[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 30, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H8693-H8756]
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                WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1996

  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 3592) to provide for conservation and development of water 
and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to 
construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of 
the United States, and for other purposes, as amended.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                               H.R. 3592

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1996''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definition.

                   TITLE I--WATER RESOURCES PROJECTS

Sec. 101. Project authorizations.
Sec. 102. Small flood control projects.
Sec. 103. Small bank stabilization projects.
Sec. 104. Small navigation projects.
Sec. 105. Small shoreline protection projects.
Sec. 106. Small snagging and sediment removal project, Mississippi 
              River, Little Falls, Minnesota.
Sec. 107. Small projects for improvement of the environment.
Sec. 108. Project to mitigate shore damage.

               TITLE II--GENERALLY APPLICABLE PROVISIONS

Sec. 201. Cost sharing for dredged material disposal areas.
Sec. 202. Flood control policy.
Sec. 203. Feasibility study cost-sharing.
Sec. 204. Restoration of environmental quality.
Sec. 205. Environmental dredging.
Sec. 206. Aquatic ecosystem restoration.
Sec. 207. Beneficial uses of dredged material.
Sec. 208. Recreation policy and user fees.
Sec. 209. Recovery of costs.
Sec. 210. Cost sharing of environmental projects.
Sec. 211. Construction of flood control projects by non-Federal 
              interests.
Sec. 212. Engineering and environmental innovations of national 
              significance.
Sec. 213. Lease authority.
Sec. 214. Collaborative research and development.
Sec. 215. Dam safety program.
Sec. 216. Maintenance, rehabilitation, and modernization of facilities.
Sec. 217. Long-term sediment management strategies.
Sec. 218. Dredged material disposal facility partnerships.
Sec. 219. Obstruction removal requirement.
Sec. 220. Small project authorizations.
Sec. 221. Uneconomical cost-sharing requirements.
Sec. 222. Planning assistance to States.
Sec. 223. Corps of Engineers expenses.
Sec. 224. State and Federal agency review period.
Sec. 225. Limitation on reimbursement of non-Federal costs per project.
Sec. 226. Aquatic plant control.
Sec. 227. Sediments decontamination technology.
Sec. 228. Shore protection.
Sec. 229. Project deauthorizations.
Sec. 230. Support of Army Civil Works Program.
Sec. 231. Benefits to navigation.
Sec. 232. Loss of life prevention.
Sec. 233. Scenic and aesthetic considerations.
Sec. 234. Removal of study prohibitions.
Sec. 235. Sense of Congress; requirement regarding notice.
Sec. 236. Reservoir Management Technical Advisory Committee.
Sec. 237. Technical corrections.

                    TITLE III--PROJECT MODIFICATIONS

Sec. 301. Mobile Harbor, Alabama.
Sec. 302. Alamo Dam, Arizona.

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Sec. 303. Nogales Wash and Tributaries, Arizona.
Sec. 304. Phoenix, Arizona.
Sec. 305. San Francisco River at Clifton, Arizona.
Sec. 306. Channel Islands Harbor, California
Sec. 307. Glenn-Colusa, California.
Sec. 308. Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors, San Pedro Bay, 
              California.
Sec. 309. Oakland Harbor, California.
Sec. 310. Queensway Bay, California.
Sec. 311. San Luis Rey, California.
Sec. 312. Thames River, Connecticut.
Sec. 313. Potomac River, Washington, District Of Columbia.
Sec. 314. Canaveral Harbor, Florida.
Sec. 315. Captiva Island, Florida.
Sec. 316. Central and southern Florida, Canal 51.
Sec. 317. Central and southern Florida, Canal 111 (C-111).
Sec. 318. Jacksonville Harbor (Mill Cove), Florida.
Sec. 319. Panama City Beaches, Florida.
Sec. 320. Tybee Island, Georgia.
Sec. 321. White River, Indiana.
Sec. 322. Chicago, Illinois.
Sec. 323. Chicago Lock and Thomas J. O'Brien Lock, Illinois.
Sec. 324. Kaskaskia River, Illinois.
Sec. 325. Locks and Dam 26, Alton, Illinois and Missouri.
Sec. 326. North Branch of Chicago River, Illinois.
Sec. 327. Illinois and Michigan Canal.
Sec. 328. Halstead, Kansas.
Sec. 329. Levisa and Tug Forks of the Big Sandy River and Cumberland 
              River, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Virginia.
Sec. 330. Prestonburg, Kentucky.
Sec. 331. Comite River, Louisiana.
Sec. 332. Grand Isle and vicinity, Louisiana.
Sec. 333. Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana.
Sec. 334. Mississippi Delta Region, Louisiana.
Sec. 335. Mississippi River Outlets, Venice, Louisiana.
Sec. 336. Red River Waterway, Louisiana.
Sec. 337. Westwego to Harvey Canal, Louisiana.
Sec. 338. Tolchester Channel, Maryland.
Sec. 339. Saginaw River, Michigan.
Sec. 340. Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan.
Sec. 341. Stillwater, Minnesota.
Sec. 342. Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Sec. 343. New Madrid Harbor, Missouri.
Sec. 344. St. John's Bayou--New Madrid Floodway, Missouri.
Sec. 345. Joseph G. Minish Passaic River Park, New Jersey.
Sec. 346. Molly Ann's Brook, New Jersey.
Sec. 347. Passaic River, New Jersey.
Sec. 348. Ramapo River at Oakland, New Jersey and New York.
Sec. 349. Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay, New Jersey.
Sec. 350. Arthur Kill, New York and New Jersey.
Sec. 351. Jones Inlet, New York.
Sec. 352. Kill Van Kull, New York and New Jersey.
Sec. 353. Wilmington Harbor-Northeast Cape Fear River, North Carolina.
Sec. 354. Garrison Dam, North Dakota.
Sec. 355. Reno Beach-Howards Farm, Ohio.
Sec. 356. Wister Lake, Oklahoma.
Sec. 357. Bonneville Lock and Dam, Columbia River, Oregon and 
              Washington.
Sec. 358. Columbia River dredging, Oregon and Washington.
Sec. 359. Grays Landing Lock and Dam, Monongahela River, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 360. Lackawanna River at Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 361. Mussers Dam, Middle Creek, Snyder County, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 362. Saw Mill Run, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 363. Schuylkill River, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 364. South Central Pennsylvania.
Sec. 365. Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 366. San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico.
Sec. 367. Narragansett, Rhode Island.
Sec. 368. Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.
Sec. 369. Dallas Floodway Extension, Dallas, Texas.
Sec. 370. Upper Jordan River, Utah.
Sec. 371. Haysi Lake, Virginia.
Sec. 372. Rudee Inlet, Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Sec. 373. Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Sec. 374. East Waterway, Washington.
Sec. 375. Bluestone Lake, West Virginia.
Sec. 376. Moorefield, West Virginia.
Sec. 377. Southern West Virginia.
Sec. 378. West Virginia trail head facilities.
Sec. 379. Kickapoo River, Wisconsin.
Sec. 380. Teton County, Wyoming.

                           TITLE IV--STUDIES

Sec. 401. Corps capability study, Alaska.
Sec. 402. McDowell Mountain, Arizona.
Sec. 403. Nogales Wash and Tributaries, Arizona.
Sec. 404. Garden Grove, California.
Sec. 405. Mugu Lagoon, California.
Sec. 406. Santa Ynez, California.
Sec. 407. Southern California infrastructure.
Sec. 408. Yolo Bypass, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California.
Sec. 409. Chain of Rocks Canal, Illinois.
Sec. 410. Quincy, Illinois.
Sec. 411. Springfield, Illinois.
Sec. 412. Beauty Creek Watershed, Valparaiso City, Porter County, 
              Indiana.
Sec. 413. Grand Calumet River, Hammond, Indiana.
Sec. 414. Indiana Harbor Canal, East Chicago, Lake County, Indiana.
Sec. 415. Koontz Lake, Indiana.
Sec. 416. Little Calumet River, Indiana.
Sec. 417. Tippecanoe River Watershed, Indiana.
Sec. 418. Calcasieu Ship Channel, Hackberry, Louisiana.
Sec. 419. Huron River, Michigan.
Sec. 420. Saco River, New Hampshire.
Sec. 421. Buffalo River Greenway, New York.
Sec. 422. Port of Newburgh, New York.
Sec. 423. Port of New York-New Jersey sediment study.
Sec. 424. Port of New York-New Jersey navigation study.
Sec. 425. Chagrin River, Ohio.
Sec. 426. Cuyahoga River, Ohio.
Sec. 427. Charleston, South Carolina, estuary.
Sec. 428. Mustang Island, Corpus Christi, Texas.
Sec. 429. Prince William County, Virginia.
Sec. 430. Pacific region.
Sec. 431. Financing of infrastructure needs of small and medium ports.

                   TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 501. Project deauthorizations.
Sec. 502. Project reauthorizations.
Sec. 503. Continuation of authorization of certain projects.
Sec. 504. Land conveyances.
Sec. 505. Namings.
Sec. 506. Watershed management, restoration, and development.
Sec. 507. Lakes program.
Sec. 508. Maintenance of navigation channels.
Sec. 509. Great Lakes remedial action plans and sediment remediation.
Sec. 510. Great Lakes dredged material testing and evaluation manual.
Sec. 511. Great Lakes sediment reduction.
Sec. 512. Great Lakes confined disposal facilities.
Sec. 513. Chesapeake Bay restoration and protection program.
Sec. 514. Extension of jurisdiction of Mississippi River Commission.
Sec. 515. Alternative to annual passes.
Sec. 516. Recreation partnership initiative.
Sec. 517. Environmental infrastructure.
Sec. 518. Corps capability to conserve fish and wildlife.
Sec. 519. Periodic beach nourishment.
Sec. 520. Control of aquatic plants.
Sec. 521. Hopper dredges.
Sec. 522. Design and construction assistance.
Sec. 523. Field office headquarters facilities.
Sec. 524. Corps of Engineers restructuring plan.
Sec. 525. Lake Superior Center.
Sec. 526. Jackson County, Alabama.
Sec. 527. Earthquake Preparedness Center of Expertise Extension.
Sec. 528. Quarantine facility.
Sec. 529. Benton and Washington Counties, Arkansas.
Sec. 530. Calaveras County, California.
Sec. 531. Farmington Dam, California.
Sec. 532. Prado Dam safety improvements, California.
Sec. 533. Los Angeles County Drainage Area, California.
Sec. 534. Seven Oaks Dam, California.
Sec. 535. Manatee County, Florida.
Sec. 536. Tampa, Florida.
Sec. 537. Watershed management plan for Deep River Basin, Indiana.
Sec. 538. Southern and eastern Kentucky.
Sec. 539. Louisiana coastal wetlands restoration projects.
Sec. 540. Southeast Louisiana.
Sec. 541. Restoration projects for Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West 
              Virginia.
Sec. 542. Cumberland, Maryland.
Sec. 543. Beneficial use of dredged material, Poplar Island, Maryland.
Sec. 544. Erosion control measures, Smith Island, Maryland.
Sec. 545. Duluth, Minnesota, alternative technology project.
Sec. 546. Redwood River Basin, Minnesota.
Sec. 547. Natchez Bluffs, Mississippi.
Sec. 548. Sardis Lake, Mississippi.
Sec. 549. Missouri River management.
Sec. 550. St. Charles County, Missouri, flood protection.
Sec. 551. Durham, New Hampshire.
Sec. 552. Hackensack Meadowlands area, New Jersey.
Sec. 553. Authorization of dredge material containment facility for 
              Port of New York/New Jersey.
Sec. 554. Hudson River habitat restoration, New York.
Sec. 555. Queens County, New York.
Sec. 556. New York Bight and Harbor study.
Sec. 557. New York State Canal System.
Sec. 558. New York City Watershed.
Sec. 559. Ohio River Greenway.
Sec. 560. Northeastern Ohio.
Sec. 561. Grand Lake, Oklahoma.
Sec. 562. Broad Top region of Pennsylvania.
Sec. 563. Curwensville Lake, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 564. Hopper Dredge McFarland.
Sec. 565. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 566. Upper Susquehanna River Basin, Pennsylvania and New York.
Sec. 567. Seven Points Visitors Center, Raystown Lake, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 568. Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Sec. 569. Wills Creek, Hyndman, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 570. Blackstone River Valley, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
Sec. 571. East Ridge, Tennessee.
Sec. 572. Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Sec. 573. Buffalo Bayou, Texas.
Sec. 574. Harris County, Texas.
Sec. 575. San Antonio River, Texas.
Sec. 576. Neabsco Creek, Virginia.

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Sec. 577. Tangier Island, Virginia.
Sec. 578. Pierce County, Washington.
Sec. 579. Washington Aqueduct.
Sec. 580. Greenbrier River Basin, West Virginia, flood protection.
Sec. 581. Huntington, West Virginia.
Sec. 582. Lower Mud River, Milton, West Virginia.
Sec. 583. West Virginia and Pennsylvania flood control.
Sec. 584. Evaluation of beach material.
Sec. 585. National Center for Nanofabrication and Molecular Self-
              Assembly.
Sec. 586. Sense of Congress regarding St. Lawrence Seaway tolls.
Sec. 587. Prado Dam, California.

 TITLE VI--EXTENSION OF EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY UNDER HARBOR MAINTENANCE 
                               TRUST FUND

     SEC. 2. DEFINITION.

       For purposes of this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the 
     Secretary of the Army.
                   TITLE I--WATER RESOURCES PROJECTS

     SEC. 101. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) Projects with Chief's Reports.--Except as provided in 
     this section, the following projects for water resources 
     development and conservation and other purposes are 
     authorized to be carried out by the Secretary substantially 
     in accordance with the plans, and subject to the conditions, 
     described in the respective reports designated in this 
     section:
       (1) American river watershed, california.--
       (A) In general.--The project for flood damage reduction, 
     American and Sacramento Rivers, California: Supplemental 
     Information Report for the American River Watershed Project, 
     California, dated March 1996, at a total cost of $57,300,000, 
     with an estimated Federal cost of $42,975,000 and an 
     estimated non-Federal cost of $14,325,000, consisting of the 
     following:
       (i) Approximately 24 miles of slurry wall in the existing 
     levees along the lower American River.
       (ii) Approximately 12 miles of levee modifications along 
     the east bank of the Sacramento River downstream from the 
     Natomas Cross Canal.
       (iii) 3 telemeter streamflow gages upstream from the Folsom 
     Reservoir.
       (iv) Modifications to the existing flood warning system 
     along the lower American River.
       (B) Credit toward non-federal share.--The non-Federal 
     sponsor shall receive credit toward the non-Federal share of 
     the cost of the project for expenses that the sponsor has 
     incurred for design and construction of any of the features 
     authorized pursuant to this paragraph prior to the date on 
     which Federal funds are appropriated for construction of the 
     project. The amount of the credit shall be determined by the 
     Secretary.
       (C) Operation of folsom dam.--The Secretary of the Interior 
     shall continue to operate the Folsom Dam and Reservoir to the 
     variable 400,000/670,000 acre-feet of flood control storage 
     capacity as an interim measure and extend the agreement 
     between the Bureau of Reclamation and the Sacramento Area 
     Flood Control Agency until such date as a comprehensive flood 
     control plan for the American River Watershed has been 
     implemented.
       (D) Responsibility of non-federal sponsor.--The non-Federal 
     sponsor shall be responsible for all operation, maintenance, 
     repair, replacement, and rehabilitation costs associated with 
     the improvements undertaken pursuant to this paragraph, as 
     well as for 25 percent of the costs for the variable flood 
     control operation of the Folsom Dam and Reservoir (including 
     any incremental power and water purchase costs incurred by 
     the Western Area Power Administration or the Bureau of 
     Reclamation and any direction, capital, and operation and 
     maintenance costs borne by either of such agencies). 
     Notwithstanding any contract or other agreement, the 
     remaining 75 percent of the costs for the variable flood 
     control operation of the Folsom Dam and Reservoir shall be 
     the responsibility of the United States and shall be 
     nonreimbursable.
       (2) San lorenzo river, santa cruz, california.--The project 
     for flood control, San Lorenzo River, Santa Cruz, California: 
     Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated June 30, 1994, at a 
     total cost of $21,800,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $10,900,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $10,900,000.
       (3) Santa barbara harbor, california.--The project for 
     navigation, Santa Barbara Harbor, California: Report of the 
     Chief of Engineers, dated April 26, 1994, at a total cost of 
     $5,840,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $4,670,000 and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $1,170,000.
       (4) Santa monica breakwater, california.--The project for 
     navigation and storm damage reduction, Santa Monica 
     Breakwater, Santa Monica, California: Report of the Chief of 
     Engineers, dated June 7, 1996, at a total cost of $6,440,000, 
     with an estimated Federal cost of $4,220,000 and an estimated 
     non-Federal cost of $2,220,000.
       (5) Marin county shoreline, san rafael, california.--The 
     project for storm damage reduction, Marin County shoreline, 
     San Rafael, California: Report of the Chief of Engineers, 
     dated January 28, 1994, at a total cost of $28,300,000, with 
     an estimated Federal cost of $18,400,000 and an estimated 
     non-Federal cost of $9,900,000.
       (6) Humboldt harbor and bay, california.--The project for 
     navigation, Humboldt Harbor and Bay, California: Report of 
     the Chief of Engineers, dated October 30, 1995, at a total 
     cost of $15,180,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $10,000,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $5,180,000.
       (7) Anacostia river and tributaries, district of columbia 
     and maryland.--The project for environmental restoration, 
     Anacostia River and Tributaries, District of Columbia and 
     Maryland: Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated November 
     15, 1994, at a total cost of $17,144,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $12,858,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $4,286,000.
       (8) Atlantic intracoastal waterway, st. johns county, 
     florida.--The project for navigation, Atlantic Intracoastal 
     Waterway, St. Johns County, Florida: Report of the Chief of 
     Engineers, dated June 24, 1994, at a total Federal cost of 
     $15,881,000. Operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and 
     rehabilitation shall be a non-Federal responsibility and the 
     non-Federal interest must assume ownership of the bridge.
       (9) Lake michigan, illinois.--The project for storm damage 
     reduction and shoreline erosion protection, Lake Michigan, 
     Illinois, from Wilmette, Illinois, to the Illinois-Indiana 
     State line: Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated April 14, 
     1994, at a total cost of $204,000,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $110,000,000 and an estimated non-Federal 
     cost of $94,000,000. The project shall include the breakwater 
     near the South Water Filtration Plant described in the report 
     as a separate element of the project, at a total cost of 
     $11,470,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $7,460,000 and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $4,010,000. The Secretary 
     shall reimburse the non-Federal interest for the Federal 
     share of any costs incurred by the non-Federal interest--
       (A) in reconstructing the revetment structures protecting 
     Solidarity Drive in Chicago, Illinois, if such work is 
     determined by the Secretary to be a component of the project; 
     and
       (B) in constructing the breakwater near the South Water 
     Filtration Plant in Chicago, Illinois.
       (10) Kentucky lock and dam, tennessee river, kentucky.--The 
     project for navigation, Kentucky Lock and Dam, Tennessee 
     River, Kentucky: Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated June 
     1, 1992, at a total cost of $393,200,000. The costs of 
     construction of the project are to be paid \1/2\ from amounts 
     appropriated from the general fund of the Treasury and \1/2\ 
     from amounts appropriated from the Inland Waterways Trust 
     Fund.
       (11) Pond creek, jefferson county, kentucky.--The project 
     for flood control, Pond Creek, Jefferson County, Kentucky: 
     Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated June 28, 1994, at a 
     total cost of $16,080,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $10,993,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $5,087,000.
       (12) Wolf creek dam and lake cumberland, kentucky.--The 
     project for hydropower, Wolf Creek Dam and Lake Cumberland, 
     Kentucky: Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated June 28, 
     1994, at a total cost of $53,763,000, with an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $53,763,000. Funds derived by the Tennessee 
     Valley Authority from its power program and funds derived 
     from any private or public entity designated by the 
     Southeastern Power Administration may be used to pay all or 
     part of the costs of the project.
       (13) Port fourchon, lafourche parish, louisiana.--A project 
     for navigation, Belle Pass and Bayou Lafourche, Louisiana: 
     Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated April 7, 1995, at a 
     total cost of $4,440,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $2,300,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $2,140,000.
       (14) West bank of the mississippi river, new orleans (east 
     of harvey canal), louisiana.--The project for hurricane 
     damage reduction, West Bank of the Mississippi River in the 
     vicinity of New Orleans (East of Harvey Canal), Louisiana: 
     Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated May 1, 1995, at a 
     total cost of $126,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $82,200,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $43,800,000.
       (15) Wood river, grand island, nebraska.--The project for 
     flood control, Wood River, Grand Island, Nebraska: Report of 
     the Chief of Engineers, dated May 3, 1994, at a total cost of 
     $11,800,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $6,040,000 and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $5,760,000.
       (16) Las cruces, new mexico.--The project for flood 
     control, Las Cruces, New Mexico: Report of the Chief of 
     Engineers, dated June 24, 1996, at a total cost of 
     $8,278,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $5,494,000 and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $2,784,000.
       (17) Long beach island, new york.--The project for storm 
     damage reduction, Long Beach Island, New York: Report of the 
     Chief of Engineers, dated April 5, 1996, at a total cost of 
     $72,090,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $46,858,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $25,232,000.
       (18) Wilmington harbor, cape fear river, north carolina.--
     The project for navigation, Wilmington Harbor, Cape Fear and 
     Northeast Cape Fear Rivers, North Carolina: Report of the 
     Chief of Engineers, dated June 24, 1994, at a total cost of 
     $23,953,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $15,032,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $8,921,000.
       (19) Duck creek, cincinnati, ohio.--The project for flood 
     control, Duck Creek, Cincinnati, Ohio: Report of the Chief of 
     Engineers, dated June 28, 1994, at a total cost of 
     $15,947,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $11,960,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $3,987,000.

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       (20) Willamette river temperature control, mckenzie 
     subbasin, oregon.--The project for environmental restoration, 
     Willamette River Temperature Control, McKenzie Subbasin, 
     Oregon: Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated February 1, 
     1996, at a total cost of $38,000,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $38,000,000.
       (21) Rio grande de arecibo, puerto rico.--The project for 
     flood control, Rio Grande de Arecibo, Puerto Rico: Report of 
     the Chief of Engineers, dated April 5, 1994, at a total cost 
     of $19,951,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $10,557,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $9,394,000.
       (22) Charleston harbor, south carolina.--The project for 
     navigation, Charleston Harbor Deepening and Widening, South 
     Carolina: Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated July 18, 
     1996, at a total cost of $116,639,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $72,798,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $43,841,000.
       (23) Big sioux river and skunk creek, sioux falls, south 
     dakota.--The project for flood control, Big Sioux River and 
     Skunk Creek, Sioux Falls, South Dakota: Report of the Chief 
     of Engineers, dated June 30, 1994, at a total cost of 
     $34,600,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $25,900,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $8,700,000.
       (24) Watertown, south dakota.--The project for flood 
     control, Watertown and Vicinity, South Dakota: Report of the 
     Chief of Engineers, dated August 31, 1994, at a total cost of 
     $18,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $13,200,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $4,800,000.
       (25) Gulf intracoastal waterway, aransas national wildlife 
     refuge, texas.--The project for navigation and environmental 
     preservation, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Aransas National 
     Wildlife Refuge, Texas: Report of the Chief of Engineers, 
     dated May 28, 1996, at a total cost of $18,283,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $18,283,000.
       (26) Houston-galveston navigation channels, texas.--The 
     project for navigation and environmental restoration, 
     Houston-Galveston Navigation Channels, Texas: Report of the 
     Chief of Engineers, dated May 9, 1996, at a total initial 
     construction cost of $292,797,000, with an estimated Federal 
     cost of $210,891,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
     $81,906,000. The project shall include deferred construction 
     of additional environmental restoration features over the 
     life of the project, at a total average annual cost of 
     $786,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $590,000 and an 
     estimated non-Federal cost of $196,000. The construction of 
     berthing areas and the removal of pipelines and other 
     obstructions that are necessary for the project shall be 
     accomplished at non-Federal expense. Non-Federal interests 
     shall receive credit toward cash contributions required 
     during construction and subsequent to construction for design 
     and construction management work that is performed by non-
     Federal interests and that the Secretary determines is 
     necessary to implement the project.
       (27) Marmet lock, kanawha river, west virginia.--The 
     project for navigation, Marmet Lock, Kanawha River, West 
     Virginia: Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated June 24, 
     1994, at a total cost of $229,581,000. The costs of 
     construction of the project are to be paid \1/2\ from amounts 
     appropriated from the general fund of the Treasury and \1/2\ 
     from amounts appropriated from the Inland Waterways Trust 
     Fund. In conducting any real estate acquisition activities 
     with respect to the project, the Secretary shall give 
     priority consideration to those individuals who would be 
     directly affected by any physical displacement due to project 
     design and shall consider the financial circumstances of such 
     individuals. The Secretary shall proceed with real estate 
     acquisition in connection with the project expeditiously.
       (b) Projects With Pending Chief's Reports.--The following 
     projects are authorized to be carried out by the Secretary 
     substantially in accordance with a final report of the Chief 
     of Engineers if such report is completed not later than 
     December 31, 1996:
       (1) Chignik, alaska.--The project for navigation, Chignik, 
     Alaska, at a total cost of $10,365,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $4,344,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $6,021,000.
       (2) Cook inlet, alaska.--The project for navigation, Cook 
     Inlet, Alaska, at a total cost of $5,342,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $4,006,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $1,336,000.
       (3) St. paul island harbor, st. paul, alaska.--The project 
     for navigation, St. Paul Harbor, St. Paul, Alaska, with an 
     estimated total cost of $18,981,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $12,188,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $6,793,000.
       (4) Norco bluffs, riverside county, california.--A project 
     for bluff stabilization, Norco Bluffs, Riverside County, 
     California, with an estimated total cost of $8,600,000, with 
     an estimated Federal cost of $6,450,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $2,150,000.
       (5) Port of long beach (deepening), california.--The 
     project for navigation, Port of Long Beach (Deepening), 
     California, at a total cost of $37,288,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $14,318,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $22,970,000.
       (6) Terminus dam, kaweah river, california.--The project 
     for flood damage reduction and water supply, Terminus Dam, 
     Kaweah River, California, at a total estimated cost of 
     $34,500,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $20,200,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $14,300,000.
       (7) Rehoboth beach and dewey beach, delaware.--A project 
     for storm damage reduction and shoreline protection, Rehoboth 
     Beach and Dewey Beach, Delaware, at a total cost of 
     $9,423,000, with an estimated first Federal cost of 
     $6,125,000, and an estimated first non-Federal cost of 
     $3,298,000, and an average annual cost of $282,000 for 
     periodic nourishment over the 50-year life of the project, 
     with an estimated annual Federal cost of $183,000 and an 
     estimated annual non-Federal cost of $99,000.
       (8) Brevard county, florida.--The project for shoreline 
     protection, Brevard County, Florida, at a total first cost of 
     $76,620,000, with an estimated first Federal cost of 
     $36,006,000, and an estimated first non-Federal cost of 
     $40,614,000, and an average annual cost of $2,341,000 for 
     periodic nourishment over the 50-year life of the project, 
     with an estimated annual Federal cost of $1,109,000 and an 
     estimated annual non-Federal cost of $1,232,000.
       (9) Miami harbor channel, florida.--The project for 
     navigation, Miami Harbor Channel, Miami, Florida, with an 
     estimated total cost of $3,221,000, with an estimated Federal 
     cost of $1,800,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
     $1,421,000.
       (10) North worth inlet, florida.--The project for 
     navigation and shoreline protection, Lake Worth Inlet, Palm 
     Beach Harbor, Florida, at a total cost of $3,915,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $1,762,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $2,153,000.
       (11) Lower savannah river basin, savannah river, georgia 
     and south carolina.--The project for navigation and related 
     purposes, Lower Savannah River Basin, Savannah River, Georgia 
     and South Carolina, at a total cost of $3,419,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $2,551,000, and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $868,000.
       (12) Absecon island, new jersey.--The project for storm 
     damage reduction and shoreline protection, Brigantine Inlet 
     to Great Egg Harbor Inlet, Absecon Island, New Jersey, at a 
     total cost of $52,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $34,000,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $18,000,000.
       (13) Cape fear river, north carolina.--The project for 
     navigation, Cape Fear River deepening, North Carolina, at a 
     total cost of $210,264,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $130,159,000, and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
     $80,105,000.

     SEC. 102. SMALL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS.

       (a) Project Descriptions.--The Secretary shall conduct a 
     study for each of the following projects and, if the 
     Secretary determines that the project is feasible, shall 
     carry out the project under section 205 of the Flood Control 
     Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s):
       (1) South upland, san bernadino county, california.--
     Project for flood control, South Upland, San Bernadino 
     County, California.
       (2) Birds, lawrence county, illinois.--Project for flood 
     control, Birds, Lawrence County, Illinois.
       (3) Bridgeport, lawrence county, illinois.--Project for 
     flood control, Bridgeport, Lawrence County, Illinois.
       (4) Embarras river, villa grove, illinois.--Project for 
     flood control, Embarras River, Villa Grove, Illinois.
       (5) Frankfort, will county, illinois.--Project for flood 
     control, Frankfort, Will County, Illinois.
       (6) Sumner, lawrence county, illinois.--Project for flood 
     control, Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois.
       (7) Vermillion river, demanade park, lafayette, 
     louisiana.--Project for nonstructural flood control, 
     Vermillion River, Demanade Park, Lafayette, Louisiana. In 
     carrying out the study and the project (if any) under this 
     paragraph, the Secretary shall use relevant information from 
     the Lafayette Parish feasibility study and expedite 
     completion of the study under this paragraph.
       (8) Vermillion river, quail hollow subdivision, lafayette, 
     louisiana.--Project for nonstructural flood control, 
     Vermillion River, Quail Hollow Subdivision, Lafayette, 
     Louisiana. In carrying out the study and the project (if any) 
     under this paragraph, the Secretary shall use relevant 
     information from the Lafayette Parish feasibility study and 
     expedite completion of the study under this paragraph.
       (9) Kawkawlin river, bay county, michigan.--Project for 
     flood control, Kawkawlin River, Bay County, Michigan.
       (10) Whitney drain, arenac county, michigan.--Project for 
     flood control, Whitney Drain, Arenac County, Michigan.
       (11) Festus and crystal city, missouri.--Project for flood 
     control, Festus and Crystal City, Missouri. In carrying out 
     the study and the project (if any) under this paragraph, the 
     Secretary shall use relevant information from the existing 
     reconnaissance study and shall expedite completion of the 
     study under this paragraph.
       (12) Kimmswick, missouri.--Project for flood control, 
     Kimmswick, Missouri. In carrying out the study and the 
     project (if any) under this paragraph, the Secretary shall 
     use relevant information from the existing reconnaissance 
     study and shall expedite completion of the study under this 
     paragraph.
       (13) River Des Peres, St. Louis County, Missouri.--Project 
     for flood control, River Des Peres, St. Louis County, 
     Missouri. In carrying out the study and the project (if any), 
     the Secretary shall determine the feasibility of potential 
     flood control measures, consider potential storm water runoff 
     and related improvements, and cooperate with the Metropolitan 
     St. Louis Sewer District.

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       (14) Buffalo creek, erie county, new york.--Project for 
     flood control, Buffalo Creek, Erie County, New York.
       (15) Cazenovia creek, erie county, new york.--Project for 
     flood control, Cazenovia Creek, Erie County, New York.
       (16) Cheektowaga, erie county, new york.--Project for flood 
     control, Cheektowaga, Erie County, New York.
       (17) Fulmer creek, village of mohawk, new york.--Project 
     for flood control, Fulmer Creek, Village of Mohawk, New York.
       (18) Moyer creek, village of frankfort, new york.--Project 
     for flood control, Moyer Creek, Village of Frankfort, New 
     York.
       (19) Sauquoit creek, whitesboro, new york.--Project for 
     flood control, Sauquoit Creek, Whitesboro, New York.
       (20) Steele creek, village of ilion, new york.--Project for 
     flood control, Steele Creek, Village of Ilion, New York.
       (21) Willamette river, oregon.--Project for nonstructural 
     flood control, Willamette River, Oregon, including floodplain 
     and ecosystem restoration.
       (22) Greenbrier river basin, west virginia.--Project for 
     flood control, consisting of an early flood warning system, 
     Greenbrier River Basin, West Virginia.
       (b) Cost Allocations.--
       (1) Lake elsinore, california.--The maximum amount of 
     Federal funds that may be allotted under section 205 of the 
     Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s) for the project 
     for flood control, Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, 
     California, shall be $7,500,000.
       (2) Lost creek, columbus, nebraska.--The maximum amount of 
     Federal funds that may be allotted under such section 205 for 
     the project for flood control, Lost Creek, Columbus, 
     Nebraska, shall be $5,500,000.
       (3) Revision of project cooperation agreement.--The 
     Secretary shall revise the project cooperation agreement for 
     the projects referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) in order 
     to take into account the change in the Federal participation 
     in such projects pursuant to such paragraphs.
       (4) Cost sharing.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed to affect any cost-sharing requirement applicable 
     to the project referred to in paragraph (1) under the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986.

     SEC. 103. SMALL BANK STABILIZATION PROJECTS.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study for each of the 
     following projects and, if the Secretary determines that the 
     project is feasible, shall carry out the project under 
     section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 701r):
       (1) St. joseph river, indiana.--Project for bank 
     stabilization, St. Joseph River, South Bend, Indiana, 
     including recreation and pedestrian access features.
       (2) Allegheny river at oil city, pennsylvania.--Project for 
     bank stabilization to address erosion problems affecting the 
     pipeline crossing the Allegheny River at Oil City, 
     Pennsylvania, including measures to address erosion affecting 
     the pipeline in the bed of the Allegheny River and its 
     adjacent banks.
       (3) Cumberland river, nashville, tennessee.--Project for 
     bank stabilization, Cumberland River, Nashville, Tennessee.
       (4) Tennessee river, hamilton county, tennessee.--Project 
     for bank stabilization, Tennessee River, Hamilton County, 
     Tennessee; except that the maximum amount of Federal funds 
     that may be allotted for the project shall be $7,500,000.

     SEC. 104. SMALL NAVIGATION PROJECTS.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study for each of the 
     following projects and, if the Secretary determines that the 
     project is feasible, shall carry out the project under 
     section 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 
     577):
       (1) Akutan, alaska.--Project for navigation, Akutan, 
     Alaska, consisting of a bulkhead and a wave barrier, 
     including application of innovative technology involving use 
     of a permeable breakwater.
       (2) Grand marais harbor breakwater, michigan.--Project for 
     navigation, Grand Marais Harbor breakwater, Michigan.
       (3) Duluth, minnesota.--Project for navigation, Duluth, 
     Minnesota.
       (4) Taconite, minnesota.--Project for navigation, Taconite, 
     Minnesota.
       (5) Two harbors, minnesota.--Project for navigation, Two 
     Harbors, Minnesota.
       (6) Caruthersville harbor, pemiscot county, missouri.--
     Project for navigation, Caruthersville Harbor, Pemiscot 
     County, Missouri, including enlargement of the existing 
     harbor and bank stabilization measures.
       (7) New madrid county harbor, missouri.--Project for 
     navigation, New Madrid County Harbor, Missouri, including 
     enlargement of the existing harbor and bank stabilization 
     measures.
       (8) Brooklyn, new york.--Project for navigation, Brooklyn, 
     New York, including restoration of the pier and related 
     navigation support structures, at the Sixty-Ninth Street 
     Pier.
       (9) Buffalo inner harbor, buffalo, new york.--Project for 
     navigation, Buffalo Inner Harbor, Buffalo, New York.
       (10) Glenn cove creek, new york.--Project for navigation, 
     Glenn Cove Creek, New York, including bulkheading.
       (11) Union ship canal, buffalo and lackawanna, new york.--
     Project for navigation, Union Ship Canal, Buffalo and 
     Lackawanna, New York.

     SEC. 105. SMALL SHORELINE PROTECTION PROJECTS.

       (a) Project Authorizations.--The Secretary shall conduct a 
     study for each of the following projects, and if the 
     Secretary determines that the project is feasible, shall 
     carry out the project under section 3 of the Shoreline 
     Protection Act of August 13, 1946 (33 U.S.C. 426g):
       (1) Faulkner's island, connecticut.--Project for shoreline 
     protection, Faulkner's Island, Connecticut; except that the 
     maximum amount of Federal funds that may be allotted for the 
     project shall be $4,500,000.
       (2) Fort pierce, florida.--Project for 1 mile of additional 
     shoreline protection, Fort Pierce, Florida.
       (3) Orchard beach, bronx, new york.--Project for shoreline 
     protection, Orchard Beach, Bronx, New York, New York; except 
     that the maximum amount of Federal funds that may be allotted 
     for the project shall be $5,200,000.
       (4) Sylvan beach breakwater, verona, oneida county, new 
     york.--Project for shoreline protection, Sylvan Beach 
     breakwater, Verona, Oneida County, New York.
       (b) Cost Sharing Agreement.--In carrying out the project 
     authorized by subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall enter 
     into an agreement with the property owner to determine the 
     allocation of the project costs.

     SEC. 106. SMALL SNAGGING AND SEDIMENT REMOVAL PROJECT, 
                   MISSISSIPPI RIVER, LITTLE FALLS, MINNESOTA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study for a project for 
     clearing, snagging, and sediment removal, East Bank of the 
     Mississippi River, Little Falls, Minnesota, including removal 
     of sediment from culverts. The study shall include a 
     determination of the adequacy of culverts to maintain flows 
     through the channel. If the Secretary determines that the 
     project is feasible, the Secretary shall carry out the 
     project under section 3 of the River and Harbor Act of March 
     2, 1945 (33 U.S.C. 603a; 59 Stat. 23).

     SEC. 107. SMALL PROJECTS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study for each of the 
     following projects and, if the Secretary determines that the 
     project is appropriate, shall carry out the project under 
     section 1135(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309(a)):
       (1) Upper truckee river, el dorado county, california.--
     Project for environmental restoration, Upper Truckee River, 
     El Dorado County, California, including measures for 
     restoration of degraded wetlands and wildlife enhancement.
       (2) San lorenzo river, california.--Project for habitat 
     restoration, San Lorenzo River, California.
       (3) Whittier narrows dam, california.--Project for 
     environmental restoration and remediation of contaminated 
     water sources, Whittier Narrows Dam, California.
       (4) Upper jordan river, salt lake county, utah.--Project 
     for channel restoration and environmental improvement, Upper 
     Jordan River, Salt Lake County, Utah.

     SEC. 108. PROJECT TO MITIGATE SHORE DAMAGE.

       The Secretary shall expedite the Assateague Island 
     restoration feature of the Ocean City, Maryland, and vicinity 
     study and, if the Secretary determines that the Federal 
     navigation project has contributed to degradation of the 
     shoreline, the Secretary shall carry out the project for 
     shoreline restoration under section 111 of the River and 
     Harbor Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 735); except that the maximum 
     amount of Federal funds that may be allotted by the Secretary 
     for the project shall be $35,000,000. In carrying out the 
     project, the Secretary shall coordinate with affected Federal 
     and State agencies and shall enter into an agreement with the 
     Federal property owner to determine the allocation of the 
     project costs.
               TITLE II--GENERALLY APPLICABLE PROVISIONS

     SEC. 201. COST SHARING FOR DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL AREAS.

       (a) Construction.--Section 101(a) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211(a); 100 Stat. 4082-
     4083) is amended--
       (1) by striking the last sentence of paragraph (2) and 
     inserting the following: ``The value of lands, easements, 
     rights-of-way, and relocations provided under paragraph (3) 
     and the costs of relocations borne by the non-Federal 
     interests under paragraph (4) shall be credited toward the 
     payment required under this paragraph.'';
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by inserting ``and'' after ``rights-of-way,'';
       (B) by striking ``, and dredged material disposal areas''; 
     and
       (C) by inserting ``, including any lands, easements, 
     rights-of-way, and relocations (other than utility 
     relocations accomplished under paragraph (4)) that are 
     necessary for dredged material disposal facilities'' before 
     the period at the end of such paragraph; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Dredged material disposal facilities for project 
     construction.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     `general navigation features' includes constructed land-based 
     and aquatic dredged material disposal facilities that are 
     necessary for the disposal of dredged material required for 
     project construction and for which a contract for 
     construction has not been awarded on or before the date of 
     the enactment of this paragraph.''.
       (b) Operation and Maintenance.--Section 101(b) of such Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 2211(b); 100 Stat. 4083) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1) In general.--'' before ``The 
     Federal'';

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       (2) by indenting and moving paragraph (1), as designated by 
     paragraph (1) of this subsection, 2 ems to the right;
       (3) by striking ``pursuant to this Act'' and inserting ``by 
     the Secretary pursuant to this Act or any other law approved 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act''; and
       (4) by adding at the end thereof the following:
       ``(2) Dredged material disposal facilities.--The Federal 
     share of the cost of constructing land-based and aquatic 
     dredged material disposal facilities that are necessary for 
     the disposal of dredged material required for the operation 
     and maintenance of a project and for which a contract for 
     construction has not been awarded on or before the date of 
     the enactment of this paragraph shall be determined in 
     accordance with subsection (a). The Federal share of 
     operating and maintaining such facilities shall be determined 
     in accordance with paragraph (1).''.
       (c) Agreement.--Section 101(e)(1) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 
     2211(e)(1); 100 Stat. 4083) is amended by striking ``and to 
     provide dredged material disposal areas and perform'' and 
     inserting ``including those necessary for dredged material 
     disposal facilities, and to perform''.
       (d) Consideration of Funding Requirements and Equitable 
     Apportionment.--Section 101 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 2211; 100 
     Stat. 4082-4084) is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(f) Consideration of Funding Requirements and Equitable 
     Apportionment.--The Secretary shall ensure, to the extent 
     practicable, that--
       ``(1) funding necessary for operation and maintenance 
     dredging of commercial navigation harbors is provided before 
     Federal funds are obligated for payment of the Federal share 
     of costs associated with construction of dredged material 
     disposal facilities in accordance with subsections (a) and 
     (b);
       ``(2) funds expended for such construction are equitably 
     apportioned in accordance with regional needs; and
       ``(3) the Secretary's participation in the construction of 
     dredged material disposal facilities does not result in 
     unfair competition with potential private sector providers of 
     such facilities.''.
       (e) Eligible Operations and Maintenance Defined.--Section 
     214(2) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 2241; 100 Stat. 4108) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by inserting ``Federal'' after ``means all'';
       (B) by inserting ``(i)'' after ``including''; and
       (C) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``; (ii) the construction of dredged material 
     disposal facilities that are necessary for the operation and 
     maintenance of any harbor or inland harbor; (iii) dredging 
     and disposing of contaminated sediments which are in or which 
     affect the maintenance of Federal navigation channels; (iv) 
     mitigating for impacts resulting from Federal navigation 
     operation and maintenance activities; and (v) operating and 
     maintaining dredged material disposal facilities''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``rights-of-way, or 
     dredged material disposal areas,'' and inserting ``or rights-
     of-way,''.
       (f) Amendment of Cooperation Agreement.--If requested by 
     the non-Federal interest, the Secretary shall amend a project 
     cooperation agreement executed on or before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act to reflect the application of the 
     amendments made by this section to any project for which a 
     contract for construction has not been awarded on or before 
     such date of enactment.
       (g) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section (including the 
     amendments made by this section) shall increase, or result in 
     the increase of, the non-Federal share of the costs of--
       (1) any dredged material disposal facility authorized 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act, including any 
     facility authorized by section 123 of the River and Harbor 
     Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1823); or
       (2) any dredged material disposal facility that is 
     necessary for the construction or maintenance of a project 
     authorized before the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 202. FLOOD CONTROL POLICY.

