriate Federal agencies, elected officials, and members of the public.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HF9F40AA487EE42BCB937E31F00BD5DD4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Inventory</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In carrying out the update under subsection (a), the Secretary shall include an inventory of those lands that are not necessary to carry out the authorized purposes of the project.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H74201EECEDB04C43A597A892077BF8F5" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1310.</enum><header>Rivercenter, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 38(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (33 U.S.C. 59j–1(c)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H9CCF4469216D42E28EB4E920B4E2828F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(except 30 years from such date of enactment, in the case of the area or any part thereof described in subsection (a)(5))</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB51CF4687AF5432AB11EF4793613E902"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following: <quote>Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the declaration of nonnavigability for the area described in subsection (a)(5), or any part thereof, shall not expire.</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" id="HB521AC8B2E284707BFD4BDB84CC582BC" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1311.</enum><header>Salt Creek, Graham, Texas</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H62445AE66C9741D3BD4F34410A62D547"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The project for flood control, environmental restoration, and recreation, Salt Creek, Graham, Texas, authorized by section 101(a)(30) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–53; 113 Stat. 278), is no longer authorized as a Federal project beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H57EE3A6EA8AA480C9C737D5763DA76AB"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Certain project-Related claims</header><text>The non-Federal interest for the project shall hold and save the United States harmless from any claim that has arisen, or that may arise, in connection with the project.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H933EB5EC33F24E369436639F1C2D8948"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Transfer</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to transfer any land acquired by the Federal Government for the project on behalf of the non-Federal interest that remains in Federal ownership on or after the date of enactment of this Act to the non-Federal interest.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF7485D1BEF814A8EA30E8EA698E46754"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reversion</header><text>If the Secretary determines that land transferred under subsection (c) ceases to be owned by the public, all right, title, and interest in and to the land and improvements thereon shall revert, at the discretion of the Secretary, to the United States.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H5CCA9D65397D4F69AA558AF1A5339307" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1312.</enum><header>Texas City Ship Channel, Texas City, Texas</header>
<subsection id="H4CDF00C0B0BF4DA2A335A64EC8630A70"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The portion of the Texas City Ship Channel, Texas City, Texas, described in subsection (b) shall not be subject to navigational servitude beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H82F00212315540688A9B2A672E6C0621"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Description</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The portion of the Texas City Ship Channel described in this subsection is a tract or parcel containing 393.53 acres (17,142,111 square feet) of land situated in the City of Texas City Survey, Abstract Number 681, and State of Texas Submerged Lands Tracts 98A and 99A, Galveston County, Texas, said 393.53 acre tract being more particularly described as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H472B5B4E41FA4EABBEF10881454ED34F"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning at the intersection of an edge of fill along Galveston Bay with the most northerly east survey line of said City of Texas City Survey, Abstract No. 681, the same being a called 375.75 acre tract patented by the State of Texas to the City of Texas City and recorded in Volume 1941, Page 750 of the Galveston County Deed Records (G.C.D.R.), from which a found U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Brass Cap stamped <quote>R 4–3</quote> set in the top of the Texas City Dike along the east side of Bay Street bears North 56° 14’ 32” West, a distance of 6,045.31 feet and from which a found U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Brass Cap stamped <quote>R 4–2</quote> set in the top of the Texas City Dike along the east side of Bay Street bears North 49° 13’ 20” West, a distance of 6,693.64 feet.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF45E30D6729745C9A3A867F35B4E108C"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Thence, over and across said State Tracts 98A and 99A and along the edge of fill along said Galveston Bay, the following 8 courses and distances:</text>
<subparagraph id="H97035A62006F4679AAE0BECC89DC57BB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">South 75° 49’ 13” East, a distance of 298.08 feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCD88B8EF9AFB4321AF17C7F93CEDF87B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">South 81° 16’ 26” East, a distance of 170.58 feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDBC458895CEA4C3A869DA4C5928F218A"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">South 79° 20’ 31” East, a distance of 802.34 feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9BDD4EB1D7D2498CBD17847D74144FEF"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">South 75° 57’ 32” East, a distance of 869.68 feet to a point for the beginning of a non-tangent curve to the right.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8CB88C2DC9E34EA2B12038BE1F926729"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Easterly along said non-tangent curve to the right having a radius of 736.80 feet, a central angle of 24° 55’ 59”, a chord of South 68° 47’ 35” East – 318.10 feet, and an arc length of 320.63 feet to a point for the beginning of a non-tangent curve to the left.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB00C9E9FA53948DC87D1C73B7F592F19"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Easterly along said non-tangent curve to the left having a radius of 373.30 feet, a central angle of 31° 57’ 42”, a chord of South 66° 10’ 42” East – 205.55 feet, and an arc length of 208.24 feet to a point for the beginning of a non-tangent curve to the right.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8BE496B18C6146EABD21FB72423A16FC"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Easterly along said non-tangent curve to the right having a radius of 15,450.89 feet, a central angle of 02° 04’ 10”, a chord of South 81° 56’ 20” East – 558.04 feet, and an arc length of 558.07 feet to a point for the beginning of a compound curve to the right and the northeasterly corner of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1E4825FDC5CD4968BA729EFC2718ABC1"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Southerly along said compound curve to the right and the easterly line of the tract herein described, having a radius of 1,425.00 feet, a central angle of 133° 08’ 00”, a chord of South 14° 20’ 15” East – 2,614.94 feet, and an arc length of 3,311.15 feet to a point on a line lying 125.00 feet northerly of and parallel with the centerline of an existing levee for the southeasterly corner of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3788442E2E1646A399188A2141243760"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Thence, continuing over and across said State Tracts 98A and 99A and along lines lying 125.00 feet northerly of, parallel, and concentric with the centerline of said existing levee, the following 12 courses and distances:</text>
<subparagraph id="H320116FCF1864FEE8D72095AFE8CBBA6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">North 78° 01’ 58” West, a distance of 840.90 feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0F42261897B9425BBC4C1760E1E96D57"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">North 76° 58’ 35” West, a distance of 976.66 feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H80E58583BB884EEA87374A24C38CB1C6"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">North 76° 44’ 33” West, a distance of 1,757.03 feet to a point for the beginning of a tangent curve to the left.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H69E7908BFE814099B2B2C333E70B64BF"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Southwesterly, along said tangent curve to the left having a radius of 185.00 feet, a central angle of 82° 27’ 32”, a chord of South 62° 01’ 41” West – 243.86 feet, and an arc length of 266.25 feet to a point for the beginning of a compound curve to the left.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDA45560F9E53480D8D97A109BEBC349A"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Southerly, along said compound curve to the left having a radius of 4,535.58 feet, a central angle of 11° 06’ 58”, a chord of South 15° 14’ 26” West – 878.59 feet, and an arc length of 879.97 feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD0565D3B96944EF1B8A11E0A5ED2B1DD"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">South 64° 37’ 11” West, a distance of 146.03 feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H26572C4E95094BD2A5487D944AEA3F06"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">South 67° 08’ 21” West, a distance of 194.42 feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H08A6F5FF667B473C94A34ECA9B4C7613"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">North 34° 48’ 22” West, a distance of 789.69 feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H35CD0ACDEC814DC5AF4BCD929C77445F"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">South 42° 47’ 10” West, a distance of 161.01 feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3A5DB83D27044EE29FB86AFA6D4A9630"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">South 42° 47’ 10” West, a distance of 144.66 feet to a point for the beginning of a tangent curve to the right.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H501E48A6C29B468CB04003D38BE91B35"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Westerly, along said tangent curve to the right having a radius of 310.00 feet, a central angle of 59° 50’ 28”, a chord of South 72° 42’ 24” West – 309.26 feet, and an arc length of 323.77 feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA54B4833E0E647C3A07C9E2965F56AC2"><enum>(L)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">North 77° 22’ 21” West, a distance of 591.41 feet to the intersection of said parallel line with the edge of fill adjacent to the easterly edge of the Texas City Turning Basin for the southwesterly corner of the tract herein described, from which a found U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Brass Cap stamped <quote>SWAN 2</quote> set in the top of a concrete column set flush in the ground along the north bank of Swan Lake bears South 20° 51’ 58” West, a distance of 4,862.67 feet.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H89368294BEE449DE8DB07E088B9DD821"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Thence, over and across said City of Texas City Survey and along the edge of fill adjacent to the easterly edge of said Texas City Turning Basin, the following 18 courses and distances:</text>
<subparagraph id="HA50EED9AFB3A4EBBB8814BED396C8791"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">North 01° 34’ 19” East, a distance of 57.40 feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB824421AD8F34742A3CC6C2A964A31B6"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">North 05° 02’ 13” West, a distance of 161.85 feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC789DF46D0154E778E0620589B4AF2FB"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">North 06° 01’ 56” East, a distance of 297.75 feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1C82F63A45F8453FB59446AFB9F0FB41"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">North 06° 18’ 07” West, a distance of 71.33 feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H19C4B10E602E43B5A26E636BD0D24480"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">North 07° 21’ 09” West, a distance of 122.45 feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF68B4C15AE60414F8E9027FED73E4E27"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">North 26° 41’ 15” West, a distance of 46.02 feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8F29B74C70A1472880E601076A30EF03"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">North 01° 31’ 59” West, a distance of 219.78 feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE1C7C7D8BE4344D089A6A99BC7CF18E5"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">North 15° 54’ 07” West, a distance of 104.89 feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5BB5839271374EF8BA2ACF3EADB2F7F9"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">North 04° 00’ 34” East, a distance of 72.94 feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB9AD9A8F39BB4459AD9C2F5D90AE544A"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">North 06° 46’ 38” West, a distance of 78.89 feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7DD239326A5B4B078D022D6DD93A3CBF"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">North 12° 07’ 59” West, a distance of 182.79 feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB4B7A65DE1EA4F09B4F877FE0D6E39F5"><enum>(L)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">North 20° 50’ 47” West, a distance of 105.74 feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFD4E20E031A74D2EBC3C22090ED00BBE"><enum>(M)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">North 02° 02’ 04” West, a distance of 184.50 feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H46EFDD42A0944EBA98741061632F28D2"><enum>(N)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">North 08° 07’ 11” East, a distance of 102.23 feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6F4FBA0454A946D298680F5A51152506"><enum>(O)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">North 08° 16’ 00” West, a distance of 213.45 feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6EC955EA9EAE473AA35E1A4674EC8B89"><enum>(P)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">North 03° 15’ 16” West, a distance of 336.45 feet to a point for the beginning of a non-tangent curve to the left.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6C8DBF0E4AC34AD7953DA9401D653235"><enum>(Q)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Northerly along said non-tangent curve to the left having a radius of 896.08 feet, a central angle of 14° 00’ 05”, a chord of North 09° 36’ 03” West – 218.43 feet, and an arc length of 218.97 feet to a point for the beginning of a non-tangent curve to the right.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDC054D987E7A49FFAAE7001A5E7B39F5"><enum>(R)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Northerly along said non-tangent curve to the right having a radius of 483.33 feet, a central angle of 19° 13’ 34”, a chord of North 13° 52’ 03” East – 161.43 feet, and an arc length of 162.18 feet to a point for the northwesterly corner of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1114A9F9B7BA4003B79E9ABAA708716E"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Thence, continuing over and across said City of Texas City Survey, and along the edge of fill along said Galveston Bay, the following 15 courses and distances:</text>
<subparagraph id="HE135F337BD7C475985658402DB90ADAB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">North 30° 45’ 02” East, a distance of 189.03 feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H462E3958B9134D2D8EA6F0ADE6D0CE72"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">North 34° 20’ 49” East, a distance of 174.16 feet to a point for the beginning of a non-tangent curve to the right.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H43CEFBBC2F2846D69807F67E14965410"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Northeasterly along said non-tangent curve to the right having a radius of 202.01 feet, a central angle of 25° 53’ 37”, a chord of North 33° 14’ 58” East – 90.52 feet, and an arc length of 91.29 feet to a point for the beginning of a non-tangent curve to the left.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H55F84B11F1D24F95926D86B081E9E45A"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Northeasterly along said non-tangent curve to the left having a radius of 463.30 feet, a central angle of 23° 23’ 57”, a chord of North 48° 02’ 53” East – 187.90 feet, and an arc length of 189.21 feet to a point for the beginning of a non-tangent curve to the right.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2D7317F06EA048729EDE50EF7538A45F"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Northeasterly along said non-tangent curve to the right having a radius of 768.99 feet, a central angle of 16° 24’ 19”, a chord of North 43° 01’ 40” East – 219.43 feet, and an arc length of 220.18 feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H847C39D4A9184620A35DC0F7E2548362"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">North 38° 56’ 50” East, a distance of 126.41 feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H81008978383545B3A8C6F078C4B43AEA"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">North 42° 59’ 50” East, a distance of 128.28 feet to a point for the beginning of a non-tangent curve to the right.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H346154F3A7064E7CB0356FBE147FE343"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Northerly along said non-tangent curve to the right having a radius of 151.96 feet, a central angle of 68° 36’ 31”, a chord of North 57° 59’ 42” East – 171.29 feet, and an arc length of 181.96 feet to a point for the most northerly corner of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE8F72B0431D84A0F85A9563229DBC97E"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">South 77° 14’ 49” East, a distance of 131.60 feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA5EBFDB1843D420D8CF777A969C4AE47"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">South 84° 44’ 18” East, a distance of 86.58 feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H56FE07B0807F405B8799F2F2FD45E5A7"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">South 58° 14’ 45” East, a distance of 69.62 feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFC7DE3507B164E42AD69D0C182BB8029"><enum>(L)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">South 49° 44’ 51” East, a distance of 149.00 feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0F2011D90B1246C49CBFBADE927F0E9D"><enum>(M)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">South 44° 47’ 21” East, a distance of 353.77 feet to a point for the beginning of a non-tangent curve to the left.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H76BF9C4019B9420796808A50BB4D1BB4"><enum>(N)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Easterly along said non-tangent curve to the left having a radius of 253.99 feet, a central angle of 98° 53’ 23”, a chord of South 83° 28’ 51” East – 385.96 feet, and an arc length of 438.38 feet to an angle point of the tract herein described.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1ACAC5EA5E144B1883A12BE0453A537D"><enum>(O)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">South 75° 49’ 13” East, a distance of 321.52 feet to the point of beginning and containing 393.53 acres (17,142,111 square feet) of land.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H7045FD0C2AAA4867A945E24CF00098D7"><enum>1313.</enum><header>Stonington Harbour, Connecticut</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The portion of the project for navigation, Stonington Harbour, Connecticut, authorized by the Act of May 23, 1828 (4 Stat. 288, chapter 73), that consists of the inner stone breakwater that begins at coordinates N. 682,146.42, E. 1231,378.69, running north 83.587 degrees west 166.79’ to a point N. 682,165.05, E. 1,231,212.94, running north 69.209 degrees west 380.89’ to a point N. 682,300.25, E. 1,230,856.86, is no longer authorized as a Federal project beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.</text></section>
<section id="H0EC96476456645559AA91F00D1760C22" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1314.</enum><header>Red River below Denison Dam, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The portion of the project for flood control with respect to the Red River below Denison Dam, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana, authorized by section 10 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 647, chapter 596), consisting of the portion of the West Agurs Levee that begins at lat. 32° 32’ 50.86” N., by long. 93° 46’ 16.82” W., and ends at lat. 32° 31’ 22.79” N., by long. 93° 45’ 2.47” W., is no longer authorized beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </section>
<section id="H6DFF9B6D081245DABF74799921BEB532"><enum>1315.</enum><header>Green River and Barren River, Kentucky</header>
<subsection id="HC4F22FDA4C354957A254D29838C388B1" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, commercial navigation at the locks and dams identified in the report of the Chief of Engineers entitled <quote>Green River Locks and Dams 3, 4, 5, and 6 and Barren River Lock and Dam 1, Kentucky</quote> and dated April 30, 2015, shall no longer be authorized, and the land and improvements associated with the locks and dams shall be disposed of—</text>
<paragraph id="H47C2EC3EE07747DFA9A99A12F5C010F5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consistent with this section; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H95C61F2250F84C50AC8E3600C3CC3637" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary and appropriate in the public interest.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H6EE5CF35A03D4AAE83FE3050381B96B4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Disposition</header>
<paragraph id="HCBD5FD63755740C08DEC6C52C56CA2C4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Green River Lock and Dam 3</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall convey to the Rochester Dam Regional Water Commission all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land associated with Green River Lock and Dam 3, located in Ohio County and Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, together with any improvements on the land.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7CCB27956F4547D6AEBBDECDECFD9C1F" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Green River Lock and Dam 4</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall convey to Butler County, Kentucky, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land associated with Green River Lock and Dam 4, located in Butler County, Kentucky, together with any improvements on the land.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0EE6916688F14E059401EA2482100B04" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Green River Lock and Dam 5</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall convey to the State of Kentucky, a political subdivision of the State of Kentucky, or a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land associated with Green River Lock and Dam 5, located in Edmonson County, Kentucky, together with any improvements on the land, for the purposes of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0CF75618DDE749FA8D6E29EF15273ABE" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">removing Lock and Dam 5 from the river at the earliest feasible time; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD4D4CAF6D45E4A33AD8553E1843AF6BC" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">making the land available for conservation and public recreation, including river access.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H43FF39DA0DDE4DF5A6E4094BF79069E9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Green River Lock and Dam 6</header>
<subparagraph id="H33736452E7F84644A997D88DFDC9BB6C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall transfer to the Secretary of the Interior administrative jurisdiction over the portion of the land associated with Green River Lock and Dam 6, Edmonson County, Kentucky, that is located on the left descending bank of the Green River, together with any improvements on the land, for inclusion in Mammoth Cave National Park.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD50A4EDC69564A5AB7B732DBDE85833A" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfer to the State of Kentucky</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall convey to the State of Kentucky all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the portion of the land associated with Green River Lock and Dam 6, Edmonson County, Kentucky, that is located on the right descending bank of the Green River, together with any improvements on the land, for use by the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources of the State of Kentucky for the purposes of—</text>
<clause id="H18071B8CBE44400ABE918FB07889B6B3" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">removing Lock and Dam 6 from the river at the earliest feasible time; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H3B3E5335C3C541DE8C6F484259602B20" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">making the land available for conservation and public recreation, including river access.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H12F224E817744D13A1179039C6711782" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Barren River Lock and Dam 1</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall convey to the State of Kentucky, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the land associated with Barren River Lock and Dam 1, located in Warren County, Kentucky, together with any improvements on the land, for use by the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources of the State of Kentucky for the purposes of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H56F71CA14682465B9094A631E971E85D" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">removing Lock and Dam 1 from the river at the earliest feasible time; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3F59B020BE164E3697E8030ED48ACAA9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">making the land available for conservation and public recreation, including river access.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H497081B94355441FBF83DCF9E746CD30" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conditions</header>
<paragraph id="HA4FB5F8526E34D39B5863152EE72AE41" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The exact acreage and legal description of any land to be disposed of, transferred, or conveyed under this section shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H01D03D8E155F48A6830E6B0EE4CBA94E" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Quitclaim deed</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A conveyance under paragraph (1), (2), (4), or (5) of subsection (b) shall be accomplished by quitclaim deed and without consideration.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H360E9350B9E946E794F5DA82A9765036" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Administrative costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall be responsible for all administrative costs associated with a transfer or conveyance under this section, including the costs of a survey carried out under paragraph (1).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF0E966D3C9F243FCBFA1A838F0261028" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reversion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that the land conveyed under this section is not used by a non-Federal entity for a purpose that is consistent with the purpose of the conveyance, all right, title, and interest in and to the land, including any improvements on the land, shall revert, at the discretion of the Secretary, to the United States, and the United States shall have the right of immediate entry onto the land.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HFE6EED89A9B4406B80F82167DCCCDBFE"><enum>1316.</enum><header>Hannibal Small Boat Harbor, Hannibal, Missouri</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The project for navigation at Hannibal Small Boat Harbor on the Mississippi River, Hannibal, Missouri, authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 166, chapter 188), is no longer authorized beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, and any maintenance requirements associated with the project are terminated.</text> </section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H52F4D754F14243BCB4D2ABDEB8306060" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1317.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Land transfer and trust land for Muscogee (Creek) Nation</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3AE8A3862438421EB6708612C66CF218"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfer</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA206DA74A494020815AA792082605D0"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph (2) and for the consideration described in subsection (c), the Secretary shall transfer to the Secretary of the Interior the land described in subsection (b) to be held in trust for the benefit of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEC69C992027842E48AC2E3DEC7A1136F"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The land transfer under this subsection shall be subject to the following conditions:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H18B14B8FD1094C1E835D4A9EAA3D6215"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The transfer—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6617447AB9374C93AD17A1BDB33B9E7C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall not interfere with the Corps of Engineers operation of the Eufaula Lake Project or any other authorized civil works project; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H927C283A3E6E4FE297B8F299C4CC9B95"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be subject to such other terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary and appropriate to ensure the continued operation of the Eufaula Lake Project or any other authorized civil works project.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F4E1B91C800423E81AC022EA8F4B60C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall retain the right to inundate with water the land transferred to the Secretary of the Interior under this subsection as necessary to carry out an authorized purpose of the Eufaula Lake Project or any other civil works project.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDE1A919419B04300B80CEFAA648EBBDF"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No gaming activities may be conducted on the land transferred under this subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF7345E68B3C472CBD9DA4B700FC6411"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Land description</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H351F82F6FA854EDCB650F15A6AE5484F"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The land to be transferred pursuant to subsection (a) is the approximately 18.38 acres of land located in the Northwest Quarter (NW 1/4) of sec. 3, T. 10 N., R. 16 E., McIntosh County, Oklahoma, generally depicted as <quote>USACE</quote> on the map entitled <quote>Muscogee (Creek) Nation Proposed Land Acquisition</quote> and dated October 16, 2014.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9764F5A38B434478B96BF2B90F8403A7"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Survey</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The exact acreage and legal description of the land to be transferred under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC79E95B06F934701B4BC94B2D1D2E995"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consideration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Muscogee (Creek) Nation shall pay—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H41E1BDE9B6FD491B99FE3C3BB3B1C0D8"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to the Secretary an amount that is equal to the fair market value of the land transferred under subsection (a), as determined by the Secretary, which funds may be accepted and expended by the Secretary; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8685B7DC9CF5448CA8CE01D350136D1B"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">all costs and administrative expenses associated with the transfer of land under subsection (a), including the costs of—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA8B2B5824FEB471198547536C92257D3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the survey under subsection (b)(2);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H48A4620BF0DF44E7B28ADCBB0A055B27"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6929096542CA44D08E23BC8F914434CD"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any coordination necessary with respect to requirements related to endangered species, cultural resources, clean water, and clean air.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H17E5A36816BD402DA9CF56913C3EE58A" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1318.</enum><header>Cameron County, Texas</header>
<subsection id="H2048282EC6AA42B3B0046FE35A632799"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Release</header><text>As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall execute and file in the appropriate office a deed of release, amended deed, or other appropriate instrument effectuating the release of the interests of the United States in certain tracts of land located in Cameron County, Texas, as described in subsection (d).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HDF02527E70FE4C4DBEA9B71B6623EB02"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional terms and conditions</header><text>The Secretary may require that any release under this section be subject to such additional terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate and necessary to protect the interests of the United States.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H9F07B6C6B5EF46E682438E26A22232F9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Costs of conveyance</header><text>The Brownsville Navigation District shall be responsible for all reasonable and necessary costs, including real estate transaction and environmental documentation costs, associated with the releases.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HCCDD53B0E42A40838E066E59CE355143"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Description</header><text>The Secretary shall release all or portions of the interests in the following tracts as determined by a survey to be paid for by the Brownsville Navigation District, that is satisfactory to the Secretary:</text>
<paragraph id="H677389EA35814D799DC7341FFB04E8DF"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tract No. 1: Being 1,277.80 Acres as conveyed by the Brownsville Navigation District of Cameron County, Texas, to the United States of America by instrument dated September 22, 1932, and recorded at Volume 238, pages 578 through 580, in the Deed Records of Cameron County, Texas, to be released and abandoned in its entirety, save and except approximately 361.03 Acres, comprised of the area designated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as required for the project known as Brazos Island Harbor Deepening, and further save and except approximately 165.56 Acres for the existing Dredged Material Placement Area No. 4A1.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H60B9ABA352C442D1A5FA723E2B656C93"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tract No. 2: Being 842.28 Acres as condemned by the United States of America by the Final Report of Commissioners dated May 6, 1938, and recorded at Volume 281, pages 486 through 488, in the Deed Records of Cameron County, Texas, to be released and abandoned in its entirety, save and except approximately 178.15 Acres comprised of a strip 562 feet in width, being the area designated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as required for the project known as Brazos Island Harbor Deepening, further save and except approximately 76.95 Acres for the existing Dredged Material Placement Area No. 4A1, and further save and except approximately 74.40 Acres for the existing Dredged Material Placement Area No. 4B1.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0BF5EFE40F0E4FA382E16009D5EAD60D"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tract No. 3: Being 362.00 Acres as conveyed by the Manufacturing and Distributing University to the United States of America by instrument dated March 3, 1936, and recorded at Volume <quote>R</quote>, page 123, in the Miscellaneous Deed Records of Cameron County, Texas, to be released and abandoned in its entirety.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8EF9FD10354C49018E71805B3DAF32D6"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tract No. 4: Being 9.48 Acres as conveyed by the Brownsville Navigation District of Cameron County, Texas, to the United States of America by instrument dated January 23, 1939, and recorded at Volume 293, pages 115 through 118, in the Deed Records of Cameron County, Texas (said 9.48 Acres are identified in said instrument as the <quote>Second Tract</quote>), to be released and abandoned in its entirety, save and except approximately 1.97 Acres, comprised of the area designated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as required for the project known as Brazos Island Harbor Deepening, plus 5.0 feet.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDF90D1E1024E417395C9682C13A6DFB4"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tract No. 5: Being 10.91 Acres as conveyed by the Brownsville Navigation District of Cameron County, Texas, by instrument dated March 6, 1939, and recorded at Volume 293, pages 113 through 115, in the Deed Records of Cameron County, Texas (said 10.91 Acres are identified in said instrument as <quote>Third Tract</quote>), to be released and abandoned in its entirety, save and except approximately 0.36 Acre, comprised of the area designated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as required for the project known as Brazos Island Harbor Deepening.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H156B21B8D6714845BFC7681F67CBBDFF"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tract No. 9: Being 552.82 Acres as condemned by the United States of America by the Final Report of Commissioners dated May 6, 1938, and recorded at Volume 281, pages 483 through 486, in the Deed Records of Cameron County, Texas, to be released and abandoned in its entirety, save and except approximately 84.59 Acres, comprised of the area designated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as required for the project known as Brazos Island Harbor Deepening.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAA3A3BA7B00044348DCBCAFBCEDAC9D0"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tract No. 10: Being 325.02 Acres as condemned by the United States of America by the Final Report of Commissioners dated May 7, 1935, and recorded at Volume 281, pages 476 through 483, in the Deed Records of Cameron County, Texas, to be released and abandoned in its entirety, save and except approximately 76.81 Acres, comprised of the area designated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as required for the project known as Brazos Island Harbor Deepening.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8C643327919945D4A6C43076A86F768D"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tract No. 11: Being 8.85 Acres in as conveyed by the Brownsville Navigation District of Cameron County, Texas, to the United States of America by instrument dated January 23, 1939, and recorded at Volume 293, Pages 115 through 118, in the Deed Records of Cameron County, Texas (said 8.85 Acres are identified in said instrument as the <quote>First Tract</quote>), to be released and abandoned in its entirety, save and except approximately 0.30 Acres, comprised of the area within the project known as Brazos Island Harbor Deepening, plus 5.0 feet.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC6A57ED392A643B1A2DC32E8DD9B4976"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tract No. A100E: Being 13.63 Acres in as conveyed by the Brownsville Navigation District of Cameron County, Texas, to the United States of America by instrument dated September 30, 1947, and recorded at Volume 427, page 1 through 4 in the Deed Records of Cameron County, to be released and abandoned in its entirety, save and except approximately 6.60 Acres, comprised of the area designated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as required for the existing project known as Brazos Island Harbor, plus 5.0 feet.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4DBBDCDC6ACE407C88F54AF12EAE8A7D"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tract No. 122E: Being 31.4 Acres as conveyed by the Brownsville Navigation District of Cameron County, Texas, to the United States of America by instrument dated December 11, 1963 and recorded at Volume 756, page 393 in the Deed Records of Cameron County, Texas, to be released and abandoned in its entirety, save and except approximately 4.18 Acres in Share 31 of the Espiritu Santo Grant in Cameron County, Texas, and further save and except approximately 2.04 Acres in Share 7 of the San Martin Grant in Cameron County, Texas, being portions of the area designated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as required for the current project known as Brazos Island Harbor, plus 5.0 feet.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H8FFED2E6D205409182BA49ADB14C4E6F"><enum>1319.</enum><header>New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, Georgia and South Carolina</header>
<subsection id="HB956C7AC85714CDEB1A7384173BFB619"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section, the following definitions apply:</text>
<paragraph id="HA63604D52DA14102B094ED98DBECC9E7"><enum>(1)</enum><header>New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF42E0AF50C7447138C43DF6EB6673D57"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the lock and dam at New Savannah Bluff, Savannah River, Georgia and South Carolina; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD313A45A0C884BFE961F51D2113310BC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the appurtenant features to the lock and dam, including—</text>
<clause id="H3CC1EE0F10454AB79F0723C3589533FB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the adjacent approximately 50-acre park and recreation area with improvements made under the project for navigation, Savannah River below Augusta, Georgia, authorized by the first section of the Act of July 3, 1930 (46 Stat. 924), and the first section of the Act of August 30, 1935 (49 Stat. 1032); and</text></clause>
<clause id="HBD856076408949DD8F0C51BF475A50AD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>other land that is part of the project and that the Secretary determines to be appropriate for conveyance under this section.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H23008B921951491A89322F00E812B391"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Project</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Project</term> means the project for navigation, Savannah Harbor expansion, Georgia, authorized by section 7002(1) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–121; 128 Stat. 1364).</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H386FDA2EE5894FCFA164DC00DF27FA64"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Deauthorization</header>
<paragraph id="H6E8DE96932AA4322969725FFB12C3136"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Effective beginning on the date of enactment of this Act—</text>
<subparagraph id="H68DDB86D8A87419EA03E0F3346AE3248"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam is deauthorized; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAA47974EEC8B4321A68EF941FDB62F02"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">notwithstanding section 348(l)(2)(B) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–541; 114 Stat. 2630; 114 Stat. 2763A–228) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) or any other provision of law, the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam shall not be conveyed to the city of North Augusta and Aiken County, South Carolina, or any other non-Federal entity.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H38C4AFF0DA194B32BF00786899327F45"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 348 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–541; 114 Stat. 2630; 114 Stat. 2763A–228) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H21C43DF8A3C2418DAC1A73769C0E5DB4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking subsection (l); and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE36D77CDF9C747EFA213D9F3C1FCBE53"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (m) and (n) as subsections (l) and (m), respectively.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H42CAD378032D496BB8A4F21D0583063D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Project modifications</header>
<paragraph id="H2A8D82F815F24AFA8DFFD0BF6C9C0074"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Project is modified to include, as the Secretary determines to be necessary—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8D78E33EB35C415EBEE0B6A2E3CA60C8"><enum>(A)</enum>
<clause id="HF7D5026F569A40E9A518B394F3CB0471" commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text>repair of the lock wall of the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam and modification of the structure such that the structure is able—</text>
<subclause id="H2ED7CD293C5B471F8C3943C3EBDACAB1" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to maintain the pool for navigation, water supply, and recreational activities, as in existence on the date of enactment of this Act; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H6A95FE4BF93847279A0082A11F07F65A" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to allow safe passage over the structure to historic spawning grounds of shortnose sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon, and other migratory fish; or</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="HC2C4E1DAD17C4249B33548B77C1A2671" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum>
<subclause id="H61DDBFDBF6E348A796ED411B4D2DF978" commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum><text>construction at an appropriate location across the Savannah River of a structure that is able to maintain the pool for water supply and recreational activities, as in existence on the date of enactment of this Act; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause id="H68A31575443A467C9EE374985CD2D7CC" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>removal of the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam on completion of construction of the structure; and</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1705F6690FD7440B8D94BC3662E07240"><enum>(B)</enum><text>conveyance by the Secretary to Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia, of the park and recreation area adjacent to the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, without consideration.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6DB9303ECAF141F3812753A73509F416"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Non-Federal cost share</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal share of the cost of any Project feature constructed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be not greater than the share as provided by section 7002(1) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–121; 128 Stat. 1364) for the most cost-effective fish passage structure.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4F0533972C15472A82076A7A67CE5AFA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Operation and maintenance costs</header><text>The Federal share of the costs of operation and maintenance of any Project feature constructed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be consistent with the cost sharing of the Project as provided by law.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HB4730FCA9F3E40CA98809BFCC95339B7"><enum>1320.</enum><header>Hamilton City, California</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1001(8) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1050) is modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the project at a total cost of $91,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $59,735,061 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $31,264,939.</text></section>
<section id="H2A0C1001B16C42869742F90B4827ABBC"><enum>1321.</enum><header>Conveyances</header>
<subsection id="H3CF6122C4ED54CD8B0B92080E9107BFF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Pearl River, Mississippi and Louisiana</header>
<paragraph id="H4C59918786B34AC3904FEBDBDC9C756A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The project for navigation, Pearl River, Mississippi and Louisiana, authorized by the first section of the Act of August 30, 1935 (49 Stat. 1033, chapter 831), and section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1966 (Public Law 89–789; 80 Stat. 1405), is no longer authorized as a Federal project beginning on the date of enactment of this Act. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDBF7B54D7A2F40B6A0A3C507FC8BE73D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transfer</header>
<subparagraph id="HFAE7E40D86124E9A83D475346988A79B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), the Secretary is authorized to convey to a State or local interest, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to— </text>
<clause id="H3C7EA90880CB4D2999BA0C02C50D9F0F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any land in which the Federal Government has a property interest for the project described in paragraph (1); and </text></clause>
<clause id="H91DCE4E20EC04673A60572EFBCC23786"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>improvements to the land described in clause (i). </text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3C8F7A787C2F4658B01C62860863D02A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Responsibility for costs</header><text>The transferee shall be responsible for the payment of all costs and administrative expenses associated with any transfer carried out pursuant to subparagraph (A), including costs associated with any land survey required to determine the exact acreage and legal description of the land and improvements to be transferred. </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5B5254E48C3D4FE685F1CE86AC8AD268"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Other terms and conditions</header><text>A transfer under subparagraph (A) shall be subject to such other terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary and appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0820AC749D7540B7B95BF7EC489BC9D5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reversion</header><text>If the Secretary determines that the land and improvements conveyed under paragraph (2) cease to be owned by the public, all right, title, and interest in and to the land and improvements shall revert, at the discretion of the Secretary, to the United States. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF524ABE82C224FC2B114BB5347353538"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sardis Lake, Mississippi</header>
<paragraph id="H00C190C0E45347E185393E96758E9646"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary is authorized to convey to the lessee, at full fair market value, all right, title, and interest of the United Sates in and to the property identified in the leases numbered DACW38–1–15–7, DACW38–1–15–33, DACW38–1–15–34, and DACW38–1–15–38, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary and appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2FBCC2C4439E40768873F0B63E23500D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Easement and restrictive covenant</header><text>The conveyance under paragraph (1) shall include— </text>
<subparagraph id="H6979A74E6B7048F6836688034E70A64B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a restrictive covenant to require the approval of the Secretary for any substantial change in the use of the property; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2E9726F256BC4299A4580792B349BC0E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a flowage easement. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE2E3BBDE030A4F018C4E5E9C5054AD74"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Pensacola Dam and Reservoir, Grand River, Oklahoma</header>
<paragraph id="H2530FB63F3B04234B9F888D9A3043762"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding the Act of June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1215, chapter 795), as amended by section 3 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (55 Stat. 645, chapter 377), and notwithstanding section 3 of the Act of July 31, 1946 (60 Stat. 744, chapter 710), the Secretary shall convey, by quitclaim deed and without consideration, to the Grand River Dam Authority, an agency of the State of Oklahoma, for flood control purposes, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to real property under the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary acquired in connection with the Pensacola Dam project, together with any improvements on the property. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9FD9BE5019164741B116C5BEB65C0213"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Flood control purposes</header><text>If any interest in the real property described in paragraph (1) ceases to be managed for flood control or other public purposes and is conveyed to a nonpublic entity, the transferee, as part of the conveyance, shall pay to the United States the fair market value for the interest. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8D37536B89594D34BD81A7431A407092"><enum>(3)</enum><header>No effect</header><text>Nothing in this subsection— </text>
<subparagraph id="H83EDAF1FF2A54D31AA7DC177AFA08377"><enum>(A)</enum><text>amends, modifies, or repeals any existing authority vested in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; or </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC3D0D7E0A3FA4BA79A8349EEE9507A11"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">amends, modifies, or repeals any authority of the Secretary or the Chief of Engineers pursuant to section 7 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (33 U.S.C. 709). </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD06560694258474B90E611FA55A229CE"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Joe Pool Lake, Texas</header><text>The Secretary shall accept from the Trinity River Authority of Texas, if received on or before December 31, 2016, $31,344,841 as payment in full of amounts owed to the United States, including any accrued interest, for the approximately 61,747.1 acre-feet of water supply storage space in Joe Pool Lake, Texas (previously known as Lakeview Lake), for which payment has not commenced under Article 5.a (relating to project investment costs) of contract number DACW63–76–C–0106 as of the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB303006E32594A718A6FB7B298CBF784" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>1322.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expedited consideration</header>
<subsection id="H899591D1DE5F42B3BA1C21E7B9C4F59E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1011 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2341a) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H149545C0372749DCBA4F80C86DF11B7E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD5A7AB5FA14D492D98CBCC1AAEB1D561"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1)(C) by inserting <quote>restore or</quote> before <quote>prevent the loss</quote>; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB25FD39AA4334CB69DD80C884537E75B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H185B92791E6F43CEAC0D36F47628AFA1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>the date of enactment of this Act</quote> and inserting <quote>the date of enactment of the <short-title>Water Resources Development Act of 2016</short-title></quote>; and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE51C85284D49475AB7390543EF2C7B55"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subparagraph (A)(ii) by striking <quote>that—</quote> and all that follows through <quote>limited reevaluation report</quote>; and</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3573ABCE765346A59EC9CE200D77349A"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB361557268D14C17A8589A0D02AFFBE5"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD0089B25569E4990916974DC29EA0792"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6EA2292121443ACBA135FFF695D599B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated) by striking <quote>For</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8A4D5C6BDE8F452F8749425680BAF683" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H754F65E29F564FB1BA91F4359460A59C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCAE6CB45046B4DC6B3CDFEF812F0AE64"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCFD2E74BCB2D4E4E88F5AD49EC2478F2" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE1F43A140524EDD9E2EDF2EE7A5301E"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expedited consideration of currently authorized programmatic authorities</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 2016</short-title>, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that contains—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC3639946812C4C0983D6D0A28B84870B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a list of all programmatic authorities for aquatic ecosystem restoration or improvement of the environment that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFFE584FA7BCD420A82B7F3EC5E260E6B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">were authorized or modified in the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–114; 121 Stat. 1041) or any subsequent Act; and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCDD65AE67764412C842FDFA96B9D9A7D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that meet the criteria described in paragraph (1); and</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD924DB5A7F3493CB5697677BDE2BCB9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a plan for expeditiously completing the projects under the authorities described in subparagraph (A), subject to available funding.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H41854D25FD9849F5BF49E2512DE0D84A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Expedited consideration</header>
<paragraph id="H2CB978E0D1FB4272B30C65A4FB6F06A8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Expedited completion of flood damage reduction and flood risk management projects</header><text>For authorized projects with a primary purpose of flood damage reduction and flood risk management, the Secretary shall provide priority funding for and expedite the completion of the following projects: </text>
<subparagraph id="H099F2EE7DFAE4AAD9DF98B0AD51120AC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Chicagoland Underflow Plan, Illinois, including stage 2 of the McCook Reservoir, as authorized by section 3(a)(5) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (Public Law 100–676; 102 Stat. 4013) and modified by section 319 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–303; 110 Stat. 3715) and section 501(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–53; 113 Stat. 334). </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA7B49E31603D4578878B29D0C6B18CD3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Cedar River, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, as authorized by section 7002(2)(3) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–121; 128 Stat. 1366). </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H34989277E48747EEAF3B4BF4971F61D0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Comite River, Louisiana, authorized as part of the project for flood control, Amite River and Tributaries, Louisiana, by section 101(11) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–580; 106 Stat. 4802) and modified by section 301(b)(5) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–303; 110 Stat. 3709) and section 371 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–53; 113 Stat. 321). </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6B9FE0FFD87648F48CE69D762C1E68A8"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Amite River and Tributaries, Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish Watershed, as authorized by section 101(a)(21) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–53; 113 Stat. 277) and modified by section 116 of title I of division D of Public Law 108–7 (117 Stat. 140) and section 3074 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–114; 121 Stat. 1124). </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA08B4D67968A45EEA1412B18D8444FDE"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The projects described in paragraphs (29) through (33) of section 212(e) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (33 U.S.C. 2332(e)). </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2F4C30389E854A76A05987FE143895D4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Expedited completion of feasibility studies</header><text>The Secretary shall give priority funding and expedite completion of the reports for the following projects, and, if the Secretary determines that a project is justified in the completed report, proceed directly to project preconstruction, engineering, and design in accordance with section 910 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2287): </text>
<subparagraph id="H55A8D938A2E5497AA7CF1AF18D55FD3A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The project for navigation, St. George Harbor, Alaska. </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAF7A70AE013F4D3F82308BDD8F6C4BF4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The project for flood risk management, Rahway River Basin, New Jersey. </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA05040B51614439587AFFB263FFA6B73"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Hudson-Raritan Estuary Comprehensive Restoration Project. </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE8F7BD45A91A4B8D8F52A14D2FBE8E9D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The project for navigation, Mobile Harbor, Alabama. </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9D2B6B6E54CF45128F1A5AAB804F7AF0"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The project for flood risk management, Little Colorado River at Winslow, Navajo County, Arizona. </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAF7CDAFE9D4D4DDCAC904AAE95B0EDFD"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The project for flood risk management, Lower San Joaquin River, California. In carrying out the feasibility study for the project, the Secretary shall include Reclamation District 17 as part of the study. </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H28936248DC344549B8AFD850C5F7DB7B"><enum>(G)</enum><text>The project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Sacramento River Flood Control System, California. </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC978E9676A1C431BB27672DCC85E297E"><enum>(H)</enum><text>The project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, Ft. Pierce, Florida. </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H37D815EFACAF438C8FD6CBB7BFCB6A61"><enum>(I)</enum><text>The project for flood risk management, Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers, Iowa. </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAEECD3E9C405448C889C07B564AE03F2"><enum>(J)</enum><text>The project for navigation, Mississippi River Ship Channel, Louisiana. </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H068CF499C7A4497B82F9EAF6D1C7E61E"><enum>(K)</enum><text>The project for flood risk management, North Branch Ecorse Creek, Wayne County, Michigan. </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6EF2CCB9FDDE47669D603906E125C9D1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Expedited completion of post-Authorization change report</header><text>The Secretary shall provide priority funding for, and expedite completion of, a post-authorization change report for the project for hurricane and storm damage risk reduction, New Hanover County, North Carolina. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4B809C14C3FA4D02A0E6B46FE0D694D7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Completion of projects under construction by non-Federal interests</header><text>The Secretary shall expedite review and decision on recommendations for the following projects for flood damage reduction and flood risk management: </text>
<subparagraph id="H8FC31FFBFCEE4C1C8FD7B0BE590FBA5A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Pearl River Basin, Mississippi, authorized by section 401(e)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–662; 100 Stat. 4132), as modified by section 3104 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–114; 121 Stat. 1134), submitted to the Secretary under section 211 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 701b–13) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–121; 128 Stat. 1193)). </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0B8365922E1D46ED8EF7521F1A8877B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Brays Bayou, Texas, authorized by section 101(a)(21) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–640; 104 Stat. 4610), as modified by section 211(f)(6) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 701b–13(f)(6)) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–121; 128 Stat. 1193)). </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H3DA97127E6974322A29B57C43F05AF19"><enum>D</enum><header>Water Resources Infrastructure</header>
<section id="HDB75404218404A36A0D61785A03F81A5"><enum>1401.</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 on January 29, 2015, and January 29, 2016, respectively, pursuant to section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d) 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 designated in this section:</text>
<paragraph id="HBD3501E7E5AB463EAFE7B6690D8E649A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Navigation</header>
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<row><entry namest="column1" morerows="0" align="center" colname="column1"><bold>A. State</bold></entry><entry namest="column2" morerows="0" align="center" colname="column2"><bold>B. <linebreak/>Name</bold></entry><entry namest="column3" morerows="0" align="center" colname="column3"><bold>C. <linebreak/>Date of <linebreak/>Report of <linebreak/>Chief of Engineers</bold></entry><entry namest="column4" morerows="0" align="center" colname="column4"><bold>D. <linebreak/>Estimated <linebreak/>Costs</bold></entry></row></thead>
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<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">1. TX</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Brazos Island Harbor</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3"> Nov. 3, 2014</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Federal: $121,023,000<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $89,453,000<linebreak/>Total: $210,476,000</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">2. LA</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Calcasieu Lock</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">Dec. 2, 2014</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Total: $17,432,000 (to be derived <fraction>½</fraction> from the general fund of the Treasury and <fraction>½</fraction> from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund)</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">3. NH, ME</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Portsmouth Harbor and Piscataqua River</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">Feb. 8, 2015</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Federal: $16,015,000<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $5,338,000<linebreak/>Total: $21,353,000</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">4. FL</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Port Everglades</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">Jun. 25, 2015</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Federal: $229,770,000<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $107,233,000<linebreak/>Total: $337,003,000</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">5. AK</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Little Diomede Harbor</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">Aug. 10, 2015</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Federal: $26,394,000<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $2,933,000<linebreak/>Total: $29,327,000</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">6. SC</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Charleston Harbor</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">Sep. 8, 2015</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Federal: $231,239,000<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $271,454,000<linebreak/>Total: $502,693,000</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">7. AK</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Craig Harbor</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">Mar. 16, 2016</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Federal: $29,456,000<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $3,299,000<linebreak/>Total: $32,755,000</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">8. PA</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Upper Ohio</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">Sep. 12, 2016</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Total: $2,691,600,000 (to be derived <fraction>½</fraction> from the general fund of the Treasury and <fraction>½</fraction> from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund).</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1330651444994DF9964F16346EBC8807"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Flood Risk Management</header>
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<row><entry align="center" colname="column1" morerows="0" namest="column1"><bold>A. State</bold></entry><entry align="center" colname="column2" morerows="0" namest="column2"><bold>B.<linebreak/> Name</bold></entry><entry align="center" colname="column3" morerows="0" namest="column3"><bold>C. <linebreak/>Date of <linebreak/>Report of <linebreak/>Chief of Engineers</bold></entry><entry align="center" colname="column4" morerows="0" namest="column4"><bold>D. <linebreak/>Estimated <linebreak/>Costs</bold></entry></row></thead>
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<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">1. TX</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Leon Creek Watershed</entry><entry align="left" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Jun. 30, 2014</entry><entry align="left" colname="column4" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Federal: $22,145,000<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $11,925,000<linebreak/>Total: $34,070,000</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">2. MO, KS</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Armourdale and Central Industrial District Levee Units, Missouri River and Tributaries at Kansas Citys</entry><entry align="left" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Jan. 27, 2015</entry><entry align="left" colname="column4" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Federal: $213,271,500<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $114,838,500<linebreak/>Total: $328,110,000</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">3. KS</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr">City of Manhattan</entry><entry align="left" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Apr. 30, 2015</entry><entry align="left" colname="column4" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Federal: $16,151,000<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $8,697,000<linebreak/>Total: $24,848,000</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">4. TN</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Mill Creek</entry><entry align="left" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Oct. 16, 2015</entry><entry align="left" colname="column4" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Federal: $17,950,000<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $10,860,000<linebreak/>Total: $28,810,000</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">5. KS</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Upper Turkey Creek Basin</entry><entry align="left" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr"> Dec. 22, 2015</entry><entry align="left" colname="column4" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Federal: $25,610,000<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $13,790,000<linebreak/>Total: $39,400,000</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">6. NC</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Princeville</entry><entry align="left" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Feb. 23, 2016</entry><entry align="left" colname="column4" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Federal: $14,080,000<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $7,582,000<linebreak/>Total: $21,662,000</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">7. CA</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr">American River Common Features</entry><entry align="left" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Apr. 26, 2016</entry><entry align="left" colname="column4" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Federal: $890,046,900<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $705,714,100<linebreak/>Total: $1,595,761,000</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">8. CA</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr">West Sacramento</entry><entry align="left" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Apr. 26, 2016</entry><entry align="left" colname="column4" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Federal: $788,861,000<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $424,772,000<linebreak/>Total: $1,213,633,000.</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1111A94DFCB9498DB06D19B77CBD2F08"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction</header>
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<row><entry align="center" colname="column1" morerows="0" namest="column1"><bold>A. State</bold></entry><entry align="center" colname="column2" morerows="0" namest="column2"><bold>B. <linebreak/>Name</bold></entry><entry align="center" colname="column3" morerows="0" namest="column3"><bold>C. <linebreak/>Date of <linebreak/>Report of <linebreak/>Chief of <linebreak/>Engineers</bold></entry><entry align="center" colname="column4" morerows="0" namest="column4"><bold>D. <linebreak/>Estimated Initial <linebreak/>Costs and <linebreak/>Estimated <linebreak/>Renourishment <linebreak/>Costs</bold></entry></row></thead>
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<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">1. SC</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Colleton County</entry><entry align="left" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Sep. 5, 2014</entry><entry align="left" colname="column4" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Initial Federal: $14,448,000<linebreak/> Initial Non-Federal: $7,780,000<linebreak/>Initial Total: $22,228,000<linebreak/> Renourishment Federal: $17,491,000<linebreak/>Renourishment Non-Federal: $17,491,000<linebreak/>Renourishment Total: $34,982,000</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">2. FL</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Flagler County</entry><entry align="left" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Dec. 23, 2014</entry><entry align="left" colname="column4" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Initial Federal: $9,561,000<linebreak/> Initial Non-Federal: $5,149,000<linebreak/> Initial Total: $14,710,000<linebreak/>Renourishment Federal: $15,814,000<linebreak/>Renourishment Non-Federal: $15,815,000<linebreak/>Renourishment Total: $31,629,000</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">3. NC</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Carteret County</entry><entry align="left" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Dec. 23, 2014</entry><entry align="left" colname="column4" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Initial Federal: $25,468,000<linebreak/>Initial Non-Federal: $13,714,000<linebreak/> Initial Total: $39,182,000<linebreak/> Renourishment Federal: $120,428,000<linebreak/>Renourishment Non-Federal: $120,429,000<linebreak/>Renourishment Total: $240,857,000</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">4. NJ</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Hereford Inlet to Cape May Inlet, Cape May County</entry><entry align="left" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Jan. 23, 2015</entry><entry align="left" colname="column4" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Initial Federal: $14,823,000<linebreak/>Initial Non-Federal: $7,981,000<linebreak/>Initial Total: $22,804,000<linebreak/>Renourishment Federal: $43,501,000<linebreak/>Renourishment Non-Federal: $43,501,000<linebreak/>Renourishment Total: $87,002,000</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">5. LA</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr">West Shore Lake Pontchartrain</entry><entry align="left" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Jun. 12, 2015</entry><entry align="left" colname="column4" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Federal: $483,496,650<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $260,344,350<linebreak/>Total: $743,841,000</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">6. CA</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr">San Diego County</entry><entry align="left" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Apr. 26, 2016</entry><entry align="left" colname="column4" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Initial Federal: $20,953,000<linebreak/>Initial Non-Federal: $11,282,000<linebreak/>Initial Total: $32,235,000<linebreak/>Renourishment Federal: $70,785,000<linebreak/>Renourishment Non-Federal: $70,785,000<linebreak/>Renourishment Total: $141,570,000.</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H104512B1F8A14EB385093A869FC5238F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Ecosystem restoration</header>
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<row><entry namest="column1" morerows="0" align="center" colname="column1"><bold>A. State</bold></entry><entry namest="column2" morerows="0" align="center" colname="column2"><bold>B. <linebreak/>Name</bold></entry><entry namest="column3" morerows="0" align="center" colname="column3"><bold>C. <linebreak/>Date of <linebreak/>Report of<linebreak/> Chief of Engineers</bold></entry><entry namest="column4" morerows="0" align="center" colname="column4"><bold>D.<linebreak/> Estimated <linebreak/>Costs</bold></entry></row></thead>
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<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">1. FL</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Central Everglades</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">Dec. 23, 2014</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Federal: $993,131,000<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $991,544,000<linebreak/>Total: $1,984,675,000</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">2. WA</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Skokomish River</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">Dec. 14, 2015</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Federal: $13,168,000<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $7,091,000<linebreak/>Total: $20,259,000</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">3. WA</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Puget Sound</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">Sep. 16, 2016</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Federal: $300,009,000<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $161,543,000<linebreak/>Total: $461,552,000.</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB30BEB678BEB4A18965A5BBA7D7786DC"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Flood risk management and ecosystem restoration</header>
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<row><entry align="center" colname="column1" morerows="0" namest="column1"><bold>A. State</bold></entry><entry align="center" colname="column2" morerows="0" namest="column2"><bold>B. <linebreak/>Name</bold></entry><entry align="center" colname="column3" morerows="0" namest="column3"><bold>C. <linebreak/>Date of <linebreak/>Report of<linebreak/> Chief of Engineers</bold></entry><entry align="center" colname="column4" morerows="0" namest="column4"><bold>D.<linebreak/> Estimated <linebreak/>Costs</bold></entry></row></thead>
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<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">1. IL, WI</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Upper Des Plaines River and Tributaries</entry><entry align="left" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Jun. 8, 2015</entry><entry align="left" colname="column4" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Federal: $204,860,000<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $110,642,000<linebreak/>Total: $315,502,000.</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H099B96A5AEB04E798F42E5C8418BA5BE"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, and recreation</header>
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<row><entry align="center" colname="column1" morerows="0" namest="column1"><bold>A. State</bold></entry><entry align="center" colname="column2" morerows="0" namest="column2"><bold>B. <linebreak/>Name</bold></entry><entry align="center" colname="column3" morerows="0" namest="column3"><bold>C. <linebreak/>Date of <linebreak/>Report of<linebreak/> Chief of Engineers</bold></entry><entry align="center" colname="column4" morerows="0" namest="column4"><bold>D.<linebreak/> Estimated <linebreak/>Costs</bold></entry></row></thead>
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<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">1. CA</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr">South San Francisco Bay Shoreline</entry><entry align="left" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Dec. 18, 2015</entry><entry align="left" colname="column4" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Federal: $70,511,000<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $106,689,000<linebreak/>Total: $177,200,000.</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4C18ACB9C0DD46ACB88AAEC3DB1BB018"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Ecosystem restoration and recreation</header>
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<row><entry align="center" colname="column1" morerows="0" namest="column1"><bold>A. State</bold></entry><entry align="center" colname="column2" morerows="0" namest="column2"><bold>B. <linebreak/>Name</bold></entry><entry align="center" colname="column3" morerows="0" namest="column3"><bold>C. <linebreak/>Date of <linebreak/>Report of<linebreak/> Chief of Engineers</bold></entry><entry align="center" colname="column4" morerows="0" namest="column4"><bold>D.<linebreak/> Estimated <linebreak/>Costs</bold></entry></row></thead>
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<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">1. OR</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Willamette River</entry><entry align="left" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Dec. 14, 2015</entry><entry align="left" colname="column4" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Federal: $19,531,000<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $10,845,000<linebreak/>Total: $30,376,000</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" colname="column1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1">2. CA</entry><entry align="left" colname="column2" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Los Angeles River</entry><entry align="left" colname="column3" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Dec. 18, 2015</entry><entry align="left" colname="column4" leader-modify="clr-ldr">Federal: $373,413,500<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $1,046,893,500<linebreak/>Total: $1,420,307,000.</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H317B2F03BAEA4E9185711AEA070FEBC6"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Hurricane and storm damage risk reduction and ecosystem restoration</header>
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<row><entry namest="column1" morerows="0" align="center" colname="column1"><bold>A. State</bold></entry><entry namest="column2" morerows="0" align="center" colname="column2"><bold>B. <linebreak/>Name</bold></entry><entry namest="column3" morerows="0" align="center" colname="column3"><bold>C. <linebreak/>Date of <linebreak/>Report of<linebreak/> Chief of Engineers</bold></entry><entry namest="column4" morerows="0" align="center" colname="column4"><bold>D.<linebreak/> Estimated <linebreak/>Costs</bold></entry></row></thead>
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<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">1. LA</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Southwest Coastal Louisiana</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">Jul. 29, 2016</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Federal: $2,054,386,100<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $1,106,207,900<linebreak/>Total: $3,160,594,000.</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDC677D0A6B2B429E80874BBCA3C14F2D"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Modifications and other projects</header>
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<row><entry namest="column1" morerows="0" align="center" colname="column1"><bold>A. State</bold></entry><entry namest="column2" morerows="0" align="center" colname="column2"><bold>B. <linebreak/>Name</bold></entry><entry namest="column3" morerows="0" align="center" colname="column3"><bold>C. <linebreak/>Date of <linebreak/>Decision Document</bold></entry><entry namest="column4" morerows="0" align="center" colname="column4"><bold>D.<linebreak/> Estimated <linebreak/>Costs</bold></entry></row></thead>
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<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">1. TX</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Upper Trinity River</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">May 21, 2008</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Federal: $526,500,000<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $283,500,000<linebreak/>Total: $810,000,000</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">2. KS, MO</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Turkey Creek Basin</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">May 13, 2016</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Federal: $101,491,650<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $54,649,350<linebreak/>Total: $156,141,000</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">3. KY</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Ohio River Shoreline</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">May 13, 2016</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Federal: $20,309,900<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $10,936,100<linebreak/>Total: $31,246,000</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">4. MO</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Blue River Basin</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">May 13, 2016</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Federal: $36,326,250<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $12,108,750<linebreak/>Total: $48,435,000</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">5. FL</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Picayune Strand</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">Jul. 15, 2016</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Federal: $313,166,000<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $313,166,000<linebreak/>Total: $626,332,000</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">6. MO</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Swope Park Industrial Area, Blue River</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">Jul. 15, 2016</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Federal: $21,033,350<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $11,325,650<linebreak/>Total: $32,359,000</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">7. 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">Sep. 21, 2016</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Federal: $66,844,900<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $36,039,100<linebreak/>Total: $102,884,000</entry></row>
<row><entry align="left" stub-definition="txt-ldr" stub-hierarchy="1" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column1">8. TX</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column2">Houston Ship Channel</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column3">Nov. 4, 2016</entry><entry align="left" leader-modify="clr-ldr" colname="column4">Federal: $381,773,000<linebreak/>Non-Federal: $127,425,000<linebreak/>Total: $509,198,000.</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table></paragraph></section>
<section id="H82BC76D222EE4F9CA01A48A094C3CEE4"><enum>1402.</enum><header>Special rules</header>
<subsection id="HBBED7CCA64B640CBB9D36BED26AA135E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Mill Creek</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The portion of the project for flood risk management, Mill Creek, Tennessee, authorized by section 1401(2) of this Act that consists of measures within the Mill Creek basin shall be carried out pursuant to section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H6E5519E53349419D9DFBA47B3AEC3507"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Los Angeles River</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall carry out the project for ecosystem restoration and recreation, Los Angeles River, California, authorized by section 1401(7) of this Act substantially in accordance with terms and conditions described in the Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated December 18, 2015, including, notwithstanding section 2008(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–114; 121 Stat. 1074), the recommended cost share.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HF220EEA8F2944E4B94143D1D7C4A2E85" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Upper Trinity River</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not more than $5,500,000 may be expended to carry out recreation features of the Upper Trinity River project, Texas, authorized by section 1401(9) of this Act.</text> </subsection></section></subtitle>
<enum>II</enum><header>Water and Waste Act of 2016</header>
<section id="HA1711F7C8B674867B2BEECF849BBE36E"><enum>2001.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This title may be cited as the <quote>Water and Waste Act of 2016</quote>. </text></section>
<section id="HDAE6015EDCA742B58FF79BE7E1A62EE8"><enum>2002.</enum><header>Definition of Administrator</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this title, the term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.</text></section>
<subtitle id="H77B5E17A1A8B4F559B9A9B602E5E8908"><enum>A</enum><header>Safe Drinking Water</header>
<section id="HAF5C68DF33104EA3AE4DB85D36369464"><enum>2101.</enum><header>Sense of Congress on appropriations levels</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that Congress should provide robust funding of capitalization grants to States to fund those States’ drinking water treatment revolving loan funds established under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12) and the State water pollution control revolving funds established under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.).</text></section>
<section id="H39384837D2844800ADF954F4C3962BAA"><enum>2102.</enum><header>Preconstruction work</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1452(a)(2) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(a)(2)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC06E1378DA0A4B0CAD60483A59D78634"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the fifth sentence, by striking <quote>Of the amount</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HC40BE2C4B155468492F45AC4DBCE686E" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H5B432D1F819149078A4103AAEF68D58D"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Loan assistance</header><text>Of the amount</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA214B45AE8814030ACB4499A6431B167"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the fourth sentence, by striking <quote>The funds</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H5342E0DF55574C4596213374F524C979" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H8541B37CC1AB40DB9A2048A5D8B9E5B2"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Acquisition of real property</header><text>The funds under this section</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1E583E20A2D848B18FC16901BCAE92EE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the third sentence, by striking <quote>The funds</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HF9DFE088624A4189AC3BD528C50C64B3" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HAFE697D780614D739666282D6F8B40E8"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Water treatment loans</header><text>The funds under this section</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3AB89FD6654F4D80820BF0D4522BD1B8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in the second sentence, by striking <quote>Financial assistance</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HD08C0C25FE5B48BE83E6353251DE97E4" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H6FA0DEF8DF6C4841B85919EC55D37E37"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Financial assistance</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5CC4BB0CCA5B476D9ADF3BEC7F7115CD"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in the first sentence, by striking <quote>Except</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HE605FD877C3948C48A8A90E2AFAE9C0E" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H8D25B2FBE99648B686EEB2BE3D5B1289"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA7319825B8AD4F38B80E03A551D12CE7"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) (as designated by paragraph (4)), by striking <quote>(not</quote> and inserting <quote>(including expenditures for planning, design, and associated preconstruction activities, including activities relating to the siting of the facility, but not</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD76CADB247C74A108BA6CD89E9C9DE05"><enum>(7)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (B) (as designated by paragraph (4)) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H4EFB5B9DF3EE402E978BE969B43E2670" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H6929CC3D13C348CEAA952AF09DB5713F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Sale of bonds</header><text>Funds may also be used by a public water system as a source of revenue (restricted solely to interest earnings of the applicable State loan fund) or security for payment of the principal and interest on revenue or general obligation bonds issued by the State to provide matching funds under subsection (e), if the proceeds of the sale of the bonds will be deposited in the State loan fund.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="HE5A6323489374B9FB5FAB605A7E617C4"><enum>2103.</enum><header>Administration of State loan funds</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1452(g)(2) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(g)(2)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8DFFCDD356CF4AF9A72E78C396DEDC93"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) as clauses (i) through (iv), respectively, and indenting the clauses appropriately;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8EF6B9E8C698480E9478D6510C5BB43C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the fifth sentence and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H09859C33B3ED4E88B6609E80A398BF3C" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HE401A55F52894DE2AB4D4C2CF8AE03D3"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Enforcement actions</header><text>Funds used under subparagraph (B)(ii) shall not be used for enforcement actions.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H82220E4FF27E417D9FAA52EDA7F13731"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the fourth sentence, by striking <quote>An additional</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HBD7DA5B618AC45FA80E0CC8961691028" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HE665E5CB318C461398A78F381238BB0A"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>An additional</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCDC07E67BD9A453E8D0209B527B9657B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by striking the third sentence;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2091955487094CE485AE624A141921C9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in the second sentence, by striking <quote>For fiscal year</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H772C9F347C314D02A993AD75723689AC" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H288D3DAF368F49BA8B0E8B89E492CAB7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Additional use of funds</header><text>For fiscal year</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC4F309B184C246B68C475E818C5BA013"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by striking the first sentence and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HE1E2449D89A745B7B1B3B5F102AA9FF3" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HCC3E9EE8CE9842AC8B5FA7224132C557"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Authorization</header>
<clause id="H8C14143B13F540D88CA6D28F3F49A1F1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For each fiscal year, a State may use the amount described in clause (ii)—</text>
<subclause id="H84750A4E7F3A42DBAAFAA246287CA947"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to cover the reasonable costs of administration of the programs under this section, including the recovery of reasonable costs expended to establish a State loan fund that are incurred after the date of enactment of this section; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H99C129189D4A450482B857BC37A51EAA"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to provide technical assistance to public water systems within the State.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H6D42B5D9914A4477AA8778692E9877E7"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Description of amount</header><text>The amount referred to in clause (i) is an amount equal to the sum of—</text>
<subclause id="H742D68A77F494F40A4135F236D17B1AD"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the amount of any fees collected by the State for use in accordance with clause (i)(I), regardless of the source; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H4C96346E069446F188D31BA567F506A1"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the greatest of—</text>
<item id="HBE871D59B16B40ECA1AD30848C9A460F"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$400,000;</text></item>
<item id="HE5168F5F3919449283E7A05D79A7CA3D"><enum>(bb)</enum><text><fraction>1/5</fraction> percent of the current valuation of the fund; and</text></item>
<item id="HEA32052DEFAD4A1DAB73D910B1AA36A1"><enum>(cc)</enum><text>an amount equal to 4 percent of all grant awards to the fund under this section for the fiscal year.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HECF522DCE7BC4E0CA715B76981433140"><enum>(7)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) (as redesignated by paragraph (5))—</text>
<subparagraph id="H17DCA5A190554344909B992A9986722C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (iv) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by striking <quote>1419,</quote> and inserting <quote>1419.</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC2412E1ECDFF477C9C1F8EFFD8F72D6B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the undesignated matter following clause (iv) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by striking <quote>if the State</quote> and all that follows through <quote>State funds.</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section id="HC14F22D8F4564B2A9D8D7CB6EB1BC829"><enum>2104.</enum><header>Assistance for small and disadvantaged communities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part E of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HA9FF1B73619C4E108722BD5D9AE3E958" style="OLC">
<section id="H492C3EF7130E43F0A0D184DED56F559B"><enum>1459A.</enum><header>Assistance for small and disadvantaged communities</header>
<subsection id="HD56FA793813647F8A94D2F56FA2B404F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of underserved community</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H0972D868693F41D4BE82670ACB3DDE75"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>underserved community</term> means a political subdivision of a State that, as determined by the Administrator, has an inadequate system for obtaining drinking water.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4BEE5989340E46BE84D44421EDD84D54"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>underserved community</term> includes a political subdivision of a State that either, as determined by the Administrator—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAD4B75B80D2A40EEB5D1BC5D765CC9A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>does not have household drinking water or wastewater services; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H90E0747324C6498A86707D0028D70415" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is served by a public water system that violates, or exceeds, as applicable, a requirement of a national primary drinking water regulation issued under section 1412, including—</text>
<clause id="H163CBA73B037488ABE6DC35739012F4E" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a maximum contaminant level;</text></clause>
<clause id="H0A43345B10B446FB8088B81547818BB7" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a treatment technique; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H9E99C7E2F42D42C5B25A9160EBDD1628" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>an action level.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H8BA62909661D4916B24145846CCD2231"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph id="HDD85463C7864423E86A26D6AA92B572C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator shall establish a program under which grants are provided to eligible entities for use in carrying out projects and activities the primary purposes of which are to assist public water systems in meeting the requirements of this title.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCE991410E7A944259A3908580A83A6DC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>Projects and activities under paragraph (1) include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2EA7655BC6A5425EB2E0E1A390EC48B4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>investments necessary for the public water system to comply with the requirements of this title;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H48A0E4DA54224999A81B0372D1E120B6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>assistance that directly and primarily benefits the disadvantaged community on a per-household basis; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB54CEE54460C42468AECDBD96CA43EC2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>programs to provide household water quality testing, including testing for unregulated contaminants.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H093355D8B9CF44B48BFCD2478FC04323"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Eligible entities</header><text>An eligible entity under this section—</text>
<paragraph id="H4DA99BD08273464CB712A8D393B0AA4F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6690B0BE98A24C00901F11CC055C03DD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a public water system;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEEC8E3293FC54F26958CC095B2ACE492"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a water system that is located in an area governed by an Indian Tribe; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H62D656DBE02647719A05FA302F2EBBBA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a State, on behalf of an underserved community; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H904F4C59B5C642E59BBA40ADD47750FD" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>serves a community—</text>
<subparagraph id="H37799EEB178A42118FE7392595E4BB16" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that, under affordability criteria established by the State under section 1452(d)(3), is determined by the State—</text>
<clause id="HCC19EA43A24643E6AA2E3000B3F9591E" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to be a disadvantaged community; or</text></clause>
<clause id="H92DE3B7FEA934BA3B1D7184379759506" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to be a community that may become a disadvantaged community as a result of carrying out a project or activity under subsection (b); or</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H273E7DC3211C4347AA9715A708653EA0" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>with a population of less than 10,000 individuals that the Administrator determines does not have the capacity to incur debt sufficient to finance a project or activity under subsection (b).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H8D00A4826F2749548BE024AB9CA03550"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In prioritizing projects and activities for implementation under this section, the Administrator shall give priority to projects and activities that benefit underserved communities.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HEF450457B83E467EA3AF6C4EB99FA0C2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Local participation</header><text>In prioritizing projects and activities for implementation under this section, the Administrator shall consult with and consider the priorities of States, Indian Tribes, and local governments in which communities described in subsection (c)(2) are located.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H946CDDFED1BD49B5A715015D98B9E253"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Technical, managerial, and financial capability</header><text>The Administrator may provide assistance to increase the technical, managerial, and financial capability of an eligible entity receiving a grant under this section if the Administrator determines that the eligible entity lacks appropriate technical, managerial, or financial capability and is not receiving such assistance under another Federal program.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H1AECE610D10749E3A8A069A10D168F59"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Cost sharing</header><text>Before providing a grant to an eligible entity under this section, the Administrator shall enter into a binding agreement with the eligible entity to require the eligible entity—</text>
<paragraph id="H1D7F76BED69240A3B853F33C19554CA3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to pay not less than 45 percent of the total costs of the project or activity, which may include services, materials, supplies, or other in-kind contributions;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0831F53EE1084FF585732E793EDC4D65"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to provide any land, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations necessary to carry out the project or activity; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0E472BFCAFEF4271887059ECBBFF0D33"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to pay 100 percent of any operation and maintenance costs associated with the project or activity.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC67ED130ECFB449F90DAB83A96B13D8D"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The Administrator may waive, in whole or in part, the requirement under subsection (g)(1) if the Administrator determines that an eligible entity is unable to pay, or would experience significant financial hardship if required to pay, the non-Federal share.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H335A4759A71649729ACFEE9FDC611CDC"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Limitation on use of funds</header><text>Not more than 4 percent of funds made available for grants under this section may be used to pay the administrative costs of the Administrator.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H3D560A23B2044EBD9E5F115D45D61BF5"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="HB20F4A35C86D43C6944AAF3F7A0259C3"><enum>2105.</enum><header>Reducing lead in drinking water</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Part E of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="H785EE7FC3F6F474CA7C7090328453169"><enum>1459B.</enum><header>Reducing lead in drinking water</header>
<subsection id="HC0BE8319691D47E5B345A3294D9F9A87"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H17A683D6D4C6406A886DFF65DB6C6D22"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Eligible entity</header><text>The term <term>eligible entity</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCE3E2D1446264DED91679580689E7C66"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a community water system;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD3E30B99931A4554ACAB60ADBF2F1205"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a water system located in an area governed by an Indian Tribe;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H463A22885EE647CE8BDE7D205C256000"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a nontransient noncommunity water system;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAF11FF6B1A4E4469A25B08528DC87F22"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a qualified nonprofit organization, as determined by the Administrator, servicing a public water system; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H304127AD79CB47B78F68FC5B7971B8B4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a municipality or State, interstate, or intermunicipal agency.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC038984759AF49369740B3584369DFDE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Lead reduction project</header>
<subparagraph id="H7E997B6B03934490B054A4906CF72BFB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>lead reduction project</term> means a project or activity the primary purpose of which is to reduce the concentration of lead in water for human consumption by—</text>
<clause id="H4819E50F2D1A428D9D8C8A435CFBCDFF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>replacement of publicly owned lead service lines;</text></clause>
<clause id="H1450B976351B41949BD412C30EDD2B47"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>testing, planning, or other relevant activities, as determined by the Administrator, to identify and address conditions (including corrosion control) that contribute to increased concentration of lead in water for human consumption; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H70B9586F4B154186968AE88EADE97223"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>providing assistance to low-income homeowners to replace lead service lines.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H98C6B3F92F454F43A7DC09636A287DA4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The term <term>lead reduction project</term> does not include a partial lead service line replacement if, at the conclusion of the service line replacement, drinking water is delivered to a household through a publicly or privately owned portion of a lead service line.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H558F3E744D7D4844B1AE59FE094AEF1C" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Low-income</header><text>The term <term>low-income</term>, with respect to an individual provided assistance under this section, has such meaning as may be given the term by the Governor of the State in which the eligible entity is located, based upon the affordability criteria established by the State under section 1452(d)(3).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC6566CB33C6C4D208CC13D5183E36DE0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Lead service line</header><text>The term <term>lead service line</term> means a pipe and its fittings, which are not lead free (as defined in section 1417(d)), that connect the drinking water main to the building inlet.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB17E999517944D7FA98B0F8D7F194CFE"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Nontransient noncommunity water system</header><text>The term <term>nontransient noncommunity water system</term> means a public water system that is not a community water system and that regularly serves at least 25 of the same persons over 6 months per year.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H52E9F9BCC7554E2583F10EB01735AAF6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Grant program</header>
<paragraph id="HB579D123C9A04C4BBB35E5CA85DA4D72"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Administrator shall establish a grant program to provide assistance to eligible entities for lead reduction projects in the United States.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF50A52D40C624D769D0424FD7584160B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Precondition</header><text>As a condition of receipt of assistance under this section, an eligible entity shall take steps to identify—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD0A0DEE934AE47D09E5346D7CC24DA78"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the source of lead in the public water system that is subject to human consumption; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDBD40C9A497E48A9AE28FA2260D57058"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the means by which the proposed lead reduction project would meaningfully reduce the concentration of lead in water provided for human consumption by the applicable public water system.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H534B47DE45474C06A2D6131B2B5FBD67"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Priority application</header><text>In providing grants under this subsection, the Administrator shall give priority to an eligible entity that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H753FE5EB856547CFB04908D92EB05229"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Administrator determines, based on affordability criteria established by the State under section 1452(d)(3), to be a disadvantaged community; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H37C485E63BF7406C8BC0AAFE74E75103"><enum>(B)</enum><text>proposes to—</text>
<clause id="H899BE46E12ED49F4B13C9CDB2BBA4F9E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>carry out a lead reduction project at a public water system or nontransient noncommunity water system that has exceeded the lead action level established by the Administrator under section 1412 at any time during the 3-year period preceding the date of submission of the application of the eligible entity; or</text></clause>
<clause id="H711EC92211A74D1E939354DE6A8FC133"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>address lead levels in water for human consumption at a school, daycare, or other facility that primarily serves children or other vulnerable human subpopulation described in section 1458(a)(1).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD218155242BC4C3490E0E01A3D498BC2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Cost sharing</header>
<subparagraph id="H44BD47A1BAC8470A89BA4E8D1F4305FA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), the non-Federal share of the total cost of a project funded by a grant under this subsection shall be not less than 20 percent.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6EABAAC94E24460190789702A66AFD46"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>The Administrator may reduce or eliminate the non-Federal share under subparagraph (A) for reasons of affordability, as the Administrator determines to be appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC6B5EB10B1EE4222BC45ED62B99D67E2"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Low-income assistance</header>
<subparagraph id="H8A762F528036498BB15D9263DD857993"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (B), an eligible entity may use a grant provided under this subsection to provide assistance to low-income homeowners to replace the lead service lines of such homeowners.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H89920EDC9080435C8A111EE16F9C1858"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The amount of a grant provided to a low-income homeowner under this paragraph shall not exceed the standard cost of replacement of the privately owned portion of the lead service line.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6B08D2106B584BAF8E5B79295D44CBE0"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Special consideration for lead service line replacement</header><text>In carrying out lead service line replacement using a grant under this subsection, an eligible entity—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7D0F48361B6149EF9786E297954204D3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall notify customers of the replacement of any publicly owned portion of the lead service line;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEC92A7DE80934CE1B68B25547C50418F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may, in the case of a homeowner who is not low-income, offer to replace the privately owned portion of the lead service line at the cost of replacement for that homeowner’s property; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H030C1C0B5E454035993666BCD2A30DB6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>may, in the case of a low-income homeowner, offer to replace the privately owned portion of the lead service line at a cost that is equal to the difference between—</text>
<clause id="HF2880067CC394C81A113B5EE3F2C4CA4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the cost of replacement; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H98B417BFFD924B39924635564AEE317F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the amount of assistance available to the low-income homeowner under paragraph (5);</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5454E64F215D42A3BBE794216B77A477"><enum>(D)</enum><text>shall notify each customer that a planned replacement of any publicly owned portion of a lead service line that is funded by a grant made under this subsection will not be carried out unless the customer agrees to the simultaneous replacement of the privately owned portion of the lead service line; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H74DBB815A4D1488A99C812C30295C0E0"><enum>(E)</enum><text>shall demonstrate that the eligible entity has considered other options for reducing the concentration of lead in its drinking water, including an evaluation of options for corrosion control.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD12B13864F484845A80F217784372A30"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation on use of funds</header><text>Not more than 4 percent of funds made available for grants under this section may be used to pay the administrative costs of the Administrator.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H657348FEE2474D6BB19426F4E699D743"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HAEEE1D1C279D4ACF85C68F83255388AE"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text>Nothing in this section affects whether a public water system is responsible for the replacement of a lead service line that is—</text>
<paragraph id="H4DB6BB594E784020B3B6C0885B3083D9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>subject to the control of the public water system; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE4CB78E35FCB412CA57936E8572FAA3A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>located on private property.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H568940AA7ED2453B954F87B874E06895"><enum>2106.</enum><header>Notice to persons served</header>
<subsection id="HEC23A21CC73240BEA913B3D229E0359E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Enforcement of drinking water regulations</header><text>Section 1414(c) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g–3(c)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H604CA568621E411A8F8B2556F63973D0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Notice to</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Notice to States, the Administrator, and</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDB476D610C7A49A79D61C8988838726E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA1520F670C5E494EB279D1620DDE930F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C), by striking <quote>paragraph (2)(E)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (2)(F)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2BC6AB68657B4CC4BFC9394533FD24B4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H88B80ABAC3354427938AB4F142388041"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Notice that the public water system exceeded the lead action level under section 141.80(c) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a prescribed level of lead that the Administrator establishes for public education or notification in a successor regulation promulgated pursuant to section 1412).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4E5F40332AE1430F85C7CB04A8B9CCDE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H63DDE74CC0D74FDFA1BD6643CFA0A46D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B)(i)(II), by striking <quote>subparagraph (D)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraph (E)</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE15D17018D8D48998B0A4B1894FCD07A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (C)—</text>
<clause id="HED95FD08F272405B922A2CDFFD5B407F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the subparagraph heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Violations</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC">Notice of violations or exceedances</header-in-text></quote>;</text></clause>
<clause id="H028FA5DC85E241D88716AE161650882C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the matter preceding clause (i)—</text>
<subclause id="H23483223A94C4ACD847032D83428E6B0"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in the first sentence, by striking <quote>violation</quote> and inserting <quote>violation, and each exceedance described in paragraph (1)(D),</quote>; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HEC1F6422E64243AC8A4A0C9ECFA93A35"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in the second sentence, by striking <quote>violation</quote> and inserting <quote>violation or exceedance</quote>;</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H7E145B6583BC4D2FBDAF24BF35778F16"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:</text>
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<clause id="H2CF04B7E921D4E5E8F9EC386BAFA3601"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be distributed as soon as practicable, but not later than 24 hours, after the public water system learns of the violation or exceedance;</text></clause><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause>
<clause id="H1DB36E05000747E78BF07E6BB5DA4242"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by inserting <quote>or exceedance</quote> after <quote>violation</quote> each place it appears;</text></clause>
<clause id="H97567E9DDE4D4B1A8AF2B8CA7616A0E2"><enum>(v)</enum><text>by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following:</text>
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<clause id="H1612AFF0C9A74C5289A9B817B43549C3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>be provided to the Administrator and the head of the State agency that has primary enforcement responsibility under section 1413, as applicable, as soon as practicable, but not later than 24 hours after the public water system learns of the violation or exceedance; and</text></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause>
<clause id="H6C8D908F2A994E5AA761118725F949AB"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>in clause (iv)—</text>
<subclause id="HE7CF96A643E54233B0A3F56489009B55"><enum>(I)</enum><text>in subclause (I), by striking <quote>broadcast media</quote> and inserting <quote>media, including broadcast media</quote>; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H02DCEEAF246849BBBF44ADA765D000C9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>in subclause (III), by striking <quote>in lieu of notification by means of broadcast media or newspaper</quote>;</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF21BA13117D9430EBDFDE4CC819AACD7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE4C2D6781FA640B0BD19C16A6D4AC4D3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H46E5081099F44B1492F766844567857B"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Notice by the Administrator</header><text>If the State with primary enforcement responsibility or the owner or operator of a public water system has not issued a notice under subparagraph (C) for an exceedance of the lead action level under section 141.80(c) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a prescribed level of lead that the Administrator establishes for public education or notification in a successor regulation promulgated pursuant to section 1412) that has the potential to have serious adverse effects on human health as a result of short-term exposure, not later than 24 hours after the Administrator is notified of the exceedance, the Administrator shall issue the required notice under that subparagraph.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE0A8C1EEA6474B6A8BB851A078605DF9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in paragraph (3)(B), in the first sentence—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4C68886FA3AC473D80270627BE1CCA87"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subparagraph (A) and</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraph (A),</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H71A91B870CB04E4182C732E9861DFA23"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>subparagraph (C) or (D) of paragraph (2)</quote> and inserting <quote>subparagraph (C) or (E) of paragraph (2), and notices issued by the Administrator with respect to public water systems serving Indian Tribes under subparagraph (D) of that paragraph</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2658E165914845EE9292891739245EC5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>in paragraph (4)(B)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H63791AA5EB7B408F9F12D724F17E2EEC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (ii), by striking <quote>the terms</quote> and inserting <quote>the terms <term>action level</term>,</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H37501BF5AADC469D9EF5BFCE51361C9D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H523B95717228446DB78F60572EF662E0" style="OLC">
<clause id="H4350D59BA46D460085C29E1914515488"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>If any regulated contaminant is detected in the water purveyed by the public water system, a statement describing, as applicable—</text>
<subclause id="H0C052B5F0D8842C9B39174F2B52831FC"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the maximum contaminant level goal;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H22E591AD28CC4E1E9C5B1F5A2D20612A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the maximum contaminant level;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H05D4D4ED98A847CA98495A3238EB70EE"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the level of the contaminant in the water system;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H174D7011FB90453C941FD794A20C622A"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>the action level for the contaminant; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HDF21CFBCC0824F97AF8E6344F73C2E66"><enum>(V)</enum><text>for any contaminant for which there has been a violation of the maximum contaminant level during the year concerned, a brief statement in plain language regarding the health concerns that resulted in regulation of the contaminant, as provided by the Administrator in regulations under subparagraph (A).</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H862D396ACCE942568D6F0E617C0A8333"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the undesignated matter following clause (vi), in the second sentence, by striking <quote>subclause (IV) of clause (iii)</quote> and inserting <quote>clause (iii)(V)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC609BD1A10E5481EA601DE30F45112B5"><enum>(6)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="HE7BB129F40F54A92874019D8286BB441"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Exceedance of lead level at households</header>
<subparagraph id="H49A7D0DCD0C64BBA9239E1B430B8D46F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Strategic plan</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Administrator shall, in collaboration with owners and operators of public water systems and States, establish a strategic plan for how the Administrator, a State with primary enforcement responsibility, and owners and operators of public water systems shall provide targeted outreach, education, technical assistance, and risk communication to populations affected by the concentration of lead in a public water system, including dissemination of information described in subparagraph (C).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H53F11BE1EEB1470982C8D57471B928B1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>EPA initiation of notice</header>
<clause id="H6D92A90E51BD472292E49A72A8809070"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Forwarding of data by employee of the agency</header><text>If the Agency develops, or receives from a source other than a State or a public water system, data that meets the requirements of section 1412(b)(3)(A)(ii) that indicates that the drinking water of a household served by a public water system contains a level of lead that exceeds the lead action level under section 141.80(c) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a prescribed level of lead that the Administrator establishes for public education or notification in a successor regulation promulgated pursuant to section 1412) (referred to in this paragraph as an <quote>affected household</quote>), the Administrator shall require an appropriate employee of the Agency to forward the data, and information on the sampling techniques used to obtain the data, to the owner or operator of the public water system and the State in which the affected household is located within a time period determined by the Administrator.</text></clause>
<clause id="H06196BF658464469A3E1D543E30DAC6C"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Dissemination of information by owner or operator</header><text>The owner or operator of a public water system shall disseminate to affected households the information described in subparagraph (C) within a time period established by the Administrator, if the owner or operator—</text>
<subclause id="H1690435145E04EB5AC066D59615D35CF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>receives data and information under clause (i); and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H4B57B8D508504918AC36F737F55B5B93"><enum>(II)</enum><text>has not, since the date of the test that developed the data, notified the affected households—</text>
<item id="H5DAC180ECE314631BF4EEC9B067A91AA"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>with respect to the concentration of lead in the drinking water of the affected households; and</text></item>
<item id="H286C62823A7A4B7FBFEF906015548E11"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that the concentration of lead in the drinking water of the affected households exceeds the lead action level under section 141.80(c) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a prescribed level of lead that the Administrator establishes for public education or notification in a successor regulation promulgated pursuant to section 1412).</text></item></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HC699658497794242B422AA1D0836FA54"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Consultation</header>
<subclause id="H02428464CB76464EB01179FA5813759D"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>If the owner or operator of the public water system does not disseminate to the affected households the information described in subparagraph (C) as required under clause (ii) within the time period established by the Administrator, not later than 24 hours after the Administrator becomes aware of the failure by the owner or operator of the public water system to disseminate the information, the Administrator shall consult, within a period not to exceed 24 hours, with the applicable Governor to develop a plan, in accordance with the strategic plan, to disseminate the information to the affected households not later than 24 hours after the end of the consultation period.</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H3DF1EB2AA48A4EED926492777ABBE60E"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Delegation</header><text>The Administrator may only delegate the duty to consult under subclause (I) to an employee of the Agency who, as of the date of the delegation, works in the Office of Water at the headquarters of the Agency.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HFB56A1C3505A49B6A10A6236DCE7A53C"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Dissemination by administrator</header><text>The Administrator shall, as soon as practicable, disseminate to affected households the information described in subparagraph (C) if—</text>
<subclause id="H64FDB57384994833BF1A62462B3AC629"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the owner or operator of the public water system does not disseminate the information to the affected households within the time period determined by the Administrator, as required by clause (ii); and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H92D2430DF538402D8FA64B930C79209C"><enum>(II)</enum>
<item id="H54762F8A457A4268AA1CF40DA1C7A189" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the Administrator and the applicable Governor do not agree on a plan described in clause (iii)(I) during the consultation period under that clause; or</text></item>
<item id="H7D0B4C5E8D9942B88CD3593F966D8E1A" indent="up1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the applicable Governor does not disseminate the information within 24 hours after the end of the consultation period.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H36B9E2194C20446CB86025A1EB09AEF6"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Information required</header><text>The information described in this subparagraph includes—</text>
<clause id="H1715E51E22024105A3501FDE36DD284C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a clear explanation of the potential adverse effects on human health of drinking water that contains a concentration of lead that exceeds the lead action level under section 141.80(c) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or a prescribed level of lead that the Administrator establishes for public education or notification in a successor regulation promulgated pursuant to section 1412);</text></clause>
<clause id="HDE87D5F9CBA3469A8B9623B249E62988"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the steps that the owner or operator of the public water system is taking to mitigate the concentration of lead; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H6BF276EE1C5C4D9F8CE2B34A5B8CC481"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the necessity of seeking alternative water supplies until the date on which the concentration of lead is mitigated.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB8CBBF41021D42A9BB80B510B00EAF99"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Privacy</header><text>Any notice to the public or an affected household under this subsection shall protect the privacy of individual customer information.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD6A7BEB692704C588531EC241B162D53"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition on use of lead pipes, solder, and flux</header><text>Section 1417 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g–6) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H56F5F8B9E88B4062BAAE1C5B0A1A88D0"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Public education</header>
<paragraph id="H2FA2967ED3554318ABEEA200AE9E4B47"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator shall make information available to the public regarding lead in drinking water, including information regarding—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9123DDFF1D93486BA36DBA9D25DFD816"><enum>(A)</enum><text>risks associated with lead in drinking water;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA1009BA9DBDC4DA9A85BAA0BADB47171"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the conditions that contribute to drinking water containing lead in a residence;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8B040ACB34F5481CAB261E3AFFB4A7FA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>steps that States, public water systems, and consumers can take to reduce the risks of lead in drinking water; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H59BEFFC52B8C4173A4C23E9801DBEB5F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the availability of additional resources that consumers can use to minimize lead exposure, including information on sampling for lead in drinking water.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6490EC850BDD436C8888A04F34B494D1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Vulnerable populations</header><text>In making information available to the public under this subsection, the Administrator shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, carry out targeted outreach strategies that focus on educating groups within the general population that may be at greater risk than the general population of adverse health effects from exposure to lead in drinking water.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="H2970F09465D74C01943317FFC8CE5DBA"><enum>2107.</enum><header>Lead testing in school and child care program drinking water</header>
<subsection id="H050611F2459841099AE41EEE4294E000"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 1464 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–24) is amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H6F40E3AF0CE54BCFBFF40FFE26F600CF"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Voluntary school and child care program lead testing grant program</header>
<paragraph id="H3201DECD53D1478E9ED863B5881D8715"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection:</text>
<subparagraph id="H6EE13C3433A44DF59895FC478182CDD2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Child care program</header><text>The term <term>child care program</term> has the meaning given the term <term>early childhood education program</term> in section 103(8) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003(8)).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H04BE8D450E4845DB821F238E4260F610"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Local educational agency</header><text>The term <term>local educational agency</term> means—</text>
<clause id="HF96EBC27973B4F37A29AD42F704E486C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a local educational agency (as defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801));</text></clause>
<clause id="H5A93F02AFAE04C27A214D1112A8DEAA3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>a tribal education agency (as defined in section 3 of the National Environmental Education Act (20 U.S.C. 5502)); and</text></clause>
<clause id="H979EF3C324024D7792F4B6DA8FB5B38D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a person that owns or operates a child care program facility.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA68D865E739047B5BF535F2D9177AB0A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<subparagraph id="H24EA46D17C41447A8087ADF90BBF1A2E" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Water and Waste Act of 2016</short-title>, the Administrator shall establish a voluntary school and child care program lead testing grant program to make grants available to States to assist local educational agencies in voluntary testing for lead contamination in drinking water at schools and child care programs under the jurisdiction of the local educational agencies.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H98D3B625C8D04A15818ECD5813B2FE63"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Direct grants to local educational agencies</header><text>The Administrator may make a grant for the voluntary testing described in subparagraph (A) directly available to—</text>
<clause id="H70909E6E20DE43A2B30AB329CC4CA400"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any local educational agency described in clause (i) or (iii) of paragraph (1)(B) located in a State that does not participate in the voluntary grant program established under subparagraph (A); or</text></clause>
<clause id="H2236EBC268814E62A4B0E078EC7C660C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any local educational agency described in clause (ii) of paragraph (1)(B).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAE4D88D32A794433BB943208164AE378"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Application</header><text>To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, a State or local educational agency shall submit to the Administrator an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Administrator may require.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAABA4446C3A44796AE65013F97F0E3A7"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Limitation on use of funds</header><text>Not more than 4 percent of grant funds accepted by a State or local educational agency for a fiscal year under this subsection shall be used to pay the administrative costs of carrying out this subsection.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8A74A9EC03034979ADF25F43C25F7081"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Guidance; public availability</header><text>As a condition of receiving a grant under this subsection, the recipient State or local educational agency shall ensure that each local educational agency to which grant funds are distributed shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2ED4F6F7D86F428B9C7CD9AC9FE572C2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>expend grant funds in accordance with—</text>
<clause id="H9C039C5557E24D94AEE4017EFDF4956B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the guidance of the Environmental Protection Agency entitled <quote>3Ts for Reducing Lead in Drinking Water in Schools: Revised Technical Guidance</quote> and dated October 2006 (or any successor guidance); or</text></clause>
<clause id="HA20ED5D253644F6A9B578D5F4709C01D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>applicable State regulations or guidance regarding reducing lead in drinking water in schools and child care programs that are not less stringent than the guidance referred to in clause (i); and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H788EE8FA4787439392AD38D3613A2CCC"><enum>(B)</enum>
<clause id="HD01CC48061554D85B6E53019BCE59C36" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(i)</enum><text>make available, if applicable, in the administrative offices and, to the extent practicable, on the Internet website of the local educational agency for inspection by the public (including teachers, other school personnel, and parents) a copy of the results of any voluntary testing for lead contamination in school and child care program drinking water carried out using grant funds under this subsection; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H84EB9D0C5C9D4C2AAC7F15CC16076B41" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>notify parent, teacher, and employee organizations of the availability of the results described in clause (i).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8C95929FFAFC4C608BD43A989062D664"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Maintenance of effort</header><text>If resources are available to a State or local educational agency from any other Federal agency, a State, or a private foundation for testing for lead contamination in drinking water, the State or local educational agency shall demonstrate that the funds provided under this subsection will not displace those resources.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAE014A02640B41208F473DB9105FB3D1"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H4C9C741488044DAA97990082E33B0975"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Section 1465 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–25) is repealed.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HE7637FB07D25467482A4B5E49325895F" commented="no"><enum>2108.</enum><header>Water supply cost savings</header>
<subsection id="HAAF13DFF961647A9B07E7B7B7E07620C" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Drinking water technology clearinghouse</header><text>The Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H0CFD16A2EC74400AA496A1D384990D43"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">develop a technology clearinghouse for information on the cost-effectiveness of innovative and alternative drinking water delivery systems, including wells and well systems; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCAA9FBE823774361A125A0B416FF649C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>disseminate such information to the public and to communities and not-for-profit organizations seeking Federal funding for drinking water delivery systems serving 500 or fewer persons.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H0F66A15AB5F642B78338E60E3633D483" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Water system assessment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In any application for a grant or loan for the purpose of construction, replacement, or rehabilitation of a drinking water delivery system serving 500 or fewer persons, the funding for which would come from the Federal Government (either directly or through a State), a unit of local government or not-for-profit organization shall self-certify that the unit of local government or organization has considered, as an alternative drinking water supply, drinking water delivery systems sourced by publicly owned—</text>
<paragraph id="H7D6C5184154C49AFAC4390498722AD27" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>individual wells;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H515BE743CBD74D36BEB0F8BC60B4B259" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shared wells; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H173225F0CE614D17A4874AE3CEB5D5D1" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>community wells.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HDF8E03CF9E82433FA9327843E5CDD091" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report to Congress</header><text>Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report that describes—</text>
<paragraph id="H6B546DD5951A484093DCCE2B50A642FD" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the use of innovative and alternative drinking water delivery systems described in this section;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBD81482F824D47B78085F7879B2A5F89" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the range of cost savings for communities using innovative and alternative drinking water delivery systems described in this section; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEFBC62998EE040F681FC86BD724B3142" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the use of drinking water technical assistance programs operated by the Administrator and the Secretary of Agriculture.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HADA0256F9B1B416687ACF973F5C98C32" commented="no"><enum>2109.</enum><header>Innovation in the provision of safe drinking water</header>
<subsection id="HBBEDFC5BEC0B452FB941D608EDC27C58" commented="no"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Innovative water technologies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1442(a)(1) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–1(a)(1)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H31B67E4C0A514BFDAC9A9EA60F1F84F8" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D), by striking <quote>; and</quote> and inserting a semicolon;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8A36137516294AFBA0F42A68939C9821" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) and inserting <quote>; and</quote>; and </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H96E994F83D4C4DB58DACAF0D073F2493" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:</text>
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<subparagraph id="H6EB08C692AFE4061816D6051F3387C1C" commented="no" indent="up1"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">innovative water technologies (including technologies to improve water treatment to ensure compliance with this title and technologies to identify and mitigate sources of drinking water contamination, including lead contamination).</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H3FA547CCF1644B408F39F66F4779FAB1" commented="no"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1442 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j-1) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H73961086EEBF43C08E893ADAA82BA963" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the heading for subsection (e), by inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">to small public water systems</header-in-text></quote> after <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">assistance</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H459ECD532458455C89E781322967C130" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subsection: </text>
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<subsection id="H95BCD4E3CC3744FDB596AD923923452C" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Technical assistance for innovative water technologies</header>
<paragraph id="HA9C423E96CD141C5BF7036167D761DF5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may provide technical assistance to public water systems to facilitate use of innovative water technologies.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3ED477F45F4746DCB08909310522C6BB" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator for use in providing technical assistance under paragraph (1) $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H90E366499E7E4C3BA768DB23191953D0" commented="no"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the <short-title>Water and Waste Act of 2016</short-title>, and not less frequently than every 5 years thereafter, the Administrator shall report to Congress on—</text>
<paragraph id="HDF862AF8CD274C248FC3713213C65B6D" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount of funding used to provide technical assistance under section 1442(f) of the Safe Drinking Water Act to deploy innovative water technologies;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE449D75AA92241269351584D08C63DAE" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the barriers impacting greater use of innovative water technologies; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD2D3FE16063244A5AF32A8218516589A" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the cost-saving potential to cities and future infrastructure investments from innovative water technologies.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H39A8F858B42C44E8834E76C12DA57302"><enum>2110.</enum><header>Small system technical assistance</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1452(q) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(q)) is amended by striking <quote>appropriated</quote> and all that follows through <quote>2003</quote> and inserting <quote>made available to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H97C37DA841A04A269063D94D5E6CD95F"><enum>2111.</enum><header>Definition of Indian Tribe</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1401(14) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300(f)(14)) is amended by striking <quote>section 1452</quote> and inserting <quote>sections 1452, 1459A, and 1459B</quote>.</text></section>
<section id="H377A33CC11C248DA848F0B2BE89EC427"><enum>2112.</enum><header>Technical assistance for tribal water systems</header>
<subsection id="HFF5F81870352482DAA38AF6EAF34742A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Technical assistance</header><text>Section 1442(e)(7) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–1(e)(7)) is amended by striking <quote>Tribes</quote> and inserting <quote>Tribes, including grants to provide training and operator certification services under section 1452(i)(5)</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H975D2083B9694CB99845DA2B6C695E0C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Indian Tribes</header><text>Section 1452(i) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(i)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HBAB93FC9B6304DED9CDD4372BF60BFEB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H213373B4AEF04545AAF8EA51D747A4D4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the first sentence, by striking <quote>Tribes and Alaska Native villages</quote> and inserting <quote>Tribes, Alaska Native villages, and, for the purpose of carrying out paragraph (5), intertribal consortia or tribal organizations,</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HABD1C92FAD4548B49E3B735A97677596" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the second sentence, by striking <quote>The grants</quote> and inserting <quote>Except as otherwise provided, the grants</quote>; and </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H26D91673A5E74629B11FB667AFE5CC5F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H5E314BD2958442C5A08A5FE6CF71E122" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HE0F02977A7A1431EAD543258FA9A5506"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Training and operator certification</header>
<subparagraph id="H0271E033C6E94FD485C33FB54D190160"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may use funds made available under this subsection and section 1442(e)(7) to make grants to intertribal consortia or tribal organizations for the purpose of providing operations and maintenance training and operator certification services to Indian Tribes to enable public water systems that serve Indian Tribes to achieve and maintain compliance with applicable national primary drinking water regulations.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H93D98D25CC664484832500C20DC4D35B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligible tribal organizations</header><text>Intertribal consortia or tribal organizations eligible for a grant under subparagraph (A) are intertribal consortia or tribal organizations that—</text>
<clause id="H87D33096F3FF4FD998CD961B8EC24E22"><enum>(i)</enum><text>as determined by the Administrator, are the most qualified and experienced to provide training and technical assistance to Indian Tribes; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H143AC9A697CF4516A03C9EF1084B09EC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Indian Tribes find to be the most beneficial and effective.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>. </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HD499ECA4791047FA8A93006FED330E45"><enum>2113.</enum><header>Materials requirement for certain Federally funded projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1452(a) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="HF304B91B76E24E40B8758B8BE8D869D2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>American iron and steel products</header>
<subparagraph id="HC3E0DC45419E4091AB134F8AAC8B5263"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>During fiscal year 2017, funds made available from a State loan fund established pursuant to this section may not be used for a project for the construction, alteration, or repair of a public water system unless all of the iron and steel products used in the project are produced in the United States.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2CF952F7805D45A4A10E9980BB8C22A4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Definition of iron and steel products</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>iron and steel products</term> means the following products made primarily of iron or steel:</text>
<clause id="H12B08D534207418593FEB5B521E3EA9A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Lined or unlined pipes and fittings.</text></clause>
<clause id="H40B0435369C8429EB97ACBCD84452621"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Manhole covers and other municipal castings.</text></clause>
<clause id="H12A06EC0B480460AAE23CD3459231EF7"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Hydrants.</text></clause>
<clause id="HEA2CE0884DE44201BE5309E968EF8AA0"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Tanks.</text></clause>
<clause id="HFC6262484879486A9D3912D8CCBAE445"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Flanges.</text></clause>
<clause id="H9B07F0F44EC34B19B3418D733DBDC5F8"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Pipe clamps and restraints.</text></clause>
<clause id="HE76D7EFCB7DA4CE1ABDB3C361B9C038A"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>Valves.</text></clause>
<clause id="HF1E54F661E50444680F8B49B56DC1ACF"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>Structural steel.</text></clause>
<clause id="H28247967994C43F09C855A0765236DCB"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>Reinforced precast concrete.</text></clause>
<clause id="H0811209AD44B4D9F97B9E92C1C13DB7F"><enum>(x)</enum><text>Construction materials.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0B800B99AE1E47C5AA4CDE66E39B5A59"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Application</header><text>Subparagraph (A) shall be waived in any case or category of cases in which the Administrator finds that—</text>
<clause id="HF452B5E2D4DB413493A0AA87F8527030"><enum>(i)</enum><text>applying subparagraph (A) would be inconsistent with the public interest;</text></clause>
<clause id="H2E64C524B0F048D48239AB790AA6E5A8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>iron and steel products are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or</text></clause>
<clause id="H7401900034104AF980929161151339B5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the United States will increase the cost of the overall project by more than 25 percent.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H500216A103EA4E2C9C10F83FF4B3B384"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Waiver</header><text>If the Administrator receives a request for a waiver under this paragraph, the Administrator shall make available to the public, on an informal basis, a copy of the request and information available to the Administrator concerning the request, and shall allow for informal public input on the request for at least 15 days prior to making a finding based on the request. The Administrator shall make the request and accompanying information available by electronic means, including on the official public Internet site of the Agency.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7541ABC2F4E64EE5A405324DFD546727"><enum>(E)</enum><header>International agreements</header><text>This paragraph shall be applied in a manner consistent with United States obligations under international agreements.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7B268B2D2E9340D38FC6B589B7C93F95"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Management and oversight</header><text>The Administrator may retain up to 0.25 percent of the funds appropriated for this section for management and oversight of the requirements of this paragraph.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6B7A091642E24DB4AD1B8FDC18F9BFB5" commented="no"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>This paragraph does not apply with respect to a project if a State agency approves the engineering plans and specifications for the project, in that agency’s capacity to approve such plans and specifications prior to a project requesting bids, prior to the date of enactment of this paragraph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H74D9CE42B9C245EBBDE215C90ABB1606"><enum>B</enum><header>Drinking Water Disaster Relief and Infrastructure Investments</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA0166014C1645AD98A5F571ED807DC2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2201.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Drinking water infrastructure</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4D885012FC0542EE8E698A98FD298C12"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD165A13DFD1F4DE38FB4FE74A66DFA75"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible State</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible State</term> means a State for which the President has declared an emergency under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) relating to the public health threats associated with the presence of lead or other contaminants in drinking water provided by a public water system.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCCD82D69ED6849798706C393A321800B"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible system</term> means a public water system that has been the subject of an emergency declaration referred to in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF7E692CE90B5427E82B5887528995567" commented="no"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Lead service line</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>lead service line</term> means a pipe and its fittings, which are not lead free (as defined under section 1417 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300g–6)), that connect the drinking water main to the building inlet.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5A417BF60F184502BDEB085D6415CB64"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Public water system</header><text>The term <term>public water system</term> has the meaning given such term in section 1401(4) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f(4)).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H733BC52B09AE447AA2F64AA3DBC35E7E"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">State revolving loan fund assistance</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H624353C7292245019AE6C96F47431726"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An eligible system shall be—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD2C147433F18491EB49E4293D2E477A2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">considered to be a disadvantaged community under section 1452(d) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(d)); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D6C4705D33B41A9B2BED2CBDA159073"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">eligible to receive loans with additional subsidization under section 1452(d)(1) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(d)(1)), including forgiveness of principal under that section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4C7E2F5332714C37A3EDBD98BB8A94F9"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B018AAB59ED429AA22BD826527E6900"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Using funds provided pursuant to subsection (d), an eligible State may provide assistance to an eligible system within the eligible State for the purpose of addressing lead or other contaminants in drinking water, including repair and replacement of lead service lines and public water system infrastructure.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H910D0E519EC84A9694C95C856FBCEF7F"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance provided under subparagraph (A) may include additional subsidization under section 1452(d)(1) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(d)(1)), as described in paragraph (1)(B).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA478C956006B4C21B90FFB4C11DA848C"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Assistance provided under subparagraph (A) shall not include assistance for a project that is financed (directly or indirectly), in whole or in part, with proceeds of any obligation issued after the date of enactment of this Act—</text>
<clause id="H5A595F297075474BAB8574968700B74D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the interest of which is exempt from the tax imposed under chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or</text></clause>
<clause id="H2B69972896154185BA3A39B72FAC8D79"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>with respect to which credit is allowable under subpart I or J of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB2BDB36FC0AA4289998B2921B5773D18"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inapplicability of limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1452(d)(2) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(d)(2)) shall not apply to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16209D3596FB4843A51BFF87AED97F02"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any funds provided pursuant to subsection (d) of this section; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6FA40C4D08CF4913A2248F6DB2389E24"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other assistance provided to an eligible system; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCF3BA267A5BD44C195A7F9C3827BB5ED"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any funds required to match the funds provided under subsection (d). </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDC8D51292245422989C559A3874BC7D8"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nonduplication of work</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An activity carried out pursuant to this section shall not duplicate the work or activity of any other Federal or State department or agency.</text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H17B71F9F78D741F0B0B29A99C3E565BC"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDDA89BD1A1564481935F4EA1F79DEECB"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator a total of $100,000,000 to provide additional capitalization grants to eligible States pursuant to section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12), to be available for a period of 18 months beginning on the date on which the funds are made available, for the purposes described in subsection (b)(2), and after the end of the 18-month period, until expended for the purposes described in paragraph (3).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE1C80BC35E3640F4A387E5BBD2E16679" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Supplemented intended use plans</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">From funds made available under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall obligate to an eligible State such amounts as are necessary to meet the needs identified in a supplemented intended use plan for the purposes described in subsection (b)(2) by not later than 30 days after the date on which the eligible State submits to the Administrator a supplemented intended use plan under section 1452(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(b)) that includes preapplication information regarding projects to be funded using the additional assistance, including, with respect to each such project—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5C11EC9CA58B49B3829DE88BFAB498CD" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a description of the project;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBBC4EFB833F24DA8BE0084FFDF63565C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an explanation of the means by which the project will address a situation causing a declared emergency in the eligible State;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0A0ECDD4FF3241E3A4FD8421373485D9" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the estimated cost of the project; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEC145BA81BF540FBADA5C6EF7C29BFC4" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the projected start date for construction of the project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2AE61D6CFE484CA29117E3BCCA152173" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unobligated amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any amounts made available to the Administrator under paragraph (1) that are unobligated on the date that is 18 months after the date on which the amounts are made available shall be available to provide additional grants to States to capitalize State loan funds as provided under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4F03C090153F4BA2AC4591523B1AEAD7" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability</header>
<subparagraph id="H168F5B47554B432A998B1BBA943F7141"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Section 1452(b)(1) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12(b)(1)) shall not apply to a supplement to an intended use plan under paragraph (2).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8A1CF92AA8D74801A5B0EC0D43220911" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Unless explicitly waived, all requirements under the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.) shall apply to funding provided under this subsection.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6FCB5FB293EE40F6AB9FBA640992457C"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Health effects evaluation</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H46CC5324AE6B4686BCAB0B4748328F05"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pursuant to section 104(i)(1)(E) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(i)(1)(E)), and on receipt of a request of an appropriate State or local health official of an eligible State, the Director of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry of the National Center for Environmental Health shall in coordination with other agencies, as appropriate, conduct voluntary surveillance activities to evaluate any adverse health effects on individuals exposed to lead from drinking water in the affected communities.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE01C4368C0A47BB85FF2C08D0447FBA"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consultations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pursuant to section 104(i)(4) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(i)(4)), and on receipt of a request of an appropriate State or local health official of an eligible State, the Director of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry of the National Center for Environmental Health shall provide consultations regarding health issues described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H9CFCC6DF12BF40D795C4F669050C2B3B" commented="no"><enum>(f)</enum><header>No effect on other projects</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section shall not affect the application of any provision of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.) or the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.) to any project that does not receive assistance pursuant to this subtitle.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HB271A7E537004ACBB7022E477687645D"><enum>2202.</enum><header>Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that secured loans under the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.) shall be—</text>
<paragraph id="H67DE38EE62C042289122D4EE957D2E4E"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">initially appropriated at $20,000,000; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H345028C86D1B4AE18AAA92531355A8C3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">used for eligible projects, including those to address lead and other contaminants in drinking water systems. </text></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H52D115DE3BAE45DD9044EBD09035DE84" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2203.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Registry for lead exposure and advisory committee</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB4F940EED2FD4C44BE5E61F70EF5AE98"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H047CB7AE86964915AC0CFBE73C9E89A4"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">City</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>City</term> means a city exposed to lead contamination in the local drinking water system.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC44B870996E3447C807F008379D2EB58"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Committee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Committee</term> means the Advisory Committee established under subsection (c).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3BD4B81C321D460094FAE7FACE4F8298"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H30A4D4C316AE49F1957CA46E8CC21E1D"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lead exposure registry</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish within the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at the discretion of the Secretary, or establish through a grant award or contract, a lead exposure registry to collect data on the lead exposure of residents of a City on a voluntary basis. </text></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HABCA6EB9DFA94F9985A82484B37CB58D"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Advisory Committee</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A695131F304436DAD8B8E669C312E34"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Membership</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H06E6FA69BE7147258194B0B86C9B9C99"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish, within the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry an Advisory Committee in coordination with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other relevant agencies as determined by the Secretary consisting of Federal members and non-Federal members, and which shall include—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8935DF3FDEE8470B83CCEEBFD2864EFC"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an epidemiologist;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3EC5D3C3C6ED4BCE8F075CA218BA1AE2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a toxicologist;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H10DC08F7A8684D139D7203EDE4A66038"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a mental health professional;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1C00D1D8F154D57B9D64084F7E92D2C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a pediatrician;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5CDC71A0689E466BB1DA54BFD42CF7E3"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an early childhood education expert;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B710D7E105B4FA695C3293FCE08B166"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a special education expert;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF108579763454CBA93FA45A8CA4FCA9E"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a dietician; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFB897D7922C34A639A871672B68CF7DF"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an environmental health expert.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H92163849B7674512B033756A41CBFB7F"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Membership in the Committee shall not exceed 15 members and not less than <fraction>½</fraction> of the members shall be Federal members.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H76EF1F5B7FD4431991992BDEB3A75C0C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chair</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall designate a chair from among the Federal members appointed to the Committee.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8264A05542E948E3ACEF8877F1195B28"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Terms</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members of the Committee shall serve for a term of not more than 3 years and the Secretary may reappoint members for consecutive terms.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBFBE149FA34D4D10B9EC9EC58300929E"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application of FACA</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H269D329C05E9476B813D2453A82A1E2C"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Responsibilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall, at a minimum—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H96461F52777B42FDA5AB1FBC9ED6D6A1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review the Federal programs and services available to individuals and communities exposed to lead;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H80E7DD8834AD4F16B59E0B00AAE56D6D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review current research on lead poisoning to identify additional research needs;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA97637015B144005B42A0B761E2C8C0B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review and identify best practices, or the need for best practices, regarding lead screening and the prevention of lead poisoning;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H15EF94D842BB46EBBB167075BAC17883"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify effective services, including services relating to healthcare, education, and nutrition for individuals and communities affected by lead exposure and lead poisoning, including in consultation with, as appropriate, the lead exposure registry as established in subsection (b); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HABD1E716AD7B4A72A410E87B71DDB3E4"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">undertake any other review or activities that the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C196791A23C4E56992D206870140051"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annually for 5 years and thereafter as determined necessary by the Secretary or as required by Congress, the Committee shall submit to the Secretary, the Committees on Finance, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, and Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Agriculture of the House of Representatives a report that includes—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD292455D7DDF4D0C8BF9E6E652522910"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Federal programs and services available to individuals and communities exposed to lead;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2ABA32281707428199B60AE6B19BF901"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an evaluation of additional lead poisoning research needs;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H92267E1D0BE84425AFD36D112857643B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an assessment of any effective screening methods or best practices used or developed to prevent or screen for lead poisoning;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H971EF629CCF84AB7B4ED56544CF516AA"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">input and recommendations for improved access to effective services relating to health care, education, or nutrition for individuals and communities impacted by lead exposure; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDBF70DF930B9452D9A514A699A017AFC"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other recommendations for communities affected by lead exposure, as appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H819C9B10B5FA4F7CB2114881F0794A93" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated for the period of fiscal years 2017 through 2021—</text>
<paragraph id="HFA8E4799813B43F28CCEBD8DA6C963E5" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$17,500,000 to carry out subsection (b); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDDDDE2557BFB4C0C94070F016A93A81C" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$2,500,000 to carry out subsection (c).</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H78D91A6681D44611AFB23AB3F7A85E17" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2204.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Other lead programs</header>
<subsection id="H0269D4C03F4641368BE7BE80CCD78C25"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Childhood lead poisoning prevention program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to amounts made available through the Prevention and Public Health Fund established under section 4002 of Public Law 111–148 (42 U.S.C. 300u-11) to carry out section 317A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-1), there are authorized to be appropriated for the period of fiscal years 2017 and 2018, $15,000,000 for carrying out such section 317A.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HD51361ACD4DC4932A6297C5F7D0DB7EA" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Healthy Start program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated for the period of fiscal years 2017 and 2018 $15,000,000 to carry out the Healthy Start Initiative under section 330H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254c–8).</text></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H16D898C5492C48509E42570C12D5023B"><enum>C</enum><header>Control of Coal Combustion Residuals</header>
<section id="HB26EFD7519694650BADF3E6E9DD887F2"><enum>2301.</enum><header>Approval of State programs for control of coal combustion residuals</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 4005 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6945) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H673B844526284B078C6DC574EE723119"><enum>(d)</enum><header>State programs for control of coal combustion residuals</header>
<paragraph id="HB17D174464AA4CB08FA725CA1F86FA1E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Approval by Administrator</header>
<subparagraph id="HDCAC3EBF5EA947D19A9169B7D04B9F5B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each State may submit to the Administrator, in such form as the Administrator may establish, evidence of a permit program or other system of prior approval and conditions under State law for regulation by the State of coal combustion residuals units that are located in the State that, after approval by the Administrator, will operate in lieu of regulation of coal combustion residuals units in the State by—</text>
<clause id="H881C447262274711BFC77FE12DAEF824"><enum>(i)</enum><text>application of part 257 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations promulgated pursuant to sections 1008(a)(3) and 4004(a)); or</text></clause>
<clause id="H6285A041EBB2423193704A4690B74AAF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>implementation by the Administrator of a permit program under paragraph (2)(B).</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H457C5F28B37E434CA3AD680045239294"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirement</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date on which a State submits the evidence described in subparagraph (A), the Administrator, after public notice and an opportunity for public comment, shall approve, in whole or in part, a permit program or other system of prior approval and conditions submitted under subparagraph (A) if the Administrator determines that the program or other system requires each coal combustion residuals unit located in the State to achieve compliance with—</text>
<clause id="HEF41ABC1B52A4181B83CF4A215105184"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the applicable criteria for coal combustion residuals units under part 257 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations promulgated pursuant to sections 1008(a)(3) and 4004(a)); or</text></clause>
<clause id="H0E5BF64EBCE44FBA8ADCB4285D66E118"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>such other State criteria that the Administrator, after consultation with the State, determines to be at least as protective as the criteria described in clause (i).</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7A436B7B0D424949A49C784CB4983506"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Permit requirements</header><text>The Administrator shall approve under subparagraph (B)(ii) a State permit program or other system of prior approval and conditions that allows a State to include technical standards for individual permits or conditions of approval that differ from the criteria under part 257 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations promulgated pursuant to sections 1008(a)(3) and 4004(a)) if, based on site-specific conditions, the Administrator determines that the technical standards established pursuant to a State permit program or other system are at least as protective as the criteria under that part.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0F467D8672434930B42217CACF15530F" commented="no"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Program review and notification</header>
<clause id="H5A3737F0237B43708745BA9114F1CD4B" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Program review</header><text>The Administrator shall review a State permit program or other system of prior approval and conditions that is approved under subparagraph (B)—</text>
<subclause id="H8F79AC76B4254E728EB0508327BA0233" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">from time to time, as the Administrator determines necessary, but not less frequently than once every 12 years;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HCA34BCCAE96247689DFA64455C9C2A03"><enum>(II)</enum><text>not later than 3 years after the date on which the Administrator revises the applicable criteria for coal combustion residuals units under part 257 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations promulgated pursuant to sections 1008(a)(3) and 4004(a));</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H888385DFCED34448BC2D7927B45CB571" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not later than 1 year after the date of a significant release (as defined by the Administrator), that was not authorized at the time the release occurred, from a coal combustion residuals unit located in the State; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H412426F8E9CC4C9F818DA16190510B18"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>on request of any other State that asserts that the soil, groundwater, or surface water of the State is or is likely to be adversely affected by a release or potential release from a coal combustion residuals unit located in the State for which the program or other system was approved.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HAFC3D5FEDB484C5B8AC405B007A6A348" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Notification and opportunity for a public hearing</header><text>The Administrator shall provide to a State notice of deficiencies with respect to the permit program or other system of prior approval and conditions of the State that is approved under subparagraph (B), and an opportunity for a public hearing<italic>,</italic> if the Administrator determines that—</text>
<subclause id="H0C48C5BA12654336B9004FBB4B4ED4A5" commented="no"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a revision or correction to the permit program or other system of prior approval and conditions of the State is necessary to ensure that the permit program or other system of prior approval and conditions continues to ensure that each coal combustion residuals unit located in the State achieves compliance with the criteria described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (B);</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H31B76E9EFC4E4E08874AD4F6CF34AB82" commented="no"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the State has not implemented an adequate permit program or other system of prior approval and conditions that requires each coal combustion residuals unit located in the State to achieve compliance with the criteria described in subparagraph (B); or</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H7DDF29509A2E420584BE81B5392C4767" commented="no"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the State has, at any time, approved or failed to revoke a permit for a coal combustion residuals unit, a release from which adversely affects or is likely to adversely affect the soil, groundwater, or surface water of another State.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEFDA22EE68F04BE58EFC5E1486E8ACAB" commented="no"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Withdrawal</header>
<clause id="H4E10F55BF1494D7CA75B15826E4406C5" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator shall withdraw approval of a State permit program or other system of prior approval and conditions if, after the Administrator provides notice and an opportunity for a public hearing to the relevant State under subparagraph (D)(ii), the Administrator determines that the State has not corrected the deficiencies identified by the Administrator under subparagraph (D)(ii).</text></clause>
<clause id="HCEB9AB4A76CB408C86A40AD9458A5EAB" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Reinstatement of State approval</header><text>Any withdrawal of approval under clause (i) shall cease to be effective on the date on which the Administrator makes a determination that the State has corrected the deficiencies identified by the Administrator under subparagraph (D)(ii).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9DB7251367924B13B0A3D39743EA1418"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Nonparticipating States</header>
<subparagraph id="H7A6645A709824FAEA7547C9312511C04"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Definition of nonparticipating State</header><text>In this paragraph, the term <term>nonparticipating State</term> means a State—</text>
<clause id="H474CDA17393B4DC6A12C58D4EC87170B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>for which the Administrator has not approved a State permit program or other system of prior approval and conditions under paragraph (1)(B);</text></clause>
<clause id="H5FC2CA1A16F748D9B020F7B37A5E3950"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Governor of which has not submitted to the Administrator for approval evidence to operate a State permit program or other system of prior approval and conditions under paragraph (1)(A);</text></clause>
<clause id="HBD0D73D585F545888CB2E921595AAFD2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Governor of which provides notice to the Administrator that, not fewer than 90 days after the date on which the Governor provides the notice to the Administrator, the State will relinquish an approval under paragraph (1)(B) to operate a permit program or other system of prior approval and conditions; or</text></clause>
<clause id="H5530DEDDD2824F6890A4A30795A46881"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>for which the Administrator has withdrawn approval for a permit program or other system of prior approval and conditions under paragraph (1)(E).</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4ACAB0399319477E9375D342C079129A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Implementation of permit program</header><text>In the case of a nonparticipating State and subject to the availability of appropriations specifically provided in an appropriations Act to carry out a program in a nonparticipating State, the Administrator shall implement a permit program to require each coal combustion residuals unit located in the nonparticipating State to achieve compliance with applicable criteria established by the Administrator under part 257 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations promulgated pursuant to sections 1008(a)(3) and 4004(a)).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1839F82490A242BB8ECC5567E788DC7B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Applicability of criteria</header><text>The applicable criteria for coal combustion residuals units under part 257 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations promulgated pursuant to sections 1008(a)(3) and 4004(a)), shall apply to each coal combustion residuals unit in a State unless—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2C80702EB910408292EF481D838DB8A6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a permit under a State permit program or other system of prior approval and conditions approved by the Administrator under paragraph (1)(B) is in effect for the coal combustion residuals unit; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H143E7ABA9E694D509F9D3876B557A9DA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a permit issued by the Administrator in a State in which the Administrator is implementing a permit program under paragraph (2)(B) is in effect for the coal combustion residuals unit.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H019C822C9BC64867A5D15658C247F9EA"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Prohibition on open dumping</header>
<subparagraph id="HEB95AF5DD2C54E5A955D5E1A0E47A72E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may use the authority provided by sections 3007 and 3008 to enforce the prohibition on open dumping under subsection (a) with respect to a coal combustion residuals unit—</text>
<clause id="HDED7273A6BA64E5B9371499B7CB93F5D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in a nonparticipating State (as defined in paragraph (2)); and</text></clause>
<clause id="HE1FD42A4F26C43C3A12CFCC223FEF6C7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">located in a State that is approved to operate a permit program or other system of prior approval and conditions under paragraph (1)(B), in accordance with subparagraph (B) of this paragraph.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H48568ED40C17465AA186DC8FD16AAD95"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Federal enforcement in an approved State</header>
<clause id="H61016DC65EE3439DBECEFDE0FD1EF552"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In the case of a coal combustion residuals unit located in a State that is approved to operate a permit program or other system of prior approval and conditions under paragraph (1)(B), the Administrator may commence an administrative or judicial enforcement action under section 3008 if—</text>
<subclause id="H5C2DA6053CAD49D2B8A0D058137157FB"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the State requests that the Administrator provide assistance in the performance of an enforcement action; or</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HD32FE9C803CE4027BF6A9C0650D8D674"><enum>(II)</enum><text>after consideration of any other administrative or judicial enforcement action involving the coal combustion residuals unit, the Administrator determines that an enforcement action is likely to be necessary to ensure that the coal combustion residuals unit is operating in accordance with the criteria established under the permit program or other system of prior approval and conditions.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H110E056D0CCC412F940752282AEEB9CF"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>In the case of an enforcement action by the Administrator under clause (i)(II), before issuing an order or commencing a civil action, the Administrator shall notify the State in which the coal combustion residuals unit is located.</text></clause>
<clause id="H45D1D4B703E7443D89A0BB4F8AF32075"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Annual report to Congress</header>
<subclause id="H271FA9C71DD1418F951F17C908DD0E1A"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subclause (II), not later than December 31, 2017, and December 31 of each year thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that describes any enforcement action commenced under clause (i), including a description of the basis for the enforcement action.</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HF11CFC36337944B48B69F4CA1B79F0BF"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>Subclause (I) shall not apply for any calendar year during which the Administrator does not commence an enforcement action under clause (i).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0F2E41B44EB848FB826400281E760BA8"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Indian country</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall establish and carry out a permit program, in accordance with this subsection, for coal combustion residuals units in Indian country (as defined in section 1151 of title 18, United States Code) to require each coal combustion residuals unit located in Indian country to achieve compliance with the applicable criteria established by the Administrator under part 257 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations promulgated pursuant to sections 1008(a)(3) and 4004(a)).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD1240EC3E39646908F493319EF44C6D2"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Treatment of coal combustion residuals units</header><text>A coal combustion residuals unit shall be considered to be a sanitary landfill for purposes of this Act, including subsection (a), only if the coal combustion residuals unit is operating in accordance with—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCAE9203D354E43EFAE90F8BC7727D549"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the requirements of a permit issued by—</text>
<clause id="H5F078D893C0540FAA957E8C514F7FD58"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the State in accordance with a program or system approved under paragraph (1)(B); or</text></clause>
<clause id="H1C5257FB294B465387E1B146FA5B36ED"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Administrator pursuant to paragraph (2)(B) or paragraph (5); or</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDD884AC07EBE4C1AB37EA198D037E07E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the applicable criteria for coal combustion residuals units under part 257 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations promulgated pursuant to sections 1008(a)(3) and 4004(a)).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H160FCBE1744E4930AD04137E4B2A471A"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Effect of subsection</header><text>Nothing in this subsection affects any authority, regulatory determination, other law, or legal obligation in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the <short-title>Water and Waste Act of 2016</short-title>.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section></subtitle>
<enum>III</enum><header>Natural Resources</header>
<subtitle id="HD0A3E32DB14B46F4BF830085EB9D1A18"><enum>A</enum><header>Indian Dam Safety</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC68AF21BD765434EA5C104E9E5F85B66" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3101.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Indian dam safety</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H565896DB888F4C8982B7E6E3ACAC7D2E"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H18111E2774104AF88FED183436DE3093"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Dam</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1120463DE20B40CD865C9ACD1BD12C5A"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>dam</term> has the meaning given the term in section 2 of the National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467).</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA16B9434DDD941A3B4D317611C15AEF2"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>dam</term> includes any structure, facility, equipment, or vehicle used in connection with the operation of a dam.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H93215429FE1548A182A5BE2066A65E70"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Fund</term> means, as applicable—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H96BF0C15648340ABA1150788C89E3EB6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the High-Hazard Indian Dam Safety Deferred Maintenance Fund established by subsection (b)(1)(A); or</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD1BCADC377CE43FA8CDDA88E872AFD09"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Low-Hazard Indian Dam Safety Deferred Maintenance Fund established by subsection (b)(2)(A).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F98112562C74850824CDB651DA30FC8"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">High hazard potential dam</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>high hazard potential dam</term> means a dam assigned to the significant or high hazard potential classification under the guidelines published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency entitled <quote>Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety: Hazard Potential Classification System for Dams</quote> (FEMA Publication Number 333).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD2BF78EA58C34A1DB4654A0DDA01AE71"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Indian tribe</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Indian tribe</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8523972806C04BC89B0BB581ABC7ABF7"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Low hazard potential dam</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>low hazard potential dam</term> means a dam assigned to the low hazard potential classification under the guidelines published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency entitled <quote>Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety: Hazard Potential Classification System for Dams</quote> (FEMA Publication Number 333).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H08E4F705F9E14398A34BF4BE6C248A3A"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Secretary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of the Army.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA474EB07FEEB4DFABE5C09A3079FF796"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Indian Dam Safety Deferred Maintenance Funds</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF0747C7AA8642B7A1DDC451F2F13886"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">High-Hazard Fund</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCBF13B6ECCE8480C9C97D6130ADCB92E"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known as the <quote>High-Hazard Indian Dam Safety Deferred Maintenance Fund</quote>, consisting of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05762D508BED4B45805F8BAC82D10889"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such amounts as are deposited in the Fund under subparagraph (B); and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB5E4382422214FA8B306026F72D5B450"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any interest earned on investment of amounts in the Fund under subparagraph (D).</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H03747A028F764736BB3CC7D6F1E96BA7"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deposits to Fund</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF33DEAB9E257473E9DC77258AAC675B2"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each of fiscal years 2017 through 2023, the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit in the Fund $22,750,000 from the general fund of the Treasury.</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5511C4BF375E4E219796EA771894C734"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability of amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts deposited in the Fund under clause (i) shall be used, subject to appropriation, to carry out this section.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H499171989F2D48C783C9ACC4D80CD06C"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expenditures from Fund</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9AF5003B7FCE452181FA614B4922BF97"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to clause (ii), for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2023, the Secretary may, to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts, expend from the Fund, in accordance with this section, not more than the sum of—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC107C190F26C4CD2B3A9C17496DE91A0"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$22,750,000; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE0A3E57AD2CA4F8E903281A5FF540641"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount of interest accrued in the Fund.</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H32B36AC2E1D84D9DB6F018F9E9A8D199"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional expenditures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may expend more than $22,750,000 for any fiscal year referred to in clause (i) if the additional amounts are available in the Fund as a result of a failure of the Secretary to expend all of the amounts available under clause (i) in 1 or more prior fiscal years.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H01F562738A9646E2A4CDCA0101360632"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Investments of amounts</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H31BEF843DFF24105A3943409503FA11A"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest such portion of the Fund as is not, in the judgment of the Secretary, required to meet current withdrawals.</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB0E4C920B9F5447C9D16B210859F55AF"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Credits to Fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The interest on, and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any obligations held in the Fund shall be credited to, and form a part of, the Fund.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D45209BB7E9494298F12E8127D8848A"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfers of amounts</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6B3ECC7F78A34921A0FCACD64194B6D2"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amounts required to be transferred to the Fund under this paragraph shall be transferred at least monthly.</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H708F27FCC3114856B886E8D608ED469E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjustments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Proper adjustment shall be made in amounts subsequently transferred to the extent prior estimates are in excess of or less than the amounts required to be transferred.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7B4B624475A042A5B00C24B197732CF9"><enum>(F)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On September 30, 2023—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E43B845C98A41F99E71EBE027A5CA88"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Fund shall terminate; and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD7285FE0E674777A72D31AEA65BEA59"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the unexpended and unobligated balance of the Fund shall be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H17EC5EF92D4E45188BD9862FA65213CD"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Low-Hazard Fund</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD97FEA36C9C84C85A5E2A6A4AD87B5DA"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known as the <quote>Low-Hazard Indian Dam Safety Deferred Maintenance Fund</quote>, consisting of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1B29DB0721FE4E4896222A52496DBE2D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such amounts as are deposited in the Fund under subparagraph (B); and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H895DBC6934E6437D971C18E018D14454"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any interest earned on investment of amounts in the Fund under subparagraph (D).</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9BAB074C38EC48ABBEFB2589FD2AF5CE"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Deposits to Fund</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H060A8B7D11FA4B0C97B53E7A739E2030"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For each of fiscal years 2017 through 2023, the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit in the Fund $10,000,000 from the general fund of the Treasury.</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2CE5EA170A0C4B80985B7BEBF3F28E4F"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Availability of amounts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Amounts deposited in the Fund under clause (i) shall be used, subject to appropriation, to carry out this section.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBFBB2E488A264AEC994D8703F8D01273"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Expenditures from Fund</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6010ACFE2F04DF1BD1066C5FA096568"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to clause (ii), for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2023, the Secretary may, to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts, expend from the Fund, in accordance with this section, not more than the sum of—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H613A4098001346B58DBB82145C6301D9"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$10,000,000; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H11E6FF351F01417AB07F1CD4EF19CF50"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount of interest accrued in the Fund.</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC3E18D6EB251429CA27CF9643747CFBF"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Additional expenditures</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary may expend more than $10,000,000 for any fiscal year referred to in clause (i) if the additional amounts are available in the Fund as a result of a failure of the Secretary to expend all of the amounts available under clause (i) in 1 or more prior fiscal years.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF53F8877F1E400C8F58F07678375796"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Investments of amounts</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE64414C3B45C4877B015468F2F1710AC"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest such portion of the Fund as is not, in the judgment of the Secretary, required to meet current withdrawals.</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9D70EDAA5F0242A795685C9C6BA86DC3"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Credits to Fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The interest on, and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any obligations held in the Fund shall be credited to, and form a part of, the Fund.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC3237AEA5B584306A69F2CF897A50436"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Transfers of amounts</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA65D7EDDF62A4512BFD0D0835ACD28A7"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The amounts required to be transferred to the Fund under this paragraph shall be transferred at least monthly.</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1CFC5FF5BAEC4F07859F42088E0959F8"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Adjustments</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Proper adjustment shall be made in amounts subsequently transferred to the extent prior estimates are in excess of or less than the amounts required to be transferred.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEDD238EF9EBC48CCADFBFE4A077A6AEF"><enum>(F)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On September 30, 2023—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA6DAC67D57D4E56A860354731434458"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Fund shall terminate; and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7B4CE2F16C3044B8AF267BFA860C2D55"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the unexpended and unobligated balance of the Fund shall be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E3C2E8BB9B94227A046F1D0C1F75C56"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Repair, replacement, and maintenance of certain Indian dams</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H62598E20723540A6A10B8E89ABC0CD62"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program establishment</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB414E8E576B047AFBD9C1841603F4CD0"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish a program to address the deferred maintenance needs of Indian dams that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H585130A1E5EB41699460B51AC919FD67"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">create flood risks or other risks to public or employee safety or natural or cultural resources; and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA5C9E19103684FB28D155DA294408B62"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">unduly impede the management and efficiency of Indian dams.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC74472BCA6194679BF167FA55259BC4A"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB6FDA944E4774D689B2F50A8789437CB"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">High-hazard fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consistent with subsection (b)(1)(B), the Secretary shall use or transfer to the Bureau of Indian Affairs not less than $22,750,000 of amounts in the High-Hazard Indian Dam Safety Deferred Maintenance Fund, plus accrued interest, for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2023 to carry out maintenance, repair, and replacement activities for 1 or more of the Indian dams described in paragraph (2)(A).</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5861C94AA2424B5D899DF5B1B5393A7E"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Low-hazard fund</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Consistent with subsection (b)(2)(B), the Secretary shall use or transfer to the Bureau of Indian Affairs not less than $10,000,000 of amounts in the Low-Hazard Indian Dam Safety Deferred Maintenance Fund, plus accrued interest, for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2023 to carry out maintenance, repair, and replacement activities for 1 or more of the Indian dams described in paragraph (2)(B).</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H618C8B9BD58048AE942B4CCA0746616A"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compliance with dam safety policies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Maintenance, repair, and replacement activities for Indian dams under this section shall be carried out in accordance with the dam safety policies of the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs established to carry out the Indian Dams Safety Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8DF2B30D5BF447379F6FF5E6D22BC3E9"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible dams</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5A4A4C3453024E3AAF139E49D484BCAC"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">High hazard potential dams</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The dams eligible for funding under paragraph (1)(B)(i) are Indian high hazard potential dams in the United States that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H48D397B8A09144C18008BB217C9FBCEB"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are included in the safety of dams program established pursuant to the Indian Dams Safety Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.); and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD0DA33A3868464F814AF4BEE93CD9D2"><enum>(iii)</enum>
<subclause id="HB5DBE2A4E7F344FD86E15585ABD3815C" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(I)</enum>
<item id="HBFD86DEF969C4D67A71283C58AED82D9" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>are owned by the Federal Government, as listed in the Federal inventory required by Executive Order 13327 (40 U.S.C. 121 note; relating to Federal real property asset management); and</text></item>
<item id="HE4809CB8F058463DB489DF13FAF1983E" indent="up2"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>are managed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (including dams managed under contracts or compacts pursuant to the <act-name parsable-cite="ISDA">Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act</act-name> (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.)); or</text> </item></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H21C1D5494E3940F78FEF2A940444389E" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have deferred maintenance documented by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE7415CD4ECC94BB693F47676A7D7C1A8"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Low hazard potential dams</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The dams eligible for funding under paragraph (1)(B)(ii) are Indian low hazard potential dams in the United States that, on the date of enactment of this Act—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF7C75EF840384AC4A06D67BB1DCF77D1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">are covered under the Indian Dams Safety Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.); and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H467224AC6BE54643A7A3C6136674CAC7"><enum>(ii)</enum>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB02A1D4024804A1287F5781A6E210AE3"><enum>(I)</enum>
<item id="H33D7125CCA82497794585AA11BB5A5CB" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>are owned by the Federal Government, as listed in the Federal inventory required by Executive Order 13327 (40 U.S.C. 121 note; relating to Federal real property asset management); and</text></item>
<item id="HB15A20265C8C485A9DC7340B6D660BE1" indent="up2"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>are managed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (including dams managed under contracts or compacts pursuant to the <act-name parsable-cite="ISDA">Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act</act-name> (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.)); or</text> </item> </subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE02C2ACC8D6F47BBBE2214E7D01F467A" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have deferred maintenance documented by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H97E5EA902648415FAF7FD094483B8115"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements and conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act and as a precondition to amounts being expended from the Fund to carry out this subsection, the Secretary, in consultation with representatives of affected Indian tribes, shall develop and submit to Congress—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD4FAB26D37FA42D7ADBA30FD7612A004"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">programmatic goals to carry out this subsection that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE7329E0BAF2C490394A0215215B8ED97"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">would enable the completion of repairing, replacing, improving, or performing maintenance on Indian dams as expeditiously as practicable, subject to the dam safety policies of the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs established to carry out the Indian Dams Safety Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.);</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDD600354D3014EF9B17AD9FCE49994E4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">facilitate or improve the ability of the Bureau of Indian Affairs to carry out the mission of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in operating an Indian dam; and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0BFFCDD9E9114AB699D7239D63B4EFFF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that the results of government-to-government consultation required under paragraph (4) be addressed; and</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H51D3F0466DDF4AD8AB7EBF4127E3F6D5"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">funding prioritization criteria to serve as a methodology for distributing funds under this subsection that take into account—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H28FCEB938DFF415491B1B0B3AAA79763"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which deferred maintenance of Indian dams poses a threat to—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H91AFCF7709A5406BB383340E5F3D1D81"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">public or employee safety or health;</text> </subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE22775008A84A75A79EFD05846065D2"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">natural or cultural resources; or</text> </subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H393146793F0F43BC8936E29E9890383E"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ability of the Bureau of Indian Affairs to carry out the mission of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in operating an Indian dam;</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF98AC21E9A534B21913459A9D224BD64"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the extent to which repairing, replacing, improving, or performing maintenance on an Indian dam will—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H00CE181994B04A3DA6C123266AA19619"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improve public or employee safety, health, or accessibility;</text> </subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB1ED30DF23AC4AA6A515DD4F85E54D45"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assist in compliance with codes, standards, laws, or other requirements;</text> </subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB123BAD339BF4B3498BBEBE62F3D364D"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">address unmet needs; or</text> </subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9208A939C8174A279B8698867B73335C"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assist in protecting natural or cultural resources;</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2977D456B9E94EC5B7C14F853E7C0246"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the methodology of the rehabilitation priority index of the Secretary, as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16188458EC914B119E37CC74C77DB341"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the potential economic benefits of the expenditures on job creation and general economic development in the affected tribal communities;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6AC17BCF0F704495B2D37803EF3AA1D7"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ability of an Indian dam to address tribal, regional, and watershed level flood prevention needs;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF6B781B7CA52471388D8252E8831AF4C"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the need to comply with the dam safety policies of the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs established to carry out the Indian Dams Safety Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.);</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H67A7A671AD77447BA0B07D1A0A81BA4A"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ability of the water storage capacity of an Indian dam to be increased to prevent flooding in downstream tribal and nontribal communities; and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF3FA0C66B2CC43E088D03A2CE98FF032"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">such other factors as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to prioritize the use of available funds that are, to the fullest extent practicable, consistent with tribal and user recommendations received pursuant to the consultation and input process under paragraph (4).</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1CAF90432F20454C950C4B1D252CFE6C"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tribal consultation and user input</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1CBE0237BC4F470A8A6DCF3C00E61866"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), before expending funds on an Indian dam pursuant to paragraph (1) and not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF77CC4377BCC42EF9CFCB4F4B60522F1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consult with the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs on the expenditure of funds;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H249D5704612249D8B6BB911594AC3892"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ensure that the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs advises the Indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the land on which a dam eligible to receive funding under paragraph (2) is located on the expenditure of funds; and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6D2A01DECB4C4D0584968B54B063A5EC"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">solicit and consider the input, comments, and recommendations of the landowners served by the Indian dam.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3AF485E0C2394B02973A1A1D5F03F8BA"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Emergencies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines that an emergency circumstance exists with respect to an Indian dam, subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to that Indian dam.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H53BC6CA50C5843FEA91EDF19FF3FDAE6"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Allocation among dams</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E5B1C3C3BBC44BCBDCCE9F0292B9B54"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subparagraph (B), to the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that, for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2023, each Indian dam eligible for funding under paragraph (2) that has critical maintenance needs receives part of the funding under paragraph (1) to address critical maintenance needs.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFFC4FFBF9FD841FC950495C4E0737E55"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Priority</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In allocating amounts under paragraph (1)(B), in addition to considering the funding priorities described in paragraph (3), the Secretary shall give priority to Indian dams eligible for funding under paragraph (2) that serve—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7FBEDEA397624336B6A782D03E5ABADB"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">more than 1 Indian tribe within an Indian reservation; or</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8FA0E7F1D3784CCABD9D339595876AED"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">highly populated Indian communities, as determined by the Secretary.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD3E6D2B741F2444E903C3047E4086B30"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cap on Funding</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H17F60F49560A45D8A1567E6066B56A69"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to clause (ii), in allocating amounts under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary shall allocate not more than $10,000,000 to any individual dam described in paragraph (2) during any consecutive 3-year period.</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBA5B63A9221042E0AB18315B89CF19A6"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exception</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding the cap described in clause (i), if the full amount under paragraph (1)(B) cannot be fully allocated to eligible Indian dams because the costs of the remaining activities authorized in paragraph (1)(B) of an Indian dam would exceed the cap described in clause (i), the Secretary may allocate the remaining funds to eligible Indian dams in accordance with this subsection.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA9BC95C86A234837ABCF8877A8ADEB74"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Basis of funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any amounts made available under this paragraph shall be nonreimbursable.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0EA33848E2E44BCB98E2D223BCE6F4E3"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability of ISDEAA</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) shall apply to activities carried out under this paragraph.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6307DFF86DA453AAF80833B510F8DE7"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tribal Safety of Dams Committee</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA918C3D8D65A4BA085EFEF0C0450A49B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of Committee</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1105A2E55DB4454396315DB5FD703165"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of the Interior shall establish within the Bureau of Indian Affairs the Tribal Safety of Dams Committee (referred to in this paragraph as the <term>Committee</term>).</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H858661603AD84DE5BBF2B92C5AD96632"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Membership</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7446390600A14B99B21F87BD632C216D"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Composition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall be composed of 15 members, of whom—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5CF3803A27AA43EA9ACB9D4807397718"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">11 shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior from among individuals who, to the maximum extent practicable, have knowledge and expertise in dam safety issues and flood prevention and mitigation, of whom not less than 1 shall be a member of an Indian tribe in each of the Bureau of Indian Affairs regions of—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE2C72913BC2D4600A0D32E4C2D2BC096"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Northwest Region;</text> </item>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5C553023A52A48F6966867FD5CE0C687"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Pacific Region;</text> </item>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBC8DB767AB55463BA388202E077047EA"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Western Region;</text> </item>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB9B7CBEA45834FC7940EF9AC94EC2B66"><enum>(dd)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Navajo Region;</text> </item>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB6CF2BDDA52E4DC6848C834F103DFED9"><enum>(ee)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Southwest Region;</text> </item>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5DC458955E2C4BD1B3DE166C3DB42376"><enum>(ff)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Rocky Mountain Region;</text> </item>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8AF37E8429EE49F4B26D4B6CBA7E2886"><enum>(gg)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Great Plans Region; and</text> </item>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEDFCCE97EB2F4D07903142A73581D0C5"><enum>(hh)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Midwest Region;</text> </item></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H77EE50C1B064411A808C769C0897E6B1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior from among employees of the Bureau of Indian Affairs who have knowledge and expertise in dam safety issues and flood prevention and mitigation;</text> </subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF3696C838A9F48F8BAC227DDE149CD4E"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior from among employees of the Bureau of Reclamation who have knowledge and expertise in dam safety issues and flood prevention and mitigation; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H130C8E02578B440EAB9690D8C2176B01"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">1 shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Army from among employees of the Corps of Engineers who have knowledge and expertise in dam safety issues and flood prevention and mitigation.</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE7446D9A003F4E81A3D1FDC45C1D15DC"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nonvoting members</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The members of the Committee appointed under subclauses (II) and (III) of clause (i) shall be nonvoting members.</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB466E2098BBD404F91EB3598813A7619"><enum>(iii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Date</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The appointments of the members of the Committee shall be made as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H170A70D6CD3E40F2A99AC258ADBF077F"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Period of appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Members shall be appointed for the life of the Committee.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4226DC9744B4403090B805C4957EA627"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Vacancies</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any vacancy in the Committee shall not affect the powers of the Committee, but shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC23754621F4042E288BE8D99D099DEE1"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Initial meeting</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 30 days after the date on which all members of the Committee have been appointed, the Committee shall hold the first meeting.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H00E21BEEED464EAB8358E59D6FECDC40"><enum>(F)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Meetings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall meet at the call of the Chairperson.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3EFE3B808F1F4E7CAFBCEB92104EBDC9"><enum>(G)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Quorum</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF768127CF3804D9BB7067A070D621F5C"><enum>(H)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Chairperson and Vice Chairperson</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall select a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among the members.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H46463F8595504E3FA7F776AA24A7247C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties of the Committee</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C52FB132981410483F1A60807CDA408"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Study</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall conduct a thorough study of all matters relating to the modernization of the Indian Dams Safety Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.).</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB914EB3AD5AC4882943435F7D29D9A4B"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recommendations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall develop recommendations for legislation to improve the Indian Dams Safety Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.).</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBB481501FB5F45B786384A43D5C79CA6"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Committee holds the first meeting, the Committee shall submit a report containing a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of the Committee, together with recommendations for legislation that the Committee considers appropriate, to—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF74C42FC042C42A481B4F8C6DDC19EEC"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate; and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3466CBCE6713439DBD9BB34B6EE19002"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA7BEDF86CCA347AEB880CFE061BDE7CA"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Powers of the Committee</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF9661038B5B4BCCBCC73CD96410D856"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hearings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee may hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as the Committee considers appropriate to carry out this paragraph.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC37B6DA7410B4EBE88C9B8EE033D1C6F"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Information from federal agencies</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC2BABA6BCB8434FB3503ADA96910041"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee may secure directly from any Federal department or agency such information as the Committee considers necessary to carry out this paragraph.</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H19C89435F6594805AE8EC46A37AF96AB"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Request</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On request of the Chairperson of the Committee, the head of any Federal department or agency shall furnish information described in clause (i) to the Committee.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0BC8828E08554E50A3B0925D9B12D0F3"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Postal services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee may use the United States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and agencies of the Federal Government.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2C634560077041B8BEC502B54875D5ED"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Gifts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services or property.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6ADDAA65C3A54A889F5DC31D4C5D0B15"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Committee personnel matters</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDE22CF18B9BC40B587235A44F1446C4B"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compensation of members</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5606D8CBA0DA493BB96B0FD3A7C8674A"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Non-federal members</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each member of the Committee who is not an officer or employee of the Federal Government shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day (including travel time) during which the member is engaged in the performance of the duties of the Committee.</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB7CE07C0A91C44BC801F82123C7E3325"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal members</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each member of the Committee who is an officer or employee of the Federal Government shall serve without compensation in addition to that received for services as an officer or employee of the Federal Government.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD99C39D0CCBA4BE1BEFBC9EE78A1683D"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Travel expenses</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The members of the Committee shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the performance of services for the Committee.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF901042916AE46288ACEC577C3FC13C6"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Staff</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H407997D7B38241D58F72DAEA7BC80772"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H37295178A1474932961FCAB40ED740D3"><enum>(I)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chairperson of the Committee may, without regard to the civil service laws and regulations, appoint and terminate an executive director and such other additional personnel as may be necessary to enable the Committee to perform the duties of the Committee.</text> </subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBDC177F6B5F94B0DB65EFFF4908CE83A"><enum>(II)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Confirmation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The employment of an executive director shall be subject to confirmation by the Committee.</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD0BC778326A04274AFEF697B3707B32A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compensation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chairperson of the Committee may fix the compensation of the executive director and other personnel without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, relating to classification of positions and General Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of pay for the executive director and other personnel may not exceed the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of that title.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA36234F3C616402C96BCA372F1C6598A"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Detail of government employees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any Federal Government employee may be detailed to the Committee without reimbursement, and such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H70F682382E8C4C878822A48FEFEC6842"><enum>(E)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Procurement of temporary and intermittent services</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Chairperson of the Committee may procure temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates for individuals that do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of that title.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB9DA9572C597416A8582BAB8371C4CCD"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination of the Committee</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Committee shall terminate 90 days after the date on which the Committee submits the report under paragraph (2)(C).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F08DA322DB8487EAF484E9688F8E866"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts authorized to be expended from either Fund, $1,000,000 shall be made available from either Fund during fiscal year 2017 to carry out this subsection, to remain available until expended.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H883DDBBD872A401499908F326712BC26"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Indian dam surveys</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9E1444C06134312B03F9F0AFB0FD958"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Tribal reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall request that, not less frequently than once every 180 days, each Indian tribe submit to the Secretary a report providing an inventory of the dams located on the land of the Indian tribe.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5DB530E4B34A4FFE8862834D24A0DC6E"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">BIA reports</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not less frequently than once each year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing the condition of each dam under the partial or total jurisdiction of the Secretary.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H14C8EB50D5F9431CB7CFF259FAD8AB35"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Flood plain management pilot program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE06E41E698F04CB0A9B2EC3D2A1F9AB1"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall establish, within the Bureau of Indian Affairs, a flood plain management pilot program (referred to in this subsection as the <term>program</term>) to provide, at the request of an Indian tribe, guidance to the Indian tribe relating to best practices for the mitigation and prevention of floods, including consultation with the Indian tribe on—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H290DF1FFB8764090BCC2DF32D854A72E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">flood plain mapping; or</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H66B08E911A7740419542B3CD22DF21E9"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">new construction planning.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD18849EA220747EEB363285E32E07625"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Termination</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The program shall terminate on the date that is 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H560B9BAB2EAB48C6860D389A32AC8537"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Of the amounts authorized to be expended from either Fund, $250,000 shall be made available from either Fund during each of fiscal years 2017, 2018, and 2019 to carry out this subsection, to remain available until expended.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HDA1E9C1B9B714838B1EDAFB17DB2829A"><enum>B</enum><header>Irrigation Rehabilitation and Renovation for Indian Tribal Governments and Their Economies</header>