       (a) Flood Control Cost Sharing.--
       (1) Increased non-federal contributions.--Subsections (a) 
     and (b) of section 103 of the Water Resources Development Act 
     of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(a) and (b)) are each amended by 
     striking ``25 percent'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``35 percent''.
       (2) Applicability.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to any project authorized after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and to any flood control project which 
     is not specifically authorized by Congress for which a 
     Detailed Project Report is approved after such date of 
     enactment or, in the case of a project for which no Detailed 
     Project Report is prepared, construction is initiated after 
     such date of enactment.
       (b) Ability To Pay.--
       (1) In general.--Section 103(m) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 
     2213(m)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(m) Ability To Pay.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any cost-sharing agreement under this 
     section for flood control or agricultural water supply shall 
     be subject to the ability of a non-Federal interest to pay.
       ``(2) Criteria and procedures.--The ability of any non-
     Federal interest to pay shall be determined by the Secretary 
     in accordance with criteria and procedures in effect on the 
     day before the date of the enactment of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1996; except that such criteria and 
     procedures shall be revised within 6 months after the date of 
     such enactment to reflect the requirements of paragraph (3).
       ``(3) Revision of procedures.--In revising procedures 
     pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary--
       ``(A) shall consider--
       ``(i) per capita income data for the county or counties in 
     which the project is to be located; and
       ``(ii) the per capita non-Federal cost of construction of 
     the project for the county or counties in which the project 
     is to be located;
       ``(B) shall not consider criteria (other than criteria 
     described in subparagraph (A)) in effect on the day before 
     the date of the enactment of the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1996; and
       ``(C) may consider additional criteria relating to the non-
     Federal interest's financial ability to carry out its cost-
     sharing responsibilities, to the extent that the application 
     of such criteria does not eliminate areas from eligibility 
     for a reduction in the non-Federal share as determined under 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(4) Non-federal share.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), 
     the Secretary shall reduce or eliminate the requirement that 
     a non-Federal interest make a cash contribution for any 
     project that is determined to be eligible for a reduction in 
     the non-Federal share under procedures in effect under 
     paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).''.
       (2) Applicability.--
       (A) Generally.--Subject to subparagraph (C), the amendment 
     made by paragraph (1) shall apply to any project, or 
     separable element thereof, with respect to which the 
     Secretary and the non-Federal interest have not entered into 
     a project cooperation agreement on or before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (B) Amendment of cooperation agreement.--If requested by 
     the non-Federal interest, the Secretary shall amend a project 
     cooperation agreement executed on or before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act to reflect the application of the 
     amendment made by paragraph (1) to any project for which a 
     contract for construction has not been awarded on or before 
     such date of enactment.
       (C) Non-federal option.--If requested by the non-Federal 
     interest, the Secretary shall apply the criteria and 
     procedures established pursuant to section 103(m) of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1986 as in effect on the 
     day before the date of the enactment of this Act for projects 
     that are authorized before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (c) Flood Plain Management Plans.--
       (1) In general.--Section 402 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 701b-
     12; 100 Stat. 4133) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 402. FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) Compliance With Flood Plain Management and Insurance 
     Programs.--Before construction of any project for local flood 
     protection or any project for hurricane or storm damage 
     reduction and involving Federal assistance from the 
     Secretary, the non-Federal interest shall agree to 
     participate in and comply with applicable Federal flood plain 
     management and flood insurance programs.
       ``(b) Flood Plain Management Plans.--Within 1 year after 
     the date of signing a project cooperation agreement for 
     construction of a project to which subsection (a) applies, 
     the non-Federal interest shall prepare a flood plain 
     management plan designed to reduce the impacts of future 
     flood events in the project area. Such plan shall be 
     implemented by the non-Federal interest not later than 1 year 
     after completion of construction of the project.
       ``(c) Guidelines.--
       ``(1) In general.--Within 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall develop 
     guidelines for preparation of flood plain management plans by 
     non-Federal interests under subsection (b). Such guidelines 
     shall address potential measures, practices and policies to 
     reduce loss of life, injuries, damages to property and 
     facilities, public expenditures, and other adverse impacts 
     associated with flooding and to preserve and enhance natural 
     flood plain values.
       ``(2) Limitation on statutory construction.--Nothing in 
     this subsection shall be construed to confer any regulatory 
     authority upon the Secretary.
       ``(d) Technical Support.--The Secretary is authorized to 
     provide technical support to a non-Federal interest for a 
     project to which subsection (a) applies for the development 
     and implementation of plans prepared under subsection (b).''.
       (2) Applicability.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to any project or separable element thereof with 
     respect to which the Secretary and the non-Federal interest 
     have not entered into a project cooperation agreement on or 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Non-Structural Flood Control Policy.--
       (1) Review.--The Secretary shall conduct a review of 
     policies, procedures, and techniques relating to the 
     evaluation and development of flood control measures with a 
     view toward identifying impediments that may exist to 
     justifying non-structural flood control measures as 
     alternatives to structural measures.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the

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     Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the findings 
     on the review conducted under this subsection, together with 
     any recommendations for modifying existing law to remove any 
     impediments identified under such review.
       (e) Emergency Response.--Section 5(a)(1) of the Act 
     entitled ``An Act authorizing the construction of certain 
     public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and for 
     other purposes'', approved August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 
     701n(a)(1)), is amended by inserting before the first 
     semicolon the following: ``, or in implementation of 
     nonstructural alternatives to the repair or restoration of 
     such flood control work if requested by the non-Federal 
     sponsor''.
       (f) Nonstructural Alternatives.--Section 73 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 701b-11; 88 
     Stat. 32) is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(a) In the survey, planning, or design by any Federal 
     agency of any project involving flood protection, such 
     agency, with a view toward formulating the most economically, 
     socially, and environmentally acceptable means of reducing or 
     preventing flood damages, shall consider and address in 
     adequate detail nonstructural alternatives, including 
     measures that may be implemented by others, to prevent or 
     reduce flood damages. Such alternatives may include watershed 
     management, wetlands restoration, elevation or flood proofing 
     of structures, floodplain regulation, relocation, and 
     acquisition of floodplain lands for recreational, fish and 
     wildlife, and other public purposes.''.

     SEC. 203. FEASIBILITY STUDY COST-SHARING.

       (a) Non-Federal Share.--Section 105(a)(1) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2215(a)(1)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``during the period 
     of such study'';
       (2) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
     ``During the period of the study, the non-Federal share of 
     the cost of the study shall be not more than 50 percent of 
     the estimate of the cost of the study as contained in the 
     feasibility cost-sharing agreement. The cost estimate may 
     be amended only by mutual agreement of the Secretary and 
     the non-Federal interests. The non-Federal share of any 
     costs in excess of the cost estimate shall, except as 
     otherwise mutually agreed by the Secretary and the non-
     Federal interests, be payable after the project has been 
     authorized for construction and on the date on which the 
     Secretary and non-Federal interests enter into an 
     agreement pursuant to section 101(e) or 103(j). In the 
     event the project which is the subject of the study is not 
     authorized within the earlier of 5 years of the date of 
     the final report of the Chief of Engineers concerning such 
     study or 2 years of the date of termination of the study, 
     the non-Federal share of any such excess costs shall be 
     paid to the United States on the last day of such 
     period.''; and
       (3) in the second sentence, by striking ``such non-Federal 
     contribution'' and inserting ``the non-Federal share required 
     under this paragraph''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply notwithstanding any feasibility cost-sharing 
     agreement entered into by the Secretary and non-Federal 
     interests. Upon request of the non-Federal interest, the 
     Secretary shall amend any feasibility cost-sharing agreements 
     in effect on the date of enactment of this Act so as to 
     conform the agreements with the amendments.
       (c) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this 
     section or any amendment made by this section shall require 
     the Secretary to reimburse the non-Federal interests for 
     funds previously contributed for a study.

     SEC. 204. RESTORATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.

       (a) Review of Projects.--Section 1135(a) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``the operation of''; and
       (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``and to determine if the operation of such 
     projects has contributed to the degradation of the quality of 
     the environment''.
       (b) Program of Projects.--Section 1135(b) of such Act is 
     amended by striking the last 2 sentences of subsection (b).
       (c) Restoration of Environmental Quality.--Section 1135 of 
     such Act is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as 
     subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively;
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(c) Restoration of Environmental Quality.--If the 
     Secretary determines that construction of a water resource 
     project by the Secretary or operation of a water resources 
     project constructed by the Secretary has contributed to the 
     degradation of the quality of the environment, the Secretary 
     may undertake measures for restoration of environmental 
     quality and measures for enhancement of environmental quality 
     that are associated with the restoration, either through 
     modifications at the project site or at other locations that 
     have been affected by the construction or operation of the 
     project, if such measures do not conflict with the authorized 
     project purposes.
       ``(d) Non-Federal Share; Limitation on Maximum Federal 
     Expenditure.--The non-Federal share of the cost of any 
     modifications or measures carried out or undertaken pursuant 
     to subsection (b) or (c) of this section shall be 25 percent. 
     Not more than 80 percent of the non-Federal share may be in 
     kind, including a facility, supply, or service that is 
     necessary to carry out the modification. No more than 
     $5,000,000 in Federal funds may be expended on any single 
     modification or measure carried out or undertaken pursuant to 
     this section.''; and
       (3) in subsection (f), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``program conducted under subsection (b)'' and inserting 
     ``programs conducted under subsections (b) and (c)''.
       (d) Definition.--Section 1135 of such Act is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Definition.--In this section the term `water 
     resources project constructed by the Secretary' includes a 
     water resources project constructed or funded jointly by the 
     Secretary and the head of any other Federal agency (including 
     the Natural Resources Conservation Service).''.

     SEC. 205. ENVIRONMENTAL DREDGING.

       Section 312 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 
     (104 Stat. 4639-4640) is amended--
       (1) in each of subsections (a), (b), and (c) by inserting 
     ``and remediate'' after ``remove'' each place it appears;
       (2) in subsection (b)(1) by inserting ``and remediation'' 
     after ``removal'' each place it appears;
       (3) in subsection (b)(2) by striking ``$10,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$30,000,000''; and
       (4) by striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:
       ``(f) In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall 
     give priority to work in the following areas:
       ``(1) Brooklyn Waterfront, New York.
       ``(2) Buffalo Harbor and River, New York.
       ``(3) Ashtabula River, Ohio.
       ``(4) Mahoning River, Ohio.
       ``(5) Lower Fox River, Wisconsin.''.

     SEC. 206. AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.

       (a) General Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to 
     carry out aquatic ecosystem restoration and protection 
     projects when the Secretary determines that such projects 
     will improve the quality of the environment and are in the 
     public interest and that the environmental and economic 
     benefits, both monetary and nonmonetary, of the project to be 
     undertaken pursuant to this section justify the cost.
       (b) Cost Sharing.--Non-Federal interests shall provide 50 
     percent of the cost of construction of any project carried 
     out under this section, including provision of all lands, 
     easements, rights-of-way, and necessary relocations.
       (c) Agreements.--Construction of a project under this 
     section shall be initiated only after a non-Federal interest 
     has entered into a binding agreement with the Secretary to 
     pay the non-Federal share of the costs of construction 
     required by this section and 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.
       (d) Cost Limitation.--Not more than $5,000,000 in Federal 
     funds may be allotted under this section for a project at any 
     single locality.
       (e) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated not to 
     exceed $25,000,000 annually to carry out this section.

     SEC. 207. BENEFICIAL USES OF DREDGED MATERIAL.

       Section 204 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
     (106 Stat. 4826) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
       ``(e) Selection of Dredged Material Disposal Method.--In 
     developing and carrying out a project for navigation 
     involving the disposal of dredged material, the Secretary may 
     select, with the consent of the non-Federal interest, a 
     disposal method that is not the least-cost option if the 
     Secretary determines that the incremental costs of such 
     disposal method are minimal and that the benefits to the 
     aquatic environment to be derived from such disposal method, 
     including the creation of wetlands and control of shoreline 
     erosion, justify its selection. The Federal share of such 
     incremental costs shall be determined in accordance with 
     subsection (c).''.

     SEC. 208. RECREATION POLICY AND USER FEES.

       (a) Recreation Policies.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide increased 
     emphasis on and opportunities for recreation at water 
     resources projects operated, maintained, or constructed by 
     the Corps of Engineers.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on specific measures taken to implement 
     this subsection.
       (b) Recreation User Fees.--Section 210(b) of the Flood 
     Control Act of 1968 (16 U.S.C. 460d-3(b)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Use of fees collected at facility.--Subject to 
     advance appropriations, the Secretary of the Army shall 
     ensure that at least an amount equal to the total amount of 
     fees collected at any project under this subsection in a 
     fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1996, are expended 
     in the succeeding fiscal year at such project for operation 
     and maintenance of recreational facilities at such 
     project.''.

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     SEC. 209. RECOVERY OF COSTS.

       Amounts recovered under section 107 of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9607) for any response action taken by the 
     Secretary in support of the Army Civil Works program and any 
     other amounts recovered by the Secretary from a contractor, 
     insurer, surety, or other person to reimburse the Army for 
     any expenditure for environmental response activities in 
     support of the Army civil works program shall be credited to 
     the appropriate trust fund account from which the cost of 
     such response action has been paid or will be charged.

     SEC. 210. COST SHARING OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 103(c) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(c)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(7) subject to section 906 of this Act, environmental 
     protection and restoration: 50 percent.''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     apply only to projects authorized after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 211. CONSTRUCTION OF FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS BY NON-
                   FEDERAL INTERESTS.

       (a) Authority.--Non-Federal interests are authorized to 
     undertake flood control projects in the United States, 
     subject to obtaining any permits required pursuant to Federal 
     and State laws in advance of actual construction.
       (b) Studies and Design Activities.--
       (1) By non-federal interests.--A non-Federal interest may 
     prepare, for review and approval by the Secretary, the 
     necessary studies and design documents for any construction 
     to be undertaken pursuant to subsection (a).
       (2) By secretary.--Upon request of an appropriate non-
     Federal interest, the Secretary may undertake all necessary 
     studies and design activities for any construction to be 
     undertaken pursuant to subsection (a) and provide technical 
     assistance in obtaining all necessary permits for such 
     construction if the non-Federal interest contracts with the 
     Secretary to furnish the United States funds for the studies 
     and design activities during the period that the studies and 
     design activities will be conducted.
       (c) Completion of Studies and Design Activities.--In the 
     case of any study or design documents for a flood control 
     project that were initiated before the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary is authorized to complete and 
     transmit to the appropriate non-Federal interests the study 
     or design documents or, upon the request of such non-Federal 
     interests, to terminate the study or design activities and 
     transmit the partially completed study or design documents to 
     such non-Federal interests for completion. Studies and design 
     documents subject to this subsection shall be completed 
     without regard to the requirements of subsection (b).
       (d) Authority To Carry Out Improvement.--
       (1) In general.--Any non-Federal interest which has 
     received from the Secretary pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) 
     a favorable recommendation to carry out a flood control 
     project or separable element thereof based on the results of 
     completed studies and design documents for the project or 
     element, may carry out the project or element if a final 
     environmental impact statement has been filed for the project 
     or element.
       (2) Permits.--Any plan of improvement proposed to be 
     implemented in accordance with this subsection shall be 
     deemed to satisfy the requirements for obtaining the 
     appropriate permits required under the Secretary's authority 
     and such permits shall be granted subject to the non-Federal 
     interest's acceptance of the terms and conditions of such 
     permits if the Secretary determines that the applicable 
     regulatory criteria and procedures have been satisfied.
       (3) Monitoring.--The Secretary shall monitor any project 
     for which a permit is granted under this subsection in order 
     to ensure that such project is constructed, operated, and 
     maintained in accordance with the terms and conditions of 
     such permit.
       (e) Reimbursement.--
       (1) General rule.--Subject to appropriation Acts, the 
     Secretary is authorized to reimburse any non-Federal interest 
     an amount equal to the estimate of the Federal share, without 
     interest, of the cost of any authorized flood control 
     project, or separable element thereof, constructed pursuant 
     to this section--
       (A) if, after authorization and before initiation of 
     construction of the project or separable element, the 
     Secretary approves the plans for construction of such project 
     by the non-Federal interest; and
       (B) if the Secretary finds, after a review of studies and 
     design documents prepared pursuant to this section, that 
     construction of the project or separable element is 
     economically justified and environmentally acceptable.
       (2) Special rules.--
       (A) Reimbursement.--For work (including work associated 
     with studies, planning, design, and construction) carried out 
     by a non-Federal interest with respect to a project described 
     in subsection (f), the Secretary shall, subject to amounts 
     being made available in advance in appropriations Acts, 
     reimburse, without interest, the non-Federal interest an 
     amount equal to the estimated Federal share of the cost of 
     such work if such work is later recommended by the Chief of 
     Engineers and approved by the Secretary.
       (B) Credit.--If the non-Federal interest for a project 
     described in subsection (f) carries out work before 
     completion of a reconnaissance study by the Secretary and if 
     such work is determined by the Secretary to be compatible 
     with the project later recommended by the Secretary, the 
     Secretary shall credit the non-Federal interest for its share 
     of the cost of the project for such work.
       (3) Matters to be considered in reviewing plans.--In 
     reviewing plans under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
     consider budgetary and programmatic priorities and other 
     factors that the Secretary deems appropriate.
       (4) Monitoring.--The Secretary shall regularly monitor and 
     audit any project for flood control approved for construction 
     under this section by a non-Federal interest in order to 
     ensure that such construction is in compliance with the plans 
     approved by the Secretary and that the costs are reasonable.
       (5) Limitation on reimbursements.--No reimbursement shall 
     be made under this section unless and until the Secretary has 
     certified that the work for which reimbursement is requested 
     has been performed in accordance with applicable permits and 
     approved plans.
       (f) Specific Projects.--For the purpose of demonstrating 
     the potential advantages and effectiveness of non-Federal 
     implementation of flood control projects, the Secretary shall 
     enter into agreements pursuant to this section with non-
     Federal interests for development of the following flood 
     control projects by such interests:
       (1) Berryessa creek, california.--The Berryessa Creek 
     element of the project for flood control, Coyote and 
     Berryessa Creeks, California, authorized by section 101(a)(5) 
     of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 
     4606); except that, subject to the approval of the Secretary 
     as provided by this section, the non-Federal interest may 
     design and construct an alternative to such element.
       (2) Los angeles county drainage area, california.--The 
     project for flood control, Los Angeles County Drainage Area, 
     California, authorized by section 101(b) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4611).
       (3) Stockton metropolitan area, california.--The project 
     for flood control, Stockton Metropolitan Area, California.
       (4) Upper guadalupe river, california.--The project for 
     flood control, Upper Guadalupe River, California.
       (5) Brays bayou, texas.--Flood control components 
     comprising the Brays Bayou element of the project for flood 
     control, Buffalo Bayou and Tributaries, Texas, authorized by 
     section 101(a)(21) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1990 (104 Stat. 4610); except that, subject to the approval 
     of the Secretary as provided by this section, the non-Federal 
     interest may design and construct an alternative to the 
     diversion component of such element.
       (6) Hunting bayou, texas.--The Hunting Bayou element of the 
     project for flood control, Buffalo Bayou and Tributaries, 
     Texas, authorized by such section; except that, subject to 
     the approval of the Secretary as provided by this section, 
     the non-Federal interest may design and construct an 
     alternative to such element.
       (7) White oak bayou, texas.--The project for flood control, 
     White Oak Bayou watershed, Texas.
       (g) Treatment of Flood Damage Prevention Measures.--For the 
     purposes of this section, flood damage prevention measures at 
     or in the vicinity of Morgan City and Berwick, Louisiana, 
     shall be treated as an authorized element of the Atchafalaya 
     Basin feature of the project for flood control, Mississippi 
     River and Tributaries.

     SEC. 212. ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATIONS OF 
                   NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.

       (a) Surveys, Plans, and Studies.--To encourage innovative 
     and environmentally sound engineering solutions and 
     innovative environmental solutions to problems of national 
     significance, the Secretary may undertake surveys, plans, and 
     studies and prepare reports which may lead to work under 
     existing civil works authorities or to recommendations for 
     authorizations.
       (b) Funding.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $3,000,000 for 
     each fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1996.
       (2) Funding from other sources.--The Secretary may accept 
     and expend additional funds from other Federal agencies, 
     States, or non-Federal entities for purposes of carrying out 
     this section.

     SEC. 213. LEASE AUTHORITY.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
     may lease space available in buildings for which funding for 
     construction or purchase was provided from the revolving fund 
     established by the 1st section of the Civil Functions 
     Appropriations Act, 1954 (33 U.S.C. 576; 67 Stat. 199) under 
     such terms and conditions as are acceptable to the Secretary. 
     The proceeds from such leases shall be credited to the 
     revolving fund for the purposes set forth in such Act.

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     SEC. 214. COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) Funding From Other Federal Sources.--Section 7 of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4022-4023) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by inserting ``civil works'' before 
     ``mission''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
       ``(e) Funding From Other Federal Sources.--The Secretary 
     may accept and expend additional funds from other Federal 
     programs, including other Department of Defense programs, to 
     carry out the purposes of this section.''.
       (b) Pre-Agreement Temporary Protection of Technology.--Such 
     section 7 is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) as 
     subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively;
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(b) Pre-Agreement Temporary Protection of Technology.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the Secretary determines that 
     information developed as a result of research and development 
     activities conducted by the Corps of Engineers is likely to 
     be subject to a cooperative research and development 
     agreement within 2 years of its development and that such 
     information would be a trade secret or commercial or 
     financial information that would be privileged or 
     confidential if the information had been obtained from a non-
     Federal party participating in a cooperative research and 
     development agreement under section 12 of the Stevenson-
     Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980, the Secretary may 
     provide appropriate protection against the dissemination of 
     such information, including exemption from subchapter II of 
     chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, until the earlier 
     of the date the Secretary enters into such an agreement with 
     respect to such technology or the last day of the 2-year 
     period beginning on the date of such determination.
       ``(2) Treatment.--Any technology covered by this section 
     which becomes the subject of a cooperative research and 
     development agreement shall be accorded the protection 
     provided under section 12(c)(7)(B) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
     3710a(c)(7)(B)) as if such technology had been developed 
     under a cooperative research and development agreement.''; 
     and
       (3) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``(b)'' and inserting ``(c)''.

     SEC. 215. DAM SAFETY PROGRAM.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``National Dam Safety Program Act of 1996''.
       (b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Dams are an essential part of the national 
     infrastructure. Dams fail from time to time with catastrophic 
     results; thus, dam safety is a vital public concern.
       (2) Dam failures have caused, and can cause in the future, 
     enormous loss of life, injury, destruction of property, and 
     economic and social disruption.
       (3) Some dams are at or near the end of their structural, 
     useful, or operational life. With respect to future dam 
     failures, the loss, destruction, and disruption can be 
     substantially reduced through the development and 
     implementation of dam safety hazard reduction measures, 
     including--
       (A) improved design and construction standards and 
     practices supported by a national dam performance resource 
     bank;
       (B) safe operations and maintenance procedures;
       (C) early warning systems;
       (D) coordinated emergency preparedness plans; and
       (E) public awareness and involvement programs.
       (4) Dam safety problems persist nationwide. The diversity 
     in Federal and State dam safety programs calls for national 
     leadership in a cooperative effort involving Federal and 
     State governments and the private sector. An expertly staffed 
     and adequately financed dam safety hazard reduction program, 
     based on Federal, State, local, and private research, 
     planning, decisionmaking, and contributions, would reduce the 
     risk of such loss, destruction, and disruption from dam 
     failure by an amount far greater than the cost of such 
     program.
       (5) There is a fundamental need for a national dam safety 
     program and the need will continue. An effective national 
     program in dam safety hazards reduction will require input 
     from and review by Federal and non-Federal experts in dams 
     design, construction, operation, and maintenance and in the 
     practical application of dam failure hazards reduction 
     measures. At the present time, there is no national dam 
     safety program.
       (6) The coordinating authority for national leadership is 
     provided through the Federal Emergency Management Agency's 
     (hereinafter in this section referred to as ``FEMA'') dam 
     safety program through Executive Order 12148 in coordination 
     with appropriate Federal agencies and the States.
       (7) While FEMA's dam safety program shall continue as a 
     proper Federal undertaking and shall provide the foundation 
     for a National Dam Safety Program, statutory authority to 
     meet increasing needs and to discharge Federal 
     responsibilities in national dam safety is needed.
       (8) Statutory authority will strengthen FEMA's leadership 
     role, will codify the national dam safety program, and will 
     authorize the Director of FEMA (hereinafter in this section 
     referred to as the ``Director'') to communicate directly with 
     Congress on authorizations and appropriations and to build 
     upon the hazard reduction aspects of national dam safety.
       (c) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to reduce 
     the risks to life and property from dam failure in the United 
     States through the establishment and maintenance of an 
     effective national dam safety program which will bring 
     together the Federal and non-Federal communities' expertise 
     and resources to achieve national dam safety hazard 
     reduction. It is not the intent of this section to preempt 
     any other Federal or State authorities nor is the intent of 
     this section to mandate State participation in the grant 
     assistance program to be established under this section.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (1) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' means any 
     Federal agency that designs, finances, constructs, owns, 
     operates, maintains, or regulates the construction, 
     operation, or maintenance of any dam.
       (2) Non-federal agency.--The term ``non-Federal agency'' 
     means any State agency that has regulatory authority over the 
     safety of non-Federal dams.
       (3) Federal guidelines for dam safety.--The term ``Federal 
     Guidelines for Dam Safety'' refers to a FEMA publication 
     number 93, dated June 1979, which defines management 
     practices for dam safety at all Federal agencies.
       (4) Program.--The term ``program'' means the national dam 
     safety program established under subsection (e).
       (5) Dam.--The term ``dam'' means any artificial barrier 
     with the ability to impound water, wastewater, or liquid-
     borne materials for the purpose of storage or control of 
     water which is--
       (A) 25 feet or more in height from (i) the natural bed of 
     the stream or watercourse measured at the downstream toe of 
     the barrier, or (ii) from the lowest elevation of the outside 
     limit of the barrier if the barrier is not across a stream 
     channel or watercourse, to the maximum water storage 
     elevation; or
       (B) has an impounding capacity for maximum storage 
     elevation of 50 acre-feet or more.
     Such term does not include any such barrier which is not 
     greater than 6 feet in height regardless of storage capacity 
     or which has a storage capacity at maximum water storage 
     elevation not greater than 15 acre-feet regardless of height, 
     unless such barrier, due to its location or other physical 
     characteristics, is likely to pose a significant threat to 
     human life or property in the event of its failure. Such term 
     does not include a levee.
       (6) Hazard reduction.--The term ``hazard reduction'' means 
     those efforts utilized to reduce the potential consequences 
     of dam failure to life and property.
       (7) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the 50 States 
     of the United States, the District of Columbia, the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, 
     American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United 
     States.
       (8) Participating state.--The term ``participating State'' 
     means any State that elects to participate in the grant 
     assistance program established under this Act.
       (9) United states.--The term ``United States'' means, when 
     used in a geographical sense, all of the States.
       (10) Model state dam safety program.--The term ``Model 
     State Dam Safety Program'' refers to a document, published by 
     FEMA (No. 123, dated April 1987) and its amendments, 
     developed by State dam safety officials, which acts as a 
     guideline to State dam safety agencies for establishing a dam 
     safety regulatory program or improving an already-established 
     program.
       (e) National Dam Safety Program.--
       (1) Authority.--The Director, in consultation with 
     appropriate Federal agencies, State dam safety agencies, and 
     the National Dam Safety Review Board established by paragraph 
     (5)(C), shall establish and maintain, in accordance with the 
     provisions and policies of this Act, a coordinated national 
     dam safety program. This program shall--
       (A) be administered by FEMA to achieve the objectives set 
     forth in paragraph (3);
       (B) involve, where appropriate, the Departments of 
     Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Interior, and Labor, the 
     Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, the International Boundaries Commission (United 
     States section), the Tennessee Valley Authority, and FEMA; 
     and
       (C) include each of the components described in paragraph 
     (4), the implementation plan described in paragraph (5), and 
     the assistance for State dam safety programs to be provided 
     under this section.
       (2) Duties.--The Director--
       (A) within 270 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, shall develop the implementation plan described in 
     paragraph (5);
       (B) within 300 days after such date of enactment, shall 
     submit to the appropriate authorizing committees of Congress 
     the implementation plan described in paragraph (5); and
       (C) by rule within 360 days after such date of enactment--
       (i) shall develop and implement the national dam safety 
     program under this section;
       (ii) shall establish goals, priorities, and target dates 
     for implementation of the program; and

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       (iii) shall provide a method for cooperation and 
     coordination with, and assistance to (as feasible), 
     interested governmental entities in all States.
       (3) Objectives.--The objectives of the national dam safety 
     program are as follows:
       (A) To ensure that new and existing dams are safe through 
     the development of technologically and economically feasible 
     programs and procedures for national dam safety hazard 
     reduction.
       (B) To encourage acceptable engineering policies and 
     procedures used for dam site investigation, design, 
     construction, operation and maintenance, and emergency 
     preparedness.
       (C) To encourage establishment and implementation of 
     effective dam safety programs in each participating State 
     based on State standards.
       (D) To develop and encourage public awareness projects to 
     increase public acceptance and support of State dam safety 
     programs.
       (E) To develop technical assistance materials for Federal 
     and non-Federal dam safety programs.
       (F) To develop mechanisms with which to provide Federal 
     technical assistance for dam safety to the non-Federal 
     sector.
       (4) Components.--
       (A) In general.--The national dam safety program shall 
     consist of a Federal element and a non-Federal element and 3 
     functional activities: leadership, technical assistance, and 
     public awareness.
       (B) Elements.--
       (i) Federal element.--The Federal element of the program 
     incorporates all the activities and practices undertaken by 
     Federal agencies to implement the Federal Guidelines for Dam 
     Safety.
       (ii) Non-federal element.--The non-Federal element of the 
     program involves the activities and practices undertaken by 
     participating States, local governments, and the private 
     sector to safely build, regulate, operate, and maintain dams 
     and Federal activities which foster State efforts to develop 
     and implement effective programs for the safety of dams.
       (C) Activities.--
       (i) Leadership activity.--The leadership activity of the 
     program shall be the responsibility of FEMA. FEMA shall 
     coordinate Federal efforts in cooperation with appropriate 
     Federal agencies and State dam safety agencies.
       (ii) Technical assistance activity.--The technical 
     assistance activity of the program involves the transfer of 
     knowledge and technical information among the Federal and 
     non-Federal elements.
       (iii) Public awareness activity.--The public awareness 
     activity provides for the education of the public, including 
     State and local officials, to the hazards of dam failure and 
     ways to reduce the adverse consequences of dam failure and 
     related matters.
       (5) Grant assistance program.--The Director shall develop 
     an implementation plan which shall demonstrate dam safety 
     improvements through fiscal year 2001 and shall recommend 
     appropriate roles for Federal agencies and for State and 
     local units of government, individuals, and private 
     organizations. The implementation plan shall provide, at a 
     minimum, for the following:
       (A) Assistance program.--In order to encourage the 
     establishment and maintenance of effective programs intended 
     to ensure dam safety to protect human life and property and 
     to improve such existing programs, the Director shall 
     provide, from amounts made available under subsection (g) of 
     this section, assistance to participating States to establish 
     and maintain dam safety programs, first, according to the 
     basic provisions for a dam safety program listed below and, 
     second, according to more advanced requirements and standards 
     authorized by the review board under subparagraph (C) and the 
     Director with the assistance of established criteria such as 
     the Model State Dam Safety Program. Participating State dam 
     safety programs must be working toward meeting the following 
     primary criteria to be eligible for primary assistance or 
     must meet the following primary criteria prior to working 
     toward advanced assistance:
       (i) State legislation.--A dam safety program must be 
     authorized by State legislation to include, at a minimum, the 
     following:

       (I) Plan review and approval.--Authority to review and 
     approve plans and specifications to construct, enlarge, 
     modify, remove, or abandon dams.
       (II) Periodic inspections during construction.--Authority 
     to perform periodic inspections during construction for the 
     purpose of ensuring compliance with approved plans and 
     specifications.
       (III) State approval.--Upon completion of construction, a 
     requirement that, before operation of the structure, State 
     approval is received.
       (IV) Safety inspections.--Authority to require or perform 
     the inspection of all dams and reservoirs that pose a 
     significant threat to human life and property in the event of 
     failure at least every 5 years to determine their continued 
     safety and a procedure for more detailed and frequent safety 
     inspections.
       (V) Professional engineer.--A requirement that all 
     inspections be performed under the supervision of a 
     registered professional engineer with related experience in 
     dam design and construction.
       (VI) Orders.--Authority to issue orders, when appropriate, 
     to require owners of dams to perform necessary maintenance or 
     remedial work, revise operating procedures, or take other 
     actions, including breaching dams when deemed necessary.
       (VII) Regulations.--Rules and regulations for carrying out 
     the provisions of the State's legislative authority.
       (VIII) Emergency funds.--Necessary emergency funds to 
     assure timely repairs or other changes to, or removal of, a 
     dam in order to protect human life and property and, if the 
     owner does not take action, to take appropriate action as 
     expeditiously as possible.
       (IX) Emergency procedures.--A system of emergency 
     procedures that would be utilized in the event a dam fails or 
     in the event a dam's failure is imminent, together with an 
     identification of those dams where failure could be 
     reasonably expected to endanger human life and of the maximum 
     area that could be inundated in the event of a failure of the 
     dam, as well as identification of those necessary public 
     facilities that would be affected by such inundation.

       (ii) State appropriations.--State appropriations must be 
     budgeted to carry out the provisions of the State 
     legislation.
       (B) Work plan contracts.--The Director shall enter into 
     contracts with each participating State to determine a work 
     plan necessary for a particular State dam safety program to 
     reach a level of program performance previously agreed upon 
     in the contract. Federal assistance under this section shall 
     be provided to aid the State dam safety program in achieving 
     its goal.
       (C) National dam safety review board.--
       (i) In general.--There is authorized to be established a 
     National Dam Safety Review Board (hereinafter in this section 
     referred to as the ``Board''), which shall be responsible for 
     monitoring participating State implementation of the 
     requirements of the assistance program. The Board is 
     authorized to utilize the expertise of other agencies of the 
     United States and to enter into contracts for necessary 
     studies to carry out the requirements of this section. The 
     Board shall consist of 11 members selected for their 
     expertise in dam safety as follows:

       (I) 5 to represent FEMA, the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, and the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, and 
     Interior.
       (II) 5 members selected by the Director who are dam safety 
     officials of States.
       (III) 1 member selected by the Director to represent the 
     United States Committee on Large Dams.

       (ii) No compensation of members.--Each member of the Board 
     who is an officer or employee of the United States shall 
     serve without compensation in addition to compensation 
     received for the services of the member as an officer or 
     employee of the United States. Each member of the Board who 
     is not an officer or employee of the United States shall 
     serve without compensation.
       (iii) Travel expenses.--Each member of the Board shall be 
     allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence, at rates authorized for an employee of an agency 
     under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
     Code, while away from home or regular place of business of 
     the member in the performance of services for the Board.
       (iv) Nonapplicability of federal advisory committee act.--
     The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not 
     apply to the Board.
       (D) Maintenance of effort.--No grant may be made to a 
     participating State under this subsection in any fiscal year 
     unless the State enters into such agreement with the Director 
     as the Director may require to ensure that the participating 
     State will maintain its aggregate expenditures from all other 
     sources for programs to assure dam safety for the protection 
     of human life and property at or above the average level of 
     such expenditures in its 2 fiscal years preceding the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (E) Procedure for approval of state participation.--Any 
     program which is submitted to the Director for participation 
     in the assistance program under this subsection shall be 
     deemed approved 120 days following its receipt by the 
     Director unless the Director determines within such 120-day 
     period that the submitted program fails to reasonably meet 
     the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B). If the 
     Director determines the submitted program cannot be approved 
     for participation, the Director shall immediately notify the 
     State in writing, together with his or her reasons and those 
     changes needed to enable the submitted program to be 
     approved.
       (F) Review of state programs.--Utilizing the expertise of 
     the Board, the Director shall periodically review the 
     approved State dam safety programs. In the event the Board 
     finds that a program of a participating State has proven 
     inadequate to reasonably protect human life and property and 
     the Director agrees, the Director shall revoke approval of 
     the State's participation in the assistance program and 
     withhold assistance under this section, until the State 
     program has been reapproved.
       (G) Cooperation of federal agencies.--The head of any 
     Federal agency, when requested by any State dam safety 
     agency, shall provide information on the construction, 
     operation, or maintenance of any dam or allow officials of 
     the State agency to participate in any Federal inspection of 
     any dam.
       (H) Dam insurance report.--Within 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall report to 
     the Congress on the availability of dam insurance and make 
     recommendations.

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       (f) Biennial Report.--Within 90 days after the last day of 
     each odd-numbered fiscal year, the Director shall submit a 
     biennial report to Congress describing the status of the 
     program being implemented under this section and describing 
     the progress achieved by the Federal agencies during the 2 
     previous years in implementing the Federal Guidelines for Dam 
     Safety. Each such report shall include any recommendations 
     for legislative and other action deemed necessary and 
     appropriate. The report shall also include a summary of the 
     progress being made in improving dam safety by participating 
     States.
       (g) Authorizing of Appropriations.--
       (1) General program.--
       (A) Funding.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Director to carry out the provisions of subsections (e) 
     and (f) (in addition to any authorizations for similar 
     purposes included in other Acts and the authorizations set 
     forth in paragraphs (2) through (5) of this subsection)--
       (i) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
       (ii) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       (iii) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       (iv) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; and
       (v) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
       (B) Apportionment formula.--
       (i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), sums appropriated 
     under this paragraph shall be distributed annually among 
     participating States on the following basis: One-third among 
     those States determined in subsection (e) as qualifying for 
     funding, and two-thirds in proportion to the number of dams 
     and appearing as State-regulated dams on the National Dam 
     Inventory in each participating State that has been 
     determined in subsection (e)(5)(A) as qualifying for funding, 
     to the number of dams in all participating States.
       (ii) Limitation to 50 percent of cost.--In no event shall 
     funds distributed to any State under this paragraph exceed 50 
     percent of the reasonable cost of implementing an approved 
     dam safety program in such State.
       (iii) Allocation between primary and advanced assistance 
     programs.-- The Director and Review Board shall determine how 
     much of funds appropriated under this paragraph is allotted 
     to participating States needing primary funding and those 
     needing advanced funding.
       (2) Training.--
       (A) In general.--The Director shall, at the request of any 
     State that has or intends to develop a dam safety program 
     under subsection (e)(5)(A), provide training for State dam 
     safety staff and inspectors.
       (B) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out this paragraph $500,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1997 through 2001.
       (3) Research.--
       (A) In general.--The Director shall undertake a program of 
     technical and archival research in order to develop improved 
     techniques, historical experience, and equipment for rapid 
     and effective dam construction, rehabilitation, and 
     inspection, together with devices for the continued 
     monitoring, of dams for safety purposes.
       (B) State participation; reports.--The Director shall 
     provide for State participation in the research under this 
     paragraph and periodically advise all States and Congress of 
     the results of such research.
       (C) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out this paragraph $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1997 through 2001.
       (4) Dam inventory.--
       (A) Maintenance and publication.--The Secretary is 
     authorized to maintain and periodically publish updated 
     information on the inventory of dams.
       (B) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out this paragraph $500,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1997 through 2001.
       (5) Personnel.--
       (A) Employment.--The Director is authorized to employ 
     additional staff personnel in numbers sufficient to carry out 
     the provisions of this section.
       (B) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out this paragraph $400,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1997 through 2001.
       (6) Limitation.--No funds authorized by this section shall 
     be used to construct or repair any Federal or non-Federal 
     dams.
       (h) Conforming Amendments.--The Act entitled ``An Act to 
     authorize the Secretary of the Army to undertake a national 
     program of inspection of dams'', approved August 8, 1972 (33 
     U.S.C 467-467m; Public Law 92-367), is amended--
       (1) in the first section by striking ``means any artificial 
     barrier'' and all that follows through the period at the end 
     and inserting ``has the meaning such term has under 
     subsection (d) of the National Dam Safety Program Act of 
     1996.'';
       (2) by striking the 2d sentence of section 3;
       (3) by striking section 5 and sections 7 through 14; and
       (4) by redesignating section 6 as section 5.

     SEC. 216. MAINTENANCE, REHABILITATION, AND MODERNIZATION OF 
                   FACILITIES.

       In accomplishing the maintenance, rehabilitation, and 
     modernization of hydroelectric power generating facilities at 
     water resources projects under the jurisdiction of the 
     Department of the Army, the Secretary is authorized to 
     increase the efficiency of energy production and the capacity 
     of these facilities if, after consulting with other 
     appropriate Federal and State agencies, the Secretary 
     determines that such uprating--
       (1) is economically justified and financially feasible;
       (2) will not result in significant adverse effects on the 
     other purposes for which the project is authorized;
       (3) will not result in significant adverse environmental 
     impacts; and
       (4) will not involve major structural or operation changes 
     in the project.

     SEC. 217. LONG-TERM SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES.

       (a) Development.--The Secretary shall enter into 
     cooperative agreements with non-Federal sponsors of 
     navigation projects for development of long-term management 
     strategies for controlling sediments in such projects.
       (b) Contents of Strategies.--Each strategy developed under 
     this section for a navigation project--
       (1) shall include assessments of the following with respect 
     to the project: sediment rates and composition, sediment 
     reduction options, dredging practices, long-term management 
     of any dredged material disposal facilities, remediation of 
     such facilities, and alternative disposal and reuse options;
       (2) shall include a timetable for implementation of the 
     strategy; and
       (3) shall incorporate, as much as possible, relevant 
     ongoing planning efforts, including remedial action planning, 
     dredged material management planning, harbor and waterfront 
     development planning, and watershed management planning.
       (c) Consultation.--In developing strategies under this 
     section, the Secretary shall consult with interested Federal 
     agencies, States, and Indian tribes and provide an 
     opportunity for public comment.

     SEC. 218. DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL FACILITY PARTNERSHIPS.

       (a) Additional Capacity.--
       (1) Provided by secretary.--At the request of a non-Federal 
     project sponsor, the Secretary may provide additional 
     capacity at a dredged material disposal facility constructed 
     by the Secretary beyond that which would be required for 
     project purposes if the non-Federal project sponsor agrees to 
     pay, during the period of construction, all costs associated 
     with the construction of the additional capacity.
       (2) Cost recovery authority.--The non-Federal project 
     sponsor may recover the costs assigned to the additional 
     capacity through fees assessed on 3rd parties whose dredged 
     material is deposited in the facility and who enter into 
     agreements with the non-Federal sponsor for the use of such 
     facility. The amount of such fees may be determined by the 
     non-Federal sponsor.
       (b) Non-Federal use of Disposal Facilities.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary--
       (A) may permit the use of any dredged material disposal 
     facility under the jurisdiction of, or managed by, the 
     Secretary by a non-Federal interest if the Secretary 
     determines that such use will not reduce the availability of 
     the facility for project purposes; and
       (B) may impose fees to recover capital, operation, and 
     maintenance costs associated with such use.
       (2) Use of fees.--Notwithstanding section 401(c) of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act but subject to advance 
     appropriations, any monies received through collection of 
     fees under this subsection shall be available to the 
     Secretary, and shall be used by the Secretary, for the 
     operation and maintenance of the disposal facility from which 
     they were collected.
       (c) Public-Private Partnerships.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may carry out a program to 
     evaluate and implement opportunities for public-private 
     partnerships in the design, construction, management, or 
     operation of dredged material disposal facilties in 
     connection with construction or maintenance of Federal 
     navigation projects.
       (2) Private financing.--
       (A) Agreements.--In carrying out this subsection, the 
     Secretary may enter into an agreement with a project sponsor, 
     a private entity, or both for the acquisition, design, 
     construction, management, or operation of a dredged material 
     disposal facility (including any facility used to demonstrate 
     potential beneficial uses of dredged material) using funds 
     provided in whole or in part by the private entity.
       (B) Reimbursement.--If any funds provided by a private 
     entity are used to carry out a project under this subsection, 
     the Secretary may reimburse the private entity over a period 
     of time agreed to by the parties to the agreement through the 
     payment of subsequent user fees. Such fees may include the 
     payment of a disposal or tipping fee for placement of 
     suitable dredged material at the facility.
       (C) Amount of fees.--User fees paid pursuant to 
     subparagraph (B) shall be sufficient to repay funds 
     contributed by the private entity plus a reasonable return on 
     investment approved by the Secretary in cooperation with the 
     project sponsor and the private entity.
       (D) Federal share.--The Federal share of such fee shall be 
     equal to the percentage of the total cost which would 
     otherwise be borne by the Federal Government as required 
     pursuant to existing cost sharing requirements, including 
     section 103 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
     (33 U.S.C. 2213) and section 204 of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2325).
       (E) Budget act compliance.--Any spending authority (as 
     defined in section 401(c)(2)

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     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 651(c)(2)) 
     authorized by this section shall be effective only to such 
     extent and in such amounts as are provided in appropriation 
     Acts.

     SEC. 219. OBSTRUCTION REMOVAL REQUIREMENT.

       (a) Penalty.--Section 16 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (33 
     U.S.C. 411; 30 Stat. 1153), is amended--
       (1) by striking ``thirteen, fourteen, and fifteen'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``13, 14, 15, 19, and 20''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``not exceeding twenty-five hundred dollars 
     nor less than five hundred dollars'' and inserting ``of up to 
     $25,000 per day''.
       (b) General Authority.--Section 20 of the Act of March 3, 
     1899 (33 U.S.C. 415; 30 Stat. 1154), is amended--
       (1) by striking ``expense'' the first place it appears in 
     subsection (a) and inserting ``actual expense, including 
     administrative expenses,'';
       (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``cost'' and inserting 
     ``actual cost, including administrative costs,'';
       (3) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
       (4) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(b) Removal Requirement.--Within 24 hours after the 
     Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is 
     operating issues an order to stop or delay navigation in any 
     navigable waters of the United States because of conditions 
     related to the sinking or grounding of a vessel, the owner or 
     operator of the vessel, with the approval of the Secretary of 
     the Army, shall begin removal of the vessel using the most 
     expeditious removal method available or, if appropriate, 
     secure the vessel pending removal to allow navigation to 
     resume. If the owner or operator fails to begin removal or to 
     secure the vessel pending removal or fails to complete 
     removal as soon as possible, the Secretary of the Army shall 
     remove or destroy the vessel using the summary removal 
     procedures under subsection (a) of this section.''.

     SEC. 220. SMALL PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS.

       Section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 
     701r) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$12,500,000'' and inserting 
     ``$15,000,000''; and
       (2) by striking ``$500,000'' and inserting ``$1,500,000''.