<section id="H24E6920A128C4100A23C6266122C18E5"><enum>3201.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="HE743AE80100248489C04BB1F0ECB72CA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Deferred maintenance</header><text>The term <quote>deferred maintenance</quote> means any maintenance activity that was delayed to a future date, in lieu of being carried out at the time at which the activity was scheduled to be, or otherwise should have been, carried out.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2D246D7BD9244A3B8DC56C038C6F61B9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fund</header><text>The term <quote>Fund</quote> means the Indian Irrigation Fund established by section 3211.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H679B371A486F4DB2823F8B8D79D4A706"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Indian tribe</header><text>The term <quote>Indian tribe</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H366E11D85ACB4161B9F56D82A5527AC8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <quote>Secretary</quote> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text></paragraph></section>
<part id="HE9C9960A5DDF4887B4C7327FABD4DC58"><enum>I</enum><header>Indian Irrigation Fund</header>
<section id="HBA6914F6DC0E47E5A067728FE315667B"><enum>3211.</enum><header>Establishment</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known as the <quote>Indian Irrigation Fund</quote>, consisting of—</text>
<paragraph id="HCC9DB13CAA384826B161A365AB2BFF2B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>such amounts as are deposited in the Fund under section 3212; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H634B7022D99E469098707921B6F39C6D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any interest earned on investment of amounts in the Fund under section 3214.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="HB4FC9C6DA1AA4E6B909843A8884CBD0D"><enum>3212.</enum><header>Deposits to fund</header>
<subsection id="H9FBA0CED9897423B8059C9215A4EBF43"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021, the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit in the Fund $35,000,000 from the general fund of the Treasury.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HC7C0EB66FE1140F69EF499F0C325B833"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Availability of amounts</header><text>Amounts deposited in the Fund under subsection (a) shall be used, subject to appropriation, to carry out this subtitle.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H94B1301A14774A75A3FEA4887DBDBE0C"><enum>3213.</enum><header>Expenditures from fund</header>
<subsection id="HC34F1F583D174A989A72106FA64D0479"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subsection (b), for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021, the Secretary may, to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts, expend from the Fund, in accordance with this subtitle, not more than the sum of—</text>
<paragraph id="H452F8A70F12049FBA8FB9F0F2261645A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$35,000,000; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD4BD135D45A24C6C8D8F72F5E6053486"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the amount of interest accrued in the Fund.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H51274636B2AC4477A16BCFE64C924C0D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Additional expenditures</header><text>The Secretary may expend more than $35,000,000 for any fiscal year referred to in subsection (a) if the additional amounts are available in the Fund as a result of a failure of the Secretary to expend all of the amounts available under subsection (a) in 1 or more prior fiscal years.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H8CCA21E5CBFB43D5A2E17ECAF03646A1"><enum>3214.</enum><header>Investments of amounts</header>
<subsection id="HC350BE2CB9DF4BD09EDDEE9F3CEC0980"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest such portion of the Fund as is not, in the judgment of the Secretary, required to meet current withdrawals.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H7B1E98B6967B4EF1B83838C2BE20DB7B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Credits to fund</header><text>The interest on, and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any obligations held in the Fund shall be credited to, and form a part of, the Fund.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H3D8014AB0A9043A3B562A71AE63C1D81"><enum>3215.</enum><header>Transfers of amounts</header>
<subsection id="H68CEBF45C0004198BB28244FC9A1BA70"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The amounts required to be transferred to the Fund under this part shall be transferred at least monthly from the general fund of the Treasury to the Fund on the basis of estimates made by the Secretary of the Treasury.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H0DA7F68B343F46CC9EC4E18C6A155005"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Adjustments</header><text>Proper adjustment shall be made in amounts subsequently transferred to the extent prior estimates are in excess of or less than the amounts required to be transferred.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H3A24142131EF4230AB58F6842876E7C2"><enum>3216.</enum><header>Termination</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">On September 30, 2021—</text>
<paragraph id="HD0FB73F9155647C7AD97EA11E33CC07B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Fund shall terminate; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H87EDA6767A924F29B2C0664222C72479"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the unexpended and unobligated balance of the Fund shall be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury.</text></paragraph></section></part>
<part id="H35ADFB20D9C4475DAC79E1CB30C4275E"><enum>II</enum><header>Repair, Replacement, and Maintenance of Certain Indian Irrigation Projects</header>
<section id="H09EA6C3C0F7B4B8CA7DF8DC0E7341770"><enum>3221.</enum><header>Repair, replacement, and maintenance of certain indian irrigation projects</header>
<subsection id="H496C9137C5CD4DD6A42A8391540FAE7A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a program to address the deferred maintenance needs and water storage needs of Indian irrigation projects that—</text>
<paragraph id="HE5DDA341E2114C07B1D8849623EDFFA1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>create risks to public or employee safety or natural or cultural resources; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H42905C4E28784304820B3BE490373F30"><enum>(2)</enum><text>unduly impede the management and efficiency of the Indian irrigation program.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5D820B75A3924B3BB41E03888E101050"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Consistent with section 3213, the Secretary shall use or transfer to the Bureau of Indian Affairs not less than $35,000,000 of amounts in the Fund, plus accrued interest, for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021 to carry out maintenance, repair, and replacement activities for 1 or more of the Indian irrigation projects described in section 3222 (including any structures, facilities, equipment, personnel, or vehicles used in connection with the operation of those projects), subject to the condition that the funds expended under this part shall not be—</text>
<paragraph id="HF183B60015024D1BAD122ACE3589928C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>subject to reimbursement by the owners of the land served by the Indian irrigation projects; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEBAE01D55397495087CE504F1457DEAB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>assessed as debts or liens against the land served by the Indian irrigation projects.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H9186B94D1FE84ADB8B21E591E408CACB"><enum>3222.</enum><header>Eligible projects</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The projects eligible for funding under section 3221(b) are the Indian irrigation projects in the western United States that, on the date of enactment of this Act—</text>
<paragraph id="H501349E9FCB14C7CA508D25061778F59"><enum>(1)</enum><text>are owned by the Federal Government, as listed in the Federal inventory required by Executive Order 13327 (40 U.S.C. 121 note; relating to Federal real property asset management);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF5B3FCD4959C41A2B29921F4DCF02A6D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>are managed and operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (including projects managed, operated, or maintained under contracts or compacts pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD47F6335A2124C86B52B7CDEDF702797"><enum>(3)</enum><text>have deferred maintenance documented by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H64E0301CE6F548FA84BADC6937C0F2E8"><enum>3223.</enum><header>Requirements and conditions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act and as a precondition to amounts being expended from the Fund to carry out this part, the Secretary, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs and representatives of affected Indian tribes, shall develop and submit to Congress—</text>
<paragraph id="H8D3C4AEAC34B4B92834509F9DB55CE0F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>programmatic goals to carry out this part that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H17748DE0014442E488ED390D251AE18A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>would enable the completion of repairing, replacing, modernizing, or performing maintenance on projects as expeditiously as practicable;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF9341D8EF050463E8005010B9572A104"><enum>(B)</enum><text>facilitate or improve the ability of the Bureau of Indian Affairs to carry out the mission of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in operating a project;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBD2517F560464EB0AF7DFFA527FA4B89"><enum>(C)</enum><text>ensure that the results of government-to-government consultation required under section 3225 be addressed; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H835B88E33E5F45CA86AB3F9181B4133B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>would facilitate the construction of new water storage using non-Federal contributions to address tribal, regional, and watershed-level supply needs; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H334381390F3B4BA096D21D1400C70CF2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>funding prioritization criteria to serve as a methodology for distributing funds under this part, that take into account—</text>
<subparagraph id="H63DC55A2817B4201A517D2D62349C237"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the extent to which deferred maintenance of qualifying irrigation projects poses a threat to public or employee safety or health;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFB48B624938440C893F660027EEC5711"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the extent to which deferred maintenance poses a threat to natural or cultural resources;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDCAA1C3F359841D5B13D2DE45C1776DA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the extent to which deferred maintenance poses a threat to the ability of the Bureau of Indian Affairs to carry out the mission of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in operating the project;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9436961AAB49465BB597D05604A49EB0"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the extent to which repairing, replacing, modernizing, or performing maintenance on a facility or structure will—</text>
<clause id="H16DB7C3CD1774386B7BF5DCE494FED40"><enum>(i)</enum><text>improve public or employee safety, health, or accessibility;</text></clause>
<clause id="H2032E0BDB88E47F09DDB44C31D44353C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>assist in compliance with codes, standards, laws, or other requirements;</text></clause>
<clause id="HD0F077C4E3474CF699A1C72098774E45"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>address unmet needs; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H2F5BD25F56174254B918450EF31D33B6"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>assist in protecting natural or cultural resources;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H176A8ABAB14648419600DAC74EFB08D5"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the methodology of the rehabilitation priority index of the Secretary, as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6F9B665319F44C02B73CB3D5EFD6C828"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the potential economic benefits of the expenditures on job creation and general economic development in the affected tribal communities;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9B886E8FB7154C1EA4E3BDB7F6897942"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the ability of the qualifying project to address tribal, regional, and watershed level water supply needs; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H357F9E703A274AA588D51CED67B871F0"><enum>(H)</enum><text>such other factors as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to prioritize the use of available funds that are, to the fullest extent practicable, consistent with tribal and user recommendations received pursuant to the consultation and input process under section 3225.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section id="HE669A2137C4940B78D07B2D1E7073038"><enum>3224.</enum><header>Study of Indian irrigation program and project management</header>
<subsection id="HCA0FF32AAA9842F9B4D7CACAFF29826B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Tribal consultation and user input</header><text>Before beginning to conduct the study required under subsection (b), the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HDC0D14F6EEC9472FA1A4A33F976A5307"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consult with the Indian tribes that have jurisdiction over the land on which an irrigation project eligible to receive funding under section 3222 is located; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9A77046D2C1B4FC395F6341E0722CF06"><enum>(2)</enum><text>solicit and consider the input, comments, and recommendations of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8CC21093B07F47698E5512BC358A4806"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the landowners served by the irrigation project; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD1C03ADCBCB74BFCB14445015B262262"><enum>(B)</enum><text>irrigators from adjacent irrigation districts.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H055B89B045CE49EEAB91BE7C42CB03A9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Study</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, shall complete a study that evaluates options for improving programmatic and project management and performance of irrigation projects managed and operated in whole or in part by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H8AAF1ED839EE4D4BB685318D530F662F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Report</header><text>On completion of the study under subsection (b), the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, shall submit to the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report that—</text>
<paragraph id="H8B8D2E7208A14A57824F92CEA9A3372F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>describes the results of the study;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H08A966C0A2B04C498466D7F6FD9F393C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>determines the cost to financially sustain each project;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8202FCD4AF334266A747459B01A32ECC"><enum>(3)</enum><text>recommends whether management of each project could be improved by transferring management responsibilities to other Federal agencies or water user groups; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE038493CA3AF413385917F7A4393FCCF"><enum>(4)</enum><text>includes recommendations for improving programmatic and project management and performance—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE016EA934DFD4C8AA902D6C4E86E21E8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in each qualifying project area; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6D4359058FE24A788CAEE88972EC5FFD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for the program as a whole.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H6399B62C648941698898F900B3497B95"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Status report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than every 2 years thereafter (until the end of fiscal year 2021), the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, shall submit to the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report that includes a description of—</text>
<paragraph id="H74D33DD3C168447CA75981CDC2476D8E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the progress made toward addressing the deferred maintenance needs of the Indian irrigation projects described in section 3222, including a list of projects funded during the fiscal period covered by the report;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7E9FD66FA7F8438C898F67B5FA07109A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the outstanding needs of those projects that have been provided funding to address the deferred maintenance needs pursuant to this part;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0B944E95A2724BF69666D084F4653228"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the remaining needs of any of those projects;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1D397A224A7C4039A29AE5DC96EC952D"><enum>(4)</enum><text>how the goals established pursuant to section 3223 have been met, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H14E401DEE65F45558E7144C480B282E0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an identification and assessment of any deficiencies or shortfalls in meeting those goals; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H73233C3C28594C7894F352295A567DBA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a plan to address the deficiencies or shortfalls in meeting those goals; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H177A0682CD2C4DB7B5D49742778C6DEE"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other subject matters the Secretary, to the maximum extent practicable consistent with tribal and user recommendations received pursuant to the consultation and input process under section 3225, determines to be appropriate.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HBB858FBEFE8645BB974F814D9D32B01E"><enum>3225.</enum><header>Tribal consultation and user input</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Before expending funds on an Indian irrigation project pursuant to section 3221 and not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H5CAA57DE88104C408FD27624EBAC60C8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>consult with the Indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the land on which an irrigation project eligible to receive funding under section 3222 is located; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0FFC530CDD7B44C585FC8D83AB57046A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>solicit and consider the input, comments, and recommendations of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBFC74520A8CE459A99FAB56AAE0E55E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the landowners served by the irrigation project; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4D498A4EC3F747B092A58F953643D2D2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>irrigators from adjacent irrigation districts.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section id="HB8BE3A6C4DEE444AA6DEF7DECE1CF811"><enum>3226.</enum><header>Allocation among projects</header>
<subsection id="H3A2F9B752FAD4A3A8CA633A434C2B8EA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subsection (b), to the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that, for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021, each Indian irrigation project eligible for funding under section 3222 that has critical maintenance needs receives part of the funding under section 3221 to address critical maintenance needs.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H4F0CF59B562A4B4F83226EBB615787E7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>In allocating amounts under section 3221(b), in addition to considering the funding priorities described in section 3223, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible Indian irrigation projects serving more than 1 Indian tribe within an Indian reservation and to projects for which funding has not been made available during the 10-year period ending on the day before the date of enactment of this Act under any other Act of Congress that expressly identifies the Indian irrigation project or the Indian reservation of the project to address the deferred maintenance, repair, or replacement needs of the Indian irrigation project.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HC9615814BFF44C0B8C5B8E893118564B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cap on funding</header>
<paragraph id="H46665FCBABA24C83B119D6625A856640"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2), in allocating amounts under section 3221(b), the Secretary shall allocate not more than $15,000,000 to any individual Indian irrigation project described in section 3222 during any consecutive 3-year period.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9EAF729EC12E45D88353F2CEDD857435"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Notwithstanding the cap described in paragraph (1), if the full amount under section 3221(b) cannot be fully allocated to eligible Indian irrigation projects because the costs of the remaining activities authorized in section 3221(b) of an irrigation project would exceed the cap described in paragraph (1), the Secretary may allocate the remaining funds to eligible Indian irrigation projects in accordance with this part.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H7BFB341349CB42449A2A084687B311E6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Basis of funding</header><text>Any amounts made available under this section shall be nonreimbursable.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H3210A440D94A4DC5A065903E85C4242E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Applicability of isdeaa</header><text>The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) shall apply to activities carried out under this section.</text></subsection></section></part></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HE370715B36B845E198AA3747455AE018"><enum>C</enum><header>Weber Basin prepayments</header>
<section id="H42A92C50B8CD41DCBC21675BC2938CD4" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3301.</enum><header>Prepayment of certain repayment obligations under contracts between the United States and the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of the Interior shall allow for prepayment of repayment obligations under Repayment Contract No. 14–06–400–33 between the United States and the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, dated December 12, 1952, and supplemented and amended on June 30, 1961, on April 15, 1966, on September 20, 1968, and on May 9, 1985, including future amendments and all related applicable contracts thereto, providing for repayment of Weber Basin Project construction costs allocated to irrigation and municipal and industrial purposes for which repayment is provided pursuant to such contracts under terms and conditions similar to those used in implementing the prepayment provisions in section 210 of the Central Utah Project Completion Act (Public Law 102–575), as amended, for prepayment of Central Utah Project, Bonneville Unit repayment obligations. The prepayment—</text>
<paragraph id="H9B381CDC9E8C4F74A35B37579B8DBAA5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall result in the United States recovering the net present value of all repayment streams that would have been payable to the United States if this Act was not in effect;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6EAC87D1E5E741C8BFF22347EE12E125"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may be provided in several installments;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCF098523F31F4CD19045A52D6572CE0B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>may not be adjusted on the basis of the type of prepayment financing used by the District; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF9089F598AF24AA781EF4202E866822E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>shall be made such that total repayment is made not later than September 30, 2026.</text> </paragraph></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="HC60368E7B6FE474A9420C106D9A68F16"><enum>D</enum><header>Pechanga water rights settlement</header>
<section id="H4C38D400105B4DE6AA75EB1929562B57" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3401.</enum><header>Short title</header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Pechanga Band of Luiseño Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement Act</short-title></quote>.</text> </section>
<section id="HAD93C50E55E84BF88515FAF3F5A8B0D8"><enum>3402.</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purposes of this subtitle are—</text>
<paragraph id="H9808AFE1E771436DB790B9965A462D75"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to achieve a fair, equitable, and final settlement of claims to water rights and certain claims for injuries to water rights in the Santa Margarita River Watershed for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7D94EEF244D74DB597C161E28B0A6618"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Band; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD80CF425D8154D4183761DF52C981E6C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the United States, acting in its capacity as trustee for the Band and Allottees;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3AECF76C8A36462AB58C139F59E7C749"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to achieve a fair, equitable, and final settlement of certain claims by the Band and Allottees against the United States;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFE6A5B0C66C84E4A85C7A411640356D3"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to authorize, ratify, and confirm the Pechanga Settlement Agreement to be entered into by the Band, RCWD, and the United States;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H668B3F1B64124F709EDF9680930737C5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to authorize and direct the Secretary—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCB71687178A0475C93A478560E137B3F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to execute the Pechanga Settlement Agreement; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H41DB5E5EF4084005843C8FFF10178FC7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to take any other action necessary to carry out the Pechanga Settlement Agreement in accordance with this subtitle; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H64066F085D544DD087C02F63D0E548E4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to authorize the appropriation of amounts necessary for the implementation of the Pechanga Settlement Agreement and this subtitle.</text> </paragraph></section>
<section id="HB89DEA6D185A4816AFA88C54CA622B88"><enum>3403.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="HFD4012613DFB4FDF9F19CC22AD870DE9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Adjudication court</header><text>The term <term>Adjudication Court</term> means the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, which exercises continuing jurisdiction over the Adjudication Proceeding.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA4BC962C28224BC697776C8B7191D87B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Adjudication proceeding</header><text>The term <term>Adjudication Proceeding</term> means litigation initiated by the United States regarding relative water rights in the Santa Margarita River Watershed in United States v. Fallbrook Public Utility District et al., Civ. No. 3:51–cv–01247 (S.D.C.A.), including any litigation initiated to interpret or enforce the relative water rights in the Santa Margarita River Watershed pursuant to the continuing jurisdiction of the Adjudication Court over the Fallbrook Decree.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5459CEFECB68413E83CF7F67EF19087F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Allottee</header><text>The term <term>Allottee</term> means an individual who holds a beneficial real property interest in an Indian allotment that is—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA4582BD5E4714D77922B4EF4D57B4F9D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>located within the Reservation; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5D9C28B3D3664B559B8CDF0708058AAA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>held in trust by the United States.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7772C38399DA412E8019FEABE9BCD3B5"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Band</header><text>The term <term>Band</term> means Pechanga Band of Luiseño Mission Indians, a federally recognized sovereign Indian tribe that functions as a custom and tradition Indian tribe, acting on behalf of itself and its members, but not acting on behalf of members in their capacities as Allottees.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5AA949BE2600432E8F603EA12FBC7C15"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Claims</header><text>The term <term>claims</term> means rights, claims, demands, actions, compensation, or causes of action, whether known or unknown.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H641FEB3B02F24804BD8919F8C65BD54C"><enum>(6)</enum><header>EMWD</header><text>The term <term>EMWD</term> means Eastern Municipal Water District, a municipal water district organized and existing in accordance with the Municipal Water District Law of 1911, Division 20 of the Water Code of the State of California, as amended.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB44589DFEEEB4C7EA631EDA0C79D80EF"><enum>(7)</enum><header>EMWD connection fee</header><text>The term <term>EMWD Connection Fee</term> has the meaning set forth in the Extension of Service Area Agreement.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0312EE04BD9047F9ADF49C6509B77F6D"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Enforceability date</header><text>The term <term>enforceability date</term> means the date on which the Secretary publishes in the Federal Register the statement of findings described in section 3407(e).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3079C52FF2324A36B34B52C244E07D44"><enum>(9)</enum><header>ESAA capacity agreement</header><text>The term <term>ESAA Capacity Agreement</term> means the <quote>ESAA Capacity Agreement</quote>, among the Band, RCWD, and the United States.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB402D993EFB049D69D558B6D4762AC10"><enum>(10)</enum><header>ESAA water</header><text>The term <term>ESAA Water</term> means imported potable water that the Band receives from EMWD and MWD pursuant to the Extension of Service Area Agreement and delivered by RCWD pursuant to the ESAA Water Delivery Agreement.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2D03BDB12E8649E886A2C6AD9A78FA8C"><enum>(11)</enum><header>ESAA water delivery agreement</header><text>The term <term>ESAA Water Delivery Agreement</term> means the agreement among EMWD, RCWD, and the Band, establishing the terms and conditions of water service to the Band.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1025053285AE4CE0ABF2B45C5998103C"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Extension of Service Area Agreement</header><text>The term <term>Extension of Service Area Agreement</term> means the <quote>Extension of Service Area Agreement</quote>, among the Band, EMWD, and MWD, for the provision of water service by EMWD to a designated portion of the Reservation using water supplied by MWD.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H897B0590E7B84ED9BDB38C86320C0AAB"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Fallbrook decree</header>
<subparagraph id="H8BA2FCF1710C4489BAB18D815FE18379"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>Fallbrook Decree</term> means the <quote>Modified Final Judgment And Decree</quote>, entered in the Adjudication Proceeding on April 6, 1966.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3BB7FEC9F0EB4371A054EC3FB13B5ECB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>Fallbrook Decree</term> includes all court orders, interlocutory judgments, and decisions supplemental to the <quote>Modified Final Judgment And Decree</quote>, including Interlocutory Judgment No. 30, Interlocutory Judgment No. 35, and Interlocutory Judgment No. 41.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5527520C75704DB78F290454DD18ACBF"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Fund</header><text>The term <term>Fund</term> means the Pechanga Settlement Fund established by section 3409.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9B629F9B412747B3977471415D81965F"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Indian tribe</header><text>The term <term>Indian tribe</term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7A1882BC3F6D4B53B0D0B29AA4BABCBB"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Injury to water rights</header><text>The term <term>injury to water rights</term> means an interference with, diminution of, or deprivation of water rights under Federal or State law.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC8B93A90FD4A4E1B8188D7DB6BB58AEA"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Interim capacity</header><text>The term <term>Interim Capacity</term> has the meaning set forth in the ESAA Capacity Agreement.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBBCD19DFA2E24DC1820AA1072BD90B7D"><enum>(18)</enum><header>Interim capacity notice</header><text>The term <term>Interim Capacity Notice</term> has the meaning set forth in the ESAA Capacity Agreement.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA237A3D48897474DAC8C6375914066FC"><enum>(19)</enum><header>Interlocutory judgment No. 41</header><text>The term <term>Interlocutory Judgment No. 41</term> means Interlocutory Judgment No. 41 issued in the Adjudication Proceeding on November 8, 1962, including all court orders, judgments, and decisions supplemental to that interlocutory judgment.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H47BFA0E3B4904DBCA30722D0C9DC9E82"><enum>(20)</enum><header>MWD</header><text>The term <term>MWD</term> means the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, a metropolitan water district organized and incorporated under the Metropolitan Water District Act of the State of California (Stats. 1969, Chapter 209, as amended).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H98DFEF4C9E5F4C16A1DA2EF616413DAE"><enum>(21)</enum><header>MWD connection fee</header><text>The term <term>MWD Connection Fee</term> has the meaning set forth in the Extension of Service Area Agreement.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H594AF9452E8147C6851C2F5E30B7E4C5"><enum>(22)</enum><header>Pechanga ESAA delivery capacity account</header><text>The term <term>Pechanga ESAA Delivery Capacity account</term> means the account established by section 3409(c)(2).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0D835B47B87E4E0F93C2BC9785CE2E6F"><enum>(23)</enum><header>Pechanga recycled water infrastructure account</header><text>The term <term>Pechanga Recycled Water Infrastructure account</term> means the account established by section 3409(c)(1).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA48C0FCAF12D4D22950DB27D813BD435"><enum>(24)</enum><header>Pechanga settlement agreement</header><text>The term <term>Pechanga Settlement Agreement</term> means the Pechanga Settlement Agreement, dated April 8, 2016, together with the exhibits to that agreement, entered into by the Band, the United States on behalf of the Band, its members and Allottees, MWD, EMWD, and RCWD, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE21DA2A0BA7A496CBD3E2798DDF636B3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Extension of Service Area Agreement;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDA0119AA8A0E44BB8D4172BB4FBD4E43"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the ESAA Capacity Agreement; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H63F60400400A4CCDB51488EDEF96D527"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the ESAA Water Delivery Agreement.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA096EA753BDC49909593FD1DEE276B27"><enum>(25)</enum><header>Pechanga water code</header><text>The term <term>Pechanga Water Code</term> means a water code to be adopted by the Band in accordance with section 3405(f).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H888A33CC45254667A6D255DC0C3D5F2B"><enum>(26)</enum><header>Pechanga water fund account</header><text>The term <term>Pechanga Water Fund account</term> means the account established by section 3409(c)(3).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H77C6F39A327D453283C0EC1CC1A42DF0"><enum>(27)</enum><header>Pechanga water quality account</header><text>The term <term>Pechanga Water Quality account</term> means the account established by section 3409(c)(4).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4EB6BA465A504BE9864905BAEB1304F7"><enum>(28)</enum><header>Permanent capacity</header><text>The term <term>Permanent Capacity</term> has the meaning set forth in the ESAA Capacity Agreement.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H86E7CB7A81A24F0891D9DD881D0B643C"><enum>(29)</enum><header>Permanent capacity notice</header><text>The term <term>Permanent Capacity Notice</term> has the meaning set forth in the ESAA Capacity Agreement.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1A671345930145A59D7137EDCD588704"><enum>(30)</enum><header>RCWD</header>
<subparagraph id="HEABD318215994E978DB98409F7464259"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>RCWD</term> means the Rancho California Water District organized pursuant to section 34000 et seq. of the California Water Code.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFD01E77627324294A23AFC6D88FDBBC4"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>RCWD</term> includes all real property owners for whom RCWD acts as an agent pursuant to an agency agreement.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFEA9476ED4094722AC7F81A6A1684AC6"><enum>(31)</enum><header>Recycled water infrastructure agreement</header><text>The term <term>Recycled Water Infrastructure Agreement</term> means the <quote>Recycled Water Infrastructure Agreement</quote> among the Band, RCWD, and the United States.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1FA8B98E852E4979BEF5EBC0C289AD8C"><enum>(32)</enum><header>Recycled water transfer agreement</header><text>The term <term>Recycled Water Transfer Agreement</term> means the <quote>Recycled Water Transfer Agreement</quote> between the Band and RCWD.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2EE6A37C8E02463197621C25172EDD10"><enum>(33)</enum><header>Reservation</header>
<subparagraph id="H236E3B0DCF70432F93B12030EA42B2F5"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>Reservation</term> means the land depicted on the map attached to the Pechanga Settlement Agreement as Exhibit I.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H46B97D46A3984F3EA7E799EDFD45A7D7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Applicability of term</header><text>The term <term>Reservation</term> shall be used solely for the purposes of the Pechanga Settlement Agreement, this subtitle, and any judgment or decree issued by the Adjudication Court approving the Pechanga Settlement Agreement.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0854865989AA411882A685DE2B0112EE"><enum>(34)</enum><header>Santa Margarita River Watershed</header><text>The term <term>Santa Margarita River Watershed</term> means the watershed that is the subject of the Adjudication Proceeding and the Fallbrook Decree.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC4F52740674041D2B502F701B3C4CCFB"><enum>(35)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H55C5308664DB42FAA4AA367DE1D04E40"><enum>(36)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> means the State of California.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H79D20A744BB7486C9A2DB48C08EFDAF5"><enum>(37)</enum><header>Storage Pond</header><text>The term <term>Storage Pond</term> has the meaning set forth in the Recycled Water Infrastructure Agreement.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC0AD73E48BFD4B938E38C5BD33E65712"><enum>(38)</enum><header>Tribal Water Right</header><text>The term <term>Tribal Water Right</term> means the water rights ratified, confirmed, and declared to be valid for the benefit of the Band and Allottees, as set forth and described in section 3405.</text> </paragraph></section>
<section id="H4E8051D51AFB4ECDA26953157F4B4228"><enum>3404.</enum><header>Approval of the Pechanga Settlement Agreement</header>
<subsection id="H4EBCD69FB6B54A78ABB9899693DAA822"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Ratification of Pechanga settlement agreement</header>
<paragraph id="H59012C40A5D245E4AC908398FCDCF312"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as modified by this subtitle, and to the extent that the Pechanga Settlement Agreement does not conflict with this subtitle, the Pechanga Settlement Agreement is authorized, ratified, and confirmed.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC34B7EB3E19644DEB87CAA53C8189778"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amendments</header><text>Any amendment to the Pechanga Settlement Agreement is authorized, ratified, and confirmed, to the extent that the amendment is executed to make the Pechanga Settlement Agreement consistent with this subtitle.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H71971169466A48849E086C37650563A4"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Execution of Pechanga settlement agreement</header>
<paragraph id="HC33D0BE79DC343EB8E286D726074DC51"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To the extent that the Pechanga Settlement Agreement does not conflict with this subtitle, the Secretary is directed to and promptly shall execute—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7B5901C021E34AA582D18637FE22D531"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Pechanga Settlement Agreement (including any exhibit to the Pechanga Settlement Agreement requiring the signature of the Secretary); and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H027B2233D8804289AE8A5F9AC479E89B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any amendment to the Pechanga Settlement Agreement necessary to make the Pechanga Settlement Agreement consistent with this subtitle.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF6D8A9661C9342E3B5E7791AC0ECD4E8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Modifications</header><text>Nothing in this subtitle precludes the Secretary from approving modifications to exhibits to the Pechanga Settlement Agreement not inconsistent with this subtitle, to the extent those modifications do not otherwise require congressional approval pursuant to section 2116 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 177) or other applicable Federal law.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD23582F44E95436A91C198C2CC6E6BA3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Environmental compliance</header>
<paragraph id="HFD1E15F86FB54F0BB25FC7CCF298D05F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In implementing the Pechanga Settlement Agreement, the Secretary shall promptly comply with all applicable requirements of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE14BCE5AB81841698C07CE989AA51C78"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.);</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7C39F982B9A7469FBFCB3AA7366460B6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9006EA069433495F9E9E0A3FD7BE5085"><enum>(C)</enum><text>all other applicable Federal environmental laws; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H32917C001FA94C398C40605394755DE5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>all regulations promulgated under the laws described in subparagraphs (A) through (C).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7079723B5A5245A58C274E865B275525"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Execution of the Pechanga Settlement Agreement</header>
<subparagraph id="H7F8CF6F729364A13BA851649CEFB9102"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Execution of the Pechanga Settlement Agreement by the Secretary under this section shall not constitute a major Federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8E0BE8FD4A734AED8FBDA2BCD79328ED"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Compliance</header><text>The Secretary is directed to carry out all Federal compliance necessary to implement the Pechanga Settlement Agreement.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5BACC2C63F4A43F6B20D776D2680471B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Lead agency</header><text>The Bureau of Reclamation shall be designated as the lead agency with respect to environmental compliance.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HBD585826742440238EB87FAE8B264993"><enum>3405.</enum><header>Tribal Water Right</header>
<subsection id="H4CA6D8447B0A414DB2D06CA8E01C04B0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Intent of congress</header><text>It is the intent of Congress to provide to each Allottee benefits that are equal to or exceed the benefits Allottees possess as of the date of enactment of this Act, taking into consideration—</text>
<paragraph id="H6FCFA553A60C40E5AD9B6BE6D59B62B7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the potential risks, cost, and time delay associated with litigation that would be resolved by the Pechanga Settlement Agreement and this subtitle;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFC0A68CDDD1E456ABF96CD95C1EEBB02"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the availability of funding under this subtitle;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5593F12C3EE54D63B8DA63CC123C09D2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the availability of water from the Tribal Water Right and other water sources as set forth in the Pechanga Settlement Agreement; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H87A5A468DE9248DFA84790E6D9693A32"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the applicability of section 7 of the Act of February 8, 1887 (25 U.S.C. 381), and this subtitle to protect the interests of Allottees.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD2273B7427AE47E180A1F017730BC0AE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Confirmation of tribal water right</header>
<paragraph id="H5DFDB5793A2E4F959794F4680DAF5753"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>A Tribal Water Right of up to 4,994 acre-feet of water per year that, under natural conditions, is physically available on the Reservation is confirmed in accordance with the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law set forth in Interlocutory Judgment No. 41, as affirmed by the Fallbrook Decree.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2DEB78A2B6B747388289946CEF1670A8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use</header><text>Subject to the terms of the Pechanga Settlement Agreement, this subtitle, the Fallbrook Decree, and applicable Federal law, the Band may use the Tribal Water Right for any purpose on the Reservation.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H85F87D88BCDB4F48B90B60B42DE94DA3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Holding in trust</header><text>The Tribal Water Right, as set forth in subsection (b), shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HC247B7E0A2CB4892A860598E6D6AC935"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be held in trust by the United States on behalf of the Band and the Allottees in accordance with this section;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8F1DD2100DBB48E18FD1318516492A6B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>include the priority dates described in Interlocutory Judgment No. 41, as affirmed by the Fallbrook Decree; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC5AA4D8D5E8E48E392524B6A18A52A5E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>not be subject to forfeiture or abandonment.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD8A1A901156542EBA65F2D89735DC649"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Allottees</header>
<paragraph id="H5DF83B390E5A4517A81B7B2BDE807BD2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applicability of Act of February 8, 1887</header><text>The provisions of section 7 of the Act of February 8, 1887 (25 U.S.C. 381), relating to the use of water for irrigation purposes shall apply to the Tribal Water Right.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC88AE12CCB214663971D3181FDC3D425"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Entitlement to water</header><text>Any entitlement to water of an Allottee under Federal law shall be satisfied from the Tribal Water Right.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5BE82EB1A73E47D8B40E5F9640817BFE"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Allocations</header><text>Allotted land located within the exterior boundaries of the Reservation shall be entitled to a just and equitable allocation of water for irrigation and domestic purposes from the Tribal Water Right.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC3457DA6A89D4D74BFD26A2955C68BD0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Exhaustion of remedies</header><text>Before asserting any claim against the United States under section 7 of the Act of February 8, 1887 (25 U.S.C. 381), or any other applicable law, an Allottee shall exhaust remedies available under the Pechanga Water Code or other applicable tribal law.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7D09C9F5F917479CBC6B5E93F7677005"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Claims</header><text>Following exhaustion of remedies available under the Pechanga Water Code or other applicable tribal law, an Allottee may seek relief under section 7 of the Act of February 8, 1887 (25 U.S.C. 381), or other applicable law.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4F6E5F9E6B5247E6974DBF030DFDAD9B"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>The Secretary shall have the authority to protect the rights of Allottees as specified in this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA1A2A767B6194EB0993F055E45584E7C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authority of band</header>
<paragraph id="H1B49922941B94EF88FC271FC7820762E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Band shall have authority to use, allocate, distribute, and lease the Tribal Water Right on the Reservation in accordance with—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7512FD9E38D5468AB6521CFDA851C3EC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Pechanga Settlement Agreement; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC07C3C9E37B2412F9D8651E26E25B41A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>applicable Federal law.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB041C65BAD4F4682A23013C2F95BD299"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Leases by allottees</header>
<subparagraph id="H1FE19E34D469449380F7218CED78F49D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An Allottee may lease any interest in land held by the Allottee, together with any water right determined to be appurtenant to that interest in land.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H195C3E5D74474BE39D89BD8A3D439605"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Water right appurtenant</header><text>Any water right determined to be appurtenant to an interest in land leased by an Allottee shall be used on such land on the Reservation.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF8FBE866B41040989967D06885EBCAAF"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Pechanga water code</header>
<paragraph id="H0DA83829B9E74321B2D64E048154040B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 18 months after the enforceability date, the Band shall enact a Pechanga Water Code, that provides for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0C5D7910734B4CD093B3C066001040EA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the management, regulation, and governance of all uses of the Tribal Water Right in accordance with the Pechanga Settlement Agreement; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6C797C731D004192AF8B8D96D2AA5B5D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establishment by the Band of conditions, permit requirements, and other limitations relating to the storage, recovery, and use of the Tribal Water Right in accordance with the Pechanga Settlement Agreement.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H062A54A2F5044320892D0C240D796BC0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>Subject to the approval of the Secretary, the Pechanga Water Code shall provide—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE113F2D1010E424F8AB7358A38109202"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that allocations of water to Allottees shall be satisfied with water from the Tribal Water Right;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H06E059B98356426AA99C691958AAF3EE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that charges for delivery of water for irrigation purposes for Allottees shall be assessed on a just and equitable basis;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6504AC3055E844539B16D395DCEA2258"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a process by which an Allottee may request that the Band provide water for irrigation or domestic purposes in accordance with this subtitle;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H07C47A96E2C64E2B9CB1C47E213CF43A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a due process system for the consideration and determination by the Band of any request by an Allottee (or any successor in interest to an Allottee) for an allocation of such water for irrigation or domestic purposes on allotted land, including a process for—</text>
<clause id="HE0DACDAAC3304D59B926D376628D930D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>appeal and adjudication of any denied or disputed distribution of water; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="HA19CC9A2B1F041DAB52702CDD2F34E84"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>resolution of any contested administrative decision; and</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB973257D1CAA42C7B68B703B2BDCFFDE"><enum>(E)</enum><text>a requirement that any Allottee with a claim relating to the enforcement of rights of the Allottee under the Pechanga Water Code or relating to the amount of water allocated to land of the Allottee must first exhaust remedies available to the Allottee under tribal law and the Pechanga Water Code before initiating an action against the United States or petitioning the Secretary pursuant to subsection (d)(4).</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF1C75D515E7846AD828226BB3FAAA27F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Action by secretary</header>
<subparagraph id="H5B4D24F5FCE84E71B1113A4AA1E0F44C"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall administer the Tribal Water Right until the Pechanga Water Code is enacted and approved under this section.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H187746A851ED479BB3CCDA0C1597DCA8"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>Any provision of the Pechanga Water Code and any amendment to the Pechanga Water Code that affects the rights of Allottees—</text>
<clause id="HB79BBE4440A04DB6ACE22E36F3A1B66A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall be subject to the approval of the Secretary; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="H80897A38A9294853ACD4E92BBC6BAF1E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall not be valid until approved by the Secretary.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H493B5AEEF0034612BCED43A2A4ED33BE"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Approval period</header><text>The Secretary shall approve or disapprove the Pechanga Water Code within a reasonable period of time after the date on which the Band submits the Pechanga Water Code to the Secretary for approval.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H65694191A95141EF832006512B341797"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Except as otherwise specifically provided in this section, nothing in this subtitle—</text>
<paragraph id="H11A8510A67614194B0B94F96763AA96A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>authorizes any action by an Allottee against any individual or entity, or against the Band, under Federal, State, tribal, or local law; or</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCD769A4571184FB3AD8454D41D7FE718"><enum>(2)</enum><text>alters or affects the status of any action pursuant to section 1491(a) of title 28, United States Code.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H3E9E09CCFE1B4732B442F1A3E527B4A5"><enum>3406.</enum><header>Satisfaction of claims</header>
<subsection id="HB27992CF6B9F4AD490BBC548F0813DD3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The benefits provided to the Band under the Pechanga Settlement Agreement and this subtitle shall be in complete replacement of, complete substitution for, and full satisfaction of all claims of the Band against the United States that are waived and released pursuant to section 3407.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="H2B5586DFF3FA450099DB87F4A25ED981"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allottee claims</header><text>The benefits realized by the Allottees under this subtitle shall be in complete replacement of, complete substitution for, and full satisfaction of—</text>
<paragraph id="H9C00054BE4F54286B7A765BCC133E69D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>all claims that are waived and released pursuant to section 3407; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H933306769F6C4D5BA7C1D71EB1E88C38"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any claims of the Allottees against the United States that the Allottees have or could have asserted that are similar in nature to any claim described in section 3407.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HFB3EC90725E84F878273F1A92437F12F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>No recognition of water rights</header><text>Except as provided in section 3405(d), nothing in this subtitle recognizes or establishes any right of a member of the Band or an Allottee to water within the Reservation.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="HE13C060276E54990BAD24C2F5AD15DDD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Claims relating to development of water for reservation</header>
<paragraph id="H47490E8FCC224417BAE8397B6919E6AD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section 3411 shall be used to satisfy any claim of the Allottees against the United States with respect to the development or protection of water resources for the Reservation.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB552C7CAE78E4526916C43A918B598C8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Satisfaction of claims</header><text>Upon the complete appropriation of amounts authorized pursuant to section 3411, any claim of the Allottees against the United States with respect to the development or protection of water resources for the Reservation shall be deemed to have been satisfied.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HC7A40D81E40447A2993A13E4CDA8195C"><enum>3407.</enum><header>Waiver of claims</header>
<subsection id="HC214D2AE82924CCE830FAE3B8F00EA97"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header>
<paragraph id="H81771D5657E24D1A99596CA67835895C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Waiver of claims by the band and the United States acting in its capacity as trustee for the band</header>
<subparagraph id="H8716B32EDE444728B16E3ABA923D3C96"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to the retention of rights set forth in subsection (c), in return for recognition of the Tribal Water Right and other benefits as set forth in the Pechanga Settlement Agreement and this subtitle, the Band, and the United States, acting as trustee for the Band, are authorized and directed to execute a waiver and release of all claims for water rights within the Santa Margarita River Watershed that the Band, or the United States acting as trustee for the Band, asserted or could have asserted in any proceeding, including the Adjudication Proceeding, except to the extent that such rights are recognized in the Pechanga Settlement Agreement and this subtitle.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4C33BA1C5A3A4F20898A8A8FB5D6DFF1"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Claims against RCWD</header><text>Subject to the retention of rights set forth in subsection (c) and notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in the Pechanga Settlement Agreement, the Band and the United States, on behalf of the Band and Allottees, fully release, acquit, and discharge RCWD from—</text>
<clause id="HA0FEB06DAE4E44F89C3C793A286072BE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>claims for injuries to water rights in the Santa Margarita River Watershed for land located within the Reservation arising or occurring at any time up to and including June 30, 2009;</text> </clause>
<clause id="HE55FE0D78EBD49D187AA6E2A357C711D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>claims for injuries to water rights in the Santa Margarita River Watershed for land located within the Reservation arising or occurring at any time after June 30, 2009, resulting from the diversion or use of water in a manner not in violation of the Pechanga Settlement Agreement or this subtitle;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H2A11FDD9E00E47CE857606CB827BE4D1"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>claims for subsidence damage to land located within the Reservation arising or occurring at any time up to and including June 30, 2009;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H4ABAD24940094532845EB22EE5D5EC5A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>claims for subsidence damage arising or occurring after June 30, 2009, to land located within the Reservation resulting from the diversion of underground water in a manner consistent with the Pechanga Settlement Agreement or this subtitle; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="HC26031519C904D11A5187D3E15F68991"><enum>(v)</enum><text>claims arising out of, or relating in any manner to, the negotiation or execution of the Pechanga Settlement Agreement or the negotiation or execution of this subtitle.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H075BC788561749769285CAFDB19E3B28"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Claims by the United States acting in its capacity as trustee for Allottees</header><text>Subject to the retention of claims set forth in subsection (c), in return for recognition of the Tribal Water Right and other benefits as set forth in the Pechanga Settlement Agreement and this subtitle, the United States, acting as trustee for Allottees, is authorized and directed to execute a waiver and release of all claims for water rights within the Santa Margarita River Watershed that the United States, acting as trustee for the Allottees, asserted or could have asserted in any proceeding, including the Adjudication Proceeding, except to the extent such rights are recognized in the Pechanga Settlement Agreement and this subtitle.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H50666BEB32754D98B44BC4C4B2394635"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Claims by the band against the United States</header><text>Subject to the retention of rights set forth in subsection (c), the Band, is authorized to execute a waiver and release of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1BAE1CD038844521930ECB33BFAA9F51"><enum>(A)</enum><text>all claims against the United States (including the agencies and employees of the United States) relating to claims for water rights in, or water of, the Santa Margarita River Watershed that the United States, acting in its capacity as trustee for the Band, asserted, or could have asserted, in any proceeding, including the Adjudication Proceeding, except to the extent that those rights are recognized in the Pechanga Settlement Agreement and this subtitle;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1F20D3394581403E8B4559E98E668F5A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>all claims against the United States (including the agencies and employees of the United States) relating to damages, losses, or injuries to water, water rights, land, or natural resources due to loss of water or water rights (including damages, losses or injuries to hunting, fishing, gathering, or cultural rights due to loss of water or water rights, claims relating to interference with, diversion, or taking of water or water rights, or claims relating to failure to protect, acquire, replace, or develop water, water rights, or water infrastructure) in the Santa Margarita River Watershed that first accrued at any time up to and including the enforceability date;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCF523492B65F41428EB1376CE0506726"><enum>(C)</enum><text>all claims against the United States (including the agencies and employees of the United States) relating to the pending litigation of claims relating to the water rights of the Band in the Adjudication Proceeding; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1D5B6C16BFA741A78B1EA82C6FD16B50"><enum>(D)</enum><text>all claims against the United States (including the agencies and employees of the United States) relating to the negotiation or execution of the Pechanga Settlement Agreement or the negotiation or execution of this subtitle.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H43194E2E959243DD8F719CC97A968737"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effectiveness of waivers and releases</header><text>The waivers under subsection (a) shall take effect on the enforceability date.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="HC2F7D35CA0B046728C871DCA83F61F55"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Reservation of rights and retention of claims</header><text>Notwithstanding the waivers and releases authorized in this subtitle, the Band, on behalf of itself and the members of the Band, and the United States, acting in its capacity as trustee for the Band and Allottees, retain—</text>
<paragraph id="H48D651FBDC894FCD9C7220C4E49BF0F7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>all claims for enforcement of the Pechanga Settlement Agreement and this subtitle;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0E1445072C2E4EE4BAE3D8999836B749"><enum>(2)</enum><text>all claims against any person or entity other than the United States and RCWD, including claims for monetary damages;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H273CD5DC4AEF4686983289E86AF5815C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>all claims for water rights that are outside the jurisdiction of the Adjudication Court;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4B0F01C4DD5A46DEB3B7B11E98871EB2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>all rights to use and protect water rights acquired on or after the enforceability date; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF30086BB6EAF4A799EA01B51FF0C3CF7"><enum>(5)</enum><text>all remedies, privileges, immunities, powers, and claims, including claims for water rights, not specifically waived and released pursuant to this subtitle and the Pechanga Settlement Agreement.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC000B95FD98F488780276468E6DE14FB"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effect of Pechanga Settlement Agreement and Act</header><text>Nothing in the Pechanga Settlement Agreement or this subtitle—</text>
<paragraph id="HDD1200B7AE6842D1ADDBF6E9E507AA38"><enum>(1)</enum><text>affects the ability of the United States, acting as a sovereign, to take actions authorized by law, including any laws relating to health, safety, or the environment, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5932DAF20BD8450F9825744FC633B2BE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.);</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF98C5E34CF1C4C80BA70EC9EBD67BDB2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.);</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC1B84F076D6644FA9FD07C4AD6348F9A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H44D57EC9EB9B4B8497EF01C08D42D5B3"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any regulations implementing the Acts described in subparagraphs (A) through (C);</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB2635C3BE8CD451994ABDB2EA945F800"><enum>(2)</enum><text>affects the ability of the United States to take actions acting as trustee for any other Indian tribe or an Allottee of any other Indian tribe;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0CB2ACDC785940CEA54CD6C4572D3F44"><enum>(3)</enum><text>confers jurisdiction on any State court—</text>
<subparagraph id="H906FBFD84B7A48D782322581FD2B41C9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to interpret Federal law regarding health, safety, or the environment;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H45DCCB0C77AB4A1CAB97359E32F01166"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to determine the duties of the United States or other parties pursuant to Federal law regarding health, safety, or the environment; or</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD58FAFC38D4C4193AE284D6EC9FFF562"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to conduct judicial review of Federal agency action;</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1233232E640045EF8E35E83B1E40789E"><enum>(4)</enum><text>waives any claim of a member of the Band in an individual capacity that does not derive from a right of the Band;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAA016B9405F54421BFA93CC1F65A57D2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>limits any funding that RCWD would otherwise be authorized to receive under any Federal law, including, the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) as that Act applies to permanent facilities for water recycling, demineralization, and desalination, and distribution of nonpotable water supplies in Southern Riverside County, California;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H96A7B414AAE741C2ABB018169D030EF7"><enum>(6)</enum><text>characterizes any amounts received by RCWD under the Pechanga Settlement Agreement or this subtitle as Federal for purposes of section 1649 of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h–32); or</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H559178F16BFA4A68A6DBB0A44132FEDC"><enum>(7)</enum><text>affects the requirement of any party to the Pechanga Settlement Agreement or any of the exhibits to the Pechanga Settlement Agreement to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or the California Environmental Quality Act (Cal. Pub. Res. Code 21000 et seq.) prior to performing the respective obligations of that party under the Pechanga Settlement Agreement or any of the exhibits to the Pechanga Settlement Agreement.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H678F3B0FC3E9496AB8403BA13153D480"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Enforceability date</header><text>The enforceability date shall be the date on which the Secretary publishes in the Federal Register a statement of findings that—</text>
<paragraph id="H54D1F8E6327C489BBBD85DC7AFADEE50"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Adjudication Court has approved and entered a judgment and decree approving the Pechanga Settlement Agreement in substantially the same form as Appendix 2 to the Pechanga Settlement Agreement;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1DE2FFF327504B0089713A48B938DDDD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>all amounts authorized by this subtitle have been deposited in the Fund;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7D955F3707664810828A2A5998B70D4F"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the waivers and releases authorized in subsection (a) have been executed by the Band and the Secretary;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA05F21B8CDB646BFB7E082E1C13035EE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Extension of Service Area Agreement—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCA4BE5873C7141F69F9869FA99E0455A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has been approved and executed by all the parties to the Extension of Service Area Agreement; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8C963D6D2260477FA02ADD728E9FE798"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is effective and enforceable in accordance with the terms of the Extension of Service Area Agreement; and</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF443C828C09A40C0917BE105B717B923"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the ESAA Water Delivery Agreement—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC93C3D93B472401EA08302B18AB29439"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has been approved and executed by all the parties to the ESAA Water Delivery Agreement; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2F9FFC6640DA486B9477AA0605C7B905"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is effective and enforceable in accordance with the terms of the ESAA Water Delivery Agreement.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H6D669BFAACE04B2ABDE1988C3F33DF7A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Tolling of claims</header>
<paragraph id="HC35B50988EC24AEBA2EE26A7AEE53025"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each applicable period of limitation and time-based equitable defense relating to a claim described in this section shall be tolled for the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the earlier of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0BA2E186A136442EBCC947C7264F5D7A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>April 30, 2030, or such alternate date after April 30, 2030, as is agreed to by the Band and the Secretary; or</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBA410BE91BE840D4AAA7876AE9155F7B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the enforceability date.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6F5F0A0B1E7141478664955A5D69EA04"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effects of subsection</header><text>Nothing in this subsection revives any claim or tolls any period of limitation or time-based equitable defense that expired before the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0E57C89A9A58439C9AB929300E385932"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Nothing in this section precludes the tolling of any period of limitations or any time-based equitable defense under any other applicable law.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H0783C28788244589830B7EC9380BBAF5"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Termination</header>
<paragraph id="HA3BE0B257B7542BF93FEF6213E7BA8C8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If all of the amounts authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary pursuant to this subtitle have not been made available to the Secretary by April 30, 2030—</text>
<subparagraph id="H11E1F03DF7A949319ACF3D6A85F2AAA3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the waivers authorized by this section shall expire and have no force or effect; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H235C60EFC39F462FB440C28C20214B21"><enum>(B)</enum><text>all statutes of limitations applicable to any claim otherwise waived under this section shall be tolled until April 30, 2030.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0F9B6F2424424F55AAF0536910A41668"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Voiding of waivers</header><text>If a waiver authorized by this section is void under paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6484EDBF638E445886CEB4D9995DD38B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the approval of the United States of the Pechanga Settlement Agreement under section 3404 shall be void and have no further force or effect;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H760B3A6E5B0441B597AB3F2697AFB05D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any unexpended Federal amounts appropriated or made available to carry out this subtitle, together with any interest earned on those amounts, and any water rights or contracts to use water and title to other property acquired or constructed with Federal amounts appropriated or made available to carry out this subtitle shall be returned to the Federal Government, unless otherwise agreed to by the Band and the United States and approved by Congress; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD8CD0A8DE0474B31826EC38CA92B957C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>except for Federal amounts used to acquire or develop property that is returned to the Federal Government under subparagraph (B), the United States shall be entitled to set off any Federal amounts appropriated or made available to carry out this subtitle that were expended or withdrawn, together with any interest accrued, against any claims against the United States relating to water rights asserted by the Band or Allottees in any future settlement of the water rights of the Band or Allottees.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HAB3407FB15CA43978A4E394CC4875097"><enum>3408.</enum><header>Water facilities</header>
<subsection id="H9C2E56F8E1C841849660DB4374C0E3BD"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, using amounts from the designated accounts of the Fund, provide the amounts necessary to fulfill the obligations of the Band under the Recycled Water Infrastructure Agreement and the ESAA Capacity Agreement, in an amount not to exceed the amounts deposited in the designated accounts for such purposes plus any interest accrued on such amounts from the date of deposit in the Fund to the date of disbursement from the Fund, in accordance with this subtitle and the terms and conditions of those agreements.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="H56EF21EDE31144DCA934D896B483673C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Nonreimbursability of costs</header><text>All costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out this section shall be nonreimbursable.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="HD066BC2C6BD84488B9D16F0BA64D6D2A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Recycled water infrastructure</header>
<paragraph id="HFDE1B7408DE64E2499711AF424C0286E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall, using amounts from the Pechanga Recycled Water Infrastructure account, provide amounts for the Storage Pond in accordance with this section.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD179472777BC4DF096CFFEA4312AE7F3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Storage Pond</header>
<subparagraph id="H06763AEA00BE40CCA62CCADA0F079799"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, using amounts from the Pechanga Recycled Water Infrastructure account provide the amounts necessary for a Storage Pond in accordance with the Recycled Water Infrastructure Agreement, in an amount not to exceed $2,656,374.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H11EC795AE4274FAA97D7C29D14B94AFB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Procedure</header><text>The procedure for the Secretary to provide amounts pursuant to this section shall be as set forth in the Recycled Water Infrastructure Agreement.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H74C25C719F9341C4A9897084D6797855"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Liability</header><text>The United States shall have no responsibility or liability for the Storage Pond.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA51890310AEF443AB104520881984FB4"><enum>(d)</enum><header>ESAA delivery capacity</header>
<paragraph id="HB0A8E5531B8F4A0DB576347C0E42D55F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall, using amounts from the Pechanga ESAA Delivery Capacity account, provide amounts for Interim Capacity and Permanent Capacity in accordance with this section.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H643179F98251476D8D9D60E3333EF4B7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Interim capacity</header>
<subparagraph id="H2F5703EE6A004B01AC42E9FB570E1BDB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, using amounts from the ESAA Delivery Capacity account, provide amounts necessary for the provision of Interim Capacity in accordance with the ESAA Capacity Agreement in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4856A9CCF1B443D29B2AB9E8DB204004"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Procedure</header><text>The procedure for the Secretary to provide amounts pursuant to this section shall be as set forth in the ESAA Capacity Agreement.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6A81B06219894CB297F7D47F582D1097"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Liability</header><text>The United States shall have no responsibility or liability for the Interim Capacity to be provided by RCWD or by the Band.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H00430D21E2C042EA9366809170DE3816"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Transfer to Band</header><text>If RCWD does not provide the Interim Capacity Notice required pursuant to the ESAA Capacity Agreement by the date that is 60 days after the date required under the ESAA Capacity Agreement, the amounts in the Pechanga ESAA Delivery Capacity account for purposes of the provision of Interim Capacity and Permanent Capacity, including any interest that has accrued on those amounts, shall be available for use by the Band to provide alternative interim capacity in a manner that is similar to the Interim Capacity and Permanent Capacity that the Band would have received had RCWD provided such Interim Capacity and Permanent Capacity.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF509494979E348EAAE48493F9E64A6B0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Permanent capacity</header>
<subparagraph id="HF9A7FEBB71FF4561BF6315A314D29264"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, using amounts from the ESAA Delivery Capacity account, provide amounts necessary for the provision of Permanent Capacity in accordance with the ESAA Capacity Agreement.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H539F6AA2A4714E0F8E429911B69FC8E5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Procedure</header><text>The procedure for the Secretary to provide funds pursuant to this section shall be as set forth in the ESAA Capacity Agreement.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDBE1A7AAC38E49FF853CFCAF07D10946"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Liability</header><text>The United States shall have no responsibility or liability for the Permanent Capacity to be provided by RCWD or by the Band.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEE78A1DA7BE34CE79708BBD70580C6D0"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Transfer to band</header><text>If RCWD does not provide the Permanent Capacity Notice required pursuant to the ESAA Capacity Agreement by the date that is 5 years after the enforceability date, the amounts in the Pechanga ESAA Delivery Capacity account for purposes of the provision of Permanent Capacity, including any interest that has accrued on those amounts, shall be available for use by the Band to provide alternative Permanent Capacity in a manner that is similar to the Permanent Capacity that the Band would have received had RCWD provided such Permanent Capacity.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HE5458745EF4943BCB42DCD1AB9925D29"><enum>3409.</enum><header>Pechanga Settlement Fund</header>
<subsection id="HC7BDBA0FC4624CC08163B860A82F211C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the <quote>Pechanga Settlement Fund</quote>, to be managed, invested, and distributed by the Secretary and to be available until expended, and, together with any interest earned on those amounts, to be used solely for the purpose of carrying out this subtitle.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="HD7D3F850FF634F7B921268CB39F53A0B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transfers to fund</header><text>The Fund shall consist of such amounts as are deposited in the Fund under section 3411(a) of this subtitle, together with any interest earned on those amounts, which shall be available in accordance with subsection (e).</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="H910F721F0EBD44C2AF2905505D45924C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Accounts of Pechanga Settlement Fund</header><text>The Secretary shall establish in the Fund the following accounts:</text>
<paragraph id="HCD78C372500D4B1281F697943774D101"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Pechanga Recycled Water Infrastructure account, consisting of amounts authorized pursuant to section 3411(a)(1).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCA8ACC5CC4FC4BBE88D7C955EB2734C9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Pechanga ESAA Delivery Capacity account, consisting of amounts authorized pursuant to section 3411(a)(2).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5B39B14825714D27AEB76A5AD92455E8"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Pechanga Water Fund account, consisting of amounts authorized pursuant to section 3411(a)(3).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H37C2836E59A148B8AFE0B251D810AA6B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Pechanga Water Quality account, consisting of amounts authorized pursuant to section 3411(a)(4).</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H1A2C680019134A1D8BC093233E129B1B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Management of fund</header><text>The Secretary shall manage, invest, and distribute all amounts in the Fund in a manner that is consistent with the investment authority of the Secretary under—</text>
<paragraph id="HB3FB16818C5444A091EFEA7F9EB354A3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the first section of the Act of June 24, 1938 (25 U.S.C. 162a);</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA220668151C74935917A202499F0CF4D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.); and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H144F4C98300247D380B428403B990210"><enum>(3)</enum><text>this section.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H453683C4E35041CBB759EF430A627ACA"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Availability of amounts</header><text>Amounts appropriated to, and deposited in, the Fund, including any investment earnings accrued from the date of deposit in the Fund through the date of disbursement from the Fund, shall be made available to the Band by the Secretary beginning on the enforceability date.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="H789A1111AB7440709C3E626FACE22EC6"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Withdrawals by band pursuant to the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act</header>
<paragraph id="HDB03DD5F7EFC4023A585EE411D159DEE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Band may withdraw all or part of the amounts in the Fund on approval by the Secretary of a tribal management plan submitted by the Band in accordance with the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H04BFD68EDFE541EDBE95264CD4B0A3E5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header>
<subparagraph id="H698F89037A88451386FD16886C4F5CF2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In addition to the requirements under the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the tribal management plan under paragraph (1) shall require that the Band shall spend all amounts withdrawn from the Fund in accordance with this subtitle.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H00B78FB1A3164FE2B2673012C7D6DC3C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Enforcement</header><text>The Secretary may carry out such judicial or administrative actions as the Secretary determines to be necessary to enforce the tribal management plan to ensure that amounts withdrawn by the Band from the Fund under this subsection are used in accordance with this subtitle.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF30BB22B83664843A25B8B4F49CF1DC4"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Withdrawals by Band pursuant to an Expenditure Plan</header>
<paragraph id="H94F11C59FE604AE69B42392F662E590B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Band may submit an expenditure plan for approval by the Secretary requesting that all or part of the amounts in the Fund be disbursed in accordance with the plan.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H05CBB20F01934C45B36C46B379FEFF9F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The expenditure plan under paragraph (1) shall include a description of the manner and purpose for which the amounts proposed to be disbursed from the Fund will be used, in accordance with subsection (h).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFC343BE3A8184DB5AAF505ADAA906DC6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>If the Secretary determines that an expenditure plan submitted under this subsection is consistent with the purposes of this subtitle, the Secretary shall approve the plan.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9A599F8629D946FA9E87AFA20D107591"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Enforcement</header><text>The Secretary may carry out such judicial or administrative actions as the Secretary determines necessary to enforce an expenditure plan to ensure that amounts disbursed under this subsection are used in accordance with this subtitle.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H1E66608A0F9D4A43B1A2707E9D44F8C9"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Uses</header><text>Amounts from the Fund shall be used by the Band for the following purposes:</text>
<paragraph id="HDC4FA5012CBE4BD9B175961FCE373BAB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Pechanga Recycled Water Infrastructure account</header><text>The Pechanga Recycled Water Infrastructure account shall be used for expenditures by the Band in accordance with section 3408(c).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H185F56D3972D4691A2755C6158D8926F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Pechanga ESAA Delivery Capacity account</header><text>The Pechanga ESAA Delivery Capacity account shall be used for expenditures by the Band in accordance with section 3408(d).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB451B18C738D4AC78C1ED4406D1E69E0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Pechanga Water Fund account</header><text>The Pechanga Water Fund account shall be used for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H23F206CEBAAE43CCA4F138EFA0E84EB9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>payment of the EMWD Connection Fee;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE67EEB4BE9D1485D8D344E228FF4317C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>payment of the MWD Connection Fee; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA07DA4BD0A314208AD6F4E4207A63515"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any expenses, charges, or fees incurred by the Band in connection with the delivery or use of water pursuant to the Pechanga Settlement Agreement.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBA9A68D8D6A34412B0DC1E86A968BE3A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Pechanga Water Quality account</header><text>The Pechanga Water Quality account shall be used by the Band to fund groundwater desalination activities within the Wolf Valley Basin.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H3D1DE359A7A24EEEB23ABCAD0BBC10FF"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Liability</header><text>The Secretary and the Secretary of the Treasury shall not be liable for the expenditure of, or the investment of any amounts withdrawn from, the Fund by the Band under subsection (f) or (g).</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="H621040B37451470EA0462D8B95D79A20"><enum>(j)</enum><header>No per capita distributions</header><text>No portion of the Fund shall be distributed on a per capita basis to any member of the Band.</text> </subsection></section>
<section id="HF909C87713EC4286A00A960EEDB97D66"><enum>3410.</enum><header>Miscellaneous provisions</header>
<subsection id="H1325B95F50EF438DBA47AFC064B7C17E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Waiver of sovereign immunity by the United States</header><text>Except as provided in subsections (a) through (c) of section 208 of the Department of Justice Appropriation Act, 1953 (43 U.S.C. 666), nothing in this subtitle waives the sovereign immunity of the United States.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="H875CC1A7B7F14A9A889DAF6160973B60"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Other tribes not adversely affected</header><text>Nothing in this subtitle quantifies or diminishes any land or water right, or any claim or entitlement to land or water, of an Indian tribe, band, or community other than the Band.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="H745C2704050549BF9FC132AFC72359B7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation on claims for reimbursement</header><text>With respect to Indian land within the Reservation—</text>
<paragraph id="H334AEF4892A44B769D65BD44EC8D12A1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the United States shall not submit against any Indian-owned land located within the Reservation any claim for reimbursement of the cost to the United States of carrying out this subtitle and the Pechanga Settlement Agreement; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H073854351E2E4C14BD270FB56A3CDCE3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>no assessment of any Indian-owned land located within the Reservation shall be made regarding that cost.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H1B5D95A0082C4AE0961B58B573B0DA5F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effect on current law</header><text>Nothing in this section affects any provision of law (including regulations) in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act with respect to preenforcement review of any Federal environmental enforcement action.</text> </subsection></section>
<section id="H011D50F0E53E464188E81C5CE7652863"><enum>3411.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header>
<subsection id="H77D3F28CE102498D909AC68D249C33BC"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="H30023CA718F7430998AFF758C799C530"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Pechanga recycled water infrastructure account</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated $2,656,374, for deposit in the Pechanga Recycled Water Infrastructure account, to carry out the activities described in section 3408(c).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA3759B31DBAE4AF0AD4A13DBD0D64CC9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Pechanga ESAA delivery capacity account</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated $17,900,000, for deposit in the Pechanga ESAA Delivery Capacity account, which amount shall be adjusted for changes in construction costs since June 30, 2009, as is indicated by ENR Construction Cost Index, 20-City Average, as applicable to the types of construction required for the Band to provide the infrastructure necessary for the Band to provide the Interim Capacity and Permanent Capacity in the event that RCWD elects not to provide the Interim Capacity or Permanent Capacity as set forth in the ESAA Capacity Agreement and contemplated in sections 3408(d)(2)(D) and 3408(d)(3)(D) of this subtitle, with such adjustment ending on the date on which funds authorized to be appropriated under this section have been deposited in the Fund.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC19D6CE411F94CAD9FB18B678AB69FC0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Pechanga water fund account</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated $5,483,653, for deposit in the Pechanga Water Fund account, which amount shall be adjusted for changes in appropriate cost indices since June 30, 2009, with such adjustment ending on the date of deposit in the Fund, for the purposes set forth in section 3409(h)(3).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H690D662381DF4FBDA3AF77F6D05C4898"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Pechanga water quality account</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated $2,460,000, for deposit in the Pechanga Water Quality account, which amount shall be adjusted for changes in appropriate cost indices since June 30, 2009, with such adjustment ending on the date of deposit in the Fund, for the purposes set forth in section 3409(h)(4).</text> </paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HD1A08116D6A44F349764B8EF18D6FA31"><enum>3412.</enum><header>Expiration on failure of enforceability date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">If the Secretary does not publish a statement of findings under section 3407(e) by April 30, 2021, or such alternative later date as is agreed to by the Band and the Secretary, as applicable—</text>
<paragraph id="H272BAA7A1D50467A8B97834C6CD4392C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>this subtitle expires on the later of May 1, 2021, or the day after the alternative date agreed to by the Band and the Secretary;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H852015E5F9984ABABBA51719693694E9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any action taken by the Secretary and any contract or agreement pursuant to the authority provided under any provision of this subtitle shall be void;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2F92E632F00244D1B2691E2D0BA9296B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any amounts appropriated under section 3411, together with any interest on those amounts, shall immediately revert to the general fund of the Treasury; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBC926EEE1E5E47FD9B496A785FAAD7E8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>any amounts made available under section 3411 that remain unexpended shall immediately revert to the general fund of the Treasury.</text> </paragraph></section>
<section id="H7EB2EC1C416E496A90107234678F950C"><enum>3413.</enum><header>Antideficiency</header>
<subsection id="H031E4ACA0E23402BA0111C475119DE09"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any authorization of appropriations to carry out this subtitle, the expenditure or advance of any funds, and the performance of any obligation by the Department in any capacity, pursuant to this subtitle shall be contingent on the appropriation of funds for that expenditure, advance, or performance.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="HAB93AD50F0454AF08AC82EF0B4E8692F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Liability</header><text>The Department of the Interior shall not be liable for the failure to carry out any obligation or activity authorized by this subtitle if adequate appropriations are not provided to carry out this subtitle.</text> </subsection></section> </subtitle>
<subtitle id="H746945AF6FDD4AFC912856AAF64FA46B"><enum>E</enum><header>Delaware River Basin Conservation</header>
<section id="H522F48E34E234D1BAB077EE3C7F2BEEF"><enum>3501.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="H7077340958F847D89102FB52321CF43A"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Delaware River Basin is a national treasure of great cultural, environmental, ecological, and economic importance;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7CA5FB7AA78243BAA14C44B14564663A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Basin contains over 12,500 square miles of land in the States of Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, including nearly 800 square miles of bay and more than 2,000 tributary rivers and streams;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD537F36390274306891810E4E988367A"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Basin is home to more than 8,000,000 people who depend on the Delaware River and the Delaware Bay as an economic engine, a place of recreation, and a vital habitat for fish and wildlife;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE234090E69514516807FC84F30FAEEE2"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Basin provides clean drinking water to more than 15,000,000 people, including New York City, which relies on the Basin for approximately half of the drinking water supply of the city, and Philadelphia, whose most significant threat to the drinking water supply of the city is loss of forests and other natural cover in the Upper Basin, according to a study conducted by the Philadelphia Water Department;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE823CF1B9649433F998B06B3B047E04E"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the Basin contributes $25,000,000,000 annually in economic activity, provides $21,000,000,000 in ecosystem goods and services per year, and is directly or indirectly responsible for 600,000 jobs with $10,000,000,000 in annual wages;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC26F2B101A7B4548A6FDE86F83A25886"><enum>(6)</enum><text>almost 180 species of fish and wildlife are considered special status species in the Basin due to habitat loss and degradation, particularly sturgeon, eastern oyster, horseshoe crabs, and red knots, which have been identified as unique species in need of habitat improvement;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCAF1B6BA54FD4DEAA78C6D7EAA252AA7"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the Basin provides habitat for over 200 resident and migrant fish species, includes significant recreational fisheries, and is an important source of eastern oyster, blue crab, and the largest population of the American horseshoe crab;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6E1CC757AEE646928F3C13884BADC9F9"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the annual dockside value of commercial eastern oyster fishery landings for the Delaware Estuary is nearly $4,000,000, making it the fourth most lucrative fishery in the Delaware River Basin watershed, and proven management strategies are available to increase oyster habitat, abundance, and harvest;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5E1BA75FC2814A7D82E27424F04548BF"><enum>(9)</enum><text>the Delaware Bay has the second largest concentration of shorebirds in North America and is designated as one of the 4 most important shorebird migration sites in the world;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H44332F1745A848ABABE6C88D1A781C60"><enum>(10)</enum><text>the Basin, 50 percent of which is forested, also has over 700,000 acres of wetland, more than 126,000 acres of which are recognized as internationally important, resulting in a landscape that provides essential ecosystem services, including recreation, commercial, and water quality benefits;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEDD651B3F7C1422DBF4D70A1E1D113F7"><enum>(11)</enum><text>much of the remaining exemplary natural landscape in the Basin is vulnerable to further degradation, as the Basin gains approximately 10 square miles of developed land annually, and with new development, urban watersheds are increasingly covered by impervious surfaces, amplifying the quantity of polluted runoff into rivers and streams;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7EA6F57F432F4CF386ECC9A26559BCD9"><enum>(12)</enum><text>the Delaware River is the longest undammed river east of the Mississippi; a critical component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System in the Northeast, with more than 400 miles designated; home to one of the most heavily visited National Park units in the United States, the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area; and the location of 6 National Wildlife Refuges;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H59F38DDAB5BE40D8A86402E71E38AE9D"><enum>(13)</enum><text>the Delaware River supports an internationally renowned cold water fishery in more than 80 miles of its northern headwaters that attracts tens of thousands of visitors each year and generates over $21,000,000 in annual revenue through tourism and recreational activities;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H835D5CA22045491881AFA098783A83A1"><enum>(14)</enum><text>management of water volume in the Basin is critical to flood mitigation and habitat for fish and wildlife, and following 3 major floods along the Delaware River since 2004, the Governors of the States of Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania have called for natural flood damage reduction measures to combat the problem, including restoring the function of riparian corridors;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2F18EF010A264B57B43DBCB6DC8C7714"><enum>(15)</enum><text>the Delaware River Port Complex (including docking facilities in the States of Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania) is one of the largest freshwater ports in the world, the Port of Philadelphia handles the largest volume of international tonnage and 70 percent of the oil shipped to the East Coast, and the Port of Wilmington, a full-service deepwater port and marine terminal supporting more than 12,000 jobs, is the busiest terminal on the Delaware River, handling more than 400 vessels per year with an annual import/export cargo tonnage of more than 4,000,000 tons;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC3E34704187D4E00A88F5FD3A87CE96E"><enum>(16)</enum><text>the Delaware Estuary, where freshwater from the Delaware River mixes with saltwater from the Atlantic Ocean, is one of the largest and most complex of the 28 estuaries in the National Estuary Program, and the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary works to improve the environmental health of the Delaware Estuary;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H00C6177AD2A544AAB92B0D7E2FD22921"><enum>(17)</enum><text>the Delaware River Basin Commission is a Federal-interstate compact government agency charged with overseeing a unified approach to managing the river system and implementing important water resources management projects and activities throughout the Basin that are in the national interest;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4B9CE340FD5E4B04B2F013852B13DFB1"><enum>(18)</enum><text>restoration activities in the Basin are supported through several Federal and State agency programs, and funding for those important programs should continue and complement the establishment of the Delaware River Basin Restoration Program, which is intended to build on and help coordinate restoration and protection funding mechanisms at the Federal, State, regional, and local levels; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAFFC972A572643798D9B5EF558F1C374"><enum>(19)</enum><text>the existing and ongoing voluntary conservation efforts in the Delaware River Basin necessitate improved efficiency and cost effectiveness, as well as increased private-sector investments and coordination of Federal and non-Federal resources.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H1ED52824B0CE4F0FA162D958FD2CF890"><enum>3502.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="H7C15E58AFC3F4224A5B30E7DAAE0806B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Basin</header><text>The term <quote>Basin</quote> means the 4-State Delaware Basin region, including all of Delaware Bay and portions of the States of Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania located in the Delaware River watershed.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H95C3A8DA5F09452BB26E28B414FB4B62"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Basin state</header><text>The term <quote>Basin State</quote> means each of the States of Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7C32FC259AFF40AD8821C9DF1E2E0A34"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The term <quote>Director</quote> means the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC8FD19CCDF9C4332BD2E9C584173DCFF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Grant program</header><text>The term <quote>grant program</quote> means the voluntary Delaware River Basin Restoration Grant Program established under section 3504.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDA2AA47FDC4F406DAF14BB398CB92B8A"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The term <quote>program</quote> means the nonregulatory Delaware River Basin restoration program established under section 3503.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6FADB1A1478146C1ACB89E64DDD0327B"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Restoration and protection</header><text>The term <quote>restoration and protection</quote> means the conservation, stewardship, and enhancement of habitat for fish and wildlife to preserve and improve ecosystems and ecological processes on which they depend, and for use and enjoyment by the public.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4CECD719227A41FB99801CB9F3CF42F1"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <quote>Secretary</quote> means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H30EE5A70DF564DA6B8B2FF03A20E9919"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Service</header><text>The term <quote>Service</quote> means the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H69F528575EED4964B0857085685E566D"><enum>3503.</enum><header>Program establishment</header>
<subsection id="HDB15DB3B59F842958B3015DAF7B97ED3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a nonregulatory program to be known as the <quote>Delaware River Basin restoration program</quote>.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HEB46A483DA7C40FDBE68C780682329DC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HBF841A8168274E1EA37C519B36B1C885"><enum>(1)</enum><text>draw on existing plans for the Basin, or portions of the Basin, and work in consultation with applicable management entities, including representatives of the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, the Delaware River Basin Commission, the Federal Government, and other State and local governments, and regional organizations, as appropriate, to identify, prioritize, and implement restoration and protection activities within the Basin;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H85330C76A496453F95E39076A47D31E4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>adopt a Basinwide strategy that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5CE3D406B120450996F2D8C91747F599"><enum>(A)</enum><text>supports the implementation of a shared set of science-based restoration and protection activities developed in accordance with paragraph (1);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5B5C967B49FC4F67A54CDCCF2D04EAC8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>targets cost-effective projects with measurable results; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAF7E178CF69349DE9654B3FCFC887108"><enum>(C)</enum><text>maximizes conservation outcomes with no net gain of Federal full-time equivalent employees; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H24B66583CC7E4552A39B614103D1D09B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>establish the voluntary grant and technical assistance programs in accordance with section 3504.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H02949480A4C54FF7906D6A1F2C879461"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Coordination</header><text>In establishing the program, the Secretary shall consult, as appropriate, with—</text>
<paragraph id="H1E036B95AE464C34A05C8587BAA8F909"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the heads of Federal agencies, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5BC471BA89B942909326772F1B762D0B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB367B7FD58E24ACF89AAD9253F2978E1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H50CDD215EC8C4477A1CFF2200AAB83E5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H93EDF2B02D6A48C89BD5D36E1A3CD129"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the Chief of Engineers; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE9AAD411280849FCB2D01327EF674D67"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the head of any other applicable agency;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8AAF82C2B6374E72B008DF9E7FDABA91"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Governors of the Basin States;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3BE2923FFC894EAEB28C9E7A74E41A15"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6FDDD9BEFD194AE19FA466CB469A2620"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the Delaware River Basin Commission;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9A1A75FEFFF043E586DE89DF4694A3C3"><enum>(5)</enum><text>fish and wildlife joint venture partnerships; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEAF07209B9C94810BD745DE87BC51CC3"><enum>(6)</enum><text>other public agencies and organizations with authority for the planning and implementation of conservation strategies in the Basin.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H65B1FAEA9A2542A8A9341C3373C51778"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of the program include—</text>
<paragraph id="H402C2D1E701C44FD86A121BFD4F74454"><enum>(1)</enum><text>coordinating restoration and protection activities among Federal, State, local, and regional entities and conservation partners throughout the Basin; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9C3582AC1843414A9ACE869C3152B6CB"><enum>(2)</enum><text>carrying out coordinated restoration and protection activities, and providing for technical assistance throughout the Basin and Basin States—</text>
<subparagraph id="H140A348DEE8D4F9C921F9627F3C6AB97"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to sustain and enhance fish and wildlife habitat restoration and protection activities;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA80E503F60D743CB9B15ECD2774DC5A6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to improve and maintain water quality to support fish and wildlife, as well as the habitats of fish and wildlife, and drinking water for people;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6E8D71A7236845C29B6ABF8F505621A5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to sustain and enhance water management for volume and flood damage mitigation improvements to benefit fish and wildlife habitat;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H999A9AFB52B843CF8724BBBB02EA66E7"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to improve opportunities for public access and recreation in the Basin consistent with the ecological needs of fish and wildlife habitat;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H488921D11ABE43478631A7594FDDBA1B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>to facilitate strategic planning to maximize the resilience of natural systems and habitats under changing watershed conditions;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA50E777ECFE14B8FB0113AA127B96B40"><enum>(F)</enum><text>to engage the public through outreach, education, and citizen involvement, to increase capacity and support for coordinated restoration and protection activities in the Basin;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEF6DAB8D4D64479D8DC65A77BF1A8128"><enum>(G)</enum><text>to increase scientific capacity to support the planning, monitoring, and research activities necessary to carry out coordinated restoration and protection activities; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7302D2510C354ED0AB40E7106830CD43"><enum>(H)</enum><text>to provide technical assistance to carry out restoration and protection activities in the Basin.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection> </section>
<section id="H349C45141A344FF187AE382F4A65CBF4"><enum>3504.</enum><header>Grants and assistance</header>
<subsection id="HE96E2AA0A34946BA8DD803E01C15CD35"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Delaware river basin restoration grant program</header><text>To the extent that funds are available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall establish a voluntary grant and technical assistance program to be known as the <quote>Delaware River Basin Restoration Grant Program</quote> to provide competitive matching grants of varying amounts to State and local governments, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and other eligible entities to carry out activities described in section 3503(d).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HB003E663853D4F2C952B6ED7FFFC7DAD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>The Secretary, in consultation with the organizations described in section 3503(c), shall develop criteria for the grant program to help ensure that activities funded under this section accomplish one or more of the purposes identified in section 3503(d)(2) and advance the implementation of priority actions or needs identified in the Basinwide strategy adopted under section 3503(b)(2).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H6B3C1EBCAA5240A3B4C5BB83459EE0FA"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cost sharing</header>
<paragraph id="HA2EF2FC8D52D40619542D9C321CB1A60"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of a project funded under the grant program shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the activity, as determined by the Secretary.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H30C50EE603E44CA2A471AB5C54009E2B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Non-Federal share</header><text>The non-Federal share of the cost of a project funded under the grant program may be provided in cash or in the form of an in-kind contribution of services or materials.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HE210DCC1BFB7468ABC9ADA9B1DF5B98A"><enum>3505.</enum><header>Annual letter</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a detailed letter on the implementation of this subtitle, including a description of each project that has received funding under this subtitle.</text></section>
<section id="H7216D15A955C412DB303EE648EF86054"><enum>3506.</enum><header>Prohibition on use of funds for Federal acquisition of interests in land</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> No funds may be appropriated or used under this subtitle for acquisition by the Federal Government of any interest in land.</text></section>
<section id="HD64B22BB045A40F8AB81B8ABB3EDDE7B"><enum>3507.</enum><header>Sunset</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle shall have no force or effect after September 30, 2023.</text></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H19F5846EBED34AB9AC0AA2356BC5C971"><enum>F</enum><header>Miscellaneous Provisions</header>
<section id="H67BAB8C03B5347C292C35D0578412906"><enum>3601.</enum><header>Bureau of Reclamation Dakotas Area Office permit fees for cabins and trailers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">During the period ending 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall not increase the permit fee for a cabin or trailer on land in the State of North Dakota administered by the Dakotas Area Office of the Bureau of Reclamation by more than 33 percent of the permit fee that was in effect on January 1, 2016.</text> </section>
<section id="HA692F1327A3C4ADCA893B6F4394F9159"><enum>3602.</enum><header>Use of trailer homes at Heart Butte Dam and Reservoir (Lake Tschida)</header>
<subsection id="H2A5029F0DD014CF5BC32B3EFA5E09E7C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H79041C63ACE149CDA9101F08C6E6B672"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Addition</header><text>The term <term>addition</term> means any enclosed structure added onto the structure of a trailer home that increases the living area of the trailer home.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H63C5A3093D6641858E966F5AC4243C0A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Camper or recreational vehicle</header><text>The term <term>camper or recreational vehicle</term> includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFECF2B3C5BC74A99B949F06905013797"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a camper, motorhome, trailer camper, bumper hitch camper, fifth wheel camper, or equivalent mobile shelter; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFD81D391D26C42308DDEE8E9CD7CAA42"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a recreational vehicle.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5A290C80BF454ABBA847A3C80B0B392A"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Immediate family</header><text>The term <term>immediate family</term> means a spouse, grandparent, parent, sibling, child, or grandchild.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8F1291035CE74618A9B7AA85076DE344"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Permit</header><text>The term <term>permit</term> means a permit issued by the Secretary authorizing the use of a lot in a trailer area.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5C269620CAFA4B58971EF989DAEBE36B"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Permit year</header><text>The term <term>permit year</term> means the period beginning on April 1 of a calendar year and ending on March 31 of the following calendar year.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H51031A0DC5364D88B3A7CC15F6E0814A"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Permittee</header><text>The term <term>permittee</term> means a person holding a permit.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H21DE5F4A3D7E4B468E285E6483BD76C9"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H267B6C9A1B144D2BB43BBCF5CD083F02"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Trailer area</header><text>The term <term>trailer area</term> means any of the following areas at Heart Butte Dam and Reservoir (Lake Tschida) (as described in the document of the Bureau of Reclamation entitled <quote>Heart Butte Reservoir Resource Management Plan</quote> (March 2008)):</text>
<subparagraph id="H3A5B16E42FB24F52AC7296B298EFDB50"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Trailer Area 1 and 2, also known as Management Unit 034.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H06E10BFEB6104448BC1EDE4316536FC8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Southside Trailer Area, also known as Management Unit 014.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H278C533D436B429CB2A3868C232F13CF"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Trailer home</header><text>The term <term>trailer home</term> means a dwelling placed on a supporting frame that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD134E2481029493CB22762B6493F21D5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has or had a tow-hitch; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1DAABC4E9C2943A1A6ED36A398A20CD8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is made mobile, or is capable of being made mobile, by an axle and wheels.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2C28490B143945CE85B4F7BB497E739F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Permit renewal and permitted use</header>
<paragraph id="H5C8F781B06F04276875E3056D19DEDF6"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall use the same permit renewal process for trailer area permits as the Secretary uses for other permit renewals in other reservoirs in the State of North Dakota administered by the Dakotas Area Office of the Bureau of Reclamation.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5FC713D89A9F43AA99D1D2AF08220F39"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Trailer homes</header><text>With respect to a trailer home, a permit for each permit year shall authorize the permittee—</text>
<subparagraph id="H399B3E81DAF7413A8A96B1AE9E6CC9F9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to park the trailer home on the lot;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H62AB3CF9B33E4FA9A21D28720DBE91B6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to use the trailer home on the lot;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCB09EC6191FD4C5CA7BAC65AC55AC545"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to physically move the trailer home on and off the lot; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H39F103CC7EC44F70B4B1683F8369E8FD"><enum>(D)</enum><text>to leave on the lot any addition, deck, porch, entryway, step to the trailer home, propane tank, or storage shed.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HADA0D92B77E24B1F890BD81A77435779"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Campers or recreational vehicles</header><text>With respect to a camper or recreational vehicle, a permit shall, for each permit year—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6DCF607FEBDD45DDAC546BD5E2594F60"><enum>(A)</enum><text>from April 1 to October 31, authorize the permittee—</text>
<clause id="H2A92274C68A34458B25E5B6FAC09D1ED"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to park the camper or recreational vehicle on the lot;</text> </clause>
<clause id="H0A637A94E4EA41518E40D5F3A510A98E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to use the camper or recreational vehicle on the lot; and</text> </clause>
<clause id="HC96279723B4A4D04AA87EBD43BEDB649"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to move the camper or recreational vehicle on and off the lot; and</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H713586FC5E1A4F01AAB8CCEA4841EB1F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>from November 1 to March 31, require a permittee to remove the camper or recreational vehicle from the lot.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H35419240B0A1427091A7792D1F792C68"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Removal</header>
<paragraph id="HE401998A23504F9CAEDCCCCC17BF3267"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary may require removal of a trailer home from a lot in a trailer area if the trailer home is flooded after the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H99881B50507C468CA34102285D6709DA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Removal and new use</header><text>If the Secretary requires removal of a trailer home under paragraph (1), on request by the permittee, the Secretary shall authorize the permittee—</text>
<subparagraph id="H88815125ACEF47A8AA2B4295BBA46FC5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to replace the trailer home on the lot with a camper or recreational vehicle in accordance with this section; or</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA0D5118AF97C468B9E20C6A3642E055C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to place a trailer home on the lot from April 1 to October 31.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H03ED7C9A0FED4DC9AD9DB450EC5D2DE6"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Transfer of permits</header>
<paragraph id="HC740CD57750B47E1952C9F968BC72706"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Transfer of trailer home title</header><text>If a permittee transfers title to a trailer home permitted on a lot in a trailer area, the Secretary shall issue a permit to the transferee, under the same terms as the permit applicable on the date of transfer, subject to the conditions described in paragraph (3).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H59EED1568ACB4638919C84F442B60E2E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transfer of camper or recreational vehicle title</header><text>If a permittee who has a permit to use a camper or recreational vehicle on a lot in a trailer area transfers title to the interests of the permittee on or to the lot, the Secretary shall issue a permit to the transferee, subject to the conditions described in paragraph (3).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6E92969EB91B4AB19754AF16C6EC88DD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>A permit issued by the Secretary under paragraph (1) or (2) shall be subject to the following conditions:</text>
<subparagraph id="H06DCD93986A745B2A1A419869C49B47F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>A permit may not be held in the name of a corporation.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0120AB227A464AE9B6CBC9B250EE1CDB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A permittee may not have an interest in, or control of, more than 1 seasonal trailer home site in the Great Plains Region of the Bureau of Reclamation, inclusive of sites located on tracts permitted to organized groups on Reclamation reservoirs.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCA7AEF6CCEE64F1B91AAAA9F68DD9CC3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Not more than 2 persons may be permittees under 1 permit, unless—</text>
<clause id="H31E4CBF9BBDA47B2B520D8A52777F01C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>approved by the Secretary; or</text> </clause>
<clause id="H1B88DE4CB31C41BAA4F29848CE2C2F72"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the additional persons are immediate family members of the permittees.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5BBB890131BE4F81837C456CF09CB3EB"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Anchoring requirements for trailer homes</header><text>The Secretary shall require compliance with appropriate anchoring requirements for each trailer home (including additions to the trailer home) and other objects on a lot in a trailer area, as determined by the Secretary, after consulting with permittees.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="HA05726CA5EDC44ADB32F6E9F5EC08465"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Replacement, removal, and return</header>
<paragraph id="H87138F33B63A4C76B80D8337A2C76271"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Replacement</header><text>Permittees may replace their trailer home with another trailer home.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H25BE409B4C6149C792F913310A134B72"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Removal and return</header><text>Permittees may—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5FD2B927C94646BBA5AD2103CAE4DD26"><enum>(A)</enum><text>remove their trailer home; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAA9A77CF9B774D52879AA35157C08D5E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the permittee removes their trailer home under subparagraph (A), return the trailer home to the lot of the permittee.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HDB3D4BB09E6546F393609F074EA40721"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Liability; taking</header>
<paragraph id="HAD6C2990B10148FBA105F0F80EDA3DE3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Liability</header><text>The United States shall not be liable for flood damage to the personal property of a permittee or for damages arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating to a lot to which a permit applies, other than for damages caused by an act or omission of the United States or an employee, agent, or contractor of the United States before the date of enactment of this Act.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0DDCB1FCB0934C7F9545F9C341E8C8EC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Taking</header><text>Any temporary flooding or flood damage to the personal property of a permittee shall not be a taking by the United States.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HF35177A239A24C4BB67C762BFDD41949" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3603.</enum><header>Lake Tahoe Restoration</header>
<subsection id="H42CBEE0012EE4CCAB2C1696D339AC14E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings and purposes</header><text>The Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public Law 106–506; 114 Stat. 2351) is amended by striking section 2 and inserting the following:</text>
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<section id="HB644DC47078745AEAB3073B87E45CF8C"><enum>2.</enum><header>Findings and purposes</header>
<subsection id="H4486B09593B7409692A286849AE92869"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="HB671ABA1434248BD80E1973CF90EE463"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Lake Tahoe—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFF356713F530422FBD6FECF536F06998"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is one of the largest, deepest, and clearest lakes in the world;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H94676E8483B6423BB4A8C81B32B0BCF3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>has a cobalt blue color, a biologically diverse alpine setting, and remarkable water clarity; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8949CDABD49D418882B049AED640DDD8"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is recognized nationally and worldwide as a natural resource of special significance;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB6A67165503B49998A7721FA4F9CFE03"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in addition to being a scenic and ecological treasure, the Lake Tahoe Basin is one of the outstanding recreational resources of the United States, which—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA8B6252A816B43CC80C6DF67E5210B07"><enum>(A)</enum><text>offers skiing, water sports, biking, camping, and hiking to millions of visitors each year; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8D4D8805E89F45DC8801990104348694"><enum>(B)</enum><text>contributes significantly to the economies of California, Nevada, and the United States;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCD8ACFE5EA8B493F87F3E8B8EAABF328"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the economy in the Lake Tahoe Basin is dependent on the conservation and restoration of the natural beauty and recreation opportunities in the area;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H701849925A374FDCA7882125AE61A7D1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the ecological health of the Lake Tahoe Basin continues to be challenged by the impacts of land use and transportation patterns developed in the last century;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBA4298BB0A794540BD10D40F6D821F82"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the alteration of wetland, wet meadows, and stream zone habitat have compromised the capacity of the watershed to filter sediment, nutrients, and pollutants before reaching Lake Tahoe;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H028C9916A5AB4006BF6AA905EEDED4FD"><enum>(6)</enum><text>forests in the Lake Tahoe Basin suffer from over a century of fire damage and periodic drought, which have resulted in—</text>
<subparagraph id="H611AC08CDB8549A88B9AA7068A8D7768"><enum>(A)</enum><text>high tree density and mortality;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFF1E33543D724CCA821B2E557A6D9AD4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the loss of biological diversity; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE9807F955C764D15B7B91AF1C37BECFB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a large quantity of combustible forest fuels, which significantly increases the threat of catastrophic fire and insect infestation;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H23EE906FEA14457582B0AD526096C000"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the establishment of several aquatic and terrestrial invasive species (including perennial pepperweed, milfoil, and Asian clam) threatens the ecosystem of the Lake Tahoe Basin;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H47FFFF25125544FB99F5ABB14F2FF8B9"><enum>(8)</enum><text>there is an ongoing threat to the economy and ecosystem of the Lake Tahoe Basin of the introduction and establishment of other invasive species (such as yellow starthistle, New Zealand mud snail, Zebra mussel, and quagga mussel);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDAD313A3F5C443229A6899F44EDDD708"><enum>(9)</enum><text>78 percent of the land in the Lake Tahoe Basin is administered by the Federal Government, which makes it a Federal responsibility to restore ecological health to the Lake Tahoe Basin;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDE3F55E656934825B10413DCF7C5FF4E"><enum>(10)</enum><text>the Federal Government has a long history of environmental stewardship at Lake Tahoe, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD37FA37246854CE68AAAD6197386477B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>congressional consent to the establishment of the Planning Agency with—</text>
<clause id="HB97924A8DC0B4343908BE95E594754C0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the enactment in 1969 of Public Law 91–148 (83 Stat. 360); and</text></clause>
<clause id="H2E5F1445592D42C896FA5DA4E353DC3A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the enactment in 1980 of Public Law 96–551 (94 Stat. 3233);</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H035E93CF1E3245CBB7766D5052F39A32"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the establishment of the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit in 1973;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H07D7746AD6314247B9C85FB0951EF238"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the enactment of Public Law 96–586 (94 Stat. 3381) in 1980 to provide for the acquisition of environmentally sensitive land and erosion control grants in the Lake Tahoe Basin;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE878693660C34397AF8146A9B1508FD6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the enactment of sections 341 and 342 of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 (Public Law 108–108; 117 Stat. 1317), which amended the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 112 Stat. 2346) to provide payments for the environmental restoration programs under this Act; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9ADB5FBC67EB424E99B53EA960EF9BDA"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the enactment of section 382 of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–432; 120 Stat. 3045), which amended the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–263; 112 Stat. 2346) to authorize development and implementation of a comprehensive 10-year hazardous fuels and fire prevention plan for the Lake Tahoe Basin;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H40AEA25CB53B4BFC840395B552E40949"><enum>(11)</enum><text>the Assistant Secretary was an original signatory in 1997 to the Agreement of Federal Departments on Protection of the Environment and Economic Health of the Lake Tahoe Basin;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H54C3A0828B6C48F282C618E96A8B5897"><enum>(12)</enum><text>the Chief of Engineers, under direction from the Assistant Secretary, has continued to be a significant contributor to Lake Tahoe Basin restoration, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H00EF620F26CC47B8930A55CA861CCD4D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>stream and wetland restoration; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAA3068ED0F6246C190B7E0E38F5D3663"><enum>(B)</enum><text>programmatic technical assistance;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7799742DB99B4738AD4159CC72C4345C"><enum>(13)</enum><text>at the Lake Tahoe Presidential Forum in 1997, the President renewed the commitment of the Federal Government to Lake Tahoe by—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0A383316438141198BCBD5CCC052439E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>committing to increased Federal resources for ecological restoration at Lake Tahoe; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H08277C322A49499789F2CDA98C3B240C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establishing the Federal Interagency Partnership and Federal Advisory Committee to consult on natural resources issues concerning the Lake Tahoe Basin;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H31FA79C653C144E896BCDEBA1F0E36CC"><enum>(14)</enum><text>at the 2011 and 2012 Lake Tahoe Forums, Senator Reid, Senator Feinstein, Senator Heller, Senator Ensign, Governor Gibbons, Governor Sandoval, and Governor Brown—</text>
<subparagraph id="H411C13AB0FBF40C4B684AF3A6FB26A02"><enum>(A)</enum><text>renewed their commitment to Lake Tahoe; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H79D332B5C32D470099B63AE28ACD6AB2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>expressed their desire to fund the Federal and State shares of the Environmental Improvement Program through 2022;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H21B166C9680B4E9F9BD400E6A8206994"><enum>(15)</enum><text>since 1997, the Federal Government, the States of California and Nevada, units of local government, and the private sector have contributed more than $1,955,500,000 to the Lake Tahoe Basin, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H06273BCFB0C540F0B2923C8425A243A0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$635,400,000 from the Federal Government;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9C70521A94E34F0B864CDC5A090D3BDD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$758,600,000 from the State of California;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB86DDD0C7A03422995ED13E9B4C26DAE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>$123,700,000 from the State of Nevada;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H23DA66BF02D54630A5E2C9A8EDB35C06"><enum>(D)</enum><text>$98,900,000 from units of local government; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8D98967930D7480A822A78BA91F03D96"><enum>(E)</enum><text>$338,900,000 from private interests;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H42112555858C4F6AA67EFA5F17083773"><enum>(16)</enum><text>significant additional investment from Federal, State, local, and private sources is necessary—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8DF4FCF400E146D3B7F5B64F3F28CCF6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to restore and sustain the ecological health of the Lake Tahoe Basin;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3B7457E3122E43018B4F0422FB12EBB3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to adapt to the impacts of fluctuating water temperature and precipitation; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF815F74D01D242459C6756FF46D6C9A9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to prevent the introduction and establishment of invasive species in the Lake Tahoe Basin; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H92F8DAAEF7F44419A4649773358A76BC"><enum>(17)</enum><text>the Secretary has indicated that the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit has the capacity for at least $10,000,000 annually for the Fire Risk Reduction and Forest Management Program.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H8C149AAE3A5646AC97327CACA95E9B5C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of this Act are—</text>
<paragraph id="H11719E34205343A5B1ACECD24815517D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to enable the Chief of the Forest Service, the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Administrator, in cooperation with the Planning Agency and the States of California and Nevada, to fund, plan, and implement significant new environmental restoration activities and forest management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE5BFC9C5C2674324B77BC7464B9EEBC7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to ensure that Federal, State, local, regional, tribal, and private entities continue to work together to manage land in the Lake Tahoe Basin;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H725122EB47A1469596460E9BA506DA89"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to support local governments in efforts related to environmental restoration, stormwater pollution control, fire risk reduction, and forest management activities; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H34BF0BE6BAF848A783C3FF6CFE82F68B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to ensure that agency and science community representatives in the Lake Tahoe Basin work together—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0BB936D4F62145CCA2CFFA5DF971D696"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to develop and implement a plan for integrated monitoring, assessment, and applied research to evaluate the effectiveness of the Environmental Improvement Program; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7C5C6FEDAA5C495ABE795A28FBFDEB3C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to provide objective information as a basis for ongoing decisionmaking, with an emphasis on decisionmaking relating to resource management in the Lake Tahoe Basin.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H3A406BE6082C4D27947FD7D4828E6C39"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>The Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public Law 106–506; 114 Stat. 2351) is amended by striking section 3 and inserting the following:</text>
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<section id="H07C65C2406774788927E18E055AD1D0F"><enum>3.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this Act:</text>
<paragraph id="HCFA657740B404EB48790E0A8F61074BB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The term <quote>Administrator</quote> means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAECAE06AB2E446FE92CE806E25B2BFAB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Assistant secretary</header><text>The term <quote>Assistant Secretary</quote> means the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H55D512043C7F4691ABD1643766B8EF9E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Chair</header><text>The term <quote>Chair</quote> means the Chair of the Federal Partnership.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6E442DDC28B442378A1773CF5273D152"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Compact</header><text>The term <quote>Compact</quote> means the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact included in the first section of Public Law 96–551 (94 Stat. 3233).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA97390B1D64A44EEB68C450C84F0E636"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Directors</header><text>The term <quote>Directors</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2FE43A7D238F465EB8C182AF48346FFD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC8E1F1F9134C4826AC461AB63F6EA24D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Director of the United States Geological Survey.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF3B236CDF34848778487536688CDB145"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Environmental improvement program</header><text>The term <quote>Environmental Improvement Program</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD836204EAE5C46B78D4F504BC2D8A1D3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Environmental Improvement Program adopted by the Planning Agency; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1DD6385140994A5DBDEFA7DCAF657EAD"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any amendments to the Program.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H32CA321FBE4D45BCB7D34B0750F2B631"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Environmental threshold carrying capacity</header><text>The term <quote>environmental threshold carrying capacity</quote> has the meaning given the term in Article II of the Compact.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC36A3A35C04345F69AF6F60F340C31BF"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Federal partnership</header><text>The term <quote>Federal Partnership</quote> means the Lake Tahoe Federal Interagency Partnership established by Executive Order 13057 (62 Fed. Reg. 41249) (or a successor Executive order).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5C000CB2A87B4CC4B72FA50211291ED3"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Forest management activity</header><text>The term <quote>forest management activity</quote> includes—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5FD85E837D8D4A8BB24AE71F8C6BC1CB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>prescribed burning for ecosystem health and hazardous fuels reduction;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7DCB53E822994359BC70327A87BC3224"><enum>(B)</enum><text>mechanical and minimum tool treatment;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H72504E41A76F4D66A63CB9C94934A178"><enum>(C)</enum><text>stream environment zone restoration and other watershed and wildlife habitat enhancements;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7CB8DEEFD7DA499CAE1487D1CA694C64"><enum>(D)</enum><text>nonnative invasive species management; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCE6BBEC2D3A34B37A8C4E0C457FBAF83"><enum>(E)</enum><text>other activities consistent with Forest Service practices, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4235421FADF04AF0A9F0FE268D79A2F9"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Maps</header><text>The term <quote>Maps</quote> means the maps—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC56EDDC0C9E24DF19331CA6E4A0965FC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>entitled—</text>
<clause id="H8A94564EA88A46E591A7C7426EE1733E"><enum>(i)</enum><text><quote>LTRA USFS–CA Land Exchange/North Shore</quote>;</text></clause>
<clause id="H37A2EA6D172246D9970D17160992E1E9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text><quote>LTRA USFS–CA Land Exchange/West Shore</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H989534D32FF74F9A861B523144B79A30"><enum>(iii)</enum><text><quote>LTRA USFS–CA Land Exchange/South Shore</quote>; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H44ADA2B4E6CB4BF0B7D49610405F1E1C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>dated January 4, 2016, and on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of—</text>
<clause id="HD8424353EA4B413091992E05BA9481C2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Forest Service;</text></clause>
<clause id="HE42A40C12D1948D189194EF6F42EA1D3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the California Tahoe Conservancy; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HC7BCC38280E242C194E24B140CD57126"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the California Department of Parks and Recreation.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H686C556834384A7BA4A678EE8AB02977"><enum>(11)</enum><header>National wildland fire code</header><text>The term <quote>national wildland fire code</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC85441872C6C471FAFE837B9F4D2DC45"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the most recent publication of the National Fire Protection Association codes numbered 1141, 1142, 1143, and 1144;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0BA9DC8EACC641F89A704358B8AE8DB5"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the most recent publication of the International Wildland-Urban Interface Code of the International Code Council; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE907228335154862BB02C1F0203A4D9D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any other code that the Secretary determines provides the same, or better, standards for protection against wildland fire as a code described in subparagraph (A) or (B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H97194F1C8EFF492AAD0B2441484A3ACA"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Planning agency</header><text>The term <quote>Planning Agency</quote> means the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency established under Public Law 91–148 (83 Stat. 360) and Public Law 96–551 (94 Stat. 3233).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5B893F20C37B40218194A046C9F212C1"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Priority list</header><text>The term <quote>Priority List</quote> means the environmental restoration priority list developed under section 5(b).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE9B6FF24320240648FFD87FB5098E99E"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <quote>Secretary</quote> means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBC9192C3754B48A3BF2B6EA852C38B2B"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Stream environment zone</header><text>The term <quote>Stream Environment Zone</quote> means an area that generally owes the biological and physical characteristics of the area to the presence of surface water or groundwater.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H02CF1837A2AF4A42A4808D06CE5EFC02"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Total maximum daily load</header><text>The term <quote>total maximum daily load</quote> means the total maximum daily load allocations adopted under section 303(d) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1313(d)).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H67F4E9EE136B4E4F97F5F7002E10AAB6"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Watercraft</header><text>The term <quote>watercraft</quote> means motorized and non-motorized watercraft, including boats, seaplanes, personal watercraft, kayaks, and canoes.</text></paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H693847C5468A4643A32B77D101C002E0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Improved administration of the lake tahoe basin management unit</header><text>Section 4 of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public Law 106–506; 114 Stat. 2353) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HD7AED3EBA0124D58B33AE064EB9929E1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)(3), by striking <quote>basin</quote> and inserting <quote>Basin</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H44285A62E3B1476E90068417C06BE18D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H04EA4758DB9445A6AFAEF97A647A1A23"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Forest management activities</header>
<paragraph id="H00C3954E8ED942B28DD0E5B811E01981"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Coordination</header>
<subparagraph id="HAD9568AB443643C193D2742F4AF4BABA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In conducting forest management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, the Secretary shall, as appropriate, coordinate with the Administrator and State and local agencies and organizations, including local fire departments and volunteer groups.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H08B1AB6706A6425896BDD4B7A3F6469B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Goals</header><text>The coordination of activities under subparagraph (A) should aim to increase efficiencies and maximize the compatibility of management practices across public property boundaries.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE837C4C7B7C040AB99D08B6DF72F76F5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Multiple benefits</header>
<subparagraph id="HC255F15B616E4834A1F25261A0746674"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In conducting forest management activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, the Secretary shall conduct the activities in a manner that—</text>
<clause id="H761641CBC34D41DD84733D7F44CC958E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>except as provided in subparagraph (B), attains multiple ecosystem benefits, including—</text>
<subclause id="H8F3489CF468F438A9E41D719AF3D1386"><enum>(I)</enum><text>reducing forest fuels;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H1B3E07BAA1FC47F98AC0DB26C76264C9"><enum>(II)</enum><text>maintaining biological diversity;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H1FCA15F483064954A0214259A70904C3"><enum>(III)</enum><text>improving wetland and water quality, including in Stream Environment Zones; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H9B35BB864CCA462AB14096F95516906B"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>increasing resilience to changing water temperature and precipitation; and</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HB03D25745D7B4C1C9F2A59588C7B46B1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>helps achieve and maintain the environmental threshold carrying capacities established by the Planning Agency.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H21DF5AB6074D4C99A413219D3B09A65F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>Notwithstanding subparagraph (A)(i), the attainment of multiple ecosystem benefits shall not be required if the Secretary determines that management for multiple ecosystem benefits would excessively increase the cost of a program in relation to the additional ecosystem benefits gained from the management activity.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC0CFB22949714057823D35BB8CF95E94"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Ground disturbance</header><text>Consistent with applicable Federal law and Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit land and resource management plan direction, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H06ADBA0A34EE4A11B3F4D9BA7621C811"><enum>(A)</enum><text>establish post-program ground condition criteria for ground disturbance caused by forest management activities; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDE7B7B9A3AA145B0ABDB786338642781"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide for monitoring to ascertain the attainment of the post-program conditions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H28221783EDFA4D77ABB8219B5A642803"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Availability of categorical exclusion for certain forest management projects</header><text>A forest management activity conducted in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit for the purpose of reducing forest fuels is categorically excluded from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) if the forest management activity—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8FEE6F92FE4C42E7AB670062DDC902D0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>notwithstanding section 423 of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009 (division E of Public Law 111–8; 123 Stat. 748), does not exceed 10,000 acres, including not more than 3,000 acres of mechanical thinning;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0C093161BF4941C0947BC425B7923A41"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is developed—</text>
<clause id="H6507798A37E646D3957E88ED7D7821ED"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in coordination with impacted parties, specifically including representatives of local governments, such as county supervisors or county commissioners; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H0E61596E84D94E15A48048F8F5600C63"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in consultation with other interested parties; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H04D5BD817C15466EA11EAC9B7E5EA42C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is consistent with the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit land and resource management plan.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H244FB39CB9E14732ABF14C7E8BA49455"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Withdrawal of federal land</header>
<paragraph id="H9B243ADF630442048DBA6D66E7BBAE07"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to valid existing rights and paragraph (2), the Federal land located in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is withdrawn from—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBB0B04E77C4E4CBE9A44C0DED4FE800E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB6CF29AA2CAF4DE4B764212B0C82F1E3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFC6AAF0996B54CA5A8DA5240306E477E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H98E46F83C1774133B53F564CBD009667"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Exceptions</header><text>A conveyance of land shall be exempt from withdrawal under this subsection if carried out under—</text>
<subparagraph id="H46C3E0EEDA60427C881E9BB77CDCB7CC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>this Act; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4FA04EA4A3BB47E8B2E280532396F916"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Public Law 96–586 (94 Stat. 3381) (commonly known as the <quote>Santini-Burton Act</quote>).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HADE2A5F1C8334841BB0517E3B32ADBDF"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Environmental threshold carrying capacity</header><text>The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit shall support the attainment of the environmental threshold carrying capacities.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HA0EA7B95A02A49F3B77FE168345953F9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Cooperative authorities</header><text>During the 4 fiscal years following the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016, the Secretary, in conjunction with land adjustment programs, may enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with States, units of local government, and other public and private entities to provide for fuel reduction, erosion control, reforestation, Stream Environment Zone restoration, and similar management activities on Federal land and non-Federal land within the programs.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HEBCF305F573B4A6284E294C38238F040"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authorized programs</header><text>The Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public Law 106–506; 114 Stat. 2351) is amended by striking section 5 and inserting the following:</text>
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<section id="HCA4B26574216449BBCF9FDD3C9422F4C"><enum>5.</enum><header>Authorized programs</header>
<subsection id="H5A44A06704484A72AD6FE93CFB78CBFF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary, the Assistant Secretary, the Directors, and the Administrator, in coordination with the Planning Agency and the States of California and Nevada, may carry out or provide financial assistance to any program that—</text>
<paragraph id="H1E849F1B202E4A0E8E3FFB2C5F792BB7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>is described in subsection (d);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3F6D39FB2F834ED88888676ED2781FE7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>is included in the Priority List under subsection (b); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA77966BCE0E14878AE377ABCCC9DA9D1"><enum>(3)</enum><text>furthers the purposes of the Environmental Improvement Program if the program has been subject to environmental review and approval, respectively, as required under Federal law, Article VII of the Compact, and State law, as applicable.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA59D4DF835F94DBFB4CDFCE7230DD062"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Priority list</header>
<paragraph id="HCC76537763BE45F8BED80883B24D7B6A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>Not later than March 15 of the year after the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016, the Chair, in consultation with the Secretary, the Administrator, the Directors, the Planning Agency, the States of California and Nevada, the Federal Partnership, the Washoe Tribe, the Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee, and the Tahoe Science Consortium (or a successor organization) shall submit to Congress a prioritized Environmental Improvement Program list for the Lake Tahoe Basin for the program categories described in subsection (d).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H51FA188FC10E4D7CAE11E72407EFF570"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>The ranking of the Priority List shall be based on the best available science and the following criteria:</text>
<subparagraph id="H2ED45F18701A4F1BB144BA775B8A58E1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The 4-year threshold carrying capacity evaluation.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0372ED4C19DE48ADAB89A0588530C137"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The ability to measure progress or success of the program.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF0917E4438AB448893FA9578D9168F56"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The potential to significantly contribute to the achievement and maintenance of the environmental threshold carrying capacities identified in Article II of the Compact.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA19C51E389DF416ABFF5878CB1169FD5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The ability of a program to provide multiple benefits.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF29EB9035B08485EA0E6B83F0F6AD814"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The ability of a program to leverage non-Federal contributions.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H24F8FEE8CE9544CC8D07175B86D2477A"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Stakeholder support for the program.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFC0129EB35304291853DC9206FD480FF"><enum>(G)</enum><text>The justification of Federal interest.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3640D1EEE0654D058112667D9FDAE8E9"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Agency priority.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H83D41A459AAA4CAE86AF2FA8A5AD14D5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>Agency capacity.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBAB8A07BD6EE4FBF81E217C691A70037"><enum>(J)</enum><text>Cost-effectiveness.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H42754DFC3D4045CC816540D468B3F771"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Federal funding history.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8A9EC098B1F04B4380E4F0BD104B678C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Revisions</header><text>The Priority List submitted under paragraph (1) shall be revised every 2 years.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H59E734E8F0664289BE4C18E25F34830F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Of the amounts made available under section 10(a), $80,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary to carry out projects listed on the Priority List.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF643AB67652D47EFBD7DAB250B291FF8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Restriction</header><text>The Administrator shall use not more than 3 percent of the funds provided under subsection (a) for administering the programs described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (d).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H193DF39F73F640F5953C437813CE3240"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Description of activities</header>
<paragraph id="HB823E09B13F349C38F9D8E0CF86FD63D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Fire risk reduction and forest management</header>
<subparagraph id="H2374747A0F1145F4961FB245BDBE8D61"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Of the amounts made available under section 10(a), $150,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary to carry out, including by making grants, the following programs:</text>
<clause id="HDC53C8F0DCFB434BB052D3451E8164EA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Programs identified as part of the Lake Tahoe Basin Multi-Jurisdictional Fuel Reduction and Wildfire Prevention Strategy 10-Year Plan.</text></clause>
<clause id="H279D1F84B45049D6BD58A439AAE22362"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Competitive grants for fuels work to be awarded by the Secretary to communities that have adopted national wildland fire codes to implement the applicable portion of the 10-year plan described in clause (i).</text></clause>
<clause id="H95AD0AA674F84DF88A7456396BC3F3FF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Biomass programs, including feasibility assessments.</text></clause>
<clause id="H385CF7E2C2F347C28609292B330C5C98"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Angora Fire Restoration under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.</text></clause>
<clause id="H04E9713848074B96ADB0440988606DED"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Washoe Tribe programs on tribal lands within the Lake Tahoe Basin.</text></clause>
<clause id="H1A76ADFDD640499A842035F9C7D546A4"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Development of an updated Lake Tahoe Basin multijurisdictional fuel reduction and wildfire prevention strategy, consistent with section 4(c).</text></clause>
<clause id="H8392A76476014400BB4FF030E8AFD513"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>Development of updated community wildfire protection plans by local fire districts.</text></clause>
<clause id="H656C1CD3C9C34622905B56F0E8A19628"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>Municipal water infrastructure that significantly improves the firefighting capability of local government within the Lake Tahoe Basin.</text></clause>
<clause id="H33AAA1C684F9481CB116A86B158C3666"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>Stewardship end result contracting projects carried out under section 604 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c).</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4B98F4144C2643BEB310304A7487A6EE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Minimum allocation</header><text>Of the amounts made available to the Secretary to carry out subparagraph (A), at least $100,000,000 shall be used by the Secretary for programs under subparagraph (A)(i).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBEBBCF666C9C4E8A9483F8DD29E601E0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>Units of local government that have dedicated funding for inspections and enforcement of defensible space regulations shall be given priority for amounts provided under this paragraph.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1781FD6FBDB64BE489E1A3860A675232"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Cost-sharing requirements</header>
<clause id="HAA57B750B19E4E0BBB878CF2E6199024"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>As a condition on the receipt of funds, communities or local fire districts that receive funds under this paragraph shall provide a 25-percent match.</text></clause>
<clause id="HCC8EDA29B7A64F78B17B734DE60C08DC"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Form of non-federal share</header>
<subclause id="HFF2F0B34247B47819F098E7CE09917BA"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The non-Federal share required under clause (i) may be in the form of cash contributions or in-kind contributions, including providing labor, equipment, supplies, space, and other operational needs.</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HED17773534484EF5BB482A9924A825F5"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Credit for certain dedicated funding</header><text>There shall be credited toward the non-Federal share required under clause (i) any dedicated funding of the communities or local fire districts for a fuels reduction management program, defensible space inspections, or dooryard chipping.</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HB7584309631C4E93B7B6C419C5DAE32A"><enum>(III)</enum><header>Documentation</header><text>Communities and local fire districts shall—</text>
<item id="HDE631E9559C548B2B8FB5526BCB8F866"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>maintain a record of in-kind contributions that describes—</text>
<subitem id="H6D6FAF0FB5D34EEABF234D8C42311B2D"><enum>(AA)</enum><text>the monetary value of the in-kind contributions; and</text></subitem>
<subitem id="H46F052FA80664A4E9AF0577E9D45341B"><enum>(BB)</enum><text>the manner in which the in-kind contributions assist in accomplishing program goals and objectives; and</text></subitem></item>
<item id="H320F13DE73FE4EE2B417821F65E9DB17"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>document in all requests for Federal funding, and include in the total program budget, evidence of the commitment to provide the non-Federal share through in-kind contributions.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6AB1DAF6BA3440FFB9DEA91416991801"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Invasive species management</header>
<subparagraph id="H8B4F0C1095C444508146D838955773B0"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Of the amounts made available under section 10(a), $45,000,000 shall be made available to the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for the Aquatic Invasive Species Program and the watercraft inspections described in subparagraph (B).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H353224EEBB2C466BB61921835354DA2A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Description of activities</header><text>The Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, in coordination with the Assistant Secretary, the Planning Agency, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the Nevada Department of Wildlife, shall deploy strategies consistent with the Lake Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan to prevent the introduction or spread of aquatic invasive species in the Lake Tahoe region.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8A8C25513C604E4297234E637EB91778"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>The strategies referred to in subparagraph (B) shall provide that—</text>
<clause id="HB4D22890322047929051F98CD71E5E05"><enum>(i)</enum><text>combined inspection and decontamination stations be established and operated at not less than 2 locations in the Lake Tahoe region; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HBFAA949BAAD74BF2B3E5CA8F47098AF1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>watercraft not be allowed to launch in waters of the Lake Tahoe region if the watercraft has not been inspected in accordance with the Lake Tahoe Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFD39A78D2C3A4B93A7151F730848E0E4"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Certification</header><text>The Planning Agency may certify State and local agencies to perform the decontamination activities described in subparagraph (C)(i) at locations outside the Lake Tahoe Basin if standards at the sites meet or exceed standards for similar sites in the Lake Tahoe Basin established under this paragraph.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H72E77F7270584E8E83F1A161A791A2F5"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>The strategies and criteria developed under this paragraph shall apply to all watercraft to be launched on water within the Lake Tahoe region.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H640AA473FA004DAF95682E0EB46E082B"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Fees</header><text>The Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service may collect and spend fees for decontamination only at a level sufficient to cover the costs of operation of inspection and decontamination stations under this paragraph.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4979A718C569464BB18A6D7F0013D643"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Civil penalties</header>
<clause id="H7A12BABF1F7B4B11BD350B1C323A4AB9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Any person that launches, attempts to launch, or facilitates launching of watercraft not in compliance with strategies deployed under this paragraph shall be liable for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000 per violation.</text></clause>
<clause id="HE5337AD099F04226B923F339DF7A6B0C"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Other authorities</header><text>Any penalties assessed under this subparagraph shall be separate from penalties assessed under any other authority.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H752D7CF1197F45EA91F98D47CCC32795"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The strategies and criteria under subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively, may be modified if the Secretary of the Interior, in a nondelegable capacity and in consultation with the Planning Agency and State governments, issues a determination that alternative measures will be no less effective at preventing introduction of aquatic invasive species into Lake Tahoe than the strategies and criteria developed under subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBC0D74B11A8C4654952F8C9E49612533"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Supplemental authority</header><text>The authority under this paragraph is supplemental to all actions taken by non-Federal regulatory authorities.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF934F858769D45819FA3B91779AAB129"><enum>(J)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text>Nothing in this title restricts, affects, or amends any other law or the authority of any department, instrumentality, or agency of the United States, or any State or political subdivision thereof, respecting the control of invasive species.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7E7C738D1F6D46DBACD8B742B6AEC2BD"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Stormwater management, erosion control, and total watershed restoration</header><text>Of the amounts made available under section 10(a), $113,000,000 shall be made available—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBF4DFA64833143F882AD3D91FA34E80A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to the Secretary, the Secretary of the Interior, the Assistant Secretary, or the Administrator for the Federal share of stormwater management and related programs consistent with the adopted Total Maximum Daily Load and near-shore water quality goals;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA5C944F3BC8E464F9093A00D532A904C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for grants by the Secretary and the Administrator to carry out the programs described in subparagraph (A);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB3167D394A4B42EF8E5C3E73CE9C9EB5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to the Secretary or the Assistant Secretary for the Federal share of the Upper Truckee River restoration programs and other watershed restoration programs identified in the Priority List established under section 5(b); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H39D0666AE9824AA68DF3C79958F6076F"><enum>(D)</enum><text>for grants by the Administrator to carry out the programs described in subparagraph (C).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBC132FBE05CB46FF9FAA8979418BF2FD"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Special status species management</header><text>Of the amounts made available under section 10(a), $20,000,000 shall be made available to the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service for the Lahontan Cutthroat Trout Recovery Program.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H4F01D0BE742342B89DB6519B04C082D8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Program performance and accountability</header><text>The Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public Law 106–506; 114 Stat. 2351) is amended by striking section 6 and inserting the following:</text>
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<section id="H8CD11B0A9E734A2184D182DCD1B07633"><enum>6.</enum><header>Program performance and accountability</header>
<subsection id="HBCD7AD8A1750400596D18C3A5B90D2E0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Program performance and accountability</header>
<paragraph id="H161698A7964E463CB7834E2B7AF07172"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Of the amounts made available under section 10(a), not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary to carry out this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA510CC62A2D84AC8B8F47F01C931972F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Planning agency</header><text>Of the amounts described in paragraph (1), not less than 50 percent shall be made available to the Planning Agency to carry out the program oversight and coordination activities established under subsection (d).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2ECA5CBDA96A4A17BE03E0D075D4E43C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In carrying out this Act, the Secretary, the Administrator, and the Directors shall, as appropriate and in a timely manner, consult with the heads of the Washoe Tribe, applicable Federal, State, regional, and local governmental agencies, and the Lake Tahoe Federal Advisory Committee.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H8A34A175158849DF97FD91F7CD88B9D9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Corps of engineers; interagency agreements</header>
<paragraph id="H3E2BAEE1930A4B6DAE4F2024156988C0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Assistant Secretary may enter into interagency agreements with non-Federal interests in the Lake Tahoe Basin to use Lake Tahoe Partnership-Miscellaneous General Investigations funds to provide programmatic technical assistance for the Environmental Improvement Program.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H236DA423E43B40F8AD4F63E577A643C7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Local cooperation agreements</header>
<subparagraph id="H254739558E794EA9A3277F3E23A417F3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Before providing technical assistance under this section, the Assistant Secretary shall enter into a local cooperation agreement with a non-Federal interest to provide for the technical assistance.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9958804C3DA9431283787EDD2F4F5AF7"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Components</header><text>The agreement entered into under subparagraph (A) shall—</text>
<clause id="HC080BF1ED190434C8DA9CCF4798F670A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>describe the nature of the technical assistance;</text></clause>
<clause id="HA65A5D1D263D44809FE47C9912DF3B24"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>describe any legal and institutional structures necessary to ensure the effective long-term viability of the end products by the non-Federal interest; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HA1BB50EE5D6242B7817D38AB45490C5D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>include cost-sharing provisions in accordance with subparagraph (C).</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2E36ECC3F4E44E959FC34D5AB6AF7327"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Federal share</header>
<clause id="H4010CE7C2EF54D5E901DBDE6821AE924"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Federal share of program costs under each local cooperation agreement under this paragraph shall be 65 percent.</text></clause>
<clause id="H1E1FC688B50C43D8BAD50628B60480FA"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The Federal share may be in the form of reimbursements of program costs.</text></clause>
<clause id="H121CDB9D21EF433F90FC6594A9ABEA68"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Credit</header><text>The non-Federal interest may receive credit toward the non-Federal share for the reasonable costs of related technical activities completed by the non-Federal interest before entering into a local cooperation agreement with the Assistant Secretary under this paragraph.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD3B49D1B01C544E0886530ADE25ECE15"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effectiveness evaluation and monitoring</header><text>In carrying out this Act, the Secretary, the Administrator, and the Directors, in coordination with the Planning Agency and the States of California and Nevada, shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H171FF45029BE4D8382AEF94E42467BE5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>develop and implement a plan for integrated monitoring, assessment, and applied research to evaluate the effectiveness of the Environmental Improvement Program;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBFB84DAF7F2F4D9F8CEFE3A07F6341F8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>include funds in each program funded under this section for monitoring and assessment of results at the program level; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7C414DB65E7846E4968A064CB9D33C65"><enum>(3)</enum><text>use the integrated multiagency performance measures established under this section.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H844FCDE389564EA3A566B884D753F838"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reporting requirements</header><text>Not later than March 15 of each year, the Secretary, in cooperation with the Chair, the Administrator, the Directors, the Planning Agency, and the States of California and Nevada, consistent with subsection (a), shall submit to Congress a report that describes—</text>
<paragraph id="HDBA3A2B15E294CFAA016E3FB1B59A30E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the status of all Federal, State, local, and private programs authorized under this Act, including to the maximum extent practicable, for programs that will receive Federal funds under this Act during the current or subsequent fiscal year—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAD536E8D9923487EA0C66807F6362892"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the program scope;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA048DB313C7F48028EFC440BE25A8682"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the budget for the program; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H51783F93328446628115394D8C455BA1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the justification for the program, consistent with the criteria established in section 5(b)(2);</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7AF324B92F1B4B56813DFDD421A1B4B5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Federal, State, local, and private expenditures in the preceding fiscal year to implement the Environmental Improvement Program;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H922A7BF609C243BAB6D87A6C4586F4FD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>accomplishments in the preceding fiscal year in implementing this Act in accordance with the performance measures and other monitoring and assessment activities; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2CEBBDEDEB3F4982BB8393A4E27B2854"><enum>(4)</enum><text>public education and outreach efforts undertaken to implement programs authorized under this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF983856CC19447C19C0F346D2D488F8D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Annual budget plan</header><text>As part of the annual budget of the President, the President shall submit information regarding each Federal agency involved in the Environmental Improvement Program (including the Forest Service, the Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the United States Geological Survey, and the Corps of Engineers), including—</text>
<paragraph id="HE41AE3E7B6F34595835832EBF25569A5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an interagency crosscut budget that displays the proposed budget for use by each Federal agency in carrying out restoration activities relating to the Environmental Improvement Program for the following fiscal year;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAA21AB10861F41A398C7ED75963BB9D4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a detailed accounting of all amounts received and obligated by Federal agencies to achieve the goals of the Environmental Improvement Program during the preceding fiscal year; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H18D3B461BFE54D918BC7376348CD5059"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a description of the Federal role in the Environmental Improvement Program, including the specific role of each agency involved in the restoration of the Lake Tahoe Basin.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H4F06400903EF473C8B937E60C3737A28"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Conforming amendments; updates to related laws</header>
<paragraph id="HD3133DF3DA274DDE9A202C8D81DA5698"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Lake Tahoe Restoration Act</header><text>The Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public Law 106–506; 114 Stat. 2351) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3BC51A0BB86F4296A0A594DA8ACE0AC9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking sections 8 and 9;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4C7DFC2DAB1241C9ABA4977010EC5638"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating sections 10, 11, and 12 as sections 8, 9, and 10, respectively; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H94CEF0BFBE734BB08466EF97925485B9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in section 9 (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)) by inserting <quote>, Director, or Administrator</quote> after <quote>Secretary</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7649255E96244C88906C0F23C2DCCDD5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Tahoe regional planning compact</header><text>Subsection (c) of Article V of the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact (Public Law 96–551; 94 Stat. 3240) is amended in the third sentence by inserting <quote>and, in so doing, shall ensure that the regional plan reflects changing economic conditions and the economic effect of regulation on commerce</quote> after <quote>maintain the regional plan</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7B3E6592B3944BED959D5EF8C7BEA962"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Treatment under title 49, United States Code</header><text>Section 5303(r)(2)(C) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA4EBF135EA2F46F189ADFB7B456289B4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and 25 square miles of land area</quote> after <quote>145,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEF7DBB9F63B348E1A265CC45BF3BDEEF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting <quote>and 12 square miles of land area</quote> after <quote>65,000</quote>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB1E35306D5A0431AB0F053A13E563D80"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>The Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public Law 106–506; 114 Stat. 2351) is amended by striking section 10 (as redesignated by subsection (f)(1)(B)) and inserting the following:</text>
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<section id="HB1D259BC588E43BEB896687D7B311AB7"><enum>10.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header>
<subsection id="H011B6332D75A42CC90C9DBBD2A5BEBCB"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act $415,000,000 for a period of 7 fiscal years beginning the first fiscal year after the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HB159E037257244008FD3A44121A22A14"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effect on other funds</header><text>Amounts authorized under this section and any amendments made by this Act—</text>
<paragraph id="HC3602C2F7958439F8000E38EF69A6D6D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be in addition to any other amounts made available to the Secretary, the Administrator, or the Directors for expenditure in the Lake Tahoe Basin; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF3D091FF50244BE598E614109C7AB5B1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall not reduce allocations for other Regions of the Forest Service, the Environmental Protection Agency, or the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC7DA67D7C3544152A702E896B738E6AD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Cost-sharing requirement</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (d) and section 5(d)(1)(D), funds for activities carried out under section 5 shall be available for obligation on a 1-to-1 basis with funding of restoration activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin by the States of California and Nevada.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HBE38A8F8BE5546DC8A0BFE70E6AA4F63"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Relocation costs</header><text>Notwithstanding subsection (c), the Secretary shall provide to local utility districts two-thirds of the costs of relocating facilities in connection with—</text>
<paragraph id="HD7444483B2024384839F6607B255706D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>environmental restoration programs under sections 5 and 6; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1E2306A997944BE7BB607F2B4B27E070"><enum>(2)</enum><text>erosion control programs under section 2 of Public Law 96–586 (94 Stat. 3381).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H9E997A99DFD6404FA332DDB9E6257FC8"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Signage</header><text>To the maximum extent practicable, a program provided assistance under this Act shall include appropriate signage at the program site that—</text>
<paragraph id="H578BFF95335A4B1691E6B8EB80F57EBF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provides information to the public on—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2F1EC338612B4C72AD0C037B2F91A58B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the amount of Federal funds being provided to the program; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDD31578E7541403486CA2B398B38DA15"><enum>(B)</enum><text>this Act; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5C9CDB0D14B045E9A9E76670D273DE94"><enum>(2)</enum><text>displays the visual identity mark of the Environmental Improvement Program.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
<paragraph id="H00EDF77D5C53424D9C93B945F502097C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Land transfers to improve management efficiencies of federal and state land</header><text>Section 3(b) of Public Law 96–586 (94 Stat. 3384) (commonly known as the <quote>Santini-Burton Act</quote>) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H14C6E3911D9C40CC80E356895F52A81E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking <quote>(b) Lands</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H1EAE8F940A6947A3AE547B6702A2AD1C" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H415E86D7E38F4864841BC0E48012690B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administration of acquired land</header>
<paragraph id="H74BEF2B815FD4AD7BC9681D3114BD260"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Land</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H61C26D5E1FC64BABA3CF7149BFB6650B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="HE00A43728CB94CF594B1CB03CAF00F6F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>California conveyances</header>
<subparagraph id="HA113CD01E3CD4F199C53DE9C74B7EA7F"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the State of California (acting through the California Tahoe Conservancy and the California Department of Parks and Recreation) offers to donate to the United States the non-Federal land described in subparagraph (B)(i), the Secretary—</text>
<clause id="H0E6E4F42FA50457DA4A225C2704274BE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>may accept the offer; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HBC30A9E93D404C76BB46885F47F03464"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>convey to the State of California, subject to valid existing rights and for no consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9BD67B2A12E14EBD880AA2397109F75A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Description of land</header>
<clause id="H29F4398795394EEDBEE2A704E030EC83"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Non-federal land</header><text>The non-Federal land referred to in subparagraph (A) includes—</text>
<subclause id="H2FC7E0F90BF2469BA7E192BF0B815812"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the approximately 1,936 acres of land administered by the California Tahoe Conservancy and identified on the Maps as <quote>Tahoe Conservancy to the USFS</quote>; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H50DD7E48A9A341B0A886D708EC1B21C7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the approximately 183 acres of land administered by California State Parks and identified on the Maps as <quote>Total USFS to California</quote>.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H4BACBBABBB1F409982C8D980CE9280A0"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Federal land</header><text>The Federal land referred to in subparagraph (A) includes the approximately 1,995 acres of Forest Service land identified on the Maps as <quote>U.S. Forest Service to Conservancy and State Parks</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB157DBF2F51344A78AAE707987843B80"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>Any land conveyed under this paragraph shall—</text>
<clause id="H7F90CC634A47426A8F2D83B5771A92EE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be for the purpose of consolidating Federal and State ownerships and improving management efficiencies;</text></clause>
<clause id="H3F87C6A63B304917ADAE47C7A708D1DE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not result in any significant changes in the uses of the land; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H47A5B9BCF9854A54A21FEA87085488A2"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>be subject to the condition that the applicable deed include such terms, restrictions, covenants, conditions, and reservations as the Secretary determines necessary—</text>
<subclause id="HD47EDDAF13D3407692D28E575883676A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to ensure compliance with this Act; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HC6E67BFA0108413B814661B08E5AC144"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to ensure that the transfer of development rights associated with the conveyed parcels shall not be recognized or available for transfer under chapter 51 of the Code of Ordinances for the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H22AA612E16B1403881F321A7A6033411"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Continuation of special use permits</header><text>The land conveyance under this paragraph shall be subject to the condition that the State of California accept all special use permits applicable, as of the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016, to the land described in subparagraph (B)(ii) for the duration of the special use permits, and subject to the terms and conditions of the special use permits.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA83BCA2EFBB143E7AC7B2C229C3C287C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Nevada conveyances</header>
<subparagraph id="HDF54959658BD47AE9297428F67EDD2A1"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In accordance with this section and on request by the Governor of Nevada, the Secretary may transfer the land or interests in land described in subparagraph (B) to the State of Nevada without consideration, subject to appropriate deed restrictions to protect the environmental quality and public recreational use of the land transferred.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H87F2871923D04AFAB95F61576E11A21C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Description of land</header><text>The land referred to in subparagraph (A) includes—</text>
<clause id="H7F9C9747B1A1423A82FBEF59BB474DDC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the approximately 38.68 acres of Forest Service land identified on the map entitled <quote>State of Nevada Conveyances</quote> as <quote>Van Sickle Unit USFS Inholding</quote>; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HDBE51D79A9AA48A0ACA56D627EB13684"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the approximately 92.28 acres of Forest Service land identified on the map entitled <quote>State of Nevada Conveyances</quote> as <quote>Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park USFS Inholding</quote>.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6F649461605347D290F8EE95471A1A0E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>Any land conveyed under this paragraph shall—</text>
<clause id="HC322D4D850714161B1C4613BA2DDB695"><enum>(i)</enum><text>be for the purpose of consolidating Federal and State ownerships and improving management efficiencies;</text></clause>
<clause id="HCBB8B38897054786B6D029052046919A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>not result in any significant changes in the uses of the land; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H65B6EFFD7FFC47549C4378EAAD69C32D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>be subject to the condition that the applicable deed include such terms, restrictions, covenants, conditions, and reservations as the Secretary determines necessary—</text>
<subclause id="H4A2D335006D848BA8B82DC88D766B5C1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to ensure compliance with this Act; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H102CDC93F8AC4BADA8EBCD96358155FA"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to ensure that the development rights associated with the conveyed parcels shall not be recognized or available for transfer under section 90.2 of the Code of Ordinances for the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEB8DBE96989A4B6898AF26A5C39274AE"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Continuation of special use permits</header><text>The land conveyance under this paragraph shall be subject to the condition that the State of Nevada accept all special use permits applicable, as of the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016, to the land described in subparagraph (B)(ii) for the duration of the special use permits, and subject to the terms and conditions of the special use permits.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCD6F2925043643AEB356ADBC93CE22EC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Authorization for conveyance of forest service urban lots</header>
<subparagraph id="HD6518107357542F5891D0D2089B95734"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Conveyance authority</header><text>Except in the case of land described in paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary of Agriculture may convey any urban lot within the Lake Tahoe Basin under the administrative jurisdiction of the Forest Service.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1C6F8E6BB52F46FE9E9532E954BDF465"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text>A conveyance under subparagraph (A) shall require consideration in an amount equal to the fair market value of the conveyed lot.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDAB0444187F440C2AF283A2C772D55A8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Availability and use</header><text>The proceeds from a conveyance under subparagraph (A) shall be retained by the Secretary of Agriculture and used for—</text>
<clause id="H955F144B8A244791B1A291405C7F1674"><enum>(i)</enum><text>purchasing inholdings throughout the Lake Tahoe Basin; or</text></clause>
<clause id="HC0DAA0B96B754C4E841870AA2688E10B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>providing additional funds to carry out the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public Law 106–506; 114 Stat. 2351) in excess of amounts made available under section 10 of that Act.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5B700A4C7EB94C0DBB07FF7AA7A35266"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Obligation limit</header><text>The obligation and expenditure of proceeds retained under this paragraph shall be subject to such fiscal year limitation as may be specified in an Act making appropriations for the Forest Service for a fiscal year.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2AC3C3C9B53D4247B0E2807E1126CFE9"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Reversion</header><text>If a parcel of land transferred under paragraph (2) or (3) is used in a manner that is inconsistent with the use described for the parcel of land in paragraph (2) or (3), respectively, the parcel of land, shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United States.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4A21E6C4A1AB4649ABE5AC032AF8B343"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<subparagraph id="H8CBCA041E0F74892992613140FEC8163"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Of the amounts made available under section 10(a) of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act (Public Law 106–506; 114 Stat. 2351), $2,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary to carry out the activities under paragraphs (2), (3), and (4).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF430AE5AC63147219277BCAE6944817E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Other funds</header><text>Of the amounts available to the Secretary under paragraph (1), not less than 50 percent shall be provided to the California Tahoe Conservancy to facilitate the conveyance of land described in paragraphs (2) and (3).</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HE01BB89FB2A648AF99B0830FC7646C9B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3604.</enum><header>Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians</header>
<subsection id="H3CBF0E68F85E4A6C8576C73212D6B4E6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Federal land</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest (including improvements and appurtenances) of the United States in and to the Federal land described in subsection (b) shall be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians for nongaming purposes.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="H0D1C2437515A462FB575A5E0FD16790F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Land Description</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The land taken into trust under subsection (a) is the approximately 80 acres of Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of the United States Forest Service, located in Tuolumne County, California, and described as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H6EE1B175AF8C4502B03C4078C3FB8AD5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Southwest 1/4 of Southwest 1/4 of Section 2, Township 1 North, Range 16 East.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDE02EB64E16B441EA340F919F653DAF2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Northeast 1/4 of Northwest 1/4 of Section 11, Township 1 North, Range 16 East of the Mount Diablo Meridian.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HFA74F6DF86DF4D5496EB54C83EB18CE8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Gaming</header><text>Class II and class III gaming (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)) shall not be permitted at any time on the land taken into trust under subsection (a).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H1C663C331B9B4B8CA6DAECB1C4995921" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3605.</enum><header>San Luis Rey settlement agreement implementation</header>
<subsection id="HB906B4758F714C5B824E814A9467B437"><enum>(a)</enum><header>San Luis Rey settlement agreement implementation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (Public Law 100–675) is amended by inserting after section 111 the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H7C97DBFE7C64401484AEDDF78DC6D02B" style="OLC">
<section id="HD9B49AE5FBBE4C99929DE5B72C729673"><enum>112.</enum><header>Implementation of settlement</header>
<subsection id="H1CA99C392F194FDF8BA7E07B4A402E3C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress finds and recognizes as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="H17962BD8DA0547D4A3D2D47541E13190"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The City of Escondido, California, the Vista Irrigation District, the San Luis Rey River Indian Water Authority, and the Bands have approved an agreement, dated December 5, 2014, resolving their disputes over the use of certain land and water rights in or near the San Luis Rey River watershed, the terms of which are consistent with this Act.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8CE61275E6FF4FF5A5C33AAAA38DD061"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Bands, the San Luis Rey River Indian Water Authority, the City of Escondido, California, the Vista Irrigation District, and the United States have approved a Settlement Agreement dated January 30, 2015 (hereafter in this section referred to as the <quote>Settlement Agreement</quote>) that conforms to the requirements of this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H4273BC8F219B46689BD5E3D18F913F92"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Approval and ratification</header><text>All provisions of the Settlement Agreement, including the waivers and releases of the liability of the United States, the provisions regarding allottees, and the provision entitled <quote>Effect of Settlement Agreement and Act,</quote> are hereby approved and ratified.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H362936DAB1A84E0186E10982618254C6"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorizations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary and the Attorney General are authorized to execute, on behalf of the United States, the Settlement Agreement and any amendments approved by the parties as necessary to make the Settlement Agreement consistent with this Act. Such execution shall not constitute a major Federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). The Secretary is further authorized and directed to take all steps that the Secretary may deem necessary or appropriate to implement the Settlement Agreement and this Act.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HCC431BEBAA884E83A154E073DF1D4D97"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Continued Federally Reserved And Other Water Rights</header>
<paragraph id="H86A217DB1032410ABA50709F99435E15"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including any provisions in this Act, the Bands had, have, and continue to possess federally reserved rights and other water rights held in trust by the United States.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDDC19766B0724520AA0DEB9524C035D7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Future proceedings</header><text>In any proceeding involving the assertion, enforcement, or defense of the rights described in this subsection, the United States, in its capacity as trustee for any Band, shall not be a required party and any decision by the United States regarding participation in any such proceeding shall not be subject to judicial review or give rise to any claim for relief against the United States. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H86F587FE98274453A98A42BA13FDBF18"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Allottees</header><text>Congress finds and confirms that the benefits to allottees in the Settlement Agreement, including the remedies and provisions requiring that any rights of allottees shall be satisfied from supplemental water and other water available to the Bands or the Indian Water Authority, are equitable and fully satisfy the water rights of the allottees.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HD4519258059F4B0ABAB9E2FD66004CD7"><enum>(f)</enum><header>No Precedent</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this Act shall be construed or interpreted as a precedent for the litigation or settlement of Indian reserved water rights. </text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HE5CB91A8823B4510A517A978A621B413"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Disbursement of funds</header><text>The second sentence of section 105(b)(1) of the San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (Public Law 100–675) is amended by striking the period at the end, and inserting the following: </text>
<quoted-block style="OLC" id="H493D81C1503E484CB3A44694B18CD145" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">, provided that—</text>
<clause id="HFB135C6A1DBF496DB02EB0F93E42864A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">no more than $3,700,000 per year (in principal, interest or both) may be so allocated; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H1F38AC6C79B4495EB357048202F69146"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>none of the funds made available by this section shall be available unless the Director of the Office of Management and Budget first certifies in writing to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate that the federal budget will record budgetary outlays from the San Luis Rey Tribal Development Fund of only the monies, not to exceed $3,700,000 annually, that the Secretary of the Treasury, pursuant to this section, allocates and makes available to the Indian Water Authority from the trust fund.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="HC8ABABE8326549FE8BABE1B1A69F3481"><enum>3606.</enum><header>Tule River Indian Tribe</header>
<subsection id="H18AC4E8BD9B14443BF9FF65A8318D75D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to subsection (b), valid, existing rights, and management agreements related to easements and rights-of-way, all right, title, and interest (including improvements and appurtenances) of the United States in and to the approximately 34 acres of Federal lands generally depicted on the map titled <quote>Proposed Lands to be Held in Trust for the Tule River Tribe</quote> and dated May 14, 2015, are hereby held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tule River Indian Tribe.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="H3670D9F220A4450F9567E5BFC11DA20B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Easements and rights-of-Way</header><text>For the purposes of subsection (a), valid, existing rights include any easement or right-of-way for which an application is pending with the Bureau of Land Management on the date of the enactment of this Act. If such application is denied upon final action, the valid, existing right related to the application shall cease to exist.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="H5A94547271934EA394A637C71191E18E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Availability of map</header><text>The map referred to in subsection (a) shall be on file and available for public inspection at the office of the California State Director, Bureau of Land Management.</text> </subsection>
<subsection id="HBC2D242E338E49A98EE0FE0080C2553E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Conversion of valid, existing rights</header>
<paragraph id="HE284AEC938BE4088ABCE1367E0930293"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Continuity of use</header><text>Any person claiming in good faith to have valid, existing rights to lands taken into trust by this section may continue to exercise such rights to the same extent that the rights were exercised before the date of the enactment of this Act until the Secretary makes a determination on an application submitted under paragraph (2)(B) or the application is deemed to be granted under paragraph (3).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFA7F7712659949CA8107FC32B2CA9923"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Notice and Application</header><text>Consistent with sections 2800 through 2880 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations, as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall notify any person that claims to have valid, existing rights, such as a management agreement, easement, or other right-of-way, to lands taken into trust under subsection (a) that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA892389A7E804497BE240FA3BFA2A3A8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>such lands have been taken into trust; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4D35DCA129C84C4497F47144A179C4A4"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the person claiming the valid, existing rights has 60 days to submit an application to the Secretary requesting that the valid, existing rights be converted to a long-term easement or other right-of-way.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6A08DDF8728E40BBA1C48991F880CDCC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Determination</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior shall grant or deny an application submitted under paragraph (2)(B) not later than 180 days after the application is submitted. Such a determination shall be considered a final action. If the Secretary does not make a determination within 180 days after the application is submitted, the application shall be deemed to be granted.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H484E51E3CB114012B9B8D05F76C4BE75"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Restriction on gaming</header><text>Lands taken into trust pursuant to subsection (a) shall not be considered to have been taken into trust for, and shall not be eligible for, class II gaming or class III gaming (as those terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HAD59CA53A1AC4CFCAF64F65199AF2898"><enum>3607.</enum><header>Morongo Band of Mission Indians</header>
<subsection id="H110F27B95C5A43C887D4062FE05FBB41"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:</text>
<paragraph id="HD9EBF05683A94749915815A3BA0915BD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Banning</header><text>The term <term>Banning</term> means the City of Banning, which is located in Riverside County, California adjacent to the Morongo Indian Reservation.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H95E9951844FB41F19134B18585BBBE4F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Fields</header><text>The term <term>Fields</term> means Lloyd L. Fields, the owner of record of Parcel A.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB40CD422077C44E3BF97C53AC9D29CF7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Map</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>map</quote> means the map entitled ‘Morongo Indian Reservation, County of Riverside, State of California Land Exchange Map’, and dated May 22, 2014, which is on file in the Bureau of Land Management State Office in Sacramento, California.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2B4053918E5C4B3C867932ACE5DD0A96"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Parcel A</header><text>The term <term>Parcel A</term> means the approximately 41.15 acres designated on the map as <quote>Fields lands</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1AF959282C364D2EA88210CF498C3D02"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Parcel B</header><text>The term <term>Parcel B</term> means the approximately 41.15 acres designated on the map as <quote>Morongo lands</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H12538198E2B34A3BABF67C436E407B6E"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Parcel C</header><text>The term <term>Parcel C</term> means the approximately 1.21 acres designated on the map as <quote>Banning land</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5B5FE7C550724DD4A59FCDBC4EAD68F1"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Parcel D</header><text>The term <term>Parcel D</term> means the approximately 1.76 acres designated on the map as <quote>Easement to Banning</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE10BE47ABAC94AE492B57C2A1E6EFBD0"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC9A9B50613AC497284A398CCDBA2AFED"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Tribe</header><text>The term <term>Tribe</term> means the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, a federally recognized Indian tribe.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H1890276DB36C4A72A63F22CDFDE23550"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transfer of lands; trust lands, easement</header>
<paragraph id="HDCC17341249D457EA4836D63EA15ABDC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Transfer of Parcel A and Parcel B and easement over Parcel D</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to any valid existing rights of any third parties and to legal review and approval of the form and content of any and all instruments of conveyance and policies of title insurance, upon receipt by the Secretary of confirmation that Fields has duly executed and deposited with a mutually acceptable and jointly instructed escrow holder in California a deed conveying clear and unencumbered title to Parcel A to the United States in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of the Tribe, and upon receipt by Fields of confirmation that the Secretary has duly executed and deposited into escrow with the same mutually acceptable and jointly instructed escrow holder a patent conveying clear and unencumbered title in fee simple to Parcel B to Fields and has duly executed and deposited into escrow with the same mutually acceptable and jointly instructed escrow holder an easement to the City for a public right-of-way over Parcel D, the Secretary shall instruct the escrow holder to simultaneously cause—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2408F7DA1E5B461DA9B770E6FC2F04B0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the patent to Parcel B to be recorded and issued to Fields;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF088D3C9FD1044C288FCC95825327A39"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the easement over Parcel D to be recorded and issued to the City; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H06CC9DEA67564825B366799278B468C3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the deed to Parcel A to be delivered to the Secretary, who shall immediately cause said deed to be recorded and held in trust for the Tribe.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7DAA055453AD49269CDFB1A74E340749"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Transfer of Parcel C</header><text>After the simultaneous transfer of parcels A, B, and D under paragraph (1), upon receipt by the Secretary of confirmation that the City has vacated its interest in Parcel C pursuant to all applicable State and local laws, the Secretary shall immediately cause Parcel C to be held in trust for the Tribe subject to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0D01875F7F744A239646E5B74B0C59D6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any valid existing rights of any third parties; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H76185C154B534C3DBCE98E8E43519F6A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>legal review and approval of the form and content of any and all instruments of conveyance.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HB3B6C24ED1074A00B236A0E5E2592AA3"><enum>3608.</enum><header>Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and the Chickasaw Nation Water Settlement</header>
<subsection id="H64D78B2515F145B4A22BD3A0D6B02B5C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Purposes</header><text>The purposes of this section are—</text>
<paragraph id="HCCBC8FDACE7249CDA1DED0E354FA9DE9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to permanently resolve and settle those claims to Settlement Area Waters of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and the Chickasaw Nation as set forth in the Settlement Agreement and this section, including all claims or defenses in and to Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation v. Fallin et al., CIV 11–927 (W.D. Ok.), OWRB v. United States, et al. CIV 12–275 (W.D. Ok.), or any future stream adjudication;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA2FDDC01CAE4467EA322E71BB8BE7433"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to approve, ratify, and confirm the Settlement Agreement;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5F8642055B60402EBB4E71DB83E17F8D"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior to execute the Settlement Agreement and to perform all obligations of the Secretary of the Interior under the Settlement Agreement and this section;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF353EA8714B641D9A2EAA7425BCC6C58"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to approve, ratify, and confirm the amended storage contract among the State, the City and the Trust;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB6542991450A43E598992846E972807D"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to authorize and direct the Secretary to approve the amended storage contract for the Corps of Engineers to perform all obligations under the 1974 storage contract, the amended storage contract, and this section; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0251F2F581684021AD08382B106933ED"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to authorize all actions necessary for the United States to meet its obligations under the Settlement Agreement, the amended storage contract, and this section.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H0B9DAC457862463FAB1D137212E4E899"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H0E610E39DEC448E2829E646F90A02164"><enum>(1)</enum><header>1974 storage contract</header><text>The term <quote>1974 storage contract</quote> means the contract approved by the Secretary on April 9, 1974, between the Secretary and the Water Conservation Storage Commission of the State of Oklahoma pursuant to section 301 of the Water Supply Act of 1958, and other applicable Federal law.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC2C1A48C8E344D3CBD21590363BA3813"><enum>(2)</enum><header>2010 agreement</header><text>The term <quote>2010 agreement</quote> means the agreement entered into among the OWRB and the Trust, dated June 15, 2010, relating to the assignment by the State of the 1974 storage contract and transfer of rights, title, interests, and obligations under that contract to the Trust, including the interests of the State in the conservation storage capacity and associated repayment obligations to the United States.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H532BBB3EF3B64D9DB493CCF4E46C1939"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administrative set-aside subcontracts</header><text>The term <quote>administrative set-aside subcontracts</quote> means the subcontracts the City shall issue for the use of Conservation Storage Capacity in Sardis Lake as provided by section 4 of the amended storage contract.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB9C1F5C83E004663937A02C89BED5F9D"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Allotment</header><text>The term <quote>allotment</quote> means the land within the Settlement Area held by an allottee subject to a statutory restriction on alienation or held by the United States in trust for the benefit of an allottee.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H582EA86E902D4C87841579DBF8606F5D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Allottee</header><text>The term <quote>allottee</quote> means an enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation or citizen of the Chickasaw Nation who, or whose estate, holds an interest in an allotment.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H68A5677653774B4CBFB61971640DA69D"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Amended permit application</header><text>The term <quote>amended permit application</quote> means the permit application of the City to the OWRB, No. 2007–17, as amended as provided by the Settlement Agreement.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC1472D72ACB64E5CBEB5CA1D90570485"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Amended storage contract transfer agreement; amended storage contract</header><text>The terms <quote>amended storage contract transfer agreement</quote> and <quote>amended storage contract</quote> mean the 2010 Agreement between the City, the Trust, and the OWRB, as amended, as provided by the Settlement Agreement and this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H69FB00E64E444C1AB3E644E6E447C787"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Atoka and sardis conservation projects fund</header><text>The term <quote>Atoka and Sardis Conservation Projects Fund</quote> means the Atoka and Sardis Conservation Projects Fund established, funded, and managed in accordance with the Settlement Agreement.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0606484D3B52454CBF6BA75F94DF288C"><enum>(9)</enum><header>City</header><text>The term <quote>City</quote> means the City of Oklahoma City, or the City and the Trust acting jointly, as applicable.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD9BC306F22D34994A06F7F131962608E"><enum>(10)</enum><header>City permit</header><text>The term <quote>City permit</quote> means any permit issued to the City by the OWRB pursuant to the amended permit application and consistent with the Settlement Agreement.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1481B6109923438BACF8CC45F29F5C24"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Conservation storage capacity</header><text>The term <quote>conservation storage capacity</quote> means the total storage space as stated in the 1974 storage contract in Sardis Lake between elevations 599.0 feet above mean sea level and 542.0 feet above mean sea level, which is estimated to contain 297,200 acre-feet of water after adjustment for sediment deposits, and which may be used for municipal and industrial water supply, fish and wildlife, and recreation.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H934BA768E261421DA4E7CA266C89D859"><enum>(12)</enum><header>Enforceability date</header><text>The term <quote>enforceability date</quote> means the date on which the Secretary of the Interior publishes in the Federal Register a notice certifying that the conditions of subsection (i) have been satisfied.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H081F6A024BCA4D56BD26AE8B9C886846"><enum>(13)</enum><header>Future use storage</header><text>The term <quote>future use storage</quote> means that portion of the conservation storage capacity that was designated by the 1974 Contract to be utilized for future water use storage and was estimated to contain 155,500 acre feet of water after adjustment for sediment deposits, or 52.322 percent of the conservation storage capacity.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H81AB9F35654043B185D4991C514A6E2A"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Nations</header><text>The term <quote>Nations</quote> means, collectively, the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (<quote>Choctaw Nation</quote>) and the Chickasaw Nation.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H55D943C4491A41BAB466C458FCD00C8B"><enum>(15)</enum><header>Owrb</header><text>The term <quote>OWRB</quote> means the Oklahoma Water Resources Board.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H46B225D22CDE4B6BB423CE825F88A0CE"><enum>(16)</enum><header>Sardis lake</header><text>The term <quote>Sardis Lake</quote> means the reservoir, formerly known as Clayton Lake, whose dam is located in Section 19, Township 2 North, Range 19 East of the Indian Meridian, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, the construction, operation, and maintenance of which was authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (Public Law 87–874; 76 Stat. 1187).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFD99DE13480E41EB87B1BC1978D87559"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Settlement agreement</header><text>The term <quote>Settlement Agreement</quote> means the settlement agreement as approved by the Nations, the State, the City, and the Trust effective August 22, 2016, as revised to conform with this section, as applicable.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1D51AB3F3EC74E938567DF781F24D7B2"><enum>(18)</enum><header>Settlement area</header><text>The term <quote>settlement area</quote> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5685307BEDBD463E98736D6E23F15CAC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the area lying between—</text>
<clause id="HE74F5701D8C548C8ADD3B9092E4D369C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the South Canadian River and Arkansas River to the north;</text></clause>
<clause id="H97BB854C209849B985C745F4B2DCD2A1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Oklahoma–Texas State line to the south;</text></clause>
<clause id="H3A969F9D4BE4461E8F94A2EC327602AB"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Oklahoma–Arkansas State line to the east; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HAC875CD19F5E45E7B0DC7E210F8EE668"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the 98th Meridian to the west; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H86445E3ADD494311A7CDD238B040FC10"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the area depicted in Exhibit 1 to the Settlement Agreement and generally including the following counties, or portions of, in the State:</text>
<clause id="H395987A3FEEE42BD918D9A5B6DDB4C1C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Atoka.</text></clause>
<clause id="HE306D846746F490A99BDA22444E5BF64"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Bryan.</text></clause>
<clause id="H2C0CCCC0968D42ACAB22D1A7968132E3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Carter.</text></clause>
<clause id="H7EAEBC2DDDE74759B9714CD45E8B6F4C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Choctaw.</text></clause>
<clause id="H9E03CFD7FD9B4630A718FC223530C431"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Coal.</text></clause>
<clause id="H0025901ED044428BBB0354698215A5CE"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Garvin.</text></clause>
<clause id="H784C88818D7A4CF8BD12F1391AF09792"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>Grady.</text></clause>
<clause id="H313FD17B57C64335B773DBA65069E430"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>McClain.</text></clause>
<clause id="H906823816D924DC0A6C2AC8BF4871D78"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>Murray.</text></clause>
<clause id="HE0DF46767A104491822B0C5E4DA0AA08"><enum>(x)</enum><text>Haskell.</text></clause>
<clause id="HBCA22FB33D2B48C28862E041D635370E"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>Hughes.</text></clause>
<clause id="H749617720B6D4F779F1EEF50B98E3069"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>Jefferson.</text></clause>
<clause id="H2C4444E5524345A2ACF4C1B8C68940F8"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text>Johnston.</text></clause>
<clause id="H856C865F093D4735A546C3EE772C1C00"><enum>(xiv)</enum><text>Latimer.</text></clause>
<clause id="H5904B54566B7496DBC6B3A578EF2E7AC"><enum>(xv)</enum><text>LeFlore.</text></clause>
<clause id="H219A194089DE4BCEA593394B8997CF29"><enum>(xvi)</enum><text>Love.</text></clause>
<clause id="H6E8A56085AE94903849840DE970629C5"><enum>(xvii)</enum><text>Marshall.</text></clause>
<clause id="H4E99AA3B78CD48FDBFBC6A91CA3BA2F5"><enum>(xviii)</enum><text>McCurtain.</text></clause>
<clause id="HAE62115FC1634EFB89C6F3F70B94742A"><enum>(xix)</enum><text>Pittsburgh.</text></clause>
<clause id="H2FB8F1EE050246AC94BCCF1B94A027D7"><enum>(xx)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Pontotoc. </text></clause>
<clause id="H169F80D52C05408E81588216F5847883"><enum>(xxi)</enum><text>Pushmataha. </text></clause>
<clause id="H7D8476BD46F5455CA45326AC2BB4B9D1"><enum>(xxii)</enum><text>Stephens.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H146910BF39A942288CADA985D051399E"><enum>(19)</enum><header>Settlement area waters</header><text>The term <quote>settlement area waters</quote> means the waters located—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6AC19707F7C84CFD8515F0F621F24F7D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>within the settlement area; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H84B9240A757B4B0CBC05CE731CE63403"><enum>(B)</enum><text>within a basin depicted in Exhibit 10 to the Settlement Agreement, including any of the following basins as denominated in the 2012 Update of the Oklahoma Comprehensive Water Plan:</text>
<clause id="H569AA0D07B8647E2B7ADB41CAEBFCAEB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Beaver Creek (24, 25, and 26).</text></clause>
<clause id="HA25CBBF7D4EE40EFAD04CB837CB51153"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Blue (11 and 12).</text></clause>
<clause id="HDEAFD9EAF79742F49CFEE27F4DA60D6A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Clear Boggy (9).</text></clause>
<clause id="HEC434A2232954F42AB60361051D741D2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Kiamichi (5 and 6).</text></clause>
<clause id="H142C6C0EEEA94A539BE5761DA8F394BD"><enum>(v)</enum><text>Lower Arkansas (46 and 47).</text></clause>
<clause id="H4E40606712BB4D9A9579E97A93C8B222"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>Lower Canadian (48, 56, 57, and 58).</text></clause>
<clause id="H803D4281E4C3456DABB7FBCAFD546FFC"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>Lower Little (2).</text></clause>
<clause id="H729EDAA8EEC5499496F6A6EEC80B9245"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>Lower Washita (14).</text></clause>
<clause id="H70946919C67A49A0824437A81BCC9561"><enum>(ix)</enum><text>Mountain Fork (4).</text></clause>
<clause id="HA3294D2D023E4252BC0D874A26FBD2F9"><enum>(x)</enum><text>Middle Washita (15 and 16).</text></clause>
<clause id="HB89723E3EC0A49A18682F57B13C8CEE4"><enum>(xi)</enum><text>Mud Creek (23).</text></clause>
<clause id="HD7374ABED131406D8BE485D36EAB3E13"><enum>(xii)</enum><text>Muddy Boggy (7 and 8).</text></clause>
<clause id="H100EBD09FA634E76BCC407256187BB89"><enum>(xiii)</enum><text>Poteau (44 and 45).</text></clause>
<clause id="HDE9B900357B248A092B887BCE20D0C11"><enum>(xiv)</enum><text>Red River Mainstem (1, 10, 13, and 21).</text></clause>
<clause id="H2EE792B3D8CF40C5BEB7DE0E1AB564E3"><enum>(xv)</enum><text>Upper Little (3).</text></clause>
<clause id="H320696694865411D80005FCB56A1FCCB"><enum>(xvi)</enum><text>Walnut Bayou (22).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H776C439BA72349978BE6CD84688A2154"><enum>(20)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <quote>State</quote> means the State of Oklahoma.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H14BC9F712F7C4DB79ACA38E1A39C1A02"><enum>(21)</enum><header>Trust</header>
<subparagraph id="HAC7E9A318C5E4ADF8221CCEEDCE045F6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <quote>Trust</quote> means the Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust, formerly known as the Oklahoma City Municipal Improvement Authority, a public trust established pursuant to State law with the City as the beneficiary.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4394BF9349B14F148F12E0B854ADC11D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>References</header><text>A reference in this section to <quote>Trust</quote> refers to the Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust, acting severally.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3E924F23AB7240C1987C31FD083F1DC1"><enum>(22)</enum><header>United states</header><text>The term <quote>United States</quote> means the United States of America acting in its capacity as trustee for the Nations, their respective members, citizens, and allottees, or as specifically stated or limited in any given reference herein, in which case it means the United States of America acting in the capacity as set forth in said reference.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF297C11F746E494E8FE3A7D5C3352CB4"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Approval of the settlement agreement</header>
<paragraph id="H8037A016C25745BEA632A9D3F27F9606"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Ratification</header>
<subparagraph id="H4968C52DF2984A8B902C73A6BBE7B286"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as modified by this section, and to the extent the Settlement Agreement does not conflict with this section, the Settlement Agreement is authorized, ratified, and confirmed.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7E915F262A4B498F85254ED487F74831"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Amendments</header><text>If an amendment is executed to make the Settlement Agreement consistent with this section, the amendment is also authorized, ratified and confirmed to the extent the amendment is consistent with this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H717A4C6E8F89458BBDAD288D133011A6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Execution of settlement agreement</header>
<subparagraph id="H696906A713114404ADF61FB8B11AF6C3"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To the extent the Settlement Agreement does not conflict with this section, the Secretary of the Interior shall promptly execute the Settlement Agreement, including all exhibits to or parts of the Settlement Agreement requiring the signature of the Secretary of the Interior and any amendments necessary to make the Settlement Agreement consistent with this section.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9B868FCE0D0741E8B41DAF1ACF4653EF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Not a major federal action</header><text>Execution of the Settlement Agreement by the Secretary of the Interior under this subsection shall not constitute a major Federal action under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H44FD6364443E423C801AEAD39CDD67AA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Approval of the amended storage contract and 1974 storage contract</header>
<paragraph id="HE7F32E658AA64714BD5FBA20CF1D1E6F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Ratification</header>
<subparagraph id="H9A7D2393220A4A1C883532401A2F3FBB"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except to the extent any provision of the amended storage contract conflicts with any provision of this section, the amended storage contract is authorized, ratified, and confirmed.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8E57E072704C46C2AF50DB734C62D553"><enum>(B)</enum><header>1974 storage contract</header><text>To the extent the amended storage contract, as authorized, ratified, and confirmed, modifies or amends the 1974 storage contract, the modification or amendment to the 1974 storage contract is authorized, ratified, and confirmed.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2B590DA545844FF1B395A914175FBCB7"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Amendments</header><text>To the extent an amendment is executed to make the amended storage contract consistent with this section, the amendment is authorized, ratified, and confirmed.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2516EDA3A1E544CE8AF7D1D7BA83882A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Approval by the secretary</header><text>After the State and the City execute the amended storage contract, the Secretary shall approve the amended storage contract.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5F27BAEA2E404F6EB678A9D704E4277D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Modification of September 11, 2009, order in United States v. Oklahoma Water Resources Board, civ 98–00521 (n.d. ok)</header><text>The Secretary, through counsel, shall cooperate and work with the State to file any motion and proposed order to modify or amend the order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma dated September 11, 2009, necessary to conform the order to the amended storage contract transfer agreement, the Settlement Agreement, and this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H81660155561D440E8CD33207FAB604BF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Conservation storage capacity</header><text>The allocation of the use of the conservation storage capacity in Sardis Lake for administrative set-aside subcontracts, City water supply, and fish and wildlife and recreation as provided by the amended storage contract is authorized, ratified and approved.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H44F6D66E94724EE4AF0D9B327AB3A4CF"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Activation; waiver</header>