     SEC. 221. UNECONOMICAL COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 221(a) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 
     1962d-5b) is amended by striking the period at the end of the 
     first sentence and inserting the following: ``; except that 
     no such agreement shall be required if the Secretary 
     determines that the administrative costs associated with 
     negotiating, executing, or administering the agreement would 
     exceed the amount of the contribution required from the non-
     Federal interest and are less than $25,000.''.

     SEC. 222. PLANNING ASSISTANCE TO STATES.

       Section 22 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 
     (42 U.S.C. 1962d-16) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by inserting ``, watersheds, or 
     ecosystems'' after ``basins'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (2) and (3), respectively; and
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``$6,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$10,000,000''; and
       (B) by striking ``$300,000'' and inserting ``$500,000''.

     SEC. 223. CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSES.

       Section 211 of the Flood Control Act of 1950 (33 U.S.C. 
     701u; 64 Stat. 183) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``continental limits of the''; and
       (2) by striking the 2d colon and all that follows through 
     ``for this purpose''.

     SEC. 224. STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCY REVIEW PERIOD.

       The 1st section of the Act entitled ``An Act authorizing 
     the construction of certain public works on rivers and 
     harbors for flood control, and other purposes'', approved 
     December 22, 1944 (33 U.S.C. 701-1(a); 58 Stat. 888), is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``Within ninety'' and inserting ``Within 
     30''; and
       (2) by striking ``ninety-day period.'' and inserting ``30-
     day period.''.

     SEC. 225. LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENT OF NON-FEDERAL COSTS 
                   PER PROJECT.

       Section 215(a) of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
     1962d-5a(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$3,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$5,000,000''; and
       (2) by striking the final period.

     SEC. 226. AQUATIC PLANT CONTROL.

       (a) Additional Controlled Plants.--Section 104(a) of the 
     River and Harbor Act of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 610(a)) is amended by 
     inserting after ``alligatorweed,'' the following: 
     ``melaleuca,''.
       (b) Authorization.--Section 104(b) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 
     610(b)) is amended by striking ``$12,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$15,000,000''.

     SEC. 227. SEDIMENTS DECONTAMINATION TECHNOLOGY.

       (a) Project Purpose.--Section 405(a) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 2239 note; 106 Stat. 4863) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Project purpose.--The purpose of the project to be 
     carried out under this section is to provide for the 
     development of 1 or more sediment decontamination 
     technologies on a pilot scale demonstrating a capacity of at 
     least 500,000 cubic yards per year.''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--The first sentence of 
     section 405(c) of such Act is amended to read as follows: 
     ``There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     section $10,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after 
     September 30, 1996.''.
       (c) Reports.--Section 405 of such Act is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(d) Reports.--Not later than September 30, 1998, and 
     periodically thereafter, the Administrator and the Secretary 
     shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of the 
     project to be carried out under this section, including an 
     assessment of the progress made in achieving the intent of 
     the program set forth in subsection (a)(3).''.

     SEC. 228. SHORE PROTECTION.

       (a) Declaration of Policy.--Subsection (a) of the first 
     section of the Act entitled ``An Act authorizing Federal 
     participation in the cost of protecting the shores of 
     publicly owned property'', approved August 13, 1946 (33 
     U.S.C. 426e; 60 Stat. 1056), is amended--
       (1) by striking ``damage to the shores'' and inserting 
     ``damage to the shores and beaches''; and
       (2) by striking ``the following provisions'' and all that 
     follows through the period at the end of subsection (a) and 
     inserting the following: ``this Act, to promote shore 
     protection projects and related research that encourage the 
     protection, restoration, and enhancement of sandy beaches, 
     including beach restoration and periodic beach nourishment, 
     on a comprehensive and coordinated basis by the Federal 
     Government, States, localities, and private enterprises. In 
     carrying out this policy, preference shall be given to areas 
     in which there has been a Federal investment of funds and 
     areas with respect to which the need for prevention or 
     mitigation of damage to shores and beaches is attributable to 
     Federal navigation projects or other Federal activities.''.
       (b) Nonpublic Shores.--Subsection (d) of such section is 
     amended by striking ``or from the protection of nearby public 
     property or'' and inserting ``, if there are sufficient 
     benefits, including benefits to local and regional economic 
     development and to the local and regional ecology (as 
     determined under subsection (e)(2)(B)), or''; and
       (c) Authorization of Projects.--Subsection (e) of such 
     section is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(e) No'' and inserting the following:
       ``(e) Authorization of Projects.--
       ``(1) In general.--No'';
       (2) by moving the remainder of the text of paragraph (1) 
     (as designated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) 2 ems to 
     the right; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Studies.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(i) recommend to Congress studies concerning shore 
     protection projects that meet the criteria established under 
     this Act (including subparagraph (B)(iii)) and other 
     applicable law;
       ``(ii) conduct such studies as Congress requires under 
     applicable laws; and
       ``(iii) report the results of the studies to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress.
       ``(B) Recommendations for shore protection projects.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall recommend to 
     Congress the authorization or reauthorization of shore 
     protection projects based on the studies conducted under 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(ii) Considerations.--In making recommendations, the 
     Secretary shall consider the economic and ecological benefits 
     of a shore protection project and the ability of the non-
     Federal interest to participate in the project.
       ``(iii) Consideration of local and regional benefits.--In 
     analyzing the economic and ecological benefits of a shore 
     protection project, or a flood control or other water 
     resource project the purpose of which includes shore 
     protection, the Secretary shall consider benefits to local 
     and regional economic development, and to the local and 
     regional ecology, in calculating the full economic and 
     ecological justifications for the project.
       ``(C) Coordination of projects.--In conducting studies and 
     making recommendations for a shore protection project under 
     this paragraph, the Secretary shall--
       ``(i) determine whether there is any other project being 
     carried out by the Secretary or the head of another Federal 
     agency that may be complementary to the shore protection 
     project; and
       ``(ii) if there is such a complementary project, describe 
     the efforts that will be made to coordinate the projects.
       ``(3) Shore protection projects.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall construct, or cause 
     to be constructed, any shore protection project authorized by 
     Congress, or separable element of such a project, for which 
     funds have been appropriated by Congress.
       ``(B) Agreements.--
       ``(i) Requirement.--After authorization by Congress, and 
     before commencement of construction, of a shore protection 
     project or separable element, the Secretary shall enter into 
     a written agreement with a non-Federal interest with respect 
     to the project or separable element.
       ``(ii) Terms.--The agreement shall--

       ``(I) specify the life of the project; and
       ``(II) ensure that the Federal Government and the non-
     Federal interest will cooperate in carrying out the project 
     or separable element.

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       ``(C) Coordination of projects.--In constructing a shore 
     protection project or separable element under this paragraph, 
     the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, coordinate 
     the project or element with any complementary project 
     identified under paragraph (2)(C).
       ``(4) Report to congress.--The Secretary shall report 
     biennially to the appropriate committees of Congress on the 
     status of all ongoing shore protection studies and shore 
     protection projects carried out under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary.''.
       (d) Requirement of Agreements Prior to Reimbursements.--
       (1) Small shore protection projects.--Section 2 of the Act 
     entitled ``An Act authorizing Federal participation in the 
     cost of protecting the shores of publicly owned property'', 
     approved August 13, 1946 (33 U.S.C. 426f; 60 Stat. 1056), is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Army'' and 
     inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 2. REIMBURSEMENTS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary'';
       (B) in subsection (a) (as so designated)--
       (i) by striking ``local interests'' and inserting ``non-
     Federal interests'';
       (ii) by inserting ``or separable element of the project'' 
     after ``project''; and
       (iii) by inserting ``or separable elements'' after 
     ``projects'' each place it appears; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Agreements.--
       ``(1) Requirement.--After authorization of reimbursement by 
     the Secretary under this section, and before commencement of 
     construction, of a shore protection project, the Secretary 
     shall enter into a written agreement with the non-Federal 
     interest with respect to the project or separable element.
       ``(2) Terms.--The agreement shall--
       ``(A) specify the life of the project; and
       ``(B) ensure that the Federal Government and the non-
     Federal interest will cooperate in carrying out the project 
     or separable element.''.
       (2) Other shoreline protection projects.--Section 
     206(e)(1)(A) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
     (33 U.S.C. 426i-1(e)(1)(A); 106 Stat. 4829) is amended by 
     inserting before the semicolon the following: ``and enters 
     into a written agreement with the non-Federal interest with 
     respect to the project or separable element (including the 
     terms of cooperation)''.
       (e) State and Regional Plans.--The Act entitled ``An Act 
     authorizing Federal participation in the cost of protecting 
     the shores of publicly owned property'', approved August 13, 
     1946, is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 4 (33 U.S.C. 426h) as section 
     5; and
       (2) by inserting after section 3 (33 U.S.C. 426g) the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 4. STATE AND REGIONAL PLANS.

       ``The Secretary may--
       ``(1) cooperate with any State in the preparation of a 
     comprehensive State or regional plan for the conservation of 
     coastal resources located within the boundaries of the State;
       ``(2) encourage State participation in the implementation 
     of the plan; and
       ``(3) submit to Congress reports and recommendations with 
     respect to appropriate Federal participation in carrying out 
     the plan.''.
       (f) Definitions.--
       (1) In general.--Section 5 of the Act entitled ``An Act 
     authorizing Federal participation in the cost of protecting 
     the shores of publicly owned property'', approved August 13, 
     1946 (33 U.S.C. 426h), (as redesignated by subsection (e)(1)) 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this Act, the following definitions apply:
       ``(1) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers.
       ``(2) Separable element.--The term `separable element' has 
     the meaning provided by section 103(f) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(f)).
       ``(3) Shore.--The term `shore' includes each shoreline of 
     the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Gulf of Mexico, the 
     Great Lakes, and lakes, estuaries, and bays directly 
     connected therewith.
       ``(4) Shore protection project.--The term `shore protection 
     project' includes a project for beach nourishment, including 
     the replacement of sand.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--The Act entitled ``An Act 
     authorizing Federal participation in the cost of protecting 
     the shores of publicly owned property'', approved August 13, 
     1946, is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)(3) of the first section (33 U.S.C. 
     426e(b)(3)) by striking ``of the Army, acting through the 
     Chief of Engineers,'' and by striking the final period; and
       (B) in section 3 (33 U.S.C. 426g) by striking ``Secretary 
     of the Army'' and inserting ``Secretary''.
       (g) Objectives of Projects.--Section 209 of the Flood 
     Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962-2; 84 Stat. 1829) is 
     amended by inserting ``(including shore protection projects 
     such as projects for beach nourishment, including the 
     replacement of sand)'' after ``water resource projects''.

     SEC. 229. PROJECT DEAUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1001(b)(2) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Before'' at the beginning of the second 
     sentence and inserting ``Upon''; and
       (2) by inserting ``planning, designing, or'' before 
     ``construction'' in the last sentence.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 52 of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1988 (33 U.S.C. 579a note; 102 Stat. 4044) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) as 
     subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d), respectively.

     SEC. 230. SUPPORT OF ARMY CIVIL WORKS PROGRAM.

       (a) General Authority.--In carrying out research and 
     development in support of the civil works program of the 
     Department of the Army, the Secretary may utilize contracts, 
     cooperative research and development agreements, cooperative 
     agreements, and grants with non-Federal entities, including 
     State and local governments, colleges and universities, 
     consortia, professional and technical societies, public and 
     private scientific and technical foundations, research 
     institutions, educational organizations, and nonprofit 
     organizations.
       (b) Special Rules.--With respect to contracts for research 
     and development, the Secretary may include requirements that 
     have potential commercial application and may also use such 
     potential application as an evaluation factor where 
     appropriate.

     SEC. 231. BENEFITS TO NAVIGATION.

       In evaluating potential improvements to navigation and the 
     maintenance of navigation projects, the Secretary shall 
     consider, and include for purposes of project justification, 
     economic benefits generated by cruise ships as commercial 
     navigation benefits.

     SEC. 232. LOSS OF LIFE PREVENTION.

       Section 904 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
     (33 U.S.C. 2281) is amended by inserting ``including the loss 
     of life which may be associated with flooding and coastal 
     storm events,'' after ``costs,''.

     SEC. 233. SCENIC AND AESTHETIC CONSIDERATIONS.

       In conducting studies of potential water resources 
     projects, the Secretary shall consider measures to preserve 
     and enhance scenic and aesthetic qualities in the vicinity of 
     such projects.

     SEC. 234. REMOVAL OF STUDY PROHIBITIONS.

       Nothing in section 208 of the Urgent Supplemental 
     Appropriations Act, 1986 (100 Stat. 749), section 505 of the 
     Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1993 (106 
     Stat. 1343), or any other provision of law shall be deemed to 
     limit the authority of the Secretary to undertake studies for 
     the purpose of investigating alternative modes of financing 
     hydroelectric power facilities under the jurisdiction of the 
     Department of the Army with funds appropriated after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 235. SENSE OF CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARDING NOTICE.

       (a) Purchase of American-Made Equipment and Products.--It 
     is the sense of Congress that, to the greatest extent 
     practicable, all equipment and products purchased with funds 
     made available under this Act should be American-made.
       (b) Notice to Recipients of Assistance.--In providing 
     financial assistance under this Act, the Secretary, to the 
     greatest extent practicable, shall provide to each recipient 
     of the assistance a notice describing the statement made in 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 236. RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

       Section 310 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 
     (33 U.S.C. 2319; 104 Stat. 4639) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a); and
       (2) by striking  ``(b)  Public  Participa-tion.--''.

     SEC. 237. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

       (a) Section  203 of 1992 Act.--Section 203(b) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4826) is amended 
     by striking ``(8662)'' and inserting ``(8862)''.
       (b) Section  225 of 1992 Act.--Section 225(c) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4838) is amended 
     by striking ``(8662)'' in the second sentence and inserting 
     ``(8862)''.
                    TITLE III--PROJECT MODIFICATIONS

     SEC. 301. MOBILE HARBOR, ALABAMA.

       The undesignated paragraph under the heading ``mobile 
     harbor, alabama'' in section 201(a) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4090) is amended by 
     striking the first semicolon and all that follows and 
     inserting a period and the following: ``In disposing of 
     dredged material from such project, the Secretary, after 
     compliance with applicable laws and after opportunity for 
     public review and comment, may consider alternatives to 
     disposal of such material in the Gulf of Mexico, including 
     environmentally acceptable alternatives for beneficial uses 
     of dredged material and environmental restoration.''.

     SEC. 302. ALAMO DAM, ARIZONA.

       The project for flood control and other purposes, Alamo Dam 
     and Lake, Arizona, authorized by section 10 of the River and 
     Harbor Act of December 22, 1944, (58 Stat. 900), is modified 
     to authorize the Secretary to operate the Alamo Dam to 
     provide fish and wildlife benefits both upstream and 
     downstream of the Dam. Such operation shall not reduce flood 
     control and recreation benefits provided by the project.

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     SEC. 303. NOGALES WASH AND TRIBUTARIES, ARIZONA.

       The project for flood control, Nogales Wash and 
     tributaries, Arizona, authorized by section 101(a)(4) of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4606), is 
     modified to direct the Secretary to permit the non-Federal 
     contribution for the project to be determined in accordance 
     with sections 103(k) and 103(m) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 and to direct the Secretary to enter 
     into negotiations with non-Federal interests pursuant to 
     section 103(l) of such Act concerning the timing of the 
     initial payment of the non-Federal contribution.

     SEC. 304. PHOENIX, ARIZONA.

       Section 321 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
     (106 Stat. 4848) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``control'' and inserting ``control, 
     ecosystem restoration,''; and
       (2) by striking ``$6,500,000.'' and inserting 
     ``$17,500,000.''.

     SEC. 305. SAN FRANCISCO RIVER AT CLIFTON, ARIZONA.

       The project for flood control, San Francisco River, 
     Clifton, Arizona, authorized by section 101(a)(3) of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4606), is 
     modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the project 
     at a total cost of $21,100,000, with an estimated Federal 
     cost of $13,800,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
     $7,300,000.

     SEC. 306. CHANNEL ISLANDS HARBOR, CALIFORNIA.

       The project for navigation, Channel Islands Harbor, Port of 
     Hueneme, California, authorized by section 101 of the River 
     and Harbor Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 1252) is modified to direct 
     the Secretary to pay 100 percent of the costs of dredging the 
     Channel Islands Harbor sand trap.

     SEC. 307. GLENN-COLUSA, CALIFORNIA.

       The project for flood control, Sacramento River, 
     California, authorized by section 2 of the Act entitled ``An 
     Act to provide for the control of the floods of the 
     Mississippi River and the Sacramento River, California, and 
     for other purposes'', approved March 1, 1917 (39 Stat. 948), 
     and as modified by section 102 of the Energy and Water 
     Development Appropriations Act, 1990 (103 Stat. 649), is 
     further modified to authorize the Secretary to carry out the 
     portion of the project at Glenn-Colusa, California, at a 
     total cost of $14,200,000.

     SEC. 308. LOS ANGELES AND LONG BEACH HARBORS, SAN PEDRO BAY, 
                   CALIFORNIA.

       The navigation project for Los Angeles and Long Beach 
     Harbors, San Pedro Bay, California, authorized by section 
     201(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 
     Stat. 4091), is modified to provide that, notwithstanding 
     section 101(a)(4) of such Act, the cost of the relocation of 
     the sewer outfall by the Port of Los Angeles shall be 
     credited toward the payment required from the non-Federal 
     interest by section 101(a)(2) of such Act.

     SEC. 309. OAKLAND HARBOR, CALIFORNIA.

       The projects for navigation, Oakland Outer Harbor, 
     California, and Oakland Inner Harbor, California, authorized 
     by section 202 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
     (100 Stat. 4092), are modified by combining the 2 projects 
     into 1 project, to be designated as the Oakland Harbor, 
     California, project. The Oakland Harbor, California, project 
     shall be prosecuted by the Secretary substantially in 
     accordance with the plans and subject to the conditions 
     recommended in the reports designated in such section 202, at 
     a total cost of $90,850,000, with an estimated Federal cost 
     of $59,150,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
     $31,700,000. The non-Federal share of project costs and any 
     available credits toward the non-Federal share shall be 
     calculated on the basis of the total cost of the combined 
     project.

     SEC. 310. QUEENSWAY BAY, CALIFORNIA.

       Section 4(e) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 
     (102 Stat. 4016) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following sentence: ``In addition, the Secretary shall 
     perform advance maintenance dredging in the Queensway Bay 
     Channel, California, at a total cost of $5,000,000.''.

     SEC. 311. SAN LUIS REY, CALIFORNIA.

       The project for flood control of the San Luis Rey River, 
     California, authorized pursuant to section 201 of the Flood 
     Control Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5; 79 Stat. 1073-1074), 
     is modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the 
     project at a total cost not to exceed $81,600,000 with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $61,100,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $20,500,000.

     SEC. 312. THAMES RIVER, CONNECTICUT.

       (a) Reconfiguration of Turning Basin.--The project for 
     navigation, Thames River, Connecticut, authorized by the 
     first section of the Act entitled ``An Act authorizing 
     construction, repair, and preservation of certain public 
     works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes'', 
     approved August 30, 1935 (49 Stat. 1029), is modified to make 
     the turning basin have the following alignment: Starting at a 
     point on the eastern limit of the existing project, 
     N251052.93, E783934.59, thence running north 5 degrees 25 
     minutes 21.3 seconds east 341.06 feet to a point, N251392.46, 
     E783966.82, thence running north 47 degrees 24 minutes 14.0 
     seconds west 268.72 feet to a point, N251574.34, E783769.00, 
     thence running north 88 degrees 41 minutes 52.2 seconds west 
     249.06 feet to a point, N251580.00, E783520.00, thence 
     running south 46 degrees 16 minutes 22.9 seconds west 318.28 
     feet to a point, N251360.00, E783290.00, thence running south 
     19 degrees 01 minute 32.2 seconds east 306.76 feet to a 
     point, N251070.00, E783390.00, thence running south 45 
     degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds east 155.56 feet to a point, 
     N250960.00, E783500.00 on the existing western limit.
       (b) Non-Federal Responsibility for Initial Dredging.--Any 
     required initial dredging of the widened portions of the 
     turning basin identified in subsection (a) shall be 
     accomplished at non-Federal expense.
       (c) Conforming Deauthorization.--Those portions of the 
     existing turning basin which are not included in the 
     reconfigured turning basin as described in subsection (a) 
     shall no longer be authorized after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 313. POTOMAC RIVER, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

       The project for flood protection, Potomac River, 
     Washington, District of Columbia, authorized by section 5 of 
     the Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936 (74 Stat. 1574), is 
     modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the project 
     substantially in accordance with the General Design 
     Memorandum dated May 1992 at a Federal cost of $1,800,000; 
     except that a temporary closure may be used instead of a 
     permanent structure at 17th Street. Operation and maintenance 
     of the project shall be a Federal responsibility.

     SEC. 314. CANAVERAL HARBOR, FLORIDA.

       The project for navigation, Canaveral Harbor, Florida, 
     authorized by section 101(7) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4802), is modified to 
     authorize the Secretary to reclassify the removal and 
     replacement of stone protection on both sides of the channel 
     as general navigation features. The Secretary shall reimburse 
     any costs that are incurred by the non-Federal sponsor in 
     connection with the reclassified work and that the Secretary 
     determines to be in excess of the non-Federal share of costs 
     for general navigation features. The Federal and non-Federal 
     shares of the cost of the reclassified work shall be 
     determined in accordance with section 101 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986.

     SEC. 315. CAPTIVA ISLAND, FLORIDA.

       The project for shoreline protection, Captiva Island, Lee 
     County, Florida, authorized pursuant to section 201 of the 
     Flood Control Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1073), is modified to 
     direct the Secretary to reimburse the non-Federal interest 
     for beach renourishment work accomplished by such interest as 
     if such work occurred after execution of the agreement 
     entered into pursuant to section 215 of the Flood Control Act 
     of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5) with respect to such project.

     SEC. 316. CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA, CANAL 51.

       The project for flood protection of West Palm Beach, 
     Florida (C-51), authorized by section 203 of the Flood 
     Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1183), is modified to provide 
     for the construction of an enlarged stormwater detention 
     area, Storm Water Treatment Area 1 East, generally in 
     accordance with the plan of improvements described in the 
     February 15, 1994, report entitled ``Everglades Protection 
     Project, Palm Beach County, Florida, Conceptual Design'', 
     with such modifications as are approved by the Secretary. The 
     additional work authorized by this subsection shall be 
     accomplished at Federal expense. Operation and maintenance of 
     the stormwater detention area shall be consistent with 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary for the Central and 
     Southern Florida project, and all costs of such operation and 
     maintenance shall be provided by non-Federal interests.

     SEC. 317. CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA, CANAL 111 (C-111).

       (a) In General.--The project for Central and Southern 
     Florida, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act 
     of 1948 (62 Stat. 1176) and modified by section 203 of the 
     Flood Control Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 740-741), is modified to 
     authorize the Secretary to implement the recommended plan of 
     improvement contained in a report entitled ``Central and 
     Southern Florida Project, Final Integrated General 
     Reevaluation Report and Environmental Impact Statement, Canal 
     111 (C-111), South Dade County, Florida'', dated May 1994, 
     including acquisition by non-Federal interests of such 
     portions of the Frog Pond and Rocky Glades areas as are 
     needed for the project.
       (b) Cost Sharing.--
       (1) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of 
     implementing the plan of improvement shall be 50 percent.
       (2) Department of interior responsibility.--The Department 
     of the Interior shall pay 25 percent of the cost of acquiring 
     such portions of the Frog Pond and Rocky Glades areas as are 
     needed for the project. The amount paid by the Department of 
     the Interior shall be included as part of the Federal share 
     of the cost of implementing the plan.
       (3) Operation and maintenance.--The non-Federal share of 
     operation and maintenance costs of the improvements 
     undertaken pursuant to this subsection shall be 100 percent; 
     except that the Federal Government shall reimburse the non-
     Federal project sponsor 60 percent of the costs of operating 
     and maintaining pump stations that pump water into Taylor 
     Slough in the Everglades National Park.

     SEC. 318. JACKSONVILLE HARBOR (MILL COVE), FLORIDA.

       The project for navigation, Jacksonville Harbor (Mill 
     Cove), Florida, authorized by section 601(a) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4139-4140), is 
     modified to direct the Secretary to carry out

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     a project for flow and circulation improvement within Mill 
     Cove, at a total cost of $2,000,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $2,000,000.

     SEC. 319. PANAMA CITY BEACHES, FLORIDA.

       (a) In General.--The project for shoreline protection, 
     Panama City Beaches, Florida, authorized by section 501(a) of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4133), 
     is modified to direct the Secretary to enter into an 
     agreement with the non-Federal interest for carrying out such 
     project in accordance with section 206 of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4828).
       (b) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on the progress made in carrying out this 
     section.

     SEC. 320. TYBEE ISLAND, GEORGIA.

       The project for beach erosion control, Tybee Island, 
     Georgia, authorized pursuant to section 201 of the Flood 
     Control Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5), is modified to 
     include as an integral part of the project the portion of the 
     ocean shore of Tybee Island located south of the existing 
     south terminal groin between 18th and 19th Streets.

     SEC. 321. WHITE RIVER, INDIANA.

       The project for flood control, Indianapolis on West Fork of 
     the White River, Indiana, authorized by section 5 of the 
     Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936 (49 Stat. 1586), is 
     modified to authorize the Secretary to undertake riverfront 
     alterations as described in the Central Indianapolis 
     Waterfront Concept Master Plan, dated February 1994, at a 
     total cost of $85,975,000, with an estimated first Federal 
     cost of $39,975,000 and an estimated first non-Federal cost 
     of $46,000,000. The cost of work, including relocations 
     undertaken by the non-Federal interest after February 15, 
     1994, on features identified in the Master Plan shall be 
     credited toward the non-Federal share of project costs.

     SEC. 322. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

       The project for flood control, Chicagoland Underflow Plan, 
     Illinois, authorized by section 3(a)(5) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4013), is 
     modified to limit the capacity of the reservoir project not 
     to exceed 11,000,000,000 gallons or 32,000 acre-feet, to 
     provide that the reservoir project may not be located north 
     of 55th Street or west of East Avenue in the vicinity of 
     McCook, Illinois, and to provide that the reservoir project 
     may only be constructed on the basis of a specific plan that 
     has been evaluated by the Secretary under the provisions of 
     the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

     SEC. 323. CHICAGO LOCK AND THOMAS J. O'BRIEN LOCK, ILLINOIS.

       The project for navigation, Chicago Harbor, Lake Michigan, 
     Illinois, for which operation and maintenance responsibility 
     was transferred to the Secretary under chapter IV of title I 
     of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1983 (97 Stat. 311) 
     and section 107 of the Energy and Water Development 
     Appropriation Act, 1982 (95 Stat. 1137) is modified to direct 
     the Secretary to conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
     of making such structural repairs as are necessary to prevent 
     leakage through the Chicago Lock and the Thomas J. O'Brien 
     Lock, Illinois, and to determine the need for installing 
     permanent flow measurement equipment at such locks to measure 
     any leakage. The Secretary is authorized to carry out such 
     repairs and installations as are necessary following 
     completion of the study.

     SEC. 324. KASKASKIA RIVER, ILLINOIS.

       The project for navigation, Kaskaskia River, Illinois, 
     authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1962 
     (76 Stat. 1175), is modified to add fish and wildlife and 
     habitat restoration as project purposes.

     SEC. 325. LOCKS AND DAM 26, ALTON, ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI.

       Section 102(l) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1990 (104 Stat. 4613) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``, that requires no separable project 
     lands and'' and inserting ``on project lands and other 
     contiguous nonproject lands, including those lands referred 
     to as the Alton Commons. The recreational development'';
       (2) by inserting ``shall be'' before ``at a Federal 
     construction''; and
       (3) by striking ``. The recreational development'' and 
     inserting ``, and''.

     SEC. 326. NORTH BRANCH OF CHICAGO RIVER, ILLINOIS.

       The project for flood protection, North Branch of the 
     Chicago River, Illinois, authorized by section 401(a) of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4115), is 
     modified to authorize the Secretary to carry out the project 
     in accordance with the report of the Corps of Engineers dated 
     March 1994, at a total cost of $34,228,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $20,905,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $13,323,000.

     SEC. 327. ILLINOIS AND MICHIGAN CANAL.

       Section 314(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1992 (106 Stat. 4847) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``Such improvements shall include marina 
     development at Lock 14, to be carried out in consultation 
     with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, at a total 
     cost of $6,374,000.''.

     SEC. 328. HALSTEAD, KANSAS.

       The project for flood control, Halstead, Kansas, authorized 
     by section 401(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1986 (100 Stat. 4116), is modified to authorize the Secretary 
     to carry out the project in accordance with the report of the 
     Corps of Engineers dated March 19, 1993, at a total cost of 
     $11,100,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $8,325,000 and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $2,775,000.

     SEC. 329. LEVISA AND TUG FORKS OF THE BIG SANDY RIVER AND 
                   CUMBERLAND RIVER, KENTUCKY, WEST VIRGINIA, AND 
                   VIRGINIA.

       The project for flood control, Levisa and Tug Forks of the 
     Big Sandy River and Cumberland River, Kentucky, West 
     Virginia, and Virginia, authorized by section 202(a) of the 
     Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act, 1981 (94 
     Stat. 1339), is modified to provide that the minimum level of 
     flood protection to be afforded by the project shall be the 
     level required to provide protection from a 100-year flood or 
     from the flood of April 1977, whichever level of protection 
     is greater.

     SEC. 330. PRESTONBURG, KENTUCKY.

       Section 109(a) of Public Law 104-46 (109 Stat. 408) is 
     amended by striking ``Modification No. 2'' and inserting 
     ``Modification No. 3''.

     SEC. 331. COMITE RIVER, LOUISIANA.

       The Comite River Diversion project for flood control, 
     authorized as part of the project for flood control, Amite 
     River and Tributaries, Louisiana, by section 101(11) of the 
     Water Resource Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4802-4803), 
     is modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the 
     project at a total cost of $121,600,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $70,577,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $51,023,000.

     SEC. 332. GRAND ISLE AND VICINITY, LOUISIANA.

       The project for hurricane damage prevention, flood control, 
     and beach erosion along Grand Isle and Vicinity, Louisiana, 
     authorized by section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1965 
     (79 Stat. 1077), is modified to authorize the Secretary to 
     construct a permanent breakwater and levee system at a total 
     cost of $17,000,000.

     SEC. 333. LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN, LOUISIANA.

       The project for hurricane damage prevention and flood 
     control, Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, authorized by section 
     204 of the Flood Control Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1077), is 
     modified to provide that St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, and 
     the Lake Borgne Basin Levee District, Louisiana, shall not be 
     required to pay the unpaid balance, including interest, of 
     the non-Federal cost-share of the project.

     SEC. 334. MISSISSIPPI DELTA REGION, LOUISIANA.

       The Mississippi Delta Region project, Louisiana, authorized 
     as part of the project for hurricane-flood protection project 
     on Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, by section 204 of the Flood 
     Control Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1077), is modified to direct 
     the Secretary to provide a credit to the State of Louisiana 
     toward its non-Federal share of the cost of the project. The 
     credit shall be for the cost incurred by the State in 
     developing and relocating oyster beds to offset the adverse 
     impacts on active and productive oyster beds in the Davis 
     Pond project area but shall not exceed $7,500,000.

     SEC. 335. MISSISSIPPI RIVER OUTLETS, VENICE, LOUISIANA.

       The project for navigation, Mississippi River Outlets, 
     Venice, Louisiana, authorized by section 101 of the River and 
     Harbor Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 731), is modified to provide for 
     the extension of the 16-foot deep by 250-foot wide Baptiste 
     Collette Bayou entrance channel to approximately Mile 8 of 
     the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet navigation channel, at a 
     total estimated Federal cost of $80,000.

     SEC. 336. RED RIVER WATERWAY, LOUISIANA.

       The project for mitigation of fish and wildlife losses, Red 
     River Waterway, Louisiana, authorized by section 601(a) of 
     the Water Resources and Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 
     4142) and modified by section 102(p) of the Water Resources 
     and Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4613), is further 
     modified--
       (1) to authorize the Secretary to carry out the project at 
     a total cost of $10,500,000; and
       (2) to provide that lands that are purchased adjacent to 
     the Loggy Bayou Wildlife Management Area may be located in 
     Caddo Parish or Red River Parish.

     SEC. 337. WESTWEGO TO HARVEY CANAL, LOUISIANA.

       The project West Bank Hurricane Protection Levee, Jefferson 
     Parish, Louisiana, authorized by section 401(f) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4128), is 
     modified to include the Lake Cataouatche Area Levee as part 
     of the authorized project, at a total cost of $14,375,000, 
     with an estimated Federal cost of $9,344,000 and an estimated 
     non-Federal cost of $5,031,000.

     SEC. 338. TOLCHESTER CHANNEL, MARYLAND.

       The project for navigation, Baltimore Harbor and Channels, 
     Maryland, authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor 
     Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 297) is modified to direct the 
     Secretary--
       (1) to expedite review of potential straightening of the 
     channel at the Tolchester Channel S-Turn; and
       (2) if determined to be feasible and necessary for safe and 
     efficient navigation, to implement such straightening as part 
     of project maintenance.

     SEC. 339. SAGINAW RIVER, MICHIGAN.

       The project for flood protection, Saginaw River, Michigan, 
     authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1958 
     (72 Stat. 311) is modified to include as part of the project 
     the

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     design and construction of an inflatable dam on the Flint 
     River, Michigan, at a total cost of $500,000.

     SEC. 340. SAULT SAINTE MARIE, CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MICHIGAN.

       (a) In General.--The project for navigation, Sault Sainte 
     Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan, authorized by section 1149 
     of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 
     4254-4255), is modified as provided by this subsection.
       (b) Payment of Non-Federal Share.--The non-Federal share of 
     the cost of the project referred to in subsection (a) shall 
     be paid as follows:
       (1) That portion of the non-Federal share which the 
     Secretary determines is attributable to use of the lock by 
     vessels calling at Canadian ports shall be paid by the United 
     States.
       (2) The remaining portion of the non-Federal share shall be 
     paid by the Great Lakes States pursuant to an agreement 
     entered into by such States.
       (c) Payment Term of Additional Percentage.--The amount to 
     be paid by non-Federal interests pursuant to section 101(a) 
     of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
     2211(a)) and this subsection with respect to the project 
     referred to in subsection (a) may be paid over a period of 50 
     years or the expected life of the project, whichever is 
     shorter.
       (d) Great Lakes States Defined.--For the purposes of this 
     section, the term ``Great Lakes States'' means the States of 
     Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, 
     Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

     SEC. 341. STILLWATER, MINNESOTA.

       Section 363 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
     (106 Stat. 4861-4862) is amended--
       (1) by inserting after ``riverfront,'' the following: ``and 
     expansion of such system if the Secretary determines that the 
     expansion is feasible,'';
       (2) by striking ``$3,200,000'' and inserting 
     ``$11,600,000'';
       (3) by striking ``$2,400,000'' and inserting 
     ``$8,700,000''; and
       (4) by striking ``$800,000'' and inserting ``$2,900,000''.

     SEC. 342. CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI.

       The project for flood control, Cape Girardeau, Jackson 
     Metropolitan Area, Missouri, authorized by section 401(a) of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4118-
     4119), is modified to authorize the Secretary to construct 
     the project, including implementation of nonstructural 
     measures, at a total cost of $45,414,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $33,030,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $12,384,000.

     SEC. 343. NEW MADRID HARBOR, MISSOURI.

       The project for navigation, New Madrid Harbor, Missouri, 
     authorized pursuant to section 107 of the River and Harbor 
     Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577) and modified by section 102(n) of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4807), 
     is further modified to direct the Secretary to assume 
     responsibility for maintenance of the existing Federal 
     channel referred to in such section 102(n) in addition to 
     maintaining New Madrid County Harbor.

     SEC. 344. ST. JOHN'S BAYOU--NEW MADRID FLOODWAY, MISSOURI.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Federal 
     assistance made available under the rural enterprise zone 
     program of the Department of Agriculture may be used toward 
     payment of the non-Federal share of the costs of the project 
     for flood control, St. John's Bayou and New Madrid Floodway, 
     Missouri, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4118).

     SEC. 345. JOSEPH G. MINISH PASSAIC RIVER PARK, NEW JERSEY.

       Section 101(a)(18)(B) of the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4608) is amended by striking 
     ``$25,000,000'' and inserting ``$75,000,000''.

     SEC. 346. MOLLY ANN'S BROOK, NEW JERSEY.

       The project for flood control, Molly Ann's Brook, New 
     Jersey, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4119), is modified to 
     authorize the Secretary to carry out the project in 
     accordance with the report of the Corps of Engineers dated 
     April 3, 1996, at a total cost of $40,100,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $22,600,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $17,500,000.

     SEC. 347. PASSAIC RIVER, NEW JERSEY.

       Section 1148 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
     (100 Stat. 4254) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 1148. PASSAIC RIVER BASIN.

       ``(a) Acquisition of Lands.--The Secretary is authorized to 
     acquire from willing sellers lands on which residential 
     structures are located and which are subject to frequent and 
     recurring flood damage, as identified in the supplemental 
     floodway report of the Corps of Engineers, Passaic River 
     Buyout Study, September 1995, at an estimated total cost of 
     $194,000,000.
       ``(b) Retention of Lands for Flood Protection.--Lands 
     acquired by the Secretary under this section shall be 
     retained by the Secretary for future use in conjunction with 
     flood protection and flood management in the Passaic River 
     Basin.
       ``(c) Cost Sharing.--The non-Federal share of the cost of 
     carrying out this section shall be 25 percent plus any amount 
     that might result from application of the requirements of 
     subsection (d).
       ``(d) Applicability of Benefit-Cost Ratio Waiver 
     Authority.--In evaluating and implementing the project under 
     this section, the Secretary shall allow the non-Federal 
     interest to participate in the financing of the project in 
     accordance with section 903(c) of this Act, to the extent 
     that the Secretary's evaluation indicates that applying such 
     section is necessary to implement the project.''.

     SEC. 348. RAMAPO RIVER AT OAKLAND, NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK.

       The project for flood control, Ramapo River at Oakland, New 
     Jersey and New York, authorized by section 401(a) of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4120), is 
     modified to authorize the Secretary to carry out the project 
     in accordance with the report of the Corps of Engineers dated 
     May 1994, at a total cost of $11,300,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $8,500,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $2,800,000.

     SEC. 349. RARITAN BAY AND SANDY HOOK BAY, NEW JERSEY.

       Section 102(q) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1992 (106 Stat. 4808) is amended by striking ``for Cliffwood 
     Beach''.

     SEC. 350. ARTHUR KILL, NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY.

       The project for navigation, Arthur Kill, New York and New 
     Jersey, authorized by section 202(b) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4098), is modified to 
     authorize the Secretary to carry out the project to a depth 
     of not to exceed 45 feet if determined to be feasible by the 
     Secretary at a total cost of $83,000,000.

     SEC. 351. JONES INLET, NEW YORK.

       The project for navigation, Jones Inlet, New York, 
     authorized by section 2 of the Act entitled ``An Act 
     authorizing construction, repair, and preservation of certain 
     public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes'', 
     approved March 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 13), is modified to direct 
     the Secretary to place uncontaminated dredged material on 
     beach areas downdrift from the federally maintained channel 
     for the purpose of mitigating the interruption of littoral 
     system natural processes caused by the jetty and continued 
     dredging of the federally maintained channel.

     SEC. 352. KILL VAN KULL, NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY.

       The project for navigation, Kill Van Kull, New York and New 
     Jersey, authorized by section 202(a) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4095), is modified to 
     authorize the Secretary to carry out the project at a total 
     cost of $750,000,000.

     SEC. 353. WILMINGTON HARBOR-NORTHEAST CAPE FEAR RIVER, NORTH 
                   CAROLINA.

       The project for navigation, Wilmington Harbor-Northeast 
     Cape Fear River, North Carolina, authorized by section 202(a) 
     of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 
     4095), is modified to authorize the Secretary to construct 
     the project substantially in accordance with the General 
     Design Memorandum dated April 1990 and the General Design 
     Memorandum Supplement dated February 1994, at a total cost of 
     $52,041,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $25,729,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $26,312,000.

     SEC. 354. GARRISON DAM, NORTH DAKOTA.

       The project for flood control, Garrison Dam, North Dakota, 
     authorized by section 9 of the Flood Control Act of December 
     22, 1944 (58 Stat. 891), is modified to authorize the 
     Secretary to acquire permanent flowage and saturation 
     easements over the lands in Williams County, North Dakota, 
     extending from the riverward margin of the Buford-Trenton 
     Irrigation District main canal to the north bank of the 
     Missouri River, beginning at the Buford-Trenton Irrigation 
     District pumping station located in the northeast quarter of 
     section 17, township 152 north, range 104 west, and 
     continuing northeasterly downstream to the land referred to 
     as the East Bottom, and any other lands outside of the 
     boundaries of the Buford-Trenton Irrigation District which 
     have been adversely affected by rising ground water and 
     surface flooding. Any easement acquired by the Secretary 
     pursuant to this subsection shall include the right, power, 
     and privilege of the Government to submerge, overflow, 
     percolate, and saturate the surface and subsurface of the 
     land. The cost of acquiring such easements shall not exceed 
     90 percent, or be less than 75 percent, of the unaffected fee 
     value of the lands. The project is further modified to 
     authorize the Secretary to provide a lump sum payment of 
     $60,000 to the Buford-Trenton Irrigation District for power 
     requirements associated with operation of the drainage pumps 
     and to relinquish all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States to the drainage pumps located within the 
     boundaries of the Irrigation District.

     SEC. 355. RENO BEACH-HOWARDS FARM, OHIO.

       The project for flood protection, Reno Beach-Howards Farm, 
     Ohio, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act, 
     1948 (62 Stat. 1178), is modified to provide that the value 
     of lands, easements, rights-of-way, and disposal areas that 
     are necessary to carry out the project and are provided by 
     the non-Federal interest shall be determined on the basis of 
     the appraisal performed by the Corps of Engineers and dated 
     April 4, 1985.

     SEC. 356. WISTER LAKE, OKLAHOMA.

       The flood control project for Wister Lake, LeFlore County, 
     Oklahoma, authorized by section 4 of the Flood Control Act of 
     June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1218), is modified to increase the 
     elevation of the conservation pool to 478 feet and to adjust 
     the seasonal pool operation to accommodate the change in the 
     conservation pool elevation.

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     SEC. 357. BONNEVILLE LOCK AND DAM, COLUMBIA RIVER, OREGON AND 
                   WASHINGTON.

       (a) In General.--The project for Bonneville Lock and Dam, 
     Columbia River, Oregon and Washington, authorized by the Act 
     of August 20, 1937 (50 Stat. 731), and modified by section 83 
     of the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 35), 
     is further modified to authorize the Secretary to convey to 
     the city of North Bonneville, Washington, at no further cost 
     to the city, all right, title and interest of the United 
     States in and to the following:
       (1) Any municipal facilities, utilities fixtures, and 
     equipment for the relocated city, and any remaining lands 
     designated as open spaces or municipal lots not previously 
     conveyed to the city, specifically, Lots M1 through M15, M16 
     (the ``community center lot''), M18, M19, M22, M24, S42 
     through S45, and S52 through S60.
       (2) The ``school lot'' described as Lot 2, block 5, on the 
     plat of relocated North Bonneville.
       (3) Parcels 2 and C, but only upon the completion of any 
     environmental response actions required under applicable law.
       (4) That portion of Parcel B lying south of the existing 
     city boundary, west of the sewage treatment plant, and north 
     of the drainage ditch that is located adjacent to the 
     northerly limit of the Hamilton Island landfill, provided the 
     Secretary determines, at the time of the proposed conveyance, 
     that the Army has taken all action necessary to protect human 
     health and the environment.
       (5) Such portions of Parcel H which can be conveyed without 
     a requirement for further investigation, inventory or other 
     action by the Department of the Army under the provisions of 
     the National Historic Preservation Act.
       (6) Such easements as the Secretary deems necessary for--
       (A) sewer and water line crossings of relocated Washington 
     State Highway 14; and
       (B) reasonable public access to the Columbia River across 
     those portions of Hamilton Island that remain under the 
     ownership of the United States.
       (b) Time Period for Conveyances.--The conveyances referred 
     to in subsections (a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(5), and (a)(6)(A) shall 
     be completed within 180 days after the United States receives 
     the release referred to in subsection (d). All other 
     conveyances shall be completed expeditiously, subject to any 
     conditions specified in the applicable subsection.
       (c) Purpose.--The purpose of the conveyances authorized by 
     subsection (a) is to resolve all outstanding issues between 
     the United States and the city of North Bonneville.
       (d) Acknowledgement of Payment; Release of Claims Relating 
     to Relocation of City.--As a prerequisite to the conveyances 
     authorized by subsection (a), the city of North Bonneville 
     shall execute an acknowledgement of payment of just 
     compensation and shall execute a release of any and all 
     claims for relief of any kind against the United States 
     growing out of the relocation of the city of North 
     Bonneville, or any prior Federal legislation relating 
     thereto, and shall dismiss, with prejudice, any pending 
     litigation, if any, involving such matters.
       (e) Release by Attorney General.--Upon receipt of the 
     city's acknowledgment and release referred to in subsection 
     (d), the Attorney General of the United States shall dismiss 
     any pending litigation, if any, arising out of the relocation 
     of the city of North Bonneville, and execute a release of any 
     and all rights to damages of any kind under the February 20, 
     1987, judgment of the United States Claims Court, including 
     any interest thereon.
       (f) Acknowledgment of Entitlements; Release by City of 
     Claims.--Within 60 days after the conveyances authorized by 
     subsection (a) (other than paragraph (6)(B)) have been 
     completed, the city shall execute an acknowledgement that all 
     entitlements under such paragraph have been completed and 
     shall execute a release of any and all claims for relief of 
     any kind against the United States arising out of this 
     subsection.
       (g) Effects on City.--Beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the city of North Bonneville, or any 
     successor in interest thereto, shall--
       (1) be precluded from exercising any jurisdiction over any 
     lands owned in whole or in part by the United States and 
     administered by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in 
     connection with the Bonneville project; and
       (2) be authorized to change the zoning designations of, 
     sell, or resell Parcels S35 and S56, which are presently 
     designated as open spaces.