<subparagraph id="HCC85593FEE554B0DABBA9AB3BF849361"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress finds that—</text>
<clause id="HE37BFD73B74642E9AFF23C90C2F4ACB9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the earliest possible activation of any increment of future use storage in Sardis Lake will not occur until after 2050; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HDCD5914007344C04A3A3FEED81D672BE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the obligation to make annual payments for the Sardis future use storage operation, maintenance and replacement costs, capital costs, or interest attributable to Sardis future use storage only arises if, and only to the extent, that an increment of Sardis future use storage is activated by withdrawal or release of water from the future use storage that is authorized by the user for a consumptive use of water.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD92A9BEC8572476A8BD932441646AC61"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Waiver of obligations for storage that is not activated</header><text>Notwithstanding section 301 of the Water Supply Act of 1958 (43 U.S.C. 390b), section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (Public Law 87–874; 76 Stat. 1187), the 1974 storage contract, or any other provision of law, effective as of January 1, 2050—</text>
<clause id="H54A3A87D2AB446158D5639511426A3BC"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the entirety of any repayment obligations (including interest), relating to that portion of conservation storage capacity allocated by the 1974 storage contract to future use storage in Sardis Lake is waived and shall be considered nonreimbursable; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H27D10E9CFDD14C1DA00621A99F2F6E9E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any obligation of the State and, on execution and approval of the amended storage contract, of the City and the Trust, under the 1974 storage contract regarding capital costs and any operation, maintenance, and replacement costs and interest otherwise attributable to future use storage in Sardis Lake is waived and shall be nonreimbursable, if by January 1, 2050, the right to future use storage is not activated by the withdrawal or release of water from future use storage for an authorized consumptive use of water.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H93891631C3C5426AAE5EB33DB75B9D65"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Consistent with authorized purposes; no major operational change</header>
<subparagraph id="HBA2A764BAF544B6681C79E1E52FC4D69"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Consistent with authorized purpose</header><text>The amended storage contract, the approval of the Secretary of the amended storage contract, and the waiver of future use storage under paragraph (5)—</text>
<clause id="HD2A0AF82B7B445BA9F7EA7048A9CCF0E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>are deemed consistent with the authorized purposes for Sardis Lake as described in section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (Public Law 87–874; 76 Stat. 1187) and do not affect the authorized purposes for which the project was authorized, surveyed, planned, and constructed; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H8E7722E7BC2C4FD4A8A3975764ABC53B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall not constitute a reallocation of storage.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H728860EEF77E43B6A601A6B908C5B7FB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>No major operational change</header><text>The amended storage contract, the approval of the Secretary of the amended storage contract, and the waiver of future use storage under paragraph (5) shall not constitute a major operational change under section 301(e) of the Water Supply Act of 1958 (43 U.S.C. 390b(e)).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF1342C85FED944CDB92953D0E047395C"><enum>(7)</enum><header>No further authorization required</header><text>This section shall be considered sufficient and complete authorization, without further study or analysis, for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9BB3B373FEF245B7974E1BDE3AD4FCD5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary to approve the amended storage contract; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDA722BF39DEC4FE78564730DCE80EDAC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>after approval under subparagraph (A), the Corps of Engineers to manage storage in Sardis Lake pursuant to and in accordance with the 1974 storage contract, the amended storage contract, and the Settlement Agreement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HAB0477261C724A2C89D55AC52ED45CA9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Settlement area waters</header>
<paragraph id="H9A2992B7E5674844AED6B36C35900584"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress finds that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H55B4B51E3E5440FFA935368C824CB62F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>pursuant to the Atoka Agreement as ratified by section 29 of the Act of June 28, 1898 (30 Stat. 505, chapter 517) (as modified by the Act of July 1, 1902 (32 Stat. 641, chapter 1362)), the Nations issued patents to their respective tribal members and citizens and thereby conveyed to individual Choctaws and Chickasaws, all right, title, and interest in and to land that was possessed by the Nations, other than certain mineral rights; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H816286090B45451ABAE4B5C35CE0E374"><enum>(B)</enum><text>when title passed from the Nations to their respective tribal members and citizens, the Nations did not convey and those individuals did not receive any right of regulatory or sovereign authority, including with respect to water.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF01EEC1EF6B04BB69BC4CAD6E1C9A5DB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Permitting, allocation, and administration of settlement area waters pursuant to the settlement agreement</header><text>Beginning on the enforceability date, settlement area waters shall be permitted, allocated, and administered by the OWRB in accordance with the Settlement Agreement and this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6C582116AE514123A4717EE2D822B7C4"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Choctaw nation and chickasaw nation</header><text>Beginning on the enforceability date, the Nations shall have the right to use and to develop the right to use settlement area waters only in accordance with the Settlement Agreement and this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC6F774656F2941AEBBD045B49BF716E1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Waiver and delegation by nations</header><text>In addition to the waivers under subsection (h), the Nations, on their own behalf, shall permanently delegate to the State any regulatory authority each Nation may possess over water rights on allotments, which the State shall exercise in accordance with the Settlement Agreement and this subsection.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDC6F6189C12D4A6E90F684211CF191AB"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Right to use water</header>
<subparagraph id="H8DBA678CE7D946ABB48E24EBA204F509"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An allottee may use water on an allotment in accordance with the Settlement Agreement and this subsection.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H30CA612EA42E4F00AE6261B2132AB7AB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Surface water use</header>
<clause id="H81C684289A844F389484ED02BB35C441"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An allottee may divert and use, on the allotment of the allottee, 6 acre-feet per year of surface water per 160 acres, to be used solely for domestic uses on an allotment that constitutes riparian land under applicable State law as of the date of enactment of this Act.</text></clause>
<clause id="HB908DB5EAFAC48D299D0DFE490638384"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Effect of state law</header><text>The use of surface water described in clause (i) shall be subject to all rights and protections of State law, as of the date of enactment of this Act, including all protections against loss for nonuse.</text></clause>
<clause id="H80C5D0A6ED964CBAA6FB3459669C1AEA"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>No permit required</header><text>An allottee may divert water under this subsection without a permit or any other authorization from the OWRB.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H52ED62C452644AD0A13C3D58601A4F7D"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Groundwater use</header>
<clause id="H3AF9195DDC2E45C8BFF82D01FAC805D8"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>An allottee may drill wells on the allotment of the allottee to take and use for domestic uses the greater of—</text>
<subclause id="H0AF1E68DA1924C5F801FF25185F26812"><enum>(I)</enum><text>5 acre-feet per year; or</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H63D8CEDD11B0402DA6F94EF2B98B331B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>any greater quantity allowed under State law.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H5452C9F919484D28BA40C0333E3A0CB1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Effect of state law</header><text>The groundwater use described in clause (i) shall be subject to all rights and protections of State law, as of the date of enactment of this Act, including all protections against loss for nonuse.</text></clause>
<clause id="HCA4AD53A0DCA4EAF9E38517E5CDC2CC0"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>No permit required</header><text>An allottee may drill wells and use water under this subsection without a permit or any other authorization from the OWRB.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3DC899CAE7AB471EA2CAA6FCADB7C7F0"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Future changes in state law</header>
<clause id="H55BDF06D941A4BC39AEE5AEA9892A3CE"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If State law changes to limit use of water to a quantity that is less than the applicable quantity specified in subparagraph (B) or (C), as applicable, an allottee shall retain the right to use water in accord with those subparagraphs, subject to paragraphs (6)(B)(iv) and (7).</text></clause>
<clause id="H89740A9349FD43669077A0A2DD6CC91A"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Opportunity to be heard</header><text>Prior to taking any action to limit the use of water by an individual, the OWRB shall provide to the individual an opportunity to demonstrate that the individual is—</text>
<subclause id="H76F6B73EB55A46099C3AF7439FBE6CB1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>an allottee; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H3CA2842862B045BF8072E1D10AD57C87"><enum>(II)</enum><text>using water on the allotment pursuant to and in accordance with the Settlement Agreement and this section.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0E6AF6F2BDBA493D8A8E6FF8FD9CFD15"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Allottee options for additional water</header>
<subparagraph id="H6F13EE490AFD4DCB9C8B94E330E057E7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To use a quantity of water in excess of the quantities provided under paragraph (5), an allottee shall—</text>
<clause id="H49BD842A64904BF6BA7645AED4B758B8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>file an action under subparagraph (B); or</text></clause>
<clause id="H96E5910E872C4E7C8491921B29746954"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>apply to the OWRB for a permit pursuant to, and in accordance with, State law.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H39509024E161498F8889595043EACA14"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Determination in federal district court</header>
<clause id="H969914AC98044672A5FCDAA4421E44DF"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In lieu of applying to the OWRB for a permit to use more water than is allowed under paragraph (5), an allottee may file an action in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma for determination of the right to water of the allottee. At least 90 days prior to filing such an action, the allottee shall provide written notice of the suit to the United States and the OWRB. For the United States, notice shall be provided to the Solicitor’s Office, Department of the Interior, Washington D.C., and to the Office of the Regional Director of the Muskogee Region, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior.</text></clause>
<clause id="H9A63084BAD26441B8342E64E109ADBAC"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Jurisdiction</header><text>For purposes of this subsection—</text>
<subclause id="H1B91F68F7E2A4085B3DFAD05DB26825B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma shall have jurisdiction; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H499E1D4B805E47A9B445D5A069BED81F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>as part of the complaint, the allottee shall include certification of the pre-filing notice to the United States and OWRB required by subparagraph (B)(i). If such certification is not included with the complaint, the complaint will be deemed filed 90 days after such certification is complete and filed with the court. Within 60 days after the complaint is filed or deemed filed or within such extended time as the District Court in its discretion may permit, the United States may appear or intervene. After such appearance, intervention or the expiration of the said 60 days or any extension thereof, the proceedings and judgment in such action shall bind the United States and the parties thereto without regard to whether the United States elects to appear or intervene in such action.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HB9F929A9E05742AF960CE4E30F1E10DC"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>An allottee filing an action pursuant to this subparagraph shall—</text>
<subclause id="H83B20DD7B3414280B44D4171937D1C37"><enum>(I)</enum><text>join the OWRB as a party; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HF83B48A39ABC4C5BAF179B9E87A4DEC3"><enum>(II)</enum><text>publish notice in a newspaper of general circulation within the Settlement Area Hydrologic Basin for 2 consecutive weeks, with the first publication appearing not later than 30 days after the date on which the action is filed.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H2BE3D308309D4A1FBD88260AB1981992"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Determination final</header>
<subclause id="H5F243856545D40A3AB0CCFCC7D7C09BB"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subclause (II), if an allottee elects to have the rights of the allottee determined pursuant to this subparagraph, the determination shall be final as to any rights under Federal law and in lieu of any rights to use water on an allotment as provided in paragraph (5).</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H004BCF1959074675A2016D4472FA5350"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Reservation of rights</header><text>Subclause (I) shall not preclude an allottee from—</text>
<item id="HC109B9476D614D7F8EB0FD4499A5596B"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>applying to the OWRB for water rights pursuant to State law; or</text></item>
<item id="HC84E6C04BBF4422C9128A474ED4944CF"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>using any rights allowed by State law that do not require a permit from the OWRB.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDED22521755F4A9092913F9DC7212A58"><enum>(7)</enum><header>OWRB administration and enforcement</header>
<subparagraph id="H29966C45A2DE4876B8719F1C0E952E44"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If an allottee exercises any right under paragraph (5) or has rights determined under paragraph (6)(B), the OWRB shall have jurisdiction to administer those rights.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5554810BBC4041E290C26F025A224942"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Challenges</header><text>An allottee may challenge OWRB administration of rights determined under this paragraph, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2D9C5BB2398848FF9FA60FFB9FCE9726"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Prior existing state law rights</header><text>Water rights held by an allottee as of the enforceability date pursuant to a permit issued by the OWRB shall be governed by the terms of that permit and applicable State law (including regulations).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2E786BDA70A041F0A4FBB20442B54CF4"><enum>(f)</enum><header>City permit for appropriation of stream water from the kiamichi river</header><text>The City permit shall be processed, evaluated, issued, and administered consistent with and in accordance with the Settlement Agreement and this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HDDBA244B045E48ACAE80D6800C2DF7C6"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Settlement commission</header>
<paragraph id="HEC3FB32F1FB64C759AA6850E4AD3B7CD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established a Settlement Commission.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE60B552660834BDF88AF6202B57FE01D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Members</header>
<subparagraph id="H8DE681316AD048F4B977CCBD6FD7B873"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Settlement Commission shall be comprised of 5 members, appointed as follows:</text>
<clause id="H9D813E86A1764697AA109F83D9666593"><enum>(i)</enum><text>1 by the Governor of the State.</text></clause>
<clause id="H96942F18AFCC4D609CA19CB38C40DD99"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>1 by the Attorney General of the State.</text></clause>
<clause id="HFCAFE2DD1C15401180A7052B85B18550"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>1 by the Chief of the Choctaw Nation.</text></clause>
<clause id="HFA5668B02CA143018B95DA81FF5B77AA"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>1 by the Governor of the Chickasaw Nation.</text></clause>
<clause id="H6E584B074E57402CAB64C2D59143D29B"><enum>(v)</enum><text>1 by agreement of the members described in clauses (i) through (iv).</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H582E7930F18A4ACF8328C5C39CF3B0EB"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Jointly appointed member</header><text>If the members described in clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (A) do not agree on a member appointed pursuant to subparagraph (A)(v)—</text>
<clause id="H633750AA98A74074B4F185156F51091B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the members shall submit to the Chief Judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, a list of not less than 3 persons; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H8D2FC5BA65BA406CBEA2D8529A11C727"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>from the list under clause (i), the Chief Judge shall make the appointment.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8879FB0E05F74BC597864A0FC1DFE6D8"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Initial appointments</header><text>The initial appointments to the Settlement Commission shall be made not later than 90 days after the enforceability date.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1E54F9AF877942C6933500EAE53213FB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Member terms</header>
<subparagraph id="HB4C75E511247414883B0680FB3737F3D"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each Settlement Commission member shall serve at the pleasure of appointing authority.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H70413F4D691748D194CFD51C0A1CE44C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>A member of the Settlement Commission shall serve without compensation, but an appointing authority may reimburse the member appointed by the entity for costs associated with service on the Settlement Commission.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE4D122E6DACD46D5859DA524AE6D3DA0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>If a member of the Settlement Commission is removed or resigns, the appointing authority shall appoint the replacement member.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDBA8504FD1F2484C836898F8040080C4"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Jointly appointed member</header><text>The member of the Settlement Commission described in paragraph (2)(A)(v) may be removed or replaced by a majority vote of the Settlement Commission based on a failure of the member to carry out the duties of the member.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9DF4D25D7E8E473B9A34C2D75B2E64C0"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Duties</header><text>The duties and authority of the Settlement Commission shall be set forth in the Settlement Agreement, and the Settlement Commission shall not possess or exercise any duty or authority not stated in the Settlement Agreement.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H7416886F64544BFF866BF07D471301F0"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Waivers and releases of claims</header>
<paragraph id="H87920B7D25B64BB39CB6ECBF6653EB97"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Claims by the nations and the united states as trustee for the nations</header><text>Subject to the retention of rights and claims provided in paragraph (3) and except to the extent that rights are recognized in the Settlement Agreement or this section, the Nations, each in its own right and on behalf of itself and its respective citizens and members (but not individuals in their capacities as allottees), and the United States, acting as a trustee for the Nations (but not individuals in their capacities as allottees), shall execute a waiver and release of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7659C24D3551452A956DDF8F361E1CD3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>all of the following claims asserted or which could have been asserted in any proceeding filed or that could have been filed during the period ending on the enforceability date, including Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation v. Fallin et al., CIV 11–927 (W.D. Ok.), OWRB v. United States, et al. CIV 12–275 (W.D. Ok.), or any general stream adjudication, relating to—</text>
<clause id="HDBF3C484EDB841808C5285DC1BFD70BF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>claims to the ownership of water in the State;</text></clause>
<clause id="H637910DC3E194651836762F1F5511680"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>claims to water rights and rights to use water diverted or taken from a location within the State;</text></clause>
<clause id="H234E4F548A3E4D1AAA1849EACA403B2F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>claims to authority over the allocation and management of water and administration of water rights, including authority over third-party ownership of or rights to use water diverted or taken from a location within the State and ownership or use of water on allotments by allottees or any other person using water on an allotment with the permission of an allottee;</text></clause>
<clause id="HB2B5096FE0C847409322002EA62525B5"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>claims that the State lacks authority over the allocation and management of water and administration of water rights, including authority over the ownership of or rights to use water diverted or taken from a location within the State;</text></clause>
<clause id="HB9A30B9ECA974CA295B6C7E36FF27FED"><enum>(v)</enum><text>any other claim relating to the ownership of water, regulation of water, or authorized diversion, storage, or use of water diverted or taken from a location within the State, which claim is based on the status of the Chickasaw Nation’s or the Choctaw Nation’s unique sovereign status and rights as defined by Federal law and alleged to arise from treaties to which they are signatories, including but not limited to the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, Act of Sept. 30, 1830, 7 Stat. 333, Treaty of Doaksville, Act of Jan. 17, 1837, 11 Stat. 573, and the related March 23, 1842, patent to the Choctaw Nation; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H3988A9AC560A4B2A922FEBD73F6EAB8B"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>claims or defenses asserted or which could have been asserted in Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation v. Fallin et al., CIV 11–927 (W.D. Ok.), OWRB v. United States, et al. CIV 12–275 (W.D. Ok.), or any general stream adjudication;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H26BFF8213CF245F78C1A2C7BE3F88D2D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>all claims for damages, losses or injuries to water rights or water, or claims of interference with, diversion, storage, taking, or use of water (including claims for injury to land resulting from the damages, losses, injuries, interference with, diversion, storage, taking, or use of water) attributable to any action by the State, the OWRB, or any water user authorized pursuant to State law to take or use water in the State, including the City, that accrued during the period ending on the enforceability date;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H24B28B8F4C2F48E7A44AC55615B38EB5"><enum>(C)</enum><text>all claims and objections relating to the amended permit application, and the City permit, including—</text>
<clause id="H9C1E4D84DC7140BEAA43D620F1D5F28F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>all claims regarding regulatory control over or OWRB jurisdiction relating to the permit application and permit; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HB812CB63FE92440186235570B6CA75C1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>all claims for damages, losses or injuries to water rights or rights to use water, or claims of interference with, diversion, storage, taking, or use of water (including claims for injury to land resulting from the damages, losses, injuries, interference with, diversion, storage, taking, or use of water) attributable to the issuance and lawful exercise of the City permit;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H48ABBFBFBFBD45CDB864905FAA579DBE"><enum>(D)</enum><text>all claims to regulatory control over the Permit Numbers P80–48 and 54–613 of the City for water rights from the Muddy Boggy River for Atoka Reservoir and P73–282D for water rights from the Muddy Boggy River, including McGee Creek, for the McGee Creek Reservoir;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1F5C18943D534BEABA06B1D7C2637480"><enum>(E)</enum><text>all claims that the State lacks regulatory authority over or OWRB jurisdiction relating to Permit Numbers P80–48 and 54–613 for water rights from the Muddy Boggy River for Atoka Reservoir and P73–282D for water rights from the Muddy Boggy River, including McGee Creek, for the McGee Creek Reservoir;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4E8966FC49DC4EB89C292E2F5473ADA9"><enum>(F)</enum><text>all claims to damages, losses or injuries to water rights or water, or claims of interference with, diversion, storage, taking, or use of water (including claims for injury to land resulting from such damages, losses, injuries, interference with, diversion, storage, taking, or use of water) attributable to the lawful exercise of Permit Numbers P80–48 and 54–613 for water rights from the Muddy Boggy River for Atoka Reservoir and P73–282D for water rights from the Muddy Boggy River, including McGee Creek, for the McGee Creek Reservoir, that accrued during the period ending on the enforceability date;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H81687A26D5AE4661824FA5C28943A8AA"><enum>(G)</enum><text>all claims and objections relating to the approval by the Secretary of the assignment of the 1974 storage contract pursuant to the amended storage contract; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H17D6FFFC5245436E9CEF61D43BF5AC63"><enum>(H)</enum><text>all claims for damages, losses, or injuries to water rights or water, or claims of interference with, diversion, storage, taking, or use of water (including claims for injury to land resulting from such damages, losses, injuries, interference with, diversion, storage, taking, or use of water) attributable to the lawful exercise of rights pursuant to the amended storage contract.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF567292238164D53BE3DDD0F165F3317"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Waivers and releases of claims by the nations against the united states</header><text>Subject to the retention of rights and claims provided in paragraph (3) and except to the extent that rights are recognized in the Settlement Agreement or this section, the Nations are authorized to execute a waiver and release of all claims against the United States (including any agency or employee of the United States) relating to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H334EBA69240843A7B8A1964CE4490C20"><enum>(A)</enum><text>all of the following claims asserted or which could have been asserted in any proceeding filed or that could have been filed by the United States as a trustee during the period ending on the enforceability date, including Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation v. Fallin et al., CIV 11–927 (W.D. Ok.) or OWRB v. United States, et al. CIV 12–275 (W.D. Ok.), or any general stream adjudication, relating to—</text>
<clause id="HE43ADF739FFB4F708D40B5595DA173E0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>claims to the ownership of water in the State;</text></clause>
<clause id="H902C6765465C48BB905F7AA5405F46B4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>claims to water rights and rights to use water diverted or taken from a location within the State;</text></clause>
<clause id="H247C4300D4B0404887107B10D452EDF9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>claims to authority over the allocation and management of water and administration of water rights, including authority over third-party ownership of or rights to use water diverted or taken from a location within the State and ownership or use of water on allotments by allottees or any other person using water on an allotment with the permission of an allottee;</text></clause>
<clause id="HE1628499C0C042C48057EC3949A05BCF"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>claims that the State lacks authority over the allocation and management of water and administration of water rights, including authority over the ownership of or rights to use water diverted or taken from a location within the State;</text></clause>
<clause id="H9FB8564C4FA84FE69B406DF05FD27174"><enum>(v)</enum><text>any other claim relating to the ownership of water, regulation of water, or authorized diversion, storage, or use of water diverted or taken from a location within the State, which claim is based on the status of the Chickasaw Nation’s or the Choctaw Nation’s unique sovereign status and rights as defined by Federal law and alleged to arise from treaties to which they are signatories, including but not limited to the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek, Act of Sept. 30, 1830, 7 Stat. 333, Treaty of Doaksville, Act of Jan. 17, 1837, 11 Stat. 573, and the related March 23, 1842, patent to the Choctaw Nation; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H8FEB1A3459AD4E23843B24370C41189E"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>claims or defenses asserted or which could have been asserted in Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation v. Fallin et al., CIV 11–927 (W.D. Ok.), OWRB v. United States, et al. CIV 12–275 (W.D. Ok.), or any general stream adjudication;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HABC5F03A61BE4A1096A98908A9F85065"><enum>(B)</enum><text>all claims for damages, losses or injuries to water rights or water, or claims of interference with, diversion, storage, taking, or use of water (including claims for injury to land resulting from the damages, losses, injuries, interference with, diversion, storage, taking, or use of water) attributable to any action by the State, the OWRB, or any water user authorized pursuant to State law to take or use water in the State, including the City, that accrued during the period ending on the enforceability date;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4D18635A7D8244F294D8E384D9C03505"><enum>(C)</enum><text>all claims and objections relating to the amended permit application, and the City permit, including—</text>
<clause id="H9E4E153FF1DE4086AFA8D4B3C11D97B1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>all claims regarding regulatory control over or OWRB jurisdiction relating to the permit application and permit; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HC3625D6B11F74041B9194FF348D02F52"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>all claims for damages, losses or injuries to water rights or rights to use water, or claims of interference with, diversion, storage, taking, or use of water (including claims for injury to land resulting from the damages, losses, injuries, interference with, diversion, storage, taking, or use of water) attributable to the issuance and lawful exercise of the City permit;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFE0D97642D9448AE80C07C01556DA24E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>all claims to regulatory control over the Permit Numbers P80–48 and 54–613 for water rights from the Muddy Boggy River for Atoka Reservoir and P73–282D for water rights from the Muddy Boggy River, including McGee Creek, for the McGee Creek Reservoir;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H717DD7CFB5A049AB9D3F61F8AABFFB3A"><enum>(E)</enum><text>all claims that the State lacks regulatory authority over or OWRB jurisdiction relating to Permit Numbers P80–48 and 54–613 for water rights from the Muddy Boggy River for Atoka Reservoir and P73–282D for water rights from the Muddy Boggy River, including McGee Creek, for the McGee Creek Reservoir;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1810226357D3459EBD2C4D9F96E8E2EA"><enum>(F)</enum><text>all claims to damages, losses or injuries to water rights or water, or claims of interference with, diversion, storage, taking, or use of water (including claims for injury to land resulting from the damages, losses, injuries, interference with, diversion, storage, taking, or use of water) attributable to the lawful exercise of Permit Numbers P80–48 and 54–613 for water rights from the Muddy Boggy River for Atoka Reservoir and P73–282D for water rights from the Muddy Boggy River, including McGee Creek, for the McGee Creek Reservoir, that accrued during the period ending on the enforceability date;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2CEC0FBF6A3343239C8936B38C60D584"><enum>(G)</enum><text>all claims and objections relating to the approval by the Secretary of the assignment of the 1974 storage contract pursuant to the amended storage contract;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA6FB91F8D72F4B0C8251DBF1447F640B"><enum>(H)</enum><text>all claims relating to litigation brought by the United States prior to the enforceability date of the water rights of the Nations in the State; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4A8CDF99CDCC425DA909D6D9073926BF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>all claims relating to the negotiation, execution, or adoption of the Settlement Agreement (including exhibits) or this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE77F4056BD294AB689359C8063AF8483"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Retention and reservation of claims by nations and the united states</header>
<subparagraph id="HEF1BCC1985674F038CA53B2063CF9340"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding the waiver and releases of claims authorized under paragraphs (1) and (2), the Nations and the United States, acting as trustee, shall retain—</text>
<clause id="H463D98DE915E4F30B794941F3293FB8F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>all claims for enforcement of the Settlement Agreement and this section;</text></clause>
<clause id="H5171FF8643C443B0A1BAAF290800DD63"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>all rights to use and protect any water right of the Nations recognized by or established pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, including the right to assert claims for injuries relating to the rights and the right to participate in any general stream adjudication, including any inter se proceeding;</text></clause>
<clause id="H75FF8ECEA0A646EA9FF5D625430B0BFF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>all claims under—</text>
<subclause id="H545AC77945FC4C41BB27597B04C152B5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), including for damages to natural resources;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H6118AF26D29E401F8FBEC33DDBAC262C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.);</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HEF629D8ED05D4FAC8677BBE79421DBA7"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H0DDA9B4BB5EA47B4986AB0ABA76C9514"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>any regulations implementing the Acts described in items (I) through (III);</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HC4252A65AD7B472BB77F4EB241E27C84"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>all claims relating to damage, loss, or injury resulting from an unauthorized diversion, use, or storage of water, including damages, losses, or injuries to land or nonwater natural resources associated with any hunting, fishing, gathering, or cultural right; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HC4A21430083342A08E4AEF77F82316F7"><enum>(v)</enum><text>all rights, remedies, privileges, immunities, and powers not specifically waived and released pursuant to this section or the Settlement Agreement.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE7FCD67423CB4F42A557C92643479F40"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Agreement</header>
<clause id="H649EE3396C8F436D8BD922D14DD99001"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>As provided in the Settlement Agreement, the Chickasaw Nation shall convey an easement to the City, which easement shall be as described and depicted in Exhibit 15 to the Settlement Agreement.</text></clause>
<clause id="H56B8DB5A0C8E4D9F99D60CB09381E208"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Application</header><text>The Chickasaw Nation and the City shall cooperate and coordinate on the submission of an application for approval by the Secretary of the Interior of the conveyance under clause (i), in accordance with applicable Federal law.</text></clause>
<clause id="H2810A664A68640E8AB3F94D70A7325A0"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Recording</header><text>On approval by the Secretary of the Interior of the conveyance of the easement under this clause, the City shall record the easement.</text></clause>
<clause id="HC585DD6661674399953A819E34BD9B56"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>Consideration</header><text>In exchange for conveyance of the easement under clause (i), the City shall pay to the Chickasaw Nation the value of past unauthorized use and consideration for future use of the land burdened by the easement, based on an appraisal secured by the City and Nations and approved by the Secretary of the Interior.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0B6A2E7C9D50455790179F6FC23F55BF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Effective date of waiver and releases</header><text>The waivers and releases under this subsection take effect on the enforceability date.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H741E09BE4AF546F3ADB918DC181C6589"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Tolling of claims</header><text>Each applicable period of limitation and time-based equitable defense relating to a claim described in this subsection shall be tolled during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the earlier of the enforceability date or the expiration date under subsection (i)(2).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HBDD7BCACA69D4E439BB6625C4A2BB8A1"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Enforceability date</header>
<paragraph id="H62DFB600DE904C05B7417BF1AE09F010"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Settlement Agreement shall take effect and be enforceable on the date on which the Secretary of the Interior publishes in the Federal Register a certification that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4C94BE4FB41F45839B3A2F1AA35F9055"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to the extent the Settlement Agreement conflicts with this section, the Settlement Agreement has been amended to conform with this section;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9DD0FD0677174C9E9D109130840E0571"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Settlement Agreement, as amended, has been executed by the Secretary of the Interior, the Nations, the Governor of the State, the OWRB, the City, and the Trust;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H674E27B066364BE5BE6112D3391E40B6"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to the extent the amended storage contract conflicts with this section, the amended storage contract has been amended to conform with this section;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDBD773530BE84419A9E60878A7950B66"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the amended storage contract, as amended to conform with this section, has been—</text>
<clause id="HCCC7CEA1DB5B4AC6B3596D9E6843C91B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>executed by the State, the City, and the Trust; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H378A9DC008CA4EA3AB3FE187B708691E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>approved by the Secretary;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H03E772AA7A074A78B9C6D252D5659923"><enum>(E)</enum><text>an order has been entered in United States v. Oklahoma Water Resources Board, Civ. 98–C–521–E with any modifications to the order dated September 11, 2009, as provided in the Settlement Agreement;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE2E0F26C632B455B84368CE04C99A855"><enum>(F)</enum><text>orders of dismissal have been entered in Chickasaw Nation, Choctaw Nation v. Fallin et al., Civ 11–297 (W.D. Ok.) and OWRB v. United States, et al. Civ 12–275 (W.D. Ok.) as provided in the Settlement Agreement;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFEF9EA1A73FB47ABB3A1E773347F7CD0"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the OWRB has issued the City Permit;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6FA4275D46744297981C9A73F221619E"><enum>(H)</enum><text>the final documentation of the Kiamichi Basin hydrologic model is on file at the Oklahoma City offices of the OWRB; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE337B3AEE3F0434AB4F159A5359F3B63"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Atoka and Sardis Conservation Projects Fund has been funded as provided in the Settlement Agreement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA2B0EBFAAD2140DEBDCBA4AA9CD95DEE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Expiration date</header><text>If the Secretary of the Interior fails to publish a statement of findings under paragraph (1) by not later than September 30, 2020, or such alternative later date as is agreed to by the Secretary of the Interior, the Nations, the State, the City, and the Trust under paragraph (4), the following shall apply:</text>
<subparagraph id="H3F5BFA5D5FAC475482B4920808C30E53"><enum>(A)</enum><text>This section, except for this subsection and any provisions of this section that are necessary to carry out this subsection (but only for purposes of carrying out this subsection) are not effective beginning on September 30, 2020, or the alternative date.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDE037132F39E41DFB5FC288854EFBE13"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The waivers and release of claims, and the limited waivers of sovereign immunity, shall not become effective.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9C659B659B6F4695867B1495B0DF5204"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Settlement Agreement shall be null and void, except for this paragraph and any provisions of the Settlement Agreement that are necessary to carry out this paragraph.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA90AA76C6FB949F68CFF8672CC365546"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Except with respect to this paragraph, the State, the Nations, the City, the Trust, and the United States shall not be bound by any obligations or benefit from any rights recognized under the Settlement Agreement.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8F6CD64CF6004FCF91352B359524E308"><enum>(E)</enum><text>If the City permit has been issued, the permit shall be null and void, except that the City may resubmit to the OWRB, and the OWRB shall be considered to have accepted, OWRB permit application No. 2007–017 without having waived the original application priority date and appropriative quantities.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H32909DF47F7C41D492378AE9299070E0"><enum>(F)</enum><text>If the amended storage contract has been executed or approved, the contract shall be null and void, and the 2010 agreement shall be considered to be in force and effect as between the State and the Trust.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3827107183854F66920E33970F89E699"><enum>(G)</enum><text>If the Atoka and Sardis Conservation Projects Fund has been established and funded, the funds shall be returned to the respective funding parties with any accrued interest.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2475B28B8420458B9E3244E2635F3B13"><enum>(3)</enum><header>No prejudice</header><text>The occurrence of the expiration date under paragraph (2) shall not in any way prejudice—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1221163470734EB9BD8461AC80B17328"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any argument or suit that the Nations may bring to contest—</text>
<clause id="HFC61E5F71CE34887A2069A9783EC5CA0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the pursuit by the City of OWRB permit application No. 2007–017, or a modified version; or</text></clause>
<clause id="H10F623739E54418FB2F294AB67C6D0D3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the 2010 agreement;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4A6AC8E2784A4105A6AF3A13AF20F98C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any argument, defense, or suit the State may bring or assert with regard to the claims of the Nations to water or over water in the settlement area; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7E02725F97724B20BFA2FE58CB397E3D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any argument, defense or suit the City may bring or assert—</text>
<clause id="H2BBFB640FCD04236A71288019A5D35CF"><enum>(i)</enum><text>with regard to the claims of the Nations to water or over water in the settlement area relating to OWRB permit application No. 2007–017, or a modified version; or</text></clause>
<clause id="HC6958C4A56534ADF9D83DE1C79FEB595"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to contest the 2010 agreement.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBF61CF3634644459BA59AD7F48EBC3CA"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Extension</header><text>The expiration date under paragraph (2) may be extended in writing if the Nations, the State, the OWRB, the United States, and the City agree that an extension is warranted.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2A82317B2FB14947871439F65009611C"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Jurisdiction, waivers of immunity for interpretation and enforcement</header>
<paragraph id="H42DC3B3E2B694D38A295D2736E3FD2AB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Jurisdiction</header>
<subparagraph id="H78D6EA4320004DE7B56AA4A291D8A583"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header>
<clause id="H1F98887DD137479DAB516BE334C95257"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Exclusive jurisdiction</header><text>The United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma shall have exclusive jurisdiction for all purposes and for all causes of action relating to the interpretation and enforcement of the Settlement Agreement, the amended storage contract, or interpretation or enforcement of this section, including all actions filed by an allottee pursuant to subsection (e)(6)(B).</text></clause>
<clause id="HD21395C1274943319DFDC8C7643E640D"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Right to bring action</header><text>The Choctaw Nation, the Chickasaw Nation, the State, the City, the Trust, and the United States shall each have the right to bring an action pursuant to this section.</text></clause>
<clause id="H9DE9A1491D7342049AB8F4094E4965A0"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>No action in other courts</header><text>No action may be brought in any other Federal, Tribal, or State court or administrative forum for any purpose relating to the Settlement Agreement, amended storage contract, or this section.</text></clause>
<clause id="HB6A144BAC6284058B8162C7C2794CDFF"><enum>(iv)</enum><header>No monetary judgment</header><text>Nothing in this section authorizes any money judgment or otherwise allows the payment of funds by the United States, the Nations, the State (including the OWRB), the City, or the Trust.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H335E90CD4F1D4747BE4333B4BA279FC2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Notice and conference</header><text>An entity seeking to interpret or enforce the Settlement Agreement shall comply with the following:</text>
<clause id="HE5B148CAAFCE47A69E28EE64AB86BF28"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Any party asserting noncompliance or seeking interpretation of the Settlement Agreement or this section shall first serve written notice on the party alleged to be in breach of the Settlement Agreement or violation of this section.</text></clause>
<clause id="H587BC0BB9C554C10A29C41A3F4FF6224"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>The notice under clause (i) shall identify the specific provision of the Settlement Agreement or this section alleged to have been violated or in dispute and shall specify in detail the contention of the party asserting the claim and any factual basis for the claim.</text></clause>
<clause id="HC05133943E6D4D3BB9459BE9D2CE4870"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Representatives of the party alleging a breach or violation and the party alleged to be in breach or violation shall meet not later than 30 days after receipt of notice under clause (i) in an effort to resolve the dispute.</text></clause>
<clause id="H9A3D776EFFCA4C1A83FCE70D61C40DC1"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>If the matter is not resolved to the satisfaction of the party alleging breach not later than 90 days after the original notice under clause (i), the party may take any appropriate enforcement action consistent with the Settlement Agreement and this subsection.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H552078DE33B64659B4F1BE358DFC5C82"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limited waivers of sovereign immunity</header>
<subparagraph id="H22F62503C6044FF3998D62352D6F70AC"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The United States and the Nations may be joined in an action filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF25E34796C2E4C0D95092D745314D4EA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>United states immunity</header><text>Any claim by the United States to sovereign immunity from suit is irrevocably waived for any action brought by the State, the Chickasaw Nation, the Choctaw Nation, the City, or the Trust in the Western District of Oklahoma relating to interpretation or enforcement of the Settlement Agreement or this section, including of the appellate jurisdiction of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H53DDC0C5303444DD9ACBAD730D6719E9"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Chickasaw nation immunity</header><text>For the exclusive benefit of the State (including the OWRB), the City, the Trust, the Choctaw Nation, and the United States, the sovereign immunity of the Chickasaw Nation from suit is waived solely for any action brought in the Western District of Oklahoma relating to interpretation or enforcement of the Settlement Agreement or this section, if the action is brought by the State or the OWRB, the City, the Trust, the Choctaw Nation, or the United States, including the appellate jurisdiction of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HED4B8997EA924C66A22960F161554A43"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Choctaw nation immunity</header><text>For the exclusive benefit of the State (including of the OWRB), the City, the Trust, the Chickasaw Nation, and the United States, the Choctaw Nation shall expressly and irrevocably consent to a suit and waive sovereign immunity from a suit solely for any action brought in the Western District of Oklahoma relating to interpretation or enforcement of the Settlement Agreement or this section, if the action is brought by the State, the OWRB, the City, the Trust, the Chickasaw Nation, or the United States, including the appellate jurisdiction of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H3935E88A0F8248DDAF95DFFA95BF3EBF"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Disclaimer</header>
<paragraph id="H7DA7B845C76D4404A9F012FBB4935672"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Settlement Agreement applies only to the claims and rights of the Nations.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD9B5013715044A0EAB647C7203DC6A83"><enum>(2)</enum><header>No precedent</header><text>Nothing in this section or the Settlement Agreement shall be construed in any way to quantify, establish, or serve as precedent regarding the land and water rights, claims, or entitlements to water of any American Indian Tribe other than the Nations, including any other American Indian Tribe in the State.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE3C0902838264A73A60E64593EA83181"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Nothing in the Settlement Agreement—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE7E1A113D1A0436CA1F9ADDC97EBF356"><enum>(A)</enum><text>affects the ability of the United States, acting as sovereign, to take actions authorized by law, including any laws related to health, safety, or the environment, including—</text>
<clause id="HF96D529353934915829B0B774908355A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.);</text></clause>
<clause id="H0AA84AFE8DE7411AA731FD4055895394"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.);</text></clause>
<clause id="H9B75E95BFB4440599C98DCA83347A5B8"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.); and</text></clause>
<clause id="H7074EE6301814F1DB1C4D7DF3B9A3540"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any regulations implementing the Acts described in this section;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9A2D9A44192D401CA3D84E2A5315ED12"><enum>(B)</enum><text>affects the ability of the United States to raise defenses based on 43 U.S.C. 666(a); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA72D7B0955D2429EB83D660E06BC9367"><enum>(C)</enum><text>affects any rights, claims, or defenses the United States may have with respect to the use of water on Federal lands in the Settlement Area that are not trust lands or Allotments.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H06EE4114C990487285E22B54D482BBED"><enum>G</enum><header>Blackfeet water rights settlement</header>
<section id="HC044DA1D01254DA58CC91A6F6EFACFC2" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>3701.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section>
<section id="HB0EECC9C962C4F078CAFF065D1EAB3CD"><enum>3702.</enum><header>Purposes</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The purposes of this subtitle are—</text>
<paragraph id="H6A9E8D2521244726AA88623A00E41F1D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to achieve a fair, equitable, and final settlement of claims to water rights in the State of Montana for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4FB68A732C0849CF85912A040AB699E1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC777EDCBC44B450BA6C38CCFB8B87A42"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the United States, for the benefit of the Tribe and allottees;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0CA13ED6B2FC45988248F019247B4EC6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to authorize, ratify, and confirm the water rights compact entered into by the Tribe and the State, to the extent that the Compact is consistent with this subtitle;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9AB10D61B641406096F75282798DF2BD"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFC77DA7779124BA99851452F051C3448"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to execute the Compact; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H788CB17D44CB41A6A8FF06983BA566DB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to take any other action necessary to carry out the Compact in accordance with this subtitle; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H84294804D6414373BB5FC21E34350528"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to authorize funds necessary for the implementation of the Compact and this subtitle.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H6D5967C7A8294914A9D0186CA98B3FE5"><enum>3703.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="H45288CFE10D546068A681E0726A6DB94"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Allottee</header><text>The term <term>allottee</term> means any individual who holds a beneficial real property interest in an allotment of Indian land that is—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF7EE66FFA10B451882C03E6D2C6BA828"><enum>(A)</enum><text>located within the Reservation; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H19F2CA921B394E96B488BFDC587A9C4C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>held in trust by the United States.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDDC9148898A54B70A9B8ED01D65D9669"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Birch creek agreement</header><text>The term <term>Birch Creek Agreement</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H99B1C2317AD54D9E8B215A22AECE9459"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the agreement between the Tribe and the State regarding Birch Creek water use dated January 31, 2008 (as amended on February 13, 2009); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCF03B9F256544540AAA28033416F3B4E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any amendment or exhibit (including exhibit amendments) to that agreement that is executed in accordance with this subtitle.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB5C3AB99F512432CA0B211525DDBA34B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Blackfeet irrigation project</header><text>The term <term>Blackfeet Irrigation Project</term> means the irrigation project authorized by the matter under the heading <quote>Montana</quote> of title II of the Act of March 1, 1907 (34 Stat. 1035, chapter 2285), and administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H823F47DFA27543568B15D767591469DF"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Compact</header><text>The term <term>Compact</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8083DA45EAAC4D39B97962541DD4BB59"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Blackfeet-Montana water rights compact dated April 15, 2009, as contained in section 85–20–1501 of the Montana Code Annotated (2015); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB4780E2C8E424696AEE1CD090AEFCD87"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any amendment or exhibit (including exhibit amendments) to the Compact that is executed to make the Compact consistent with this subtitle.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5AB5ECAEFFEB480FA9BAF2C4987D6131"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Enforceability date</header><text>The term <term>enforceability date</term> means the date described in section 3720(f).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9F340FA700FF483193AF7455422F1E73"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Lake Elwell</header><text>The term <term>Lake Elwell</term> means the water impounded on the Marias River in the State by Tiber Dam, a feature of the Lower Marias Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program authorized by section 9 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (commonly known as the <quote>Flood Control Act of 1944</quote>) (58 Stat. 891, chapter 665).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0FE10BD120DD4734891CC3C775E167AB"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Milk river basin</header><text>The term <term>Milk River Basin</term> means the North Fork, Middle Fork, South Fork, and main stem of the Milk River and tributaries, from the headwaters to the confluence with the Missouri River.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC46C9A7D85DC438C9A469C7BC52AEEA7"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Milk river project</header>
<subparagraph id="H738558ADDF80470AA9622C2BE45432EA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>Milk River Project</term> means the Bureau of Reclamation project conditionally approved by the Secretary on March 14, 1903, pursuant to the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), commencing at Lake Sherburne Reservoir and providing water to a point approximately 6 miles east of Nashua, Montana.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5FD00B6753334019A5507A734E83EA75"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>Milk River Project</term> includes—</text>
<clause id="H9242D8E3856E489EAF0F63F12AB6A97E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the St. Mary Unit;</text></clause>
<clause id="HBA1DF4AE8B7C4277849A17794CB78838"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Fresno Dam and Reservoir; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H8B24B1DD062242DA8487CCFE0CCF517B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Dodson pumping unit.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H63C4C073EFF54403B89ECB41ECE2A316"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Milk river project water rights</header><text>The term <term>Milk River Project water rights</term> means the water rights held by the Bureau of Reclamation on behalf of the Milk River Project, as finally adjudicated by the Montana Water Court.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H106B0F72006346E48993D3DBA142194D"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Milk river water right</header><text>The term <term>Milk River water right</term> means the portion of the Tribal water rights described in article III.F of the Compact and this subtitle.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H034FE935706F4F87B9F4CF9C08FA348A"><enum>(11)</enum><header>Missouri river basin</header><text>The term <term>Missouri River Basin</term> means the hydrologic basin of the Missouri River (including tributaries).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDC8C9587CC8349528FF02E82CACB3EB4"><enum>(12)</enum><header>MR&I system</header><text>The term <term>MR&I System</term> means the intake, treatment, pumping, storage, pipelines, appurtenant items, and any other feature of the system, as generally described in the document entitled <quote>Blackfeet Regional Water System</quote>, prepared by DOWL HKM, and dated June 2010, and modified by DOWL HKM, as set out in the addendum to the report dated March 2013.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H738C2A39EE4542EB83C0A066FE46EC37"><enum>(13)</enum><header>OM&R</header><text>The term <term>OM&R</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD935DA5368744720AA008198A0E7532D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any recurring or ongoing activity associated with the day-to-day operation of a project;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4D2F8140CACE452BB04C9276F1877B85"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any activity relating to scheduled or unscheduled maintenance of a project; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7AC40400479B4007943875C50FB8C72C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any activity relating to replacing a feature of a project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEB595CB183FE472F97510714543F8B36"><enum>(14)</enum><header>Reservation</header><text>The term <term>Reservation</term> means the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana, as—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1614A46996AC48CAB5C6E05E1D50E1C4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>established by the Treaty of October 17, 1855 (11 Stat. 657); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H648FB258A96949A19F9FFB8B67CA0963"><enum>(B)</enum><text>modified by—</text>
<clause id="HDB32D72976F54E5CB502B13AF4BA081C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Executive order of July 5, 1873 (relating to the Blackfeet Reserve);</text></clause>
<clause id="HAC54C9D20AFE4C049D620081B4A713AB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Act of April 15, 1874 (18 Stat. 28, chapter 96);</text></clause>
<clause id="HDA4111BF2413493A947BA4910F14A530"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Executive order of August 19, 1874 (relating to the Blackfeet Reserve);</text></clause>
<clause id="H867C1E24727B495284857B117C7222B2"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Executive order of April 13, 1875 (relating to the Blackfeet Reserve);</text></clause>
<clause id="H23623C413A6F4EA58ED1556B83747E82"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the Executive order of July 13, 1880 (relating to the Blackfeet Reserve);</text></clause>
<clause id="H3B5EABE944A84663ABE48D83F896ED40"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the Agreement with the Blackfeet, ratified by the Act of May 1, 1888 (25 Stat. 113, chapter 213); and</text></clause>
<clause id="HCCAC49A3E14345F2B30A67A4FA86C884"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the Agreement with the Blackfeet, ratified by the Act of June 10, 1896 (29 Stat. 353, chapter 398).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3C1FFF058ABB4CEF8EDC98D7C940E814"><enum>(15)</enum><header>St. mary river water right</header><text>The term <term>St. Mary River water right</term> means that portion of the Tribal water rights described in article III.G.1.a.i. of the Compact and this subtitle.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB1FA54B83F294F1E9BD8FF03BFA80A91"><enum>(16)</enum><header>St. Mary Unit</header>
<subparagraph id="H25E4B6F098784FF19B933D62087EA2A4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>St. Mary Unit</term> means the St. Mary Storage Unit of the Milk River Project authorized by Congress on March 25, 1905.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H928ECF22865843119884EA7E7FC150A0"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>St. Mary Unit</term> includes—</text>
<clause id="H66511E8BD92B47FE9926B182AF7B2B8D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Sherburne Dam and Reservoir;</text></clause>
<clause id="HCB40BFE66AA145F6B59599656B043C70"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Swift Current Creek Dike;</text></clause>
<clause id="H248B8FDA4F08431B85BA6E29BDC21F4D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Lower St. Mary Lake;</text></clause>
<clause id="HE9808E7622E14AA6A375D9E763100AF9"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>St. Mary Canal Diversion Dam; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H8E686DE8CC9D418FA780809FCCF2E61B"><enum>(v)</enum><text>St. Mary Canal and appurtenances.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDAC616B1FAC44064B7015F16D1ECECD7"><enum>(17)</enum><header>Secretary</header><text>The term <term>Secretary</term> means the Secretary of the Interior.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5CCBAF8B36C04A7CB6BD3AE8799DD970"><enum>(18)</enum><header>State</header><text>The term <term>State</term> means the State of Montana.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H54B11FA37F9C4019931372EC1E8A3844"><enum>(19)</enum><header>Swiftcurrent creek bank stabilization project</header><text>The term <term>Swiftcurrent Creek Bank Stabilization Project</term> means the project to mitigate the physical and environmental problems associated with the St. Mary Unit from Sherburne Dam to the St. Mary River, as described in the report entitled <quote>Boulder/Swiftcurrent Creek Stabilization Project, Phase II Investigations Report</quote>, prepared by DOWL HKM, and dated March 2012.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H13EF1AB2760D47EA9FBFA6370B40E25C"><enum>(20)</enum><header>Tribal water rights</header><text>The term <term>Tribal water rights</term> means the water rights of the Tribe described in article III of the Compact and this subtitle, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB3FD170A9A3D4DB19FD14D4656E180B8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Lake Elwell allocation provided to the Tribe under section 3709; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA8F8E288B779448D8F17D3654859CFF9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the instream flow water rights described in section 3719.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3070136DF6B645DD86A2BC1DA7847C96"><enum>(21)</enum><header>Tribe</header><text>The term <term>Tribe</term> means the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="HBBF2DA60FB8A412FA08277B535E0E2CA"><enum>3704.</enum><header>Ratification of compact</header>
<subsection id="H1167AC1E1F7843D0A8154555ABEA3AB7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Ratification</header>
<paragraph id="H53E3F8BC84144D3A835E4155E387956F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>As modified by this subtitle, the Compact is authorized, ratified, and confirmed.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDCBF02E8339F4B559A97B142804EB9D6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Amendments</header><text>Any amendment to the Compact is authorized, ratified, and confirmed, to the extent that such amendment is executed to make the Compact consistent with this subtitle.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H60DF2855442D4A0E86CF92F7B03510AD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Execution</header>
<paragraph id="H3D1F3C555F694689A908C19750DC0267"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>To the extent that the Compact does not conflict with this subtitle, the Secretary shall execute the Compact, including all exhibits to, or parts of, the Compact requiring the signature of the Secretary.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAA12E2EEAFB4474E86767C0725E3E46D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Modifications</header><text>Nothing in this subtitle precludes the Secretary from approving any modification to an appendix or exhibit to the Compact that is consistent with this subtitle, to the extent that the modification does not otherwise require congressional approval under section 2116 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 177) or any other applicable provision of Federal law.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H6F687B5D4715451D95EE74FF73ED9901"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Environmental compliance</header>
<paragraph id="H27563B6BA0D049D9A9C3C80EF37034CF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In implementing the Compact and this subtitle, the Secretary shall comply with all applicable provisions of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBDFC8D36D2E941148906774558F27BCB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3ABDC75A021D4DEF9CFABBDE735F78A3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFF916BD5512545F2A8F71542F8A70D4C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>all other applicable environmental laws and regulations.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H839508F868754F42AB0099141786D0FF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect of execution</header>
<subparagraph id="HCE602E01AF474DDCBEEF9357718315DF"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The execution of the Compact by the Secretary under this section shall not constitute a major Federal action for purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H69F5B696DA754A088A4A211860D1F2E2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Compliance</header><text>The Secretary shall carry out all Federal compliance activities necessary to implement the Compact and this subtitle.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HC3897EB1AB374DB1A7EF5B4FEEC8C67F"><enum>3705.</enum><header>Milk river water right</header>
<subsection id="H6ACEBCDE0B1146CF80BEB6044EC3FEAF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>With respect to the Milk River water right, the Tribe—</text>
<paragraph id="HFBEFEC92D8064F0785724E46D06DEF27"><enum>(1)</enum><text>may continue the historical uses and the uses in existence on the date of enactment of this Act; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1A459055EE774FB59C4A207708D8627B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>except as provided in article III.F.1.d of the Compact, shall not develop new uses until the date on which—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFD851D55F3524D6C8799001D19041086"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Tribe has entered into the agreement described in subsection (c); or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDB1998D6C157454C88888024204D9BF9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary has established the terms and conditions described in subsection (e).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H0E8B4CDDF9DB4C679A95769BE667B61D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Water rights arising under state law</header><text>With respect to any water rights arising under State law in the Milk River Basin owned or acquired by the Tribe, the Tribe—</text>
<paragraph id="H1366DE7E3A6244219060FDA0DB56EE56"><enum>(1)</enum><text>may continue any use in existence on the date of enactment of this Act; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H13FC028F7ABE46728FA5CF0BC06E7AEE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall not change any use until the date on which—</text>
<subparagraph id="H566EA50CB2554DEB9D6BC6A56ACCC3A5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Tribe has entered into the agreement described in subsection (c); or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1FA7C55E0EAD49D39C6F5AAA932A8613"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary has established the terms and conditions described in subsection (e).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H6881CA3F0146435981948E3F69005543"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Tribal agreement</header>
<paragraph id="H2563B5BE2DAC4EE2BC0E5B67BC09784C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In consultation with the Commissioner of Reclamation and the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Tribe and the Fort Belknap Indian Community shall enter into an agreement to provide for the exercise of their respective water rights on the respective reservations of the Tribe and the Fort Belknap Indian Community in the Milk River.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0426CC769FE94863ABB87151E43A3498"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Considerations</header><text>The agreement entered into under paragraph (1) shall take into consideration—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA3B82632EAA348EFA469288934E0A798"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the equal priority dates of the 2 Indian tribes;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCC573D056FCD42699392B5F667EB02E3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the water supplies of the Milk River; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA3930E2776714059A7C3B13222AD9F32"><enum>(C)</enum><text>historical, current, and future uses identified by each Indian tribe.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HFFFD5E6291F04B9482CC8419385D0860"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Secretarial determination</header>
<paragraph id="H44BAA1EA59D64E2D8CA40D28D29ED021"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 120 days after the date on which the agreement described in subsection (c) is submitted to the Secretary, the Secretary shall review and approve or disapprove the agreement.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE83623EE04654B5FA4958CA8680C3964"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>The Secretary shall approve the agreement if the Secretary finds that the agreement—</text>
<subparagraph id="HFE97F4509E514BB5B5F79C3BAB5FAA77"><enum>(A)</enum><text>equitably accommodates the interests of each Indian tribe in the Milk River;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF7F1254B47D84C27B256509FBE1F3AE7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>adequately considers the factors described in subsection (c)(2); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H16EC28677C4C45428FBF82DDFF8B5990"><enum>(C)</enum><text>is otherwise in accordance with applicable law.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7F21A4FA612D4C6AB60EC97411756ED6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Deadline extension</header><text>The deadline to review the agreement described in paragraph (1) may be extended by the Secretary after consultation with the Tribe and the Fort Belknap Indian Community.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H53BF2B7A321E4CA8AA265F21139CD6E5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Secretarial decision</header>
<paragraph id="H47FA21A38C234BED934E6518BD9BC075"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the Tribe and the Fort Belknap Indian Community do not, by 3 years after the Secretary certifies under section 3720(f)(5) that the Tribal membership has approved the Compact and this subtitle, enter into an agreement approved under subsection d(2), the Secretary, in the Secretary’s sole discretion, shall establish, after consultation with the Tribe and the Fort Belknap Indian Community, terms and conditions that reflect the considerations described in subsection (c)(2) by which the respective water rights of the Tribe and the Fort Belknap Indian Community in the Milk River may be exercised.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA1C193181A85496D848F4FD9BA5E4A13"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consideration as final agency action</header><text>The establishment by the Secretary of terms and conditions under paragraph (1) shall be considered to be a final agency action for purposes of review under chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H847A0524D3D1408CB1A5094542D268E9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Judicial review</header><text>An action for judicial review pursuant to this section shall be brought by not later than the date that is 1 year after the date of notification of the establishment of the terms and conditions under this subsection.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H51450FA110F541288E1121B2EEF99995"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Incorporation into decrees</header><text>The agreement under subsection (c), or the decision of the Secretary under this subsection, shall be filed with the Montana Water Court, or the district court with jurisdiction, for incorporation into the final decrees of the Tribe and the Fort Belknap Indian Community.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H74869FA047DE4242B5EDA379B4364D7F"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The agreement under subsection (c) and a decision of the Secretary under this subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2868C8E8CA054CCB83AD76059FB195AF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall be effective immediately; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB4EA7E551E544F08B3CFCBD4D377D205"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may not be modified absent—</text>
<clause id="H2A8C776F42EC44998B17E6E53A2A7548"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the approval of the Secretary; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H83136ACD6FBE4B0C8FFA0655C6A1A5E7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the consent of the Tribe and the Fort Belknap Indian Community.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H12EF9B69844547C7BF77338A06397B83"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Use of funds</header><text>The Secretary shall distribute equally the funds made available under section 3718(a)(2)(C)(ii) to the Tribe and the Fort Belknap Indian Community to use to reach an agreement under this section, including for technical analyses and legal and other related efforts.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H0BD383A146AF44DD852A9B76A0685E57"><enum>3706.</enum><header>Water delivery through milk river project</header>
<subsection id="H9158AAFEB4284FBE89434D8BB677AEB3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, shall carry out the activities authorized under this section with respect to the St. Mary River water right.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HB907BE5559814D8A8470E6A41C99F5CA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Treatment</header><text>Notwithstanding article IV.D.4 of the Compact, any responsibility of the United States with respect to the St. Mary River water right shall be limited to, and fulfilled pursuant to—</text>
<paragraph id="HB9F1DDAC88EB4CB5B2250255F06E6CB1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>subsection (c) of this section; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H737E604220A7482CAEDE4FEDA6F1AE37"><enum>(2)</enum><text>subsection (b)(3) of section 3716 and subsection (a)(1)(C) of section 3718.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC0F3B5A047FD42A99191212C39A9815C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Water delivery contract</header>
<paragraph id="HEC43B8A08C0F47EFB61BFFADC32F604F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the enforceability date, the Secretary shall enter into a water delivery contract with the Tribe for the delivery of not greater than 5,000 acre-feet per year of the St. Mary River water right through Milk River Project facilities to the Tribe or another entity specified by the Tribe.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H51A19D03E2174E9BABE5B0A99AC6FDAD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Terms and conditions</header><text>The contract under paragraph (1) shall establish the terms and conditions for the water deliveries described in paragraph (1) in accordance with the Compact and this subtitle.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5692FAA767B2476C815406E9F669E9FA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The water delivery contract under paragraph (1) shall include provisions requiring that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCD01CE311B1240FAA5299322751F8F08"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the contract shall be without limit as to term;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6C29D31CF09E434E80EA09DD28FE64E0"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Tribe, and not the United States, shall collect, and shall be entitled to, all consideration due to the Tribe under any lease, contract, or agreement entered into by the Tribe pursuant to subsection (f);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1A7C05A329F04DED93889DAFBF7EA600"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the United States shall have no obligation to monitor, administer, or account for—</text>
<clause id="H299CC9BBFFBB488098F063ACE5489905"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any funds received by the Tribe as consideration under any lease, contract, or agreement entered into by the Tribe pursuant to subsection (f); or</text></clause>
<clause id="H22E61C8369CD4F08A6C134DAAF37352C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the expenditure of such funds;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6F57FAE705954ABDB3B5C184463198F9"><enum>(D)</enum><text>if water deliveries under the contract are interrupted for an extended period of time because of damage to, or a reduction in the capacity of, St. Mary Unit facilities, the rights of the Tribe shall be treated in the same manner as the rights of other contractors receiving water deliveries through the Milk River Project with respect to the water delivered under this section;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF45CE43D47A1458C8146D03F92933395"><enum>(E)</enum><text>deliveries of water under this section shall be—</text>
<clause id="HA3EAAE2F64BA48E8ADF18049A927C31A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>limited to not greater than 5,000 acre-feet of water in any 1 year;</text></clause>
<clause id="H074CFF8C4ABF4210AC90ABD9EBA93FB3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">consistent with operations of the Milk River Project and without additional costs to the Bureau of Reclamation, including OM&R costs; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HE6B52769CAD5442EA70FCC894FF59BD5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>without additional cost to the Milk River Project water users; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HED0E5EA500634CAE8553D6BB3CE637F8"><enum>(F)</enum><text>the Tribe shall be required to pay OM&R for water delivered under this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA32814EACE0E4F308B104DA30132F5DD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Shortage sharing or reduction</header>
<paragraph id="HF70618E632494DDBAD219DD1BF399CDB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The 5,000 acre-feet per year of water delivered under paragraph (3)(E)(i) of subsection (c) shall not be subject to shortage sharing or reduction, except as provided in paragraph (3)(D) of that subsection.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H94E81DA6526F466DBB178E4E386BE114"><enum>(2)</enum><header>No injury to milk river project water users</header><text>Notwithstanding article IV.D.4 of the Compact, any reduction in the Milk River Project water supply caused by the delivery of water under subsection (c) shall not constitute injury to Milk River Project water users.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB6C5E8434D9C42C38818232AFA0FA6A0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Subsequent contracts</header>
<paragraph id="H2614531077BC4578ADCB36AE3B65578D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>As part of the studies authorized by section 3707(c)(1), the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, and in cooperation with the Tribe, shall identify alternatives to provide to the Tribe water from the St. Mary River water right in quantities greater than the 5,000 acre-feet per year of water described in subsection (c)(3)(E)(i).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA03620B05BF9462A9BB8FB88598E3F3C"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Contract for water delivery</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Secretary determines under paragraph (1) that more than 5,000 acre-feet per year of the St. Mary River water right can be delivered to the Tribe, the Secretary shall offer to enter into 1 or more contracts with the Tribe for the delivery of that water, subject to the requirements of subsection (c)(3) (except subsection (c)(3)(E)(i)) and this subsection.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H18D5692032E7492B80DCDFFEFE5D0F38"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Treatment</header><text>Any delivery of water under this subsection shall be subject to reduction in the same manner as for Milk River Project contract holders.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HBBD45C3F55D5429C839E8045AEAE6AB9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Subcontracts</header>
<paragraph id="HEE24DDE2949441609313C4ECCEE71956"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Tribe may enter into any subcontract for the delivery of water under this section to a third party, in accordance with section 3715(e).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H61EFBB41F7564C33AA1AE4DA983C58A7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Compliance with other law</header><text>All subcontracts described in paragraph (1) shall comply with—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7DAE04EA33654B788057D23E7533568D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>this subtitle;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0CDEADE0865849B08D5D6936DD8CF65E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Compact;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCE8CE19303AB412B9F544B89A0007728"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the tribal water code; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H035ECCCE9BFE4F95BE23908E48066D25"><enum>(D)</enum><text>other applicable law.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA510265AC68F462EA97555652817126C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>No liability</header><text>The Secretary shall not be liable to any party, including the Tribe, for any term of, or any loss or other detriment resulting from, a lease, contract, or other agreement entered into pursuant to this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD6F32C9EEB48402F95BDB856A356ACFC"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Effect of provisions</header><text>Nothing in this section—</text>
<paragraph id="H4C8048284C824B7EAEA4E7AEB45A41AD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>precludes the Tribe from taking the water described in subsection (c)(3)(E)(i), or any additional water provided under subsection (e), from the direct flow of the St. Mary River; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H617521EEE01846BCAA203FE3D44495A3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>modifies the quantity of the Tribal water rights described in article III.G.1. of the Compact.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H88746851EFC6472FBE7ECFA4E3F56A65"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Other rights</header><text>Notwithstanding the requirements of article III.G.1.d of the Compact, after satisfaction of all water rights under State law for use of St. Mary River water, including the Milk River Project water rights, the Tribe shall have the right to the remaining portion of the share of the United States in the St. Mary River under the International Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 (36 Stat. 2448) for any tribally authorized use or need consistent with this subtitle.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H4951DF49FBF24F16B4441A7D0D8A968E"><enum>3707.</enum><header>Bureau of reclamation activities to improve water management</header>
<subsection id="HFD4BB2C7962640EDB12F4ED60B89866D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Milk river project purposes</header><text>The purposes of the Milk River Project shall include—</text>
<paragraph id="H3599FC38433D4BA9BD5EE28C8F0270AD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>irrigation;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H08B0E4AB61EC4D69B999AA1717500430"><enum>(2)</enum><text>flood control;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H614DFB51457F405B9D3890CF97A598D2"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the protection of fish and wildlife;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H123D6275A1F4446FA15E170D7DAED306"><enum>(4)</enum><text>recreation;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF2C4F7890EBD4792A56A31ADB4E0BB0B"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the provision of municipal, rural, and industrial water supply; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC1C4CEAD1D214680BFFEEED7319E7FB8"><enum>(6)</enum><text>hydroelectric power generation.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HAFA70A85AB4D45CD829740FCCC9078C3"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Use of milk river project facilities for the benefit of tribe</header><text>The use of Milk River Project facilities to transport water for the Tribe pursuant to subsections (c) and (e) of section 3706, together with any use by the Tribe of that water in accordance with this subtitle—</text>
<paragraph id="HB3305888901D47B89B8FEF8764AF827D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be considered to be an authorized purpose of the Milk River Project; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB1BAA3571C0B4FD3AEAD0AD411588B1C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall not change the priority date of any Tribal water rights.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HCCEA34ECBAD648FF908D996390044949"><enum>(c)</enum><header>St. Mary River Studies</header>
<paragraph id="HA86A1726B0D647E0A089059A28FFB54E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary, in cooperation with the Tribe and the State, shall conduct—</text>
<subparagraph id="H761FF0D044F742679B24CDABCF9B5286"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an appraisal study—</text>
<clause id="H4D44AEF69A4A4B8489D02FA149F8E015"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to develop a plan for the management and development of water supplies in the St. Mary River Basin and Milk River Basin, including the St. Mary River and Milk River water supplies for the Tribe and the Milk River water supplies for the Fort Belknap Indian Community; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H3A745211FF91484F87DB07D19041BF18"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to identify alternatives to develop additional water of the St. Mary River for the Tribe; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HACD2A8C8C44D40DD80EDAAB438558F65"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a feasibility study—</text>
<clause id="H6DFC4B1F7AA944CEBF1AE6FC37E6B20F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>using the information resulting from the appraisal study conducted under subparagraph (A) and such other information as is relevant, to evaluate the feasibility of—</text>
<subclause id="H379F0B322D7448D096C5888569DA4ECF"><enum>(I)</enum><text>alternatives for the rehabilitation of the St. Mary Diversion Dam and Canal; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H1AF278C1B2B64E4098D92AA06FB89E49"><enum>(II)</enum><text>increased storage in Fresno Dam and Reservoir; and</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="HC480EB9346EE48809EFDC7E418BFF4FA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to create a cost allocation study that is based on the authorized purposes described in subsections (a) and (b).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB7F5BF2840224B8DADCC91CCEDF54714"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cooperative agreement</header><text>On request of the Tribe, the Secretary shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the Tribe with respect to the portion of the appraisal study described in paragraph (1)(A).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE21ADC25AB174500BDAEAB4C602E05E2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Costs nonreimbursable</header><text>The cost of the studies under this subsection shall not be—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA8106D27D0A44F37BF0C2FBA44BCA49A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>considered to be a cost of the Milk River Project; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H920F114C1C0E4B1FAD8541191E1EABFF"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reimbursable in accordance with the reclamation laws.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H8378D1731A8A408AA9857E138D5C7A1E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Swiftcurrent creek bank stabilization</header>
<paragraph id="H67F108FD84FD4FFDB9F1114D31D6E989"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, shall carry out appropriate activities concerning the Swiftcurrent Creek Bank Stabilization Project, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB729C91D188C4FEAA05FC092BB052893"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a review of the final project design; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H942322CA43D74420855663EB77861163"><enum>(B)</enum><text>value engineering analyses.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBC94E39F26964D398F57CD846B20D8DE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Modification of final design</header><text>Prior to beginning construction activities for the Swiftcurrent Creek Bank Stabilization Project, on the basis of the review conducted under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall negotiate with the Tribe appropriate changes, if any, to the final design—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5E52F19D631E4DC387A74923569DB9DD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to ensure compliance with applicable industry standards;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7951DC2AB66F439C8CF9A97F5C81C83E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to improve the cost-effectiveness of the Swiftcurrent Creek Bank Stabilization Project; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD03C1B9BE26F4991BFEBB9588326D640"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to ensure that the Swiftcurrent Creek Bank Stabilization Project may be constructed using only the amounts made available under section 3718.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H51BA6BEB5E50439E8434BB3C6FF49A98"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Applicability of isdeaa</header><text>At the request of the Tribe, and in accordance with the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Secretary shall enter into 1 or more agreements with the Tribe to carry out the Swiftcurrent Bank Stabilization Project.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF9E1EEB1A01D451FB47788F05606D3F2"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The Commissioner of Reclamation and the Tribe shall negotiate the cost of any oversight activity carried out by the Bureau of Reclamation under any agreement entered into under this section, subject to the condition that the total cost for the oversight shall not exceed 4 percent of the total costs incurred under this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H0441DE27AD7744E0A7986B655F2AF93D"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Milk river project rights-of-Way and easements</header>
<paragraph id="H533B4CF830C741F497061A16DD6E2B98"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Tribe shall grant the United States a right-of-way on Reservation land owned by the Tribe for all uses by the Milk River Project (permissive or otherwise) in existence as of December 31, 2015, including all facilities, flowage easements, and access easements necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Milk River Project.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8091281C4CF6496DB7D36FDE71B0C1F0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Agreement regarding existing uses</header><text>The Tribe and the Secretary shall enter into an agreement for a process to determine the location, nature, and extent of the existing uses referenced in this subsection. The agreement shall require that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA100B03CEE3542C6B9784C118675330B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>a panel of three individuals determine the location, nature, and extent of existing uses necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Milk River Project (the <quote>Panel Determination</quote>), with the Tribe appointing one representative of the Tribe, the Secretary appointing one representative of the Secretary, and those two representatives jointly appointing a third individual;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE2A1CB0741DC4A3F8FE8012414FE2CA1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the Panel Determination is unanimous, the Tribe grant a right-of-way to the United States for the existing uses identified in the Panel Determination in accordance with applicable law without additional compensation;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB3F7A702D2DE4B12BA140D5DA6764159"><enum>(C)</enum><text>if the Panel Determination is not unanimous—</text>
<clause id="H1740FEB7ECB34D1F90D12C33D78DFF51"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Secretary adopt the Panel Determination with any amendments the Secretary reasonably determines necessary to correct any clear error (the <quote>Interior Determination</quote>), provided that if any portion of the Panel Determination is unanimous, the Secretary will not amend that portion; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HDFC2B24E5B3A4A34A1346D22471C2E4F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Tribe grant a right-of-way to the United States for the existing uses identified in the Interior Determination in accordance with applicable law without additional compensation, with the agreement providing for the timing of the grant to take into consideration the possibility of review under paragraph (5).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H90299755D0AB4CCEB71638AF39761CEC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Determinations made under this subsection—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2F415B18F38745A98A63BAA3E4E65489"><enum>(A)</enum><text>do not address title as between the United States and the Tribe; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD765E3A128E247E4883C699FEF78FA61"><enum>(B)</enum><text>do not apply to any new use of Reservation land by the United States for the Milk River Project after December 31, 2015.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2BBE55322A1047C39C856D398E8EA2F3"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Interior determination as final agency action</header><text>Any determination by the Secretary under paragraph (2)(C) shall be considered to be a final agency action for purposes of review under chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFD47003E40244AA1AA3F6A3AD69282A4"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Judicial review</header><text>An action for judicial review pursuant to this section shall be brought by not later than the date that is 1 year after the date of notification of the Interior Determination.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H0414810D7CA94583AEE7D3D3C3583189"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The total amount of obligations incurred by the Secretary, prior to any adjustment provided for in section 3718, shall not exceed—</text>
<paragraph id="H7649A3848F0F4B30B1A036A7B979E714"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$3,800,000 to carry out subsection (c);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB8ED3677226148DDBD7E3BFD86656DED"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$20,700,000 to carry out subsection (d); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCFBBEC16E0CC4F1BA380C4A05CA7560C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$3,100,000 to carry out subsection (f).</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H69A2D57C349B47F6BE6D5837D777E865"><enum>3708.</enum><header>St. Mary canal hydroelectric power generation</header>
<subsection id="HBBC493DF9338404CA127B5D5D661F0D8"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Bureau of reclamation jurisdiction</header><text>Effective beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Reclamation shall have exclusive jurisdiction to authorize the development of hydropower on the St. Mary Unit.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H390CF452932F4BEEA8FF00CC5B8FF93E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Rights of tribe</header>
<paragraph id="H037A8EC21F3543BFBCB92401E7A773D9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Exclusive right of tribe</header><text>Subject to paragraph (2) and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Tribe shall have the exclusive right to develop and market hydroelectric power of the St. Mary Unit.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA11A78B09849491D80FBBD889E547F19"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitations</header><text>The exclusive right described in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H122B648325024DE2AE9AA92AE4A44247"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall expire on the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of an Act appropriating funds for rehabilitation of the St. Mary Unit; but</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H182B9C32149C42948F6F45D07EC3003E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>may be extended by the Secretary at the request of the Tribe.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H514F97E4F0DA41C99F4BC0220DEAF25C"><enum>(3)</enum><header>OM&R costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effective beginning on the date that is 10 years after the date on which the Tribe begins marketing hydroelectric power generated from the St. Mary Unit to any third party, the Tribe shall make annual payments for OM&R costs attributable to the direct use of any facilities by the Tribe for hydroelectric power generation, in amounts determined in accordance with the guidelines and methods of the Bureau of Reclamation for assessing OM&R charges.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H9A7DAC25A7B24C248B5739A5C7F05567"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Bureau of reclamation cooperation</header><text>The Commissioner of Reclamation shall cooperate with the Tribe in the development of any hydroelectric power generation project under this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HDA756410A96440F0B27DC4BA4C602532"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Agreement</header><text>Before construction of a hydroelectric power generation project under this section, the Tribe shall enter into an agreement with the Commissioner of Reclamation that includes provisions—</text>
<paragraph id="H8ACE0006802B448A85E12055D88BB9D0"><enum>(1)</enum><text>requiring that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB9DD8C1185AB4C3FB4B44D5717A62570"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the design, construction, and operation of the project shall be consistent with the Bureau of Reclamation guidelines and methods for hydroelectric power development at Bureau facilities, as appropriate; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCCCFDE280CF8444396DD0640BDAE485B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the hydroelectric power generation project will not impair the efficiencies of the Milk River Project for authorized purposes;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3FABF0AE6C4B4861B0B7BFE01FD76B82"><enum>(2)</enum><text>regarding construction and operating criteria and emergency procedures; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HADC84A29CD5B4C06B89253DECE358C1E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>under which any modification proposed by the Tribe to a facility owned by the Bureau of Reclamation shall be subject to review and approval by the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC17716BB923844CFA7013EC30C018B44"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Use of hydroelectric power by tribe</header><text>Any hydroelectric power generated in accordance with this section shall be used or marketed by the Tribe.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H41EB4245B9F447019D9EE67555F9B69C"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Revenues</header><text>The Tribe shall collect and retain any revenues from the sale of hydroelectric power generated by a project under this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HF96E99D82FE444E793ED8DC8BD1BC13B"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Liability of united states</header><text>The United States shall have no obligation to monitor, administer, or account for—</text>
<paragraph id="H1D633E7FF56D44A68A8CCE79376B9EFD"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any revenues received by the Tribe under this section; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H74C74BA115EC488CA220BCD230F31343"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the expenditure of those revenues.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H1F0AE6D977CD4DE685328E123808FAC9"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Preference</header><text>During any period for which the exclusive right of the Tribe described in subsection (b)(1) is not in effect, the Tribe shall have a preference to develop hydropower on the St. Mary Unit facilities, in accordance with Bureau of Reclamation guidelines and methods for hydroelectric power development at Bureau facilities.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H8541816150324D51ACADDD41763D3977"><enum>3709.</enum><header>Storage allocation from Lake Elwell</header>
<subsection id="H77685CB2D71E490989B9C204F4EA14E3"><enum>(a)</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2C994656AF644D608169984B4B0EBD20"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Storage allocation to tribe</header><text>The Secretary shall allocate to the Tribe 45,000 acre-feet per year of water stored in Lake Elwell for use by the Tribe for any beneficial purpose on or off the Reservation, under a water right held by the United States and managed by the Bureau of Reclamation, as measured at the outlet works of Tiber Dam or through direct pumping from Lake Elwell.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H178C5C9222244DDAA808742CC0773106" indent="up1"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Reduction</header><text>Up to 10,000 acre-feet per year of water allocated to the Tribe pursuant to paragraph (1) will be subject to an acre-foot for acre-foot reduction if depletions from the Tribal water rights above Lake Elwell exceed 88,000 acre-feet per year of water because of New Development (as defined in article II.37 of the Compact).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H81B34A7B56F34C8A9038F685A26E95A0"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Treatment</header>
<paragraph id="H5980C0891B334B9C8B27A7F61BE97495"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The allocation to the Tribe under subsection (a) shall be considered to be part of the Tribal water rights.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD11D9B43AE614F0D89A737EB2D0045DA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priority date</header><text>The priority date of the allocation to the Tribe under subsection (a) shall be the priority date of the Lake Elwell water right held by the Bureau of Reclamation.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC05E5918B52345A98A28BD164845FF54"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The Tribe shall administer the water allocated under subsection (a) in accordance with the Compact and this subtitle.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H9852B16733424DA9B8DCE0DDD5300EF9"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Allocation agreement</header>
<paragraph id="HE4B7FEE37E38486A90AC376A94638E98"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>As a condition of receiving an allocation under this section, the Tribe shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary to establish the terms and conditions of the allocation, in accordance with the Compact and this subtitle.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1782EA75D88C4D9588B43BE41FA71174"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The agreement under paragraph (1) shall include provisions establishing that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8451DA474AC84033AFEAAE56753CD22F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the agreement shall be without limit as to term;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD70590FD866E4DE0BB5ED75578810F0E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Tribe, and not the United States, shall be entitled to all consideration due to the Tribe under any lease, contract, or agreement entered into by the Tribe pursuant to subsection (d);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFFC9AF299A684AE3B5105959BF25F8BB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the United States shall have no obligation to monitor, administer, or account for—</text>
<clause id="H7EC163FFF633401FBD7BCF3A500CDFAB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>any funds received by the Tribe as consideration under any lease, contract, or agreement entered into by the Tribe pursuant to subsection (d); or</text></clause>
<clause id="H0033A9CE9E6E4C908F262015943AF223"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the expenditure of those funds;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6EA5770ACB8F4A87BD8F60E332969B1B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>if the capacity or function of Lake Elwell facilities are significantly reduced, or are anticipated to be significantly reduced, for an extended period of time, the Tribe shall have the same rights as other storage contractors with respect to the allocation under this section;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDB75D4D99C7A430DBE23FA8D11ECC7F9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>the costs associated with the construction of the storage facilities at Tiber Dam allocable to the Tribe shall be nonreimbursable;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE1AED95740D84038BF62D4F94B65D659"><enum>(F)</enum><text>no water service capital charge shall be due or payable for any water allocated to the Tribe pursuant to this section or the allocation agreement, regardless of whether that water is delivered for use by the Tribe or under a lease, contract, or by agreement entered into by the Tribe pursuant to subsection (d);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAF552432CFDE471EAEB8B8BF61A31884"><enum>(G)</enum><text>the Tribe shall not be required to make payments to the United States for any water allocated to the Tribe under this subtitle or the allocation agreement, except for each acre-foot of stored water leased or transferred for industrial purposes as described in subparagraph (H);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H344683C09DBE476E973F47E188EAA6FF"><enum>(H)</enum><text>for each acre-foot of stored water leased or transferred by the Tribe for industrial purposes—</text>
<clause id="H98AF986F4D56470BBF5CE7E89FE176E7"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Tribe shall pay annually to the United States an amount necessary to cover the proportional share of the annual OM&R costs allocable to the quantity of water leased or transferred by the Tribe for industrial purposes; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H1D24E8C91952483A861C15C19A63BD85"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the annual payments of the Tribe shall be reviewed and adjusted, as appropriate, to reflect the actual OM&R costs for Tiber Dam; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDB9FAA3F9BB74B52849C4B5F4CEFC047"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the adjustment process identified in subsection (a)(2) will be based on specific enumerated provisions.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB14E5FE461434C019DBACF53636301FC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Agreements by tribe</header><text>The Tribe may use, lease, contract, exchange, or enter into other agreements for use of the water allocated to the Tribe under subsection (a), if—</text>
<paragraph id="H06E1553FF5FC42A1914578BAC71750FB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the use of water that is the subject of such an agreement occurs within the Missouri River Basin; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HED5B6B2D1A60470C888C4758CEB65C5C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the agreement does not permanently alienate any portion of the water allocated to the Tribe under subsection (a).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H80DDCBE013AD495FB715617BF9280A68"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effective date</header><text>The allocation under subsection (a) takes effect on the enforceability date.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H1E3148FE0129409C9123704BCB72838A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>No carryover storage</header><text>The allocation under subsection (a) shall not be increased by any year-to-year carryover storage.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H923111DA5C254A818182174A734B98D9"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Development and delivery costs</header><text>The United States shall not be required to pay the cost of developing or delivering any water allocated under this section.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H50F31788737943119A1C26F06ABF69D3"><enum>3710.</enum><header>Irrigation activities</header>
<subsection id="HEA5DB555FB504C9FB7F2DFFD3D4D7187"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation and in accordance with subsection (c), shall carry out the following actions relating to the Blackfeet Irrigation Project:</text>
<paragraph id="H1A1C3C2B11304A7EA3E303EBB67F77A4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Deferred maintenance.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1C6BFC94697A4F89A16E642D47606099"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Dam safety improvements for Four Horns Dam.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBEEF483D34B940A995CEF7B7A5185311"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Rehabilitation and enhancement of the Four Horns Feeder Canal, Dam, and Reservoir.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H99277A4C682F48368FC5CC0745E14491"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Lead agency</header><text>The Bureau of Reclamation shall serve as the lead agency with respect to any activities carried out under this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H1BB6D6A236B64328AB0B1E395CB57F34"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Scope of deferred maintenance activities and four horns dam safety improvements</header>
<paragraph id="HE2E166025E464C3FB5E213C1AEC31864"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to the conditions described in paragraph (2), the scope of the deferred maintenance activities and Four Horns Dam safety improvements shall be as generally described in—</text>
<subparagraph id="H41FE5C2B242D48E7B25EA26BD49F6E69"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the document entitled <quote>Engineering Evaluation and Condition Assessment, Blackfeet Irrigation Project</quote>, prepared by DOWL HKM, and dated August 2007; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0CD0433E91CC4484AAAC88BD5DF3791A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the provisions relating to Four Horns Rehabilitated Dam of the document entitled <quote>Four Horns Dam Enlarged Appraisal Evaluation Design Report</quote>, prepared by DOWL HKM, and dated April 2007.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4EA8286BD23C4401954716F11FFE8FF0"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>The conditions referred to in paragraph (1) are that, before commencing construction activities, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7AE7E077DB9D4F658F7A39A160CCC843"><enum>(A)</enum><text>review the design of the proposed rehabilitation or improvement;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H471C80AD5D5E4C6BA557BFD661DCBCB9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>perform value engineering analyses;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5F5BBA1561454852A5A9A4017B570D2A"><enum>(C)</enum><text>perform appropriate Federal environmental compliance activities; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8D3B3FE3E014470EB60FDE38EA185BEB"><enum>(D)</enum><text>ensure that the deferred maintenance activities and dam safety improvements may be constructed using only the amounts made available under section 3718.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5FFE27B8B1984438B70B411B4133287C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Scope of rehabilitation and enhancement of four horns feeder canal, dam, and reservoir</header>
<paragraph id="H34382180C87A4FFFBBB98656C7A12707"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The scope of the rehabilitation and improvements shall be as generally described in the document entitled <quote>Four Horns Feeder Canal Rehabilitation with Export</quote>, prepared by DOWL HKM, and dated April 2013, subject to the condition that, before commencing construction activities, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3F792DD6FC1D4D268783AEE29F8BD618"><enum>(A)</enum><text>review the design of the proposed rehabilitation or improvement;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5610F92135904959AB6B24528E126EA7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>perform value engineering analyses;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEE747C01ADAE4A37BACD79AF18488447"><enum>(C)</enum><text>perform appropriate Federal environmental compliance activities; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H28421B2DEE9D417EB8CE454677D58F58"><enum>(D)</enum><text>ensure that the rehabilitation and improvements may be constructed using only the amounts made available under section 3718.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDBF92F56E3FC48819A1E467F9245D6E9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The activities carried out by the Secretary under this subsection shall include—</text>
<subparagraph id="H226AEA4605B94CB09EDEC394FEF34B98"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the rehabilitation or improvement of the Four Horns feeder canal system to a capacity of not fewer than 360 cubic feet per second;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAE3923D88A0547549B1E3A8C1BC509B1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the rehabilitation or improvement of the outlet works of Four Horns Dam and Reservoir to deliver not less than 15,000 acre-feet of water per year, in accordance with subparagraph (C); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9176CB0191594B0FA118ECDD23F91BDB"><enum>(C)</enum><text>construction of facilities to deliver not less than 15,000 acre-feet of water per year from Four Horns Dam and Reservoir, to a point on or near Birch Creek to be designated by the Tribe and the State for delivery of water to the water delivery system of the Pondera County Canal and Reservoir Company on Birch Creek, in accordance with the Birch Creek Agreement.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H15AC5215D87E40F7B101000B8CDB223B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Negotiation with tribe</header><text>On the basis of the review described in paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall negotiate with the Tribe appropriate changes to the final design of any activity under this subsection to ensure that the final design meets applicable industry standards.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5B31D80956F04355B3DC53907AFCFB57"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The total amount of obligations incurred by the Secretary in carrying out this section, prior to any adjustment provided for in section 3718, shall not exceed $54,900,000, of which—</text>
<paragraph id="H1780731B49FF4BA1BA45C3B86D044C35"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$40,900,000 shall be allocated to carry out the activities described in subsection (c); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFFF4FB693D9E473BAF9A43DD439A3E59"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$14,000,000 shall be allocated to carry out the activities described in subsection (d)(2).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HEA6C181F009B457EAAC0DAD88A908C5A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Nonreimbursability of costs</header><text>All costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out this section shall be nonreimbursable.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H67D9A097557C4B1BB7C4E1F6AA56F777"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Non-Federal contribution</header><text>No part of the project under subsection (d) shall be commenced until the State has made available $20,000,000 to carry out the activities described in subsection (d)(2).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HEE0D8A2E568F46E9AC7D352E82E2FE00"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The Commissioner of Reclamation and the Tribe shall negotiate the cost of any oversight activity carried out by the Bureau of Reclamation under any agreement entered into under subsection (m), subject to the condition that the total cost for the oversight shall not exceed 4 percent of the total project costs for each project.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H196071EE6CC047BF890949393CF34A31"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Project efficiencies</header><text>If the total cost of planning, design, and construction activities relating to the projects described in this section results in cost savings and is less than the amounts authorized to be obligated, the Secretary, at the request of the Tribe, may—</text>
<paragraph id="HE87676F65D2B44718EABB6AB065BF35C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>use those cost savings to carry out a project described in section 3707(d), 3711, 3712, or 3713; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7A2B842C01434DD8B9E531DED2DBBC10"><enum>(2)</enum><text>deposit those cost savings to the Blackfeet OM&R Trust Account.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H42F47A5673FB41689AA623DF292D9BB6"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Ownership by tribe of birch creek delivery facilities</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall transfer to the Tribe, at no cost, title in and to the facilities constructed under subsection (d)(2)(C).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HAD15525DD94B41948ABC9A7B849697D8"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Ownership, operation, and maintenance</header><text>On transfer to the Tribe of title under subsection (j), the Tribe shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H09DC7B23CFC84EA58CEB10D5594EE1FC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>be responsible for OM&R in accordance with the Birch Creek Agreement; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H58AE6CDDADDC4EC495E344C9030C7783"><enum>(2)</enum><text>enter into an agreement with the Bureau of Indian Affairs regarding the operation of the facilities described in that subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H03F5A471B6A542AEB68048F547A8C6EA"><enum>(l)</enum><header>Liability of united states</header><text>The United States shall have no obligation or responsibility with respect the facilities described in subsection (d)(2)(C).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HB6FCFCC0A358424682199E6804EF07F0"><enum>(m)</enum><header>Applicability of ISDEAA</header><text>At the request of the Tribe, and in accordance with the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Secretary shall enter into 1 or more agreements with the Tribe to carry out this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H1216423850B14C3FA8652EB5F1AB628E"><enum>(n)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Nothing in this section—</text>
<paragraph id="H9035C20CC9864978B996E6DBBA00417B"><enum>(1)</enum><text>alters any applicable law (including regulations) under which the Bureau of Indian Affairs collects assessments or carries out Blackfeet Irrigation Project OM&R; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H54D19683AFD1478F95DCE56483E7791C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>impacts the availability of amounts made available under subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 3718.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HEF90067EF20748D1B2B380A72F770288"><enum>3711.</enum><header>Design and construction of MR&I System</header>
<subsection id="HB25EB1E3C8194C66B526365C9295BEC2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, shall plan, design, and construct the water diversion and delivery features of the MR&I System in accordance with 1 or more agreements between the Secretary and the Tribe.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H035ECF833C16428BA343E1DFFA94A7A9"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Lead agency</header><text>The Bureau of Reclamation shall serve as the lead agency with respect to any activity to design and construct the water diversion and delivery features of the MR&I System.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H74DAABF0FE1E4C7DBEE169FC54D5618F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Scope</header>
<paragraph id="H1D49E7B8943544AB9EBB78171F558731"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The scope of the design and construction under this section shall be as generally described in the document entitled <quote>Blackfeet Regional Water System</quote>, prepared by DOWL HKM, dated June 2010, and modified by DOWL HKM in the addendum to the report dated March 2013, subject to the condition that, before commencing final design and construction activities, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6B500C3AE86A4151901A2A26656472DB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>review the design of the proposed rehabilitation and construction;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H62B6E9E17F8D4928AE7B4542667B34B8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>perform value engineering analyses; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H61E4E0B4885549D49D314E141364AD73"><enum>(C)</enum><text>perform appropriate Federal compliance activities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA501105970574E0D9F5A3801B302AA3D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Negotiation with tribe</header><text>On the basis of the review described in paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall negotiate with the Tribe appropriate changes, if any, to the final design—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5AEFC8E95A714FE9ADE1863EE20C0CCA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to ensure that the final design meets applicable industry standards;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2119708C1DBF4FB894B957F29E14B628"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to improve the cost-effectiveness of the delivery of MR&I System water; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1352464C2C6D40C893407B241106B292"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to ensure that the MR&I System may be constructed using only the amounts made available under section 3718.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H0F1BC8E00E624EA3BCE283BAD185989E"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Nonreimbursability of costs</header><text>All costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out this section shall be nonreimbursable.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H901D471EDE8B46B3BA27EAACEC2F7E09"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The total amount of obligations incurred by the Secretary in carrying out this section, prior to any adjustment provided for in section 3718, shall not exceed $76,200,000.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HE473A52DD2F94FA3801ED2846C342A53"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Non-Federal contribution</header>
<paragraph id="H070CE5F52206472480E0110F3F687B63"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>Before completion of the final design of the MR&I System required by subsection (c), the Secretary shall consult with the Tribe, the State, and other affected non-Federal parties to discuss the possibility of receiving non-Federal contributions for the cost of the MR&I System.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H304CD999D1164587A0BC15A70F1AE3BF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Negotiations</header><text>If, based on the extent to which non-Federal parties are expected to use the MR&I System, a non-Federal contribution to the MR&I System is determined by the parties described in paragraph (1) to be appropriate, the Secretary shall initiate negotiations for an agreement regarding the means by which the contributions shall be provided.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H922166D21E61437B9B3DDF23635D7608"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Ownership by tribe</header><text>Title to the MR&I System and all facilities rehabilitated or constructed under this section shall be held by the Tribe.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HE6EF4179427F4AF29AEA30B99E8281BE"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The Commissioner of Reclamation and the Tribe shall negotiate the cost of any oversight activity carried out by the Bureau of Reclamation under any agreement entered into under this section, subject to the condition that the total cost for the oversight shall not exceed 4 percent of the total costs incurred under this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H2D5119192CED4DF28268F02413FF1AF4"><enum>(i)</enum><header>OM&R costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal Government shall have no obligation to pay for the OM&R costs for any facility rehabilitated or constructed under this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H675FB84EEABE496B8EFD88B1E9FA80E2"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Project efficiencies</header><text>If the total cost of planning, design, and construction activities relating to the projects described in this section results in cost savings and is less than the amounts authorized to be obligated, the Secretary, at the request of the Tribe, may—</text>
<paragraph id="H7AD46E1C7E5C4B3580EBBC65ED9A6FC8"><enum>(1)</enum><text>use those cost savings to carry out a project described in section 3707(d), 3710, 3712, or 3713; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H37AF445BC4C04A74A93A49AED210FF56"><enum>(2)</enum><text>deposit those cost savings to the Blackfeet OM&R Trust Account.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H879C4FC49279451994473850C89926F2"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Applicability of ISDEAA</header><text>At the request of the Tribe, and in accordance with the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Secretary shall enter into 1 or more agreements with the Tribe to carry out this section.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HEF4396C90C974AD18AB44B41B56E7F45"><enum>3712.</enum><header>Design and construction of water storage and irrigation facilities</header>
<subsection id="HB9CD55A2E6C04B28B10269F43E69670F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, shall plan, design, and construct 1 or more facilities to store water and support irrigation on the Reservation in accordance with 1 or more agreements between the Secretary and the Tribe.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HD749692036F84086BDE9D494633DCF6D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Lead agency</header><text>The Bureau of Reclamation shall serve as the lead agency with respect to any activity to design and construct the irrigation development and water storage facilities described in subsection (c).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H611399BE3ADE4D569086B9CEC25D7432"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Scope</header>
<paragraph id="H9DFE8AF9DFF6479CAC12A306E8E3CC52"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The scope of the design and construction under this section shall be as generally described in the document entitled <quote>Blackfeet Water Storage, Development, and Project Report</quote>, prepared by DOWL HKM, and dated March 13, 2013, as modified and agreed to by the Secretary and the Tribe, subject to the condition that, before commencing final design and construction activities, the Secretary shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H839E6D3B5C69496E846163A2B250A11D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>review the design of the proposed construction;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF819024F66DA4275A8170CE40AF53A71"><enum>(B)</enum><text>perform value engineering analyses; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H325DA223483E4E0DB37444885BC77061"><enum>(C)</enum><text>perform appropriate Federal compliance activities.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6D3B294130634F4AA7E727B01077CF22"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Modification</header><text>The Secretary may modify the scope of construction for the projects described in the document referred to in paragraph (1), if—</text>
<subparagraph id="H39208BF85E8B4D1E9DAE4452854F59DC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the modified project is—</text>
<clause id="H858EC5A406E64DC1A407EA64D805CA01"><enum>(i)</enum><text>similar in purpose to the proposed projects; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H6EAFD23CDE6A415A897AC9A1818E3112"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>consistent with the purposes of this subtitle; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA3005D12F3C34A5F9DADB3444A7943A4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Secretary has consulted with the Tribe regarding any modification.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2045C319880049C0890ED1EB10C4982F"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Negotiation with tribe</header><text>On the basis of the review described in paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall negotiate with the Tribe appropriate changes, if any, to the final design—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE4371C0C79DD44E8B9A0539EC330EB46"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to ensure that the final design meets applicable industry standards;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H03DBED17EDFE420E92F570B81AF9B3C7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to improve the cost-effectiveness of any construction; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0AD729B7BCBD48E4A9D591BE26F75340"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to ensure that the projects may be constructed using only the amounts made available under section 3718.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H976B5AAEF5A34427856849124A12218B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Nonreimbursability of costs</header><text>All costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out this section shall be nonreimbursable.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H189D922BB72C430CA1C2738176625829"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The total amount of obligations incurred by the Secretary in carrying out this section, prior to any adjustment provided for in section 3718, shall not exceed $87,300,000.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H220F8E146675432BAA8C7A994AB14DF8"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Ownership by tribe</header><text>Title to all facilities rehabilitated or constructed under this section shall be held by the Tribe, except that title to the Birch Creek Unit of the Blackfeet Indian Irrigation Project shall remain with the Bureau of Indian Affairs.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H58D9A6B353A34086969C43603BE7467E"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>The Commissioner of Reclamation and the Tribe shall negotiate the cost of any oversight activity carried out by the Bureau of Reclamation under any agreement entered into under this section, subject to the condition that the total cost for the oversight shall not exceed 4 percent of the total costs incurred under this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H63516C50DBD34DFCBC0C70F5C92EC3C4"><enum>(h)</enum><header>OM&R costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal Government shall have no obligation to pay for the OM&R costs for the facilities rehabilitated or constructed under this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HC42BD31D614A406885C176B83AB173DC"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Project efficiencies</header><text>If the total cost of planning, design, and construction activities relating to the projects described in this section results in cost savings and is less than the amounts authorized to be obligated, the Secretary, at the request of the Tribe, may—</text>
<paragraph id="HB913142670F84A569D5AEAC9200A610E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>use those cost savings to carry out a project described in section 3707(d), 3710, 3711, or 3713; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H29AA164C858F4B66B20218FDE32EAE04"><enum>(2)</enum><text>deposit those cost savings to the Blackfeet OM&R Trust Account.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC94F8011E79847E29BDBE34F5486EC89"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Applicability of ISDEAA</header><text>At the request of the Tribe, and in accordance with the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.), the Secretary shall enter into 1 or more agreements with the Tribe to carry out this section.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H987F5A656BB94EBABF8A40A4AA0A82FB"><enum>3713.</enum><header>Blackfeet water, storage, and development projects</header>
<subsection id="H93AD27A84E93457ABC2A2E6B1EB690EF"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header>
<paragraph id="HF5D759DA9E554F14B3EDBC900B6D1474"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>The scope of the construction under this section shall be as generally described in the document entitled <quote>Blackfeet Water Storage, Development, and Project Report</quote>, prepared by DOWL HKM, and dated March 13, 2013, as modified and agreed to by the Secretary and the Tribe.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0D8A439E8AB4413E909E030713C5E8A4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Modification</header><text>The Tribe may modify the scope of the projects described in the document referred to in paragraph (1) if—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB16B6BD77B63415189EBF396040681A0"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the modified project is—</text>
<clause id="HF052B3B06D454597931E3E8A5F20435D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>similar to the proposed project; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HD0442561CEBD4965A48E99193064B5DD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>consistent with the purposes of this subtitle; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB195670C3341433AB346B1CE0BF49DA6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the modification is approved by the Secretary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD1B3CD3FF1F145F89D7F7259FD6D763A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Nonreimbursability of costs</header><text>All costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out this section shall be nonreimbursable.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H466DC0DA3548484EA62C59C671747F7D"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The total amount of obligations incurred by the Secretary in carrying out this section, prior to any adjustment provided for in section 3718, shall not exceed $91,000,000.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HBB236963BEB446B1BB8142D79DF95B50"><enum>(d)</enum><header>OM&R costs</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Federal Government shall have no obligation to pay for the OM&R costs for the facilities rehabilitated or constructed under this section.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H8F3BA39A80924616A2ED2E64F68AC518"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Ownership by tribe</header><text>Title to any facility constructed under this section shall be held by the Tribe.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HC78FE92DDDCA4B08A8FB3F89221E792C"><enum>3714.</enum><header>Easements and rights-of-way</header>
<subsection id="H2577F492F2E04C75BD7F90582D4CBF5F"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Tribal easements and rights-of-Way</header>
<paragraph id="HFAEE1C74FABF400C95016F73E793AF82"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>On request of the Secretary, the Tribe shall grant, at no cost to the United States, such easements and rights-of-way over tribal land as are necessary for the construction of the projects authorized by sections 3710 and 3711.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC5CF886BF5E54F509C44C2EEB1B941EB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Jurisdiction</header><text>An easement or right-of-way granted by the Tribe pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not affect in any respect the civil or criminal jurisdiction of the Tribe over the easement or right-of-way.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD6FF5B1251984AABA9808C086F938BFD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Landowner easements and rights-of-Way</header><text>In partial consideration for the construction activities authorized by section 3711, and as a condition of receiving service from the MR&I System, a landowner shall grant, at no cost to the United States or the Tribe, such easements and rights-of-way over the land of the landowner as may be necessary for the construction of the MR&I System.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H883D67CEC787498EA1AB99DCE6E6A8FE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Land acquired by united states or tribe</header><text>Any land acquired within the boundaries of the Reservation by the United States on behalf of the Tribe, or by the Tribe on behalf of the Tribe, in connection with achieving the purposes of this subtitle shall be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Tribe.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HC6992711E54D4F82BEB476BA9430DC41"><enum>3715.</enum><header>Tribal water rights</header>
<subsection id="H97896A1F651A4C96AB5923A9AD0E73D0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Confirmation of tribal water rights</header>
<paragraph id="H305610D6BF804021A617E3210DD9B05D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Tribal water rights are ratified, confirmed, and declared to be valid.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H932DFCA015D340419DE6F9BEBCB528CF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use</header><text>Any use of the Tribal water rights shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Compact and this subtitle.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBE5B0B1428374E3083824B77B4EA12EB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Conflict</header><text>In the event of a conflict between the Compact and this subtitle, the provisions of this subtitle shall control.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HDB88113DA4AA43A3B1A3BC02D6E90612"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Intent of congress</header><text>It is the intent of Congress to provide to each allottee benefits that are equivalent to, or exceed, the benefits the allottees possess on the day before the date of enactment of this Act, taking into consideration—</text>
<paragraph id="HBB750FBB6B2F47079BB3EFD8E85E3537"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the potential risks, cost, and time delay associated with litigation that would be resolved by the Compact and this subtitle;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H48A10B2DC65E4D20802F256DBE9FF518"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the availability of funding under this subtitle and from other sources;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7276135BFF5748EC8A256D75C2272C28"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the availability of water from the Tribal water rights; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9E3224DAA430402BAEE34B1806C4446B"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the applicability of section 7 of the Act of February 8, 1887 (25 U.S.C. 381), and this subtitle to protect the interests of allottees.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HDFAFCB3598B84CE6A185BB8A3EDF759B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Trust status of tribal water rights</header><text>The Tribal water rights—</text>
<paragraph id="H036AF5CCDD384A44BA21C238FF0ACBA7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall be held in trust by the United States for the use and benefit of the Tribe and the allottees in accordance with this subtitle; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H52629B668D2643EABDAB8B902B4191F3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall not be subject to forfeiture or abandonment.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H65DD0016DA464DF590A2EE3E723E09D2"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Allottees</header>
<paragraph id="H4702C02344EB4414BE9F36FB50079C57"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Applicability of act of February 8, 1887</header><text>The provisions of section 7 of the Act of February 8, 1887 (25 U.S.C. 381), relating to the use of water for irrigation purposes, shall apply to the Tribal water rights.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE241B6D975FB485B9DF23DD4533EE28F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Entitlement to water</header><text>Any entitlement to water of an allottee under Federal law shall be satisfied from the Tribal water rights.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB2983021C6F34A4D827C349A79E5DB36"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Allocations</header><text>An allottee shall be entitled to a just and equitable allocation of water for irrigation purposes.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6C94306836C2449FAF84D6529DD35A66"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Claims</header>
<subparagraph id="HDB2D6890185F4C0BB4B5269A6264B4D4"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Exhaustion of remedies</header><text>Before asserting any claim against the United States under section 7 of the Act of February 8, 1887 (25 U.S.C. 381), or any other applicable law, an allottee shall exhaust remedies available under the tribal water code or other applicable tribal law.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H72E2A97C9778499EA5D3DF79E67390FE"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Action for relief</header><text>After the exhaustion of all remedies available under the tribal water code or other applicable tribal law, an allottee may seek relief under section 7 of the Act of February 8, 1887 (25 U.S.C. 381), or other applicable law.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF2648567D6064107A35A36CA7A217E90"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Authority of secretary</header><text>The Secretary shall have the authority to protect the rights of allottees in accordance with this section.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HDF8C3FA3FAC2490B85824640B0C31B37"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authority of tribe</header>
<paragraph id="H3841ED290D7C40B3BAD093498ABB568E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Tribe shall have the authority to allocate, distribute, and lease the Tribal water rights for any use on the Reservation in accordance with the Compact, this subtitle, and applicable Federal law.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA920C261454640C582C45FB6E5920D10"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Off-reservation use</header><text>The Tribe may allocate, distribute, and lease the Tribal water rights for off-Reservation use in accordance with the Compact, subject to the approval of the Secretary.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9F9C2F71D8534290A8B205BE1CCFF363"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Land leases by allottees</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1), an allottee may lease any interest in land held by the allottee, together with any water right determined to be appurtenant to the interest in land, in accordance with the tribal water code.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HC14186D56F254947ACCAAC61E39CD497"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Tribal water code</header>
<paragraph id="H028134EB747D45AFB113FA96DB907E67"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Notwithstanding article IV.C.1. of the Compact, not later than 4 years after the date on which the Tribe ratifies the Compact in accordance with this subtitle, the Tribe shall enact a tribal water code that provides for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3742D9764D744DCB9A03709D5926596F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the management, regulation, and governance of all uses of the Tribal water rights in accordance with the Compact and this subtitle; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H94DBDFEF18CA49EF95E46B9CFE31D1AA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>establishment by the Tribe of conditions, permit requirements, and other requirements for the allocation, distribution, or use of the Tribal water rights in accordance with the Compact and this subtitle.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1BBC8040CA364099B5E429B6CD2D5850"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>Subject to the approval of the Secretary, the tribal water code shall provide—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7EFF9AE44C0146878D581044A7587748"><enum>(A)</enum><text>that use of water by allottees shall be satisfied with water from the Tribal water rights;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7255BCD3948540D8A386A1B2360B0F01"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a process by which an allottee may request that the Tribe provide water for irrigation use in accordance with this subtitle, including the provision of water under any allottee lease under section 4 of the Act of June 25, 1910 (25 U.S.C. 403);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA961D4D5E0E243FCBE867312AD79378F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>a due process system for the consideration and determination by the Tribe of any request by an allottee (or a successor in interest to an allottee) for an allocation of water for irrigation purposes on allotted land, including a process for—</text>
<clause id="H9265ACAC7F27456F84F3AC2798DBBED0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>appeal and adjudication of any denied or disputed distribution of water; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H30DB958CC94547A593C96AA98C8B9A29"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>resolution of any contested administrative decision; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H81B72C8075984014B80B02C69D8B64F6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>a requirement that any allottee asserting a claim relating to the enforcement of rights of the allottee under the tribal water code, or to the quantity of water allocated to land of the allottee, shall exhaust all remedies available to the allottee under tribal law before initiating an action against the United States or petitioning the Secretary pursuant to subsection (d)(4)(B).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H830A12FAA60B4930AE3C79D41C68440D"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Action by secretary</header>
<subparagraph id="H38171C70860942B1882BF5CA93BFB450"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>During the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which a tribal water code described in paragraphs (1) and (2) is enacted, the Secretary shall administer, with respect to the rights of allottees, the Tribal water rights in accordance with this subtitle.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1CA92B6A571E467E80C0C184A1CC6B4D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>The tribal water code described in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not be valid unless—</text>
<clause id="H9C7AB6F8376C49D18CF03518860FC401"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the provisions of the tribal water code required by paragraph (2) are approved by the Secretary; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H01F47D6A849A488597A08878880B5348"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>each amendment to the tribal water code that affects a right of an allottee is approved by the Secretary.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H98046CDF80DA4590A2D0C0D0BA9A0927"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Approval period</header>
<clause id="HFCE3AA2FA2944469AA6BB55938D33A68"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary shall approve or disapprove the tribal water code or an amendment to the tribal water code not later than 180 days after the date on which the tribal water code or amendment is submitted to the Secretary.</text></clause>
<clause id="H47394FCF9B1341BA87FE1A0A600B0347"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Extension</header><text>The deadline described in clause (i) may be extended by the Secretary after consultation with the Tribe.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HBB20E22A6CA34B2480DA86C15B445D74"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Administration</header>
<paragraph id="H904400247E1947A3BB0FEE227A264025"><enum>(1)</enum><header>No alienation</header><text>The Tribe shall not permanently alienate any portion of the Tribal water rights.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H70DCA83CC1B745DE947A71BBF1539230"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Purchases or grants of land from Indians</header><text>An authorization provided by this subtitle for the allocation, distribution, leasing, or other arrangement entered into pursuant to this subtitle shall be considered to satisfy any requirement for authorization of the action by treaty or convention imposed by section 2116 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 177).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD2ADA99185384822A4C1C586647EC4E0"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Prohibition on forfeiture</header><text>The non-use of all or any portion of the Tribal water rights by a lessee or contractor shall not result in the forfeiture, abandonment, relinquishment, or other loss of all or any portion of the Tribal water rights.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H911CAB4D63264388A278301F2A05A54D"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Effect</header><text>Except as otherwise expressly provided in this section, nothing in this subtitle—</text>
<paragraph id="HE5AC428F8FB24DCF9103BAD5C7DA4D6D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>authorizes any action by an allottee against any individual or entity, or against the Tribe, under Federal, State, tribal, or local law; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3821DE33AE244AB4AE78310C492F9B47"><enum>(2)</enum><text>alters or affects the status of any action brought pursuant to section 1491(a) of title 28, United States Code.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H7FF582B67ADC4FD3AFB893DECBADCEE5"><enum>3716.</enum><header>Blackfeet settlement trust fund</header>
<subsection id="HA33DF94E953F4D0D90A70F02CE83C411"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund, to be known as the <quote>Blackfeet Settlement Trust Fund</quote> (referred to in this section as the <quote>Trust Fund</quote>), to be managed, invested, and distributed by the Secretary and to remain available until expended, consisting of the amounts deposited in the Trust Fund under subsection (c), together with any interest earned on those amounts, for the purpose of carrying out this subtitle.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H0EB63D7646E54BE2898D10A107FA0908"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Accounts</header><text>The Secretary shall establish in the Trust Fund the following accounts:</text>
<paragraph id="HEE890FC4B82147DFA4FDBA86418A6718"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Administration and Energy Account.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB2CF35CCE6B74CD9B0542F656ABCFAAD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The OM&R Account.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H669B3C25E4A24CA580761A7929338FE5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The St. Mary Account.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H118FE72228AC426C8BDD8FD5BE3A7790"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Blackfeet Water, Storage, and Development Projects Account.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5420DFC6EC474FD482489BAB23BFC4D0"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deposits</header><text>The Secretary shall deposit in the Trust Fund—</text>
<paragraph id="HB60FBD6AC5A84E5CAB83A626C8889480"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the Administration and Energy Account, the amount made available pursuant to section 3718(a)(1)(A);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H31FD44729B134C078DEC38A1570BAA27"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the OM&R Account, the amount made available pursuant to section 3718(a)(1)(B);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5A23C1E627B04DE98BBB7BD62217761B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the St. Mary Account, the amount made available pursuant to section 3718(a)(1)(C); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1147476B3631414C9828322725F926A5"><enum>(4)</enum><text>in the Blackfeet Water, Storage, and Development Projects Account, the amount made available pursuant to section 3718(a)(1)(D).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H1B6FDCBDD98442A2839ED460CAE0A623"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Management and interest</header>
<paragraph id="H4F141A56B587498AB4D8D98D741AC974"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Management</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall manage, invest, and distribute all amounts in the Trust Fund in a manner that is consistent with the investment authority of the Secretary under—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3B47CC3A3B514B8192303240E58FF358"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the first section of the Act of June 24, 1938 (25 U.S.C. 162a);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA73F0A5134DA4432ADB47CCB50965921"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD5478094A394488AA373C9C432D557D1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>this section.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA4D953720E7D4C6ABD4490EEAB26D1E3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Interest</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In addition to the deposits under subsection (c), any interest credited to amounts unexpended in the Trust Fund are authorized to be appropriated to be used in accordance with the uses described in subsection (h).</text></paragraph> </subsection>
<subsection id="HFDDC85E94E54479D8F7DB0ECD7F53560"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Availability of amounts</header>
<paragraph id="H6CEB074D72E54486A0D57425D137A6C5"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Amounts appropriated to, and deposited in, the Trust Fund, including any investment earnings, shall be made available to the Tribe by the Secretary beginning on the enforceability date.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H631D3656BBD24B2783A6E50532267D3D"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Funding for tribal implementation activities</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1), on approval pursuant to this subtitle and the Compact by a referendum vote of a majority of votes cast by members of the Tribe on the day of the vote, as certified by the Secretary and the Tribe and subject to the availability of appropriations, of the amounts in the Administration and Energy Account, $4,800,000 shall be made available to the Tribe for the implementation of this subtitle.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H56E6D32773E84410B29CDB88DFBD4AEF"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Withdrawals under AIFRMRA</header>
<paragraph id="H7EB8569D0DC344CF840A4B8B1A365790"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Tribe may withdraw any portion of the funds in the Trust Fund on approval by the Secretary of a tribal management plan submitted by the Tribe in accordance with the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H11695B532F9349439D59DF769DA2E13A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header>
<subparagraph id="HCA8E61DA580240C1B7AED0DEB42BDE71"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In addition to the requirements under the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the tribal management plan under paragraph (1) shall require that the Tribe shall spend all amounts withdrawn from the Trust Fund in accordance with this subtitle.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H67A99A6FC8D64979B63E4C20DD908E92"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Enforcement</header><text>The Secretary may carry out such judicial and administrative actions as the Secretary determines to be necessary to enforce the tribal management plan to ensure that amounts withdrawn by the Tribe from the Trust Fund under this subsection are used in accordance with this subtitle.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H7536B5D9F12E4BD4AFBAB5EA20DABD96"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Withdrawals under expenditure plan</header>
<paragraph id="H1DE5C80B14C5457788B8ECFACA50CFA0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Tribe may submit to the Secretary a request to withdraw funds from the Trust Fund pursuant to an approved expenditure plan.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB5427AD14F79436F99CBCDECBAAF29ED"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>To be eligible to withdraw funds under an expenditure plan under paragraph (1), the Tribe shall submit to the Secretary for approval an expenditure plan for any portion of the Trust Fund that the Tribe elects to withdraw pursuant to this subsection, subject to the condition that the funds shall be used for the purposes described in this subtitle.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H896410B5FE2F49749D3366C658A12455"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>An expenditure plan under this subsection shall include a description of the manner and purpose for which the amounts proposed to be withdrawn from the Trust Fund will be used by the Tribe, in accordance with subsection (h).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAD65A096A83346FF9445B5E47744B6F2"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Approval</header><text>On receipt of an expenditure plan under this subsection, the Secretary shall approve the plan, if the Secretary determines that the plan—</text>
<subparagraph id="H4124CE63ED2E41659D0B765863DE7795"><enum>(A)</enum><text>is reasonable; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDF0906E3701B49A6860812E141C85C6E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is consistent with, and will be used for, the purposes of this subtitle.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC8E735C79FC04FD1B51404130A91296D"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Enforcement</header><text>The Secretary may carry out such judicial and administrative actions as the Secretary determines to be necessary to enforce an expenditure plan to ensure that amounts disbursed under this subsection are used in accordance with this subtitle.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H479921C657004605A5B75A837B77153B"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Uses</header><text>Amounts from the Trust Fund shall be used by the Tribe for the following purposes:</text>
<paragraph id="H50B013ED180F4EEFBB4E0D67EC76FED7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The Administration and Energy Account shall be used for administration of the Tribal water rights and energy development projects under this subtitle and the Compact.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H34D6F56069CC416B8E7DFCF5EF582D51"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The OM&R Account shall be used to assist the Tribe in paying OM&R costs.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H78172957B24942A29726B194D071B1DE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The St. Mary Account shall be distributed pursuant to an expenditure plan approved under subsection (g), subject to the conditions that—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB46440104A5E4A4983717EF5BC7B7FC9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>during the period for which the amount is available and held by the Secretary, $500,000 shall be distributed to the Tribe annually as compensation for the deferral of the St. Mary water right; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H393358CE94A34DD8AF0F929272CF6BEA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any additional amounts deposited in the account may be withdrawn and used by the Tribe to pay OM&R costs or other expenses for 1 or more projects to benefit the Tribe, as approved by the Secretary, subject to the requirement that the Secretary shall not approve an expenditure plan under this paragraph unless the Tribe provides a resolution of the tribal council—</text>
<clause id="H60FD5E79023246CEB11E0757AD06552F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>approving the withdrawal of the funds from the account; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H454FB1F620104E24B0F696E4C9513986"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>acknowledging that the Secretary will not be able to distribute funds under subparagraph (A) indefinitely if the principal funds in the account are reduced.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H563D5BBAD0CE49B7A7E857A033690620"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Blackfeet Water, Storage, and Development Projects Account shall be used to carry out section 3713.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB5BF0295BE394FFE9E3C3558258AC5E5"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Liability</header><text>The Secretary and the Secretary of the Treasury shall not be liable for the expenditure or investment of any amounts withdrawn from the Trust Fund by the Tribe under subsection (f) or (g).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H8F1605F98EA1438EA719A8538B40F00C"><enum>(j)</enum><header>No per capita distributions</header><text>No portion of the Trust Fund shall be distributed on a per capita basis to any member of the Tribe.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H922C001258C848F9B79853C2D02ADE2E"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Deposit of funds</header><text>On request by the Tribe, the Secretary may deposit amounts from an account described in paragraph (1), (2), or (4) of subsection (b) to any other account the Secretary determines to be appropriate.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H0F9212059C324E299EC65631D1BAF264"><enum>3717.</enum><header>Blackfeet water settlement implementation fund</header>
<subsection id="H8EFEDAFF192C490DAE4FC7802E1C2EED"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There is established in the Treasury of the United States a nontrust, interest-bearing account, to be known as the <quote>Blackfeet Water Settlement Implementation Fund</quote> (referred to in this section as the <quote>Implementation Fund</quote>), to be managed and distributed by the Secretary, for use by the Secretary for carrying out this subtitle.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H5E2081FB61AF484094556442915762CF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Accounts</header><text>The Secretary shall establish in the Implementation Fund the following accounts:</text>
<paragraph id="H3E4F1613F99846CD858950B4C196DBEF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The MR&I System, Irrigation, and Water Storage Account.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1DB1A3443870482B8471394CD4D0A0C1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>The Blackfeet Irrigation Project Deferred Maintenance and Four Horns Dam Safety Improvements Account.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA469A9CC37A64C1BA56955390BE0E820"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The St. Mary/Milk Water Management and Activities Fund.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H9A681890CB21405CB281BE0B27D9B65B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Deposits</header><text>The Secretary shall deposit in the Implementation Fund—</text>
<paragraph id="H6E714E27FCC645E38C61F7FB53908250"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the MR&I System, Irrigation, and Water Storage Account, the amount made available pursuant to section 3718(a)(2)(A);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H27F4CC69EC0A4832824F30C7B5E0EB60"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the Blackfeet Irrigation Project Deferred Maintenance and Four Horns Dam Safety Improvements Account, the amount made available pursuant to section 3718(a)(2)(B); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H206EAC416F54416BB0919BDAE1F59542"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in the St. Mary/Milk Water Management and Activities Fund, the amount made available pursuant to section 3718(a)(2)(C).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H05D22A2A17E348438C94C70D527FBB09"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Uses</header>
<paragraph id="H368A9D8EA6504BD18F5C56CF7BC49783"><enum>(1)</enum><header>MR&I system, irrigation, and water storage account</header><text>The MR&I System, Irrigation, and Water Storage Account shall be used to carry out sections 3711 and 3712.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H99C68634292B4CF98960ED7BE7ABB187"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Blackfeet irrigation project deferred maintenance and four horns dam safety improvements account</header><text>The Blackfeet Irrigation Project Deferred Maintenance and Four Horns Dam Safety Improvements Account shall be used to carry out section 3710.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H61D595F28602421585794794DEB9F70B"><enum>(3)</enum><header>St. mary/milk water management and activities account</header><text>The St. Mary/Milk Water Management and Activities Account shall be used to carry out sections 3705 and 3707.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H6323A9D615714E72AE2DE269BB11EA8C"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Management</header><text>Amounts in the Implementation Fund shall not be available to the Secretary for expenditure until the enforceability date.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H771C0F60662A4BAF9DFBB141A982A5CC"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Interest</header><text>In addition to the deposits under subsection (c), any interest credited to amounts unexpended in the Implementation Fund are authorized to be appropriated to be used in accordance with the uses described in subsection (d).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HC15451F1DEBA4593A3B4C5AC856D2756"><enum>3718.</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header>
<subsection id="HC10DED14EAE54E95903D26875484435A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subsection (b), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary—</text>
<paragraph id="H8E714C70B0D94F4C8A4846473FBA2DD3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>as adjusted on appropriation to reflect changes since April 2010 in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers West Urban 50,000 to 1,500,000 index for the amount appropriated—</text>
<subparagraph id="H8FBBF426130A4DBA95F21341ACC3D7E4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for deposit in the Administration and Energy Account of the Blackfeet Settlement Trust Fund established under section 3716(b)(1), $28,900,000;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5BEEEF14DDD844F99225149C6BA240C9"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for deposit in the OM&R Account of the Blackfeet Settlement Trust Fund established under section 3716(b)(2), $27,760,000;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H087CD44211CF4CB3A2682445DE3D6D5C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for deposit in the St. Mary Account of the Blackfeet Settlement Trust Fund established under section 3716(b)(3), $27,800,000; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0118C65A51F946A58E244AE23704169C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>for deposit in the Blackfeet Water, Storage, and Development Projects Account of the Blackfeet Settlement Trust Fund established under section 3716(b)(4), $91,000,000; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBBA0B082664643B28F88ADE9F45DF81A"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount of interest credited to the unexpended amounts of the Blackfeet Settlement Trust Fund; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBE3F4CD34A744635AB56465C27FFBC17"><enum>(2)</enum><text>as adjusted annually to reflect changes since April 2010 in the Bureau of Reclamation Construction Cost Trends Index applicable to the types of construction involved—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD68FC31145184B38A4D41D3A8DC8342E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for deposit in the MR&I System, Irrigation, and Water Storage Account of the Blackfeet Water Settlement Implementation Fund established under section 3717(b)(1), $163,500,000;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3E4DAC8C991F439AA5FFE0EFF44CBDBB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for deposit in the Blackfeet Irrigation Project Deferred Maintenance, Four Horns Dam Safety, and Rehabilitation and Enhancement of the Four Horns Feeder Canal, Dam, and Reservoir Improvements Account of the Blackfeet Water Settlement Implementation Fund established under section 3717(b)(2), $54,900,000, of which—</text>
<clause id="H606DA53BB4A54E5591F66885C0C9BD07"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$40,900,000 shall be made available for activities and projects under section 3710(c); and</text></clause>
<clause id="H6453242AE1D1452A9E7D17B1FD9BCA32"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$14,000,000 shall be made available for activities and projects under section 3710(d)(2); </text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H021575880F864F2A94A8B170A7156E90"><enum>(C)</enum><text>for deposit in the St. Mary/Milk Water Management and Activities Account of the Blackfeet Water Settlement Implementation Fund established under section 3717(b)(3), $28,100,000, of which—</text>
<clause id="H1FDC3BB17B3B477FB84A2F4DCCB9490B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$27,600,000 shall be allocated in accordance with section 3707(g); and</text></clause>
<clause id="H088D7099CB034C42A129F10B07BBA930"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>$500,000 shall be used to carry out section 3705; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD26A0E30409047ECB7A1BF480B0A08C3"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amount of interest credited to the unexpended amounts of the Blackfeet Water Settlement Implementation Fund.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H8AE870E0B04D4733AE7EC572A31C65EF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Adjustments</header>
<paragraph id="H93CF6DE7BEBD48FEB31E75507A7BCE33"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The adjustment of the amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to subsection (a)(1) shall occur each time an amount is appropriated for an account and shall add to, or subtract from, as applicable, the total amount authorized.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3A20DDF5EAC94A539935B8794B682FAB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Repetition</header><text>The adjustment process under this subsection shall be repeated for each subsequent amount appropriated until the amount authorized, as adjusted, has been appropriated.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7054172B493146758FA60B334C0756D2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Treatment</header><text>The amount of an adjustment may be considered—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCC9426DA5362415D9C4ED7A5D0877D25"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to be authorized as of the date on which congressional action occurs; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H84C9DD7B07544FDA92C585A47492B43E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in determining the amount authorized to be appropriated.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H4A3B72AC49CF4250B08E0791D90C71A7"><enum>3719.</enum><header>Water rights in Lewis and Clark National Forest and Glacier National Park</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The instream flow water rights of the Tribe on land within the Lewis and Clark National Forest and Glacier National Park—</text>
<paragraph id="HED19ECFE09FD48929D5F0870F28B91D5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>are confirmed; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF99B93BBAE774F85B5D0788405643F98"><enum>(2)</enum><text>shall be as described in the document entitled <quote>Stipulation to Address Claims by and for the Benefit of the Blackfeet Indian Tribe to Water Rights in the Lewis & Clark National Forest and Glacier National Park</quote> and as finally decreed by the Montana Water Court, or, if the Montana Water Court is found to lack jurisdiction, by the United States district court with jurisdiction.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="HDBDCDD8B3DC84905B62B78694347A079"><enum>3720.</enum><header>Waivers and releases of claims</header>
<subsection id="H70FBC58D0EDF4566989BAFC9922B0F4A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header>
<paragraph id="HE0A07A54881644E8AC20A4C2E51E6A3A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Waiver and release of claims by tribe and united states as trustee for tribe</header><text>Subject to the reservation of rights and retention of claims under subsection (c), as consideration for recognition of the Tribal water rights and other benefits as described in the Compact and this subtitle, the Tribe, acting on behalf of the Tribe and members of the Tribe (but not any member of the Tribe as an allottee), and the United States, acting as trustee for the Tribe and the members of the Tribe (but not any member of the Tribe as an allottee), shall execute a waiver and release of all claims for water rights within the State that the Tribe, or the United States acting as trustee for the Tribe, asserted or could have asserted in any proceeding, including a State stream adjudication, on or before the enforceability date, except to the extent that such rights are recognized in the Compact and this subtitle.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA7DCC792A6F14552A70EE9BD4156E283"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Waiver and release of claims by united states as trustee for allottees</header><text>Subject to the reservation of rights and the retention of claims under subsection (c), as consideration for recognition of the Tribal water rights and other benefits as described in the Compact and this subtitle, the United States, acting as trustee for allottees, shall execute a waiver and release of all claims for water rights within the Reservation that the United States, acting as trustee for the allottees, asserted or could have asserted in any proceeding, including a State stream adjudication, on or before the enforceability date, except to the extent that such rights are recognized in the Compact and this subtitle.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H34C81CBFB98E47468F962F8E85931C24"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Waiver and release of claims by tribe against united states</header><text>Subject to the reservation of rights and retention of claims under subsection (d), the Tribe, acting on behalf of the Tribe and members of the Tribe (but not any member of the Tribe as an allottee), shall execute a waiver and release of all claims against the United States (including any agency or employee of the United States)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H85084A015183486AB3EE730E98071A75"><enum>(A)</enum><text>relating to—</text>
<clause id="HA6A64BF0B6544652B799ADD6883E7E7A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>water rights within the State that the United States, acting as trustee for the Tribe, asserted or could have asserted in any proceeding, including a stream adjudication in the State, except to the extent that such rights are recognized as Tribal water rights under this subtitle;</text></clause>
<clause id="HC2B5D216772A4614A776AF2BEFE7AA0A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>damage, loss, or injury to water, water rights, land, or natural resources due to loss of water or water rights (including damages, losses, or injuries to hunting, fishing, gathering, or cultural rights due to loss of water or water rights, claims relating to interference with, diversion, or taking of water, or claims relating to failure to protect, acquire, replace, or develop water, water rights, or water infrastructure) within the State that first accrued at any time on or before the enforceability date;</text></clause>
<clause id="H7372F0066FCF4261A24FC78C2DDBC86B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>a failure to establish or provide a municipal rural or industrial water delivery system on the Reservation;</text></clause>
<clause id="H6CF07BAFBBC045ABB31F0E355124D98C"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a failure to provide for operation or maintenance, or deferred maintenance, for the Blackfeet Irrigation Project or any other irrigation system or irrigation project on the Reservation;</text></clause>
<clause id="HAB033C1A35504EBD839491C2EEBCD961"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the litigation of claims relating to the water rights of the Tribe in the State; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H364FF25788AA410289D043FCB788BF26"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>the negotiation, execution, or adoption of the Compact (including exhibits) or this subtitle;</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAD483C6BEA954CA7B6EEB7841CC36005"><enum>(B)</enum><text>reserved in subsections (b) through (d) of section 3706 of the settlement for the case styled Blackfeet Tribe v. United States, No. 02–127L (Fed. Cl. 2012); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6D34CC8EC3F94AECBC8EB415868169CF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>that first accrued at any time on or before the enforceability date—</text>
<clause id="H57C923AF81E0450DBEFA0838268B568B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>arising from the taking or acquisition of the land of the Tribe or resources for the construction of the features of the St. Mary Unit of the Milk River Project;</text></clause>
<clause id="H2978FA8DC9C241D0A2DFC40C78FD07DA"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>relating to the construction, operation, and maintenance of the St. Mary Unit of the Milk River Project, including Sherburne Dam, St. Mary Diversion Dam, St. Mary Canal and associated infrastructure, and the management of flows in Swiftcurrent Creek, including the diversion of Swiftcurrent Creek into Lower St. Mary Lake;</text></clause>
<clause id="H0DC7221C66E240099CE5CF152F917D89"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>relating to the construction, operation, and management of Lower Two Medicine Dam and Reservoir and Four Horns Dam and Reservoir, including any claim relating to the failure to provide dam safety improvements for Four Horns Reservoir; or</text></clause>
<clause id="H0DC63EE9B04E4707AEF2FD726970E148"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>relating to the allocation of waters of the Milk River and St. Mary River (including tributaries) between the United States and Canada pursuant to the International Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 (36 Stat. 2448).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF56D596C66204B0A8378D02F0B7238FE"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Effectiveness</header><text>The waivers and releases under subsection (a) shall take effect on the enforceability date.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HB3234F768146493CB1AE206D31051D7B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Withdrawal of objections</header><text>The Tribe shall withdraw all objections to the water rights claims filed by the United States for the benefit of the Milk River Project, except objections to those claims consolidated for adjudication within Basin 40J, within 14 days of the certification under subsection (f)(5) that the Tribal membership has approved the Compact and this subtitle.</text>
<paragraph id="H1B8337AC93E44D31A2EAC8CCBD91C578"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Prior to withdrawal of the objections, the Tribe may seek leave of the Montana Water Court for a right to reinstate the objections in the event the conditions of enforceability in subsection (f)(1) through (8) are not satisfied by the date of expiration described in section 3723 of this subtitle.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H85A23DE72D814260B64AFEAAED7A49D8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>If the conditions of enforceability in subsection (f)(1) through (8) are satisfied, and any authority the Montana Water Court may have granted the Tribe to reinstate objections described in this section has not yet expired, the Tribe shall notify the Montana Water Court and the United States in writing that it will not exercise any such authority.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H66C2A6797D9E4FA98464386275EB2E74"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Reservation of rights and retention of claims</header><text>Notwithstanding the waivers and releases under subsection (a), the Tribe, acting on behalf of the Tribe and members of the Tribe, and the United States, acting as trustee for the Tribe and allottees, shall retain—</text>
<paragraph id="H9188A891539C48D892DB40BE84A1E4F3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>all claims relating to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5B6530F570064581B7D35507690AB288"><enum>(A)</enum><text>enforcement of, or claims accruing after the enforceability date relating to water rights recognized under, the Compact, any final decree, or this subtitle;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H78AF476A3FBD4200AE7C32C23F995C7D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>activities affecting the quality of water, including any claim under—</text>
<clause id="H2D577409233443FD9D613CF2427DF2A9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), including damages to natural resources;</text></clause>
<clause id="HBD24E5F11582443CAC3AA754444DF79F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.);</text></clause>
<clause id="H0503C277438247E8A094408175EC5A5D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) (commonly referred to as the <quote>Clean Water Act</quote>); and</text></clause>
<clause id="H2C7AAAE9B45147E9ADC1FB185E550814"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>any regulations implementing the Acts described in clauses (i) through (iii); or</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE105F8D0EF5146A8AA3CFF5D006197A1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>damage, loss, or injury to land or natural resources that are not due to loss of water or water rights (including hunting, fishing, gathering, or cultural rights);</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAD3BD6F4434949C189789E90878087BE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>all rights to use and protect water rights acquired after the date of enactment of this Act; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4B821EE3F82E4D11BFD40580B2DFDB7C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>all rights, remedies, privileges, immunities, and powers not specifically waived and released pursuant to this subtitle or the Compact.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H3191387634AB4873B1B6632D7875E114"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effect of compact and subtitle</header><text>Nothing in the Compact or this subtitle—</text>
<paragraph id="H01CD544EB9AB4B08996AED7D2EC4FF51"><enum>(1)</enum><text>affects the ability of the United States, acting as a sovereign, to take any action authorized by law (including any law relating to health, safety, or the environment), including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H33809FE5F0804CE6980AD8CD6898D8DF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H07537DC408F941D9A747B3F507B59113"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB13699DA74E440D2B1EBA7BB65529172"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) (commonly referred to as the <quote>Clean Water Act</quote>); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDBFF0874226F459E9CF73F9B716887D1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any regulations implementing the Acts described in subparagraphs (A) through (C);</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9D260C33DE414C1BA9AAC91B29807291"><enum>(2)</enum><text>affects the ability of the United States to act as trustee for any other Indian tribe or allottee of any other Indian tribe;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H485EEFFEA00C4044BB89285ED267CEC5"><enum>(3)</enum><text>confers jurisdiction on any State court—</text>
<subparagraph id="H94BC4C9ED23347BABA70874AF6F95C8D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to interpret Federal law regarding health, safety, or the environment;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF03F0769D2034D248F44BDBC5AF432D6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to determine the duties of the United States or any other party pursuant to a Federal law regarding health, safety, or the environment; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE7EF2F754B8643A8BA0F6E8ED6621540"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to conduct judicial review of a Federal agency action;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB53E2FFB71374F48B6072267FA27D3BB"><enum>(4)</enum><text>waives any claim of a member of the Tribe in an individual capacity that does not derive from a right of the Tribe;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H30FB0594243B430BAE07442262ACB48A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>revives any claim waived by the Tribe in the case styled Blackfeet Tribe v. United States, No. 02–127L (Fed. Cl. 2012); or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB16BD2E421694EAB947C87BAE2303882"><enum>(6)</enum><text>revives any claim released by an allottee or a tribal member in the settlement for the case styled Cobell v. Salazar, No. 1:96CV01285–JR (D.D.C. 2012).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5FAE08F7D711424C8EB4235DCBD42998"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Enforceability date</header><text>The enforceability date shall be the date on which the Secretary publishes in the Federal Register a statement of findings that—</text>
<paragraph id="H5ACE141B789F4F14984DDF988B44002C"><enum>(1)</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB33050328D5D492A872C9438B820710B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Montana Water Court has approved the Compact, and that decision has become final and nonappealable; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFB5B47A2133B416E80C4177BECFBDC0C" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>if the Montana Water Court is found to lack jurisdiction, the appropriate United States district court has approved the Compact, and that decision has become final and nonappealable;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H722772FE45A744D2B93D4B6EECAE7F6F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>all amounts authorized under section 3718(a) have been appropriated;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB2F1C65CB1AD4659A2D3FC342BCA7D51"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the agreements required by sections 3706(c), 3707(f), and 3709(c) have been executed;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD6131572F2654102B85230257C3A9CAA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the State has appropriated and paid into an interest-bearing escrow account any payments due as of the date of enactment of this Act to the Tribe under the Compact, the Birch Creek Agreement, and this subtitle;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8D9FCD4CE9E84949BD009EFF48174D36"><enum>(5)</enum><text>the members of the Tribe have voted to approve this subtitle and the Compact by a majority of votes cast on the day of the vote, as certified by the Secretary and the Tribe;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCC0AB8D37D0543C9A28CEF644B2D682D"><enum>(6)</enum><text>the Secretary has fulfilled the requirements of section 3709(a);</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8C26381D58684DADB046029C4DD0F632"><enum>(7)</enum><text>the agreement or terms and conditions referred to in section 3705 are executed and final; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB86261B1376D467583C608D06185F23B"><enum>(8)</enum><text>the waivers and releases described in subsection (a) have been executed by the Tribe and the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5755127F6D4E4D948977DB37A8E0EE15"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Tolling of claims</header>
<paragraph id="H9CB543943F9948B599A487C385FC636A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Each applicable period of limitation and time-based equitable defense relating to a claim described in this section shall be tolled during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which the amounts made available to carry out this subtitle are transferred to the Secretary.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0964CB2F8AD24AC1B0CBE77F258079CD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect of subsection</header><text>Nothing in this subsection revives any claim or tolls any period of limitation or time-based equitable defense that expired before the date of enactment of this Act.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H1D3A294A2CB4499F873E78F7A4488F79"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Expiration</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If all appropriations authorized by this subtitle have not been made available to the Secretary by January 21, 2026, or such alternative later date as is agreed to by the Tribe and the Secretary, the waivers and releases described in this section shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H6C453096E8DF43B591AE01EF3F010123"><enum>(1)</enum><text>expire; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBA14E591D4A24F5C857D3BFAFBCDCA7B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>have no further force or effect.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H143AE8A8DDB14E7593CFA9C87337B56D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Voiding of waivers</header><text>If the waivers and releases described in this section are void under subsection (h)—</text>
<paragraph id="HC92C2A39716C46CF8CBB253B23D1C437"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the approval of the United States of the Compact under section 3704 shall no longer be effective;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA978FC7C4A9D46C5B1784E4CADFCA586"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any unexpended Federal funds appropriated or made available to carry out the activities authorized by this subtitle, together with any interest earned on those funds, and any water rights or contracts to use water and title to other property acquired or constructed with Federal funds appropriated or made available to carry out the activities authorized under this subtitle shall be returned to the Federal Government, unless otherwise agreed to by the Tribe and the United States and approved by Congress; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H96C902768A1B4F209CD49DCFD99F4FAB"><enum>(3)</enum><text>except for Federal funds used to acquire or develop property that is returned to the Federal Government under paragraph (2), the United States shall be entitled to offset any Federal funds appropriated or made available to carry out the activities authorized under this subtitle that were expended or withdrawn, together with any interest accrued, against any claims against the United States relating to water rights in the State asserted by the Tribe or any user of the Tribal water rights or in any future settlement of the water rights of the Tribe or an allottee.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HBAD9D5EF6D5A40A58A8EA88D46E1C28C"><enum>3721.</enum><header>Satisfaction of claims</header>
<subsection id="HA843EDE052674F4581E357A436DF73ED"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Tribal claims</header><text>The benefits realized by the Tribe under this subtitle shall be in complete replacement of, complete substitution for, and full satisfaction of all—</text>
<paragraph id="HC53EA43EB892427998DA612EDEBF18B4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>claims of the Tribe against the United States waived and released pursuant to section 3720(a); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCEB88398B1A24B4FB23EF2452024E01C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>objections withdrawn pursuant to section 3720(c).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H1463879360704A7B847DB2855B5DB5FF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Allottee claims</header><text>The benefits realized by the allottees under this subtitle shall be in complete replacement of, complete substitution for, and full satisfaction of—</text>
<paragraph id="H28D900A8B55B465490F0EABED2B8D226"><enum>(1)</enum><text>all claims waived and released pursuant to section 3720(a)(2); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE60E7F10F8B940EA84FDE8631BC1BC5F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any claim of an allottee against the United States similar in nature to a claim described in section 3720(a)(2) that the allottee asserted or could have asserted.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H0DD31E1018864D568E1D8CB81C9CF3C8"><enum>3722.</enum><header>Miscellaneous provisions</header>
<subsection id="HBD966EC1B3644C40BCBC296EBB32CAA5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Waiver of sovereign immunity</header><text>Except as provided in subsections (a) through (c) of section 208 of the Department of Justice Appropriation Act, 1953 (43 U.S.C. 666), nothing in this subtitle waives the sovereign immunity of the United States.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H331DF7D6D98B4E81ABADC6CE6C3F0BDF"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Other tribes not adversely affected</header><text>Nothing in this subtitle quantifies or diminishes any land or water right, or any claim or entitlement to land or water, of an Indian tribe, band, or community other than the Tribe.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HF3E32FBE88BD4C71A2B93C81BA68F237"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Limitation on claims for reimbursement</header><text>With respect to any Indian-owned land located within the Reservation—</text>
<paragraph id="HAB44B648FB8C40AEA660E87860D14F4E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the United States shall not submit against that land any claim for reimbursement of the cost to the United States of carrying out this subtitle or the Compact; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF6ED0D42E5D2421682B7913EB189E440"><enum>(2)</enum><text>no assessment of that land shall be made regarding that cost.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H38C9CE64DB1547BDB93D1CD7B5C137A9"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Limitation on liability of united states</header>
<paragraph id="HF91294C67DD648EFA734A704818CB934"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The United States has no obligation—</text>
<subparagraph id="H83CE14112F474D91A18F5AC36E492AC1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to monitor, administer, or account for, in any manner, any funds provided to the Tribe by the State; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H28175E47D25749A599A999D0DDD75298"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to review or approve any expenditure of those funds.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE45BBE8C87724383A4382DA2DA5B66A5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Indemnity</header><text>The Tribe shall indemnify the United States, and hold the United States harmless, with respect to all claims (including claims for takings or breach of trust) arising from the receipt or expenditure of amounts described in this subsection.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD7BD0019487F4919898DF8583E7D57F3"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Effect on current law</header><text>Nothing in this section affects any provision of law (including regulations) in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act with respect to preenforcement review of any Federal environmental enforcement action.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H42EDC6E2AC664304949AE6E4EFABFD30"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Effect on reclamation laws</header><text>The activities carried out by the Commissioner of Reclamation under this subtitle shall not establish a precedent or impact the authority provided under any other provision of the reclamation laws, including—</text>
<paragraph id="H97F8763E15574308998285DDAD1339A1"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Reclamation Rural Water Supply Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H048F0212F8FF4B8BA463ED4176CD0934"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 991).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HBE1642622EE94A429EB57071A31EE095"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Irrigation efficiency in upper birch creek drainage</header><text>Any activity carried out by the Tribe in the Upper Birch Creek Drainage (as defined in article II.50 of the Compact) using funds made available to carry out this subtitle shall achieve an irrigation efficiency of not less than 50 percent.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H277A5B46756B4791B7032AD3F0A48976"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Birch creek agreement approval</header><text>The Birch Creek Agreement is approved to the extent that the Birch Creek Agreement requires approval under section 2116 of the Revised Statutes (25 U.S.C. 177).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H3C33E23BED994FE58C4014226AB02BB9"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Limitation on effect</header><text>Nothing in this subtitle or the Compact—</text>
<paragraph id="H33463205084143229A0085F187C3B951"><enum>(1)</enum><text>makes an allocation or apportionment of water between or among States; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2767F6A0756A471E8F5D3CE1A4F467F6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>addresses or implies whether, how, or to what extent the Tribal water rights, or any portion of the Tribal water rights, should be accounted for as part of, or otherwise charged against, an allocation or apportionment of water made to a State in an interstate allocation or apportionment.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H4026191F2947487FB2D2833E68781C6D"><enum>3723.</enum><header>Expiration on failure to meet enforceability date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">If the Secretary fails to publish a statement of findings under section 3720(f) by not later than January 21, 2025, or such alternative later date as is agreed to by the Tribe and the Secretary, after reasonable notice to the State, as applicable—</text>
<paragraph id="HE4261A4EE75E4A1C899BBC676356591D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>this subtitle expires effective on the later of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA274DEB3A0C649F0ADEBB8391D84529F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>January 22, 2025; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7A0850FED51B4D4CA657521A43AA5FA4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the day after such alternative later date as is agreed to by the Tribe and the Secretary;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H79BAC55AE1864C6C96827C8F333D88AC"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any action taken by the Secretary and any contract or agreement entered into pursuant to this subtitle shall be void;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC66EAEE512694FE79692BFE0F1414958"><enum>(3)</enum><text>any amounts made available under section 3718, together with any interest on those amounts, that remain unexpended shall immediately revert to the general fund of the Treasury, except for any funds made available under section 3716(e)(2) if the Montana Water Court denies the Tribe’s request to reinstate the objections in section 3720(c); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4BDE2EFF14364FA98B1DF4D48505D4E1"><enum>(4)</enum><text>the United States shall be entitled to offset against any claims asserted by the Tribe against the United States relating to water rights—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5215CE080D6E499F800D30BB21AEC080"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any funds expended or withdrawn from the amounts made available pursuant to this subtitle; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF702B0BA9F374294ADCAAE4AA9663622"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any funds made available to carry out the activities authorized by this subtitle from other authorized sources, except for any funds provided under section 3716(e)(2) if the Montana Water court denies the Tribe’s request to reinstate the objections in section 3720(c).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></section>
<section id="H4C413B30AE9E4348837F7767666BF754"><enum>3724.</enum><header>Antideficiency</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The United States shall not be liable for any failure to carry out any obligation or activity authorized by this subtitle (including any obligation or activity under the Compact) if—</text>
<paragraph id="HF1FEAB5BA97346C3B04477595CF8E4AF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>adequate appropriations are not provided expressly by Congress to carry out the purposes of this subtitle; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H02BF1BD6780146E684DCC451D82251C9"><enum>(2)</enum><text>there are not enough monies available to carry out the purposes of this subtitle in the Reclamation Water Settlements Fund established under section 10501(a) of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (43 U.S.C. 407(a)).</text></paragraph></section> </subtitle>
<subtitle id="HADFC57F1971B4B82AE1A9BAF9383A9BC"><enum>H</enum><header>Water Desalination</header>
<section id="HA6D7445FE18D47B58F351160F75B8E45"><enum>3801.</enum><header>Reauthorization of Water Desalination Act of 1996</header>
<subsection id="H7AC413E0B61B4CA5AD1BBC48FAAE1595"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization of research and studies</header><text>Section 3 of the Water Desalination Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 10301 note; Public Law 104–298) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H2CEFEA802C754AEFB946DD2381CA4FBE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HC9E7DF2B8D6A492B97382F788DD5F942"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (6), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6B6F33146FA74645A9B3BD72FAC4EBDB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA9DF15A03C7F4ABBBB8A79A588096ABA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H02DDF2D942E444578F32DA87184DB55C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H9ED08C73B08141949F420E23FEF8AA62"><enum>(8)</enum><text>development of metrics to analyze the costs and benefits of desalination relative to other sources of water (including costs and benefits related to associated infrastructure, energy use, environmental impacts, and diversification of water supplies); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEDB9F8FAF25740B4AABFD7F6ABED9617"><enum>(9)</enum><text>development of design and siting specifications that avoid or minimize, adverse economic and environmental impacts.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H43002392355F4AF79687B1BCDDA59381"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HE6F7C1128AB04DF68E2FF753BC466D24" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HC235C7E9DBF44FD698383CB9DAF8952E"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Prioritization</header><text>In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall prioritize funding for research—</text>
<paragraph id="HAFF267E97B11438C9255E5276E405EE7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>to reduce energy consumption and lower the cost of desalination, including chloride control;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H41C0B455C6844B08BB236DB096FC47FE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>to reduce the environmental impacts of seawater desalination and develop technology and strategies to minimize those impacts;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEED5669EC80745FD9DFCFBA1BCE345F6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>to improve existing reverse osmosis and membrane technology;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H614D2100697149EB9AB9304A751FD6BC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>to carry out basic and applied research on next generation desalination technologies, including improved energy recovery systems and renewable energy-powered desalination systems that could significantly reduce desalination costs;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCB3B2397B3F5413FBB2C7F810815EA26"><enum>(5)</enum><text>to develop portable or modular desalination units capable of providing temporary emergency water supplies for domestic or military deployment purposes; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3247FA7CD880446F9B262CB0FB660F4A"><enum>(6)</enum><text>to develop and promote innovative desalination technologies, including chloride control, identified by the Secretary.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF9EBBD3C5DD443C68FECE6ABC77E2BCC"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Desalination demonstration and development</header><text>Section 4 of the Water Desalination Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 10301 note; Public Law 104–298) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H71DBD8A9307642509DDDC3D753A59A38" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H545DA7935FE24D3F83D5E24221375ECD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Prioritization</header><text>In carrying out demonstration and development activities under this section, the Secretary shall prioritize projects—</text>
<paragraph id="HD8A573F8C874435F896A92DC7D4F3068"><enum>(1)</enum><text>for the benefit of drought-stricken States and communities;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB9EEBA1479CF4469BD71C6D63DB7087F"><enum>(2)</enum><text>for the benefit of States that have authorized funding for research and development of desalination technologies and projects;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC3D3926ED5794B5196B5A92D15578C87"><enum>(3)</enum><text>that can reduce reliance on imported water supplies that have an impact on species listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H43C62397C31147EDAD33C91B6DD25074"><enum>(4)</enum><text>that demonstrably leverage the experience of international partners with considerable expertise in desalination, such as the State of Israel.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H08CEBEF8934948E798BE224663C93CAC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Water production</header><text>The Secretary shall provide, as part of the annual budget submission to Congress, an estimate of how much water has been produced and delivered in the past fiscal year using processes and facilities developed or demonstrated using assistance provided under sections 3 and 4. This submission shall include, to the extent practicable, available information on a detailed water accounting by process and facility and the cost per acre foot of water produced and delivered.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H41382A976A2F44D0B69AC4BFE6FF0172"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>Section 8 of the Water Desalination Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 10301 note; Public Law 104–298) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H41A026BD6FC34432AA35C2FA82C2FD64"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), by striking <quote>2013</quote> and inserting <quote>2021</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8A25E64DC514459483C9A1213199342C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b), by striking <quote>for each of fiscal years 2012 through 2013</quote> and inserting <quote>for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5E43D55E4A4A48AA9BBDB1FE586C60AA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>Section 9 of the Water Desalination Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 10301 note; Public Law 104–298) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HC35F786131334824B0C0FFB7F74F5F13"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking the section designation and heading and all that follows through <quote>In carrying out</quote> in the first sentence and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H7C05EB6B217E42119C7BCE16DB8D9D82" style="OLC">
<section id="H5AC3F9C0DE31414A94DAA7E58E1BF33D"><enum>9.</enum><header>Consultation and coordination</header>
<subsection id="H896AFFBA7F4D4FDF917B1D041EC637A6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In carrying out</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD82B13E990114C78A7EFF778FE777001"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in the second sentence, by striking <quote>The authorization</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H4EBD3434EB7845A396500953F182C6D2" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HCE9B25B865AE43A383DD30630C10CF3A"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Other desalination programs</header><text>The authorization</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD5C2D21DC31D4AA399658CC72DC63CCA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by inserting after subsection (a) (as designated by paragraph (1)) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HFBC2AD38EEEA42C6AC142DFF7DDA3293" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H226FBB6D978042F2B13AF3B4642BC5AA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Coordination of federal desalination research and development</header><text>The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy shall develop a coordinated strategic plan that—</text>
<paragraph id="H9130DE12827B4FFFA9E4C58C5F4F20A9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>establishes priorities for future Federal investments in desalination;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1084050DDCD54A248101305F37B5EAEE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>coordinates the activities of Federal agencies involved in desalination, including the Bureau of Reclamation, the Corps of Engineers, the United States Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center, the National Science Foundation, the Office of Naval Research of the Department of Defense, the National Laboratories of the Department of Energy, the United States Geological Survey, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC1245D086F6F47FB90CA1279E2784154"><enum>(3)</enum><text>strengthens research and development cooperation with international partners, such as the State of Israel, in the area of desalination technology; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAEC1C818905145AABC418EECC88A39C0"><enum>(4)</enum><text>promotes public-private partnerships to develop a framework for assessing needs for, and to optimize siting and design of, future ocean desalination projects.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H1B5D0DABCD33405BA839CCE2BFD31A57"><enum>I</enum><header>Amendments to the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990</header>
<section id="H51AB9AF1A99240D88CD5025F0EE4EFA9"><enum>3901.</enum><header>Amendments to the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990</header>
<subsection id="HC0F910AEA27842FAADEFA0BEA432A5E0"><enum>(a)</enum><header>References</header><text>Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in this section an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 941 et seq.).</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H9C82BF989D714382B42E7FF39CD5AE34"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>The Act is amended by striking section 1002 and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H938B749A5A274679A9E46B71CFCFC825" style="OLC">
<section id="HFA9CBF60DD9E479C9F71942DE6B3156B"><enum>1002.</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Congress finds that—</text>
<paragraph id="HCAB769DB82684E368F63B51D0533721C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the Great Lakes have fish and wildlife communities that are structurally and functionally changing;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H674E12A40D65456B89C9F77497DC33F3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>successful fish and wildlife management focuses on the lakes as ecosystems, and effective management requires the coordination and integration of efforts of many partners;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8A3809169D7C4A2B949DA88B49E3B721"><enum>(3)</enum><text>additional actions and better coordination are needed to protect and effectively manage the fish and wildlife resources, and the habitats on which the resources depend, in the Great Lakes Basin; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5553603ECE124693AC56A71753B1F0F8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>this Act allows Federal agencies, States, and Indian tribes to work in an effective partnership by providing the funding for restoration work.</text></paragraph></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HBE16DB5D9CA245708C854ED704BADEAD"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Identification, review, and implementation of proposals and regional projects</header>
<paragraph id="HB0BEC74466214E20979429F140EC4F7E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Requirements for proposals and regional projects</header><text>Section 1005(b)(2)(B) (16 U.S.C. 941c(b)(2)(B)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="H93466CAD29CC4F03AC45F7D476BA233D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in clause (v), by striking <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H61165F8AA41144A68F56CF7C73506277"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (vi), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H923FFF197E6841D3B8AEDE4E516289CA"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HBFC2A7B100EE4487BCC9B0D3E9956BF8" style="OLC">
<clause id="HAC2A9D2ED22C4FE581334374E2E4647C"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>the strategic action plan of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HC2DC6458271C48BEABB77F5070A23642"><enum>(viii)</enum><text>each applicable State wildlife action plan.</text></clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB0629FCE14D644C3921E72D55F2846C2"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Review of proposals</header><text>Section 1005(c)(2)(C) (16 U.S.C. 941c(c)(2)(C)) is amended by striking <quote>Great Lakes Coordinator of the</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1F58D9127ECD42B8AE72455AD83F2711"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Cost sharing</header><text>Section 1005(e) (16 U.S.C. 941c(e)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="HD1B914C000194577BF462630138F75EF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<clause id="H52AC921A7D584272898F9FB9F01FD41A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (4), not less than 25 percent of the cost of implementing a proposal</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H3F64083D51A34461931690A546B08CFE" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HD2CB673B6B3E430984EEA87A690E27D8"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Non-Federal share</header><text>Except as provided in paragraphs (3) and (5) and subject to paragraph (2), not less than 25 percent of the cost of implementing a proposal or regional project</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause>
<clause id="H7D2E74975E084EF3BB8072DD9175ABE6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H974AEE57097E4C5C94D53D010CD03B54" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H57993BF03D774B9B98287A0050D1BE43"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Time period for providing match</header><text>The non-Federal share of the cost of implementing a proposal or regional project required under subparagraph (A) may be provided at any time during the 2-year period preceding January 1 of the year in which the Director receives the application for the proposal or regional project.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6B4AEF43EFE04312AFEA54C0CF9EAD30"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H078936C2D4CC457F840B376C9F8BA457"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting before paragraph (3) (as so redesignated) the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H9C6E27B7784B405BBBE7F725F40092F0" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H4685ABA432344D43A137200638245D7B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Authorized sources of non-Federal share</header>
<subparagraph id="H0E5119FD9AA344168F3C1A6EDB6A899E"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Director may determine the non-Federal share under paragraph (1) by taking into account—</text>
<clause id="HA3722068DC6449569D33DD1769BD216E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the appraised value of land or a conservation easement as described in subparagraph (B); or</text></clause>
<clause id="H0F2BD7C298A542808B1890B81764C6CF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>as described in subparagraph (C), the costs associated with—</text>
<subclause id="H9DE4294B1BE04227BA4AEDFDE66BFD2E"><enum>(I)</enum><text>securing a conservation easement; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HB56DC5F435E14FCCB1C640C37FCB30D7"><enum>(II)</enum><text>restoration or enhancement of the conservation easement.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF736A6B293504256AD306A9558F3461F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Appraisal of conservation easement</header>
<clause id="H8BF7674E2D9740959D5EC5E22B5B04C7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The value of a conservation easement may be used to satisfy the non-Federal share of the cost of implementing a proposal or regional project required under paragraph (1)(A) if the Director determines that the conservation easement—</text>
<subclause id="H5BF8B622CE734210906EE81DFF3AC8D6"><enum>(I)</enum><text>meets the requirements of subsection (b)(2);</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H873AF9AC8A564CD09697F5BB1FEF969D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>is acquired before the end of the grant period of the proposal or regional project;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H3F0F0024A5F046879B0E28F156FDAA6D"><enum>(III)</enum><text>is held in perpetuity for the conservation purposes of the programs of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service related to the Great Lakes Basin, as described in section 1006, by an accredited land trust or conservancy or a Federal, State, or tribal agency;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H5973CF60CC364DD2A77B2E868F2B1C8F"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>is connected either physically or through a conservation planning process to the proposal or regional project; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HEF7A8F75C2FC4D4FBD87531D26761978"><enum>(V)</enum><text>is appraised in accordance with clause (ii).</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H8512876A80EE4B6B8CA90F6FBB1F418B"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Appraisal</header><text>With respect to the appraisal of a conservation easement described in clause (i)—</text>
<subclause id="HBF2D25684824402CAF5DFEB100F5463D"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the appraisal valuation date shall be not later than 1 year after the price of the conservation easement was set under a contract; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="H14010140E5404E8BB93D4713ECCBA00B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the appraisal shall—</text>
<item id="H70821C760D6C4EF591C66D3F92A2A9D7"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>conform to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP); and</text></item>
<item id="H846355C2B2214EEAAB2F5C5ED57FA6E1"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>be completed by a Federal- or State-certified appraiser.</text></item></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H69CC1E53A55E4E3691CFC083DCA1C7A0"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Costs of securing conservation easements</header>
<clause id="H317AEADCD8D5459089C2E667C5EA5B7D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>All costs associated with securing a conservation easement and restoration or enhancement of that conservation easement may be used to satisfy the non-Federal share of the cost of implementing a proposal or regional project required under paragraph (1)(A) if the activities and expenses associated with securing the conservation easement and restoration or enhancement of that conservation easement meet the requirements of subparagraph (B)(i).</text></clause>
<clause id="H0B05AF7BBD2242AE823F9C4DAF0768AE"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Inclusion</header><text>The costs referred to in clause (i) may include cash, in-kind contributions, and indirect costs.</text></clause>
<clause id="H866C9208763245F88AEE08E76D5B00EE"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Exclusion</header><text>The costs referred to in clause (i) may not be costs associated with mitigation or litigation (other than costs associated with the Natural Resource Damage Assessment program).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H843F1FC421524D429D687A8A7377838B"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Establishment of offices</header><text>Section 1007 (16 U.S.C. 941e) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HEF928D9F89E2436291E65A9FDECD9BF4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5FFA32E6B4DA4AF6BFFBD516BBBE7824"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Fishery Resources</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Fish and Wildlife Conservation</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5DBE81A294094F6987A1F9E4CD6C8E1C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Fishery Resources</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>Fish and Wildlife Conservation</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6A104B79737642D187C82482840EF682"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H0EEDA96A2302485997984B4749665EE1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the subsection heading, by striking <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Fishery Resources</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">Fish and Wildlife Conservation</header-in-text></quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H28EBFE6998AA483E95D47DBE3DCD12CC"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by striking <quote>Fishery Resources</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>Fish and Wildlife Conservation</quote>;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9CF12D1534984983A49A6D2E89BF863B"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (a); and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H83D6A2BB50FD41559FC40075065FB531"><enum>(4)</enum><text>by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (a) and (b), respectively.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HEF1B006A61D6474BA0B2172536926B1A"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reports</header><text>Section 1008 (16 U.S.C. 941f) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8610E93C330D4867AAC75F58F62A835F"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>2011</quote> and inserting <quote>2021</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFEBB62B79648448F83F7FB29418A4F37"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subsection (b)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6FFF002EB7B648ECAB0AEC69CD731AC1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>2007 through 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2016 through 2020</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC7F0EA84E0AC4BE6A211C195B50B5E0B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in paragraph (5), by inserting <quote>the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan based on</quote> after <quote>in support of</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC6D6F7E3468D42529A299A15CEDDF97E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="HECE545882C49471B84F0900D4400C481" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H60485C94E2EF4C42825B9ADA95C2D216"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Continued monitoring and assessment of study findings and recommendations</header><text>The Director—</text>
<paragraph id="H52392A5DC0E843899F116655F3430134"><enum>(1)</enum><text>shall continue to monitor the status, and the assessment, management, and restoration needs, of the fish and wildlife resources of the Great Lakes Basin; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAD92576E0C9D41C1ACECD61A5FB2D8BA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>may reassess and update, as necessary, the findings and recommendations of the Report.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H27B4D8290AB542F9B2B9C238B8EBBDEC"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>Section 1009 (16 U.S.C. 941g) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H8A7A67CD29154D258700103C5BDF1BC4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>2007 through 2012</quote> and inserting <quote>2016 through 2021</quote>;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDDBE3130A50543F08A40D2D4171CC4D7"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in paragraph (1)—</text>
<subparagraph id="HCF485D25653540E18F87AA960D4E9169"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>$14,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$6,000,000</quote>;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5F4033D62CBC4FB59D2335E483FE24C1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote>$4,600,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$2,000,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4167E01F630B4D9AB78CB522C5EF8361"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote>$700,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$300,000</quote>; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8DAF545F9F134EFEB7B1D93F6E1534FE"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in paragraph (2), by striking <quote>the activities of</quote> and all that follows through <quote>section 1007</quote> and inserting <quote>the activities of the Upper Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Conservation Offices and the Lower Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office under section 1007</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H9C2511687E384CEB9346F444C7AAB8EA"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Prohibition on use of funds for federal acquisition of interests in land</header><text>Section 1009 (16 U.S.C. 941g) is further amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H093E8F719FD7499F93E60D12954BDF2C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by inserting before the sentence the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H46A147011C7247078EEB0106F5CD8F07" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HB9884F1B74A34DD085CFFAE95204F752"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization</header></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8290D210D14145DBAFCDC5D99878B982"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H5ABED1E496DC4819A4E38383AD6BEEE8" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H6899B21E02A94B96AE6FCFD8E04DD16E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Prohibition on use of funds for Federal acquisition of interests in land</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No funds appropriated or used to carry out this Act may be used for acquisition by the Federal Government of any interest in land.</text></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA9012F682ACA420FAC1F963EA9BA3D22"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Conforming amendment</header><text>Section 8 of the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2006 (16 U.S.C. 941 note; Public Law 109–326) is repealed.</text></subsection></section></subtitle>
<subtitle id="H21827A781873472BBC93EEA4E46DD3D7"><enum>J</enum><header>California Water</header>
<section id="H23E09FB7DCC745DB81E444314C508459"><enum>4001.</enum><header>Operations and reviews</header>
<subsection id="HCA4987F5DC5A406688770B10F44F7764"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Water supplies</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Commerce shall provide the maximum quantity of water supplies practicable to Central Valley Project agricultural, municipal and industrial contractors, water service or repayment contractors, water rights settlement contractors, exchange contractors, refuge contractors, and State Water Project contractors, by approving, in accordance with applicable Federal and State laws (including regulations), operations or temporary projects to provide additional water supplies as quickly as possible, based on available information. </text></subsection>
<subsection id="HA1731AA289B84C2296B52132C4C7FE9E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Commerce shall, consistent with applicable laws (including regulations)—</text>
<paragraph id="H615A2FEA8A8141108EF089C6C1A30C12"><enum>(1)</enum>
<subparagraph id="H9E5E2AE6437549D1969F65FFA4A4EA03" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in close coordination with the California Department of Water Resources and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, implement a pilot project to test and evaluate the ability to operate the Delta cross-channel gates daily or as otherwise may be appropriate to keep them open to the greatest extent practicable to protect out-migrating salmonids, manage salinities in the interior Delta and any other water quality issues, and maximize Central Valley Project and State Water Project pumping, subject to the condition that the pilot project shall be designed and implemented consistent with operational criteria and monitoring criteria required by the California State Water Resources Control Board; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H52FB21346A174BD0BDC9BD37BBE61C6C" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>design, implement, and evaluate such real-time monitoring capabilities to enable effective real-time operations of the cross channel in order efficiently to meet the objectives described in subparagraph (A); </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC5B461C8E18B43228888BED4DE5CB3A4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>with respect to the operation of the Delta cross-channel gates described in paragraph (1), collect data on the impact of that operation on—</text>
<subparagraph id="HAFB8521971EE4CF2A1F16800DF79F09D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H73EBDCE66FF242C0B5C355C8442F729B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>water quality; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H09C536844174435FBD3E52E8CCF03D3D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>water supply benefits;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAAAD32030B9845798CF2E866C636BDA9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>collaborate with the California Department of Water Resources to install a deflection barrier at Georgiana Slough and the Delta Cross Channel Gate to protect migrating salmonids, consistent with knowledge gained from activities carried out during 2014 and 2015; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H477CDD9D8461487FACAEC638C6455F48"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">upon completion of the pilot project in paragraph (1), submit to the Senate Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and Environment and Public Works and the House Committee on Natural Resources a written notice and explanation on the extent to which the gates are able to remain open and the pilot project achieves all the goals set forth in paragraphs (1) through (3); </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC93DE0BD71CC485F80D6CF786AFDF0B4"><enum>(5)</enum><text>implement turbidity control strategies that may allow for increased water deliveries while avoiding jeopardy to adult Delta smelt (Hypomesus transpacificus); </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFC8E34ED4EB84BF4B96760074C817BF7"><enum>(6)</enum><text>in a timely manner, evaluate any proposal to increase flow in the San Joaquin River through a voluntary sale, transfer, or exchange of water from an agency with rights to divert water from the San Joaquin River or its tributaries; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCC88B83F6DB440B2B3E9338C6CFBE634"><enum>(7)</enum><text>adopt a 1:1 inflow to export ratio for the increment of increased flow, as measured as a 3-day running average at Vernalis during the period from April 1 through May 31, that results from the voluntary sale, transfer, or exchange, unless the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Commerce determine in writing that a 1:1 inflow to export ratio for that increment of increased flow will cause additional adverse effects on listed salmonid species beyond the range of the effects anticipated to occur to the listed salmonid species for the duration of the salmonid biological opinion using the best scientific and commercial data available; and subject to the condition that any individual sale, transfer, or exchange using a 1:1 inflow to export ratio adopted under the authority of this section may only proceed if—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1DE85B68F35647358D131BF34E848718"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Interior determines that the environmental effects of the proposed sale, transfer, or exchange are consistent with effects permitted under applicable law (including the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.), and the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act (California Water Code 13000 et seq.)); </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8676A60E66C348E39ACEBEA2958D1EE6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Delta conditions are suitable to allow movement of the acquired, transferred, or exchanged water through the Delta consistent with existing Central Valley Project and State Water Project permitted water rights and the requirements of subsection (a)(1)(H) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6B220AA87CE44FA6A4B77380D2401B46"><enum>(C)</enum><text>such voluntary sale, transfer, or exchange of water results in flow that is in addition to flow that otherwise would occur in the absence of the voluntary sale, transfer, or exchange; </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC83374DE284C4C1BA617DDEE71987DB5"><enum>(8)</enum>