     SEC. 358. COLUMBIA RIVER DREDGING, OREGON AND WASHINGTON.

       The project for navigation, Lower Willamette and Columbia 
     Rivers below Vancouver, Washington and Portland, Oregon, 
     authorized by the first section of the River and Harbor 
     Appropriations Act of June 18, 1878 (20 Stat. 152), is 
     modified to direct the Secretary--
       (1) to conduct channel simulation and to carry out 
     improvements to the existing deep draft channel between the 
     mouth of the river and river mile 34 at a cost not to exceed 
     $2,400,000; and
       (2) to conduct overdepth and advance maintenance dredging 
     that is necessary to maintain authorized channel dimensions.

     SEC. 359. GRAYS LANDING LOCK AND DAM, MONONGAHELA RIVER, 
                   PENNSYLVANIA.

       The project for navigation Grays Landing Lock and Dam, 
     Monongahela River, Pennsylvania, authorized by section 301(a) 
     of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 
     4110), is modified to authorize the Secretary to construct 
     the project at a total cost of $181,000,000. The costs of 
     construction of the project are to be paid \1/2\ from amounts 
     appropriated from the general fund of the Treasury and \1/2\ 
     from amounts appropriated from the Inland Waterways Trust 
     Fund.

     SEC. 360. LACKAWANNA RIVER AT SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

       The project for flood control, Lackawanna River at 
     Scranton, Pennsylvania, authorized by section 101(16) of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4803), is 
     modified to direct the Secretary to carry out the project for 
     flood control for the Plot and Green Ridge sections of the 
     project.

     SEC. 361. MUSSERS DAM, MIDDLE CREEK, SNYDER COUNTY, 
                   PENNSYLVANIA.

       Section 209(e)(5) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1992 (106 Stat. 4830) is amended by striking ``$3,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``$5,000,000''.

     SEC. 362. SAW MILL RUN, PENNSYLVANIA.

       The project for flood control, Saw Mill Run, Pittsburgh, 
     Pennsylvania, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4124), is 
     modified to authorize the Secretary to carry out the project 
     in accordance with the report of the Corps of Engineers dated 
     April 8, 1994, at a total cost of $12,780,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $9,585,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $3,195,000.

     SEC. 363. SCHUYLKILL RIVER, PENNSYLVANIA.

       The navigation project for the Schuylkill River, 
     Pennsylvania, authorized by the first section of the River 
     and Harbor Appropriations Act of August 8, 1917 (40 Stat. 
     252), is modified to provide for the periodic removal and 
     disposal of sediment to a depth of 6 feet detained within 
     portions of the Fairmount pool between the Fairmount Dam and 
     the Columbia Bridge, generally within the limits of the 
     channel alignments referred to as the Schuylkill River 
     Racecourse and return lane, and the Belmont Water Works 
     intakes and Boathouse Row.

     SEC. 364. SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

       (a) Cost Sharing.--Section 313(d)(3)(A) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4846; 109 Stat. 
     407) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) In general.--Total project costs under each local 
     cooperation agreement entered into under this subsection 
     shall be shared at 75 percent Federal and 25 percent non-
     Federal. The non-Federal interest shall receive credit for 
     design and construction services and other in-kind work, 
     whether occurring subsequent to, or within 6 years prior to, 
     entering into an agreement with the Secretary. The Federal 
     share may be provided in the form of grants or reimbursements 
     of project costs. Non-Federal interests shall also receive 
     credit for grants and the value of work performed on behalf 
     of such interests by State and local agencies.''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 313(g)(1) of 
     such Act (106 Stat. 4846; 109 Stat. 407) is amended by 
     striking ``$50,000,000'' and inserting ``$90,000,000''.

     SEC. 365. WYOMING VALLEY, PENNSYLVANIA.

       The project for flood control, Wyoming Valley, 
     Pennsylvania, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4124), is 
     modified to authorize the Secretary to undertake as part of 
     the construction of the project mechanical and electrical 
     upgrades to existing stormwater pumping stations in the 
     Wyoming Valley and to undertake mitigation measures.

     SEC. 366. SAN JUAN HARBOR, PUERTO RICO.

       The project for navigation, San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico, 
     authorized by section 202(a) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4097), is modified to 
     authorize the Secretary to deepen the bar channel to depths 
     varying from 49 feet to 56 feet below mean low water with 
     other modifications to authorized interior channels as 
     generally described in the General Reevaluation Report and 
     Environmental Assessment, dated March 1994, at a total cost 
     of $43,993,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $27,341,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $16,652,000.

     SEC. 367. NARRAGANSETT, RHODE ISLAND.

       Section 361(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1992 (106 Stat. 4861) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$200,000'' and inserting ``$1,900,000'';
       (2) by striking ``$150,000'' and inserting ``$1,425,000''; 
     and
       (3) by striking ``$50,000'' and inserting ``$475,000''.

     SEC. 368. CHARLESTON HARBOR, SOUTH CAROLINA.

       The project for navigation, Charleston Harbor, South 
     Carolina, authorized by section 202(a) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4096), is modified to 
     direct the Secretary to undertake ditching, clearing, 
     spillway replacement, and dike reconstruction of the Clouter 
     Creek Disposal Area, as a part of the operation and 
     maintenance of the Charleston Harbor project.

     SEC. 369. DALLAS FLOODWAY EXTENSION, DALLAS, TEXAS.

       (a) In General.--The project for flood control, Dallas 
     Floodway Extension, Dallas, Texas, authorized by section 301 
     of the River and Harbor Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1091), is 
     modified to provide that flood protection

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     works constructed by the non-Federal interests along the 
     Trinity River in Dallas, Texas, for Rochester Park and the 
     Central Wastewater Treatment Plant shall be included as a 
     part of the project and the cost of such works shall be 
     credited against the non-Federal share of project costs but 
     shall not be included in calculating benefits of the project.
       (b) Determination of Amount.--The amount to be credited 
     under subsection (a) shall be determined by the Secretary. In 
     determining such amount, the Secretary may permit crediting 
     only for that portion of the work performed by the non-
     Federal interests which is compatible with the project 
     referred to in subsection (a), including any modification 
     thereof, and which is required for construction of such 
     project.
       (c) Cash Contribution.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to limit the applicability of the requirement 
     contained in section 103(a)(1)(A) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 to the project referred to in 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 370. UPPER JORDAN RIVER, UTAH.

       The project for flood control, Upper Jordan River, Utah, 
     authorized by section 101(a)(23) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4610), is modified to 
     authorize the Secretary to construct the project at a total 
     cost of $12,870,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $8,580,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $4,290,000.

     SEC. 371. HAYSI LAKE, VIRGINIA.

       The Haysi Lake, Virginia, feature of the project for flood 
     control, Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River, Kentucky, West 
     Virginia, and Virginia, authorized by section 202(a) of the 
     Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act, 1981 (94 
     Stat. 1339), is modified--
       (1) to add recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement as 
     project purposes;
       (2) to direct the Secretary to construct the Haysi Dam 
     feature of the project substantially in accordance with Plan 
     A as set forth in the Draft General Plan Supplement Report 
     for the Levisa Fork Basin, Virginia and Kentucky, dated May 
     1995;
       (3) to direct the Secretary to apply section 103(m) of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4087) to 
     the construction of such feature in the same manner as that 
     section is applied to other projects or project features 
     construed pursuant to such section 202(a); and
       (4) to provide for operation and maintenance of 
     recreational facilities on a reimbursable basis.

     SEC. 372. RUDEE INLET, VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA.

       The project for navigation and shoreline protection, Rudee 
     Inlet, Virginia Beach, Virginia, authorized by section 601(a) 
     of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 
     4148), is modified to authorize the Secretary to continue 
     maintenance of the project for 50 years beginning on the date 
     of initial construction of the project. The Federal share of 
     the cost of such maintenance shall be determined in 
     accordance with title I of the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1986.

     SEC. 373. VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA.

       The non-Federal share of the costs of the project for beach 
     erosion control and hurricane protection, Virginia Beach, 
     Virginia, authorized by section 501(a) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4136), shall be reduced by 
     $3,120,803, or by such amount as is determined by an audit 
     carried out by the Secretary to be due to the city of 
     Virginia Beach as reimbursement for the Federal share of 
     beach nourishment activities carried out by the city between 
     October 1, 1986, and September 30, 1993, if the Federal 
     Government has not reimbursed the city for the activities 
     prior to the date on which a project cooperative agreement is 
     executed for the project.

     SEC. 374. EAST WATERWAY, WASHINGTON.

       The project for navigation, East and West waterways, 
     Seattle Harbor, Washington, authorized by the first section 
     of the River and Harbor Appropriations Act of March 2, 1919 
     (40 Stat. 1275), is modified to direct the Secretary--
       (1) to expedite review of potential deepening of the 
     channel in the East waterway from Elliott Bay to Terminal 25 
     to a depth of up to 51 feet; and
       (2) if determined to be feasible, to implement such 
     deepening as part of project maintenance.

     In carrying out work authorized by this section, the 
     Secretary shall coordinate with the Port of Seattle regarding 
     use of Slip 27 as a dredged material disposal area.

     SEC. 375. BLUESTONE LAKE, WEST VIRGINIA.

       Section 102(ff) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1992 (106 Stat. 4810) is amended by inserting ``except for 
     that organic matter necessary to maintain and enhance the 
     biological resources of such waters and such nonobtrusive 
     items of debris as may not be economically feasible to 
     prevent being released through such project,'' after 
     ``project,'' the first place it appears.

     SEC. 376. MOOREFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA.

       The project for flood control, Moorefield, West Virginia, 
     authorized by section 101(a)(25) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4610-4611), is modified to 
     authorize the Secretary to construct the project at a total 
     cost of $22,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $17,100,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $4,900,000.

     SEC. 377. SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.

       (a) Cost Sharing.--Section 340(c)(3) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4856) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(3) Cost sharing.--
       ``(A) In general.--Total project costs under each local 
     cooperation agreement entered into under this subsection 
     shall be shared at 75 percent Federal and 25 percent non-
     Federal. The non-Federal interest shall receive credit for 
     the reasonable costs of design work completed by such 
     interest prior to entering into a local cooperation agreement 
     with the Secretary for a project. The credit for such design 
     work shall not exceed 6 percent of the total construction 
     costs of the project. The Federal share may be in the form of 
     grants or reimbursements of project costs.
       ``(B) Interest.--In the event of delays in the funding of 
     the non-Federal share of a project that is the subject of an 
     agreement under this section, the non-Federal interest shall 
     receive credit for reasonable interest incurred in providing 
     the non-Federal share of a project's cost.
       ``(C) Lands, easements, and rights-of-way credit.--The non-
     Federal interest shall receive credit for lands, easements, 
     rights-of-way, and relocations toward its share of project 
     costs, including all reasonable costs associated with 
     obtaining permits necessary for the construction, operation, 
     and maintenance of such project on publicly owned or 
     controlled lands, but not to exceed 25 percent of total 
     project costs.
       ``(D) Operation and maintenance.--Operation and maintenance 
     costs for projects constructed with assistance provided under 
     this section shall be 100 percent non-Federal.''.
       (b) Funding.--Section 340(g) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4856) is amended by 
     striking ``$5,000,000'' and inserting ``$25,000,000''.

     SEC. 378. WEST VIRGINIA TRAIL HEAD FACILITIES.

       Section 306 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
     (106 Stat. 4840-4841) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``The Secretary shall enter into an interagency agreement 
     with the Federal entity which provided assistance in the 
     preparation of the study for the purposes of providing 
     ongoing technical assistance and oversight for the trail 
     facilities envisioned by the master plan developed under this 
     section. The Federal entity shall provide such assistance and 
     oversight.''.

     SEC. 379. KICKAPOO RIVER, WISCONSIN.

       (a) In General.--The project for flood control and allied 
     purposes, Kickapoo River, Wisconsin, authorized by section 
     203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1190) and 
     modified by section 814 of the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4169), is further modified as provided 
     by this section.
       (b) Transfer of Property.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to the requirements of this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall transfer to the State of 
     Wisconsin, without consideration, all right, title, and 
     interest of the United States to the lands described in 
     paragraph (3), including all works, structures, and other 
     improvements to such lands.
       (2) Transfer to secretary of the interior.--Subject to the 
     requirements of this subsection, on the date of the transfer 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall transfer to the 
     Secretary of the Interior, without consideration, all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to lands that 
     are culturally and religiously significant sites of the Ho-
     Chunk Nation (a federally recognized Indian tribe) and are 
     located within the lands described in paragraph (3). Such 
     lands shall be specified in accordance with paragraph (4)(C) 
     and may not exceed a total of 1,200 acres.
       (3) Land description.--The lands to be transferred pursuant 
     to paragraphs (1) and (2) are the approximately 8,569 acres 
     of land associated with the LaFarge Dam and Lake portion of 
     the project referred to in subsection (a) in Vernon County, 
     Wisconsin, in the following sections:
       (A) Section 31, Township 14 North, Range 1 West of the 4th 
     Principal Meridian.
       (B) Sections 2 through 11, and 16, 17, 20, and 21, Township 
     13 North, Range 2 West of the 4th Principal Meridian.
       (C) Sections 15, 16, 21 through 24, 26, 27, 31, and 33 
     through 36, Township 14 North, Range 2 West of the 4th 
     Principal Meridian.
       (4) Terms and conditions.--
       (A) Hold harmless; reimbursement of united states.--The 
     transfer under paragraph (1) shall be made on the condition 
     that the State of Wisconsin enters into a written agreement 
     with the Secretary to hold the United States harmless from 
     all claims arising from or through the operation of the lands 
     and improvements subject to the transfer. If title to the 
     lands described in paragraph (3) is sold or transferred by 
     the State, then the State shall reimburse the United States 
     for the price originally paid by the United States for 
     purchasing such lands.
       (B) In general.--The Secretary shall make the transfers 
     under paragraphs (1) and (2) only if on or before October 31, 
     1997, the State of Wisconsin enters into and submits to the 
     Secretary a memorandum of understanding, as specified in 
     subparagraph (C), with the tribal organization (as defined by 
     section 4(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
     Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(l))) of the Ho-Chunk Nation.
       (C) Memorandum of understanding.--The memorandum of 
     understanding referred to in subparagraph (B) shall contain, 
     at a minimum, the following:

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       (i) A description of sites and associated lands to be 
     transferred to the Secretary of the Interior under paragraph 
     (2).
       (ii) An agreement specifying that the lands transferred 
     under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be preserved in a natural 
     state and developed only to the extent necessary to enhance 
     outdoor recreational and educational opportunities.
       (iii) An agreement specifying the terms and conditions of a 
     plan for the management of the lands to be transferred under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2).
       (iv) A provision requiring a review of the plan referred to 
     in clause (iii) to be conducted every 10 years under which 
     the State of Wisconsin, acting through the Kickapoo Valley 
     Governing Board, and the Ho-Chunk Nation may agree to 
     revisions of the plan in order to address changed 
     circumstances on the lands transferred under paragraph (2). 
     Such provision may include a plan for the transfer by the 
     State to the Secretary of the Interior of any additional site 
     discovered to be culturally and religiously significant to 
     the Ho-Chunk Nation.
       (5) Administration of lands.--The lands transferred to the 
     Secretary of the Interior under paragraph (2), and any lands 
     transferred to the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the 
     memorandum of understanding entered into under paragraph (3), 
     shall be held in trust for, and added to and administered as 
     part of the reservation of, the Ho-Chunk Nation.
       (6) Transfer of flowage easements.--The Secretary shall 
     transfer to the owner of the servient estate, without 
     consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to each flowage easement acquired as part of 
     the project referred to in subsection (a) within Township 14 
     North, Range 2 West of the 4th Principal Meridian, Vernon 
     County, Wisconsin.
       (7) Deauthorization.--Except as provided in subsection (c), 
     the LaFarge Dam and Lake portion of the project referred to 
     in subsection (a) is not authorized after the date of the 
     transfer under this subsection.
       (8) Interim management and maintenance.--The Secretary 
     shall continue to manage and maintain the LaFarge Dam and 
     Lake portion of the project referred to in subsection (a) 
     until the date of the transfer under this section.
       (c) Completion of Project Features.--
       (1) Requirement.--The Secretary shall undertake the 
     completion of the following features of the project referred 
     to in subsection (a):
       (A) The continued relocation of State highway route 131 and 
     county highway routes P and F substantially in accordance 
     with plans contained in Design Memorandum No. 6, Relocation-
     LaFarge Reservoir, dated June 1970; except that the 
     relocation shall generally follow the existing road rights-
     of-way through the Kickapoo Valley.
       (B) Environmental cleanup and site restoration of abandoned 
     wells, farm sites, and safety modifications to the water 
     control structures.
       (C) Cultural resource activities to meet the requirements 
     of Federal law.
       (2) Participation by state of wisconsin.--In undertaking 
     the completion of the features described in paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary shall determine the requirements of the State 
     of Wisconsin on the location and design of each such feature.
       (d) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out this section for fiscal years beginning after 
     September 30, 1996, $17,000,000.

     SEC. 380. TETON COUNTY, WYOMING.

       Section 840 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
     (100 Stat. 4176) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``: Provided, That'' and inserting ``; 
     except that'';
       (2) by striking ``in cash or materials'' and inserting ``, 
     through providing in-kind services or cash or materials,''; 
     and
       (3) by adding at the end the following: ``In carrying out 
     this section, the Secretary may enter into agreements with 
     the non-Federal sponsor permitting the non-Federal sponsor to 
     perform operation and maintenance for the project on a cost-
     reimbursable basis.''.
                           TITLE IV--STUDIES

     SEC. 401. CORPS CAPABILITY STUDY, ALASKA.

       The Secretary shall review the capability of the Corps of 
     Engineers to plan, design, construct, operate, and maintain 
     rural sanitation projects for rural and Native villages in 
     Alaska. Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit findings 
     and recommendations on the agency's capability, together with 
     recommendations on the advisability of assuming such a 
     mission.

     SEC. 402. MCDOWELL MOUNTAIN, ARIZONA.

       The Secretary shall credit the non-Federal share of the 
     cost of the feasibility study on the McDowell Mountain 
     project an amount equivalent to the cost of work performed by 
     the city of Scottsdale, Arizona, and accomplished prior to 
     the city's entering into an agreement with the Secretary if 
     the Secretary determines that the work is necessary for the 
     study.

     SEC. 403. NOGALES WASH AND TRIBUTARIES, ARIZONA.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of the 
     relationship of flooding in Nogales, Arizona, and floodflows 
     emanating from Mexico.
       (b) Report.--The Secretary shall transmit to Congress a 
     report on the results of the study conducted under subsection 
     (a), together with recommendations concerning the appropriate 
     level of non-Federal participation in the project for flood 
     control, Nogales Wash and tributaries, Arizona, authorized by 
     section 101(a)(4) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1990 (104 Stat. 4606).

     SEC. 404. GARDEN GROVE, CALIFORNIA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to assess the 
     feasibility of implementing improvements in the regional 
     flood control system within Garden Grove, California.

     SEC. 405. MUGU LAGOON, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of the 
     environmental impacts associated with sediment transport, 
     flood flows, and upstream watershed land use practices on 
     Mugu Lagoon, California. The study shall include an 
     evaluation of alternatives for the restoration of the 
     estuarine ecosystem functions and values associated with Mugu 
     Lagoon and the endangered and threatened species inhabiting 
     the area.
       (b) Consultation and Coordination.--In conducting the 
     study, the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of the 
     Navy and shall coordinate with State and local resource 
     agencies to assure that the study is compatible with 
     restoration efforts for the Calleguas Creek watershed.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 24 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on the results of the study.

     SEC. 406. SANTA YNEZ, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Planning.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a 
     comprehensive river basin management plan addressing the long 
     term ecological, economic, and flood control needs of the 
     Santa Ynez River basin, California. In preparing such plan, 
     the Secretary shall consult the Santa Barbara Flood Control 
     District and other affected local governmental entities.
       (b) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide 
     technical assistance to the Santa Barbara Flood Control 
     District with respect to implementation of the plan to be 
     prepared under subsection (a).

     SEC. 407. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INFRASTRUCTURE.

       (a) Assistance.--Section 116(d)(1) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4624) is amended--
       (1) in the heading of paragraph (1) by inserting ``and 
     assistance'' after ``Study''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``In addition, the 
     Secretary shall provide technical, design, and planning 
     assistance to non-Federal interests in developing potential 
     infrastructure projects.''.
       (b) Funding.--Section 116(d)(3) of such Act is amended by 
     striking ``$1,500,000'' and inserting ``$7,500,000''.

     SEC. 408. YOLO BYPASS, SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA, 
                   CALIFORNIA.

       The Secretary shall study the advisability of acquiring 
     land in the vicinity of the Yolo Bypass in the Sacramento-San 
     Joaquin Delta, California, for the purpose of environmental 
     mitigation for the flood control project for Sacramento, 
     California, and other water resources projects in the area.

     SEC. 409. CHAIN OF ROCKS CANAL, ILLINOIS.

       The Secretary shall complete a limited reevaluation of the 
     authorized St. Louis Harbor Project in the vicinity of the 
     Chain of Rocks Canal, Illinois, and consistent with the 
     authorized purposes of that project, to include evacuation of 
     waters interior to the Chain of Rocks Canal East Levee.

     SEC. 410. QUINCY, ILLINOIS.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall study and evaluate the 
     critical infrastructure of the Fabius River Drainage 
     District, the South Quincy Drainage and Levee District, the 
     Sny Island Levee Drainage District, and the city of Quincy, 
     Illinois--
       (1) to determine if additional flood protection needs of 
     such infrastructure should be identified or implemented;
       (2) to produce a definition of critical infrastructure;
       (3) to develop evaluation criteria; and
       (4) to enhance existing geographic information system 
     databases to encompass relevant data that identify critical 
     infrastructure for use in emergencies and in routine 
     operation and maintenance activities.
       (b) Consideration of Other Studies.--In conducting the 
     study under this section, the Secretary shall consider the 
     recommendations of the Interagency Floodplain Management 
     Committee Report, the findings of the Floodplain Management 
     Assessment of the Upper Mississippi River and Lower Missouri 
     Rivers and Tributaries, and other relevant studies and 
     findings.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on the results of the study, together with 
     recommendations regarding each of the purposes of the study 
     described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (a).

     SEC. 411. SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS.

       The Secretary shall provide technical, planning, and design 
     assistance to the city of Springfield, Illinois, in 
     developing--
       (1) an environmental impact statement for the proposed 
     development of a water supply reservoir, including the 
     preparation of necessary documentation in support of the 
     environmental impact statement; and
       (2) an evaluation of technical, economic, and environmental 
     impacts of such development.

     SEC. 412. BEAUTY CREEK WATERSHED, VALPARAISO CITY, PORTER 
                   COUNTY, INDIANA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to assess the 
     feasibility of implementing

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     streambank erosion control measures and flood control 
     measures within the Beauty Creek watershed, Valparaiso City, 
     Porter County, Indiana.

     SEC. 413. GRAND CALUMET RIVER, HAMMOND, INDIANA.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
     establish a methodology and schedule to restore the wetlands 
     at Wolf Lake and George Lake in Hammond, Indiana.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 414. INDIANA HARBOR CANAL, EAST CHICAGO, LAKE COUNTY, 
                   INDIANA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study of the feasibility of 
     including environmental and recreational features, including 
     a vegetation buffer, as part of the project for navigation, 
     Indiana Harbor Canal, East Chicago, Lake County, Indiana, 
     authorized by the first section of the Rivers and Harbors 
     Appropriations Act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 657).

     SEC. 415. KOONTZ LAKE, INDIANA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study of the feasibility of 
     implementing measures to restore Koontz Lake, Indiana, 
     including measures to remove silt, sediment, nutrients, 
     aquatic growth, and other noxious materials from Koontz Lake, 
     measures to improve public access facilities to Koontz Lake, 
     and measures to prevent or abate the deposit of sediments and 
     nutrients in Koontz Lake.

     SEC. 416. LITTLE CALUMET RIVER, INDIANA.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of the 
     impact of the project for flood control, Little Calumet 
     River, Indiana, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4115), on 
     flooding and water quality in the vicinity of the Black Oak 
     area of Gary, Indiana.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under 
     subsection (a), together with recommendations for cost-
     effective remediation of impacts described in subsection (a).
       (c) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of the 
     study to be conducted under subsection (a) shall be 100 
     percent.

     SEC. 417. TIPPECANOE RIVER WATERSHED, INDIANA.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of water 
     quality and environmental restoration needs in the Tippecanoe 
     River watershed, Indiana, including measures necessary to 
     reduce siltation in Lake Shafer and Lake Freeman.
       (b) Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide technical, 
     planning, and design assistance to the Shafer Freeman Lakes 
     Environmental Conservation Corporation in addressing 
     potential environmental restoration activities determined as 
     a result of the study conducted under subsection (a).

     SEC. 418. CALCASIEU SHIP CHANNEL, HACKBERRY, LOUISIANA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the need 
     for improved navigation and related support service 
     structures in the vicinity of the Calcasieu Ship Channel, 
     Hackberry, Louisiana.

     SEC. 419. HURON RIVER, MICHIGAN.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the need 
     for channel improvements and associated modifications for the 
     purpose of providing a harbor of refuge at Huron River, 
     Michigan.

     SEC. 420. SACO RIVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study of flood control 
     problems along the Saco River in Hart's Location, New 
     Hampshire, for the purpose of evaluating retaining walls, 
     berms, and other structures with a view to potential 
     solutions involving repair or replacement of existing 
     structures and shall consider other alternatives for flood 
     damage reduction.

     SEC. 421. BUFFALO RIVER GREENWAY, NEW YORK.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study of a potential greenway 
     trail project along the Buffalo River between the park system 
     of the city of Buffalo, New York, and Lake Erie. Such study 
     shall include preparation of an integrated plan of 
     development that takes into consideration the adjacent parks, 
     nature preserves, bikeways, and related recreational 
     facilities.

     SEC. 422. PORT OF NEWBURGH, NEW YORK.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study of the feasibility of 
     carrying out improvements for navigation at the port of 
     Newburgh, New York.

     SEC. 423. PORT OF NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY SEDIMENT STUDY.

       (a) Study of Measures To Reduce Sediment Deposition.--The 
     Secretary shall conduct a study of measures that could reduce 
     sediment deposition in the vicinity of the Port of New York-
     New Jersey for the purpose of reducing the volumes to be 
     dredged for navigation projects in the Port.
       (b) Dredged Material Disposal Study.--The Secretary shall 
     conduct a study to determine the feasibility of constructing 
     and operating an underwater confined dredged material 
     disposal site in the Port of New York-New Jersey which could 
     accommodate as much as 250,000 cubic yards of dredged 
     materials for the purpose of demonstrating the feasibility of 
     an underwater confined disposal pit as an environmentally 
     suitable method of containing certain sediments.
       (c) Report.--The Secretary shall transmit to Congress a 
     report on the results of the studies conducted under this 
     section, together with any recommendations of the Secretary 
     concerning reduction of sediment deposition referred to in 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 424. PORT OF NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY NAVIGATION STUDY.

       The Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive study of 
     navigation needs at the Port of New York-New Jersey 
     (including the South Brooklyn Marine and Red Hook Container 
     Terminals, Staten Island, and adjacent areas) to address 
     improvements, including deepening of existing channels to 
     depths of 50 feet or greater, that are required to provide 
     economically efficient and environmentally sound navigation 
     to meet current and future requirements.

     SEC. 425. CHAGRIN RIVER, OHIO.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study of flooding problems 
     along the Chagrin River in Eastlake, Ohio. In conducting such 
     study, the Secretary shall evaluate potential solutions to 
     flooding from all sources, including that resulting from ice 
     jams, and shall evaluate the feasibility of a sedimentation 
     collection pit and other potential measures to reduce 
     flooding.

     SEC. 426. CUYAHOGA RIVER, OHIO.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to evaluate the 
     integrity of the bulkhead system located on the Federal 
     channel along the Cuyahoga River in the vicinity of 
     Cleveland, Ohio, and shall provide to the non-Federal 
     interest an analysis of costs and repairs of the bulkhead 
     system.

     SEC. 427. CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, ESTUARY.

       The Secretary is authorized to conduct a study of the 
     Charleston estuary area located in Charleston, Berkeley, and 
     Dorchester Counties, South Carolina, for the purpose of 
     evaluating environmental conditions in the tidal reaches of 
     the Ashley, Cooper, Stono, and Wando Rivers and the lower 
     portions of Charleston Harbor.

     SEC. 428. MUSTANG ISLAND, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study of navigation along the 
     south-central coast of Texas near Corpus Christi for the 
     purpose of determining the feasibility of constructing and 
     maintaining the Packery Channel on the southern portion of 
     Mustang Island.

     SEC. 429. PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study of flooding, erosion, 
     and other water resources problems in Prince William County, 
     Virginia, including an assessment of wetlands protection, 
     erosion control, and flood damage reduction needs of the 
     County.

     SEC. 430. PACIFIC REGION.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary is authorized to conduct studies 
     in the interest of navigation in that part of the Pacific 
     region that includes American Samoa, Guam, and the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
       (b) Cost Sharing.--The cost sharing provisions of section 
     105 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
     2215; 100 Stat. 4088-4089) shall apply to studies under this 
     section.

     SEC. 431. FINANCING OF INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS OF SMALL AND 
                   MEDIUM PORTS.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of 
     alternative financing mechanisms for ensuring adequate 
     funding for the infrastructure needs of small and medium 
     ports.
       (b) Mechanisms To Be Studied.--Mechanisms to be studied 
     under subsection (a) shall include the establishment of 
     revolving loan funds.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report containing the results of the study 
     conducted under subsection (a).
                   TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 501. PROJECT DEAUTHORIZATIONS.

       The following projects are not authorized after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act:
       (1) Branford harbor, connecticut.--The following portion of 
     the project for navigation, Branford River, Connecticut, 
     authorized by the first section of the Rivers and Harbors 
     Appropriations Act of June 13, 1902 (32 Stat. 333): Starting 
     at a point on the Federal channel line whose coordinates are 
     N156181.32, E581572.38, running south 70 degrees 11 minutes 8 
     seconds west a distance of 171.58 feet to another point on 
     the Federal channel line whose coordinates are N156123.18, 
     E581410.96.
       (2) Bridgeport harbor, connecticut.--The following portion 
     of the project for navigation, Bridgeport Harbor, 
     Connecticut, authorized by section 101 of the River and 
     Harbor Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 297): A 2.4-acre anchorage area, 
     9 feet deep, and an adjacent 0.6-acre anchorage, 6 feet deep, 
     located on the west side of Johnsons River.
       (3) Guilford harbor, connecticut.--The following portion of 
     the project for navigation, Guilford Harbor, Connecticut, 
     authorized by section 2 of the Act entitled ``An Act 
     authorizing construction, repair, and preservation of certain 
     public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes'', 
     approved March 2, 1945 (50 Stat. 13): Starting at a point 
     where the Sluice Creek Channel intersects with the main 
     entrance channel, N159194.63, E623201.07, thence running 
     north 24 degrees 58 minutes 15.2 seconds west 478.40 feet to 
     a point N159628.31, E622999.11, thence running north 20 
     degrees 18 minutes 31.7 seconds west 351.53 feet to a point 
     N159957.99, E622877.10, thence running north 69 degrees 41 
     minutes 37.9 seconds east 55.000 feet to a point

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     N159977.08, E622928.69, thence turning and running south 20 
     degrees 18 minutes 31.0 seconds east 349.35 feet to a point 
     N159649.45, E623049.94, thence turning and running south 24 
     degrees 58 minutes 11.1 seconds east 341.36 feet to a point 
     N159340.00, E623194.04, thence turning and running south 90 
     degrees 0 minutes 0 seconds east 78.86 feet to a point 
     N159340.00, E623272.90.
       (4) Johnsons river channel, bridgeport harbor, 
     connecticut.--The following portion of the project for 
     navigation, Johnsons River Channel, Bridgeport Harbor, 
     Connecticut, authorized by the first section of the Rivers 
     and Harbors Act of July 24, 1946 (60 Stat. 634): Northerly of 
     a line across the Federal channel. The coordinates of such 
     line are N 123318.35, E 486301.68 and N 123257.15, E 
     486380.77.
       (5) Mystic river, connecticut.--The following portion of 
     the project for improving the Mystic River, Connecticut, 
     authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved March 4, 1913 
     (37 Stat. 802):
     Beginning in the 15-foot deep channel at coordinates north 
     190860.82, east 814416.20, thence running southeast about 
     52.01 feet to the coordinates north 190809.47, east 
     814424.49, thence running southwest about 34.02 feet to 
     coordinates north 190780.46, east 814406.70, thence running 
     north about 80.91 feet to the point of beginning.
       (6) Norwalk harbor, connecticut.--
       (A) Deauthorization.--The portion of the project for 
     navigation, Norwalk Harbor, Connecticut, authorized by the 
     River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1919 (40 Stat. 1276), that 
     lies northerly of a line across the Federal channel having 
     coordinates N104199.72, E417774.12 and N104155.59, 
     E417628.96, and those portions of the 6-foot deep East 
     Norwalk Channel and Anchorage, authorized by section 2 of the 
     Act entitled ``An Act authorizing the construction, repair, 
     and preservation of certain public works on rivers and 
     harbors, and for other purposes'', approved March 2, 1945 (59 
     Stat. 13), not included in the description of the realignment 
     of the project contained in subparagraph (B).
       (B) Realignment description.--The realigned 6-foot deep 
     East Norwalk Channel and Anchorage is described as follows: 
     starting at a point on the East Norwalk Channel, N95743.02, 
     E419581.37, thence running northwesterly about 463.96 feet to 
     a point N96197.93, E419490.18, thence running northwesterly 
     about 549.32 feet to a point N96608.49, E419125.23, thence 
     running northwesterly about 384.06 feet to a point N96965.94, 
     E418984.75, thence running northwesterly about 407.26 feet to 
     a point N97353.87, E418860.78, thence running westerly about 
     58.26 feet to a point N97336.26, E418805.24, thence running 
     northwesterly about 70.99 feet to a point N97390.30, 
     E418759.21, thence running westerly about 71.78 feet to a 
     point on the anchorage limit N97405.26, E418689.01, thence 
     running southerly along the western limits of the existing 
     Federal anchorage until reaching a point N95893.74, 
     E419449.17, thence running in a southwesterly direction about 
     78.74 feet to a point on the East Norwalk Channel N95815.62, 
     E419439.33.
       (C) Redesignation.--All of the realigned channel shall be 
     redesignated as anchorage, with the exception of that portion 
     of the channel which narrows to a width of 100 feet and 
     terminates at a line whose coordinates are N96456.81, 
     E419260.06, and N96390.37, E419185.32, which shall remain as 
     a channel.
       (7) Southport harbor, connecticut.--
       (A) Deauthorization portion of project.--The following 
     portions of the project for navigation, Southport Harbor, 
     Connecticut, authorized by the first section of the Rivers 
     and Harbors Act of August 30, 1935 (49 Stat. 1029):
       (i) The 6-foot deep anchorage located at the head of the 
     project.
       (ii) The portion of the 9-foot deep channel beginning at a 
     bend in the channel whose coordinates are north 109131.16, 
     east 452653.32 running thence in a northeasterly direction 
     about 943.01 feet to a point whose coordinates are north 
     109635.22, east 453450.31 running thence in a southeasterly 
     direction about 22.66 feet to a point whose coordinates are 
     north 109617.15, east 453463.98 running thence in a 
     southwesterly direction about 945.18 feet to the point of 
     beginning.
       (B) Remainder.--The remaining portion of the project 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) northerly of a line whose 
     coordinates are north 108699.15, east 452768.36 and north 
     108655.66, east 452858.73 shall be redesignated as an 
     anchorage.
       (8) Stony creek, branford, connecticut.--The following 
     portion of the project for navigation, Stony Creek, 
     Connecticut, authorized under section 107 of the River and 
     Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577): The 6-foot maneuvering 
     basin starting at a point N157031.91, E599030.79, thence 
     running northeasterly about 221.16 feet to a point 
     N157191.06, E599184.37, thence running northerly about 162.60 
     feet to a point N157353.56, E599189.99, thence running 
     southwesterly about 358.90 feet to the point of origin.
       (9) Kennebunk river, maine.--That portion of the project 
     for navigation, Kennebunk River, Maine, authorized by section 
     101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1173) and 
     consisting of a 6-foot deep channel that lies northerly of a 
     line whose coordinates are N191412.53, E417265.28 and 
     N191445.83, E417332.48.
       (10) York harbor, maine.--That portion of the project for 
     navigation, York Harbor, Maine, authorized by section 101 of 
     the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 480), located in 
     the 8-foot deep anchorage area beginning at coordinates N 
     109340.19, E 372066.93, thence running north 65 degrees 12 
     minutes 10.5 seconds E 423.27 feet to a point N 109517.71, 
     E372451.17, thence running north 28 degrees 42 minutes 58.3 
     seconds west 11.68 feet to a point N 109527.95, E 372445.56, 
     thence running south 63 degrees 37 minutes 24.6 seconds west 
     422.63 feet returning to the point of beginning and that 
     portion in the 8-foot deep anchorage area beginning at 
     coordinates N 108557.24, E 371645.88, thence running south 60 
     degrees 41 minutes 17.2 seconds east 484.51 feet to a point N 
     108320.04, E 372068.36, thence running north 29 degrees 12 
     minutes 53.3 seconds east 15.28 feet to a point N 108333.38, 
     E 372075.82, thence running north 62 degrees 29 minutes 42.1 
     seconds west 484.73 feet returning to the point of beginning.
       (11) Chelsea river, boston harbor, massachusetts.--The 
     following portion of the project for navigation, Boston 
     Harbor, Massachusetts, authorized by section 101 of the River 
     and Harbor Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1173), consisting of a 35-
     foot deep channel in the Chelsea River: Beginning at a point 
     on the northern limit of the existing project N505357.84, 
     E724519.19, thence running northeasterly about 384.19 feet 
     along the northern limit of the existing project to a bend on 
     the northern limit of the existing project N505526.87, 
     E724864.20, thence running southeasterly about 368.00 feet 
     along the northern limit of the existing project to another 
     point N505404.77, E725211.35, thence running westerly about 
     594.53 feet to a point N505376.12, E724617.51, thence running 
     southwesterly about 100.00 feet to the point of origin.
       (12) Cohasset harbor, cohasset, massachusetts.--The 
     following portions of the project for navigation, Cohasset 
     Harbor, Massachusetts, authorized under section 107 of the 
     River and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577):
       (A) The portion starting at a point N453510.15, E792664.63, 
     thence running south 53 degrees 07 minutes 05.4 seconds west 
     307.00 feet to a point N453325.90, E792419.07, thence running 
     north 57 degrees 56 minutes 36.8 seconds west 201.00 feet to 
     a point N453432.58, E792248.72, thence running south 88 
     degrees 57 minutes 25.6 seconds west 50.00 feet to a point 
     N453431.67, E792198.73, thence running north 01 degree 02 
     minutes 52.3 seconds west 66.71 feet to a point N453498.37, 
     E792197.51, thence running north 69 degrees 12 minutes 52.3 
     seconds east 332.32 feet to a point N453616.30, E792508.20, 
     thence running south 55 degrees 50 minutes 24.1 seconds east 
     189.05 feet to the point of origin.
       (B) The portion starting at a point N452886.64, E791287.83, 
     thence running south 00 degrees 00 minutes 00.0 seconds west 
     56.04 feet to a point N452830.60, E791287.83, thence running 
     north 90 degrees 00 minutes 00.0 seconds west 101.92 feet to 
     a point, N452830.60, E791185.91, thence running north 52 
     degrees 12 minutes 49.7 seconds east 89.42 feet to a point, 
     N452885.39, E791256.58, thence running north 87 degrees 42 
     minutes 33.8 seconds east 31.28 feet to the point of origin.
       (C) The portion starting at a point, N452261.08, 
     E792040.24, thence running north 89 degrees 07 minutes 19.5 
     seconds east 118.78 feet to a point, N452262.90, E792159.01, 
     thence running south 43 degrees 39 minutes 06.8 seconds west 
     40.27 feet to a point, N452233.76, E792131.21, thence running 
     north 74 degrees 33 minutes 29.1 seconds west 94.42 feet to a 
     point, N452258.90, E792040.20, thence running north 01 degree 
     03 minutes 04.3 seconds east 2.18 feet to the point of 
     origin.
       (13) Falmouth, massachusetts.--
       (A) Deauthorizations.--The following portions of the 
     project for navigation, Falmouth Harbor, Massachusetts, 
     authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1948 
     (62 Stat. 1172):
       (i) The portion commencing at a point north 199286.37 east 
     844394.81 a line running north 73 degrees 09 minutes 29 
     seconds east 440.34 feet to a point north 199413.99 east 
     844816.36, thence turning and running north 43 degrees 09 
     minutes 34.5 seconds east 119.99 feet to a point north 
     199501.52 east 844898.44, thence turning and running south 66 
     degrees 52 minutes 03.5 seconds east 547.66 feet returning to 
     a point north 199286.41 east 844394.91.
       (ii) The portion commencing at a point north 199647.41 east 
     845035.25 a line running north 43 degrees 09 minutes 33.1 
     seconds east 767.15 feet to a point north 200207.01 east 
     845560.00, thence turning and running north 11 degrees 04 
     minutes 24.3 seconds west 380.08 feet to a point north 
     200580.01 east 845487.00, thence turning and running north 22 
     degrees 05 minutes 50.8 seconds east 1332.36 feet to a point 
     north 201814.50 east 845988.21, thence turning and running 
     north 02 degrees 54 minutes 15.7 seconds east 15.0 feet to a 
     point north 201829.48 east 845988.97, thence turning and 
     running south 24 degrees 56 minutes 42.3 seconds west 1410.29 
     feet returning to the point north 200550.75 east 845394.18.
       (B) Redesignation.--The portion of the project for 
     navigation Falmouth, Massachusetts, referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) upstream of a line designated by the 2 
     points north 199463.18 east 844496.40 and north 199350.36 
     east 844544.60 is redesignated as an anchorage area.
       (14) Mystic river, massachusetts.--The following portion of 
     the project for navigation, Mystic River, Massachusetts, 
     authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1950 
     (64 Stat. 164): The 35-foot deep channel beginning at a point 
     on the northern limit of the existing project, N506243.78, 
     E717600.27, thence running easterly about 1000.00 feet along 
     the northern limit of the existing project to a point, 
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     E718587.33, thence running southerly about 40.00 feet to a 
     point, N506043.94, E718580.91, thence running westerly about 
     1000.00 feet to a point, N506204.29, E717593.85, thence 
     running northerly about 40.00 feet to the point of origin.
       (15) Reserved Channel, Boston, Massachusetts.--That portion 
     of the project for navigation, Reserved Channel, Boston, 
     Massachusetts, authorized by section 101(a)(12) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4607), that 
     consists of a 40-foot deep channel beginning at a point along 
     the southern limit of the authorized project, N489391.22, 
     E728246.54, thence running northerly about 54 feet to a 
     point, N489445.53, E728244.97, thence running easterly about 
     2,926 feet to a point, N489527.38, E731170.41, thence running 
     southeasterly about 81 feet to a point, N489474.87, 
     E731232.55, thence running westerly about 2,987 feet to the 
     point of origin.
       (16) Weymouth-fore and town rivers, massachusetts.--The 
     following portions of the project for navigation, Weymouth-
     Fore and Town Rivers, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, 
     authorized by section 301 of the River and Harbor Act of 1965 
     (79 Stat. 1089):
       (A) The 35-foot deep channel beginning at a bend on the 
     southern limit of the existing project, N457394.01, 
     E741109.74, thence running westerly about 405.25 feet to a 
     point, N457334.64, E740708.86, thence running southwesterly 
     about 462.60 feet to another bend in the southern limit of 
     the existing project, N457132.00, E740293.00, thence running 
     northeasterly about 857.74 feet along the southern limit of 
     the existing project to the point of origin.
       (B) The 15 and 35-foot deep channels beginning at a point 
     on the southern limit of the existing project, N457163.41, 
     E739903.49, thence running northerly about 111.99 feet to a 
     point, N457275.37, E739900.76, thence running westerly about 
     692.37 feet to a point N457303.40, E739208.96, thence running 
     southwesterly about 190.01 feet to another point on the 
     southern limit of the existing project, N457233.17, 
     E739032.41, thence running easterly about 873.87 feet along 
     the southern limit of the existing project to the point of 
     origin.
       (17) Cocheco river, new hampshire.--The portion of the 
     project for navigation, Cocheco River, New Hampshire, 
     authorized by the first section of the Act entitled ``An Act 
     making appropriations for the construction, repair, and 
     preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, 
     and for other purposes'', approved September 19, 1890 (26 
     Stat. 436), that consists of a 7-foot deep channel that lies 
     northerly of a line the coordinates of which are N255292.31, 
     E713095.36, and N255334.51, E713138.01.
       (18) Morristown harbor, new york.--The following portion of 
     the project for navigation, Morristown Harbor, New York, 
     authorized by the first section of the Rivers and Harbors Act 
     of January 21, 1927 (44 Stat. 1011): The portion that lies 
     north of the north boundary of Morris Street extended.
       (19) Oswegatchie river, ogdensburg new york.--The portion 
     of the Federal channel of the project for navigation, 
     Ogdensburg Harbor, New York, authorized by the first section 
     of the Rivers and Harbors Appropriations Act of June 25, 1910 
     (36 Stat. 635), as modified by the first section of the 
     Rivers and Harbors Act of August 30, 1935 (49 Stat. 1037), 
     that is in the Oswegatchie River in Ogdensburg, New York, 
     from the southernmost alignment of the Route 68 bridge 
     upstream to the northernmost alignment of the Lake Street 
     bridge.
       (20) Conneaut harbor, ohio.--The most southerly 300 feet of 
     the 1,670-foot long Shore Arm of the project for navigation, 
     Conneaut Harbor, Ohio, authorized by the first section of the 
     Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of June 25, 1910 (36 
     Stat. 653).
       (21) Lorain small boat basin, lake erie, ohio.--The portion 
     of the Federal navigation channel, Lorain Small Boat Basin, 
     Lake Erie, Ohio, authorized pursuant to section 107 of the 
     River and Harbor Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 486) that is situated 
     in the State of Ohio, County of Lorain, Township of Black 
     River and is a part of Original Black River Township Lot 
     Number 1, Tract Number 1, further known as being submerged 
     lands of Lake Erie owned by the State of Ohio and that is 
     more definitely described as follows:
       Commencing at a drill hole found on the centerline of 
     Lakeside Avenue (60 feet in width) at the intersection of the 
     centerline of the East Shorearm of Lorain Harbor, said point 
     is known as United States Army Corps of Engineers Monument 
     No. 203 (N658012.20, E208953.88).
       Thence, in a line north 75 degrees 26 minutes 12 seconds 
     west, a distance of 387.87 feet to a point (N658109.73, 
     E2089163.47). This point is hereinafter in this paragraph 
     referred to as the ``principal point of beginning''.
       Thence, north 58 degrees 14 minutes 11 seconds west, a 
     distance of 50.00 feet to a point (N658136.05, E2089120.96).
       Thence, south 67 degrees 49 minutes 32 seconds west, a 
     distance of 665.16 feet to a point (N657885.00, E2088505.00).
       Thence, north 88 degrees 13 minutes 52 seconds west, a 
     distance of 551.38 feet to a point (N657902.02, E2087953.88).
       Thence, north 29 degrees 17 minutes 42 seconds east, a 
     distance of 114.18 feet to point (N658001.60, E2088009.75).
       Thence, south 88 degrees 11 minutes 40 seconds east, a 
     distance of 477.00 feet to a point (N657986.57, E2088486.51).
       Thence, north 68 degrees 11 minutes 06 seconds east, a 
     distance of 601.95 feet to a point (N658210.26, E2089045.35).
       Thence, north 35 degrees 11 minutes 34 seconds east, a 
     distance of 89.58 feet to a point (N658283.47, E2089096.98).
       Thence, south 20 degrees 56 minutes 30 seconds east, a 
     distance of 186.03 feet to the principal point of beginning 
     (N658109.73, E2089163.47) and containing within such bounds 
     2.81 acres, more or less, of submerged land.
       (22) Apponaug cove, warwick, rhode island.--The following 
     portion of the project for navigation, Apponaug Cove, Rhode 
     Island, authorized under section 101 of the River and Harbor 
     Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 480): The 6-foot channel bounded by 
     coordinates N223269.93, E513089.12; N223348.31, E512799.54; 
     N223251.78, E512773.41; and N223178.0, E513046.0.
       (23) Port washington harbor, wisconsin.--The following 
     portion of the navigation project for Port Washington Harbor, 
     Wisconsin, authorized by the Rivers and Harbors 
     Appropriations Act of July 11, 1870 (16 Stat. 223): Beginning 
     at the northwest corner of project at Channel Pt. No. 36, of 
     the Federal Navigation Project, Port Washington Harbor, 
     Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, at coordinates N513529.68, 
     E2535215.64, thence 188 degrees 31 minutes 59 seconds, a 
     distance of 178.32 feet, thence 196 degrees 47 minutes 17 
     seconds, a distance of 574.80 feet, thence 270 degrees 58 
     minutes 25 seconds, a distance of 465.50 feet, thence 178 
     degrees 56 minutes 17 seconds, a distance of 130.05 feet, 
     thence 87 degrees 17 minutes 05 seconds, a distance of 510.22 
     feet, thence 104 degrees 58 minutes 31 seconds, a distance of 
     178.33 feet, thence 115 degrees 47 minutes 55 seconds, a 
     distance of 244.15 feet, thence 25 degrees 12 minutes 08 
     seconds, a distance of 310.00 feet, thence 294 degrees 46 
     minutes 50 seconds, a distance of 390.20 feet, thence 16 
     degrees 56 minutes 16 seconds, a distance of 570.90 feet, 
     thence 266 degrees 01 minutes 25 seconds, a distance of 
     190.78 feet to Channel Pt. No. 36, point of beginning.