<subparagraph id="H7D446832B8BC47B9B572F137C6585DF5" display-inline="yes-display-inline"><enum>(A)</enum><text>issue all necessary permit decisions during emergency consultation under the authority of the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Commerce not later than 60 days after receiving a completed application by the State to place and use temporary barriers or operable gates in Delta channels to improve water quantity and quality for State Water Project and Central Valley Project south-of-Delta water contractors and other water users, which barriers or gates shall provide benefits for species protection and in-Delta water user water quality, provided that they are designed so that, if practicable, formal consultations under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536) are not necessary; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCB155764ACEF454FB001E72AD1A2FB71" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>take longer to issue the permit decisions in subparagraph (A) only if the Secretary determines in writing that an Environmental Impact Statement is needed for the proposal to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCF55625FC5D74ECF898326EA4F8A50FA"><enum>(9)</enum><text>allow and facilitate, consistent with existing priorities, water transfers through the C.W. <quote>Bill</quote> Jones Pumping Plant or the Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant from April 1 to November 30; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0162B6922673424880079238E9E29F57"><enum>(10)</enum><text>require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Commissioner of Reclamation to— </text>
<subparagraph id="H9A83896E2DFF4FB68A8A4071D6FBFE52"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determine if a written transfer proposal is complete within 30 days after the date of submission of the proposal. If the contracting district or agency or the Secretary determines that the proposal is incomplete, the district or agency or the Secretary shall state with specificity what must be added to or revised for the proposal to be complete; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCB023D08B14745369F6FFF7F45F18212"><enum>(B)</enum><text>complete all requirements under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. et seq.) necessary to make final permit decisions on water transfer requests in the State, not later than 45 days after receiving a completed request; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA50B96F86B974D8A9793A08FA397455B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>take longer to issue the permit decisions in subparagraph (B) only if the Secretary determines in writing that an Environmental Impact Statement is needed for the proposal to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. et seq.), or that the application is incomplete pursuant to subparagraph (A); and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H886A18A4746F48448C8CBE1E9A7C41CD"><enum>(D)</enum><text>approve any water transfer request described in subparagraph (A) to maximize the quantity of water supplies on the condition that actions associated with the water transfer are consistent with—</text>
<clause id="H546A06D19C24483F8BEB77E178942DF9"><enum>(i)</enum><text>existing Central Valley Project and State Water Project permitted water rights and the requirements of section 3405(a)(1)(H) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H97A1FD47D54A4B7BB494E2F0D9A062A0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>all other applicable laws and regulations;</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF53DFDF3EA3045A8B84347D14C295F3E"><enum>(11)</enum><text>in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture, enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a comprehensive study, to be completed not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subtitle, on the effectiveness and environmental impacts of salt cedar biological control efforts on increasing water supplies and improving riparian habitats of the Colorado River and its principal tributaries, in the State of California and elsewhere;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCE2C125189024176A2A05911C8C8B379"><enum>(12)</enum><text>pursuant to the research and adaptive management procedures of the smelt biological opinion and the salmonid biological opinion use all available scientific tools to identify any changes to the real-time operations of Bureau of Reclamation, State, and local water projects that could result in the availability of additional water supplies; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6F185278A15745B6B0CC183CCBF9F182"><enum>(13)</enum><text>determine whether alternative operational or other management measures would meet applicable regulatory requirements for listed species while maximizing water supplies and water supply reliability; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H95B647C6D5424037A9B0463B480A00D3"><enum>(14)</enum><text>continue to vary the averaging period of the Delta Export/Inflow ratio, to the extent consistent with any applicable State Water Resources Control Board orders under decision D–1641, to operate to a</text>
<subparagraph id="H04165C48C86B40FEBBA1154CF59FE942"><enum>(A)</enum><text>ratio using a 3-day averaging period on the rising limb of a Delta inflow hydrograph; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H590D29BBEA734BEE935F9B5326AB5D64"><enum>(B)</enum><text>14-day averaging period on the falling limb of the Delta inflow hydrograph.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H9DF9180AA75049D29341795CCD377794"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Other agencies</header><text>To the extent that a Federal agency other than the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce has a role in approving projects described in subsections (a) and (b), this section shall apply to the Federal agency.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H0F310E194CCD48E694F7493BBD4E5424"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Accelerated project decision and elevation</header>
<paragraph id="H3D4E77BDD5D4429D9000C6525F43EE77"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>On request of the Governor of California, the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Commerce shall use the expedited procedures under this subsection to make final decisions relating to Federal or federally approved projects or operational changes proposed pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) to provide additional water supplies or otherwise address emergency drought conditions.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE00D5549EB4C408194D244DFBA9A56CA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Request for resolution</header><text>Not later than 7 days after receiving a request of the Governor of California, the Secretaries referred to in paragraph (1), or the head of another Federal agency responsible for carrying out a review of a project, as applicable, the Secretary of the Interior shall convene a final project decision meeting with the heads of all relevant Federal agencies to decide whether to approve a project to provide emergency water supplies or otherwise address emergency drought condition.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H276CD4CAEBB14993A8C667C42D8A1D07"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>Upon receipt of a request for a meeting under this subsection, the Secretary of the Interior shall notify the heads of all relevant Federal agencies of the request, including a description of the project to be reviewed and the date for the meeting.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H90CB611569344F1586E4555F3648F590"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Decision</header><text>Not later than 10 days after the date on which a meeting is requested under paragraph (2), the head of the relevant Federal agency shall issue a final decision on the project.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8BDFD7E13E484650950AFC7C4EB2435E"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Meeting convened by secretary</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior may convene a final project decision meeting under this subsection at any time, at the discretion of the Secretary, regardless of whether a meeting is requested under paragraph (2).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6B404B82461C42B4BBF26124DABE0FC6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The expedited procedures under this subsection apply only to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7E17DC10065241DFB9FAD0960364BF55"><enum>(A)</enum><text>proposed new Federal projects or operational changes pursuant to subsection (a) or (b); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCE36396CEA6743168A0DA54BA9CF082A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the extent they are consistent with applicable laws (including regulations).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H4ADA66695EE84B03871DB7B4ECCB2819"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Operations plan</header><text>The Secretaries of Commerce and the Interior, in consultation with appropriate State officials, shall develop an operations plan that is consistent with the provisions of this subtitle and other applicable Federal and State laws, including provisions that are intended to provide additional water supplies that could be of assistance during the current drought.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HBCB37480492F4E34BB2F112F3F460C37"><enum>4002.</enum><header>Scientifically supported implementation of OMR flow requirements</header>
<subsection id="H1AA871D153C44FE1BE291BE76AE16956"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In implementing the provisions of the smelt biological opinion and the salmonid biological opinion, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce shall manage reverse flow in Old and Middle Rivers at the most negative reverse flow rate allowed under the applicable biological opinion to maximize water supplies for the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project, unless that management of reverse flow in Old and Middle Rivers to maximize water supplies would cause additional adverse effects on the listed fish species beyond the range of effects anticipated to occur to the listed fish species for the duration of the applicable biological opinion, or would be inconsistent with applicable State law requirements, including water quality, salinity control, and compliance with State Water Resources Control Board Order D–1641 or a successor order. </text></subsection>
<subsection id="HB1F6B6723D4F42C2B3C331D519237AA7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>If the Secretary of the Interior or Secretary of Commerce determines to manage rates of pumping at the C.W. <quote>Bill</quote> Jones and the Harvey O. Banks pumping plants in the southern Delta to achieve a reverse OMR flow rate less negative than the most negative reverse flow rate prescribed by the applicable biological opinion, the Secretary shall— </text>
<paragraph id="HB4C3B32A3D0F4864974827FB7B896788"><enum>(1)</enum><text>document in writing any significant facts regarding real-time conditions relevant to the determinations of OMR reverse flow rates, including— </text>
<subparagraph id="HC40BDDC26DF740DA91510D87C6E62260"><enum>(A)</enum><text>targeted real-time fish monitoring in the Old River pursuant to this section, including as it pertains to the smelt biological opinion monitoring of Delta smelt in the vicinity of Station 902;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3837BDD5789E4BC6B98C928272060B5C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>near-term forecasts with available salvage models under prevailing conditions of the effects on the listed species of OMR flow at the most negative reverse flow rate prescribed by the biological opinion; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEDD34D6AA0F64410B33F4FF92CF06BB0"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any requirements under applicable State law; and</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H35FA87A08F43462EAB59DCDDF936DA38"><enum>(2)</enum><text>explain in writing why any decision to manage OMR reverse flow at rates less negative than the most negative reverse flow rate prescribed by the biological opinion is necessary to avoid additional adverse effects on the listed fish species beyond the range of effects anticipated to occur to the listed fish species for the duration of the applicable biological opinion, after considering relevant factors such as— </text>
<subparagraph id="HF4D487FB6E434568870D10CDA63FDBE5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the distribution of the listed species throughout the Delta; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8C77ECD6028448E891D2F5D0E9D72956"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the potential effects of high entrainment risk on subsequent species abundance; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBA47BF094631448A9CE6914BBEAA18AF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the water temperature; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB421B3F5984249E5A7ACB679794864A5"><enum>(D)</enum><text>other significant factors relevant to the determination, as required by applicable Federal or State laws; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H017C2247F4B54C8FB384B5A4CA30D62D"><enum>(E)</enum><text>turbidity; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4ECBAFD624594EE791349EBD0EE196F0"><enum>(F)</enum><text>whether any alternative measures could have a substantially lesser water supply impact. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HD33BA6EAB3AB4015860086DB5E142F71"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Level of detail required</header><text>The analyses and documentation required by this section shall be comparable to the depth and complexity as is appropriate for real time decision-making. This section shall not be interpreted to require a level of administrative findings and documentation that could impede the execution of effective real time adaptive management. </text></subsection>
<subsection id="HC638D493C01F4C16A854D896A2899D3C"><enum>(d)</enum><header>First sediment flush</header><text>During the first flush of sediment out of the Delta in each water year, and provided that such determination is based upon objective evidence, notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior shall manage OMR flow pursuant to the provisions of the smelt biological opinion that protects adult Delta smelt from the first flush if required to do so by the smelt biological opinion. </text></subsection>
<subsection id="H01C7DFF2F7634CF09351DE5497C04488"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce are authorized to implement subsection (a) consistent with the results of monitoring through Early Warning Surveys to make real time operational decisions consistent with the current applicable biological opinion. </text></subsection>
<subsection id="H289A41FC442B4029A39EAFE98FED7926"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Calculation of reverse flow in OMR</header><text>Within 180 days of the enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary of the Interior is directed, in consultation with the California Department of Water Resources, and consistent with the smelt biological opinion and the salmonid biological opinion, to review, modify, and implement, if appropriate, the method used to calculate reverse flow in Old and Middle Rivers, for implementation of the reasonable and prudent alternatives in the smelt biological opinion and the salmonid biological opinion, and any succeeding biological opinions. </text></subsection> </section>
<section id="HBDACB20EE51241B2ABEE8E2079A0371C"><enum>4003.</enum><header>Temporary operational flexibility for storm events</header>
<subsection id="H9DC1A2416DEB4328A02ACBEC4A3CDE46"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header>
<paragraph id="H3AA764C99B4F439F9546E5BCA4D1EC89"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Nothing in this subtitle authorizes additional adverse effects on listed species beyond the range of the effects anticipated to occur to the listed species for the duration of the smelt biological opinion or salmonid biological opinion, using the best scientific and commercial data available.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H527BB928C0BA4EB18D6B87C63990FDD2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>When consistent with the environmental protection mandate in paragraph (1) while maximizing water supplies for Central Valley Project and State Water Project contractors, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, through an operations plan, shall evaluate and may authorize the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project, combined, to operate at levels that result in OMR flows more negative than the most negative reverse flow rate prescribed by the applicable biological opinion (based on United States Geological Survey gauges on Old and Middle Rivers) daily average as described in subsections (b) and (c) to capture peak flows during storm-related events.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H1D3C69639DC2493AB85D508FE0CC6824"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Factors to be considered</header><text>In determining additional adverse effects on any listed fish species beyond the range of effects anticipated to occur to the listed fish species for the duration of the smelt biological opinion or salmonid biological opinion, using the best scientific and commercial data available, the Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce may consider factors including: </text>
<paragraph id="H5319A5CF06AE414F857ADCC1722B80CC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>The degree to which the Delta outflow index indicates a higher level of flow available for diversion. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4C0051A9F6114411AA1E932BE4C1A364"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Relevant physical parameters including projected inflows, turbidity, salinities, and tidal cycles. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF26AE2415B3F4D3FA9A900A6235E00B6"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The real-time distribution of listed species. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HDC50F8735670432791C5D7AEDB3E3A1F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Other environmental protections</header>
<paragraph id="H9ACBAF13C23947769BD522FEBA7F7D74"><enum>(1)</enum><header>State law</header><text>The actions of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce under this section shall be consistent with applicable regulatory requirements under State law. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD8C80AEFDEF6442EBBE58A048E7A2D97"><enum>(2)</enum><header>First sediment flush</header><text>During the first flush of sediment out of the Delta in each water year, and provided that such determination is based upon objective evidence, the Secretary of the Interior shall manage OMR flow pursuant to the portion of the smelt biological opinion that protects adult Delta smelt from the first flush if required to do so by the smelt biological opinion. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3E01BCDBEFEA48D4A5F12A49DE4B069E"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Applicability of opinion</header><text>This section shall not affect the application of the salmonid biological opinion from April 1 to May 31, unless the Secretary of Commerce finds that some or all of such applicable requirements may be adjusted during this time period to provide emergency water supply relief without resulting in additional adverse effects on listed salmonid species beyond the range of the effects anticipated to occur to the listed salmonid species for the duration of the salmonid biological opinion using the best scientific and commercial data available. In addition to any other actions to benefit water supply, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce shall consider allowing through-Delta water transfers to occur during this period if they can be accomplished consistent with section 3405(a)(1)(H) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act and other applicable law. Water transfers solely or exclusively through the State Water Project are not required to be consistent with subsection (a)(1)(H) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9A4B0BB9AD9E425F9BF99669E88C0D5F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Monitoring</header><text>During operations under this section, the Commissioner of Reclamation, in coordination with the Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, and California Department of Fish and Wildlife, shall undertake expanded monitoring programs and other data gathering to improve the efficiency of operations for listed species protections and Central Valley Project and State Water Project water supply to ensure incidental take levels are not exceeded, and to identify potential negative impacts, if any. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB7EEB57D44E84744895141DBB243D2FA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effect of high outflows</header><text>When exercising their authorities to capture peak flows pursuant to subsection (c), the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce shall not count such days toward the 5-day and 14-day running averages of tidally filtered daily Old and Middle River flow requirements under the smelt biological opinion and salmonid biological opinion, unless doing so is required to avoid additional adverse effects on listed fish species beyond those anticipated to occur through implementation of the smelt biological opinion and salmonid biological opinion using the best scientific and commercial data available. </text></subsection>
<subsection id="H0D3EF615EF104B1085066F8E551135E1"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Level of detail required for analysis</header><text>In articulating the determinations required under this section, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce shall fully satisfy the requirements herein but shall not be expected to provide a greater level of supporting detail for the analysis than feasible to provide within the short timeframe permitted for timely real-time decisionmaking in response to changing conditions in the Delta. </text></subsection></section>
<section id="H8F4EABEECBB64409817BE2B0C16E73C0"><enum>4004.</enum><header>Consultation on coordinated operations</header>
<subsection id="H769FD44DA40F4E548712A8614544E084"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Resolution of water resource issues</header><text>In furtherance of the policy established by section 2(c)(2) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, that Federal agencies shall cooperate with State and local agencies to resolve water resource issues in concert with conservation of endangered species, in any consultation or reconsultation on the coordinated operations of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project, the Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce shall ensure that any public water agency that contracts for the delivery of water from the Central Valley Project or the State Water Project that so requests shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H49542D378BA743FD9709E1224AC40173"><enum>(1)</enum><text>have routine and continuing opportunities to discuss and submit information to the action agency for consideration during the development of any biological assessment; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H61A3D2855C824E9CA78E1EC97E2FBACD"><enum>(2)</enum><text>be informed by the action agency of the schedule for preparation of a biological assessment; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3315583BC08848C58ACEE997F80FE1A4"><enum>(3)</enum><text>be informed by the consulting agency, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Marine Fisheries Service, of the schedule for preparation of the biological opinion at such time as the biological assessment is submitted to the consulting agency by the action agency; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBD2D8154555A4AC9946ECABC7F855F7A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>receive a copy of any draft biological opinion and have the opportunity to review that document and provide comment to the consulting agency through the action agency, which comments will be afforded due consideration during the consultation; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H579BC96062D94D8B9B94F94AFAF7ADC0"><enum>(5)</enum><text>have the opportunity to confer with the action agency and applicant, if any, about reasonable and prudent alternatives prior to the action agency or applicant identifying one or more reasonable and prudent alternatives for consideration by the consulting agency; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H41587AACDE274EF0B1A652227BF32E37"><enum>(6)</enum><text>where the consulting agency suggests a reasonable and prudent alternative be informed—</text>
<subparagraph id="H89CABC93AFA246C98CA0F7A97A218020"><enum>(A)</enum><text>how each component of the alternative will contribute to avoiding jeopardy or adverse modification of critical habitat and the scientific data or information that supports each component of the alternative; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA62BE782E60A4063B71462FA8FDD2F0F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>why other proposed alternative actions that would have fewer adverse water supply and economic impacts are inadequate to avoid jeopardy or adverse modification of critical habitat.</text></subparagraph></paragraph> </subsection>
<subsection id="HAAF6A12BE6A643C0A1424F80E9BD4174"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Input</header><text>When consultation is ongoing, the Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce shall regularly solicit input from and report their progress to the Collaborative Adaptive Management Team and the Collaborative Science and Adaptive Management Program policy group. The Collaborative Adaptive Management Team and the Collaborative Science and Adaptive Management Program policy group may provide the Secretaries with recommendations to improve the effects analysis and Federal agency determinations. The Secretaries shall give due consideration to the recommendations when developing the Biological Assessment and Biological Opinion. </text></subsection>
<subsection id="H35EC90DEE1C74236BC35298E9C207C37"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Meetings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretaries shall establish a quarterly stakeholder meeting during any consultation or reconsultation for the purpose of providing updates on the development of the Biological Assessment and Biological Opinion. The quarterly stakeholder meeting shall be open to stakeholders identified by the Secretaries representing a broad range of interests including environmental, recreational and commercial fishing, agricultural, municipal, Delta, and other regional interests, and including stakeholders that are not state or local agencies. </text></subsection>
<subsection id="HC35AA5581CCD4BBC9978FD5A32A188DD"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Clarification</header><text>Neither subsection (b) or (c) of this section may be used to meet the requirements of subsection (a). </text></subsection>
<subsection id="H20200E0A16BF4AB0930B888B45F8A3C0"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Non-applicability of FACA</header><text>For the purposes of subsection (b), the Collaborative Adaptive Management Team, the Collaborative Science and Adaptive Management Program policy group, and any recommendations made to the Secretaries, are exempt from the Federal Advisory Committee Act. </text></subsection></section>
<section id="H97A3E7C1FDB04FFABB2C2CD8E6B9DDEC"><enum>4005.</enum><header>Protections</header>
<subsection id="HF9C8EEA01F0D4296835360E0DF826E1D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section shall apply only to sections 4001 through 4006.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H16A6DBF0D34B4742890688E1C3D31A81"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Offset for state water project</header><text> </text>
<paragraph id="H3416F8E6C7364AD2BCF8DE3BB6A0B5C9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Implementation impacts</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior shall confer with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife in connection with the implementation of the applicable provisions of this subtitle on potential impacts to any consistency determination for operations of the State Water Project issued pursuant to California Fish and Game Code section 2080.1. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H558A54A28B824705AECFBAD2B56CC904"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Additional yield</header><text>If, as a result of the application of the applicable provisions of this subtitle, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife— </text>
<subparagraph id="H451C83F1EB6E4C7CBD1F26CA68E41973"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determines that operations of the State Water Project are inconsistent with the consistency determinations issued pursuant to California Fish and Game Code section 2080.1 for operations of the State Water Project; or </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6F6B872A651F461FB6D8A497DADD8672"><enum>(B)</enum><text>requires take authorization under California Fish and Game Code section 2081 for operation of the State Water Project; </text></subparagraph><continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">in a manner that directly or indirectly results in reduced water supply to the State Water Project as compared with the water supply available under the smelt biological opinion and the salmonid biological opinion; and as a result, Central Valley Project yield is greater than it otherwise would have been, then that additional yield shall be made available to the State Water Project for delivery to State Water Project contractors to offset that reduced water supply, provided that if it is necessary to reduce water supplies for any Central Valley Project authorized uses or contractors to make available to the State Water Project that additional yield, such reductions shall be applied proportionately to those uses or contractors that benefit from that increased yield. </continuation-text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEB32148015B740078E2E983C171179B2"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Notification related to environmental protections</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Commerce shall— </text>
<subparagraph id="H48FF48043F084C87AD5AF443B0BE5351"><enum>(A)</enum><text>notify the Director of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife regarding any changes in the manner in which the smelt biological opinion or the salmonid biological opinion is implemented; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H43DD26D13D8140CD81AB0F130FBE1E1C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>confirm that those changes are consistent with the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAFF0764AEFD648CBB8ED6F1F80E6BDBD"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Savings</header><text>Nothing in the applicable provisions of this subtitle shall have any effect on the application of the California Endangered Species Act (California Fish and Game Code sections 2050 through 2116). </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H82A0AD61DE834EBD88E56CA8A3A07A15"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Area of origin and water rights protections</header>
<paragraph id="HB759192342584397BFDD051B05D940AF"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, in carrying out the mandates of the applicable provisions of this subtitle, shall take no action that— </text>
<subparagraph id="H2809825C444D48198EC036C44BEE2325"><enum>(A)</enum><text>diminishes, impairs, or otherwise affects in any manner any area of origin, watershed of origin, county of origin, or any other water rights protection, including rights to water appropriated before December 19, 1914, provided under State law; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1BD06F53CBC043F286EE11D72FEA133A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>limits, expands or otherwise affects the application of section 10505, 10505.5, 11128, 11460, 11461, 11462, 11463 or 12200 through 12220 of the California Water Code or any other provision of State water rights law, without respect to whether such a provision is specifically referred to in this section; or </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3C2FB74654BF4B68894DD7CFD01B3558"><enum>(C)</enum><text>diminishes, impairs, or otherwise affects in any manner any water rights or water rights priorities under applicable law. </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5E9389522A744EEEA11F4E10BC1C8DE9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect of act</header>
<subparagraph id="H479816EEDB4748A3A2C7401B8F697347"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Nothing in the applicable provisions of this subtitle affects or modifies any obligation of the Secretary of the Interior under section 8 of the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 390, chapter 1093). </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7FAE04FF5BC1440885502CC9B9D7C176"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Nothing in the applicable provisions of this subtitle diminishes, impairs, or otherwise affects in any manner any Project purposes or priorities for the allocation, delivery or use of water under applicable law, including the Project purposes and priorities established under section 3402 and section 3406 of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (Public Law 102–575; 106 Stat. 4706). </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HBAEB26B6E37545468FA54BF6946287FA"><enum>(d)</enum><header>No redirected adverse impacts</header>
<paragraph id="HD2B6AA49BFF942C6B1D06ECEEEF080AC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Commerce shall not carry out any specific action authorized under the applicable provisions of this subtitle that would directly or through State agency action indirectly result in the involuntary reduction of water supply to an individual, district, or agency that has in effect a contract for water with the State Water Project or the Central Valley Project, including Settlement and Exchange contracts, refuge contracts, and Friant Division contracts, as compared to the water supply that would be provided in the absence of action under this subtitle, and nothing in this section is intended to modify, amend or affect any of the rights and obligations of the parties to such contracts.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2FA377B1669142378AAA3B716CA15935"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Action on determination</header><text>If, after exploring all options, the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Commerce makes a final determination that a proposed action under the applicable provisions of this subtitle cannot be carried out in accordance with paragraph (1), that Secretary— </text>
<subparagraph id="H27E3F620CF224EA39091A1B2ABCB9A29"><enum>(A)</enum><text>shall document that determination in writing for that action, including a statement of the facts relied on, and an explanation of the basis, for the decision; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5DCC31B9BA9C49B2AB05488B3BF321A7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>is subject to applicable law, including the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H31921413CAEB4F289EAF531514A91002"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Allocations for Sacramento valley water service contractors</header>
<paragraph id="H88801F3B162A447EA6366EF20B5725CC"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subsection: </text>
<subparagraph id="HD371A9A36DA14E8A8AE84C359ECBAF85"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Existing central valley project agricultural water service contractor within the Sacramento river watershed</header><text>The term <term>existing Central Valley Project agricultural water service contractor within the Sacramento River Watershed</term> means any water service contractor within the Shasta, Trinity, or Sacramento River division of the Central Valley Project that has in effect a water service contract on the date of enactment of this subtitle that provides water for irrigation. </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H52A264962B0548D5992F4A77E9D1FEDA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Year terms</header><text>The terms <term>Above Normal</term>, <term>Below Normal</term>, <term>Dry</term>, and <term>Wet</term>, with respect to a year, have the meanings given those terms in the Sacramento Valley Water Year Type (40–30–30) Index. </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6C47CDAF336E439894E9347FE9BFB0BB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Allocations of water</header>
<subparagraph id="HC8706621161046FCB62B7509FD7D4802"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Allocations</header><text>Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary of the Interior shall make every reasonable effort in the operation of the Central Valley Project to allocate water provided for irrigation purposes to each existing Central Valley Project agricultural water service contractor within the Sacramento River Watershed in accordance with the following: </text>
<clause id="H388AC27E2D0E43FB80ADC5F82C366383"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Not less than 100 percent of the contract quantity of the existing Central Valley Project agricultural water service contractor within the Sacramento River Watershed in a <quote>Wet</quote> year. </text></clause>
<clause id="HED0E8CC2C07C413B9A187C6BD94E80D9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Not less than 100 percent of the contract quantity of the existing Central Valley Project agricultural water service Contractor within the Sacramento River Watershed in an <quote>Above Normal</quote> year. </text></clause>
<clause id="HE1015404BA0D417C8C94D6AB3E14A94A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Not less than 100 percent of the contract quantity of the existing Central Valley Project agricultural water service contractor within the Sacramento River Watershed in a <quote>Below Normal</quote> year that is preceded by an <quote>Above Normal</quote> or <quote>Wet</quote> year. </text></clause>
<clause id="H38A1FC7526FD485C98445BFE43D0F351"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>Not less than 50 percent of the contract quantity of the existing Central Valley Project agricultural water service contractor within the Sacramento River Watershed in a <quote>Dry</quote> year that is preceded by a <quote>Below Normal</quote>, <quote>Above Normal</quote>, or <quote>Wet</quote> year. </text></clause>
<clause id="H9B8789C2353346FEA1512FA1103C86E2"><enum>(v)</enum><text>In any other year not identified in any of clauses (i) through (iv), not less than twice the allocation percentage to south-of-Delta Central Valley Project agricultural water service contractors, up to 100 percent. </text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAE568D33C94042C9B8B8F8CCD7F95C9F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Effect of clause</header><text>In the event of anomalous circumstances, nothing in clause (A)(v) precludes an allocation to an existing Central Valley Project agricultural water service contractor within the Sacramento River Watershed that is greater than twice the allocation percentage to a south-of-Delta Central Valley Project agricultural water service contractor. </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF0DBEBC880A041C995B5A92664277E94"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Protection of environment, municipal and industrial supplies, and other contractors</header>
<subparagraph id="H6637C0D257B04EE6A51AF4CF5EBCC930"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Environment</header><text>Nothing in paragraph (2) shall adversely affect any protections for the environment, including— </text>
<clause id="H4D0E14FF6F1341A79DF46DF29F87D82B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the obligation of the Secretary of the Interior to make water available to managed wetlands pursuant to section 3406(d) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (Public Law 102–575; 106 Stat. 4722); or </text></clause>
<clause id="HFDAAE07DB9464ECC9FCD87E7576B8F8F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>any obligation— </text>
<subclause id="HA49593ACB3C64CBDBFFCC6615350BDD4"><enum>(I)</enum><text>of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce under the smelt biological opinion, the salmonid biological opinion, or any other applicable biological opinion; including the Shasta Dam cold water pool requirements as set forth in the salmonid biological opinion or any other applicable State or Federal law (including regulations); or </text></subclause>
<subclause id="H8E190F9E15A748E99200F6E5CD93104B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. et seq.), the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (Public Law 102–575; 106 Stat. 4706), or any other applicable State or Federal law (including regulations). </text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE3771F8857E3483B8A74B7FC17DD81FA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Municipal and industrial supplies</header><text>Nothing in paragraph (2) shall— </text>
<clause id="H8E6B3C55F96C4211B49FA7241EB135A2"><enum>(i)</enum><text>modify any provision of a water service contract that addresses municipal or industrial water shortage policies of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce; </text></clause>
<clause id="H77E990A3ABFF4707B9ACE8BD1BEBD237"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>affect or limit the authority of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce to adopt or modify municipal and industrial water shortage policies; </text></clause>
<clause id="H1BF7BD0D19744E68BA7827BEF77C314C"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>affect or limit the authority of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce to implement a municipal or industrial water shortage policy; </text></clause>
<clause id="H8708AE5DEA224954A5889B15B1195534"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>constrain, govern, or affect, directly or indirectly, the operations of the American River division of the Central Valley Project or any deliveries from that division or a unit or facility of that division; or </text></clause>
<clause id="H5CF86B7683744C4B8FDF92474A38631E"><enum>(v)</enum><text>affects any allocation to a Central Valley Project municipal or industrial water service contractor by increasing or decreasing allocations to the contractor, as compared to the allocation the contractor would have received absent paragraph (2). </text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE09B8F8C8119458695D0A64F01BAF662"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Other contractors</header><text>Nothing in paragraph (2) shall— </text>
<clause id="H62FA0B30AFB44A24AA08BDC95B2C1894"><enum>(i)</enum><text>affect the priority of any individual or entity with a Sacramento River settlement contract over water service or repayment contractors; </text></clause>
<clause id="H32865B6CA6624854B751F30F6FF3D11B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>affect the obligation of the United States to make a substitute supply of water available to the San Joaquin River exchange contractors; </text></clause>
<clause id="HF03C38DC7C48474E8F17025D57FAF97F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>affect the allocation of water to Friant division contractors of the Central Valley Project; </text></clause>
<clause id="H0E68379115E5420DA3B8055683D44355"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>result in the involuntary reduction in contract water allocations to individuals or entities with contracts to receive water from the Friant division; </text></clause>
<clause id="H7DA4616DC2184D2C8CDB54364937A0CA"><enum>(v)</enum><text>result in the involuntary reduction in water allocations to refuge contractors; or </text></clause>
<clause id="H9A47BB3DA92F479082AA78194824D9C8"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>authorize any actions inconsistent with State water rights law. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HAA80C07DFEA44832B583D78B3212F4CA"><enum>4006.</enum><header>New Melones Reservoir</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline"> The Commissioner is directed to work with local water and irrigation districts in the Stanislaus River Basin to ascertain the water storage made available by the Draft Plan of Operations in New Melones Reservoir (DRPO) for water conservation programs, conjunctive use projects, water transfers, rescheduled project water and other projects to maximize water storage and ensure the beneficial use of the water resources in the Stanislaus River Basin. All such programs and projects shall be implemented according to all applicable laws and regulations. The source of water for any such storage program at New Melones Reservoir shall be made available under a valid water right, consistent with the State water transfer guidelines and any other applicable State water law. The Commissioner shall inform the Congress within 18 months setting forth the amount of storage made available by the DRPO that has been put to use under this program, including proposals received by the Commissioner from interested parties for the purpose of this section.</text></section>
<section id="H7009420504AC4A23B5229F3E47BED79F"><enum>4007.</enum><header>Storage</header>
<subsection id="H8B2701C8729E49AAA42BB50455E32948"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this subtitle: </text>
<paragraph id="HA528705EF38642FAB945580DFE0D9A1E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Federally owned storage project</header><text>The term <term>federally owned storage project</term> means any project involving a surface water storage facility in a Reclamation State— </text>
<subparagraph id="H4920ECD6230D495E8A5C7FFC9F5AC7CC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to which the United States holds title; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3374F78CF7444B35B4A1568490807BC1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>that was authorized to be constructed, operated, and maintained pursuant to the reclamation laws. </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6848CB9F038147B9A02BABBF11EB1B70"><enum>(2)</enum><header>State-led storage project</header><text>The term <term>State-led storage project</term> means any project in a Reclamation State that— </text>
<subparagraph id="H72178B52F6CE492F9060940C8B7F153A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>involves a groundwater or surface water storage facility constructed, operated, and maintained by any State, department of a State, subdivision of a State, or public agency organized pursuant to State law; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF2F1B576B01249448A2AF4B42141AA67"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provides a benefit in meeting any obligation under Federal law (including regulations). </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H16F807CD10DC44E5AE4098331712041C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Federally owned storage projects</header>
<paragraph id="H57B716886FE743D5B5014AF49A096CA2"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Agreements</header><text>On the request of any State, any department, agency, or subdivision of a State, or any public agency organized pursuant to State law, the Secretary of the Interior may negotiate and enter into an agreement on behalf of the United States for the design, study, and construction or expansion of any federally owned storage project in accordance with this section. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4087C3FB455646A7A2B1068DD8C7A5A6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Federal cost share</header><text>Subject to the requirements of this subsection, the Secretary of the Interior may participate in a federally owned storage project in an amount equal to not more than 50 percent of the total cost of the federally owned storage project. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H22A94D74C3554C30B743F78CD73FFE17"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Commencement</header><text>The construction of a federally owned storage project that is the subject of an agreement under this subsection shall not commence until the Secretary of the Interior— </text>
<subparagraph id="H7F7629748E194B41BCB4CE412E8A2BC3"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determines that the proposed federally owned storage project is feasible in accordance with the reclamation laws; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9AD687A451D84F75A1808DB4D5B904BE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>secures an agreement providing upfront funding as is necessary to pay the non-Federal share of the capital costs; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC5665D57CA0C47008B975F00E1C5BEBD"><enum>(C)</enum><text>determines that, in return for the Federal cost-share investment in the federally owned storage project, at least a proportionate share of the project benefits are Federal benefits, including water supplies dedicated to specific purposes such as environmental enhancement and wildlife refuges. </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE6D4395D39C545338414BF83FE4AB619"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Environmental laws</header><text>In participating in a federally owned storage project under this subsection, the Secretary of the Interior shall comply with all applicable environmental laws, including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HCE65651C0A8C4EFD82142B226CB5C245"><enum>(c)</enum><header>State-Led storage projects</header>
<paragraph id="H49D47A24A67A48FEAE76E83220A9424D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to the requirements of this subsection, the Secretary of the Interior may participate in a State-led storage project in an amount equal to not more than 25 percent of the total cost of the State-led storage project. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0BB0A33818F34CEAA98F75181FC02FDC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Request by governor</header><text>Participation by the Secretary of the Interior in a State-led storage project under this subsection shall not occur unless— </text>
<subparagraph id="HE52F868CB13247508BDF1AC13C5F6CCD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the participation has been requested by the Governor of the State in which the State-led storage project is located; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H28CE8DD46A5F4CC2A11EDCD5C1F67D0D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the State or local sponsor determines, and the Secretary of the Interior concurs, that— </text>
<clause id="HD033E0F9B3C744F2AEB9E2BEFA02EC41"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the State-led storage project is technically and financially feasible and provides a Federal benefit in accordance with the reclamation laws; </text></clause>
<clause id="H26777CB2557142B793983734105D7A4F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>sufficient non-Federal funding is available to complete the State-led storage project; and </text></clause>
<clause id="H336CCAB065A8484F9ACE1B698757B267"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the State-led storage project sponsors are financially solvent; </text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6C27CAC130A84F64A33DC55BA891FA11"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Interior determines that, in return for the Federal cost-share investment in the State-led storage project, at least a proportional share of the project benefits are the Federal benefits, including water supplies dedicated to specific purposes such as environmental enhancement and wildlife refuges; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H12F6404464F14FD5B51B4E33A23EF561"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Secretary of the Interior submits to Congress a written notification of these determinations within 30 days of making such determinations. </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE2BCCD4498E344D68AEC76F5B38975A6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Environmental laws</header><text>When participating in a State-led storage project under this subsection, the Secretary shall comply with all applicable environmental laws, including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5A006B3E1C454F799B8C3C558811523C"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Information</header><text>When participating in a State-led storage project under this subsection, the Secretary of the Interior— </text>
<subparagraph id="H7065A1057F064C80BA71CCE15F0143D6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may rely on reports prepared by the sponsor of the State-led storage project, including feasibility (or equivalent) studies, environmental analyses, and other pertinent reports and analyses; but</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H28EA949FA9514D91B2E0085D0727532E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall retain responsibility for making the independent determinations described in paragraph (2). </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H71094A9B9E4F4EA890BAB58EFA386E41"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Authority To provide assistance</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior may provide financial assistance under this subtitle to carry out projects within any Reclamation State. </text></subsection>
<subsection id="HAB216822E2DA4DBC9247F4EA489D5BF5"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Rights To use capacity</header><text>Subject to compliance with State water rights laws, the right to use the capacity of a federally owned storage project or State-led storage project for which the Secretary of the Interior has entered into an agreement under this subsection shall be allocated in such manner as may be mutually agreed to by the Secretary of the Interior and each other party to the agreement. </text></subsection>
<subsection id="H347177C3416541D4B79426038B63E02A"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Compliance with California water bond</header>
<paragraph id="HC16FFCF4F5C246F8B624628C3C9662DA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The provision of Federal funding for construction of a State-led storage project in the State of California shall be subject to the condition that the California Water Commission shall determine that the State-led storage project is consistent with the California Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act, approved by California voters on November 4, 2014. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFC3C472B355F4B22A47E63944947374F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>This subsection expires on the date on which State bond funds available under the Act referred to in paragraph (1) are expended.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HDB00DA47C5C24F4493A1A1AE24DBDEB6"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Partnership and agreements</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner, may partner or enter into an agreement regarding the water storage projects identified in section 103(d)(1) of the Water Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act (Public Law 108–361; 118 Stat. 1688) with local joint powers authorities formed pursuant to State law by irrigation districts and other local water districts and local governments within the applicable hydrologic region, to advance those projects.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H06C8C5CF13434CB3BA25D409A52D9ED8"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="H18931688A74B45DDA957762014BE5EC4"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$335,000,000 of funding in section 4011(e) is authorized to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE7FE70E8D503423CBB4ED154F06687E3"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Projects can only receive funding if enacted appropriations legislation designates funding to them by name, after the Secretary recommends specific projects for funding pursuant to this section and transmits such recommendations to the appropriate committees of Congress. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H429A4E1ABDD947069C6931ED6F856F0A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text>This section shall apply only to federally owned storage projects and State-led storage projects that the Secretary of the Interior determines to be feasible before January 1, 2021.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H0B739AA10EDA4854A3B242D290DAAD94"><enum>(j)</enum><header>Consistency with State law</header><text>Nothing in this section preempts or modifies any obligation of the United States to act in conformance with applicable State law. </text></subsection>
<subsection id="H6DEFC395C1FD44DA9384DF901BA82199"><enum>(k)</enum><header>Calfed authorization</header><text>Title I of Public Law 108–361 (the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act) (118 Stat. 1681; 123 Stat. 2860; 128 Stat. 164; 128 Stat. 2312) (as amended by section 207 of Public Law 114–113) is amended by striking <quote>2017</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>2019</quote>.</text></subsection> </section>
<section id="H888D64C2D0074F248A75E30D58CEBA7E"><enum>4008.</enum><header>Losses caused by the construction and operation of storage projects</header>
<subsection id="H1C16E5E71D5C4723BB49155EEC290A9B"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Marinas, recreational facilities, other businesses</header><text>If in constructing any new or modified water storage project included in section 103(d)(1)(A) of Public Law 108–361 (118 Stat. 1684), the Bureau of Reclamation destroys or otherwise adversely affects any existing marina, recreational facility, or other water-dependent business when constructing or operating a new or modified water storage project, the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture, acting through the Bureau and the Forest Service shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HFF1C2C1B2CF946E0AC09335220D47B03"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide compensation otherwise required by law; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEE419863716D41D4ACBD51472019BFBA"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide the owner of the affected marina, recreational facility, or other water-dependent business under mutually agreeable terms and conditions with the right of first refusal to construct and operate a replacement marina, recreational facility, or other water-dependent business, as the case may be, on United States land associated with the new or modified water storage project.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF375FE7D309944DBA5A23E1D40AD25F7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Hydroelectric projects</header><text>If in constructing any new or modified water storage project included in section 103(d)(1)(A) of Public Law 108-361 (118 Stat. 1684), the Bureau of Reclamation reduces or eliminates the capacity or generation of any existing non-Federal hydroelectric project by inundation or otherwise, the Secretary of the Interior shall, subject to the requirements and limitations of this section—</text>
<paragraph id="HB0FB82120A8F4ABAB2E6D9D405A8A10D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>provide compensation otherwise required by law;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H57D18105E925438CBFB92B7A1F666A4B"><enum>(2)</enum><text>provide the owner of the affected hydroelectric project under mutually agreeable terms and conditions with a right of first refusal to construct, operate, and maintain replacement hydroelectric generating facilities at such new or modified water storage project on Federal land associated with the new or modified water storage project or on private land owned by the affected hydroelectric project owner;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H30DF6BD17CE9430C928101AF27DF1372"><enum>(3)</enum><text>provide compensation for the construction of any water conveyance facilities as are necessary to convey water to any new powerhouse constructed by such owner in association with such new hydroelectric generating facilities; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5258AD29229B427F9F3F2FC15E2B5B7A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>provide for paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) at a cost not to exceed the estimated value of the actual impacts to any existing non-Federal hydroelectric project, including impacts to its capacity and energy value, and as estimated for the associated feasibility study, including additional planning, environmental, design, construction, and operations and maintenance costs for existing and replacement facilities; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H775FBBF58FAD4E588A40CD6D5A6FC4F5"><enum>(5)</enum><text>ensure that action taken under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) shall not directly or indirectly increase the costs to recipients of power marketed by the Western Area Power Administration, nor decrease the value of such power.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HFE3BBBB442F64AF0AE03A0EDD741B38C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Existing licensee</header><text>The owner of any project affected under subsection (b)(2) shall be deemed the existing licensee, in accordance with section 15(a) of the Act of June 10, 1920 (16 U.S.C. 808(a)), for any replacement project to be constructed within the proximate geographic area of the affected project.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H26F7658178FD41158FB5339117B29FC1"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Cost allocation</header>
<paragraph id="H13912477761F40AB86AE03F485487705"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Compensation</header><text>Any compensation under this section shall be a project cost allocated solely to the direct beneficiaries of the new or modified water project constructed under this section.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7BED5AABE1914B8399FDA1C752BC83B4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Replacement costs</header><text>The costs of the replacement project, and any compensation, shall be—</text>
<subparagraph id="H433B3ABAC83B4037B462715E6C65D9AB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>treated as a stand-alone project and shall not be financially integrated in any other project; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDFD84D3AB90143009387F6CEA1244FE2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>allocated in accordance with mutually agreeable terms between the Secretary and project beneficiaries.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H8BAB3B7879B547E9ADA83CF1994560D4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Applicability</header><text>This section shall only apply to federally owned water storage projects whether authorized under section 4007 or some other authority.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H5A1866C8EDFB4BD180C3CEA966F98133"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Nothing in this section affects the ability of landowners or Indian tribes to seek compensation or any other remedy otherwise provided by law.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H57A2B8DEBA264436AC665B96AC02A3BF"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text>No action taken under this section shall directly or indirectly increase the costs to recipients of power marketed by the Western Area Power Administration, nor decrease the value of such power.</text></subsection> </section>
<section id="H614C350DA37440428BAED8B6BD018EB4"><enum>4009.</enum><header>Other water supply projects</header>
<subsection id="H3C5121D776E1488BB09836E05F72B964"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Water Desalination Act Amendments</header><text>Section 4 of the Water Desalination Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 10301 note; Public Law 104–298) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H43ED69A2AAA64CCBB9D693F7DABB8A88"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (a)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H765FBD11B0C840EABDF4D10C2E3CE118"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H347F1C0C6F9E47278EB902716F8F4B39"><enum>(B)</enum><text>by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="HE05737BB0CAA4649B9687CF82289A385"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Projects</header>
<subparagraph id="H0F3979D55479436693A3B6774D50C0D9"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to the requirements of this subsection, the Secretary of the Interior may participate in an eligible desalination project in an amount equal to not more than 25 percent of the total cost of the eligible desalination project.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H30797CD27436479080D5D7984BC8D2C9"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligible desalination project</header><text>The term <quote>eligible desalination project</quote> means any project in a Reclamation State, that—</text>
<clause id="H7B90D6A6DAC64C8A9A8DEAEC6C102F38"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">involves an ocean or brackish water desalination facility either constructed, operated and maintained; or sponsored by any State, department of a State, subdivision of a State or public agency organized pursuant to a State law; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H6EF2745A702E498B9CFAAA632F39D071"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>provides a Federal benefit in accordance with the reclamation laws (including regulations).</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE9C080613A8548E9A387411EC343A584"><enum>(C)</enum><header>State role</header><text>Participation by the Secretary of the Interior in an eligible desalination project under this subsection shall not occur unless—</text>
<clause id="H7C92FDFE7CA346DFBC41683C420E0B10"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the project is included in a state-approved plan or federal participation has been requested by the Governor of the State in which the eligible desalination project is located; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HF4C42910010B4901AA3989476DB09DD8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the State or local sponsor determines, and the Secretary of the Interior concurs, that—</text>
<subclause id="H215FB22BB6264013B8B6EF60329B9BFC"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the eligible desalination project is technically and financially feasible and provides a Federal benefit in accordance with the reclamation laws;</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HF711D50FE4C94CCF930BC0E8F6C69B3C"><enum>(II)</enum><text>sufficient non-Federal funding is available to complete the eligible desalination project; and</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HB9636616C9FA4370AE7EC05D72042D07"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the eligible desalination project sponsors are financially solvent; and</text></subclause></clause>
<clause id="H6FF7D2E71AB14236A0060EDCFAC32200"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the Secretary of the Interior submits to Congress a written notification of these determinations within 30 days of making such determinations.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEC023468FBC54161A8A2D314A500F263"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Environmental laws</header><text>When participating in an eligible desalination project under this subsection, the Secretary shall comply with all applicable environmental laws, including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4CC05EAA4498491CA2850AA2272DC6CB"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Information</header><text>When participating in an eligible desalination project under this subsection, the Secretary of the Interior—</text>
<clause id="HB9093BD073B644598899BA922FB1FF33"><enum>(i)</enum><text>may rely on reports prepared by the sponsor of the eligible desalination project, including feasibility (or equivalent) studies, environmental analyses, and other pertinent reports and analyses; but</text></clause>
<clause id="HEEF7AA8A7FFC474C868364291004C83C"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>shall retain responsibility for making the independent determinations described in subparagraph (C).</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H890C82E239CA4B57AF75205315522DFD"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header>
<clause id="HF0EC82DE49E64870813AD269DE695270"><enum>(i)</enum><text>$30,000,000 of funding is authorized to remain available until expended; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H6F3944CC4D4D42BAAF143EA9C46A113B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Projects can only receive funding if enacted appropriations legislation designates funding to them by name, after the Secretary recommends specific projects for funding pursuant to this subsection and transmits such recommendations to the appropriate committees of Congress.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB1DC6B648A684D58A31DC6C891BC3A16"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Authorization of new water recycling and reuse projects</header><text>Section 1602 of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (title XVI of Public Law 102–575; 43 U.S.C. 390h et. seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections:</text>
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<subsection id="H09C59D83E074492A915B8CFD223C5746"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of new water recycling and reuse projects</header>
<paragraph id="H8A9A49996B5C435D8807B82E1C1A4666"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Submission to the Secretary</header>
<subparagraph id="HC0E0F24674C441F18DE8B033A7E4AF74"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Non-Federal interests may submit proposals for projects eligible to be authorized pursuant to this section in the form of completed feasibility studies to the Secretary.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H47BEC1C85C66420A9D608F6503F0DDA2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Eligible Projects</header><text>A project shall be considered eligible for consideration under this section if the project reclaims and reuses—</text>
<clause id="H5E1821BD6F06408C97773B47FF8B1CD3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>municipal, industrial, domestic, or agricultural wastewater; or</text></clause>
<clause id="HC8299198C0BF467BAE7D88273C5D24D3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>impaired ground or surface waters.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H344C060A507C44A0B3F2DA2504357F6F"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Guidelines</header><text>Within 60 days of the enactment of this Act the Secretary shall issue guidelines for feasibility studies for water recycling and reuse projects to provide sufficient information for the formulation of the studies.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9137F2EBDD09481884D56C9A6D3EAFCC"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Review by the Secretary</header><text>The Secretary shall review each feasibility study received under paragraph (1)(A) for the purpose of—</text>
<subparagraph id="H2E030A23CC274DEC8F3F327FA2C88E39"><enum>(A)</enum><text>determining whether the study, and the process under which the study was developed, each comply with Federal laws and regulations applicable to feasibility studies of water recycling and reuse projects; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H61B1C180A2C14DC5A68A3222FE220774"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the project is technically and financially feasible and provides a Federal benefit in accordance with the reclamation laws.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H93BCBA5177BA481F92DAAA3071B5A7ED"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Submission to congress</header><text>Not later than 180 days after the date of receipt of a feasibility study received under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report that describes—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1F02A03EFBD945D4B3E3425153032AF5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the results of the Secretary’s review of the study under paragraph (2), including a determination of whether the project is feasible;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA290E40FC3A143EE9BED544BBE57D96A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>any recommendations the Secretary may have concerning the plan or design of the project; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA1CE3949796E46D7BED126AD4D11E2E9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>any conditions the Secretary may require for construction of the project.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H57658076C3AD4593882AA83B0989CA27"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Eligibility for funding</header><text>The non-Federal project sponsor of any project determined by the Secretary to be feasible under paragraph (3)(A) shall be eligible to apply to the Secretary for funding for the Federal share of the costs of planning, designing and constructing the project pursuant to subsection (f).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H7BCCF66BA60C49CBBB14B7A696CADCD2"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Competitive Grant Program for the Funding of Water Recycling and Reuse Projects</header>
<paragraph id="H46C137F2C42F411E966B36B020EAC876"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary shall establish a competitive grant program under which the non-Federal project sponsor of any project determined by the Secretary to be feasible under subsection (e)(3)(A) shall be eligible to apply for funding for the planning, design, and construction of the project, subject to subsection (g)(2).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H44ED49092EEA4AD39BC7ACC64E1D23BF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Priority</header><text>When funding projects under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give funding priority to projects that meet one or more of the criteria listed in paragraph (3) and are located in an area that—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9A55A93810B443458EAB24A1C10FBF63"><enum>(A)</enum><text>has been identified by the United States Drought Monitor as experiencing severe, extreme, or exceptional drought at any time in the 4-year period before such funds are made available; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HADF65D5DDBDB47889FC6209950B8A09E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">was designated as a disaster area by a State during the 4-year period before such funds are made available.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6989572CD2A04B8FAC31A787004C8694"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Criteria</header><text>The project criteria referred to in paragraph (2) are the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="HE3AC4BE4659B43E2A1AFA6D6570AB62A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Projects that are likely to provide a more reliable water supply for States and local governments.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDB5E7BA875A04B758D4E5F68346C4CCE"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Projects that are likely to increase the water management flexibility and reduce impacts on environmental resources from projects operated by Federal and State agencies.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H897534D7FCFE409799D4D07580CB714B"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Projects that are regional in nature.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0E5F443856624B6AAD90FEC16D3A533B"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Projects with multiple stakeholders.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4F23BF5BF02E483CAACE67AFB3B4432F"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Projects that provide multiple benefits, including water supply reliability, eco-system benefits, groundwater management and enhancements, and water quality improvements.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H8AC9768194B74CACAFD97FDF04EA7A2F"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="H45BABC68664848CA98935F3A112DB4CE"><enum>(1)</enum><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior an additional $50,000,000 to remain available until expended.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA43AB48F9A7E4DD09715C2032D8FF6A4"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Projects can only receive funding if enacted appropriations legislation designates funding to them by name, after the Secretary recommends specific projects for funding pursuant to subsection (f) and transmits such recommendations to the appropriate committees of Congress.</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H299007C4483A4B26B2BEF50A03194E78"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Funding</header><text>Section 9504 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10364) is amended in subsection (e) by striking <quote>$350,000,000</quote> and inserting <quote>$450,000,000</quote> on the condition that of that amount, $50,000,000 of it is used to carry out section 206 of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2015 (43 U.S.C. 620 note; Public Law 113–235).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H9ECB7F9B3332465DADBD9CE13D700CB3"><enum>4010.</enum><header>Actions to benefit threatened and endangered species and other wildlife</header>
<subsection id="HC05C2624017B486BAFD433232CBC8DC3"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Increased real-Time monitoring and updated science</header>
<paragraph id="H0F8D48295C1E46A1AB9BF70118E85BA0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Smelt biological opinion</header><text>The Director shall use the best scientific and commercial data available to implement, continuously evaluate, and refine or amend, as appropriate, the reasonable and prudent alternative described in the smelt biological opinion.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFD52078CEFAD44989BEA8D02BDF3A009"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Increased monitoring to inform real-time operations</header>
<subparagraph id="H6772E3D68CDD48CB85244A6C6BB21891"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior shall conduct additional surveys, on an annual basis at the appropriate time of year based on environmental conditions, in collaboration with interested stakeholders regarding the science of the Delta in general, and to enhance real time decisionmaking in particular, working in close coordination with relevant State authorities. </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H980878B118D644318AD9FE4A0DC90FD5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary of the Interior shall use— </text>
<clause id="H2ED87B735DAF4474A1D712DABF41043B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the most appropriate and accurate survey methods available for the detection of Delta smelt to determine the extent to which adult Delta smelt are distributed in relation to certain levels of turbidity or other environmental factors that may influence salvage rate; </text></clause>
<clause id="H2BE90EA6E8A84BA995968AB3104209E8"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>results from appropriate surveys for the detection of Delta smelt to determine how the Central Valley Project and State Water Project may be operated more efficiently to maximize fish and water supply benefits; and </text></clause>
<clause id="H444EF953AFAE49C7B32D3E2587414A3D"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">science-based recommendations developed by any of the persons or entities described in paragraph (4)(B) to inform the agencies’ real-time decisions. </text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H827DD40D08CE4E8FB7BB8DA62D7902CE"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Winter monitoring</header><text>During the period between December 1 and March 31, if suspended sediment loads enter the Delta from the Sacramento River, and the suspended sediment loads appear likely to raise turbidity levels in the Old River north of the export pumps from values below 12 Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTUs) to values above 12 NTUs, the Secretary of the Interior shall— </text>
<clause id="HACF111A62609492DAA508F32F412E268"><enum>(i)</enum><text>conduct daily monitoring using appropriate survey methods at locations including the vicinity of Station 902 to determine the extent to which adult Delta smelt are moving with turbidity toward the export pumps; and </text></clause>
<clause id="H06DC0EB7F55B413A90C19DF62F448CF6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>use results from the monitoring under subparagraph (A) to determine how increased trawling can inform daily real-time Central Valley Project and State Water Project operations to maximize fish and water supply benefits. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3D2E4D52A77B489E9B4A7643C7BBE215"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Periodic review of monitoring</header><text>Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary of the Interior shall— </text>
<subparagraph id="H1C2E5B955CB34A0687E705E58797F88F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>evaluate whether the monitoring program under paragraph (2), combined with other monitoring programs for the Delta, is providing sufficient data to inform Central Valley Project and State Water Project operations to maximize the water supply for fish and water supply benefits; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H318C6C3DBD06450D8AD254C3F382748C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>determine whether the monitoring efforts should be changed in the short or long term to provide more useful data. </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7DDA923BD2884D44A2D5091F4D1B4330"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Delta smelt distribution study</header>
<subparagraph id="HFA5F12B11BCD408CA72A5B0C40627F1B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than March 15, 2021, the Secretary of the Interior shall— </text>
<clause id="H4AB4A2789C2B43CCB5352C7819AE0FD8"><enum>(i)</enum><text>complete studies, to be initiated by not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this subtitle, designed— </text>
<subclause id="H7E9458A55D5D4E28BE9970BFBC1BBD32"><enum>(I)</enum><text>to understand the location and determine the abundance and distribution of Delta smelt throughout the range of the Delta smelt; and </text></subclause>
<subclause id="H2E382701626C43138E815D68EDC7EEEA"><enum>(II)</enum><text>to determine potential methods to minimize the effects of Central Valley Project and State Water Project operations on the Delta smelt; </text> </subclause></clause>
<clause id="HCDB84A3E4B30468683E4C23F64736915"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">based on the best available science, if appropriate and practicable, implement new targeted sampling and monitoring of Delta smelt in order to maximize fish and water supply benefits prior to completion of the study under clause (i); </text></clause>
<clause id="H390DC2ED84EF49319B0EC184BFC08724"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>to the maximum extent practicable, use new technologies to allow for better tracking of Delta smelt, such as acoustic tagging, optical recognition during trawls, and fish detection using residual deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA); and </text></clause>
<clause id="HC6574329000B42FA8A30C7E95A88C146"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">if new sampling and monitoring is not implemented under clause (ii), provide a detailed explanation of the determination of the Secretary of the Interior that no change is warranted. </text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD4A5A46FB67349749BDFF5A7872DDF00"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>In determining the scope of the studies under this subsection, the Secretary of the Interior shall consult with— </text>
<clause id="H9693416EF04D42B7AA5BC705DE9464CB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Central Valley Project and State Water Project water contractors and public water agencies; </text></clause>
<clause id="H81E3D5D589FC4AC888B300D8DE67297E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>other public water agencies; </text></clause>
<clause id="HB210153E0437480FA9EEA7B58B2A00A3"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the California Department of Water Resources; and </text></clause>
<clause id="H94D483D30074429AA93A56EF364D4B6B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>nongovernmental organizations. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H443913A275E949759668B33867DEFE81"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Actions to benefit endangered fish populations</header><text> </text>
<paragraph id="H6F7E4C8EDD62439084DF38FDAE63F43B"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Findings</header><text>Congress finds that— </text>
<subparagraph id="HD66042D54EF24C04B35E5E6ABDB5372A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>minimizing or eliminating stressors to fish populations and their habitat in an efficient and structured manner is a key aspect of a fish recovery strategy; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H327755EA02424BA2A911D2EAA8579D94"><enum>(B)</enum><text>functioning, diverse, and interconnected habitats are necessary for a species to be viable; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H09C57B72F12C41B7AA32AB312825294E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>providing for increased fish habitat may not only allow for a more robust fish recovery, but also reduce impacts to water supplies. </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H34C2AECC468B4E418533B73BCB1B6E74"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Actions for benefit of endangered species</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated the following amounts: </text>
<subparagraph id="HA12C2C6327024E28AE4204D02E8E8024"><enum>(A)</enum><text>$15,000,000 for the Secretary of Commerce, through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to carry out the following activities in accordance with the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.): </text>
<clause id="H08399C85ED8547AFBC930EBEEBCC0C35"><enum>(i)</enum><text>Gravel and rearing area additions and habitat restoration to the Sacramento River to benefit Chinook salmon and steelhead trout. </text></clause>
<clause id="H825EDD82634548B1AD8BDC0BF9A873B4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>Scientifically improved and increased real-time monitoring to inform real-time operations of Shasta and related Central Valley Project facilities, and alternative methods, models, and equipment to improve temperature modeling and related forecasted information for purposes of predicting impacts to salmon and salmon habitat as a result of water management at Shasta. </text></clause>
<clause id="H679FFA4B7DE84219BCB0E67DDC7F4E36"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>Methods to improve the Delta salvage systems, including alternative methods to redeposit salvaged salmon smolts and other fish from the Delta in a manner that reduces predation losses.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA0CFDF8908BF450586C76D44BBB17BFA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>$3,000,000 for the Secretary of the Interior to conduct the Delta smelt distribution study referenced in subsection (a)(4). </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC371D99190B34B468F7E6AE6FEB66422"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Commencement</header><text>If the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration determines that a proposed activity is feasible and beneficial for protecting and recovering a fish population, the Administrator shall commence implementation of the activity by not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subtitle. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H507916E0C8E2410B815C44CFA2C036FC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The Administrator shall take such steps as are necessary to partner with, and coordinate the efforts of, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Commerce, and other relevant Federal departments and agencies to ensure that all Federal reviews, analyses, opinions, statements, permits, licenses, and other approvals or decisions required under Federal law are completed on an expeditious basis, consistent with Federal law. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7311D83E9185494EA7CD5EEFB19E6E41"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Conservation fish hatcheries</header>
<subparagraph id="H2A8A4023BF004440BFE40FF26974ED20"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this subtitle, the Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce, in coordination with the Director of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, shall develop and implement as necessary the expanded use of conservation hatchery programs to enhance, supplement, and rebuild Delta smelt and Endangered Species Act-listed fish species under the smelt and salmonid biological opinions. </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6AE58BF3C1F04E5F92F63E249AFED325"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The conservation hatchery programs established under paragraph (1) and the associated hatchery and genetic management plans shall be designed— </text>
<clause id="H0144969683C442B28EEBCC38630EDA4A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to benefit, enhance, support, and otherwise recover naturally spawning fish species to the point where the measures provided under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) are no longer necessary; and </text></clause>
<clause id="HBC242C0A02224281B4135637AC205447"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to minimize adverse effects to Central Valley Project and State Water Project operations. </text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H866BE642764A411585795BD429957A98"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Priority; cooperative agreements</header><text>In implementing this section, the Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce— </text>
<clause id="HE3A4297D8B3044668865CCAC05823451"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall give priority to existing and prospective hatchery programs and facilities within the Delta and the riverine tributaries thereto; and </text></clause>
<clause id="HFD504E446A554851917504E1E1B52B38"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may enter into cooperative agreements for the operation of conservation hatchery programs with States, Indian tribes, and other nongovernmental entities for the benefit, enhancement, and support of naturally spawning fish species. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCFAC5E102EA1430B9C8211C74702D612"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Acquisition of land, water, or interests from willing sellers for environmental purposes in California</header>
<subparagraph id="H22E8E74B498A4978AA94BA87571D0BE6"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire by purchase, lease, donation, or otherwise, land, water, or interests in land or water from willing sellers in California— </text>
<clause id="H32FBE78C51034243B19C0F6B02321F33"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to benefit listed or candidate species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) or the California Endangered Species Act (California Fish and Game Code sections 2050 through 2116); </text></clause>
<clause id="HC048D0B8E18745AB863D7B7C375DB862"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to meet requirements of, or otherwise provide water quality benefits under, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) or the Porter Cologne Water Quality Control Act (division 7 of the California Water Code); or </text></clause>
<clause id="H6F8F7368313941CDA7F74689C04C1F44"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>for protection and enhancement of the environment, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior. </text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H791975C40943436EBEC78679EBA3B37C"><enum>(B)</enum><header>State participation</header><text>In implementing this section, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to participate with the State of California or otherwise hold such interests identified in subparagraph (A) in joint ownership with the State of California based on a cost share deemed appropriate by the Secretary. </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H446117A884A145E59B5C9DFD82015C76"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Treatment</header><text>Any expenditures under this subsection shall be nonreimbursable and nonreturnable to the United States. </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8C263037B8284567A8E7C3E2F9EC814C"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Reauthorization of the fisheries restoration and irrigation mitigation act of 2000</header>
<subparagraph id="H94CA2F3E88BD4111AB0B81A006E574AB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Section 10(a) of the Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 777 note; Public Law 106–502) is amended by striking <quote>$25 million for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2015</quote> and inserting <quote>$15 million through 2021</quote>; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEC9C3C978CFA4A179BDF1806115DDC7D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2 of the Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 777 note; Public Law 106–502) is amended by striking <quote>Montana, and Idaho</quote> and inserting <quote>Montana, Idaho, and California</quote>. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H2DD45B5CCC25448CB614BC9EAD86D400"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Actions to benefit refuges</header><text> </text>
<paragraph id="H0064081AB9AC41469318A8F36C3059CE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In addition to funding under section 3407 of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (Public Law 102–575; 106 Stat. 4726), there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021 for the acceleration and completion of water infrastructure and conveyance facilities necessary to achieve full water deliveries to Central Valley wildlife refuges and habitat areas pursuant to section 3406(d) of that Act (Public Law 102–575; 106 Stat. 4722). </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD2519AD227184997BC8494B9F72974CB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Cost sharing</header>
<subparagraph id="H9FD5585F9B44445494EBF9EAA361FD72"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Federal share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of carrying out an activity described in this section shall be not more than 50 percent. </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H23C1909657AF4274907A61EE594EF1CA"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Non-Federal share</header><text>The non-Federal share of the cost of carrying out an activity described in this section— </text>
<clause id="HC296FDA3497C4E7CA02A7C5387F79FFD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>shall be not less than 50 percent; and </text></clause>
<clause id="H4A4963E7C72C4E229BC3133E61DED63B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>may be provided in cash or in kind. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H802FEB5F7B29467080E285AFB5AE36E5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Non-Federal program to protect native anadromous fish in Stanislaus River</header><text> </text>
<paragraph id="HD9A08CB0C24C42B5B808FC8C92A5DF2D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of district</header><text>In this section, the term <term>district</term> means— </text>
<subparagraph id="HE01DF58DD9AB46E895A57C2AF641EB6D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Oakdale Irrigation District of the State of California; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H99F26D9E10E44D089E6445FA49531EED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the South San Joaquin Irrigation District of the State of California. </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H81F1AFD96C3E44AE85AB9DCA823C3AFB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant Administrator of the National Marine Fisheries Service, and the districts shall jointly establish and conduct a nonnative predator research and pilot fish removal program to study the effects of removing from the Stanislaus River— </text>
<subparagraph id="HD30C76D8DDE44709B2D0ECE690509399"><enum>(A)</enum><text>nonnative striped bass, smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, black bass; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF9EBCE2227624013BE7C661520940E05"><enum>(B)</enum><text>other nonnative predator fish species. </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H215F3370DE26459286CDBFCBFE1F9C26"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The program under this section shall— </text>
<subparagraph id="H3E3F6DB349ED46B8957ED95B00B24C14"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be scientifically based, with research questions determined jointly by— </text>
<clause id="HC74B4BAD48A5450F8863B4D76CDA95BA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>National Marine Fisheries Service scientists; and </text></clause>
<clause id="H7EE3FFB28B7049A0BD0BEE3AEFEC5819"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>technical experts of the districts; </text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA3CF1E8D17FB43A2AFF194EDF955FA95"><enum>(B)</enum><text>include methods to quantify by, among other things, evaluating the number of juvenile anadromous fish that migrate past the rotary screw trap located at Caswell— </text>
<clause id="H3510E69C440E46E2AAEDB40DA0AA14FA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the number and size of predator fish removed each year; and </text></clause>
<clause id="H2ACB028B6EB046E1AB6EF52D1E0F4BF3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the impact of the removal on— </text>
<subclause id="H0D7B59737CBD4E8990755DF194A8C6E5"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the overall abundance of predator fish in the Stanislaus River; and </text></subclause>
<subclause id="HD43922B4CAEA4F0CBD2A38B6EE4A75FA"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the populations of juvenile anadromous fish in the Stanislaus River; </text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H61BE1EEC51BA4D85869C93F972B0CAF2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>among other methods, consider using wire fyke trapping, portable resistance board weirs, and boat electrofishing; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6A5018C2EF9047579AE333477808DD6D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>be implemented as quickly as practicable after the date of issuance of all necessary scientific research permits. </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD2E4FCA0AC2C455FAC0C655DCF4537AD"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Management</header><text>The management of the program shall be the joint responsibility of the Assistant Administrator and the districts, which shall— </text>
<subparagraph id="H0010481442B74655A60A3C4899D1C0BD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>work collaboratively to ensure the performance of the program; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1A3CCD6981B743F497E023FC0A9AB718"><enum>(B)</enum><text>discuss and agree on, among other things— </text>
<clause id="H320E16A6FA0648A7861AA28BB945F254"><enum>(i)</enum><text>qualified scientists to lead the program; </text></clause>
<clause id="HD4705F5C9610438B956141C6A5DC4333"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>research questions; </text></clause>
<clause id="H7688792AF3994A8489F374BC52642604"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>experimental design; </text></clause>
<clause id="H3562B6486A6C4704BB3AC7F52B1CD6E7"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>changes in the structure, management, personnel, techniques, strategy, data collection and access, reporting, and conduct of the program; and </text></clause>
<clause id="H2A0A815389614F09917CDC3E0201D751"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the need for independent peer review. </text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H78B44C9353A24C2192D3E67C1B2CC1C3"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Conduct</header>
<subparagraph id="HA40B1351243B490DA039D182E1F8967B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>For each applicable calendar year, the districts, on agreement of the Assistant Administrator, may elect to conduct the program under this section using— </text>
<clause id="H32C38AADA30D4683A1759090C680E6C1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the personnel of the Assistant Administrator or districts;</text></clause>
<clause id="H9870812A1690432A88730F6F970D30DB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>qualified private contractors hired by the districts;</text></clause>
<clause id="HD04EFA7B07A94A07B863466EB927D9BF"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>personnel of, on loan to, or otherwise assigned to the National Marine Fisheries Service; or </text></clause>
<clause id="H61863417A59244D8A79C5FD5ADE077AA"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>a combination of the individuals described in clauses (i) through (iii). </text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBE626E8C6C1E4FEAB72EF0EC279BAB46"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Participation by national marine fisheries service</header>
<clause id="H0C526566BB65453AAC61F582D76A4020"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>If the districts elect to conduct the program using district personnel or qualified private contractors hired under clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A), the Assistant Administrator may assign an employee of, on loan to, or otherwise assigned to the National Marine Fisheries Service, to be present for all activities performed in the field to ensure compliance with paragraph (4). </text></clause>
<clause id="HE3A023170D9E48A9A72D7A34D352CAAE"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Costs</header><text>The districts shall pay the cost of participation by the employee under clause (i), in accordance with paragraph (6). </text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB8A84DF52A7D4E8681A407B88F2E3068"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Timing of election</header><text>The districts shall notify the Assistant Administrator of an election under subparagraph (A) by not later than October 15 of the calendar year preceding the calendar year for which the election applies. </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0656EE6219E540E293EC5DF719E713CC"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<subparagraph id="H2DFE27D664E24F4BABB81209F1034E1B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The districts shall be responsible for 100 percent of the cost of the program. </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H141C1DA86B554CD690CAD07087480BB5"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Contributed funds</header><text>The Secretary of Commerce may accept and use contributions of funds from the districts to carry out activities under the program. </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8F5DA0C5CAA24252BC1A60C0B7A1DDBD"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Estimation of cost</header>
<clause id="HF657B684BED549B7AD113CAC87CF224D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than December 1 of each year of the program, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the districts an estimate of the cost to be incurred by the National Marine Fisheries Service for the program during the following calendar year, if any, including the cost of any data collection and posting under paragraph (7). </text></clause>
<clause id="HC78BCA80FCDD4402AEA2C87915E8D4BE"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Failure to fund</header><text>If an amount equal to the estimate of the Secretary of Commerce is not provided through contributions pursuant to subparagraph (B) before December 31 of that calendar year— </text>
<subclause id="HA30AFC263F0D46FF8FE3507080EA0037"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the Secretary shall have no obligation to conduct the program activities otherwise scheduled for the following calendar year until the amount is contributed by the districts; and </text></subclause>
<subclause id="H3DBA8690F27E4E10854A76712C6D1A3E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the districts may not conduct any aspect of the program until the amount is contributed by the districts. </text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCF7472ED56D54D9486952F8A3059186F"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Accounting</header>
<clause id="H33BFDDAA0DB0436EB12D4DC9B058030D"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than September 1 of each year, the Secretary of Commerce shall provide to the districts an accounting of the costs incurred by the Secretary for the program during the preceding calendar year. </text></clause>
<clause id="HA77FA87077FF4C82B8E8FCAE7F174C12"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Excess amounts</header><text>If the amount contributed by the districts pursuant to subparagraph (B) for a calendar year was greater than the costs incurred by the Secretary of Commerce during that year, the Secretary shall— </text>
<subclause id="H9170479E938540ACB82060EA56E6E286"><enum>(I)</enum><text>apply the excess amounts to the cost of activities to be performed by the Secretary under the program, if any, during the following calendar year; or </text></subclause>
<subclause id="H77565C1C87F84CED9D2F6CA4BD412149"><enum>(II)</enum><text>if no such activities are to be performed, repay the excess amounts to the districts. </text></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H626111C566EE4F4793F6BA93F674D5F7"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Publication and evaluation of data</header>
<subparagraph id="H5E908E1796FD4422903304390E70AD2B"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>All data generated through the program, including by any private consultants, shall be routinely provided to the Assistant Administrator. </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAAD5F3757D974DFC833CD9EBB9CB2D81"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Internet</header><text>Not later than the 15th day of each month of the program, the Assistant Administrator shall publish on the Internet website of the National Marine Fisheries Service a tabular summary of the raw data collected under the program during the preceding month. </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8ADB891DBDAF45C2B4A897BC500C2154"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Report</header><text>On completion of the program, the Assistant Administrator shall prepare a final report evaluating the effectiveness of the program, including recommendations for future research and removal work. </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H497289A6940B4780BD549C716A302573"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Consistency with law</header>
<subparagraph id="H986D0AB15E8741EC8CBD0C1ED06A01EA"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The programs in this section and subsection (e) are found to be consistent with the requirements of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (Public Law 102–575; 106 Stat. 4706). </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4DCE96A8E69342429616DFB50A0E758B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>No provision, plan, or definition under that Act, including section 3406(b)(1) of that Act (Public Law 102–575; 106 Stat. 4714), shall be used— </text>
<clause id="HBE397020ABBE46DEB399AA8600392E52"><enum>(i)</enum><text>to prohibit the implementation of the programs in this subsection and subsection (e); or </text></clause>
<clause id="H7F63CD658074419A9C4898896C8DB72B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>to prevent the accomplishment of the goals of the programs.</text></clause></subparagraph> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H36D5EC278B1146BCA55D5EB8AD297AE9"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Pilot Projects to Implement CALFED Invasive Species Program</header><text> </text>
<paragraph id="H72DB2C813DF443F7ACBEA55A0BFF0912"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than January 1, 2018, the Secretary of the Interior, in collaboration with the Secretary of Commerce, the Director of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and other relevant agencies and interested parties, shall establish and carry out pilot projects to implement the invasive species control program under section 103(d)(6)(A)(iv) of Public Law 108–361 (118 Stat. 1690). </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3F6546DB348847CB80452B0B659D8937"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The pilot projects under this section shall— </text>
<subparagraph id="H45645CAF2F694CCEB81E4826BF1842C4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>seek to reduce invasive aquatic vegetation (such as water hyacinth), predators, and other competitors that contribute to the decline of native listed pelagic and anadromous species that occupy the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers and their tributaries and the Delta; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD6E8F7CEF9524147AA6A7FC5D0BC7E77"><enum>(B)</enum><text>remove, reduce, or control the effects of species including Asiatic clams, silversides, gobies, Brazilian water weed, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, striped bass, crappie, bluegill, white and channel catfish, zebra and quagga mussels, and brown bullheads. </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7B16AEC5C903446F9EC5616466BAAD53"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Emergency environmental reviews</header><text>To expedite environmentally beneficial programs in this subtitle for the conservation of threatened and endangered species, the Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce shall consult with the Council on Environmental Quality in accordance with section 1506.11 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), to develop alternative arrangements to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) for those programs. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H7A4097D368FA43FBA01689F647DD5162"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Collaborative processes</header><text>Notwithstanding the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) and applicable Federal acquisitions and contracting authorities, the Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce may use the collaborative processes under the Collaborative Science Adaptive Management Program to enter into contracts with specific individuals or organizations directly or in conjunction with appropriate State agencies. </text></subsection>
<subsection id="H0BB64CEB5AFE45DF81AEF90F07AB0F0A" commented="no"><enum>(g)</enum><header>The <quote>Save Our Salmon Act</quote></header>
<paragraph id="H1939229DFF53452E9F72C06C3A7C69C7" commented="no"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Treatment of striped bass</header>
<subparagraph id="HF3093E2CE19B4EBD9D28C8077E5822AC" commented="no"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Anadromous fish</header><text>Section 3403(a) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (title XXXIV of Public Law 102–575) is amended by striking <quote>striped bass,</quote> after <quote>stocks of salmon (including steelhead),</quote>.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA85003E5529E4602A1ADA236F57EF692" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Fish and wildlife restoration activities</header><text>Section 3406(b) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (title XXXIV of Public Law 102–575) is amended by—</text>
<clause id="HD975D2198C75496DA3735B10E2B6265D" commented="no"><enum>(i)</enum><text>striking paragraphs (14) and (18);</text></clause>
<clause id="H206625F0E928463AB2CE3A62556D054A" commented="no"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>redesignating paragraphs (15) through (17) as paragraphs (14) through (16), respectively; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H35EA9D3FDB1748ECAE4C75359CF5245B" commented="no"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>redesignating paragraphs (19) through (23) as paragraphs (17) through (21), respectively.</text></clause></subparagraph> </paragraph>
<paragraph id="H257F643D31DB4961B05E21DA2DF581D9" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Conforming changes</header><text>Section 3407(a) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (title XXXIV of Public Law 102–575) is amended by striking <quote>(10)–(18), and (20)–(22)</quote> and inserting <quote>(10)–(16), and (18)–(20)</quote>.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HFEF79021CBD3413B813ED89D3903EF8D"><enum>4011.</enum><header>Offsets and water storage account</header>
<subsection id="HAC5D1A6914F84B47AB9580E0C5ED1E6C"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Prepayment of certain repayment contracts between the united states and contractors of federally developed water supplies</header>
<paragraph id="HD70FE5DE3F3649E1B7A7FD94A5918592"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Conversion and prepayment of contracts</header><text>Upon request of the contractor, the Secretary of the Interior shall convert any water service contract in effect on the date of enactment of this subtitle and between the United States and a water users’ association to allow for prepayment of the repayment contract pursuant to paragraph (2) under mutually agreeable terms and conditions. The manner of conversion under this paragraph shall be as follows: </text>
<subparagraph id="HF1D87FBD9DCD418398D83B85B7498788"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Water service contracts that were entered into under section (e) of the Act of August 4, 1939 (53 Stat. 1196), to be converted under this section shall be converted to repayment contracts under section 9(d) of that Act (53 Stat. 1195). </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB314C5B7712541F3B929CF4FD1866C44"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Water service contracts that were entered under subsection (c)(2) of section 9 of the Act of August 4, 1939 (53 Stat. 1194), to be converted under this section shall be converted to a contract under subsection (c)(1) of section 9 of that Act (53 Stat. 1195). </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCD8B49193F314F9084EA6E8A28A25B94"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Prepayment</header><text>Except for those repayment contracts under which the contractor has previously negotiated for prepayment, all repayment contracts under section 9(d) of that Act (53 Stat. 1195) in effect on the date of enactment of this subtitle at the request of the contractor, and all contracts converted pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) shall— </text>
<subparagraph id="HB93715116D0E487A8AE514CF2B5E220D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>provide for the repayment, either in lump sum or by accelerated prepayment, of the remaining construction costs identified in water project specific irrigation rate repayment schedules, as adjusted to reflect payment not reflected in such schedules, and properly assignable for ultimate return by the contractor, or if made in approximately equal installments, no later than 3 years after the effective date of the repayment contract, such amount to be discounted by ½ the Treasury rate. An estimate of the remaining construction costs, as adjusted, shall be provided by the Secretary to the contractor no later than 90 days following receipt of request of the contractor; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAF9675B103C14FCAB91E0EC2E0F9FF03"><enum>(B)</enum><text>require that construction costs or other capitalized costs incurred after the effective date of the contract or not reflected in the rate schedule referenced in subparagraph (A), and properly assignable to such contractor shall be repaid in not more than 5 years after notification of the allocation if such amount is a result of a collective annual allocation of capital costs to the contractors exercising contract conversion under this subsection of less than $5,000,000. If such amount is $5,000,000 or greater, such cost shall be repaid as provided by applicable reclamation law; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8C8118A6C750411BB86BD3E0CFB63E8E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>provide that power revenues will not be available to aid in repayment of construction costs allocated to irrigation under the contract; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H71324365AC90432C81552E90673DE268"><enum>(D)</enum><text>continue so long as the contractor pays applicable charges, consistent with section 9(d) of the Act of August 4, 1939 (53 Stat. 1195), and applicable law. </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3123A7A438EC4B4AB0D38800B2F5DD79"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Contract requirements</header><text>Except for those repayment contracts under which the contractor has previously negotiated for prepayment, the following shall apply with regard to all repayment contracts under subsection (c)(1) of section 9 of that Act (53 Stat. 1195) in effect on the date of enactment of this subtitle at the request of the contractor, and all contracts converted pursuant to paragraph (1)(B): </text>
<subparagraph id="HAA98E22865A54D3C99B9FF6AB78BF72A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Provide for the repayment in lump sum of the remaining construction costs identified in water project specific municipal and industrial rate repayment schedules, as adjusted to reflect payments not reflected in such schedules, and properly assignable for ultimate return by the contractor. An estimate of the remaining construction costs, as adjusted, shall be provided by the Secretary to the contractor no later than 90 days after receipt of the request of contractor. </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H76090E5505E7402997E4010BD28C3A02"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The contract shall require that construction costs or other capitalized costs incurred after the effective date of the contract or not reflected in the rate schedule referenced in subparagraph (A), and properly assignable to such contractor, shall be repaid in not more than 5 years after notification of the allocation if such amount is a result of a collective annual allocation of capital costs to the contractors exercising contract conversion under this subsection of less than $5,000,000. If such amount is $5,000,000 or greater, such cost shall be repaid as provided by applicable reclamation law. </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8A8CC859D16640BAA36DE47F19058C66"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Continue so long as the contractor pays applicable charges, consistent with section 9(c)(1) of the Act of August 4, 1939 (53 Stat. 1195), and applicable law. </text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H56FEB9C075C2469EAB7CF1F684290C4A"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Conditions</header><text>All contracts entered into pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) shall— </text>
<subparagraph id="H8C604DA9C02045BC987E011E3ADECF6B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>not be adjusted on the basis of the type of prepayment financing used by the water users’ association; </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAA75704B7CAC45D4BE0A796C7ED1F4B2"><enum>(B)</enum><text>conform to any other agreements, such as applicable settlement agreements and new constructed appurtenant facilities; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4ABF215EC90B4578B7D227A5F599944F"><enum>(C)</enum><text>not modify other water service, repayment, exchange and transfer contractual rights between the water users’ association, and the Bureau of Reclamation, or any rights, obligations, or relationships of the water users’ association and their landowners as provided under State law. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HA3AE4B41FCCD46B5B8F8BFD0CAE63A59"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Accounting</header><text>The amounts paid pursuant to subsection (a) shall be subject to adjustment following a final cost allocation by the Secretary of the Interior. In the event that the final cost allocation indicates that the costs properly assignable to the contractor are greater than what has been paid by the contractor, the contractor shall be obligated to pay the remaining allocated costs. The term of such additional repayment contract shall be not less than one year and not more than 10 years, however, mutually agreeable provisions regarding the rate of repayment of such amount may be developed by the parties. In the event that the final cost allocation indicates that the costs properly assignable to the contractor are less than what the contractor has paid, the Secretary shall credit such overpayment as an offset against any outstanding or future obligation of the contractor, with the exception of Restoration Fund charges pursuant to section 3407(d) of Public Law 102–575. </text></subsection>