     SEC. 502. PROJECT REAUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) Grand Prairie Region and Bayou Meto Basin, Arkansas.--
     The project for flood control, Grand Prairie Region and Bayou 
     Meto Basin, Arkansas, authorized by section 204 of the Flood 
     Control Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 174) and deauthorized pursuant 
     to section 1001(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act 
     of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)(1)), is authorized to be carried 
     out by the Secretary; except that the scope of the project 
     includes ground water protection and conservation, 
     agricultural water supply, and waterfowl management.
       (b) White River, Arkansas.--The project for navigation, 
     White River Navigation to Batesville, Arkansas, authorized by 
     section 601(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
     (100 Stat. 4139) and deauthorized by section 52(b) of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4045), is 
     authorized to be carried out by the Secretary.
       (c) Des Plaines River, Illinois.--The project for wetlands 
     research, Des Plaines River, Illinois, authorized by section 
     45 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 
     4041) and deauthorized pursuant to section 1001 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)), is 
     authorized to be carried out by the Secretary.
       (d) Alpena Harbor, Michigan.--The project for navigation, 
     Alpena Harbor, Michigan, authorized by section 301 of the 
     River and Harbor Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1090) and deauthorized 
     pursuant to section 1001 of the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)), is authorized to be carried 
     out by the Secretary.
       (e) Ontonagon harbor, ontonagon county, michigan.--The 
     project for navigation, Ontonagon Harbor, Ontonagon County, 
     Michigan, authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor 
     Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1176) and deauthorized pursuant to 
     section 1001 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
     (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)), is authorized to be carried out by the 
     Secretary.
       (f) Knife River Harbor, Minnesota.--The project for 
     navigation, Knife River Harbor, Minnesota, authorized by 
     section 100 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 
     (88 Stat. 41) and deauthorized pursuant to section 1001 of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
     579a(b)), is authorized to be carried out by the Secretary.
       (g) Cliffwood Beach, New Jersey.--The project for 
     hurricane-flood protection and beach erosion control on 
     Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay, New Jersey, authorized by 
     section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 118) 
     and deauthorized pursuant to section 1001 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)), is 
     authorized to be carried out by the Secretary.

     SEC. 503. CONTINUATION OF AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN PROJECTS.

       (a) General Rule.--Notwithstanding section 1001 of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a), the 
     following projects shall remain authorized to be carried out 
     by the Secretary:
       (1) Cedar river harbor, michigan.--The project for 
     navigation, Cedar River Harbor, Michigan, authorized by 
     section 301 of the River and Harbor Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 
     1090).
       (2) Cross village harbor, michigan.--The project for 
     navigation, Cross Village Harbor, Michigan, authorized by 
     section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 
     1405).
       (b) Limitation.--A project described in subsection (a) 
     shall not be authorized for construction after the last day 
     of the 5-year period that begins on the date of the enactment 
     of this Act unless, during such period,

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     funds have been obligated for the construction (including 
     planning and design) of the project.

     SEC. 504. LAND CONVEYANCES.

       (a) Oakland Inner Harbor Tidal Canal Property, 
     California.--Section 205 of the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4633) is amended--
       (1) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) To adjacent land owners, the United States title to 
     all or portions of that part of the Oakland Inner Harbor 
     Tidal Canal which are located within the boundaries of the 
     city in which such land rests. Such conveyance shall be at 
     fair market value.'';
       (2) by inserting after ``right-of-way'' the following: ``or 
     other rights deemed necessary by the Secretary''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following: ``The conveyances 
     and processes involved will be at no cost to the United 
     States.''.
       (b) Mariemont, Ohio.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall convey to the village 
     of Mariemont, Ohio, for a sum of $85,000 all right, title, 
     and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of land 
     (including improvements thereto) under the jurisdiction of 
     the Corps of Engineers and known as the ``Ohio River Division 
     Laboratory'', as such parcel is described in paragraph (4).
       (2) Terms and conditions.--The conveyance under paragraph 
     (1) shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the 
     Secretary considers necessary and appropriate to protect the 
     interests of the United States.
       (3) Proceeds.--All proceeds from the conveyance under 
     paragraph (1) shall be deposited in the general fund of the 
     Treasury of the United States and credited as miscellaneous 
     receipts.
       (4) Property description.--The parcel of land referred to 
     in paragraph (1) is the parcel situated in the State of Ohio, 
     County of Hamilton, Township 4, Fractional Range 2, Miami 
     Purchase, Columbia Township, Section 15, being parts of Lots 
     5 and 6 of the subdivision of the dower tract of the estate 
     of Joseph Ferris as recorded in Plat Book 4, Page 112, of the 
     Plat Records of Hamilton County, Ohio, Recorder's Office, and 
     more particularly described as follows:
       Beginning at an iron pin set to mark the intersection of 
     the easterly line of Lot 5 of said subdivision of said dower 
     tract with the northerly line of the right-of-way of the 
     Norfolk and Western Railway Company as shown in Plat Book 27, 
     Page 182, Hamilton County, Ohio, Surveyor's Office, thence 
     with said northerly right-of-way line;
       South 70 degrees 10 minutes 13 seconds west 258.52 feet to 
     a point; thence leaving the northerly right-of-way of the 
     Norfolk and Western Railway Company;
       North 18 degrees 22 minutes 02 seconds west 302.31 feet to 
     a point in the south line of Mariemont Avenue; thence along 
     said south line;
       North 72 degrees 34 minutes 35 seconds east 167.50 feet to 
     a point; thence leaving the south line of Mariemont Avenue;
       North 17 degrees 25 minutes 25 seconds west 49.00 feet to a 
     point; thence
       North 72 degrees 34 minutes 35 seconds east 100.00 feet to 
     a point; thence
       South 17 degrees 25 minutes 25 seconds east 49.00 feet to a 
     point; thence
       North 72 degrees 34 minutes 35 seconds east 238.90 feet to 
     a point; thence
       South 00 degrees 52 minutes 07 seconds east 297.02 feet to 
     a point in the northerly line of the Norfolk and Western 
     Railway Company; thence with said northerly right-of-way;
       South 70 degrees 10 minutes 13 seconds west 159.63 feet to 
     a point of beginning, containing 3.22 acres, more or less.
       (c) Eufaula Lake, Oklahoma.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall convey to the city of 
     Eufaula, Oklahoma, all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to a parcel of land consisting of 
     approximately 12.5 acres located at the Eufaula Lake project.
       (2) Consideration.--Consideration for the conveyance under 
     paragraph (1) shall be the fair market value of the parcel 
     (as determined by the Secretary) and payment of all costs of 
     the United States in making the conveyance, including the 
     costs of--
       (A) the survey required under paragraph (4);
       (B) any other necessary survey or survey monumentation;
       (C) compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act 
     of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and
       (D) any coordination necessary with respect to requirements 
     relating to endangered species, cultural resources, and clean 
     air (including the costs of agency consultation and public 
     hearings).
       (3) Land surveys.--The exact acreage and description of the 
     parcel to be conveyed under paragraph (1) shall be determined 
     by such surveys as the Secretary considers necessary, which 
     shall be carried out to the satisfaction of the Secretary.
       (4) Environmental baseline survey.--Prior to making the 
     conveyance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall conduct 
     an environmental baseline survey to determine the levels of 
     any contamination (as of the date of the survey) for which 
     the United States would be responsible under the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and any other 
     applicable law.
       (5) Conditions concerning rights and easement.--The 
     conveyance under paragraph (1) shall be subject to existing 
     rights and to retention by the United States of a flowage 
     easement over all portions of the parcel that lie at or below 
     the flowage easement contour for the Eufaula Lake project.
       (6) Other terms and conditions.--The conveyance under 
     paragraph (1) shall be subject to such other terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary considers necessary and 
     appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.
       (d) Boardman, Oregon.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall convey to the city of 
     Boardman, Oregon, all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to a parcel of land consisting of 
     approximately 141 acres acquired as part of the John Day Lock 
     and Dam project in the vicinity of such city currently under 
     lease to the Boardman Park and Recreation District.
       (2) Consideration.--
       (A) Park and recreation properties.--Properties to be 
     conveyed under this subsection that will be retained in 
     public ownership and used for public park and recreation 
     purposes shall be conveyed without consideration. If any such 
     property is no longer used for public park and recreation 
     purposes, then title to such property shall revert to the 
     Secretary.
       (B) Other properties.--Properties to be conveyed under this 
     subsection and not described in subparagraph (A) shall be 
     conveyed at fair market value.
       (3) Conditions concerning rights and easement.--The 
     conveyance of properties under this subsection shall be 
     subject to existing first rights of refusal regarding 
     acquisition of such properties and to retention of a flowage 
     easement over portions of the properties that the Secretary 
     determines to be necessary for operation of the project.
       (4) Other terms and conditions.--The conveyance of 
     properties under this subsection shall be subject to such 
     other terms and conditions as the Secretary considers 
     necessary and appropriate to protect the interests of the 
     United States.
       (e) Tri-Cities Area, Washington.--
       (1) General authority.--As soon as practicable after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall make 
     the conveyances to the local governments referred to in 
     paragraph (2) of all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to the property described in paragraph (2).
       (2) Property descriptions.--
       (A) Benton county.--The property to be conveyed pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) to Benton County, Washington, is the property 
     in such county which is designated ``Area D'' on Exhibit A to 
     Army Lease No. DACW-68-1-81-43.
       (B) Franklin county, washington.--The property to be 
     conveyed pursuant to paragraph (1) to Franklin County, 
     Washington, is--
       (i) the 105.01 acres of property leased pursuant to Army 
     Lease No. DACW-68-1-77-20 as executed by Franklin County, 
     Washington, on April 7, 1977;
       (ii) the 35 acres of property leased pursuant to 
     Supplemental Agreement No. 1 to Army Lease No. DACW-68-1-77-
     20;
       (iii) the 20 acres of property commonly known as ``Richland 
     Bend'' which is designated by the shaded portion of Lot 1, 
     Section 11, and the shaded portion of Lot 1, Section 12, 
     Township 9 North, Range 28 East, W.M. on Exhibit D to 
     Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to Army Lease No. DACW-68-1-77-
     20;
       (iv) the 7.05 acres of property commonly known as ``Taylor 
     Flat'' which is designated by the shaded portion of Lot 
     1, Section 13, Township 11 North, Range 28 East, W.M. on 
     Exhibit D to Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to Army Lease 
     No. DACW-68-1-77-20;
       (v) the 14.69 acres of property commonly known as ``Byers 
     Landing'' which is designated by the shaded portion of Lots 2 
     and 3, Section 2, Township 10 North, Range 28 East, W.M. on 
     Exhibit D to Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to Army Lease No. 
     DACW-68-1-77-20; and
       (vi) all levees within Franklin County, Washington, as of 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, and the property upon 
     which the levees are situated.
       (C) City of kennewick, washington.--The property to be 
     conveyed pursuant to paragraph (1) to the city of Kennewick, 
     Washington, is the property within the city which is subject 
     to the Municipal Sublease Agreement entered into on April 6, 
     1989, between Benton County, Washington, and the cities of 
     Kennewick and Richland, Washington.
       (D) City of richland, washington.--The property to be 
     conveyed pursuant to paragraph (1), to the city of Richland, 
     Washington, is the property within the city which is subject 
     to the Municipal Sublease Agreement entered into on April 6, 
     1989, between Benton County, Washington, and the Cities of 
     Kennewick and Richland, Washington.
       (E) City of pasco, washington.--The property to be conveyed 
     pursuant to paragraph (1), to the city of Pasco, Washington, 
     is--
       (i) the property within the city of Pasco, Washington, 
     which is leased pursuant to Army Lease No. DACW-68-1-77-10; 
     and
       (ii) all levees within such city, as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and the property upon which the levees 
     are situated.
       (F) Port of pasco, washington.--The property to be conveyed 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) to the Port of Pasco, Washington, 
     is--
       (i) the property owned by the United States which is south 
     of the Burlington Northern Railroad tracks in Lots 1 and 2, 
     Section 20, Township 9 North, Range 31 East, W.M.; and

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       (ii) the property owned by the United States which is south 
     of the Burlington Northern Railroad tracks in Lots 1, 2, 3, 
     and 4, in each of Sections 21, 22, and 23, Township 9 North, 
     Range 31 East, W.M.
       (G) Additional properties.--In addition to properties 
     described in subparagraphs (A) through (F), the Secretary may 
     convey to a local government referred to in subparagraphs (A) 
     through (F) such properties under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary in the Tri-Cities area as the Secretary and the 
     local government agree are appropriate for conveyance.
       (3) Terms and conditions.--
       (A) In general.--The conveyances under paragraph (1) shall 
     be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
     considers necessary and appropriate to protect the interests 
     of the United States.
       (B) Special rules for franklin county.--The property 
     described in paragraph (2)(B)(vi) shall be conveyed only 
     after Franklin County, Washington, has entered into a written 
     agreement with the Secretary which provides that the United 
     States shall continue to operate and maintain the flood 
     control drainage areas and pump stations on the property 
     conveyed and that the United States shall be provided all 
     easements and rights necessary to carry out that agreement.
       (C) Special rule for city of pasco.--The property described 
     in paragraph (2)(E)(ii) shall be conveyed only after the city 
     of Pasco, Washington, has entered into a written agreement 
     with the Secretary which provides that the United States 
     shall continue to operate and maintain the flood control 
     drainage areas and pump stations on the property conveyed and 
     that the United States shall be provided all easements and 
     rights necessary to carry out that agreement.
       (D) Consideration.--
       (i) Park and recreation properties.--Properties to be 
     conveyed under this subsection that will be retained in 
     public ownership and used for public park and recreation 
     purposes shall be conveyed without consideration. If any such 
     property is no longer used for public park and recreation 
     purposes, then title to such property shall revert to the 
     Secretary.
       (ii) Other properties.--Properties to be conveyed under 
     this subsection and not described in clause (i) shall be 
     conveyed at fair market value.
       (4) Lake wallula levees.--
       (A) Determination of minimum safe height.--
       (i) Contract.--Within 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall contract with a 
     private entity agreed to under clause (ii) to determine, 
     within 6 months after such date of enactment, the minimum 
     safe height for the levees of the project for flood control, 
     Lake Wallula, Washington. The Secretary shall have final 
     approval of the minimum safe height.
       (ii) Agreement of local officials.--A contract shall be 
     entered into under clause (i) only with a private entity 
     agreed to by the Secretary, appropriate representatives of 
     Franklin County, Washington, and appropriate representatives 
     of the city of Pasco, Washington.
       (B) Authority.--A local government may reduce, at its cost, 
     the height of any levee of the project for flood control, 
     Lake Wallula, Washington, within the boundaries of such local 
     government to a height not lower than the minimum safe height 
     determined pursuant to subparagraph (A).
       (f) Applicability of Other Laws.--Any contract for sale, 
     deed, or other transfer of real property under this section 
     shall be carried out in compliance with all applicable 
     provisions of section 120(h) of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act and 
     other environmental laws.

     SEC. 505. NAMINGS.

       (a) Milt Brandt Visitors Center, California.--
       (1) Designation.--The visitors center at Warm Springs Dam, 
     California, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control 
     Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1192), shall be known and designated as 
     the ``Milt Brandt Visitors Center''.
       (2) Legal references.--Any reference in a law, map, 
     regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
     States to the visitors center referred to in paragraph (1) 
     shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Milt Brandt 
     Visitors Center''.
       (b) Carr Creek Lake, Kentucky.--
       (1) Designation.--Carr Fork Lake in Knott County, Kentucky, 
     authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 
     (76 Stat. 1188), shall be known and designated as the ``Carr 
     Creek Lake''.
       (2) Legal references.--Any reference in a law, map, 
     regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
     States to the lake referred to in paragraph (1) shall be 
     deemed to be a reference to the ``Carr Creek Lake''.
       (c) William H. Natcher Bridge, Maceo, Kentucky, and 
     Rockport, Indiana.--
       (1) Designation.--The bridge on United States Route 231 
     which crosses the Ohio River between Maceo, Kentucky, and 
     Rockport, Indiana, shall be known and designated as the 
     ``William H. Natcher Bridge''.
       (2) Legal references.--Any reference in a law, map, 
     regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
     States to the bridge referred to in paragraph (1) shall be 
     deemed to be a reference to the ``William H. Natcher 
     Bridge''.
       (d) John T. Myers Lock and Dam, Indiana and Kentucky.--
       (1) Designation.--Uniontown Lock and Dam, on the Ohio 
     River, Indiana and Kentucky, shall be known and designated as 
     the ``John T. Myers Lock and Dam''.
       (2) Legal references.--Any reference in a law, map, 
     regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
     States to the lock and dam referred to in paragraph (1) shall 
     be deemed to be a reference to the ``John T. Myers Lock and 
     Dam''.
       (e) J. Edward Roush Lake, Indiana.--
       (1) Redesignation.--The lake on the Wabash River in 
     Huntington and Wells Counties, Indiana, authorized by section 
     203 of the Flood Control Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 312), and 
     known as Huntington Lake, shall be known and designated as 
     the ``J. Edward Roush Lake''.
       (2) Legal references.--Any reference in a law, map, 
     regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
     States to the lake referred to in paragraph (1) shall be 
     deemed to be a reference to the ``J. Edward Roush Lake''.
       (f) Russell B. Long Lock and Dam, Red River Waterway, 
     Louisiana.--
       (1) Designation.--Lock and Dam 4 of the Red River Waterway, 
     Louisiana, shall be known and designated as the ``Russell B. 
     Long Lock and Dam''.
       (2) Legal references.--A reference in any law, map, 
     regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
     States to the lock and dam referred to in paragraph (1) shall 
     be deemed to be a reference to the ``Russell B. Long Lock and 
     Dam''.
       (g) William L. Jess Dam and Intake Structure, Oregon.--
       (1) Designation.--The dam located at mile 153.6 on the 
     Rogue River in Jackson County, Oregon, and commonly known as 
     the Lost Creek Dam Lake Project, shall be known and 
     designated as the ``William L. Jess Dam and Intake 
     Structure''.
       (2) Legal references.--Any reference in a law, map, 
     regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
     States to the dam referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to 
     be a reference to the ``William L. Jess Dam and Intake 
     Structure''.
       (h) Aberdeen Lock and Dam, Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway.--
       (1) Designation.--The lock and dam at Mile 358 of the 
     Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway is designated as the ``Aberdeen 
     Lock and Dam''.
       (2) Legal reference.--Any reference in a law, map, 
     regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
     States to the lock and dam referred to in paragraph (1) is 
     deemed to be a reference to the ``Aberdeen Lock and Dam''.
       (i) Amory Lock, Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway.--
       (1) Designation.--Lock A at Mile 371 of the Tennessee-
     Tombigbee Waterway is designated as the ``Amory Lock''.
       (2) Legal reference.--Any reference in a law, map, 
     regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
     States to the lock referred to in paragraph (1) is deemed to 
     be a reference to the ``Amory Lock''.
       (j) Fulton Lock, Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway.--
       (1) Designation.--Lock C at Mile 391 of the Tennessee-
     Tombigbee Waterway is designated as the ``Fulton Lock''.
       (2) Legal reference.--Any reference in a law, map, 
     regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
     States to the lock referred to in paragraph (1) is deemed to 
     be a reference to the ``Fulton Lock''.
       (k) Howell Heflin Lock and Dam, Tennessee-Tombigbee 
     Waterway.--
       (1) Redesignation.--The lock and dam at Mile 266 of the 
     Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, known as the Gainesville Lock 
     and Dam, is redesignated as the ``Howell Heflin Lock and 
     Dam''.
       (2) Legal reference.--Any reference in a law, map, 
     regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
     States to the lock and dam referred to in paragraph (1) is 
     deemed to be a reference to the ``Howell Heflin Lock and 
     Dam''.
       (l) G.V. ``Sonny'' Montgomery Lock, Tennessee-Tombigbee 
     Waterway.--
       (1) Designation.--Lock E at Mile 407 of the Tennessee-
     Tombigbee Waterway is designated as the ``G.V. `Sonny' 
     Montgomery Lock''.
       (2) Legal reference.--Any reference in a law, map, 
     regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
     States to the lock referred to in paragraph (1) is deemed to 
     be a reference to the ``G.V. `Sonny' Montgomery Lock''.
       (m) John Rankin Lock, Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway.--
       (1) Designation.--Lock D at Mile 398 of the Tennessee-
     Tombigbee Waterway is designated as the ``John Rankin Lock''.
       (2) Legal reference.--Any reference in a law, map, 
     regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
     States to the lock referred to in paragraph (1) is deemed to 
     be a reference to the ``John Rankin Lock''.
       (n) John C. Stennis Lock and Dam, Tennessee-Tombigbee 
     Waterway.--
       (1) Redesignation.--The lock and dam at Mile 335 of the 
     Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, known as the Columbus Lock and 
     Dam, is redesignated as the ``John C. Stennis Lock and Dam''.
       (2) Legal reference.--Any reference in a law, map, 
     regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
     States to the lock and dam referred to in paragraph (1) is 
     deemed to be a reference to the ``John C. Stennis Lock and 
     Dam''.

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       (o) Jamie Whitten Lock and Dam, Tennessee-Tombigbee 
     Waterway.--
       (1) Redesignation.--The lock and dam at Mile 412 of the 
     Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, known as the Bay Springs Lock 
     and Dam, is redesignated as the ``Jamie Whitten Lock and 
     Dam''.
       (2) Legal reference.--Any reference in a law, map, 
     regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
     States to the lock and dam referred to in paragraph (1) is 
     deemed to be a reference to the ``Jamie Whitten Lock and 
     Dam''.
       (p) Glover Wilkins Lock, Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway.--
       (1) Designation.--Lock B at Mile 376 of the Tennessee-
     Tombigbee Waterway is designated as the ``Glover Wilkins 
     Lock''.
       (2) Legal reference.--Any reference in a law, map, 
     regulation, document, paper, or other record to the lock 
     referred to in paragraph (1) is deemed to be a reference to 
     the ``Glover Wilkins Lock''.

     SEC. 506. WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, RESTORATION, AND DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to provide 
     technical, planning, and design assistance to non-Federal 
     interests for carrying out watershed management, restoration, 
     and development projects at the locations described in 
     subsection (d).
       (b) Specific Measures.--Assistance provided pursuant to 
     subsection (a) may be in support of non-Federal projects for 
     the following purposes:
       (1) Management and restoration of water quality.
       (2) Control and remediation of toxic sediments.
       (3) Restoration of degraded streams, rivers, wetlands, and 
     other waterbodies to their natural condition as a means to 
     control flooding, excessive erosion, and sedimentation.
       (4) Protection and restoration of watersheds, including 
     urban watersheds.
       (5) Demonstration of technologies for nonstructural 
     measures to reduce destructive impact of flooding.
       (c) Non-Federal Share.--The non-Federal share of the cost 
     of assistance provided under this section shall be 50 
     percent.
       (d) Project Locations.--The Secretary may provide 
     assistance under subsection (a) for projects at the following 
     locations:
       (1) Gila River and Tributaries, Santa Cruz River, Arizona.
       (2) Rio Salado, Salt River, Phoenix and Tempe, Arizona.
       (3) Colusa basin, California.
       (4) Los Angeles River watershed, California.
       (5) Russian River watershed, California.
       (6) Sacramento River watershed, California.
       (7) San Pablo Bay watershed, California.
       (8) Nancy Creek, Utoy Creek, and North Peachtree Creek and 
     South Peachtree Creek basin, Georgia.
       (9) Lower Platte River watershed, Nebraska.
       (10) Juniata River watershed, Pennsylvania, including 
     Raystown Lake.
       (11) Upper Potomac River watershed, Grant and Mineral 
     Counties, West Virginia.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1996.

     SEC. 507. LAKES PROGRAM.

       Section 602(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1986 (100 Stat. 4148-4149) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (10);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (11) and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(12) Goodyear Lake, Otsego County, New York, removal of 
     silt and aquatic growth;
       ``(13) Otsego Lake, Otsego County, New York, removal of 
     silt and aquatic growth and measures to address high nutrient 
     concentration;
       ``(14) Oneida Lake, Oneida County, New York, removal of 
     silt and aquatic growth;
       ``(15) Skaneateles and Owasco Lakes, New York, removal of 
     silt and aquatic growth and prevention of sediment deposit; 
     and
       ``(16) Twin Lakes, Paris, Illinois, removal of silt and 
     excess aquatic vegetation, including measures to address 
     excessive sedimentation, high nutrient concentration, and 
     shoreline erosion.''.

     SEC. 508. MAINTENANCE OF NAVIGATION CHANNELS.

       (a) In General.--Upon request of the non-Federal interest, 
     the Secretary shall be responsible for maintenance of the 
     following navigation channels constructed or improved by non-
     Federal interests if the Secretary determines that such 
     maintenance is economically justified and environmentally 
     acceptable and that the channel was constructed in accordance 
     with applicable permits and appropriate engineering and 
     design standards:
       (1) Humboldt Harbor and Bay, Fields Landing Channel, 
     California.
       (2) Mare Island Strait, California; except that, for 
     purposes of this section, the navigation channel shall be 
     deemed to have been constructed or improved by non-Federal 
     interests.
       (3) Mississippi River Ship Channel, Chalmette Slip, 
     Louisiana.
       (4) Greenville Inner Harbor Channel, Mississippi.
       (5) Providence Harbor Shipping Channel, Rhode Island.
       (6) Matagorda Ship Channel, Point Comfort Turning Basin, 
     Texas.
       (7) Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Rincon Canal System, 
     Texas.
       (8) Brazos Island Harbor, Texas, connecting channel to 
     Mexico.
       (9) Blair Waterway, Tacoma Harbor, Washington.
       (b) Completion of Assessment.--Within 6 months of receipt 
     of a request from the non-Federal interest for Federal 
     assumption of maintenance of a channel listed in subsection 
     (a), the Secretary shall make a determination as provided in 
     subsection (a) and advise the non-Federal interest of the 
     Secretary's determination.

     SEC. 509. GREAT LAKES REMEDIAL ACTION PLANS AND SEDIMENT 
                   REMEDIATION.

       Section 401 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 
     (104 Stat. 4644) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 401. GREAT LAKES REMEDIAL ACTION PLANS AND SEDIMENT 
                   REMEDIATION.

       ``(a) Great Lakes Remedial Action Plans.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to provide 
     technical, planning, and engineering assistance to State and 
     local governments and nongovernmental entities designated by 
     the State or local government in the development and 
     implementation of remedial action plans for areas of concern 
     in the Great Lakes identified under the Great Lakes Water 
     Quality Agreement of 1978.
       ``(2) Non-federal share.--Non-Federal interests shall 
     contribute, in cash or by providing in-kind contributions, 50 
     percent of costs of activities for which assistance is 
     provided under paragraph (1).
       ``(b) Sediment Remediation Demonstration Projects.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (acting 
     through the Great Lakes National Program Office), may conduct 
     pilot- and full-scale demonstration projects of promising 
     techniques to remediate contaminated sediments in freshwater 
     coastal regions in the Great Lakes basin. The Secretary must 
     conduct no fewer than 3 full-scale demonstration projects 
     under this subsection.
       ``(2) Site selection for demonstration projects.--In 
     selecting the sites for the technology demonstration 
     projects, the Secretary shall give priority consideration to 
     Saginaw Bay, Michigan, Sheboygan Harbor, Wisconsin, Grand 
     Calumet River, Indiana, Ashtabula River, Ohio, Buffalo River, 
     New York, and Duluth/Superior Harbor, Minnesota.
       ``(3) Deadline for identifications.--Within 18 months after 
     the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary 
     shall identify the sites and technologies to be demonstrated 
     and complete each such full-scale demonstration project 
     within 3 years after such date of enactment.
       ``(4) Non-federal share.--Non-Federal interests shall 
     contribute 50 percent of costs of projects under this 
     subsection. Such costs may be paid in cash or by providing 
     in-kind contributions.
       ``(5) Authorizations.--There is authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
     $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1997 through 2000.''.

     SEC. 510. GREAT LAKES DREDGED MATERIAL TESTING AND EVALUATION 
                   MANUAL.

       The Secretary, in cooperation with the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, shall provide technical 
     assistance to non-Federal interests on testing procedures 
     contained in the Great Lakes Dredged Material Testing and 
     Evaluation Manual developed pursuant to section 230.2(c) of 
     title 40, Code of Federal Regulations.

     SEC. 511. GREAT LAKES SEDIMENT REDUCTION.

       (a) Great Lakes Tributary Sediment Transport Model.--For 
     each major river system or set of major river systems 
     depositing sediment into a Great Lakes federally authorized 
     commercial harbor, channel maintenance project site, or Area 
     of Concern identified under the Great Lakes Water Quality 
     Agreement of 1978, the Secretary, in consultation and 
     coordination with the Great Lakes States, shall develop a 
     tributary sediment transport model.
       (b) Requirements for Models.--In developing a tributary 
     sediment transport model under this section, the Secretary 
     shall--
       (1) build upon data and monitoring information generated in 
     earlier studies and programs of the Great Lakes and their 
     tributaries; and
       (2) complete models for 30 major river systems, either 
     individually or in combination as part of a set, within the 
     5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 512. GREAT LAKES CONFINED DISPOSAL FACILITIES.

       (a) Assessment.--The Secretary shall conduct an assessment 
     of the general conditions of confined disposal facilities in 
     the Great Lakes.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on the results of the assessment conducted 
     under subsection (a), including the following:
       (1) A description of the cumulative effects of confined 
     disposal facilities in the Great Lakes.
       (2) Recommendations for specific remediation actions for 
     each confined disposal facility in the Great Lakes.
       (3) An evaluation of, and recommendations for, confined 
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     practices and technologies to conserve capacity at such 
     facilities and to minimize adverse environmental effects at 
     such facilities throughout the Great Lakes system.

     SEC. 513. CHESAPEAKE BAY RESTORATION AND PROTECTION PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a pilot 
     program to provide to non-Federal interests in the Chesapeake 
     Bay watershed technical, planning, design, and construction 
     assistance for water-related environmental infrastructure and 
     resource protection and development projects affecting the 
     Chesapeake Bay, including projects for sediment and erosion 
     control, protection of eroding shorelines, protection of 
     essential public works, wastewater treatment and related 
     facilities, water supply and related facilities, and 
     beneficial uses of dredged material, and other related 
     projects.
       (b) Public Ownership Requirement.--The Secretary may 
     provide assistance for a project under this section only if 
     the project is publicly owned and will be publicly operated 
     and maintained.
       (c) Cooperation Agreement.--
       (1) In general.--Before providing assistance under this 
     section, the Secretary shall enter into a project cooperation 
     agreement pursuant to section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 
     1970 (84 Stat. 1818) with a non-Federal interest to provide 
     for technical, planning, design, and construction assistance 
     for the project.
       (2) Requirements.--Each agreement entered into pursuant to 
     this subsection shall provide for the following:
       (A) Plan.--Development by the Secretary, in consultation 
     with appropriate Federal, State, and local officials, of a 
     plan, including appropriate engineering plans and 
     specifications and an estimate of expected benefits.
       (B) Legal and institutional structures.--Establishment of 
     such legal and institutional structures as are necessary to 
     ensure the effective long-term operation and maintenance of 
     the project by the non-Federal interest.
       (d) Cost Sharing.--
       (1) Federal share.--Except as provided in paragraph (2)(B), 
     the Federal share of the total project costs of each local 
     cooperation agreement entered into under this section shall 
     be 75 percent.
       (2) Non-federal share.--
       (A) Provision of lands, easements, rights-of-way, and 
     relocations.--The non-Federal interests for a project to 
     which this section applies shall provide the lands, 
     easements, rights-of-way, relocations, and dredged material 
     disposal areas necessary for the project.
       (B) Value of lands, easements, rights-of-way, and 
     relocations.--In determining the non-Federal contribution 
     toward carrying out a local cooperation agreement entered 
     into under this section, the Secretary shall provide credit 
     to a non-Federal interest for the value of lands, easements, 
     rights-of-way, relocations, and dredged material disposal 
     areas provided by the non-Federal interest, except that the 
     amount of credit provided for a project under this paragraph 
     may not exceed 25 percent of total project costs.
       (C) Operation and maintenance costs.--The non-Federal share 
     of the costs of operation and maintenance of carrying out the 
     agreement under this section shall be 100 percent.
       (e) Applicability of Other Federal and State Laws and 
     Agreements.--
       (1) In general.--Nothing in this section waives, limits, or 
     otherwise affects the applicability of any provision of 
     Federal or State law that would otherwise apply to a project 
     carried out with assistance provided under this section.
       (2) Cooperation.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Secretary shall cooperate with the heads of appropriate 
     Federal agencies.
       (f) Report.--Not later than December 31, 1998, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results 
     of the program carried out under this section, together with 
     a recommendation concerning whether or not the program should 
     be implemented on a national basis.
       (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000.

     SEC. 514. EXTENSION OF JURISDICTION OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER 
                   COMMISSION.

       The jurisdiction of the Mississippi River Commission, 
     established by the first section of the Act of June 28, 1879 
     (33 U.S.C. 641; 21 Stat. 37), is extended to include--
       (1) all of the area between the eastern side of the Bayou 
     Lafourche Ridge from Donaldsonville, Louisiana, to the Gulf 
     of Mexico and the west guide levee of the Mississippi River 
     from Donaldsonville, Louisiana, to the Gulf of Mexico;
       (2) Alexander County, Illinois; and
       (3) the area in the State of Illinois from the confluence 
     of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers northward to the vicinity 
     of Mississippi River mile 39.5, including the Len Small 
     Drainage and Levee District, insofar as such area is affected 
     by the flood waters of the Mississippi River.

     SEC. 515. ALTERNATIVE TO ANNUAL PASSES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall evaluate the 
     feasibility of implementing an alternative to the $25 annual 
     pass that the Secretary currently offers to users of 
     recreation facilities at water resources projects of the 
     Corps of Engineers.
       (b) Annual Pass.--The evaluation under subsection (a) shall 
     include the establishment of an annual pass which costs $10 
     or less for the use of recreation facilities at Raystown 
     Lake, Pennsylvania.
       (c) Report.--Not later than December 31, 1998, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results 
     of the project carried out under this section, together with 
     recommendations concerning whether annual passes for 
     individual projects should be offered on a nationwide basis.

     SEC. 516. RECREATION PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall promote Federal, non-
     Federal, and private sector cooperation in creating public 
     recreation opportunities and developing the necessary 
     supporting infrastructure at water resources projects of the 
     Corps of Engineers.
       (b) Infrastructure Improvements.--
       (1) Recreation infrastructure improvements.--In 
     demonstrating the feasibility of the public-private 
     cooperative, the Secretary shall provide, at Federal expense, 
     such infrastructure improvements as are necessary to support 
     a potential private recreational development at the Raystown 
     Lake Project, Pennsylvania, generally in accordance with the 
     Master Plan Update (1994) for the project.
       (2) Agreement.--The Secretary shall enter into an agreement 
     with an appropriate non-Federal public entity to ensure that 
     the infrastructure improvements constructed by the Secretary 
     on non-project lands pursuant to paragraph (1) are 
     transferred to and operated and maintained by the non-Federal 
     public entity.
       (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $4,500,000 
     for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1996.
       (c) Report.--Not later than December 31, 1998, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results 
     of the cooperative efforts carried out under this section, 
     including the improvements required by subsection (b).

     SEC. 517. ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

       Section 219 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
     (106 Stat. 4836-4837) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for providing construction assistance 
     under this section--
       ``(1) $10,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(5);
       ``(2) $2,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(6);
       ``(3) $10,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(7);
       ``(4) $11,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(8);
       ``(5) $20,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(16); and
       ``(6) $20,000,000 for the project described in subsection 
     (c)(17).''.

     SEC. 518. CORPS CAPABILITY TO CONSERVE FISH AND WILDLIFE.

       Section 704(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1986 (33 U.S.C. 2263(b); 100 Stat. 4157) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$5,000,000''; and inserting 
     ``$10,000,000''; and
       (2) in paragraph (4) by inserting ``and Virginia'' after 
     ``Maryland''.

     SEC. 519. PERIODIC BEACH NOURISHMENT.

       The Secretary shall carry out periodic beach nourishment 
     for each of the following projects for a period of 50 years 
     beginning on the date of initiation of construction of such 
     project:
       (1) Broward county, florida.--Project for shoreline 
     protection, segments II and III, Broward County, Florida.
       (2) Fort pierce, florida.--Project for shoreline 
     protection, Fort Pierce, Florida.
       (3) Lee county, florida.--Project for shoreline protection, 
     Lee County, Captiva Island segment, Florida.
       (4) Palm beach county, florida.--Project for shoreline 
     protection, Jupiter/Carlin, Ocean Ridge, and Boca Raton North 
     Beach segments, Palm Beach County, Florida.
       (5) Panama city beaches, florida.--Project for shoreline 
     protection, Panama City Beaches, Florida.
       (6) Tybee island, georgia.--Project for beach erosion 
     control, Tybee Island, Georgia.

     SEC. 520. CONTROL OF AQUATIC PLANTS.

       The Secretary shall carry out under section 104(b) of the 
     River and Harbor Act of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 610(b))--
       (1) a program to control aquatic plants in Lake St. Clair, 
     Michigan; and
       (2) program to control aquatic plants in the Schuylkill 
     River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

     SEC. 521. HOPPER DREDGES.

       Section 3 of the Act of August 11, 1888 (33 U.S.C. 622; 25 
     Stat. 423), is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Program To Increase Use of Private Hopper Dredges.--
       ``(1) Initiation.--The Secretary shall initiate a program 
     to increase the use of private industry hopper dredges for 
     the construction and maintenance of Federal navigation 
     channels.
       ``(2) Ready reserve status for hopper dredge wheeler.--In 
     order to carry out the requirements of this subsection, the 
     Secretary shall, not later than the earlier of 90 days after 
     the date of completion of the rehabilitation of the hopper 
     dredge McFarland pursuant to section 564 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1996 or October 1, 1997, place 
     the Federal hopper dredge Wheeler in a ready reserve status.
       ``(3) Testing and use of ready reserve hopper dredge.--The 
     Secretary may periodically perform routine tests of the 
     equipment

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     of the vessel placed in a ready reserve status under this 
     subsection to ensure the vessel's ability to perform 
     emergency work. The Secretary shall not assign any scheduled 
     hopper dredging work to such vessel but shall perform any 
     repairs needed to maintain the vessel in a fully operational 
     condition. The Secretary may place the vessel in active 
     status in order to perform any dredging work only in the 
     event the Secretary determines that private industry has 
     failed to submit a responsive and responsible bid for work 
     advertised by the Secretary or to carry out the project as 
     required pursuant to a contract with the Secretary.
       ``(4) Repair and rehabilitation.--The Secretary may 
     undertake any repair and rehabilitation of any Federal hopper 
     dredge, including the vessel placed in ready reserve status 
     under paragraph (2) to allow the vessel to be placed into 
     active status as provided in paragraph (3).
       ``(5) Procedures.--The Secretary shall develop and 
     implement procedures to ensure that, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, private industry hopper dredge capacity is 
     available to meet both routine and time-sensitive dredging 
     needs. Such procedures shall include--
       ``(A) scheduling of contract solicitations to effectively 
     distribute dredging work throughout the dredging season; and
       ``(B) use of expedited contracting procedures to allow 
     dredges performing routine work to be made available to meet 
     time-sensitive, urgent, or emergency dredging needs.
       ``(6) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall report to 
     Congress on whether the vessel placed in ready reserve status 
     pursuant to paragraph (2) is needed to be returned to active 
     status or continued in a ready reserve status or whether 
     another Federal hopper dredge should be placed in a ready 
     reserve status.
       ``(7) Limitations.--
       ``(A) Reductions in status.--The Secretary may not further 
     reduce the readiness status of any Federal hopper dredge 
     below a ready reserve status except any vessel placed in such 
     status for not less than 5 years which the Secretary 
     determines has not been used sufficiently to justify 
     retaining the vessel in such status.
       ``(B) Increase in assignments of dredging work.--For each 
     fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall not assign any greater 
     quantity of dredging work to any Federal hopper dredge in an 
     active status than was assigned to that vessel in the average 
     of the 3 prior fiscal years.
       ``(8) Contracts; payment of capital costs.--The Secretary 
     may enter into a contract for the maintenance and crewing of 
     any vessel retained in a ready reserve status. The capital 
     costs (including depreciation costs) of any vessel retained 
     in such status shall be paid for out of funds made available 
     from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and shall not be 
     charged against the Corps of Engineers' Revolving Fund 
     Account or any individual project cost unless the vessel is 
     specifically used in connection with that project.''.