<subsection id="HE2B881890C1E408CA9DC5E08262566DE"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Applicability of certain provisions</header>
<paragraph id="H3264AA2C41344446A644DF631C9731BB"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Effect of existing law</header><text>Upon a contractor’s compliance with and discharge of the obligation of repayment of the construction costs pursuant to a contract entered into pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A), subsections (a) and (b) of section 213 of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 1269) shall apply to affected lands. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB0061F4629534F438385A774AF6D0181"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Effect of other obligations</header><text>The obligation of a contractor to repay construction costs or other capitalized costs described in subsection (a)(2)(B), (a)(3)(B), or (b) shall not affect a contractor’s status as having repaid all of the construction costs assignable to the contractor or the applicability of subsections (a) and (b) of section 213 of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 1269) once the amount required to be paid by the contractor under the repayment contract entered into pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) has been paid. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H9B5232CA369C44AB809DB89A3B6C704F"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Effect on existing law not altered</header><text>Implementation of the provisions of this subtitle shall not alter— </text>
<paragraph id="HFAB6F74A8958422D89191986E387C1DC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the repayment obligation of any water service or repayment contractor receiving water from the same water project, or shift any costs that would otherwise have been properly assignable to the water users’ association identified in subsections (a)(1), (a)(2), and (a)(3) absent this section, including operation and maintenance costs, construction costs, or other capitalized costs incurred after the date of the enactment of this subtitle, or to other contractors; and </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC8216008AAAB4DF5AA13A25D13FA4E78"><enum>(2)</enum><text>specific requirements for the disposition of amounts received as repayments by the Secretary under the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), and Acts supplemental to and amendatory of that Act (43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.); </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8C42179B59E04F42AE04E2AB26F33EDF"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the priority of a water service or repayment contractor to receive water; or </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7BD51FBE560B4503AC51D986AD5AD5D9"><enum>(4)</enum><text>except as expressly provided in this section, any obligations under the reclamation law, including the continuation of Restoration Fund charges pursuant to section 3407(d) (Public Law 102–575), of the water service and repayment contractors making prepayments pursuant to this section. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H16091AD4299940F2A885C0037E4820BE"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Water storage enhancement program</header>
<paragraph id="HE7851443D4CE4038998D730E56CE53DE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Except as provided in subsection (d)(2), $335,000,000 out of receipts generated from prepayment of contracts under this section beyond amounts necessary to cover the amount of receipts forgone from scheduled payments under current law for the 10-year period following the date of enactment of this Act shall be directed to the Reclamation Water Storage Account under paragraph (2).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4BF02F01B60C4D1ABC9869FA27DFB685"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Storage account</header><text>The Secretary shall allocate amounts collected under paragraph (1) into the <quote>Reclamation Storage Account</quote> to fund the construction of water storage. The Secretary may also enter into cooperative agreements with water users’ associations for the construction of water storage and amounts within the Storage Account may be used to fund such construction. Water storage projects that are otherwise not federally authorized shall not be considered Federal facilities as a result of any amounts allocated from the Storage Account for part or all of such facilities.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7BB98470D873402AA558C7ECF4B3EC09"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Repayment</header><text>Amounts used for water storage construction from the Account shall be fully reimbursed to the Account consistent with the requirements under Federal reclamation law (the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), and Acts supplemental to and amendatory of that Act (43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.)) except that all funds reimbursed shall be deposited in the Account established under paragraph (2).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE608692B48BC46899595A45DEDAD889B"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Availability of amounts</header><text>Amounts deposited in the Account under this subsection shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H45CF4225C50D4694999363B821244053"><enum>(A)</enum><text>be made available in accordance with this section, subject to appropriation; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8EE51746AD484640860CAAEC3405680A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>be in addition to amounts appropriated for such purposes under any other provision of law.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HB947D0E5587743D6B87FCB244A905DD9"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>For the purposes of this subtitle, the following definitions apply: </text>
<paragraph id="H0F776CE9ACC549B2AF3ADE532B5FB608"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Account</header><text>The term <term>Account</term> means the Reclamation Water Storage Account established under subsection (e)(2). </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H58819F10D08549FC9058698B5EC58226"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Construction</header><text>The term <term>construction</term> means the designing, materials engineering and testing, surveying, and building of water storage including additions to existing water storage and construction of new water storage facilities, exclusive of any Federal statutory or regulatory obligations relating to any permit, review, approval, or other such requirement. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD78260A49E614902B941523C66700CBA"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Water storage</header><text>The term <term>water storage</term> means any federally owned facility under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Reclamation or any non-Federal facility used for the storage and supply of water resources. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H621F7B757EA344B4844108454C39EFCD"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Treasury rate</header><text>The term <term>Treasury rate</term> means the 20- year Constant Maturity Treasury (CMT) rate published by the United States Department of the Treasury existing on the effective date of the contract. </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5F3492476DC044049BBB6EFD2683A922"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Water users’ association</header><text>The term <term>water users’ association</term> means— </text>
<subparagraph id="HAE3A47DD3B684201B42C552B535EEE34"><enum>(A)</enum><text>an entity organized and recognized under State laws that is eligible to enter into contracts with Reclamation to receive contract water for delivery to end users of the water and to pay applicable charges; and </text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H25676CF8E0AB44E498B12918A56C1B6B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes a variety of entities with different names and differing functions, such as associations, conservancy districts, irrigation districts, municipalities, and water project contract units. </text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H85854B4A498048CC9D9AC572E7940F74"><enum>4012.</enum><header>Savings language</header>
<subsection id="HA603FF9CFA1643BF96F2110438D06F46"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text>This subtitle shall not be interpreted or implemented in a manner that— </text>
<paragraph id="HC1ED12BD6C1F4EC5995B2708452DA8EC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>preempts or modifies any obligation of the United States to act in conformance with applicable State law, including applicable State water law; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0CB90F07788B442D9424BC63767A309E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>affects or modifies any obligation under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (Public Law 102–575; 106 Stat. 4706), except for the savings provisions for the Stanislaus River predator management program expressly established by section 11(d) and provisions in section 11(g); </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H91F2F376D61B439E91E1827924569127"><enum>(3)</enum><text>overrides, modifies, or amends the applicability of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) or the application of the smelt and salmonid biological opinions to the operation of the Central Valley Project or the State Water Project; </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0DA940EC5446409A8BA99D582D64F7FD"><enum>(4)</enum><text>would cause additional adverse effects on listed fish species beyond the range of effects anticipated to occur to the listed fish species for the duration of the applicable biological opinion, using the best scientific and commercial data available; or </text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9B4FA76BDA4C4BA8BB3BE9D945261C32"><enum>(5)</enum><text>overrides, modifies, or amends any obligation of the Pacific Fisheries Management Council, required by the Magnuson Stevens Act or the Endangered Species Act of 1973, to manage fisheries off the coast of California, Oregon, or Washington. </text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H5AB3BE16841A4629AD6DCF38F075015F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Successor biological opinions</header>
<paragraph id="H200C8FCA407448DA8905BBF215AC0F32"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce shall apply this Act to any successor biological opinions to the smelt or salmonid biological opinions only to the extent that the Secretaries determine is consistent with—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBD1CEFC608F74A5D9AA4F48946B6A6BB"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), its implementing regulations, and the successor biological opinions; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6442CFA7C0124E1A9B3AE9AE39A4A271"><enum>(B)</enum><text>subsection (a)(4).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H74CF58D29BFE4912AF7B197570932EFB"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Nothing in this Act shall restrict the Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce from completing consultation on successor biological opinions and through those successor biological opinions implementing whatever adjustments in operations or other activities as may be required by the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and its implementing regulations.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE9C57537E6D8455ABE9A38F52B93CE68"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Severability</header><text>If any provision of this subtitle, or any application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be inconsistent with any law or the biological opinions, the remainder of this subtitle and the application of this subtitle to any other person or circumstance shall not be affected. </text></subsection></section>
<section id="H5F5A124F87EF4293B7C605AF618DE3D0"><enum>4013.</enum><header>Duration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This subtitle shall expire on the date that is 5 years after the date of its enactment, with the exception of—</text>
<paragraph id="H9B09840812184FF79044C2C86F9B9980"><enum>(1)</enum><text>section 4004, which shall expire 10 years after the date of its enactment; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9E73A36B4CAA4DFFA562A85CD54A7100"><enum>(2)</enum><text>projects under construction in sections 4007, 4009(a), and 4009(c).</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="H06FF932959D54D50B6CECD98CCEC5A98"><enum>4014.</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">In this subtitle:</text>
<paragraph id="H660676D3FAA24D0D861EA353F75947FA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Assistant administrator</header><text>The term <term>Assistant Administrator</term> means the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDFF01B0B110448BEA2CA0A72C0A7493B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Central valley project</header><text>The term <term>Central Valley Project</term> has the meaning given the term in section 3403 of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (Public Law 102–575; 106 Stat. 4707).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H997D1984511C4AAE8016D53957CCD5AC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Commissioner</header><text>The term <term>Commissioner</term> means the Commissioner of Reclamation.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE9657CE845AE4FC39E80D56FE5C5D1DC"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Delta</header><text>The term <term>Delta</term> means the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and the Suisun Marsh (as defined in section 12220 of the California Water Code and section 29101 of the California Public Resources Code (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act)).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF56DC20EF1AA4F1F9C064AA351E45FA4"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Delta smelt</header><text>The term <term>Delta smelt</term> means the fish species with the scientific name Hypomesus transpacificus.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD3371BE78DED40FF94D6FCEF4E738A7A"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Director</header><text>The term <term>Director</term> means the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB4B7FF17E14A4C79846C59D33044C028"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Listed fish species</header><text>The term <term>listed fish species</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H5489766A39464675AB6EDFD114626F47"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any natural origin steelhead, natural origin genetic spring run Chinook, or genetic winter run Chinook salmon (including any hatchery steelhead or salmon population within the evolutionary significant unit or a distinct population segment); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBECA6BA1264742728F9AB1A19F21F639"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Delta smelt.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7A800A5CF7D04ADEA2E973AC94714D89"><enum>(8)</enum><header>Reclamation state</header><text>The term <term>Reclamation State</term> means any of the States of—</text>
<subparagraph id="HED3955ED3A974718A65537D57BCB3897"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Arizona;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H30AEA60BB55249AA98FA9138584E4997"><enum>(B)</enum><text>California;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H842327A20CA948F88D6AEC5D178CA0FF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Colorado;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBE01B40FE59E44A384F86A5132D6051E"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Idaho;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBAF81C588242460387036E9A7E24EBAB"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Kansas;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H97D5BAAAA0264EDCB0DBC2E3562A0295"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Montana;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDA08C3AF986E4C33AB1FAFE4FE0013D8"><enum>(G)</enum><text>Nebraska;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF4B2CA21CF544D2AB76B1FA2C6EAEDB9"><enum>(H)</enum><text>Nevada;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE100F618B5254F6D8473BC6829493D16"><enum>(I)</enum><text>New Mexico;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEF89B4B2C4264A78BA2083438777D09D"><enum>(J)</enum><text>North Dakota;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC086B6D6FDAB409996089FBE2B6ED95A"><enum>(K)</enum><text>Oklahoma;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H67247C15E415441881C899B4287E315D"><enum>(L)</enum><text>Oregon;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5A25272563674A2295A3CC517870D295"><enum>(M)</enum><text>South Dakota;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF00339C099CA4EB192EF90F1740B1248"><enum>(N)</enum><text>Texas;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA9BD535EA9874AA6864BB941A3A8281C"><enum>(O)</enum><text>Utah;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB8155DDC80B94E8D8C3F003DF2FAC438"><enum>(P)</enum><text>Washington; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA779CF5D9BDC4785833D0764F5BA6860"><enum>(Q)</enum><text>Wyoming.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9759F3779715469EAE129C7A59F889D7"><enum>(9)</enum><header>Salmonid biological opinion</header>
<subparagraph id="H6F8A553B6C70421E9465F42403CFFC66"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>salmonid biological opinion</term> means the biological and conference opinion of the National Marine Fisheries Service dated June 4, 2009, regarding the long-term operation of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project, and successor biological opinions.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H41A4034110BC420E81FCFAFFD0999562"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>salmonid biological opinion</term> includes the operative incidental take statement of the opinion described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5EDD679BE3764662A0FEBEE27B923671"><enum>(10)</enum><header>Smelt biological opinion</header>
<subparagraph id="H2C592369CAAC44849AE666A9284650CE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The term <term>smelt biological opinion</term> means the biological opinion dated December 15, 2008, regarding the coordinated operation of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project, and successor biological opinions.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4E8AD042B6AE40D5A6588DE4D4BB1E6E"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Inclusions</header><text>The term <term>smelt biological opinion</term> includes the operative incidental take statement of the opinion described in subparagraph (A).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H14CF7E9B7CFE43C591AF44587F609E49"><enum>(11)</enum><header>State water project</header><text>The term <term>State Water Project</term> means the water project described in chapter 5 of part 3 of division 6 of the California Water Code (sections 11550 et seq.) (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act) and operated by the California Department of Water Resources.</text></paragraph></section></subtitle>
<enum>IV</enum><header>Other Matters</header>
<section id="HDFFA9CDD4BA74414B6CCA9EB8D430E4C"><enum>5001.</enum><header>Congressional notification requirements</header>
<subsection id="H77A6AA9895434E369637D3F95FC22530"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subchapter I of chapter 3 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="HCC8EF5A7F92547498232EC8D74CC3DD1"><enum>311.</enum><header>Congressional notification requirements</header>
<subsection id="H5524BCE0A1E2409DAD3E70747B883FD5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subsection (b) or as expressly provided in another provision of law, the Secretary of Transportation shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress notice of an announcement concerning a covered project at least 3 full business days before the announcement is made by the Department.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H111D761900ED4C489FA91E9E976D0E9F"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Emergency program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to an allocation of funds under section 125 of title 23, 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 notice of the allocation—</text>
<paragraph id="H140D6ABD10274B9B80DAB7C74B7C5481"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">at least 3 full business days before the issuance of the allocation; or</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB5AFFC72CB054919B975F0E2809018EE"><enum>(2)</enum><text>concurrently with the issuance of the allocation, if the allocation is made using the quick release process of the Department (or any successor process).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H7335A7B693D643BAA030665CC4A70C5C"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the following definitions apply:</text>
<paragraph id="HDFB2675DA1F343B583C7DF2FA256E26F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appropriate committees of Congress</header><text>The term <term>appropriate committees of Congress</term> means—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3866513229FD4145AB017C4C97B6EFBE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H17D795CE28A8489882AA275C18958FDA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Committee on Environment and Public Works, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H039BC6B775E64C7797930896005736E6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Covered project</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>covered project</term> means a project competitively selected by the Department to receive a discretionary grant award, letter of intent, loan commitment, loan guarantee commitment, or line of credit commitment in an amount equal to or greater than $750,000.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1C9E865CD2E24D75BE17F82411742815"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Department</header><text>The term <term>Department</term> means the Department of Transportation, including the modal administrations of the Department.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="HCA20D693CB2B4C008808AA11C6748F35"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>The analysis for chapter 3 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 310 the following:</text>
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<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">311. Congressional notification requirements.</toc-entry></toc><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection></section>
<section id="H79FF83A057AC482F939E5085A1BE4868"><enum>5002.</enum><header>Reauthorization of Denali Commission</header>
<subsection id="H8961F984E0A74A58AF7AE2E6D82386D4"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Administration</header><text>Section 303 of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public Law 105–277) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H487C597A91BD4299A8069B3B354FB6ED"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H7E18CADD2DA642C28F38AFEFC422667F"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in the first sentence by striking <quote>The Federal Cochairperson</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H7A58F7E41D944A35938182D07FD9FA1D" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HB8C8EDC3E948464685B3349E6A7DABF8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Term of Federal Cochairperson</header><text>The Federal Cochairperson</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB76C4740F96D4A9280541BE814FC09A4"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in the second sentence by striking <quote>All other members</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H737A1A880D1E4989AF513A55918A05DD" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HC67F8423FA174D64ADE56329EC44FE20"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Term of all other members</header><text>All other members</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAB80A2F6A2FB4EDD82C8F5C4A724F05D"><enum>(C)</enum><text>in the third sentence by striking <quote>Any vacancy</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H5CFA6D77E4924D8BAA0C098512FB02D8"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Vacancies</header><text>Except as provided in paragraph (2), any vacancy</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H168024A230BF4A1F88553BB70DB2273D"><enum>(D)</enum><text>by inserting before paragraph (3) (as designated by subparagraph (B)) the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H68F296CF54B644449C324C4FD87AD7C7"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Interim Federal Cochairperson</header><text>In the event of a vacancy for any reason in the position of Federal Cochairperson, the Secretary may appoint an Interim Federal Cochairperson, who shall have all the authority of the Federal Cochairperson, to serve until such time as the vacancy in the position of Federal Cochairperson is filled in accordance with subsection (b)(2)).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H36363C37981241A6AD547642562F094A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subsection id="H4587828891264D55839C0DF8EF182ABB"><enum>(f)</enum><header>No Federal employee status</header><text>No member of the Commission, other than the Federal Cochairperson, shall be considered to be a Federal employee for any purpose.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H36B381D6E7F944C1B2A47DE9F83DC1F3"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Conflicts of interest</header>
<paragraph id="H0DFEABC7F002467C88EF0EA536F11D7C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), no member of the Commission (referred to in this subsection as a <quote>member</quote>) shall participate personally or substantially, through recommendation, the rendering of advice, investigation, or otherwise, in any proceeding, application, request for a ruling or other determination, contract claim, controversy, or other matter in which, to the knowledge of the member, 1 or more of the following has a direct financial interest:</text>
<subparagraph id="H7FBE6694A2E0475C81ED27FEAD10956A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The member.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD195143BEFC348A0875782F19F4F1805"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The spouse, minor child, or partner of the member.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H98EF7B5458A94F2CAB84A6E27811C888"><enum>(C)</enum><text>An organization described in subparagraph (B), (C), (D), (E), or (F) of subsection (b)(1) for which the member is serving as an officer, director, trustee, partner, or employee.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6EA5AE98DDE44CE09EC507FDD2C12624"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Any individual, person, or organization with which the member is negotiating or has any arrangement concerning prospective employment.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6E4413E9858B4039849B94FE2C8561E5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Disclosure</header><text>Paragraph (1) shall not apply if the member—</text>
<subparagraph id="H6A280A97EAAD47F4B67111D6AE28B93A"><enum>(A)</enum><text>immediately advises the designated agency ethics official for the Commission of the nature and circumstances of the matter presenting a potential conflict of interest;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEAFE0D62A4FA4391A56222CD67A563E1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>makes full disclosure of the financial interest; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD4ECFEC6C3F64C3DAA492DD5C2D088CE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>before the proceeding concerning the matter presenting the conflict of interest, receives a written determination by the designated agency ethics official for the Commission that the interest is not so substantial as to be likely to affect the integrity of the services that the Commission may expect from the member. The written determination shall specify the rationale and any evidence or support for the decision, identify steps, if any, that should be taken to mitigate any conflict of interest, and be available to the public.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H424623552E9F4F67AECAC3D71C84B2A5"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Annual disclosures</header><text>Once each calendar year, each member shall make full disclosure of financial interests, in a manner to be determined by the designated agency ethics official for the Commission.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF32A0BE6614644AA948454B7B92259B1"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Training</header><text>Once each calendar year, each member shall undergo disclosure of financial interests training, as prescribed by the designated agency ethics official for the Commission.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA8C51791A06640F28725233D523952B9"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Clarification</header><text>A member of the Commission may continue to participate personally or substantially, through decision, approval, or disapproval on the focus of applications to be considered but not on individual applications where a conflict of interest exists.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA6A3D66C6152464682D2304F65FDE504"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Violation</header><text>Any person that violates this subsection shall be fined not more than $10,000, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both. </text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H827575A660F04606895144F467FAD036"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="H4CB33F1C0A914E56B149097614B1D54E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Section 310 of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public Law 105–277) (as redesignated by section 1960(1) of SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59; 119 Stat. 1516)) is amended, in subsection (a), by striking <quote>under section 4 under this Act</quote> and all that follows through <quote>2008</quote> and inserting <quote>under section 304, $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021.</quote>.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H70BB299247B5476885C5D72807BD2E15"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Clerical amendment</header><text>Section 310 of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (42 U.S.C. 3121 note; Public Law 105–277) (as redesignated by section 1960(1) of SAFETEA–LU (Public Law 109–59; 119 Stat. 1516)) is redesignated as section 312.</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HBEE42F89BA314BDCA7D5ECE9D1212D51"><enum>5003.</enum><header>Recreational access for floating cabins at TVA reservoirs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 is amended by inserting after section 9a (16 U.S.C. 831h-1) the following:</text>
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<section id="HAEB198AEAC87477C9024FF3730D07977"><enum>9b.</enum><header>Recreational access</header>
<subsection id="H33AE928185B64FFDB41BFAEDF425E6F5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definition of floating cabin</header><text>In this section, the term <term>floating cabin</term> means a watercraft or other floating structure—</text>
<paragraph id="H611B1D54EDB549BF912D5CF8C4D78224"><enum>(1)</enum><text>primarily designed and used for human habitation or occupation; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H135CA6F7397646B289DF34D9A5369F85"><enum>(2)</enum><text>not primarily designed or used for navigation or transportation on water.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HCE44F109ACA94C0FA919420543C5DB13"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Recreational access</header><text>The Board may allow the use of a floating cabin if—</text>
<paragraph id="HA91B417391194926AA1F5E3E80C67547"><enum>(1)</enum><text>the floating cabin is maintained by the owner to reasonable health, safety, and environmental standards, as required by the Board;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H247D0A3EB5064E07B421910FEE75DE8D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>the Corporation has authorized the use of recreational vessels on the waters; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H418BBF08AC494CCAAB9D80DBAF12758E"><enum>(3)</enum><text>the floating cabin was located on waters under the jurisdiction of the Corporation as of the date of enactment of this section.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HE58AF007A5D148619C93663106B26017"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Fees</header><text>The Board may levy fees on the owner of a floating cabin on waters under the jurisdiction of the Corporation for the purpose of ensuring compliance with subsection (b) if the fees are necessary and reasonable for such purpose.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H1D0322E4080D4C4CAD0B89AD5DF75752"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Continued recreational use</header>
<paragraph id="H9031CB7011F745288AF1B12B34DA35B0"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>With respect to a floating cabin located on waters under the jurisdiction of the Corporation on the date of enactment of this section, the Board—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA667D1C1E2D14F59A284B83D78B93CBA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>may not require the removal of the floating cabin—</text>
<clause id="HFE387CC8A8924222A8C1EE14838DA5DE"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in the case of a floating cabin that was granted a permit by the Corporation before the date of enactment of this section, for a period of 15 years beginning on such date of enactment; and</text></clause>
<clause id="H9C96F62B565142FBB22CDAEA6EC288DD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in the case of a floating cabin not granted a permit by the Corporation before the date of enactment of this section, for a period of 5 years beginning on such date of enactment; and</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCA8D50A3A54348F79F67D8E1394A2113"><enum>(B)</enum><text>shall approve and allow the use of the floating cabin on waters under the jurisdiction of the Corporation at such time and for such duration as—</text>
<clause id="H3FA5CAA284234DAA93B27D9E434C9D65"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the floating cabin meets the requirements of subsection (b); and</text></clause>
<clause id="HE0AD3A8D41CC4AFA9C0F2AF331EF8AE1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the owner of the floating cabin has paid any fee assessed pursuant to subsection (c).</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8993A7C4C245498DAC869E07359EBB1B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Savings provisions</header>
<subparagraph id="H78C2C476E6844271964B61FF824982B2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Nothing in this subsection restricts the ability of the Corporation to enforce reasonable health, safety, or environmental standards.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6CAFB74F81B84E00897C955D2BF24C22"><enum>(B)</enum><text>This section applies only to floating cabins located on waters under the jurisdiction of the Corporation.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HCC8877F3B2A74525B6BE4985D08D9242"><enum>(e)</enum><header>New construction</header><text>The Corporation may establish regulations to prevent the construction of new floating cabins.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H5F72BAF7804D4E10A806CE8E62708482"><enum>5004.</enum><header>Gold King Mine spill recovery</header>
<subsection id="H888F0EC78BD5444989710D6132CA9ECE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section:</text>
<paragraph id="H9FB961C923C646BEBB80F44AA244CA75"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Administrator</header><text>The term <term>Administrator</term> means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5BA9D8F3244943A49BC8A2A545477D69" commented="no"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Claimant</header><text>The term <term>claimant</term> means a State, Indian tribe, or local government that submits a claim under subsection (c).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H71012A58C8AE4B95B1851A73015A2BC1"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Gold King Mine release</header><text>The term <term>Gold King Mine release</term> means the discharge on August 5, 2015, of approximately 3,000,000 gallons of contaminated water from the Gold King Mine north of Silverton, Colorado, into Cement Creek that occurred while contractors of the Environmental Protection Agency were conducting an investigation of the Gold King Mine to assess mine conditions.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1A0F0A8979764E1F888B6AB8578FF333" commented="no"><enum>(4)</enum><header>National contingency plan</header><text>The term <term>National Contingency Plan</term> means the National Contingency Plan prepared and published under part 300 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H133A64D4283F4F17A831C02326DE8AD8"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Response</header><text>The term <term>response</term> has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601).</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H4F52D06226204C78A3527093E44ECD46"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Sense of congress</header><text>It is the sense of Congress that the Administrator should receive and process, as expeditiously as possible, claims under chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code (commonly known as the <quote>Federal Tort Claims Act</quote>) for any injury arising out of the Gold King Mine release.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="HE24A125A76174444A43DEEC72F498EEF"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Gold King Mine Release Claims Pursuant to Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act</header>
<paragraph id="H68FDBC80F0684618BF590FA62DAC1CF8"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>The Administrator shall, consistent with the National Contingency Plan, receive and process under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.), and pay from appropriations made available to the Administrator to carry out such Act, any claim made by a State, Indian tribe, or local government for eligible response costs relating to the Gold King Mine release.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8EB252CFF3504E58A04175E6DFE102AD"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Eligible response costs</header>
<subparagraph id="HF05C783EEDF84578A09142DA21348A92"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Response costs incurred between August 5, 2015, and September 9, 2016, are eligible for payment by the Administrator under this subsection, without prior approval by the Administrator, if the response costs are consistent with the National Contingency Plan.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA9619BA9D7E34890A6FABBB374E8B13F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Prior approval required</header><text>Response costs incurred after September 9, 2016, are eligible for payment by the Administrator under this subsection if—</text>
<clause id="H022366F2DBC04B05A7A9A19B830CC771"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the Administrator approves the response costs under section 111(a)(2) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9611(a)(2)); and</text></clause>
<clause id="HE4357CD83AF24C0D836275E6BAC3A875"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the response costs are consistent with the National Contingency Plan.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8801F170F33343E1AA08BD812C66F5C6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Timing</header>
<subparagraph id="HF8CC344654E64EB6A7C3C75A4C4AFCD2"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall make a decision on, and pay, any eligible response costs submitted to the Administrator before such date of enactment.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5CDC72583EDC4CC78A889F025B65736B"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Subsequently filed claims</header><text>Not later than 90 days after the date on which a claim is submitted to the Administrator, the Administrator shall make a decision on, and pay, any eligible response costs.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H33EE4BF0B61D4CE08E704DB0B6300772"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Deadline</header><text>All claims under this subsection shall be submitted to the Administrator not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF38FCCEC9B7D40F7A760BBDA941C0C09"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Notification</header><text>Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Administrator makes a decision under subparagraph (A) or (B), the Administrator shall notify the claimant of the decision.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HF00AB4907C52463FA19530D47B19F1D5"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Water quality program</header>
<paragraph id="H524A77208EB44908894F5EAA506FF6C1"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In response to the Gold King Mine release, the Administrator, in conjunction with affected States, Indian tribes, and local governments, shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, develop and implement a program for long-term water quality monitoring of rivers contaminated by the Gold King Mine release.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE9334D1A0B9C4385A3C8A0350DE4816B"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>In carrying out the program described in paragraph (1), the Administrator, in conjunction with affected States, Indian tribes, and local governments, shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="H1192D1883080461D9496A61E80B1F4B6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>collect water quality samples and sediment data;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H42281D7437D1495880B27B2D1EA14359"><enum>(B)</enum><text>provide the public with a means of viewing the water quality sample results and sediment data referred to in subparagraph (A) by, at a minimum, posting the information on the website of the Administrator;</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H78812F7B4D954C77A5FB7EC63A9EFEBF"><enum>(C)</enum><text>take any other reasonable measure necessary to assist affected States, Indian tribes, and local governments with long-term water monitoring; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBA16F55B68B949669583766977593096"><enum>(D)</enum><text>carry out additional program activities related to long-term water quality monitoring that the Administrator determines to be necessary.</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1368445581814EDB9504E19AA8B79390"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authorization of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator $4,000,000.00 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021 to carry out this subsection, including the reimbursement of affected States, Indian tribes, and local governments for the costs of long-term water quality monitoring of any river contaminated by the Gold King Mine release.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HFFDDD64293B546418B405A86E81C18B7"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Existing state and tribal law</header><text>Nothing in this section affects the jurisdiction or authority of any department, agency, or officer of any State government or any Indian tribe.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H81765963C35541238E2E124A9D95B749"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Savings clause</header><text>Nothing in this section affects any right of any State, Indian tribe, or other person to bring a claim against the United States for response costs or natural resources damages pursuant to section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9607).</text></subsection></section>
<section id="H3BBD5312709F4843BE92BBC3281E719A"><enum>5005.</enum><header>Great Lakes Restoration Initiative</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 118(c)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(c)(7)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="HB4B0F104BBC94029B03055CADABCD0CC"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subparagraph commented="no" id="H4A5FF825BCBD429A9E1F4E0343C10C4F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Focus areas</header><text>In carrying out the Initiative, the Administrator shall prioritize programs and projects, to be carried out in coordination with non-Federal partners, that address the priority areas described in the Initiative Action Plan, including—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HEA6AECE83C714DD7A9DF228DEA33C740"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the remediation of toxic substances and areas of concern;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H417DC63F0C0F43C98F5DA7FFAA036920"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the prevention and control of invasive species and the impacts of invasive species;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H44897F9B8E424AC28CFD84B198706BC5"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the protection and restoration of nearshore health and the prevention and mitigation of nonpoint source pollution;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="HF8FD2C1378104A54ABB8CB2893F5ACDA"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>habitat and wildlife protection and restoration, including wetlands restoration and preservation; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="HB81914A912BA422784B673CA2AE8A994"><enum>(v)</enum><text>accountability, monitoring, evaluation, communication, and partnership activities.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H8D5A0F43D3EA4979BF3739DF35E02300"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Projects</header>
<clause id="H65479CB07B934E39981335D16B3FAB79"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>In carrying out the Initiative, the Administrator shall collaborate with other Federal partners, including the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force established by Executive Order No. 13340 (69 Fed. Reg. 29043), to select the best combination of programs and projects for Great Lakes protection and restoration using appropriate principles and criteria, including whether a program or project provides—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="H3FB9EC487DC64785A62E7F4FFE7B6BCF"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the ability to achieve strategic and measurable environmental outcomes that implement the Initiative Action Plan and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement;</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H653E6F1972BA4D38BC41437E5ACDACBE"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the feasibility of—</text>
<item commented="no" id="H334D4D2B685E49F59C0C41EE844FE902"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prompt implementation;</text></item>
<item commented="no" id="H58651351799A4B90B43B4157E122C881"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">timely achievement of results; and</text></item>
<item commented="no" id="HBA8F5397DF254C04BB3059A936952BEE"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">resource leveraging; and</text></item></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H21972F690B2749978A3572D4BBC39BDF"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the opportunity to improve interagency, intergovernmental, and interorganizational coordination and collaboration to reduce duplication and streamline efforts.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H794AD5D484B24E62888764CA595DF255"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Outreach</header><text>In selecting the best combination of programs and projects for Great Lakes protection and restoration under clause (i), the Administrator shall consult with the Great Lakes States and Indian tribes and solicit input from other non-Federal stakeholders.</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="HF436CE3CA05C4E1790B772F0781E8C25"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Harmful algal bloom coordinator</header><text>The Administrator shall designate a point person from an appropriate Federal partner to coordinate, with Federal partners and Great Lakes States, Indian tribes, and other non-Federal stakeholders, projects and activities under the Initiative involving harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes.</text></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H587BD642DAA649108E60780D80B38912"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (D)—</text>
<subparagraph id="H790CD08F26224387A26ACFCAA7B65965"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:</text>
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<clause commented="no" id="H5EC0B0952E1B4ED899A3EA7A8BAF705A"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Subject to subparagraph (J)(ii), funds made available to carry out the Initiative shall be used to strategically implement—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="H31A16EA54C464B6CB737BFF34E54F74C"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal projects;</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="HA6A20C622A04421C9957DB864E0E5899"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">projects carried out in coordination with States, Indian tribes, municipalities, institutions of higher education, and other organizations; and</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H6F0034BFC98948BE998B00DD4F8641D8"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">operations and activities of the Program Office, including remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern.</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H420A8FE3DF0C4E89BA7A36CCEE4CB57D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in clause (ii)(I), by striking <quote>(G)(i)</quote> and inserting <quote>(J)(i)</quote>; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEF0EE46872DF4B9EB0F8E78060B4D226"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by inserting after clause (ii) the following:</text>
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<clause commented="no" id="HBC19DCE91C4B4DB1AB3172A3ACC91D2E"><enum>(iii)</enum><header>Agreements with non-Federal entities</header>
<subclause id="HF2D137EE5D8444B5AD83D7E782EAE980"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator, or the head of any other Federal department or agency receiving funds under clause (ii)(I), may make a grant to, or otherwise enter into an agreement with, a qualified non-Federal entity, as determined by the Administrator or the applicable head of the other Federal department or agency receiving funds, for planning, research, monitoring, outreach, or implementation of a project selected under subparagraph (C), to support the Initiative Action Plan or the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.</text></subclause>
<subclause id="HD445329E1D8E4A74871C0F1DC1C940C8"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Qualified non-Federal entity</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this clause, a qualified non-Federal entity may include a governmental entity, nonprofit organization, institution, or individual.</text></subclause></clause><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3721D25BC7CC4CC889F9D9E6CB7AE380"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by striking subparagraphs (E) through (G) and inserting the following:</text>
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<subparagraph commented="no" id="HC2E8B2C9D9AD4B91BB86F42622C21B99"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Scope</header>
<clause commented="no" id="H097010BA83324454A7D2D4AAF5A67720"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Projects may be carried out under the Initiative on multiple levels, including—</text>
<subclause id="H7BC0FC4B8A41415A87F91F997356C91B"><enum>(I)</enum><text>locally;</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H7DA13475060C49308C8836DB796BA83D"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Great Lakes-wide; or</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="HB06C8CE6727B4660B42EAD2A08A70CD5"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Great Lakes basin-wide.</text></subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H5CE764B57016417B98093DF59C90BBC7"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>No funds made available to carry out the Initiative may be used for any water infrastructure activity (other than a green infrastructure project that improves habitat and other ecosystem functions in the Great Lakes) for which financial assistance is received—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="H7E3D417C70494A968425BC3AD3B47EA0"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">from a State water pollution control revolving fund established under title VI;</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H78141929DBE84628817D4E5C1E154B38"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">from a State drinking water revolving loan fund established under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12); or</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="HA3DFF1FE3B1F42D9B0DB4FDE76B9C2C6"><enum>(III)</enum><text>pursuant to the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.).</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H7AD1909B5E9448CCB9BE7B93D24B95DE"><enum>(F)</enum><header>Activities by other Federal agencies</header><text>Each relevant Federal department or agency shall, to the maximum extent practicable—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H72C7EE1FAEEF40799FD0C49A721CC726"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">maintain the base level of funding for the Great Lakes activities of that department or agency without regard to funding under the Initiative; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H3DB17B8FFED142E68796C71D2556EBE1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">identify new activities and projects to support the environmental goals of the Initiative.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H6D40CA6032B14AB3A147FAC16A6319CA"><enum>(G)</enum><header>Revision of Initiative Action Plan</header>
<clause commented="no" id="HDAF0934FBC03427D8F0ED0A4364FE7D7"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>Not less often than once every 5 years, the Administrator, in conjunction with the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force, shall review, and revise as appropriate, the Initiative Action Plan to guide the activities of the Initiative in addressing the restoration and protection of the Great Lakes system.</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H0A8940CA630443F2B00BBB92AA855BA1"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Outreach</header><text>In reviewing and revising the Initiative Action Plan under clause (i), the Administrator shall consult with the Great Lakes States and Indian tribes and solicit input from other non-Federal stakeholders.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H4B3EEB65A25945DA83259552949FF36E"><enum>(H)</enum><header>Monitoring and reporting</header><text>The Administrator shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HE32F195F42F44222BB47ABDBC73A24EA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>establish and maintain a process for monitoring and periodically reporting to the public on the progress made in implementing the Initiative Action Plan;</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H10892C7CA328478886394C56C34B3C02"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>make information about each project carried out under the Initiative Action Plan available on a public website; and</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H635791C0630F4B109CF9D224945D62B9"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>provide to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a yearly detailed description of the progress of the Initiative and amounts transferred to participating Federal departments and agencies under subparagraph (D)(ii).</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6F9BBE4E1A0840B781E1D7A9FCB4695A"><enum>(I)</enum><header>Initiative Action Plan defined</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this paragraph, the term <term>Initiative Action Plan</term> means the comprehensive, multiyear action plan for the restoration of the Great Lakes, first developed pursuant to the Joint Explanatory Statement of the Conference Report accompanying the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–88).</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H586984449329456AB9399DE64DD5523C"><enum>(J)</enum><header>Funding</header>
<clause id="HBD0BB98D7B424191AF64CD2A51473423"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In general</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this paragraph $300,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2021.</text></clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H31F9498A79FE49CAAC4FA432F3C942D7"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>Nothing in this paragraph creates, expands, or amends the authority of the Administrator to implement programs or projects under—</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="H2E995E2E57D348A8AEDA33404DC8C415"><enum>(I)</enum><text>this section;</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H7CBB358D62E843389947C77FBAF146C8"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the Initiative Action Plan; or</text></subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H51A81D64365A47BE815E850D4DEC3463"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.</text></subclause></clause></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8CBCEC09E2D944A895EAB0E53D2C518B" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5006.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rehabilitation of high hazard potential dams</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H138E6C18D3EF4A848CCAEF049798C825"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 2 of the National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBACB48FAAC4544268978FB9734D87A6A"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), and (13) as paragraphs (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (11), (13), (14), (15), and (16), respectively;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H046460B16FD64F089BAD68146BE65C45"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF12EABD13922484095396D9781181D15" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1FA6E4F0B0E6436BAE594363DFF827AA"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible high hazard potential dam</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H96B14FA1A97048F9A22B3D88B473F736"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible high hazard potential dam</term> means a non-Federal dam that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3BC30AA9F88748ADAD2F5C4B763D92C6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is located in a State with a State dam safety program;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA6E2D2E15FA341DBBBAACCB6D87E54E3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is classified as <quote>high hazard potential</quote> by the State dam safety agency in the State in which the dam is located;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE533703C78D0490CBF4473143D830F60"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">has an emergency action plan approved by the relevant State dam safety agency; and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBDFD0C2FEFEF46BBB1A8607347FFEC55"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the State in which the dam is located determines—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7BC8F3940BE04839813C14C25B658EFE"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">fails to meet minimum dam safety standards of the State; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H41D02F43F4F64951BDAB5E7671CBDA06"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">poses an unacceptable risk to the public.</text> </subclause></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD8A0304BBF5847179AB1D194D3AE397A"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>eligible high hazard potential dam</term> does not include—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBCFB4E1C8E11400EA4B0A5E66088A9A0"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a licensed hydroelectric dam; or</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3C2741BF814A4DE9906DDB45A5E795CF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a dam built under the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture.</text></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; </after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H51A3F0617D9B4641B7CBFE3E38B47A98"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (9) (as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDC1D6885CEBB4BDF844A3153888431CF" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD0E7784E57DF42918649C7DA1E9E8AC5"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Non-Federal sponsor</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>non-Federal sponsor</term>, in the case of a project receiving assistance under section 8A, includes—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H918570A22A4346999DA872A5DC8857CC"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a governmental organization; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H27C8B3FE0C104344AE86E18BF1E8A82B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a nonprofit organization.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5AE2A28514BD431FA6E99A8E38B9DD0D"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (11) (as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H877192CD20254ACA8266D8161146EFBE" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAA19F18BA165479283334BD5C6CDEED7"><enum>(12)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rehabilitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>rehabilitation</term> means the repair, replacement, reconstruction, or removal of a dam that is carried out to meet applicable State dam safety and security standards.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7B9D8FA9FBA648F4A5F1A3530E47AD30"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program for rehabilitation of high hazard potential dams</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The National Dam Safety Program Act is amended by inserting after section 8 (33 U.S.C. 467f) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE8B43DBE403543B0BFC53B99062D6644" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H43B71096F5C04C0CA904F4D72C5180E6" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>8A.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rehabilitation of high hazard potential dams</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3D61DFA738594BEDA15E3F2988F71383"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment of program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall establish, within FEMA, a program to provide technical, planning, design, and construction assistance in the form of grants to non-Federal sponsors for rehabilitation of eligible high hazard potential dams.</text> </subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB459A64983DF4E6DA67C6B07D4C4C657"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Eligible activities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A grant awarded under this section for a project may be used for—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H467F474E489F432AA65720D03D728092"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">repair;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H98F14BEE10F240B688FE99C9868F34CA"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">removal; or</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A9DD415B2DD412FAEBFB83E4DF1C473"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other structural or nonstructural measures to rehabilitate an eligible high hazard potential dam.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6BF87EF6B6D747B29324DE2CC5A2E343"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Award of grants</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E5A8E8372C84B68949823247523DC0A"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Application</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H525D0DEF65AC4EDDA746EF4E789FB8AA"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A non-Federal sponsor interested in receiving a grant under this section may submit to the Administrator an application for the grant.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC2CD58E6DDB14F96BF25C927D2BED84E"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An application submitted to the Administrator under this section shall be submitted at such time, be in such form, and contain such information as the Administrator may prescribe by regulation.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H24B4BEC2AB6E41E9A9D4642937230764"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H29D041F13B2D47C182C284BAE07F1165"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may make a grant in accordance with this section for rehabilitation of an eligible high hazard potential dam to a non-Federal sponsor that submits an application for the grant in accordance with the regulations prescribed by the Administrator.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H218AD11BB7FB4D98B4B299A524CB35CA"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Project grant agreement</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall enter into a project grant agreement with the non-Federal sponsor to establish the terms of the grant and the project, including the amount of the grant.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H83B1DBB28AEB4E96B82F7BEC5340CB79"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grant assurance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As part of a project grant agreement under subparagraph (B), the Administrator shall require the non-Federal sponsor to provide an assurance, with respect to the dam to be rehabilitated under the project, that the owner of the dam has developed and will carry out a plan for maintenance of the dam during the expected life of the dam.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF7A3660FB6E3477BAB5330010F486786"><enum>(D)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A grant provided under this section shall not exceed the lesser of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12A75D79C88B44F89F343E9ABA8F9D27"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">12.5 percent of the total amount of funds made available to carry out this section; or</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC3D49765A44F4140A28071B8D71DBA3F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$7,500,000.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H005901FC4E09425B9C3AB8CC07C848A6"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H72351FC5C81F43A58CAB61AEC9661C1B"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Approval</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A grant awarded under this section for a project shall be approved by the relevant State dam safety agency.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6519AF52EC8D4B738360B1A873AFF897"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Non-Federal sponsor requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">To receive a grant under this section, the non-Federal sponsor shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E7FBE0FDC184485939E723273A6E3B8"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">participate in, and comply with, all applicable Federal flood insurance programs;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0B1DD885B9BC4ECAA078BD89434D871C"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">have in place a hazard mitigation plan that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H74968EFD8A604785A6A624383676FC57"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">includes all dam risks; and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H62E873F0D5EC4719AC7C29DACA167D7E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">complies with the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–390; 114 Stat. 1552);</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H30FB30C9E4694EC097318A4E1157DD8F"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">commit to provide operation and maintenance of the project for the 50-year period following completion of rehabilitation;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A842CDFEBAB4132AB5585F0C74CF3AD"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">comply with such minimum eligibility requirements as the Administrator may establish to ensure that each owner and operator of a dam under a participating State dam safety program and that receives assistance under this section—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H41B48824AAFC471C97A8A154E91BAA9D"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">acts in accordance with the State dam safety program; and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A91EA3A334E4EBCA8A9CF3F2C8036D7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">carries out activities relating to the public in the area around the dam in accordance with the hazard mitigation plan described in subparagraph (B); and</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCC798540EF1E493DBDCA4A5D2825F413"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">comply with section 611(j)(9) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5196(j)(9)) (as in effect on the date of enactment of this section) with respect to projects receiving assistance under this section in the same manner as recipients are required to comply in order to receive financial contributions from the Administrator for emergency preparedness purposes.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA697C5A968A648CB9D240331F10A3140"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Floodplain management plans</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFB9C46172FEC43FA8B0F3E9A417AE4F0"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">As a condition of receipt of assistance under this section, the non-Federal sponsor shall demonstrate that a floodplain management plan to reduce the impacts of future flood events in the area protected by the project—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB271CEE7132943D288033B2060B27998"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">is in place; or</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H09589C32F7D543B6984DDD82C685201B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">will be—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H121DC5455F2748BB98FCF18921429093"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">developed not later than 1 year after the date of execution of a project agreement for assistance under this section; and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HABFF46F04E2D4262A3F16458055604C7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">implemented not later than 1 year after the date of completion of construction of the project.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD4C0CFE7B1BB49F58EA860939C80347E"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A plan under paragraph (1) shall address—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A63D6AD3A364C55BC9542DEC77346E6"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">potential measures, practices, and policies to reduce loss of life, injuries, damage to property and facilities, public expenditures, and other adverse impacts of flooding in the area protected by the project;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H69085E6D73B044D9A80AFA19F040C203"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">plans for flood fighting and evacuation; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4AC76862F95C48029E32CBC151B3F915"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">public education and awareness of flood risks.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF02075822FE941C299E8D7AE694A0737"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Technical support</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may provide technical support for the development and implementation of floodplain management plans prepared under this subsection.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H977843DED944484DB17BE41772FF7FE6"><enum>(f)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Priority system</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator, in consultation with the Board, shall develop a risk-based priority system for use in identifying eligible high hazard potential dams for which grants may be made under this section.</text> </subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB9E5EA173BA4F05ADB7D4B19B8A6B04"><enum>(g)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Funding</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E3F368AE949424597222CBB2A33A88C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Cost sharing</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3907B31732AF4B308E6D75DA1CE66F66"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any assistance provided under this section for a project shall be subject to a non-Federal cost-sharing requirement of not less than 35 percent.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H01B929C112674897A6C2CEC51C9958C4"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In-kind contributions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The non-Federal share under subparagraph (A) may be provided in the form of in-kind contributions.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E80EBCD747E447CBFDC855407BC800C"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Allocation of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The total amount of funds made available to carry out this section for each fiscal year shall be distributed as follows:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H977E4E5FA01D491D8B0EE8A853074BF5"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Equal distribution</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><fraction>1/3</fraction> shall be distributed equally among the States in which the projects for which applications are submitted under subsection (c)(1) are located.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4015401BC4CB4B64937F0B83682A434C"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Need-based</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline"><fraction>2/3</fraction> shall be distributed among the States in which the projects for which applications are submitted under subsection (c)(1) are located based on the proportion that—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H59A648329F2E4150B120F07CF451E17C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of eligible high hazard potential dams in the State; bears to</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H04A83F1505024E668D47A49F1EACF6FB"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the number of eligible high hazard potential dams in all such States.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H09D33C76CECC439B9073A0512C10D105"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Use of funds</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds provided in the form of a grant or otherwise made available under this section shall be used—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8D7CB3031EA0444AACB4B45FD6150C91"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to rehabilitate a Federal dam;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H732F48BE21024182B52D4F7EA6904DF1"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to perform routine operation or maintenance of a dam;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEF9F3611F79849A5A214DE8BDA0C5B40"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to modify a dam to produce hydroelectric power;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H837AF645053D4D718442CF33BD532300"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to increase water supply storage capacity; or</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H908A9087C2E84BA2951296F3BAB7AFD5"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">to make any other modification to a dam that does not also improve the safety of the dam.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3EA0BB2462CE4313BC4190C5344C3B6C"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Contractual requirements</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6187186B83AC46AB8412FD4973A2983C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Subject to paragraph (2), as a condition on the receipt of a grant under this section of an amount greater than $1,000,000, a non-Federal sponsor that receives the grant shall require that each contract and subcontract for program management, construction management, planning studies, feasibility studies, architectural services, preliminary engineering, design, engineering, surveying, mapping, and related services entered into using funds from the grant be awarded in the same manner as a contract for architectural and engineering services is awarded under—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB04016C10AB04273AA941097392B162B"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">chapter 11 of title 40, United States Code; or</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H85C40560EE3A426BAA46D6898CD03FF2"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an equivalent qualifications-based requirement prescribed by the relevant State.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5878DF90B2E74455B6F6C2EE1195F5FC"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No proprietary interest</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A contract awarded in accordance with paragraph (1) shall not be considered to confer a proprietary interest upon the United States.</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A2BA01582A7468A8E43DC99A79E0A3A"><enum>(j)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF1C2C84FE7EB423FB83B40C4840A4C09"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$10,000,000 for fiscal years 2017 and 2018;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F788D2BFDE24FA39ACE3EA80600C76E"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$25,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD01CBFD267B74741A8CB9CFAD74F77E3"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$40,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H60E3BCE747AB49FBB25B9D9FED884F56"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">$60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2026.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H57093486AF544DAB9B8B683DDBFEB7A7"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulemaking</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB063FF648C814DA99B10644D6E4E0A49"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Proposed rulemaking</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall issue a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding applications for grants of assistance under the amendments made by subsection (b) to the National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467 et seq.).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD76DA1EF99EE40F3A78DADAF2C319CDF"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Final rule</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall promulgate a final rule regarding the amendments described in paragraph (1).</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="H8A6D57EA737849259A60D89BA08140C0"><enum>5007.</enum><header>Chesapeake Bay grass survey</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 117(i) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1267(i)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph id="H13C2377749DD4AB7AC980B7F78597C21"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Annual survey</header><text>The Administrator shall carry out an annual survey of sea grasses in the Chesapeake Bay.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD0E01FFEC18E4C7A899F6211F6C4D724" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5008.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Water infrastructure finance and innovation</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H43EFC1D58E3841D5960739D54A487F5B"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authority To provide assistance</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5023(b)(2) of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3902(b)(2)) is amended by striking <quote>carry out</quote> and inserting <quote>provide financial assistance to carry out</quote>.</text> </subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H47AAF52F9E48411F813C5787EA6CBDAE"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Projects eligible for assistance</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBB17A60C7EA64442AFCA01A482A445CE"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5026 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3905) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD4CCF2C792994C63AF55FC61FE8F14EB"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (6)—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6984DBB3DA33411BAEE172D15F80CA9B"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>desalination project</quote> and inserting <quote>desalination project, including chloride control</quote>; and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H24FDE13FF3774D4B9BE445A0A6CF61C1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>or a water recycling project</quote> and inserting <quote>a water recycling project, or a project to provide alternative water supplies to reduce aquifer depletion</quote>;</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE78E31D4EECA495394DEDB4B72D41AFE"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating paragraphs (7), (8), and (9) as paragraphs (8), (9), and (10), respectively;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB42DED53567A4186B11CFF19ECAA9457"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2AF96B75F86147B9A2091F1AA68CFD04" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8468302FA25544F8932FD4E33E0007AF"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">A project to prevent, reduce, or mitigate the effects of drought, including projects that enhance the resilience of drought-stricken watersheds.</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9A6A72D083F94C48BCF79E50B00DB647"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (10) (as redesignated by subparagraph (B)), by striking <quote>or (7)</quote> and inserting <quote>(7), or (8)</quote>.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDB13944642774488BFC20C66CCC13741"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Conforming amendments</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B7F8D21D4774988A66C98B5252FF33E"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5023(b) of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3902(b)) is amended—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H085BF950BBC0415FAF66AC74F0646BA2"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (2) by striking <quote>and (8)</quote> and inserting <quote>(7), and (9)</quote>; and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1667392236924894A7854801A6143D8A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (3) by striking <quote>paragraph (7) or (9)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (8) or (10)</quote>.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC06BF49A584B48AEAA0A27771F5B9E9D"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5024(b) of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3903(b)) is amended by striking <quote>paragraph (8) or (9)</quote> and inserting <quote>paragraph (9) or (10)</quote>.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB8341BD9C40F401B8E59F037D493826B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5027(3) of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3906(3)) is amended by striking <quote>section 5026(7)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 5026(8)</quote>.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H23083026B88B45B0A666F77CF5E83293"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5028 of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3907) is amended—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H442B10826151461985A3DB58CB345FF1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (a)(1)(E)—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE16F236401F45018434313C4FB9EB7B"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>section 5026(9)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 5026(10)</quote>; and</text> </subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H295257787CED46EF8985D9C127793BF3"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>section 5026(8)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 5026(9)</quote>; and</text> </subclause></clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3465706C12FF47C48CD8CACA425FC0C5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (b)(3) by striking <quote>section 5026(8)</quote> and inserting <quote>section 5026(9)</quote>.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H67D2C3BB9F484BADADB47F66BA215834"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Terms and conditions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 5029(b) of the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3908(b)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E4A5597FD4E4D0E9CF2B5E0CB637ADB"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in paragraph (7)—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEB63D846027746D69495B5C36FD70AA7"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by striking <quote>The Secretary</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5B21709953D546A081B69C278298474B" style="OLC">
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H63937193C94A42BFB0091F8B266560C9"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC4C16464778B47A98668FC14E07D3970"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF27BE34E33C14491A9C9E1DE67C060D7"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Financing fees</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">On request of an eligible entity, the Secretary or the Administrator, as applicable, shall allow the fees under subparagraph (A) to be financed as part of the loan.</text></subparagraph><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H836933A22610438780C11709E95C199D"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H117C0278505A4676A72E6812D97C1B26"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Credit</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Any eligible project costs incurred and the value of any integral in-kind contributions made before receipt of assistance under this subtitle shall be credited toward the 51 percent of project costs to be provided by sources of funding other than a secured loan under this subtitle (as described in paragraph (2)(A)).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H69738D61CC2E400C997A18B9EDCF5322"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sense of Congress</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H51D5F9B0C8024CFFB8BAB87010C308A1"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">appropriations made available to carry out the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.) should be in addition to robust funding for the State water pollution control revolving funds established under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) and State drinking water treatment revolving loan funds established under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–12); and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7117B441579A4083AED6B67DB72FDC19"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the appropriations made available for the funds referred to in paragraph (1) should not decrease for any fiscal year.</text> </paragraph></subsection></section>
<section id="HA54BA5ADC3AA48A998894B2147E6C9C2"><enum>5009.</enum><header>Report on groundwater contamination</header>
<subsection id="H1C9ECABFAC384A01B154DB73EDEB02C6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the next 4 years, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit a report to Congress on the groundwater contamination from the site that includes—</text>
<paragraph id="H01459636361C4AC8AA07C1CC70BC94A6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>a description of the status of the groundwater contaminants that are leaving the site and migrating to a location within a 10-mile radius of the site, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HA2CF541B02E54C5A9DB2F09F64173662"><enum>(A)</enum><text>detailed mapping of the movement of the plume over time; and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H24D393FB37F5401F8E220C4BB76A9737"><enum>(B)</enum><text>projected migration rates of the plume;</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5B10830D59B746AE836DD3E5855D670C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>an analysis of the current and future impact of the movement of the plume on drinking water facilities; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9F82D9B1CC0041B2BDF4F41C069F8AE7"><enum>(3)</enum><text>a comprehensive strategy to prevent the groundwater contaminants from the site from contaminating drinking water wells that, as of the date of the submission of the report, have not been affected by the migration of the plume.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H1B41942D918C471B9D413F765575B1ED"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In this section, the following definitions apply:</text>
<paragraph id="H3A502481BEA14CDEBA9C9BF12B2B5D44"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Comprehensive strategy</header><text>The term <term>comprehensive strategy</term> means a plan for—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3621DD22D62B45CBAEC3DB15BA1C8A0B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the remediation of the plume under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.); or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDF776EC1FFEF42BE844F3846ACF0705B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>corrective action under the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H71DB166EA36246CBA836D580E6C121AF"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Groundwater</header><text>The term <term>groundwater</term> means water in a saturated zone or stratum beneath the surface of land or water.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAD356941B7804B13B7509A371E0DE323"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Plume</header><text>The term <term>plume</term> means any hazardous waste (as defined in section 1004 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6903)) or hazardous substance (as defined in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601)) found in the groundwater supply.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC56EA2D2A9CA4428AE00138D624A14C6"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Site</header><text>The term <term>site</term> means the site located at 830 South Oyster Bay Road, Bethpage, New York, 11714 (Environmental Protection Agency identification number NYD002047967).</text></paragraph></subsection></section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF418E604865D4E27A351F2122E51C404" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>5010.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Columbia River Basin restoration</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H08D5F24095D04C9BBDCE8DC2197DC52E" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>123.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Columbia River Basin restoration</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7DF963D500B844B2AD2DB09651C3B0D1"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section, the following definitions apply:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H100BDDC5FE8044638BCDA0FA8E1323D7"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Columbia River Basin</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Columbia River Basin</term> means the entire United States portion of the Columbia River watershed.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H916A93B708E5427F845EA210A4DD0057"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Estuary Partnership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Estuary Partnership</term> means the Lower Columbia Estuary Partnership, an entity created by the States of Oregon and Washington and the Environmental Protection Agency under section 320.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8DAEAFCEC104490D8A986510497F7FAC"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Estuary plan</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H536812C0DB82431BB2BAA3D667D6B0FA"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Estuary Plan</term> means the Estuary Partnership Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan adopted by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Governors of Oregon and Washington on October 20, 1999, under section 320.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF98C9EA3AA9E4696A356DA9F18A63666"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusion</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Estuary Plan</term> includes any amendments to the plan.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H73DD9A1F19F645BB82E92AFE73936EE1"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lower Columbia River Estuary</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Lower Columbia River Estuary</term> means the mainstem Columbia River from the Bonneville Dam to the Pacific Ocean and tidally influenced portions of tributaries to the Columbia River in that region.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC54DB3F83E74BEDA4EB87DE944E6A0E"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Middle and Upper Columbia River Basin</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Middle and Upper Columbia River Basin</term> means the region consisting of the United States portion of the Columbia River Basin above Bonneville Dam.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE10E85CCAAAB4C8B94A1ECD11B0289BB"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <term>Program</term> means the Columbia River Basin Restoration Program established under subsection (b)(1)(A).</text> </paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCCEA2450832C470495540B0805F1C970"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Columbia River Basin Restoration Program</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEEC137F329C240A18C551C35175E682A"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H45A0A750D52C4B35BDCA458043DD6CCD"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall establish within the Environmental Protection Agency a Columbia River Basin Restoration Program.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2C9992199E8342938D9A31D63599C03D"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Effect</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3D8955E2337A4460AA0D390731E7866C"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The establishment of the Program does not modify any legal or regulatory authority or program in effect as of the date of enactment of this section, including the roles of Federal agencies in the Columbia River Basin.</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD911398487364F4B8C9B4CBC7E41CD6B"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">This section does not create any new regulatory authority.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H49519E665F634442B247CC9621AE56ED"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Scope of program</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Program shall consist of a collaborative stakeholder-based program for environmental protection and restoration activities throughout the Columbia River Basin.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA0D3ECE9FD9401CB46A701EA37FEB7C"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H23E095BDFE294DCCAE2EA939D1E2FBD2"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">assess trends in water quality, including trends that affect uses of the water of the Columbia River Basin;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDAA20433486440349692E13DD090C836"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">collect, characterize, and assess data on water quality to identify possible causes of environmental problems; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H34EDFFA083244BB1BA835822921C9B41"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide grants in accordance with subsection (d) for projects that assist in—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6B3C901E65074D40A8469271FFC8FCF4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">eliminating or reducing pollution;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC25DC2A70D124D9184B36B0937755752"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">cleaning up contaminated sites;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H077D03EAB0EB4242A43B53E97045D041"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">improving water quality;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4C29CCF77862446387A33F629467A21B"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">monitoring to evaluate trends;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H89AB9BE90C17455E8D0936240F5B9AFC"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">reducing runoff;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F55809735BA492DB4BDB3949BBF6B74"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">protecting habitat; or</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2754108FA1584F43BED058962FFD3129"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">promoting citizen engagement or knowledge.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HED2B4C20FAC14DE6AD375E0151B07B98"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Stakeholder Working Group</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE2B0C5AAD3FD41AE9631A8A6DBDFCD6F"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Establishment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall establish a Columbia River Basin Restoration Working Group (referred to in this subsection as the <quote>Working Group</quote>).</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F8B570AE4E045A1B2A21AA39D011A99"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Membership</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A0374A95B1B47279549B14A591D3EBE"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Membership in the Working Group shall be on a voluntary basis and any person invited by the Administrator under this subsection may decline membership.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H72604FBEFF7244039DE41A7B7529F57E"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Invited representatives</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall invite, at a minimum, representatives of—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H30462C8E0717473594153FC9613BA827"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each State located in whole or in part in the Columbia River Basin;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB22DFA7A945E464B966C6E045A9E0802"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Governors of each State located in whole or in part in the Columbia River Basin;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H509BDB96EA5B44DB8B13E0FACFBE320E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each federally recognized Indian tribe in the Columbia River Basin;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6D002D6AEFF4FB8A8C0602FE1A1FB55"><enum>(iv)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">local governments in the Columbia River Basin;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD7E935136D294B689A9C51FF12C1BB18"><enum>(v)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">industries operating in the Columbia River Basin that affect or could affect water quality;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05871CDEE69B4089B18C7C2A0A7C2079"><enum>(vi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">electric, water, and wastewater utilities operating in the Columba River Basin;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1E1D0CC9D07640ECBD591E047B3D6B47"><enum>(vii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">private landowners in the Columbia River Basin;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE1423977E4A544A69212F6479A2BA389"><enum>(viii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">soil and water conservation districts in the Columbia River Basin;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H30176DEE636043C78BB36940960FCF46"><enum>(ix)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">nongovernmental organizations that have a presence in the Columbia River Basin;</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBDD1FC66343A4A4CA8BFE91D03A922DA"><enum>(x)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the general public in the Columbia River Basin; and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD287B04D6F10413BA4E0D6B15825C95F"><enum>(xi)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Estuary Partnership.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDAAD590FE3FA41B1B05484EFE1AEA25D"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Geographic representation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Working Group shall include representatives from—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8CC974262B0C455EA06C46674BDD4335"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each State located in whole or in part in the Columbia River Basin; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFFA1E7C78617474FB34E7A3F42380689"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each of the lower, middle, and upper basins of the Columbia River.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC5FFF6BA08844F00B91E46532D09843D"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Duties and responsibilities</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Working Group shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC57282CA11A644739A00797867F37FC3"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recommend and prioritize projects and actions; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6322DCE11527446194BE5EBE5EFE4927"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">review the progress and effectiveness of projects and actions implemented.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB35DA8E9B9DF4DC8A776D1AFF47F068F"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Lower Columbia River Estuary</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE3F354866F4C4276AF0EADC6A08C4273"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Estuary partnership</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Estuary Partnership shall perform the duties and fulfill the responsibilities of the Working Group described in paragraph (4) as those duties and responsibilities relate to the Lower Columbia River Estuary for such time as the Estuary Partnership is the management conference for the Lower Columbia River National Estuary Program under section 320.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D6D73234A5E40D0BEF6CA78C6E360C1"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Designation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Estuary Partnership ceases to be the management conference for the Lower Columbia River National Estuary Program under section 320, the Administrator may designate the new management conference to assume the duties and responsibilities of the Working Group described in paragraph (4) as those duties and responsibilities relate to the Lower Columbia River Estuary.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0BD3DB0F276543F3A4D58633A00B9199"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Incorporation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">If the Estuary Partnership is removed from the National Estuary Program, the duties and responsibilities for the lower 146 miles of the Columbia River pursuant to this section shall be incorporated into the duties of the Working Group.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7F398D4C5F4D4027B3F7366ECD38CD84"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Grants</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H63573C04D0F14072967A01B6813F6811"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall establish a voluntary, competitive Columbia River Basin program to provide grants to State governments, tribal governments, regional water pollution control agencies and entities, local government entities, nongovernmental entities, or soil and water conservation districts to develop or implement projects authorized under this section for the purpose of environmental protection and restoration activities throughout the Columbia River Basin.</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEAA3A8DF4865425585F750F2B2F877B9"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Federal share</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H910BACD3E4BD4AB89C5813AC8700C454"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Federal share of the cost of any project or activity carried out using funds from a grant provided to any person (including a State, tribal, or local government or interstate or regional agency) under this subsection for a fiscal year—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H17CE562442DA4DB488A5D29DB123B3CA"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the project or activity; and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H02022D27609449B7BAFDC7E42FEFDA1A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">shall be made on condition that the non-Federal share of such total cost shall be provided from non-Federal sources.</text> </clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCFBF7D472A954BD3893E9996F163EB03"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exceptions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">With respect to cost-sharing for a grant provided under this subsection—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD0DF36E41D4440ABDC1CDABA27D8DDB"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a tribal government may use Federal funds for the non-Federal share; and</text> </clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE82A80E638D4451CB726C609156E0BDC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the Administrator may increase the Federal share under such circumstances as the Administrator determines to be appropriate.</text> </clause></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6B4FFC03DA504080A6E130F5F6651FED"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Allocation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In making grants using funds appropriated to carry out this section, the Administrator shall—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H92B18B7972C84F5C89B0CB519C561288"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide not less than 25 percent of the funds to make grants for projects, programs, and studies in the Lower Columbia River Estuary;</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0C3C70593AF1408AB4214D158342E6CA"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide not less than 25 percent of the funds to make grants for projects, programs, and studies in the Middle and Upper Columbia River Basin, including the Snake River Basin; and</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E24F1D682E040D593FA71CA8658214B"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">retain not more than 5 percent of the funds for the Environmental Protection Agency for purposes of implementing this section.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD039CCA7BCCB47E68206B7D1B907D5AE"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Reporting</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD1BECFA3D166449582849EA3CA2BE117"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Each grant recipient under this subsection shall submit to the Administrator reports on progress being made in achieving the purposes of this section.</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD71FBEF2406A4BBF8FEDBEA17CB033D2"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall establish requirements and timelines for recipients of grants under this subsection to report on progress made in achieving the purposes of this section.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H417D759F99714072AA90539D9010E6F2"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Relationship to other funding</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H58C26026645142E1B413150CFCC8A660"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Nothing in this subsection limits the eligibility of the Estuary Partnership to receive funding under section 320(g).</text> </subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H60C6DADA7E934D00AACEA62A2D2C7F37"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Limitation</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">None of the funds made available under this subsection may be used for the administration of a management conference under section 320.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H47207838008B4E178F301669FAE3BC6B"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Annual budget plan</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The President, as part of the annual budget submission of the President to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, shall submit information regarding each Federal agency involved in protection and restoration of the Columbia River Basin, including an interagency crosscut budget that displays for each Federal agency—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0D781F73A2E6497E8C6B266BB12FBB9B"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the amounts obligated for the preceding fiscal year for protection and restoration projects, programs, and studies relating to the Columbia River Basin;</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE0227C7ABD344D99B79FB2D7C4AF6678"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the estimated budget for the current fiscal year for protection and restoration projects, programs, and studies relating to the Columbia River Basin; and</text> </paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F2C68B43B8C4E6EB15324BAFDA7A346"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the proposed budget for protection and restoration projects, programs, and studies relating to the Columbia River Basin.</text></paragraph></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>
<section id="H4D42EC3F6F0E48D389AA8FD4B4619E7A"><enum>5011.</enum><header>Regulation of aboveground storage at farms</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1049(c) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 1361 note; Public Law 113–121) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H10EA2D0FE38E40768F0B24C4C7686C12"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting appropriately;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8640B13DC179437193EA67345C0766A6"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking the subsection designation and heading and all that follows through <quote>subsection (b),</quote> and inserting the following:</text>
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<subsection id="HA9752418ADD6453A8A57BF01C65FE639"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Regulation of aboveground storage at farms</header>
<paragraph id="HD16D642A77254382AD27566936B7F7DD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Calculation of aggregate aboveground storage capacity</header><text>For purposes of subsection (b),</text></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>; and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAC7F652E149B474B9F762A28834BCF77"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H8BE8C9B035AE42F48B236D6DCB199249" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H1356382EB5654276AD7C2AA0F614A50F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Certain farm containers</header><text>Part 112 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), shall not apply to the following containers located at a farm:</text>
<subparagraph id="H93D18414647A4B44AA7D611F3C5CA1DD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Containers on a separate parcel that have—</text>
<clause id="HA334F83A2552410E9D174859A4C4827E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>an individual capacity of not greater than 1,000 gallons; and</text></clause>
<clause id="HED73C2F77B3D49FFAF763883D14CF3BE"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>an aggregate capacity of not greater than 2,500 gallons.</text></clause></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H043924B146184040B2BD2A0F9B6620D1" commented="no"><enum>(B)</enum><text>A container holding animal feed ingredients approved for use in livestock feed by the Food and Drug Administration.</text> </subparagraph></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section>
<section id="HADB0B598FBCD43E2B0B5D8639482FEB3"><enum>5012.</enum><header>Irrigation districts</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 603(i)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1383) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H47EDF5C78BF94E63B0A6BEEE3214E5CB"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>to a municipality or intermunicipal, interstate, or State agency</quote> and inserting <quote>to an eligible recipient</quote>; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCB538B08B0C1428F96677F8E7F88D8C0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting <quote>in assistance to a municipality or intermunicipal, interstate, or State agency</quote> before <quote>to benefit</quote>.</text></paragraph></section>
<section id="HF5D5D1F08CB341CAA4A42ED5D58A06A8"><enum>5013.</enum><header>Estuary restoration</header>
<subsection id="H7A7BA82BA78A47BE90D19426E7247E6E"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Participation of non-Federal interests</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 104(f) of the Estuary Restoration Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2903(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H81C964D6669E4696AAFE315DD3455FF7" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HF6FD67A359604D1B9F32CF6EB945D0AC"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Project agreements</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For a project carried out under this title, the requirements of section 103(j)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(j)(1)) may be fulfilled by a nongovernmental organization serving as the non-Federal interest for the project pursuant to paragraph (2).</text></paragraph><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></subsection>
<subsection id="H8403F8AAB92D4790A7B06EFFD1264EE5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Extension</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 109(a) of the Estuary Restoration Act of 2000 (33 U.S.C. 2908(a)) is amended by striking <quote>2012</quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote>2021</quote>.</text></subsection></section>
<section id="HE85C141E3985468CA5A477E223C95CFE"><enum>5014.</enum><header>Environmental banks</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The <short-title>Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act</short-title> (Public Law 101–646; 16 U.S.C. 3951 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:</text>
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<section id="H4B7852A7FB9E4FF5B2C3656456CB58B3"><enum>309.</enum><header>Environmental banks</header>
<subsection id="HD7469F431D214E8F97F7215D7F791F03"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Guidelines</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016, the Task Force shall, after public notice and opportunity for comment, issue guidelines for the use, maintenance, and oversight of environmental banks in Louisiana.</text></subsection>
<subsection id="H17F05FD3614145F182E69847C8A4F769"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The guidelines issued pursuant to subsection (a) shall—</text>
<paragraph id="HFE49D3BB52284284ADA18F422F713593"><enum>(1)</enum><text>set forth procedures for establishment and approval of environmental banks subject to the approval of the heads of the appropriate Federal agencies responsible for implementation of Federal environmental laws for which mitigation credits may be used;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3BEF6F41E7A3472D92D86311BE645376"><enum>(2)</enum><text>establish criteria for siting of environmental banks that enhance the resilience of coastal resources to inundation and coastal erosion in high priority areas, as identified within Federal or State restoration plans, including the restoration of resources within the scope of a project authorized for construction;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE7DA6A877610456395418FAFEA68B181"><enum>(3)</enum><text>establish criteria that ensure environmental banks secure adequate financial assurances and legally enforceable protection for the land or resources that generate the credits from environmental banks;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5AA286C835484E06B512C458D35B0648"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">stipulate that credits from environmental banks may not be used for mitigation of impacts required under section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342) or the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) in an area where an existing mitigation bank approved pursuant to such laws within 5 years of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 has credits available;</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC7E3782EAA40412593ECFB4AB7F5EBCF"><enum>(5)</enum><text>establish performance criteria for environmental banks; and</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE6789CEA04F74180939AC6E05C782C17"><enum>(6)</enum><text>establish criteria and financial assurance for the operation and monitoring of environmental banks.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H07D2DEF4FF164D5684722472F3B4BB76"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Environmental bank</header>
<paragraph id="H3E8290231D004BC38606DCE73094AEDE"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Definition of environmental bank</header><text>In this section, the term <term>environmental bank</term> means a project, project increment, or projects for purposes of restoring, creating, or enhancing natural resources at a designated site to establish mitigation credits.</text></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5EDDF9A79ED746E9A1053F70CCE8C758"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Credits</header><text>Mitigation credits created from environmental banks approved pursuant to this section may be used to satisfy existing liability under Federal environmental laws.</text></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="HFF8651436512438FAB5BD56C861DF333"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Savings clause</header>
<paragraph id="H5A1957789B5240FF8837C9E97FDE218D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Application of Federal law</header><text>Guidelines developed under this section and mitigation carried out through an environmental bank established pursuant to such guidelines shall comply with all applicable requirements of Federal law (including regulations), including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HE7822E83D06D4B419CA38839BE983112"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H776E05190B574BDBB4E6A8F27ADA202C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1E8B565361874382AAD328E2E4BF0EB9"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.);</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4293777A7D894E84850BC12226624E17"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC64856BDC13A4150A991AD272E676F67"><enum>(E)</enum><text>section 906 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2283).</text></subparagraph></paragraph>
<paragraph id="H387A443A0B154375A88850B4A6DB6DF5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Statutory construction</header><text>Nothing in this section may be construed to affect—</text>
<subparagraph id="H174ABBA1F7E94F8B85FE3765351EBFCD"><enum>(A)</enum><text>any authority, regulatory determination, or legal obligation in effect the day before the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016; or</text></subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H353986E6F1924BDB9F30BABBC02A00F6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the obligations or requirements of any Federal environmental law.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection>
<subsection id="H0BB7CC1B8F554160B8166582E518E6B4"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Sunset</header><text>No new environmental bank may be created or approved pursuant to this section after the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this section.</text></subsection></section><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></section>