     SEC. 522. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE.

       The Secretary shall provide design and construction 
     assistance to non-Federal interests for the following 
     projects:
       (1) Repair and rehabilitation of the Lower Girard Lake Dam, 
     Girard, Ohio, at an estimated total cost of $2,500,000.
       (2) Construction of a multi-purpose dam and reservoir, Bear 
     Valley Dam, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at an estimated 
     total cost of $15,000,000.
       (3) Repair and upgrade of the dam and appurtenant features 
     at Lake Merriweather, Little Calfpasture River, Virginia, at 
     an estimated total cost of $6,000,000.

     SEC. 523. FIELD OFFICE HEADQUARTERS FACILITIES.

       Subject to amounts being made available in advance in 
     appropriations Acts, the Secretary may use Plant Replacement 
     and Improvement Program funds to design and construct a new 
     headquarters facility for--
       (1) the New England Division, Waltham, Massachusetts; and
       (2) the Jacksonville District, Jacksonville, Florida.

     SEC. 524. CORPS OF ENGINEERS RESTRUCTURING PLAN.

       (a) Division Office, Chicago, Illinois.--The Secretary 
     shall continue to maintain a division office of the Corps of 
     Engineers in Chicago, Illinois, notwithstanding any plan 
     developed pursuant to title I of the Energy and Water 
     Development Appropriations Act, 1996 (109 Stat. 405) to 
     reduce the number of division offices. Such division office 
     shall be responsible for the 5 district offices for which the 
     division office was responsible on June 1, 1996.
       (b) District Office, St. Louis, Missouri.--The Secretary 
     shall not reassign the St. Louis District of the Corps of 
     Engineers from the operational control of the Lower 
     Mississippi Valley Division.

     SEC. 525. LAKE SUPERIOR CENTER.

       (a) Construction.--The Secretary, shall assist the 
     Minnesota Lake Superior Center authority in the construction 
     of an educational facility to be used in connection with 
     efforts to educate the public in the economic, recreational, 
     biological, aesthetic, and spiritual worth of Lake Superior 
     and other large bodies of fresh water.
       (b) Public Ownership.--Prior to providing any assistance 
     under subsection (a), the Secretary shall verify that the 
     facility to be constructed under subsection (a) will be owned 
     by the public authority established by the State of Minnesota 
     to develop, operate, and maintain the Lake Superior Center.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 
     30, 1996, $10,000,000 for the construction of the facility 
     under subsection (a).

     SEC. 526. JACKSON COUNTY, ALABAMA.

       The Secretary shall provide technical, planning, and design 
     assistance to non-Federal interests for wastewater treatment 
     and related facilities, remediation of point and nonpoint 
     sources of pollution and contaminated riverbed sediments, and 
     related activities in Jackson County, Alabama, including the 
     city of Stevenson. The Federal cost of such assistance may 
     not exceed $5,000,000.

     SEC. 527. EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS CENTER OF EXPERTISE 
                   EXTENSION.

       The Secretary shall establish an extension of the 
     Earthquake Preparedness Center of Expertise for the central 
     United States at an existing district office of the Corps of 
     Engineers near the New Madrid fault.

     SEC. 528. QUARANTINE FACILITY.

       Section 108(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1992 (106 Stat. 4816) is amended by striking ``$1,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``$4,000,000''.

     SEC. 529. BENTON AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES, ARKANSAS.

       Section 220 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
     (106 Stat. 4836-4837) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(c) Use of Federal Funds.--The Secretary may make 
     available to the non-Federal interests funds not to exceed an 
     amount equal to the Federal share of the total project cost 
     to be used by the non-Federal interests to undertake the work 
     directly or by contract.''.

     SEC. 530. CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Cooperation Agreements.--The Secretary shall enter into 
     cooperation agreements with non-Federal interests to develop 
     and carry out, in cooperation with Federal and State 
     agencies, reclamation and protection projects for the purpose 
     of abating and mitigating surface water quality degradation 
     caused by abandoned mines in the watershed of the lower 
     Mokelume River in Calaveras County, California.
       (b) Consultation With Federal Entities.--Any project under 
     subsection (a) that is located on lands owned by the United 
     States shall be undertaken in consultation with the Federal 
     entity with administrative jurisdiction over such lands.
       (c) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of the 
     activities conducted under cooperation agreements entered 
     into under subsection (a) shall be 75 percent; except that, 
     with respect to projects located on lands owned by the United 
     States, the Federal share shall be 100 percent. The non-
     Federal share of project costs may be provided in the form of 
     design and construction services. Non-Federal interests shall 
     receive credit for the reasonable costs of such services 
     completed by such interests prior to entering an agreement 
     with the Secretary for a project.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for 
     projects undertaken under this section.

     SEC. 531. FARMINGTON DAM, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Conjunctive Use Study.--The Secretary is directed to 
     continue participation in the Stockton, California 
     Metropolitan Area Flood Control study to include the 
     evaluation of the feasibility of storage of water at 
     Farmington Dam to implement a conjunctive use plan. In 
     conducting the study, the Secretary shall consult with the 
     Stockton East Water District concerning joint operation or 
     potential transfer of Farmington Dam. The Secretary shall 
     make recommendations on facility transfers and operational 
     alternatives as part of the Secretary's report to Congress.
       (b) Report.--The Secretary shall report to Congress, no 
     later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, on the feasibility of a conjunctive use plan using 
     Farmington Dam for water storage.

     SEC. 532. LOS ANGELES COUNTY DRAINAGE AREA, CALIFORNIA.

       The non-Federal share for a project to add water 
     conservation to the existing Los Angeles County Drainage 
     Area, California, project shall be 100 percent of separable 
     first costs and separable operation, maintenance, and 
     replacement costs associated with the water conservation 
     purpose.

     SEC. 533. PRADO DAM SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, CALIFORNIA.

       The Secretary, in coordination with the State of 
     California, shall provide technical assistance to Orange 
     County, California, in developing appropriate public safety 
     and access improvements associated with that portion of 
     California State Route 71 being relocated for the Prado Dam 
     feature of the project authorized as part of the project for 
     flood control, Santa Ana River Mainstem, California, by 
     section 401(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
     (100 Stat. 4113).

     SEC. 534. SEVEN OAKS DAM, CALIFORNIA.

       The non-Federal share for a project to add water 
     conservation to the Seven Oaks Dam, Santa Ana River Mainstem, 
     California, project shall be 100 percent of separable first 
     costs and separable operation, maintenance,

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     and replacement costs associated with the water conservation 
     purpose.

     SEC. 535. MANATEE COUNTY, FLORIDA.

       The project for flood control, Cedar Hammock (Wares Creek), 
     Florida, is authorized to be carried out by the Secretary 
     substantially in accordance with the Final Detailed Project 
     Report and Environmental Assessment, dated April 1995, at a 
     total cost of $13,846,000, with an estimated first Federal 
     cost of $8,783,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
     $5,063,000.

     SEC. 536. TAMPA, FLORIDA.

       The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement under 
     section 230 of this Act with the Museum of Science and 
     Industry, Tampa, Florida, to provide technical, planning, and 
     design assistance to demonstrate the water quality functions 
     found in wetlands, at an estimated total Federal cost of 
     $500,000.

     SEC. 537. WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR DEEP RIVER BASIN, 
                   INDIANA.

       (a) Development.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Natural Resources Conservation Service of the Department of 
     Agriculture, shall develop a watershed management plan for 
     the Deep River Basin, Indiana, which includes Deep River, 
     Lake George, Turkey Creek, and other related tributaries in 
     Indiana.
       (b) Contents.--The plan to be developed by the Secretary 
     under subsection (a) shall address specific concerns related 
     to the Deep River Basin area, including sediment flow into 
     Deep River, Turkey Creek, and other tributaries; control of 
     sediment quality in Lake George; flooding problems; the 
     safety of the Lake George Dam; and watershed management.

     SEC. 538. SOUTHERN AND EASTERN KENTUCKY.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary shall 
     establish a program for providing environmental assistance to 
     non-Federal interests in southern and eastern Kentucky. Such 
     assistance may be in the form of design and construction 
     assistance for water-related environmental infrastructure and 
     resource protection and development projects in southern and 
     eastern Kentucky, including projects for wastewater treatment 
     and related facilities, water supply, storage, treatment, and 
     distribution facilities, and surface water resource 
     protection and development.
       (b) Public Ownership Requirement.--The Secretary may 
     provide assistance for a project under this section only if 
     the project is publicly owned.
       (c) Project Cooperation Agreements.--
       (1) In general.--Before providing assistance under this 
     section, the Secretary shall enter into a project cooperation 
     agreement with a non-Federal interest to provide for design 
     and construction of the project to be carried out with such 
     assistance.
       (2) Requirements.--Each agreement entered into under this 
     subsection shall provide for the following:
       (A) Plan.--Development by the Secretary, in consultation 
     with appropriate Federal and State officials, of a facilities 
     development plan or resource protection plan, including 
     appropriate plans and specifications.
       (B) Legal and institutional structures.--Establishment of 
     each such legal and institutional structures as are necessary 
     to assure the effective long-term operation of the project by 
     the non-Federal interest.
       (3) Cost sharing.--
       (A) In general.--Total project costs under each agreement 
     entered into under this subsection shall be shared at 75 
     percent Federal and 25 percent non-Federal, except that the 
     non-Federal interest shall receive credit for the reasonable 
     costs of design work completed by such interest before entry 
     into the agreement with the Secretary. The Federal share may 
     be in the form of grants or reimbursements of project costs.
       (B) Credit for certain financing costs.--In the event of 
     delays in the reimbursement of the non-Federal share of a 
     project, the non-Federal interest shall receive credit for 
     reasonable interest and other associated financing costs 
     necessary for such non-Federal interest to provide the non-
     Federal share of the project's cost.
       (C) Lands, easements, and rights-of-way.--The non-Federal 
     interest shall receive credit for lands, easements, rights-
     of-way, and relocations provided by the non-Federal interest 
     toward its share of project costs, including for costs 
     associated with obtaining permits necessary for the placement 
     of such project on publicly owned or controlled lands, but 
     not to exceed 25 percent of total project costs.
       (D) Operation and maintenance.--Operation and maintenance 
     costs shall be 100 percent non-Federal.
       (d) Applicability of Other Federal and State Laws.--Nothing 
     in this section shall be construed as waiving, limiting, or 
     otherwise affecting the applicability of any provision of 
     Federal or State law which would otherwise apply to a project 
     to be carried out with assistance provided under this 
     section.
       (e) Report.--Not later than December 31, 1999, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results 
     of the program carried out under this section, together with 
     recommendations concerning whether or not such program should 
     be implemented on a national basis.
       (f) Southern and Eastern Kentucky Defined.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term ``southern and eastern Kentucky'' 
     means Morgan, Floyd, Pulaski, Wayne, Laurel, Knox, Pike, 
     Menifee, Perry, Harlan, Breathitt, Martin, Jackson, Wolfe, 
     Clay, Magoffin, Owsley, Johnson, Leslie, Lawrence, Knott, 
     Bell, McCreary, Rockcastle, Whitley, Lee, and Letcher 
     Counties, Kentucky.
       (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000.

     SEC. 539. LOUISIANA COASTAL WETLANDS RESTORATION PROJECTS.

       Section 303(f) of the Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection 
     and Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 3952(f); 104 Stat. 4782-4783) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4) by striking ``and (3)'' and inserting 
     ``(3), and (5)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Federal share in calendar years 1996 and 1997.--
     Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), amounts made 
     available in accordance with section 306 of this title to 
     carry out coastal wetlands restoration projects under this 
     section in calendar years 1996 and 1997 shall provide 90 
     percent of the cost of such projects.''.

     SEC. 540. SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.

       (a) Flood Control.--The Secretary is directed to proceed 
     with engineering, design, and construction of projects to 
     provide for flood control and improvements to rainfall 
     drainage systems in Jefferson, Orleans, and St. Tammany 
     Parishes, Louisiana, in accordance with the following reports 
     of the New Orleans District Engineer: Jefferson and Orleans 
     Parishes, Louisiana, Urban Flood Control and Water Quality 
     Management, July 1992; Tangipahoa, Techefuncte, and Tickfaw 
     Rivers, Louisiana, June 1991; St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, 
     July 1996; and Schneider Canal, Slidell, Louisiana, Hurricane 
     Protection, May 1990.
       (b) Cost Sharing.--The cost of any work performed by the 
     non-Federal interests subsequent to the reports referred to 
     in subsection (a) and determined by the Secretary to be a 
     compatible and integral part of the projects shall be 
     credited toward the non-Federal share of the projects.
       (c) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     $100,000,000 for the initiation and partial accomplishment of 
     projects described in the reports referred to in subsection 
     (a).

     SEC. 541. RESTORATION PROJECTS FOR MARYLAND, PENNSYLVANIA, 
                   AND WEST VIRGINIA.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Cooperation agreements.--The Secretary shall enter into 
     cooperation agreements with non-Federal interests to develop 
     and carry out, in cooperation with Federal and State 
     agencies, reclamation and protection projects for the purpose 
     of abating and mitigating surface water quality degradation 
     caused by abandoned mines along--
       (A) the North Branch of the Potomac River, Maryland, 
     Pennsylvania, and West Virginia; and
       (B) the New River, West Virginia, watershed.
       (2) Additional measures.--Projects under paragraph (1) may 
     also include measures for the abatement and mitigation of 
     surface water quality degradation caused by the lack of 
     sanitary wastewater treatment facilities or the need to 
     enhance such facilities.
       (3) Consultation with federal entities.--Any project under 
     paragraph (1) that is located on lands owned by the United 
     States shall be undertaken in consultation with the Federal 
     entity with administrative jurisdiction over such lands.
       (b) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of the 
     activities conducted under cooperation agreements entered 
     into under subsection (a)(1) shall be 75 percent; except 
     that, with respect to projects located on lands owned by the 
     United States, the Federal share shall be 100 percent. The 
     non-Federal share of project costs may be provided in the 
     form of design and construction services. Non-Federal 
     interests shall receive credit for the reasonable costs of 
     such services completed by such interests prior to entering 
     an agreement with the Secretary for a project.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for 
     projects undertaken under subsection (a)(1)(A) and $5,000,000 
     for projects undertaken under subsection (a)(1)(B).

     SEC. 542. CUMBERLAND, MARYLAND.

       The Secretary is directed to provide technical, planning, 
     and design assistance to State, local, and other Federal 
     entities for the restoration of the Chesapeake and Ohio 
     Canal, in the vicinity of Cumberland, Maryland.

     SEC. 543. BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATERIAL, POPLAR ISLAND, 
                   MARYLAND.

       The Secretary shall carry out a project for the beneficial 
     use of dredged material at Poplar Island, Maryland, pursuant 
     to section 204 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1992; except that, notwithstanding the limitation contained 
     in subsection (e) of such section, the initial cost of 
     constructing dikes for the project shall be $78,000,000, with 
     an estimated Federal cost of $58,500,000 and an estimated 
     non-Federal cost of $19,500,000.

     SEC. 544. EROSION CONTROL MEASURES, SMITH ISLAND, MARYLAND.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall implement erosion 
     control measures in the vicinity of Rhodes Point, Smith 
     Island, Maryland, at an estimated total Federal cost of 
     $450,000.
       (b) Implementation on Emergency Basis.--The project under 
     subsection (a) shall be carried out on an emergency basis in 
     view of the national, historic, and cultural value of the 
     island and in order to protect

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     the Federal investment in infrastructure facilities.
       (c) Cost Sharing.--Cost sharing applicable to hurricane and 
     storm damage reduction shall be applicable to the project to 
     be carried out under subsection (a).

     SEC. 545. DULUTH, MINNESOTA, ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT.

       (a) Project Authorization.--The Secretary shall develop and 
     implement alternative methods for decontamination and 
     disposal of contaminated dredged material at the Port of 
     Duluth, Minnesota.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 
     30, 1996, to carry out this section $1,000,000. Such sums 
     shall remain available until expended.

     SEC. 546. REDWOOD RIVER BASIN, MINNESOTA.

       (a) Study and Strategy Development.--The Secretary, in 
     cooperation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the State 
     of Minnesota, shall conduct a study, and develop a strategy, 
     for using wetland restoration, soil and water conservation 
     practices, and nonstructural measures to reduce flood 
     damages, improve water quality, and create wildlife habitat 
     in the Redwood River basin and the subbasins draining into 
     the Minnesota River, at an estimated Federal cost of 
     $4,000,000.
       (b) Non-Federal Share.--The non-Federal share of the cost 
     of the study and development of the strategy shall be 25 
     percent and may be provided through in-kind services and 
     materials.
       (c) Cooperation Agreement.--In conducting the study and 
     developing the strategy under this section, the Secretary 
     shall enter into cooperation agreements to provide financial 
     assistance to appropriate Federal, State, and local 
     government agencies, including activities for the 
     implementation of wetland restoration projects and soil and 
     water conservation measures.
       (d) Implementation.--The Secretary shall undertake 
     development and implementation of the strategy authorized by 
     this section in cooperation with local landowners and local 
     government officials.

     SEC. 547. NATCHEZ BLUFFS, MISSISSIPPI.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out the project 
     for bluff stabilization, Natchez Bluffs, Natchez, 
     Mississippi, substantially in accordance with (1) the Natchez 
     Bluffs Study, dated September 1985, (2) the Natchez Bluffs 
     Study: Supplement I, dated June 1990, and (3) the Natchez 
     Bluffs Study: Supplement II, dated December 1993, in the 
     portions of the bluffs described in subsection (b), at a 
     total cost of $17,200,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $12,900,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $4,300,000.
       (b) Description of Project Location.--The portions of the 
     Natchez Bluffs where the project is to be carried out under 
     subsection (a) are described in the studies referred to in 
     subsection (a) as--
       (1) Clifton Avenue, area 3;
       (2) the bluff above Silver Street, area 6;
       (3) the bluff above Natchez Under-the-Hill, area 7; and
       (4) Madison Street to State Street, area 4.

     SEC. 548. SARDIS LAKE, MISSISSIPPI.

       (a) Management.--The Secretary shall work cooperatively 
     with the State of Mississippi and the city of Sardis, 
     Mississippi, to the maximum extent practicable, in the 
     management of existing and proposed leases of land consistent 
     with the Sardis Lake Recreation and Tourism Master Plan 
     prepared by the city for the economic development of the 
     Sardis Lake area.
       (b) Flood Control Storage.--The Secretary shall review the 
     study conducted by the city of Sardis, Mississippi, regarding 
     the impact of the Sardis Lake Recreation and Tourism Master 
     Plan prepared by the city on flood control storage in Sardis 
     Lake. The city shall not be required to reimburse the 
     Secretary for the cost of such storage, or the cost of the 
     Secretary's review, if the Secretary finds that the loss of 
     flood control storage resulting from implementation of the 
     master plan is not significant.

     SEC. 549. MISSOURI RIVER MANAGEMENT.

       (a) Navigation Season Extension.--
       (1) Increases.--The Secretary, working with the Secretary 
     of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior, shall 
     incrementally increase the length of each navigation season 
     for the Missouri River by 15 days from the length of the 
     previous navigation season and those seasons thereafter, 
     until such time as the navigation season for the Missouri 
     River is increased by 1 month from the length of the 
     navigation season on April 1, 1996.
       (2) Application of increases.--Increases in the length of 
     the navigation season under paragraph (1) shall be applied in 
     calendar year 1996 so that the navigation season in such 
     calendar year for the Missouri River begins on April 1, 1996, 
     and ends on December 15, 1996.
       (3) Adjustment of navigation levels.--Scheduled full 
     navigation levels shall be incrementally increased to 
     coincide with increases in the navigation season under 
     paragraph (1).
       (b) Water Control Policies Affecting Navigation Channels.--
     The Secretary may not take any action which is inconsistent 
     with a water control policy of the Corps of Engineers in 
     effect on January 1, 1995, if such action would result in--
       (1) a reduction of 10 days or more in the total number of 
     days in a year during which vessels are able to use 
     navigation channels; or
       (2) a substantial increase in flood damage to lands 
     adjacent to a navigation channel, unless such action is 
     specifically authorized by a law enacted after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Economic and Environmental Impact Evaluation.--Whenever 
     a Federal department, agency, or instrumentality conducts an 
     environmental impact statement with respect to management of 
     the Missouri River system, the head of such department, 
     agency, or instrumentality shall also conduct a cost benefit 
     analysis on any changes proposed in the management of the 
     Missouri River.

     SEC. 550. ST. CHARLES COUNTY, MISSOURI, FLOOD PROTECTION.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     or regulation, no county located at the confluence of the 
     Missouri and Mississippi Rivers or community located in any 
     county located at the confluence of the Missouri and 
     Mississippi Rivers shall have its participation in any 
     Federal program suspended, revoked, or otherwise affected 
     solely due to that county or community permitting the raising 
     of levees by any public-sponsored levee district, along an 
     alignment approved by the circuit court of such county, to a 
     level sufficient to contain a 20-year flood.
       (b) Treatment of Existing Permits.--If any public-sponsored 
     levee district has received a Federal permit valid during the 
     Great Flood of 1993 to improve or modify its levee system 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act, such permit 
     shall be considered adequate to allow the raising of the 
     height of levees in such system under subsection (a).

     SEC. 551. DURHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

       The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement under 
     section 230 of this Act with the University of New Hampshire 
     to provide technical assistance for a water treatment 
     technology center addressing the needs of small communities.

     SEC. 552. HACKENSACK MEADOWLANDS AREA, NEW JERSEY.

       Section 324(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1992 (106 Stat. 4849) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Mitigation, enhancement, and acquisition of 
     significant wetlands that contribute to the Meadowlands 
     ecosystem.''.

     SEC. 553. AUTHORIZATION OF DREDGE MATERIAL CONTAINMENT 
                   FACILITY FOR PORT OF NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to construct, 
     operate, and maintain a dredged material containment facility 
     with a capacity commensurate with the long-term dredged 
     material disposal needs of port facilities under the 
     jurisdiction of the Port of New York/New Jersey. Such 
     facility may be a near-shore dredged material disposal 
     facility along the Brooklyn waterfront. The costs associated 
     with feasibility studies, design, engineering, and 
     construction shall be shared with the local sponsor in 
     accordance with the provisions of section 101 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986.
       (b) Beneficial Use.--After the facility to be constructed 
     under subsection (a) has been filled to capacity with dredged 
     material, the Secretary shall maintain the facility for the 
     public benefit.

     SEC. 554. HUDSON RIVER HABITAT RESTORATION, NEW YORK.

       (a) Habitat Restoration Project.--The Secretary shall 
     expedite the feasibility study of the Hudson River Habitat 
     Restoration, Hudson River Basin, New York, and shall carry 
     out no fewer than 4 projects for habitat restoration, to the 
     extent the Secretary determines such work to be technically 
     feasible. Such projects shall be designed to--
       (1) provide a pilot project to assess and improve habitat 
     value and environmental outputs of recommended projects;
       (2) provide a demonstration project to evaluate various 
     restoration techniques for effectiveness and cost;
       (3) fill an important local habitat need within a specific 
     portion of the study area; and
       (4) take advantage of ongoing or planned actions by other 
     agencies, local municipalities, or environmental groups that 
     would increase the effectiveness or decrease the overall cost 
     of implementing one of the recommended restoration project 
     sites.
       (b) Non-Federal Share.--Non-Federal interests shall provide 
     25 percent of the cost on each project undertaken under 
     subsection (a). The non-Federal share may be in the form of 
     cash or in-kind contributions.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $11,000,000.

     SEC. 555. QUEENS COUNTY, NEW YORK.

       (a) Description of Nonnavigable Area.--Subject to 
     subsections (b) and (c), the area of Long Island City, Queens 
     County, New York, that--
       (1) is not submerged;
       (2) lies between the southerly high water line (as of the 
     date of enactment of this Act) of Anable Basin (also known as 
     the ``11th Street Basin'') and the northerly high water line 
     (as of the date of enactment of this Act) of Newtown Creek; 
     and
       (3) extends from the high water line (as of the date of 
     enactment of this Act) of the East River to the original high 
     water line of the East River;

     is declared to be nonnavigable waters of the United States.
       (b) Requirement That Area Be Improved.--
       (1) In general.--The declaration of nonnavigability under 
     subsection (a) shall apply

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     only to those portions of the area described in subsection 
     (a) that are, or will be, bulkheaded, filled, or otherwise 
     occupied by permanent structures or other permanent physical 
     improvements (including parkland).
       (2) Applicability of federal law.--Improvements described 
     in paragraph (1) shall be subject to applicable Federal laws, 
     including--
       (A) sections 9 and 10 of the Act entitled ``An Act making 
     appropriations for the construction, repair, and preservation 
     of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other 
     purposes'', approved March 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 and 403);
       (B) section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1344); and
       (C) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
     U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
       (c) Expiration Date.--The declaration of nonnavigability 
     under subsection (a) shall expire with respect to a portion 
     of the area described in subsection (a), if the portion--
       (1) is not bulkheaded, filled, or otherwise occupied by a 
     permanent structure or other permanent physical improvement 
     (including parkland) in accordance with subsection (b) by the 
     date that is 20 years after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act; or
       (2) requires an improvement described in subsection (b)(2) 
     that is subject to a permit under an applicable Federal law 
     and the improvement is not commenced by the date that is 5 
     years after the date of issuance of the permit.

     SEC. 556. NEW YORK BIGHT AND HARBOR STUDY.

       Section 326(f) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1992 (106 Stat. 4851) is amended by striking ``$1,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``$5,000,000''.

     SEC. 557. NEW YORK STATE CANAL SYSTEM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to make 
     capital improvements to the New York State Canal System.
       (b) Agreements.--The Secretary shall, with the consent of 
     appropriate local and State entities, enter into such 
     arrangements, contracts, and leases with public and private 
     entities as may be necessary for the purposes of 
     rehabilitation, renovation, preservation, and maintenance of 
     the New York State Canal System and its related facilities, 
     including trailside facilities and other recreational 
     projects along the waterways of the canal system.
       (c) New York State Canal System Defined.--In this section, 
     the term ``New York State Canal System'' means the Erie, 
     Oswego, Champlain, and Cayuga-Seneca Canals.
       (d) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of 
     capital improvements under this section shall be 50 percent.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000.

     SEC. 558. NEW YORK CITY WATERSHED.

       (a) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a program 
     for providing environmental assistance to non-Federal 
     interests in the New York City Watershed.
       (2) Form.--Assistance provided under this section may be in 
     the form of design and construction assistance for water-
     related environmental infrastructure and resource protection 
     and development projects in the New York City Watershed, 
     including projects for water supply, storage, treatment, and 
     distribution facilities, and surface water resource 
     protection and development.
       (b) Public Ownership Requirement.--The Secretary may 
     provide assistance for a project under this section only if 
     the project is publicly owned.
       (c) Eligible Projects.--
       (1) Certification.--A project shall be eligible for 
     financial assistance under this section only if the State 
     director for the project certifies to the Secretary that the 
     project will contribute to the protection and enhancement of 
     the quality or quantity of the New York City water supply.
       (2) Special consideration.--In certifying projects to the 
     Secretary, the State director shall give special 
     consideration to those projects implementing plans, 
     agreements, and measures which preserve and enhance the 
     economic and social character of the watershed communities.
       (3) Project descriptions.--Projects eligible for assistance 
     under this section shall include the following:
       (A) Implementation of intergovernmental agreements for 
     coordinating regulatory and management responsibilities.
       (B) Acceleration of whole farm planning to implement best 
     management practices to maintain or enhance water quality and 
     to promote agricultural land use.
       (C) Acceleration of whole community planning to promote 
     intergovernmental cooperation in the regulation and 
     management of activities consistent with the goal of 
     maintaining or enhancing water quality.
       (D) Natural resources stewardship on public and private 
     lands to promote land uses that preserve and enhance the 
     economic and social character of the watershed communities 
     and protect and enhance water quality.
       (d) Cooperation Agreements.--Before providing assistance 
     under this section, the Secretary shall enter into a project 
     cooperation agreement with the State director for the project 
     to be carried out with such assistance.
       (e) Cost Sharing.--
       (1) In general.--Total project costs under each agreement 
     entered into under this section shall be shared at 75 percent 
     Federal and 25 percent non-Federal. The non-Federal interest 
     shall receive credit for the reasonable costs of design work 
     completed by such interest prior to entering into the 
     agreement with the Secretary for a project. The Federal share 
     may be in the form of grants or reimbursements of project 
     costs.
       (2) Interest.--In the event of delays in the reimbursement 
     of the non-Federal share of a project, the non-Federal 
     interest shall receive credit for reasonable interest costs 
     incurred to provide the non-Federal share of a project's 
     cost.
       (3) Lands, easements, and rights-of-way credit.--The non-
     Federal interest shall receive credit for lands, easements, 
     rights-of-way, and relocations provided by the non-Federal 
     interest toward its share of project costs, including direct 
     costs associated with obtaining permits necessary for the 
     placement of such project on public owned or controlled 
     lands, but not to exceed 25 percent of total project costs.
       (4) Operation and maintenance.--Operation and maintenance 
     costs for projects constructed with assistance provided under 
     this section shall be 100 percent non-Federal.
       (f) Applicability of Other Federal and State Laws.--Nothing 
     in this section shall be construed to waive, limit, or 
     otherwise affect the applicability of any provision of 
     Federal or State law that would otherwise apply to a project 
     carried out with assistance provided under this section.
       (g) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2000, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results 
     of the program carried out under this section, together with 
     recommendations concerning whether such program should be 
     implemented on a national basis.
       (h) New York City Watershed Defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``New York City Watershed'' means the land 
     area within the counties of Delaware, Greene, Schoharie, 
     Ulster, Sullivan, Westchester, Putnam, and Duchess which 
     contributes water to the water supply system of New York 
     City.
       (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000.

     SEC. 559. OHIO RIVER GREENWAY.

       (a) Expedited Completion of Study.--The Secretary is 
     directed to expedite the completion of the study for the Ohio 
     River Greenway, Jeffersonville, Clarksville, and New Albany, 
     Indiana.
       (b) Construction.--Upon completion of the study, if the 
     Secretary determines that the project is feasible, the 
     Secretary shall participate with the non-Federal interests in 
     the construction of the project.
       (c) Cost Sharing.--Total project costs under this section 
     shall be shared at 50 percent Federal and 50 percent non-
     Federal.
       (d) Lands, Easements, and Rights-of-Way.--Non-Federal 
     interests shall be responsible for providing all lands, 
     easements, rights-of-way, relocations, and dredged material 
     disposal areas necessary for the project.
       (e) Credit.--The non-Federal interests shall receive credit 
     for those costs incurred by the non-Federal interests that 
     the Secretary determines are compatible with the study, 
     design, and implementation of the project.

     SEC. 560. NORTHEASTERN OHIO.

       The Secretary is authorized to provide technical assistance 
     to local interests for planning the establishment of a 
     regional water authority in northeastern Ohio to address the 
     water problems of the region. The Federal share of the costs 
     of such planning shall not exceed 75 percent.

     SEC. 561. GRAND LAKE, OKLAHOMA.

       (a) Study.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall carry 
     out and complete a study of flood control in Grand/Neosho 
     Basin and tributaries in the vicinity of Pensacola Dam in 
     northeastern Oklahoma to determine the scope of the backwater 
     effects of operation of the dam and to identify any lands 
     which the Secretary determines have been adversely impacted 
     by such operation or should have been originally purchased as 
     flowage easement for the project.
       (b) Acquisition of Real Property.--Upon completion of the 
     study and subject to advance appropriations, the Secretary 
     shall acquire from willing sellers such real property 
     interests in any lands identified in the study as the 
     Secretary determines are necessary to reduce the adverse 
     impacts identified in the study conducted under subsection 
     (a).
       (c) Implementation Reports.--The Secretary shall transmit 
     to Congress reports on the operation of the Pensacola Dam, 
     including data on and a description of releases in 
     anticipation of flooding (referred to as preoccupancy 
     releases), and the implementation of this section. The first 
     of such reports shall be transmitted not later than 2 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out this section $25,000,000 for fiscal years beginning 
     after September 30, 1996.
       (2) Maximum funding for study.--Of amounts appropriated to 
     carry out this section, not to exceed $1,500,000 shall be 
     available for carrying out the study under subsection (a).

     SEC. 562. BROAD TOP REGION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

       Section 304 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
     (106 Stat. 4840) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:

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       ``(b) Cost Sharing.--The Federal share of the cost of the 
     activities conducted under the cooperative agreement entered 
     into under subsection (a) shall be 75 percent. The non-
     Federal share of project costs may be provided in the form of 
     design and construction services and other in-kind work 
     provided by the non-Federal interests, whether occurring 
     subsequent to, or within 6 years prior to, entering into an 
     agreement with the Secretary. Non-Federal interests shall 
     receive credit for grants and the value of work performed on 
     behalf of such interests by State and local agencies.''; and
       (2) in subsection (c) by striking ``$5,500,000'' and 
     inserting ``$11,000,000''.

     SEC. 563. CURWENSVILLE LAKE, PENNSYLVANIA.

       The Secretary shall modify the allocation of costs for the 
     water reallocation project at Curwensville Lake, 
     Pennsylvania, to the extent that the Secretary determines 
     that such reallocation will provide environmental restoration 
     benefits in meeting in-stream flow needs in the Susquehanna 
     River basin.

     SEC. 564. HOPPER DREDGE MCFARLAND.

       (a) Project Authorization.--The Secretary is authorized to 
     carry out a project at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, 
     Pennsylvania, to make modernization and efficiency 
     improvements to the hopper dredge McFarland.
       (b) Requirements.--In carrying out the project under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
       (1) determine whether the McFarland should be returned to 
     active service or the reserve fleet after the project is 
     completed; and
       (2) establish minimum standards of dredging service to be 
     met in areas served by the McFarland while the drydocking is 
     taking place.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1996.

     SEC. 565. PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

       (a) Water Works Restoration.--
       (1)) In general.--The Secretary shall provide planning, 
     design, and construction assistance for the protection and 
     restoration of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Water Works.
       (2) Coordination.--In providing assistance under this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall coordinate with the Fairmount 
     Park Commission and the Secretary of the Interior.
       (3) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out this subsection $1,000,000 for fiscal years 
     beginning after September 30, 1996.
       (b) Cooperation Agreement for Schuylkill Navigation 
     Canal.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall enter into a 
     cooperation agreement with the city of Philadelphia, 
     Pennsylvania, to participate in the operation, maintenance, 
     and rehabilitation of the Schuylkill Navigation Canal at 
     Manayunk.
       (2) Limitation on federal share.--The Federal share of the 
     cost of the operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation under 
     paragraph (1) shall not exceed $300,000 annually.
       (3) Area included.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     Schuylkill Navigation Canal includes the section 
     approximately 10,000 feet long extending between Lock and 
     Fountain Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
       (c) Schuylkill River Park.--
       (1) Assistance.--The Secretary is authorized to provide 
     technical, planning, design, and construction assistance for 
     the Schuylkill River Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
       (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     $2,700,000 to carry out this subsection.
       (d) Pennypack Park.--
       (1) Assistance.--The Secretary is authorized to provide 
     technical, design, construction, and financial assistance for 
     measures for the improvement and restoration of aquatic 
     habitats and aquatic resources at Pennypack Park, 
     Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
       (2) Cooperation agreements.--In providing assistance under 
     this subsection, the Secretary shall enter into cooperation 
     agreements with the city of Philadelphia, acting through the 
     Fairmount Park Commission.
       (3) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1996, $15,000,000 
     to carry out this subsection.
       (e) Frankford Dam.--
       (1) Cooperation agreements.--The Secretary shall enter into 
     cooperation agreements with the city of Philadelphia, 
     Pennsylvania, acting through the Fairmount Park Commission, 
     to provide assistance for the elimination of the Frankford 
     Dam, the replacement of the Rhawn Street Dam, and 
     modifications to the Roosevelt Dam and the Verree Road Dam.
       (2) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1996, $900,000, to 
     carry out this subsection.

     SEC. 566. UPPER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN, PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW 
                   YORK.

       (a) Study and Strategy Development.--The Secretary, in 
     cooperation with the Secretary of Agriculture, the State of 
     Pennsylvania, and the State of New York, shall conduct a 
     study, and develop a strategy, for using wetland restoration, 
     soil and water conservation practices, and nonstructural 
     measures to reduce flood damages, improve water quality, and 
     create wildlife habitat in the following portions of the 
     Upper Susquehanna River basin:
       (1) the Juniata River watershed, Pennsylvania, at an 
     estimated Federal cost of $15,000,000; and
       (2) the Susquehanna River watershed upstream of the Chemung 
     River, New York, at an estimated Federal cost of $10,000,000.
       (b) Non-Federal Share.--The non-Federal share of the cost 
     of the study and development of the strategy shall be 25 
     percent and may be provided through in-kind services and 
     materials.
       (c) Cooperation Agreements.--In conducting the study and 
     developing the strategy under this section, the Secretary 
     shall enter into cooperation agreements to provide financial 
     assistance to appropriate Federal, State, and local 
     government agencies, including activities for the 
     implementation of wetland restoration projects and soil and 
     water conservation measures.
       (d) Implementation.--The Secretary shall undertake 
     development and implementation of the strategy authorized by 
     this section in cooperation with local landowners and local 
     government officials.

     SEC. 567. SEVEN POINTS VISITORS CENTER, RAYSTOWN LAKE, 
                   PENNSYLVANIA.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall construct a visitors 
     center and related public use facilities at the Seven Points 
     Recreation Area at Raystown Lake, Pennsylvania, generally in 
     accordance with the Master Plan Update (1994) for the 
     Raystown Lake Project.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,500,000.

     SEC. 568. SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary shall 
     establish a pilot program for providing environmental 
     assistance to non-Federal interests in southeastern 
     Pennsylvania. Such assistance may be in the form of design 
     and construction assistance for water-related environmental 
     infrastructure and resource protection and development 
     projects in southeastern Pennsylvania, including projects for 
     waste water treatment and related facilities, water supply, 
     storage, treatment, and distribution facilities, and surface 
     water resource protection and development.
       (b) Public Ownership Requirement.--The Secretary may 
     provide assistance for a project under this section only if 
     the project is publicly owned.
       (c) Local Cooperation Agreements.--
       (1) In general.--Before providing assistance under this 
     section, the Secretary shall enter into a local cooperation 
     agreement with a non-Federal interest to provide for design 
     and construction of the project to be carried out with such 
     assistance.
       (2) Requirements.--Each local cooperation agreement entered 
     into under this subsection shall provide for the following:
       (A) Plan.--Development by the Secretary, in consultation 
     with appropriate Federal and State officials, of a facilities 
     or resource protection and development plan, including 
     appropriate engineering plans and specifications.
       (B) Legal and institutional structures.--Establishment of 
     each such legal and institutional structures as are necessary 
     to assure the effective long-term operation of the project by 
     the non-Federal interest.
       (3) Cost sharing.--
       (A) In general.--Total project costs under each local 
     cooperation agreement entered into under this subsection 
     shall be shared at 75 percent Federal and 25 percent non-
     Federal. The non-Federal interest shall receive credit for 
     the reasonable costs of design work completed by such 
     interest prior to entering into a local cooperation agreement 
     with the Secretary for a project. The credit for such design 
     work shall not exceed 6 percent of the total construction 
     costs of the project. The Federal share may be in the form 
     of grants or reimbursements of project costs.
       (B) Interest.--In the event of delays in the funding of the 
     non-Federal share of a project that is the subject of an 
     agreement under this section, the non-Federal interest shall 
     receive credit for reasonable interest incurred in providing 
     the non-Federal share of a project's cost.
       (C) Lands, easements, and rights-of-way credit.--The non-
     Federal interest shall receive credit for lands, easements, 
     rights-of-way, and relocations toward its share of project 
     costs, including all reasonable costs associated with 
     obtaining permits necessary for the construction, operation, 
     and maintenance of such project on publicly owned or 
     controlled lands, but not to exceed 25 percent of total 
     project costs.
       (D) Operation and maintenance.--Operation and maintenance 
     costs for projects constructed with assistance provided under 
     this section shall be 100 percent non-Federal.
       (d) Applicability of Other Federal and State Laws.--Nothing 
     in this section shall be construed as waiving, limiting, or 
     otherwise affecting the applicability of any provision of 
     Federal or State law which would otherwise apply to a project 
     to be carried out with assistance provided under this 
     section.
       (e) Report.--Not later than December 31, 1998, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results 
     of the pilot program carried out under this section, together 
     with recommendations concerning whether or not such program 
     should be implemented on a national basis.
       (f) Southeastern Pennsylvania Defined.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term ``Southeastern Pennsylvania'' means 
     Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery 
     Counties, Pennsylvania.
       (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to

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     carry out this section $25,000,000 for fiscal years beginning 
     after September 30, 1996. Such sums shall remain available 
     until expended.

     SEC. 569. WILLS CREEK, HYNDMAN, PENNSYLVANIA.

       The Secretary shall carry out a project for flood control, 
     Wills Creek, Borough of Hyndman, Pennsylvania, at an 
     estimated total cost of $5,000,000. For purposes of section 
     209 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1829), 
     benefits attributable to the national economic development 
     objectives set forth in such section shall include all 
     primary, secondary, and tertiary benefits attributable to the 
     flood control project authorized by this section regardless 
     of to whom such benefits may accrue.

     SEC. 570. BLACKSTONE RIVER VALLEY, RHODE ISLAND AND 
                   MASSACHUSETTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, in coordination with 
     Federal, State, and local interests, shall provide technical, 
     planning, and design assistance in the development and 
     restoration of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage 
     Corridor, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts.
       (b) Federal Share.--Funds made available under this section 
     for planning and design of a project may not exceed 75 
     percent of the total cost of such planning and design.

     SEC. 571. EAST RIDGE, TENNESSEE.

       The Secretary shall review the flood management study for 
     the East Ridge and Hamilton County area undertaken by the 
     Tennessee Valley Authority and shall carry out the project at 
     an estimated total cost of $25,000,000.

     SEC. 572. MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE.

       The Secretary shall carry out a project for environmental 
     enhancement, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in accordance with the 
     Report and Environmental Assessment, Black Fox, Murfree and 
     Oaklands Spring Wetlands, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, 
     Tennessee, dated August 1994.

     SEC. 573. BUFFALO BAYOU, TEXAS.

       The non-Federal interest for the projects for flood 
     control, Buffalo Bayou Basin, Texas, authorized by section 
     203 of the Flood Control Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 1258), and 
     Buffalo Bayou and tributaries, Texas, authorized by section 
     101 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 
     4610), may be reimbursed by up to $5,000,000 or may receive a 
     credit of up to $5,000,000 against required non-Federal 
     project cost-sharing contributions for work performed by the 
     non-Federal interest at each of the following locations if 
     such work is compatible with the following authorized 
     projects: White Oak Bayou, Brays Bayou, Hunting Bayou, 
     Garners Bayou, and the Upper Reach on Greens Bayou.

     SEC. 574. SAN ANTONIO RIVER, TEXAS.

       Notwithstanding the last sentence of section 215(a) of the 
     Flood Control Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5(a)) and the 
     agreement executed on November 7, 1992, by the Secretary and 
     the San Antonio River Authority, Texas, the Secretary shall 
     reimburse the San Antonio River Authority an amount not to 
     exceed $5,000,000 for the work carried out by the Authority 
     under the agreement, including any amounts paid to the 
     Authority under the terms of the agreement before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 575. NEABSCO CREEK, VIRGINIA.

       The Secretary shall carry out a project for flood control, 
     Neabsco Creek Watershed, Prince William County, Virginia, at 
     an estimated total cost of $1,500,000.

     SEC. 576. TANGIER ISLAND, VIRGINIA.

       The Secretary is directed to design and construct a 
     breakwater at the North Channel on Tangier Island, Virginia, 
     at a total cost of $1,200,000, with an estimated Federal cost 
     of $900,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $300,000. 
     Congress finds that in view of the historic preservation 
     benefits resulting from the project authorized by this 
     section, the overall benefits of the project exceed the costs 
     of the project.

     SEC. 577. HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS.

       (a) In General.--During any evaluation of economic benefits 
     and costs for projects set forth in subsection (b) that 
     occurs after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall not consider flood control works constructed 
     by non-Federal interests within the drainage area of such 
     projects prior to the date of such evaluation in the 
     determination of conditions existing prior to construction of 
     the project.
       (b) Specific Projects.--The projects to which subsection 
     (a) apply are--
       (1) the project for flood control, Buffalo Bayou and 
     Tributaries, Texas, authorized by section 101(a) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4610);
       (2) the project for flood control, Cypress Creek, Texas, 
     authorized by section 3(a)(13) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4014); and
       (3) the project for flood control, Buffalo Bayou Basin, 
     authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1954 
     (68 Stat. 1258).

     SEC. 578. PIERCE COUNTY, WASHINGTON.

       (a) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide 
     technical assistance to Pierce County, Washington, to address 
     measures that are necessary to assure that non-Federal levees 
     are adequately maintained and satisfy eligibility criteria 
     for rehabilitation assistance under section 5 of the Act 
     entitled ``An Act authorizing the construction of certain 
     public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and for 
     other purposes'', approved August 18, 1941 (33 U.S.C. 701n; 
     55 Stat. 650). Such assistance shall include a review of the 
     requirements of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians Settlement Act 
     of 1989 (Public Law 101-41) and standards for project 
     maintenance and vegetation management used by the Secretary 
     to determine eligibility for levee rehabilitation assistance 
     with a view toward amending such standards as needed to make 
     non-Federal levees eligible for assistance that may be 
     necessary as a result of future flooding.
       (b) Levee Rehabilitation.--The Secretary shall expedite a 
     review to determine the extent to which requirements of the 
     Puyallup Tribe of Indians Settlement Act of 1989 limited the 
     ability of non-Federal interests to adequately maintain 
     existing non-Federal levees that were damaged by flooding in 
     1995 and 1996 and, to the extent that such ability was 
     limited by such Act, the Secretary shall carry out the 
     rehabilitation of such levees.

     SEC. 579. WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT.

       (a) Regional Entity.--
       (1) In general.--Congress encourages the non-Federal public 
     water supply customers of the Washington Aqueduct to 
     establish a non-Federal public or private entity, or to enter 
     into an agreement with an existing non-Federal public or 
     private entity, to receive title to the Washington Aqueduct 
     and to operate, maintain, and manage the Washington Aqueduct 
     in a manner that adequately represents all interests of such 
     customers.
       (2) Consent of congress.--Congress grants consent to the 
     jurisdictions which are customers of the Washington Aqueduct 
     to establish a non-Federal entity to receive title to the 
     Washington Aqueduct and to operate, maintain, and manage the 
     Washington Aqueduct.
       (3) Limitation on statutory construction.--Nothing in this 
     subsection shall preclude the jurisdictions referred to in 
     this subsection from pursuing alternative options regarding 
     ownership, operation, maintenance, and management of the 
     Washington Aqueduct.
       (b) Progress Report and Plan.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     transmit 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 progress in achieving the objectives of subsection (a) 
     and a plan for the transfer of ownership, operation, 
     maintenance, and management of the Washington Aqueduct to a 
     non-Federal public or private entity. Such plan shall include 
     a transfer of ownership, operation, maintenance, and 
     management of the Washington Aqueduct that is consistent with 
     the provisions of this section and a detailed consideration 
     of any proposal to transfer such ownership or operation, 
     maintenance, or management to a private entity.
       (c) Transfer.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transfer, 
     without consideration but subject to such terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect 
     the interests of the United States and the non-Federal public 
     water supply customers, all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in the Washington Aqueduct, its real property, 
     facilities, equipment, supplies, and personalty--
       (A) to a non-Federal public or private entity established 
     pursuant to subsection (a); or
       (B) in the event no entity is established pursuant to 
     subsection (a), a non-Federal public or private entity 
     selected by the Secretary which reflects, to the extent 
     possible, a consensus among the non-Federal public water 
     supply customers.
       (2) Transferee selection criteria.--The selection of a non-
     Federal public or private entity under paragraph (1)(B) shall 
     be based on technical, managerial, and financial capabilities 
     and on consultation with the non-Federal public water supply 
     customers and after opportunity for public input.
       (3) Assumption of responsibilities.--The entity to whom 
     transfer under paragraph (1) is made shall assume full 
     responsibility for performing and financing the operation, 
     maintenance, repair, replacement, rehabilitation, and 
     necessary capital improvements of the Washington Aqueduct so 
     as to ensure the continued operation of the Washington 
     Aqueduct consistent with its intended purpose of providing an 
     uninterrupted supply of potable water sufficient to meet the 
     current and future needs of the Washington Aqueduct service 
     area.
       (4) Extension.--Notwithstanding the 2-year deadline 
     established in paragraph (1), the Secretary may provide a 1-
     time 6-month extension of such deadline if the Secretary 
     determines that the non-Federal public water supply customers 
     are making progress in establishing an entity pursuant to 
     subsection (a) and that such an extension would likely result 
     in the establishment of such an entity.
       (d) Interim Borrowing Authority.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), there is 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal 
     years 1997 and 1998 borrowing authority in amounts sufficient 
     to cover those obligations which the Army Corps of Engineers 
     is required to incur in carrying out capital improvements 
     during such fiscal years for the Washington Aqueduct to 
     assure its continued operation until such time as the 
     transfer under subsection (c) has taken place, provided that 
     such amounts do not exceed $16,000,000 for fiscal year 1997 
     and $54,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.

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       (2) Terms and conditions.--The borrowing authority under 
     paragraph (1) shall be provided to the Secretary by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury under such terms and conditions as 
     the Secretary of the Treasury determines to be necessary in 
     the public interest and may be provided only after each of 
     the non-Federal public water supply customers of the 
     Washington Aqueduct has entered into a contractual agreement 
     with the Secretary to pay its pro rata share of the costs 
     associated with such borrowing.
       (3) Impact on improvement program.--Not later than 6 months 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, 
     in consultation with other Federal agencies, shall transmit 
     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 assesses the 
     impact of the borrowing authority provided under this 
     subsection on near-term improvement projects under the 
     Washington Aqueduct Improvement Program, work scheduled 
     during fiscal years 1997 and 1998, and the financial 
     liability to be incurred.
       (e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions apply:
       (1) Washington aqueduct.--The term ``Washington Aqueduct'' 
     means the Washington Aqueduct facilities and related 
     facilities owned by the Federal Government as of the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, including the dams, intake works, 
     conduits, and pump stations that capture and transport raw 
     water from the Potomac River to the Dalecarlia Reservoir, the 
     infrastructure and appurtenances used to treat water taken 
     from the Potomac River by such facilities to potable 
     standards, and related water distributions facilities.
       (2) Non-federal public water supply customers.--The term 
     ``non-Federal public water supply customers'' means the 
     District of Columbia, Arlington County, Virginia, and the 
     city of Falls Church, Virginia.

     SEC. 580. GREENBRIER RIVER BASIN, WEST VIRGINIA, FLOOD 
                   PROTECTION.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary is directed to design and 
     implement a flood damage reduction program for the Greenbrier 
     River Basin, West Virginia, in the vicinity of Durbin, Cass, 
     Marlinton, Renick, Ronceverte, and Alderson as generally 
     presented in the District Engineer's draft Greenbrier River 
     Basin Study Evaluation Report, dated July 1994, to the extent 
     provided under subsection (b) to afford those communities a 
     level of protection against flooding sufficient to reduce 
     future losses to these communities from the likelihood of 
     flooding such as occurred in November 1985, January 1996, and 
     May 1996.
       (b) Flood Protection Measures.--The flood damage reduction 
     program referred to in subsection (a) may include the 
     following as the Chief of Engineers determines necessary and 
     advisable in consultation with the communities referred to in 
     subsection (a)--
       (1) local protection projects such as levees, floodwalls, 
     channelization, small tributary stream impoundments, and 
     nonstructural measures such as individual flood proofing; and
       (2) floodplain relocations and resettlement site 
     developments, floodplain evacuations, and a comprehensive 
     river corridor and watershed management plan generally in 
     accordance with the District Engineer's draft Greenbrier 
     River Corridor Management Plan, Concept Study, dated April 
     1996.
       (c) Considerations.--For purposes of section 209 of the 
     Flood Control Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1829), benefits 
     attributable to the national economic development objectives 
     set forth therein shall include all primary, secondary, and 
     tertiary benefits attributable to the flood damage reduction 
     program authorized by this section regardless to whomever 
     they might accrue.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1996.

     SEC. 581. HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA.

       The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement with 
     Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, to provide 
     technical assistance to the Center for Environmental, 
     Geotechnical and Applied Sciences.

     SEC. 582. LOWER MUD RIVER, MILTON, WEST VIRGINIA.

       The Secretary shall review the watershed plan and the 
     environmental impact statement prepared for the Lower Mud 
     River, Milton, West Virginia by the Natural Resources 
     Conservation Service pursuant to the Watershed Protection and 
     Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) and shall carry 
     out the project.

     SEC. 583. WEST VIRGINIA AND PENNSYLVANIA FLOOD CONTROL.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall design and construct 
     flood control measures in the Cheat and Tygart River Basins, 
     West Virginia, and the Lower Allegheny, Lower Monongahela, 
     West Branch Susquehana, and Juanita River Basins, 
     Pennsylvania, at a level of protection sufficient to prevent 
     any future losses to these communities from flooding such as 
     occurred in January 1996, but no less than 100 year level of 
     protection.
       (b) Priority Communities.-- In implementing this section, 
     the Secretary shall give priority to the communities of 
     Parsons and Rowlesburg, West Virginia, in the Cheat River 
     Basin and Bellington and Phillipi, West Virginia, in the 
     Tygart River Basin, and Connellsville, Pennsylvania, in the 
     Lower Monongahela River Basin, and Benson, Hooversville, 
     Clymer, and New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lower 
     Allegheny River Basin, and Patton, Barnesboro, Coalport and 
     Spangler, Pennsylvania, in the West Branch Susquehanna River 
     Basin, and Bedford, Linds Crossings, and Logan Township in 
     the Juniata River Basin.
       (c) Considerations.--For purposes of section 209 of the 
     Flood Control Act of 1970, benefits attributable to the 
     national economic development objectives set forth in such 
     section shall include all primary, secondary, and tertiary 
     benefits attributable to the flood control measures 
     authorized by this section regardless of to whom such 
     benefits may accrue.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1996.

     SEC. 584. EVALUATION OF BEACH MATERIAL.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary and the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall evaluate procedures and requirements used in 
     the selection and approval of materials to be used in the 
     restoration and nourishment of beaches. Such evaluation shall 
     address the potential effects of changing existing procedures 
     and requirements on the implementation of beach restoration 
     and nourishment projects and on the aquatic environment.
       (b) Consultation.--In conducting the evaluation under this 
     section, the Secretaries shall consult with appropriate State 
     agencies.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall transmit a 
     report to Congress on their findings under this section.

     SEC. 585. NATIONAL CENTER FOR NANOFABRICATION AND MOLECULAR 
                   SELF-ASSEMBLY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to provide 
     financial assistance for not to exceed 50 percent of the 
     costs of the necessary fixed and movable equipment for a 
     National Center for Nanofabrication and Molecular Self-
     Assembly to be located in Evansville, Illinois.
       (b) Terms and Conditions.--No financial assistance may be 
     provided under this section unless an application is made to 
     the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing or 
     accompanied by such information as the Secretary may require.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $7,000,000 for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1996 .

     SEC. 586. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY 
                   TOLLS.

       It is the sense of Congress that the President should 
     engage in negotiations with the Government of Canada for the 
     purposes of--
       (1) eliminating tolls along the St. Lawrence Seaway system; 
     and
       (2) identifying ways to maximize the movement of goods and 
     commerce through the St. Lawrence Seaway.

     SEC. 587. PRADO DAM, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Separable Element Review.--
       (1) Review.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall review, in 
     cooperation with the non-Federal interest, the Prado Dam 
     feature of the project for flood control, Santa Ana River 
     Mainstem, California, authorized by section 401(a) of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4113), 
     with a view toward determining whether the feature may be 
     considered a separable element, as that term is defined in 
     section 103(f) of such Act.
       (2) Modification of cost-sharing requirement.--If the Prado 
     Dam feature is determined to be a separable element under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall reduce the non-Federal 
     cost-sharing requirement for such feature in accordance with 
     section 103(a)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(a)(3)) and shall enter into a project 
     cooperation agreement with the non-Federal interest to 
     reflect the modified cost-sharing requirement and to carry 
     out construction.
       (b) Dam Safety Adjustment.--Not later than 6 months after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     determine the estimated costs associated with dam safety 
     improvements that would have been required in the absence of 
     flood control improvements authorized for the Santa Ana River 
     Mainstem project referred to in subsection (a) and shall 
     reduce the non-Federal share for the Prado Dam feature of 
     such project by an amount equal to the Federal share of such 
     dam safety improvements, updated to current price levels.
 TITLE VI--EXTENSION OF EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY UNDER HARBOR MAINTENANCE 
                               TRUST FUND

     SEC. 601. EXTENSION OF EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY UNDER HARBOR 
                   MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND.

       Paragraph (1) of section 9505(c) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 (relating to expenditures from Harbor 
     Maintenance Trust Fund) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) to carry out section 210 of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (as in effect on the date of the 
     enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996),''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania [Mr. Shuster] and the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. 
Borski] will each be recognized for 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Shuster].

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  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  (Mr. SHUSTER asked and was given permission to speak out of order.)


  Bipartisan Cooperation Contributed to Aversion of National Railroad 
                                 Strike

  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, with the Speaker's permission I will first 
inform the House of another matter of great importance to the country 
and to the Congress.
  With regard to the potential national railroad strikes, as of early 
this morning, labor and management have reached agreement on all the 
outstanding disputes, thereby averting the possibility of a shutdown 
and averting the need for congressional intervention. We are extremely 
pleased about this.
  The parties reached a voluntary agreement. The House and Senate, the 
White House, and the Department of Transportation made it very clear 
that labor and management should work out their differences on their 
own. They did that. Labor and management deserve great credit for 
having done it.
  Here in the House, certainly the gentlewoman from New York, Ms. 
Molinari, the gentleman from Minnesota, Mr. Oberstar, and the gentleman 
from West Virginia, Mr. Wise, worked diligently with us; in the Senate, 
Senators Kassebaum and Kennedy; with the White House working very 
closely, Mr. Panetta and Mr. Ickes, and indeed, the Secretary of 
Transportation, Mr. Pena.
  So we all worked together 6to present a united front. The bipartisan 
effort created an environment in which this agreement could be reached 
and a national rail strike averted. I thank the chairman for being able 
to make these comments on my time before we move to the legislation 
before us today, the Water Resources Development Act of 1996.
  Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3592, the Water Resources Development Act of 1996, 
is a comprehensive authorization of the water resources programs of the 
Army Corps of Engineers. It represents 4 years of bipartisan effort to 
preserve and develop the water infrastructure that is so vital to the 
Nation's safety and economic well-being.
  First, let me thank and congratulate my colleagues on the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure for their vision and tireless 
efforts in helping move this legislation. I want to give special thanks 
to Committee Ranking Member Jim Oberstar, Subcommittee Chairman Sherry 
Boehlert, and Subcommittee Ranking Member Bob Borski. Their leadership 
and contributions have been outstanding.
  H.R. 3592 is the end result of 4 years of review and preparation. In 
the 103d Congress, the House overwhelmingly passed H.R. 4460, a bill 
that should have become the Water Resources Development Act of 1994. 
Unfortunately, that bill did not become law, and for the first time 
since 1986, Congress was unable to enact WRDA legislation.
  During the 104th Congress, we committed to restoring certainty to the 
process and fulfilling our commitment to non-Federal project sponsors, 
most of whom had already committed substantial funds to projects.
  We conducted 4 days of hearings, receiving testimony from over 90 
witnesses, including numerous members of congress, the administration, 
project sponsors, national water resources and environmental 
organizations, and State and local officials.
  The bill we bring to the floor today truly represents a fair and 
balanced proposal.
  Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3592 accomplishes three important objectives:
  First, it reflects the committee's continued commitment to improving 
the Nation's water infrastructure.
  Second, it responds to policy initiatives to modernize Corps of 
Engineers activities and to achieve programmatic reforms.
  Third, and this is very important, it takes advantage of Corps 
capabilities and recognizes evolving national priorities by expanding 
and creating new authorities for protecting and enhancing the 
environment.
  In developing this bill, we have tried hard to be responsive to 
Members' requests; however, in today's tight fiscal climate, we simply 
had to establish and adhere to reasonable criteria. For example, we 
adhered to the cost-sharing rules established in 1986.
  In fact, in the area of flood control, we have actually increased the 
non-Federal share for future projects. In another area, dredging for 
navigation projects, we have revised the rules to assure consistency 
and fairness in selecting methods for the disposal of dredged material.
  Another criteria used in preparing this legislation was the 
availability of a Corps report. We have adhered to the requirement that 
new projects have a final Corps of Engineers report, or will have one 
within the next few months. This assures that projects that have 
undergone the Corps review process receive top priority.
  Is the bill perfect? Probably not. We have heard concern about a 
handful of provisions and intend to address those as the bill 
progresses. There are some differences between H.R. 3592 and its Senate 
counterpart that must be resolved. In addition, I understand that the 
administration, while generally supportive of our approach, will 
suggest some changes to the bill.
  Therefore, as we move forward with this important legislation, I 
intend to work with all parties to assure that the final product 
reflects a balance of all interests.
  H.R. 3592 is a strong bipartisan bill. It reflects balance in every 
sense of the word and a responsible approach to developing water 
infrastructure, preserving and enhancing the environment, and 
strengthening Federal, State, and local partnerships.
  Mr. Speaker, I strongly urge my colleagues to support the bill, and I 
reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. BORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  (Mr. BORSKI asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. BORSKI. Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to join with Chairman 
Shuster, Chairman Boehlert, and ranking member Oberstar in support of 
the Water Resources Act of 1996.
  I want to compliment Chairman Shuster and Chairman Boehlert for the 
totally fair and bipartisan manner in which this bill was drafted.
  The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee works best when we 
work together.
  I am pleased that this bill marks a return to the bipartisan spirit 
that existed in the past.
  The bill also demonstrates the Transportation and Infrastructure 
Committee's continuing strong commitment to investment in the Nation's 
infrastructure.
  Harbor deepening, inland waterway improvements and flood control are 
vital cornerstones of our Nation's economic vitality.
  The ports of America are the doors that link our Nation to billions 
of dollars of international trade.
  In the Philadelphia area, our port supports 50,000 jobs--making a 
vital contribution to our regional economy.
  The 11,000 mile inland waterway system provides vital transportation 
for bulk farm products and coal.
  It is essential that we continue to provide funding for port and 
inland waterway projects.
  We are also proposing to continue the expansion of the mission of the 
Corps of Engineers to improvement of environmental infrastructure.
  We should be aggressive in using the talents and abilities of the 
Corps of Engineers to meet our huge infrastructure needs.
  We should also redirect the corps' program to address the 
infrastructure needs of our Nation's metropolitan areas.
  In flood control, this bill makes important changes that I strongly 
support.
  We have proposed to increase the requirements for mitigation planning 
before structural flood control projects are built.
  An upgraded mitigation program will save us money from start to 
finish. We will be able to reduce the cost of project construction and 
it is likely that we will reduce disaster relief costs.
  We are also proposing an increase in the non-Federal cost sharing for 
flood control projects from the current minimum of 25 percent to 35 
percent.
  This increase is a simple recognition of our Federal budget 
situation.
  We have dwindling resources available for these programs.
  An increase in the local share will help spread Federal dollars to 
more projects and will help FOCUS resources on more worthy projects.

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  The administration proposed a 50 percent non-Federal share which 
would have done even more to spread scarce Federal dollars and weed out 
poor quality projects.
  The 50 percent cost-share is something to consider in the future.
  At a hearing last year, I pointed out that we should be prepared for 
cuts in the Corps of Engineers programs as part of general spending 
reductions. Unfortunately, my prediction has become a reality.
  The inadequate 602(b) allocation for energy and water development 
appropriations shows the clear impact of the balanced budget.
  We risk lasting, negative impacts on our infrastructure investment 
programs in the future.
  We must work together on a bipartisan basis to ensure that while we 
are getting our Federal fiscal house in order, programs to invest in 
critical infrastructure needs are protected.
  I hope to work with Chairman Shuster, Chairman Boehlert, and ranking 
member Oberstar in that effort in the same bipartisan manner in which 
we drafted the Water Resources Development Act of 1996.
  I urge support for the bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to express my thanks to the people who really 
made this Bill Happen--Ken Kopocis, Art, Chan, Barbara Rogers, and Pam 
Keller of the Democratic staff of the Water Resources and Environment 
Subcommittee, and Mike Strachn and the Republican staff of the 
subcommittee.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the 
distinguished gentleman from Texas [Mr. DeLay], the majority whip.
  Mr. DeLAY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this legislation. 
While this bill authorizes a number of much needed projects to address 
infrastructure needs and environmental restoration throughout the 
Nation, I am particularly pleased with two provisions in this bill.
  One of these is the authorization of funding to deepen and widen the 
Houston ship channel. These improvements are essential to the economic 
development not only of the region, but of the country generally.
  The Houston ship channel is a critical economic lifeline between our 
Nation and the rest of the world. The Port of Houston draws cargo from 
every State in the Nation. It is the No. 1 U.S. port in foreign tonnage 
and the second busiest in total tonnage.
  To remain competitive, however, the ship channel must be improved to 
permit faster, safer handling of cargo vessels.
  The improvements authorized are also consistent with the port's and 
my enduring commitment to the environment.
  By working with 13 Federal and State agencies, the port and the Corps 
of Engineers arrived at a plan that will use the dredged material from 
the ship channel project to create over 4,000 acres of additional marsh 
land to be used in developing bird islands, boater destinations, and 
shoreline erosion projects.
  These beneficial uses have received the very strong support of 
several key environmental groups in the Galveston Bay area.
  The second provision allows certain flood control districts to carry 
out flood control projects with far greater flexibility than ever 
before. The Harris County Flood Control District will demonstrate to 
the Corps of Engineers that it can design and construct flood projects 
faster and cheaper when it is not burdened by Federal redtape.
  For too long, excessive Federal regulation has slowed the design and 
construction of flood projects. Many Harris County flood control 
projects currently in the design stage were first authorized for study 
in the 1940's.
  Bringing these projects to the local level has the potential to save 
the Federal Government hundreds of millions of dollars. Without the 
unnecessary redtape, there can be greater efficiency and greater input 
from the affected community. The result will be taxpayer savings and 
projects being completed much more quickly.
  Again, I strongly support this legislation and urge my colleagues to 
support it, as well.
  Mr. BORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from New Jersey [Mr. Pallone].
  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding time to 
me.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in today in support of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1996 for very important reasons: Shore protection 
and responsible disposal of contaminated dredged materials. I would 
like to thank Chairman Shuster Ranking Member Jim Oberstar, 
Subcommittee Chairman Sherry Boehlert, and Ranking Member Bob Borski 
for their support on these critical issues--issues that are 
particularly important for my State, New Jersey.
  Included as part of this bill is the Shore Protection Act, a bill 
sponsored by Clay Shaw and myself as the cochairs of the Congressional 
Coastal Caucus. This bill will clarify and reaffirm the role of the 
Federal Government in shore protection, and--in particular--beach 
nourishment activities. Congress has repeatedly rejected the 
administration policy to end Army Corps participation inshore 
protection projects. By passing this bill, we are taking the additional 
step of actually mandating the Federal Government's role in shore 
protection. And for that reason, I am pleased to support this bill.
  In addition, WRDA 1996 contains provisions that are greatly 
significant to the responsible disposal of contaminated dredged 
material, and by that I mean disposal that does not include ocean 
dumping. These provisions will allow our ports to be dredged without 
threatening our ocean environment or our coastal economy. I would like 
to thank my colleagues from new Jersey who are on the committee--and in 
particular, Bob Franks and Bob Menendez--for their hard work and 
support on this issue.
  The port provisions in this bill will take us a long way to getting 
out of the ocean for dredged material disposal by providing for 
Federal/non-federal cost-sharing of confined disposal facilities, it 
will open up the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for use on these 
disposal facilities, it will allow for tipping fees to be levied for 
use of these facilities, it authorizes a much needed confined disposal 
facility for the Port of New York and New Jersey, and it reauthorizes 
the ongoing sediment decontamination technology demonstration project 
for the Port of New York and New Jersey.
  Mr. Speaker, I really do again want to thank the committee, and the 
ranking members and the chairman of both the full committee and 
subcommittee, for their support. This is a very important bill for the 
State of New Jersey, and does a lot and goes a long way towards 
protecting our ocean environment.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the 
distinguished gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Weller].
  Mr. WELLER. I thank the chairman of the committee for yielding time 
to me, Mr. Speaker.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Water Resources Development 
Act, 1996, which I note passed unanimously with strong bipartisan 
support on the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. This 
legislation is essential if we want to improve our Nation's 
infrastructure by improving and protecting our communities from flood 
problems and improve water infrastructure. This bipartisan bill will 
create jobs, protect property, lives, and protect the environment.
  I do want to note that approximately one-fourth of the funding 
authorized in this bill is directly related to preserving and 
protecting the environment.

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  Mr. Speaker, I would like to speak very briefly about two provisions 
in this bill that are very important to my home State of Illinois and 
also to my congressional district, two provisions that will create 
jobs, protect property from flooding, and preserve the environment.
  First, this bill authorizes a much needed stormwater retention 
facility in the village of Frankfort. The village experiences constant 
flooding of the intersections of two strategic regional arterial 
highways following any significant rain. Construction of this water 
retention facility will greatly reduce the flow rate during heavy 
rainfall.

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  The second provision I would like to touch on would provide for 
improvements near lock 14 for future development of a marina on the 
north side of the Illinois River, will bring jobs, promote tourism, and 
promote recreation. Both projects have bipartisan support locally.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for his help, and I ask for 
bipartisan support for this important legislation.
  Mr. BORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Texas [Mr. Bentsen].
  (Mr. BENTSEN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. BENTSEN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania 
[Mr. Shuster], the chairman of the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, the gentleman from Minnesota [Mr. Oberstar], ranking 
member, the gentleman from New York [Mr. Boehlert], subcommittee 
chairman, and the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Borski] for the 
opportunity to speak on this important legislation.
  Mr. Speaker, the Water Resources Development Act is vital to 
thousands of Americans that live along our Nation's shores including 
those in my district. There are two important parts of this bill I 
would like to recognize. The first is the Houston Ship Channel widening 
and dredging project which will expand the capabilities of the Port of 
Houston to meet the challenges of expanding global trade and maintain 
its competitive edge as a major international port.
  This port brings $5 billion annually to our area, providing 200,000 
jobs and will be important as it continues to expand. It also is 
important because of its environmental impact, which my colleague the 
gentleman from Texas [Mr. DeLay] spoke of which affects Galveston Bay 
which part of is also in my district.
  This legislation also constructively addresses the issue of Federal 
flood control polity reform. As Congress seeks to balance the budget, 
the scarcity of Federal dollars for watershed management threatens 
hundreds of projects in southeast Texas and around the country.
  I greatly appreciate that the committee adopted legislative language 
proposed by myself and the gentleman from Texas [Mr. DeLay], my fellow 
Texan, the distinguished majority whip, which will give local agencies 
more control.
  Giving these agencies more control, such as the Harris County Flood 
Control District, with the ability to construct these projects will 
save precious time and thus lives and property, cut Federal costs, 
better protect the environment, and reduce Federal disaster assistance 
needed to bail out communities in times of floods.
  This legislation is important because it designates three test sites 
in Harris County providing for local control over project design, 
implementation, and construction. Under this plan the Federal 
Government would remain a partner in flood control but local 
governments would gain the authority to respond more quickly and 
innovatively to their community's flood control needs. Federal flood 
control policy must adapt to increasing budgetary constraints without 
sacrificing public safety and environmental protection. The bottom line 
will be safer communities and savings for the taxpayers.

  I thank my colleagues for including this in the bill, and I strongly 
urge all my colleagues to support the bill.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Flanagan].
  Mr. FLANAGAN. Mr. Speaker, this is a great day for America as well as 
a great day for the residents and businesses of the Chicagoland area. 
After nearly a decade of fruitless effort, both Houses of Congress are 
finally approving a plan to preserve and protect the Chicago lakefront 
which is in serious jeopardy of being washed away due to the severe 
erosion of its protective seawall.
  Included in this WRDA bill is an authorization for the Illinois 
Erosion Protection Project which will direct the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers to assist the city of Chicago in restoring 8 miles of Lake 
Michigan shoreline.
  The existing shoreline protection system was built between 1910 and 
1930, and has outlived its design life by more than 30 years. 
Significant deterioration of the existing shore structures is obvious 
to those who live and work in that area or drive alone Chicago's 
magnificent Lake Shore Drive.
  Mr. Speaker, Lake Shore Drive, a Federal highway--US 41--as well as a 
major local expressway carrying traffic to and from the center of the 
city, was a victim of the deteriorating seawall this past spring.
  On March 19th, high winds caused Lake Michigan waters to overtop the 
current deteriorated structures, flooding the drive and hurling chunks 
of the seawall onto the roadway. If the protection project is not 
authorized, the Army Corps predicts partial failure of the structure 
supporting the shorelines by 1998.
  According to a Chicago Tribune editorial from this past April; ``The 
seawall project, in which Chicago would shoulder a third of the $200 
million cost, has nothing to do with pork. It has everything to do with 
government's responsibility to maintain public-works infrastructure 
that is crucial to the well-being of its citizens.''
  I am happy to report that today the Federal Government will not 
shrink from its responsibility.
  Before I close, I want to take a moment to express my appreciation to 
Chairman Shuster and Water Resources Subcommittee Chairman Boehlert for 
their help and leadership in guiding this bill to the floor. My Chicago 
colleague, Bill Lipinski, a member of the Tramsportation and 
Infrastructure Committee, was instrumental in authorizing the shoreline 
protection project, and I thank him as well.
  Mr. BORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from West 
Virginia [Mr. Wise], the distinguished ranking member of the 
Subcommittee on Railroads.
  Mr. WISE. Mr. Speaker, I particularly want to thank Chairman Shuster, 
ranking Member Oberstar, Chairman Boehlert, and ranking Member Borski 
for getting this bill to the floor and impressively getting it to the 
floor in this fashion where it can move without controversy and move. 
That is the important thing.
  Mr. Speaker, this bill is about investment. It is about moving coal 
and chemicals and commerce along our Nation's inland waterway system 
and through our ports. It is about providing flood protection and 
preventing soil erosion.
  Most important for West Virginia, this bill provides the 
authorization to build the important Marmet locks, which are at the top 
of the priority list for the Army Corps of Engineers. It is about 
ending uncertainty for the almost 200 families in that area that have 
been waiting and waiting to see whether or not real estate acquisition 
and appraisal would begin. Not everyone supports the locks in the area 
but most understand that it is going to happen and the question is 
when.
  Mr. Speaker, this bill is about giving the go to the Huntington 
District Corps of Engineers to get under way and to get those engineers 
working now and to get the real estate acquisition project started as 
soon as possible. It was only last week that this House was not able to 
fund the real estate acquisition because of the policy that the 
Committee on Appropriations had of not funding new starts, that is, 
construction starts that had not been authorized. This bill is the 
authorization. With this bill, that then gives the ability to begin to 
seek the funding that is necessary.
  Mr. Speaker, with this authorization bill that passes the House 
today, we now have to go and conference with the Senate and work out 
differences in that bill. Hopefully in September, we can conference 
with the Senate and we can also then bring that bill back, get it 
approved and sent to the President and make it law before the Congress 
adjourns in October, and then we can begin the process of seeking the 
funding.
  Mr. Speaker, this is an important bill, and I certainly appreciate 
those that have made it possible. I know a lot of people in the Marmet 
and Belle areas of West Virginia appreciate it, also.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from New Jersey [Mr. Martini].
  (Mr. MARTINI asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. MARTINI. I thank the gentleman for yielding me this time.

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  Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support for the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1996. I want to thank the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania, Chairman Shuster, as well as the gentleman from New York, 
Mr. Boehlert, chairman of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and 
Environment, who worked tirelessly to put together a fair and 
economically responsible bill.
  This bill has carefully balanced the interests of environmentalists 
with those in the business community and provided the language that 
will enable our ports to once again flourish, our citizens to be 
protected from flooding; our environment to be protected and our 
taxpayers' dollars to be wisely and not frivolously spent.
  Mr. Speaker, I am also pleased to state that this bill includes 
authorized funds for a buyout alternative to the Passaic River Flood 
Tunnel. In 1994 when I ran for Congress I recognized the importance of 
flood protection to the citizens of my district. In addition, I 
recognized that there must be a more economical and environmentally 
sound flood control alternative to a $1.9 billion proposed flood tunnel 
with potential negative effects on area wetlands and the existing 
ecosystems.
  By authorizing $194 million for the buyout alternative, we are taking 
great strides toward both flood protection for our citizens and 
environmental protection for the Passaic River, while saving taxpayers 
money.
  The bill also includes authorization for the Molly Ann's Brook flood 
protection project and I am pleased that the committee treated this 
project with the urgency and priority that it deserves.
  Once again, Mr. Speaker, I extend my thanks to the chairman for his 
vigorous activity in making this bill a good bill to come to the floor 
in a bipartisan manner and urge my colleagues to support its passage.
  Mr. BORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
South Dakota [Mr. Johnson].
  (Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota asked and was given permission to revise 
and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota. Mr. Speaker, there is a great deal about 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 which is excellent, which 
is a very positive constructive piece of legislation. I have to join my 
colleagues, however, the gentleman from Montana [Mr. Williams] and the 
gentleman from North Dakota [Mr. Pomeroy] in expressing my very strong 
opposition to one particular provision within this bill which frankly 
makes a mockery of the Missouri River management process that is 
currently taking place by the Corps of Engineers.
  Currently, Mr. Speaker, we are in the midst of a 6-year, $23 million 
process in rewriting the Master Manual for the management of the 
Missouri River. Despite that, however, there is a provision within this 
legislation which gives priority to navigation, despite the fact that 
navigation accounts only for 1 percent of the economic benefit that 
flows from the uses of the Missouri River. It disregards flood control, 
recreation, drinking water, power production and wildlife, and our 
opposition is shared not just by the Northern Plains Members but by 
this administration, by the American Rivers Group, by the National 
Audubon Society, by the National Wildlife Federation, by the 
Environmental Defense Fund, by the Sierra Club, by Friends of the 
Earth, by the Bass Angler Sportsmens Society, the Western Association 
of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and other recreation, wildlife and 
conservation organizations.
  There is no doubt that this provision, if it remains in place, would 
threaten water supply by mandating yearly extra releases of water from 
upstream reservoirs, drawing down water reserves needed in times of 
drought. It would increase flood risks by mandating releases of water 
in December after the Missouri River is frozen. It will increase power 
rates to western area power administration users by lowering water 
levels, especially during the winter, thus in turn lowering generating 
capacity. It will be an environmental disaster drawing down reservoir 
levels, pose a threat to endangered and threatened species of native 
fisheries, and, frankly, it will waste Federal resources already 
devoted to the Master Manual design.
  This Congress would be better served by allowing the Corps of 
Engineers to pursue their Master Manual, redesign a $23 million project 
rather than intervening legislative with no hearings, with no public 
input on this major change in the management of the Missouri River.
  If this bill were not on this calendar, I would be offering an 
amendment with my colleagues. Since it is not, and no amendments are 
permitted, I want to share with my colleagues that we will be working 
with the conference committee very carefully to see to it that this 
particular provision of this needed legislation is in fact stricken and 
that the Missouri River management can be conducted on the basis of 
science and proper management processes rather than by arbitrary 
legislative effort.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as she may consume to the 
gentlewoman from Washington [Mrs. Smith].
  (Mrs. SMITH of Washington asked and was given permission to revise 
and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of 
this legislation because it's going to create new jobs and economic 
opportunity in Washington State's Third Congressional District.
  This bill includes a proposal that settles 20 years of controversy 
between the city of North Bonneville and the Federal Government. This 
conflict started after the town was literally moved so that the 
Government could build a powerhouse at the Bonneville Dam.
  A key part of this settlement will free up parcels of land that the 
city can use for economic development.
  This bill will give community leaders a chance to bring in family 
wage jobs and give the people of Skamania County more hope.
  In addition to creating new jobs, this bill will help keep the 
thousands of jobs supported by international trade on the Columbia 
River.
  This bill ensures that the Corps of Engineers will maintain safe 
passage on the Columbia by calling for aggressive maintenance work in 
the channel.
  If ports in cities like Vancouver, Kalama, and Longview, are going to 
remain competitive internationally, they need the certainty that larger 
shipping vessels will be able to navigate the Columbia River safely and 
efficiently.
  I commend Chairman Boehlert and Chairman Shuster for their hard work 
on this bill and I urge my colleagues to support this legislation.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from Louisiana [Mr. Tauzin].
  Mr. TAUZIN. Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman Shuster and his committee 
for the excellent work they have done on this bill. I want to 
particularly call to the chairman's attention language in the bill that 
is extremely vital for safety, health, hurricane protection, and 
environmental protection matters dealing with the Parish of Terrebonne 
in the heart of the Third District of Louisiana. Terrebonne in French 
means good Earth. Yet it is threatened more and more every day by 
saltwater intrusion. Parish residents' safe drinking water has been 
threatened by rising levels of salinity. Hurricane threats to the 
community have been largely accumulating as a result of damage and 
erosion to its coastal barriers and to its coastal marshlands. One 
particular problem involves the Houma Navigation Canal which is a 
direct outlet to the Gulf of Mexico. As salinity levels rush into this 
canal, some 200,000 acres of sensitive marshlands are being destroyed 
and salinity levels are increasingly putting at risk the drinking water 
of the communities.

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  My understanding is that this bill will allow the corps to separate 
from its 3-to-5-year work on the entire Morganza, LA, to the Gulf of 
Mexico feasibility study the central issue of a lock structure, which 
the corps has already identified, under its reconnaissance and 
feasibility studies, as a necessary feature in its overall plans; that 
will permit the independent study of this lock structure in the hopes 
of hastening its authorization and completion; and that this particular 
project has been recommended not only by the State of Louisiana but by 
the Federal task force of the Coastal Wetlands Planning and Protection 
Restoration Act, the Federal act designed to protect those sensitive 
coastal wetlands.
  It is my understanding that that language is included. Yet because 
the corps may not finish this independent study by December, the bill 
does not

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yet contain an authorization to proceed with this lock structure; is 
that correct, Mr. Chairman?
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. TAUZIN. I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I would say to the gentleman that that is 
correct. Certainly it is our intention to pursue this vigorously to get 
the job done as quickly as possible.
  Mr. TAUZIN. I would also assume that, if and when this independent 
study is completed, as we expect it will be, that we will have the full 
cooperation of the chairman of the committee in hastening the 
completion of this?
  Mr. SHUSTER. That would certainly be my intention.
  Mr. TAUZIN. I thank the chairman and appreciate his help on this.
  Mr. BORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
North Dakota [Mr. Pomeroy].
  Mr. POMEROY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me this 
time.
  As we have heard throughout this debate, this is an important bill. 
It accomplishes a lot of good for many parts of the country. 
Unfortunately, this bill contains a poison pill relative to my part of 
the country, and that is the provision in this legislation that would 
direct the Corps of Engineers to extend navigation on the Missouri 
River by 1 month.
  The management of our Nation's rivers is a complex thing. The more 
expertise we get on this issue, the more we begin to understand just 
how complex it is. The Corps of Engineers, in fact, are looking at the 
management issues attendant to the management of the Missouri River and 
will end up investing nearly 10 years in a revision manual effort, an 
effort that will cost up to $24.5 million. By exhaustive hearings and 
research, they will weigh and come out with a product that ultimately 
directs the management of this river.
  Now, we are all frustrated that this process has taken so long. 
Upstream is frustrated, downstream is frustrated. But the way the 
downstream interests are reacting to their frustration is just to 
direct with legislative language a management priority for navigation 
and extend it 1 month while we are at it. It is not that simple.
  That directive would shortchange and injure a variety of upstream 
interests, including irrigation, hydropower, municipal water supply, 
and flood control. The economic interests in comparison do not even 
compare, $1 billion of economic activity from the collection of 
upstream interests compared to the $10 million directly related to 
downstream navigation.
  It is not simply an upstream-downstream deal. In fact, downstream 
interests are injured as well by this provision. The fact is when we 
extend navigation on the Missouri through the month of December, we get 
freeze-up, and freeze-up causes ice jams, and ice jams cause flooding 
ironically to the areas of the very proponents of this measure. 
Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, all would be hit with floods as a result of 
this provision.
  We need to work collectively and collaboratively in developing a plan 
for the Missouri River, and that effort is underway locally right now. 
I have a clipping quoting the Governor of Iowa opposing extending the 
navigation season, even though he is a downstream interest, saying, ``I 
hate to see this become a legislative football. I think there is enough 
other important issues for Congress to address.''
  They are working and trying to resolve locally these competing 
interests. We should not be preempting the upstream interests with a 
show of legislative clout from downstream interests. That is simply not 
the way to manage our Nation's precious water issues.
  Finally, and of great concern, is the fact that this poison pill does 
more than cause me heartburn. This poison pill threatens enactment of 
this legislation. We have assurances from the Senate that this 
provision will never pass and, if it is insisted in the bill, the bill 
will never pass. Let us pull this provision out in conference committee 
and enact this comprehensive very important water bill.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the distinguished 
gentleman from Ohio [Mr. LaTourette].
  Mr. LaTOURETTE. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me 
this time.
  I rise today in the strongest support of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1996. On behalf of the people that I represent back 
in Ohio, I want to commend the gentleman from Pennsylvania, Chairman 
Shuster, and chairman of our subcommittee, the gentleman from New York, 
Congressman Boehlert, and also the ranking members of our fine 
committee, the gentleman from Minnesota, Congressman Oberstar, and the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania, Mr. Borski, for making this a truly 
bipartisan bill that we can all be proud of.
  This bill is good for the water resources of the Nation, it is good 
for the environment, and for the Great Lakes it is great. Many of the 
ports and harbors within the Great Lakes are suffering from light 
loading problems, where because of our inability to open late, dispose 
of dredge spoils, contaminated and otherwise, we have a situation that 
makes our ports and harbors noncompetitive.
  The environmental dredging section of this particular bill will again 
allow the Great Lakes' ports and harbors to be competitive for areas 
like Eastlake and Ashtabula and also the City of Cleveland, OH.
  I thank the chair and committee for bringing this bill forward today 
in this manner, and I would urge every Member of this House to vote in 
favor of its passage.
  Mr. BORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from 
Montana [Mr. Williams].
  Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, I thank the ranking member for yielding me 
this time.
  My colleagues, recognizing the importance of enacting a good Water 
Resources Development Act and, sadly, recalling that this bill failed 
to pass into law in the last Congress, and I want to see it pass this 
Congress, I nonetheless take this opportunity early on here to rely my 
objection to language in this bill which would create an entirely 
inappropriate mandated intervention into the proper management of the 
Missouri-Mississippi system.
  I join my colleagues, the gentleman from South Dakota [Mr. Johnson] 
and the gentleman from North Dakota [Mr. Pomeroy]. My objection as an 
upstream Representative is very similar to theirs.
  This bill, we have been told, contains congressional directive to the 
Army Corps of Engineers concerning the regulation of the Missouri's 
main stem. The Corps of Engineers is, as we have heard, in the process 
of completing their plan for managing the main flow of the Missouri. 
This is a 10-year plan. They are in about their 6th year of it. They 
are very carefully developing that plan by balancing the needs of all 
the users along the main stem of the Missouri. Now along comes this 
legislation and, through a kind of a midnight slam dunk of language, we 
insert the mandate that upsets what the Corps of Engineers has spent 
all this time and money trying to do, and that is balance the uses of 
the Missouri.
  If this bill became law as is, it would mandate, against the 
objections of the Corps, a late release of water downstream from the 
upstream reservoirs, which is greater than the Corps now things should 
be done.
  If that late release of water goes forward, it will threaten water 
supply in the upstream States in a drought year. It will increase flood 
risks in the very critical downstream States. It is likely to raise the 
power rates of consumers who use WAPA. And finally, it will threaten 
species and native fisheries. That is probably why most of the major 
conservation groups in this country are opposing this language in this 
bill.
  I urge my colleagues to agree in conference with the Senate to take 
this language out.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished 
gentleman from Tennessee [Mr. Wamp], vice chairman of the subcommittee.
  (Mr. WAMP asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. WAMP. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman and all those involved 
from both sides of the aisle on a job well done.
  As the vice chairman of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and 
Environment, I strongly encourage our

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colleagues to support the Water Resources Development Act and remind 
our colleagues that behind the national defense of our country, as our 
ranking member, the gentleman from Minnesota [Mr. Oberstar] so 
eloquently reminds us on the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, this was the second function of the Federal Government, 
to meet the basic infrastructure needs of a thankful nation. The 
natural disasters that we have, flooding, bank stabilization along our 
riverways and waterways. Very essential function of our Federal 
Government.
  Many of these needs are met by the Army Corps of Engineers. Ladies 
and gentlemen, my father wore the castles of the Army Corps of 
Engineers on his lapels. They do good work and we are grateful for 
their service. The Water Resources Development Act meets real needs in 
real people's lives all across the country.
  Earlier this year I held a field hearing in northeastern Oklahoma, 
where Kansas and Oklahoma and Missouri all meet. This bill meets real 
needs in that part of the world, in my part of the world, in the 
Southeastern United States. This is one of those critical functions 
that we are here to deliver to the people and they are waiting for this 
bill. Many people.
  Let us come together today with an overwhelming show of support. This 
bill will save money. I encourage my colleagues to have an impact on 
the people that we are elected to represent. Vote yes enthusiastically 
for WRDA.
  Mr. BORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 30 seconds.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise to discuss with the chairman of the committee an 
issue of great importance concerning a provision in this bill to extend 
the navigation season on the Missouri River. As my three preceding 
colleagues on this side of the aisle have said, extending navigation 
and drawing down the reservoirs in the upper Mississippi basin have the 
potential to negatively impact irrigation, drinking water, recreation, 
and hydropower uses of the river.
  I am concerned this particular provision was inserted in the bill 
without the benefit of a hearing or comment with upstream Missouri 
River interests. I seek the assurances of the chairman that as we work 
through the conference he will be open to the concerns of the upper 
basin States.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. BORSKI. I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, it is certainly not the intent of the 
committee to harm any of the Missouri River interests with this 
language.
  While the provision was put in response to concerns to several of our 
committee members, clearly all Missouri River interests must be 
addressed before making significant changes to the management of the 
Missouri River system.
  I certainly will work with all Missouri River interests to bring this 
matter to resolution.
  Mr. BORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the assurances of the chairman. 
This is an important bill to many Members of the body. Many of us were 
disappointed when the 1994 Water Resources Development Act stalled in 
the Senate, in part over disputes between upstream and downstream 
Missouri River interests.
  The Senate bill contains no provision to extend Missouri River 
navigation. It is my sincere desire that such disputes do not prevent 
passage of the 1996 water resources bill.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, if the gentleman will continue to yield, I 
thank him and the other gentlemen who have spoken on this issue for 
bringing their concerns to our attention. We will certainly take all of 
the interested parties' concerns into consideration as the bill 
progresses. Let me assure all of the parties that we intend to resolve 
this important issue in a mutually agreeable manner.
  Mr. BORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I yield the balance of my time to the 
distinguished gentleman from Minnesota, [Mr. Oberstar], the ranking 
member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  (Mr. OBERSTAR asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania [Mr. Borski] on our side for the splendid work he has done 
over many, many months in crafting this bill, and the gentleman from 
New York [Mr. Boehlert] for the work that he has contributed, of course 
to our full committee chairman, the gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. 
Shuster], for bringing about a truly inclusive process to bring us to 
this point where we can bring this massive bill for the first time in 
my recollection on the suspension calendar on the House floor.
  I would also like to express great appreciation to the staff members 
on both sides, without mentioning names, because I will certainly 
forget somebody. They have really worked hard and carried the burden of 
this very complex legislation.
  Most of the cities, the great cities of our country, are cities 
because they were ports. They started out as ports. Seventy-five 
percent of the population of our Nation lives along the water. We are a 
Nation inextricably tied to the water as a means of transportation, as 
a means of commerce, as a means of livelihood, and as a means of 
enjoyment.
  This legislation dates back to the roots of our history as a Nation 
and as a committee. The earliest works of the Congress were the works 
that our committee brings to the floor today, those that the gentleman 
from Tennessee [Mr. Wamp], I thought so very warmly and touchingly 
described in talking about his father's having served in the corps. The 
corps has done so much to increase the yield of our Nation by the water 
resources development that it undertakes in the navigation, the locks 
and dams, the ports, the harbors, the riverways, and we advance that 
cause with all of the many provisions that we bring together in this 
legislation.
  For flood control we raise a minimum non-Federal share from 25 to 35 
percent. And to help communities in the transition, we applied the new 
minimum only prospectively. I think that is a reasonable and 
responsible prudent step to undertake.

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  We also deal with the matter of dredged disposal material from the 
Great Lakes by providing for cost sharing and confined disposal 
facilities vitally important for this one-fifth of all the fresh water 
on the face of the Earth to provide this protection. There are many 
other provisions in this legislation.
  Suffice it to say, this is one of the finest bills our committee has 
ever brought forward. I urge its adoption by the House and express my 
fervent hope that the other body will concur with us and bring this 
legislation to the President's desk for signature as soon as possible.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I particularly want to recognize the staff who made such 
a great contribution to this legislation and the senior staff on both 
sides of the aisle: Mike Strachn, Lee Forsgren, Ken Kopocis, and Art 
Chan, as well as the other staff who really performed in an outstanding 
manner.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield the balance of my time to the distinguished 
gentleman from New York [Mr. Boehlert], chairman of the Subcommittee on 
Water Resources and Environment.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Ewing). The gentleman from New York [Mr. 
Boehlert] is recognized for 3\1/2\ minutes.
  (Mr. BOEHLERT asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. BOEHLERT. Mr. Chairman, let me begin by thanking the gentleman 
from Pennsylvania [Mr. Shuster] and the gentleman from Minnesota [Mr. 
Oberstar], ranking minority member, for their significant input into 
this legislative process. And, Mr. Speaker, to the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania [Mr. Borski], my good friend, the ranking member of the 
subcommittee, my special thanks for all that he has done.
  Mr. Speaker, this is a product of Members of Congress from all 
sections of the country, from different political persuasions coming 
together and working together because it makes good sense for America.
  I particularly want to thank Mike Strachn of the professional staff. 
He came to us from the Corps of Engineers. He had a very distinguished 
career and he has lent his expertise to us

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as we fashioned this very important bill. All the staff is good, but 
Mike is very special in my heart, and I thank him.
  This bill reflects regional, environmental and Political balance. 
Every single American will benefit from the water resources 
improvements provided for in this legislation.
  Our Nation's water infrastructure is critical to both the economic 
and environmental health of our Nation and the proposal before us today 
provides for continued improvement in both of these areas.
  I am particularly proud of the new course that the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1996 charts on the environment. WRDA '96 is the 
``greenest'' Corps bill in the history of the republic. Perhaps since 
the original 1899 Rivers and Harbors Act, no Congress has placed a 
greater emphasis than the 104th Congress on using the Corps of 
Engineers' considerable engineering expertise to improve the 
environmental quality of our Nation's lakes, rivers, and harbors.
  Nearly 25 percent of all the funding in this bill will go to 
environmentally sensitive water infrastructure programs and projects. 
The legislation before us also seeks to maximize the amount of flood 
protection we receive for our Federal resources by changing the 
Federal-local cost share from 75 percent Federal-25 percent local to 65 
percent Federal-35 percent local.
  This change in cost share is also viewed by members of the 
environmental community as a step toward ensuring that the wisest path 
for flood control management is pursued. I strongly support this 
adjustment and believe it demonstrates this committee's commitment to 
sensible fiscal and environmental policies.
  The Water Resources Development Act of 1996, beyond its impressive 
environmental mission, also ensures that our Nation's ports and rivers 
will continue to be efficient conduits for commerce.
  Many claim that water transportation is the most efficient form of 
transportation in this country, and with the passage of WRDA '96, our 
Nation will enjoy this efficient mode of transportation well into the 
next century. Though we often take it for granted, most of the fuel we 
consume and the food we eat has traveled on our Nation's waterways.
  I think it is evident from my remarks I am very proud of the 
bipartisan water resources bill, not just because I am privileged to 
serve as chairman of the subcommittee of jurisdiction, but because I am 
privileged to work with people like the gentleman from Pennsylvania 
[Mr. Shuster], and the gentleman from Minnesota [Mr. Oberstar], and the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Borski]; Republicans and Democrats 
alike, taking seriously the people's business and the mission of 
shaping responsible public policy.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to give this bill the overwhelming 
and enthusiastic support it deserves for all the right reasons.
  Mr. DeFAZIO of Oregon. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a moment to 
thank the members and staff of the Transportation and Infrastructure 
Committee for including language in the Water Resources Development Act 
which will help advance an important project in my district known as 
the Lower Amazon Creek restoration and protection project.
  The project, which received approval previously from the U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers under the Water Resources Development Act section 
1135 program, is currently moving into the design and cost estimate 
phases. Yet a small portion of the project, which was originally 
constructed jointly by the Corps of Engineers and the Soil Conservation 
Services, now known as the Natural Resources Conservation Service 
[NRCS], had previously been left out of the project because of an 
apparent lack of statutory authority by the Corps of Engineers. This 
portion of the project is critical to the restoration of the Lower 
Amazon Creek and I am encouraged that this language will foster the 
necessary cooperation between the Corps and the NRCS to complete this 
important project.
  Again, I thank my colleagues for their support of this critical 
legislation and urge my counterparts in the Senate to support this 
provision of the bill.
  Mr. WAMP. Mr. Speaker, I applaud the work Chairman Shuster and 
Chairman Boehlert, and Transportation Committee Ranking Members 
Oberstar and Borski have put into this bill, in a bipartisan manner, 
and for the excellent support the staff has given us on this bill. 
Their expertise on the vital issues contained in this bill is something 
of which the citizens of this country should be proud, and this story 
of how Congress helps better the lives of every American is too often 
untold. I'm proud of the work we're doing here.
  As I recently expressed to the majority leader, it is important that 
we deliver on promises to our districts in ways that our constituents 
tell me are most vital to their everyday health and safety. Poll after 
poll tells us that these bread-and-butter issues are far more important 
to average Americans than broad, theoretical policy objectives. This 
bill accomplishes just that. WRDA will benefit many of our communities.
  My district has several pressing needs in flood control, stream bank 
protection, inland waterway navigation, basic infrastructure, and 
environmental protection. The fundamental mission of the Corps of 
Engineers is widely recognized in east Tennessee. Fulifilment of our 
commitments to these communities, which are faced with both safety and 
economic concerns, can happen if H.R. 3592 gets passed into law 
swiftly. Unlike the fate of the WRDA bill from the last Congress, I 
believe that this work will get done. The other body is poised and 
ready, and today, we take another huge step forward.
  I expect that these vital issues will not get bogged down in 
Presidential politics or die in conference. Ironically, these are 
issues in which the other body has taken the lead and House action will 
bring us tangible results. Mr. Speaker, I encourage our colleagues not 
to shrink from this task at hand because some may call this bill pork. 
Our process here has revolved around sound science and engineering, 
authorizing those projects that fit criteria and pass muster from the 
Corps of Engineers. My father served in the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers--wore castles on his lapels--and I know the quality of the 
work done through their civilian works program.
  This bill is about responsibly authorizing needed works in a cost-
effective manner, not simply allowing Congress to appropriate money 
without due process. In some cases, this bill will authorize projects 
at dollar amounts below original estimates because we worked with the 
involved parties to find better solutions than the most expensive plans 
out there. We increase local responsibility and expect the Federal 
Government to be responsive to local needs.
  One final note, Mr. Speaker, You will notice that while the Corps of 
Engineers is very active in Tennessee, in my home State, and the six 
other Southeastern States served by the Tennessee Valley Authority, 
which also falls under the jurisdiction of this committee, we have many 
ongoing projects and needs that are not mentioned in this bill. That is 
because TVA, in its ongoing mission and existing authorization, carries 
out projects every year that have to compete for those same scarce 
appropriations dollars coming out of the energy and water bill. We all 
know what a squeeze is on for these dollars this year and the situation 
may bet worse before it gets better, as we balance the Federal budget. 
I want to remind our colleagues that although you will see no TVA 
project mentioned in H.R. 3592, the Tennessee Valley region still has 
needs that TVA is expected to meet in the coming years. Because TVA has 
ongoing authority, I hope that this committee, the Appropriations 
Committee, and the Congress will not prejudice any TVA project that 
meets the same criteria as these projects listed in this bill when it 
comes time to funding just because it is not listed in this bill.
  Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. GOSS. Mr. Speaker, coming from the beautiful coastal area of 
southwest Florida, I know that the protection and proper stewardship of 
our coastal resources is vital. The Water Resources Development Act 
authorizes funding for the Army Corps of Engineers. The corps is doing 
good work in Florida--from its high-profile role in the restoration of 
our unique Everglades, to assisting local governments like Captiva 
Island with shoreline protection. I would note that the Clinton 
administration has tried to end the involvement of the corps in joint 
shoreline projects. I am pleased this bill includes legislation 
introduced by my Florida colleague Clay Shaw that will overturn the 
President's policy and ensure the continued involvement of the corps in 
worthwhile beach restoration projects. Overall, this is a responsible 
authorization bill, and I urge my colleagues to support it.
  Mr. WAMP. Mr. Speaker, I applaud the work you, Chairman Boehlert and 
ranking Members Oberstar and Borski have put into this bill, in a 
bipartisan manner, and for the excellent support the staff has given us 
during the hearing process and drafting of this bill. The expertise 
within this committee on the vital issues contained in this bill is 
something of which the citizens of this country should be proud, and 
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better the lives of every American is too often untold. I'm proud of 
the work we're doing here, and it's one of the reasons I asked to serve 
on this committee and under your leadership, Chairman Shuster.
  As I recently expressed to our House majority leader, it is important 
that we deliver on promises to our districts in ways that our 
constituents tell me are most vital to their everyday health and 
safety. Poll after poll tells us that these bread-and-butter issues are 
far more important to average Americans than broad, theoretical policy 
objectives. This bill accomplishes just that. WRDA will benefit many of 
our communities.
  My district has several pressing needs in flood control, stream bank 
protection, inland waterway navigation, basic infrastructure, and 
environmental protection. The fundamental mission of the Corps of 
Engineers is widely recognized in east Tennessee. Fulfillment of our 
commitments to these communities, which are faced with both safety and 
economic concerns, can happen if H.R. 3592 gets passed into law, and I 
hope that this bill will not suffer the same fate of the WRDA bill from 
the last Congress. Today, we take another huge step forward.
  I hope these vital issues do not get bogged down in Presidential 
politics or die in conference. Ironically, these are issues in which 
the Senate has taken the lead and House action will bring us tangible 
results. Mr. Speaker, I encourage our colleagues not to shrink from 
this task at hand because some may call this bill pork. Our process 
here has revolved around sound science and engineering, authorizing 
those projects that fit criteria and pass muster from the Corps of 
Engineers. My father served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers--wore 
castles on his lapels--and I know the quality of the work done through 
their civilian works program.
  This bill is about responsibly authorizing needed works in a cost-
effective manner, not simply allowing Congress to appropriate money 
without due process. In some cases, this bill will authorize projects 
at dollar amounts below original estimates because we worked with the 
involved parties to find better solutions than the most expensive plans 
out there. We increase local responsibility and expect the Federal 
Government to be responsive to local needs.
  One final note, Mr. Speaker. You will notice that while the Corps of 
Engineers is very active in Tennessee, in my home State, and the six 
other Southeastern States served by the Tennessee Valley Authority, 
which also falls under the jurisdiction of this committee, we have many 
ongoing projects and needs that are not mentioned in this bill. That is 
because TVA, in its ongoing mission and existing authorization, carries 
out projects every year that have to compete for those same scarce 
appropriations dollars coming out of the energy and water bill. We all 
know what a squeeze is on for these dollars this year and the situation 
may get worse before it gets better, as we balance the Federal budget. 
I want to remind our colleagues that although you will see no TVA 
project mentioned in H.R. 3592, the Tennessee Valley region still has 
needs that TVA is expected to meet in the coming years. Because TVA has 
ongoing authority, I hope that this committee, the Appropriations 
Committee, and the Congress will not prejudice any TVA project that 
meets the same criteria as these projects listed in this bill when it 
comes time to funding just because it is not listed in this bill.
  Mr. EWING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 3592, the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1996. Chairman Shuster and Water 
Resources Subcommittee Chairman Boehlert both deserve credit for the 
bipartisan cooperation they have demonstrated in putting this 
legislation together. Because of their efforts it is no surprise that 
H.R. 3592 was unanimously approved by the Transportation and 
Infrastructure Committee.
  H.R. 3592 authorizes the activities of the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers through fiscal year 2000. Many provisions in the bill relate 
to critical flood control and marine transportation projects that will 
save lives and property, protect the environment, and improve commerce 
along many of our Nation's great rivers.
  One flood control project of critical importance to my central 
Illinois district is in the city of Villa Grove. This is the second of 
the last 3 years that Villa Grove, and Douglas County, have been placed 
on the State and Federal disaster lists because of flooding. The city 
faces flooding threats from the Embarras River, which flows north-south 
through the city; the Jordan Slough, a tributary of the Embarras River; 
and the West Ditch, which collects storm water runoff from farms west 
of the city and runs directly though the center of Villa Grove.
  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has surveyed the latest damage and 
agreed that corrective action is appropriate. City officials have 
suggested diverting water from the West Ditch by grading certain runoff 
areas, installing box culverts in several locations, and possibly 
modifying the river's path outside of the city. Clearly, Villa Grove's 
flooding problems will only become more frequent and severe if they are 
not addressed in the near future.
  While the Villa Grove flood control project is only a small portion 
of this bill, I believe it is illustrative of the kind of flood relief 
that many communities around the United States desperately need. To the 
residents of Villa Grove, H.R. 3592 is one of the most important bills 
this Congress will act on, and I urge all of my colleagues to support 
its adoption.
  Mr. CRANE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 3592, the 
Water Resources Development Act [WRDA] of 1996. Not only is this bill a 
fiscally responsible approach to America's need for inland waterway and 
flood control projects, but it will be of substantial benefit to the 
environment as well. As a matter of fact, almost one quarter of the 
entire bill is devoted to programs and projects of an environmentally 
sensitive nature.
  An excellent case in point is the 550 acre Des Plaines River Wetlands 
Demonstration Project [DPRWDP] in northern Illinois which would be 
reauthorized by section 502 of this bill. Originated in 1983 as a 
cooperative Federal, State, local, and private venture, the purpose of 
this project was to produce significant research information on the 
creation, maintenance, and restoration of wetlands. Since then, almost 
$9 million has been spent--$1.9 million by the Federal Government, 
another $1.8 million by the State of Illinois, nearly $1.7 million by 
local government entities, and $3.4 million by the private sector--in 
pursuit of that objective. The results speak for themselves, and for 
the reauthorization of this project so that the $2.2 million in Federal 
money authorized by the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 can be 
fully appropriated.
  Since its inception 13 years ago, the DPRWDP has become an 
internationally recognized wetlands research effort that not only 
features 6 experimental wetlands cells but also a pair of wetlands 
mitigation banks that are demonstrating just how effectively the 
pressures of economic development can be reconciled with the need for 
environmental protection. Land that was once devoted to farming and 
gravel mining operations has been converted into a carefully monitored 
and controlled wetlands laboratory in which no less than 12 research 
teams from 14 different organizations, including 9 universities, have 
conducted, and continue to conduct, investigations into the way in 
which wetlands work and how they can affect such things as flooding, 
water quality, and habitat preservation.
  As a result of all this work, over 150 articles, reports, 
proceedings, book chapters, abstracts, technical papers, theses, and 
dissertations have been published, not to mention the 50 plus 
newspaper, magazine, and newsletter articles that have written on the 
DPRWDP's research and its implications for such important public policy 
matters as flood control, species preservation, and water quality 
enhancement. For example, the August 25, 1995 New York Times carried a 
2 page feature article on the DPRWDP, and a similar project in St. 
Charles, IL, which focused on the extent to which the existence of 
wetlands could prevent flooding.
  So that the significance of these findings is not lost upon my 
colleagues, let me mention several of them specifically. One, based on 
the determination that a wetland can trap more than 80 percent of the 
sediments and nutrients contained in incoming river water, concluded 
that water quality in a given watershed could be improved if as little 
as 2 to 4 percent of that watershed were converted to wetlands. 
Another, evidenced by the return of flora, fauna, and four State-
endangered birds to the DRPWDP site, speaks to the potential of 
wetlands for accommodating endangered or threatened species. And then 
there is the matter of flooding, the indication being that only 2 to 6 
percent of a watershed need be devoted to wetlands in order to 
accommodate floodwaters. However, more work needs to be done before the 
full benefit of these and other findings can be realized. If we are to 
understand more fully how wetlands may best be restored and if a 
detailed ``how-to'' manual is to become available by the end of the 
century, then the Federal Government needs to invest more money in this 
project in the near future.
  To achieve those objectives within that timeframe, another $7 million 
and perhaps more will be needed, sooner rather than later. Revenues 
realized from the wetlands mitigation banks at the DPRWDP site will 
account for some of that money and private sources may provide 
additional financial support. But the funds generated from those 
sources alone is unlikely to be sufficient to get the job done by the 
year 2000 unless the remainder of the $2.2 million authorized by the 
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actually appropriated. To date, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, whose 
good works are authorized by WRDA legislation, has only invested a 
small portion of either the $1.9 million spent by the Federal 
Government on the DPRWDP or the $1 million earmarked for the project in 
the 1992 Energy and Water appropriations measure. Not only that, but of 
the $125,000 or so the Corps has invested to date, none has been 
devoted to construction work.
  Due to that combination of circumstances, the DPRWDP was deauthorized 
in 1993, even though it had been the recipient of nearly $2 million in 
Federal money over the years and it had received an appropriation as 
late as 1992. As a consequence, statutory language reauthorizing the 
project became necessary, otherwise it would not be in a position to 
compete effectively for subsequent Federal appropriation. WRDA 
legislation being the proper place for such language, I was pleased 
with, and gratified by, its inclusion in the committee-reported version 
of H.R. 3592. My thanks go to the chairman and members of the 
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and especially to the 
chairman and members of its Water Resources and Environment 
Subcommittee, for their consideration in that regard.
  In closing, let me just say that enactment of this reauthorization 
language will pay big dividends in the future. Not only will the 
research data, instruction manuals, and mitigation banks generated by 
the DPRWDP enable Americans to conserve, construct, and restore 
valuable wetlands, but the insights provided will be of great benefit 
to those interested in controlling flooding or in accommodating 
necessary economic growth without compromising important environmental 
values. In short, the DPRWDP is a winner in every sense of the word and 
I urge my colleagues to give it their support by passing the 
legislation that contains its statutory reauthorization.
  Mr. POMEROY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to a provision 
in the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 which could potentially 
cause grave harm to the upper Missouri River basin and at the same time 
set a dangerous and far-reaching precedent for water management in this 
Nation. I am speaking of section 545 in the bill before us today. This 
section proposes to extend the navigation season on the Missouri River 
by 1 month from the current 8-month season. While seemingly 
insignificant, extension of the navigation season would impact 
irrigation, drinking water supplies, hydropower generation, flood 
control efforts, recreational activities, and native fisheries.
  According to the Army Corps of Engineers, the most severe impacts of 
extending the navigation season would be on water supply upstream and 
flood control downstream. Extension of navigation service by 1 month 
would require draining almost 1 million acre feet of drought reserve 
storage from each of the upper basin reservoirs, including Lake 
Sakakawea in North Dakota. Under this provision the corps would be 
required to release that water regardless of upstream weather 
conditions. During a series of drought years, farmers in Montana, North 
Dakota, and South Dakota could be caught without needed irrigation 
water, cities and towns could be left with insufficient clean drinking 
water supplies, hydropower plants could lose generating capacity, and 
recreation areas may be left high and dry literally miles from the 
water. These upstream uses of the river, which result in over $1 
billion in economic activity annually, would be sacrificed in a short-
sighted attempt to support navigation, a minor use of the river, 
generating only $10 million each year.
  The corps has also indicated that this reckless provision may 
actually lead to increased flooding risks throughout the Missouri 
basin. Under section 545 the corps would be required to continue 
navigation releases throughout December, even after the river freezes 
at Bismarck, ND, and Pierre, SD, increasing the risk of ice jam floods 
in those cities. The effects downstream, however, could be even worse. 
The corps has identified the stretches of the river between northwest 
Iowa and central Missouri as areas most heavily prone to ice jam 
formation. With the increased water releases expected from extending 
the navigation season, floods behind ice jams would be more severe than 
under normal flows. The ice chunks would also be larger, damaging 
riverbanks, dikes, and possibly even major structures like the Gavins 
Point Dam. Clearly, extending the navigation season makes little sense 
from a flood control standpoint.
  Diverse interests have expressed their extreme dismay over inclusion 
of this provision in WRDA. The administration has asked for its removal 
from the bill. Eight leading environmental advocacy organizations have 
sent a letter to Congress opposing this attempt to hijack Missouri 
River management. American Rivers, National Audubon Society, National 
Wildlife Federation, Environmental Defense Fund, Sierra Club, Friends 
of the Earth, Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, and Bass Anglers 
Sportsman Society all agree that lengthening the navigation season will 
negatively impact the entire Missouri River basin. The Western 
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies oppose inclusion of this 
language in the WRDA bill. Even the Governor of Iowa, a downstream 
State, recently spoke out against extension of navigation through 
legislation.
  If the resounding opposition to this provision and the potential 
damages from enactment of this provision do not provide enough evidence 
for its removal its precedent-setting nature should. Section 545 was 
slipped into the manager's amendment of the WRDA bill at the full 
committee markup and only subsequently made public. No hearings were 
conducted to determine its effect on the Missouri basin and not 1 
minute of debate was conducted about the advisability of implementing 
such a scheme. Now this bill is brought up under suspension with no 
opportunity to have a stand-alone vote on this special-interest perk. 
Never before has Congress spelled out specific water management policy 
in statute, and it should not be doing so today.
  Compare, if you will, that process to the one the corps is currently 
completing to review and update the Missouri River master manual. The 
corps has spent 6 years and $23 million to conduct a thorough revision 
of water management on the Missouri River. Many of us are frustrated by 
the continual delays in the release of the master manual but that does 
not mean that Congress should circumvent the process. For decades, the 
professional engineers of the Army Corps have done their best to manage 
the waters of the United States to the benefit of all uses. To turn 
water management over to the whim of special interests and political 
deal-making should make all members with rivers in their districts 
shudder. We cannot allow the corps to be placed in a statutory 
straightjacket when it comes to making sound decision about water 
management.
  Finally, Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind Members that final 
consideration of the 1994 WRDA stalled over upstream-downstream 
struggles over flood control and navigation. Many Members have 
necessary and valuable projects in this bill. We must not allow this 
provision on the Missouri River to hold up the passage of this bill 
through conference. I urge the chairman and ranking members of the 
House and Senate committees to strike this language so this necessary 
water bill can be enacted without delay. Upstream and downstream 
interests can work together to solve the vexing differences between our 
regions over Missouri River management. Local representatives have 
already begun to discuss these issues on the local level. I fervently 
believe that we should do everything we can to encourage those efforts 
and stop trying to direct water policy through congressional fiat.
         American Rivers, Bass Anglers Sportsman Society, 
           Environmental Defense Fund, Friends of the Earth, 
           National Audubon Society, National Wildlife Federation, 
           Sierra Club, Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund
                                                    July 25, 1996.
       Dear Member of Congress: The undersigned conservation 
     groups are deeply concerned that a provision in H.R. 3592, 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1996, would lead to 
     the extinction of several fish and wildlife species that 
     inhabit the Missouri River and reduce opportunities for 
     recreation. Representatives Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), Tim Johnson 
     (D-SD), and Pat Williams (D-MT) will offer an amendment to 
     strip H.R. 3592 of this provision, and we urge you to support 
     this amendment.
       Section 541 of H.R. 3592 would require the U.S. Army Corps 
     of Engineers to release water from the Missouri's six 
     mainstem dams to support navigation from April 1 to December 
     15, regardless of the amount of water available to support 
     other river uses. Dam releases designed solely to support 
     navigation would not only have devastating environmental 
     consequence but would also reduce economic benefits from 
     hydropower, recreation and water supply. These industries--
     which generate more than $1 billion in economic benefits 
     annually--would be sacrificed to support an industry that 
     generates a mere $10 million each year.
       Despite the economic and environmental impacts of the 
     provision, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 
     added Sec. 541 during full committee mark-up without hearing 
     from a single witness. The two-page provision was included in 
     a 70-page manager's amendment that was released to 
     conservation groups after the Committee had already acted.
       The Missouri River has been dramatically altered to support 
     navigation. The river's six dams impound the world's largest 
     reservoir system, blocking fish passage and altering the 
     movement of sediment. The river between Sioux City and St. 
     Louis, channelized to one-third of its original width, has 
     lost more than 90 percent of its wetlands, islands, chutes 
     and sandbars. Three federally endangered species are already 
     jeopardized by current water management, according to the 
     U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Many others species, 
     including popular sportfish like blue catfish, have fallen to 
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     their historic populations. This provision would prevent the 
     Corps of Engineers from taking steps necessary to reverse 
     their decline and prevent their extinction.
       This amendment will prevent the Corps of Engineers from 
     reducing flood losses. Landowners farming converted side 
     channels and backwaters are among the most flood-prone in the 
     nation. In the wake of flooding in 1993 and 1995, federal 
     programs rebuilt many levees twice, often spending more 
     federal funds on repairs than the protected land was worth. 
     Section 541 would prohibit the Corps from using the 
     conveyance capacity of floodplain lands acquired from willing 
     sellers to protect other floodplain land owners.
       This amendment will also have high economic costs. 
     Originally forecast to carry 12 to 20 million tons annually, 
     commercial navigation on the Missouri River peaked at 3.3 
     million tons in 1977 and has fallen to just 1.5 million tons, 
     generating $10 million in economic benefits. By contrast, 
     Missouri River recreation generates $75 million in economic 
     benefits, water supply generates $450 million, and hydropower 
     generates $625 million. Missouri River navigation accounts 
     for just 1 percent of the economic benefits produced by the 
     river, and is the means of transportation for only one-tenth 
     of 1 percent of the corn produced in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa 
     and Nebraska. Just 2 percent of the wheat produced in those 
     states is shipped by Missouri River barge.
       Despite the economic insignificance of Missouri River 
     navigation, Section 541 would direct the Corps of Engineers 
     to extend the navigation season at enormous expense to other 
     river industries. The provision would prevent the Corps from 
     managing the Missouri's dams to support Mississippi River 
     navigation during periods of low water. Section 541 would 
     also require dam releases to support Missouri River 
     navigation regardless of the amount of water in the system, 
     potentially exacerbating downstream flooding or wasting 
     precious water during droughts.
       We urge you to support the amendment offered by 
     Representatives Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), Tim Johnson (D-SD), and 
     Pat Williams (D-MT) to strip H.r. 3592 of this provision.
           Sincerely,
     Scott Faber,
                                                  American Rivers.
     Bruce Shupp,
                                   Bass Anglers Sportsman Society.
     Tim Searchinger,
                                       Environmental Defense Fund.
     Galwain Kripke,
                                             Friends of the Earth.
     John Echeverria,
                                         National Audubon Society.
     David Conrad,
                                     National Wildlife Federation.
     Jonathan Ela,
                                                      Sierra Club.
     Amy Mathews-Amos,
     Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund.
                                                                    ____



                                        State of North Dakota,

                                      Bismarck, ND, July 26, 1996.
     Hon. Bud Shuster,
     Chairman, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Congressman Shuster: I am deeply concerned with the 
     obviously flawed provision in H.R. 3592, the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1996. The bill contains language requiring 
     the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to extend the navigation 
     season on the Missouri River by one month, regardless of the 
     amount of water available to support the other authorized 
     primary uses. This provision would be devastating, especially 
     during drought periods when system releases are to be reduced 
     to save and ensure water in storage for all users, including 
     navigation. This provision is ill-conceived and irresponsibly 
     allows for abuse of our precious natural resources and is a 
     license to steal water.
       The economic and environmental impacts of Section 541 of 
     H.R. 3592 would cause severe economic impacts to all Missouri 
     River Basin states and their stakeholders. The current system 
     operation is already extremely biased and heavily favors a 
     minuscule, dwindling, archaic, heavily subsidized and highly 
     marginal Missouri River navigation. Barge traffic produces 
     only one percent of the annual net economic benefits derived 
     from the management of the Missouri River. A decision by the 
     political winds and pork barrel special interests of 
     Washington should not destroy sensible water management. The 
     Missouri River and its reservoirs are under the care of all 
     of us, not a special interest group. I ask that you strike 
     this language and leave the complicated matters of reservoir 
     operations in the hands of the U.S. Corps of Engineers and 
     the basin states.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Edward T. Schafer
     Governor.
                                                                    ____


    Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Resolution, 
     Opposition to Extended Navigation on the Lower Missouri River

       Whereas, the uses of Missouri River water for fish, 
     wildlife, recreation, and other related beneficial purposes 
     have been well documented; and
       Whereas, the benefits of these fish, wildlife, and water-
     based activities have been shown to generate millions of 
     dollars to the citizens of the United States; and
       Whereas, the Corps of Engineers is nearing completion of a 
     long-term, $20+ million review of its operating criteria and 
     procedures (Master Manual review process) of six Missouri 
     River impoundments; and
       Whereas, all eight Missouri River basin states and all 
     basin tribes have supported the Corps Master Manual review 
     process; and
       Whereas, the U.S. Congress is poised to legislatively 
     require a one-month extension of navigation flow which will 
     lower water levels in Missouri River mainstream reservoirs 
     and severely limit the Corps operational flexibility, and 
     this would be in contradiction to the findings of the Corps 
     Master Manual review; and
       Whereas, the impacts of lowering the water level in these 
     reservoirs have been shown to be detrimental to fish species 
     including native and endangered species; and
       Whereas, the benefits of retaining water in mainstream 
     reservoirs have been shown to far exceed the benefits of 
     moving water downstream for navigation purposes on the lower 
     Missouri: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, that the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife 
     Agencies, at its annual meeting on July 26, 1996, at 
     Honolulu, Hawaii, supports deletion of Section 541 of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (H.R. 3592) which 
     would require a one-month extension of the navigation season 
     on the lower Missouri River, despite accelerating the 
     dewatering of the reservoirs which support fish and wildlife 
     uses, and would circumvent the Corps own review of their 
     operating procedures.

  Mrs. KELLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in very strong support of H.R. 3592, 
the Water Resources Development Act, which authorizes projects and 
programs of the civil works program of the Army Corps of Engineers.
  Mr. Speaker, this legislation is strongly bipartisan, and places 
special emphasis on protecting the environment. In fact, I believe it 
should be stressed that passage of this legislation represents an 
important environmental accomplishment for this Congress.
  Of particular importance to the Hudson Valley, I would like to draw 
attention to section 551 of the act, which incorporates the provisions 
of legislation that I have introduced, H.R. 3471, the Hudson River 
Habitat Restoration Act. The legislation which we are considering today 
authorizes $11 million for at least four habitat restoration projects 
along the Hudson River basin.
  Mr. Speaker, the Hudson River estuary is an important habitat to a 
wide range of waterfowl and aquatic species. Many important habitats 
along the river--wetlands, marshes, and so forth--have been degraded 
over the past century as industry and agriculture grew along the river. 
The legislation that I have introduced seeks Federal funding for 
critical habitat projects identified by the Corps of Engineers and New 
York's Department of Environmental Conservation.
  I recently had the pleasure of touring one of the proposed sites, the 
Manitou Marsh near Philipstown in my district. Tidal marshes such as 
this one represent a very productive ecosystem, a wonderful habitat for 
raptors, waterfowl and fish, and serve to clean pollutants from the 
river. Road and factory construction dating from the 19th century has 
adversely affected the tidal flows in and out of the marsh, a problem 
this legislation seeks to correct.
  This legislation supports an ongoing and cooperative effort that has 
involved various levels of government, including the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers and the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, 
local environmental organizations, such as the Museum of the Hudson 
Highlands, Scenic Hudson, and the Audubon Society, as well as private 
sector businesses, such as Metro North Railroad.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in support of this important and 
vital environmental legislation.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania [Mr. Shuster] that the House suspend the 
rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3592, as amended.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the 
Speaker's table the Senate bill (S. 640) to provide for the 
conservation and development of water and related resources, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for 
improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other 
purposes, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House.
  The Clerk read the title of the Senate bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania?
  There was no objection.
  The Clerk read the Senate bill, as follows:

                                 S. 640

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

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     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1996''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary.

                   TITLE I--WATER RESOURCES PROJECTS

Sec. 101. Project authorizations.
Sec. 102. Project modifications.
Sec. 103. Project deauthorizations.
Sec. 104. Studies.

                  TITLE II--PROJECT-RELATED PROVISIONS

Sec. 201. Grand Prairie Region and Bayou Meto Basin, Arkansas.
Sec. 202. Heber Springs, Arkansas.
Sec. 203. Morgan Point, Arkansas.
Sec. 204. White River Basin Lakes, Arkansas and Missouri.
Sec. 205. Central and Southern Florida.
Sec. 206. West Palm Beach, Florida.
Sec. 207. Everglades and South Florida ecosystem restoration.
Sec. 208. Arkansas City and Winfield, Kansas.
Sec. 209. Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet, Louisiana.
Sec. 210. Coldwater River Watershed, Mississippi.
Sec. 211. Periodic maintenance dredging for Greenville Inner Harbor 
              Channel, Mississippi.
Sec. 212. Sardis Lake, Mississippi.
Sec. 213. Yalobusha River Watershed, Mississippi.
Sec. 214. Libby Dam, Montana.
Sec. 215. Small flood control project, Malta, Montana.
Sec. 216. Cliffwood Beach, New Jersey.
Sec. 217. Fire Island Inlet, New York.
Sec. 218. Queens County, New York.
Sec. 219. Buford Trenton Irrigation District, North Dakota and Montana.
Sec. 220. Jamestown Dam and Pipestem Dam, North Dakota.
Sec. 221. Wister Lake project, LeFlore County, Oklahoma.
Sec. 222. Willamette River, McKenzie Subbasin, Oregon.
Sec. 223. Abandoned and wrecked barge removal, Rhode Island.
Sec. 224. Providence River and Harbor, Rhode Island.
Sec. 225. Cooper Lake and Channels, Texas.
Sec. 226. Rudee Inlet, Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Sec. 227. Virginia Beach, Virginia.

                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Cost-sharing for environmental projects.
Sec. 302. Collaborative research and development.
Sec. 303. National dam safety program.
Sec. 304. Hydroelectric power project uprating.
Sec. 305. Federal lump-sum payments for Federal operation and 
              maintenance costs.
Sec. 306. Cost-sharing for removal of existing project features.
Sec. 307. Termination of technical advisory committee.
Sec. 308. Conditions for project deauthorizations.
Sec. 309. Participation in international engineering and scientific 
              conferences.
Sec. 310. Research and development in support of Army civil works 
              program.
Sec. 311. Interagency and international support authority.
Sec. 312. Section 1135 program.
Sec. 313. Environmental dredging.
Sec. 314. Feasibility studies.
Sec. 315. Obstruction removal requirement.
Sec. 316. Levee owners manual.
Sec. 317. Risk-based analysis methodology.
Sec. 318. Sediments decontamination technology.
Sec. 319. Melaleuca tree.
Sec. 320. Faulkner Island, Connecticut.
Sec. 321. Designation of lock and dam at the Red River Waterway, 
              Louisiana.
Sec. 322. Jurisdiction of Mississippi River Commission, Louisiana.
Sec. 323. William Jennings Randolph access road, Garrett County, 
              Maryland.
Sec. 324. Arkabutla Dam and Lake, Mississippi.
Sec. 325. New York State canal system.
Sec. 326. Quonset Point-Davisville, Rhode Island.
Sec. 327. Clouter Creek disposal area, Charleston, South Carolina.
Sec. 328. Nuisance aquatic vegetation in Lake Gaston, Virginia and 
              North Carolina.
Sec. 329. Washington Aqueduct.
Sec. 330. Chesapeake Bay environmental restoration and protection 
              program.
Sec. 331. Research and development program to improve salmon survival.
Sec. 332. Recreational user fees.
Sec. 333. Shore protection.
Sec. 334. Shoreline erosion control demonstration.
Sec. 335. Review period for State and Federal agencies.
Sec. 336. Dredged material disposal facilities.
Sec. 337. Applicability of cost-sharing provisions.
Sec. 338. Section 215 reimbursement limitation per project.
Sec. 339. Waiver of uneconomical cost-sharing requirement.
Sec. 340. Planning assistance to States.
Sec. 341. Recovery of costs for cleanup of hazardous substances.
Sec. 342. City of North Bonneville, Washington.
Sec. 343. Columbia River Treaty Fishing Access.
Sec. 344. Tri-Cities area, Washington.
Sec. 345. Designation of locks and dams on Tennessee-Tombigbee 
              Waterway.
Sec. 346. Designation of J. Bennett Johnston Waterway.
Sec. 347. Technical corrections.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.

       In this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
     the Army.
                   TITLE I--WATER RESOURCES PROJECTS

     SEC. 101. PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) Projects With Reports.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     this subsection, the following projects for water resources 
     development and conservation and other purposes are 
     authorized to be carried out by the Secretary substantially 
     in accordance with the plans, and subject to the conditions, 
     recommended in the respective reports designated in this 
     subsection:
       (1) Humboldt harbor and bay, california.--The project for 
     navigation, Humboldt Harbor and Bay, California: Report of 
     the Chief of Engineers, dated October 30, 1995, at a total 
     cost of $15,180,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $10,116,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $5,064,000.
       (2) Marin county shoreline, san rafael canal, california.--
     The project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, Marin 
     County Shoreline, San Rafael Canal, California: Report of the 
     Chief of Engineers, dated January 28, 1994, at a total cost 
     of $27,200,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $17,700,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $9,500,000.
       (3) San lorenzo river, california.--The project for flood 
     control, San Lorenzo River, California: Report of the Chief 
     of Engineers, dated June 30, 1994, at a total cost of 
     $16,100,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $8,100,000 and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $8,000,000 and the habitat 
     restoration, at a total cost of $4,050,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $3,040,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $1,010,000.
       (4) Santa barbara harbor, santa barbara county, 
     california.--The project for navigation, Santa Barbara 
     Harbor, Santa Barbara, California: Report of the Chief of 
     Engineers, dated April 26, 1994, at a total cost of 
     $5,720,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $4,580,000 and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $1,140,000.
       (5) Anacostia river and tributaries, district of columbia 
     and maryland.--The project for environmental restoration, 
     Anacostia River and tributaries, District of Columbia and 
     Maryland: Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated October 
     1994, at a total cost of $18,820,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $14,120,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $4,700,000.
       (6) Palm valley bridge replacement, st. johns county, 
     florida.--The project for navigation, Palm Valley Bridge, 
     County Road 210, over the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in 
     St. Johns County, Florida: Report of the Chief of Engineers, 
     dated June 24, 1994, at a total Federal cost of $15,312,000. 
     As a condition of receipt of Federal funds, St. Johns County 
     shall assume full ownership of the replacement bridge, 
     including all associated operation, maintenance, repair, 
     replacement, and rehabilitation costs.
       (7) Illinois shoreline storm damage reduction, wilmette to 
     illinois and indiana state line.--The project for lake level 
     flooding and storm damage reduction, extending from Wilmette, 
     Illinois, to the Illinois and Indiana State line: Report of 
     the Chief of Engineers, dated April 14, 1994, at a total cost 
     of $204,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $110,000,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
     $94,000,000. The Secretary shall reimburse the non-Federal 
     interest for the Federal share of any costs that the non-
     Federal interest incurs in constructing the breakwater near 
     the South Water Filtration Plant, Chicago, Illinois.
       (8) Kentucky lock addition, kentucky.--The project for 
     navigation, Kentucky Lock Addition, Kentucky: Report of the 
     Chief of Engineers, dated June 1, 1992, at a total cost of 
     $467,000,000. The construction costs of the project shall be 
     paid--
       (A) 50 percent from amounts appropriated from the general 
     fund of the Treasury; and
       (B) 50 percent from amounts appropriated from the Inland 
     Waterways Trust Fund established by section 9506 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       (9) Pond creek, kentucky.--The project for flood control, 
     Pond Creek, Kentucky: Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated 
     June 28, 1994, at a total cost of $16,865,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $11,243,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $5,622,000.
       (10) Wolf creek hydropower, cumberland river, kentucky.--
     The project for hydropower, Wolf Creek Dam and Lake 
     Cumberland, Kentucky: Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated 
     June 28, 1994, at a total cost of $50,230,000. Funds derived 
     by the Tennessee Valley Authority from the power program of 
     the Authority and funds derived from any private or public 
     entity designated by the Southeastern Power Administration 
     may be used for all or part of any cost-sharing requirements 
     for the project.

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       (11) Port fourchon, louisiana.--The project for navigation, 
     Port Fourchon, Louisiana: Report of the Chief of Engineers, 
     dated April 7, 1995, at a total cost of $2,812,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $2,211,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $601,000.
       (12) West bank hurricane protection levee, jefferson 
     parish, louisiana.--The West Bank Hurricane Protection Levee, 
     Jefferson Parish, Louisiana project, authorized by section 
     401(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public 
     Law 99-662; 100 Stat. 4128), is modified to authorize the 
     Secretary to extend protection to areas east of the Harvey 
     Canal, including an area east of the Algiers Canal: Report of 
     the Chief of Engineers, dated May 1, 1995, at a total cost of 
     $217,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $141,400,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $75,600,000.
       (13) Stabilization of natchez bluffs, mississippi.--The 
     project for bluff stabilization, Natchez Bluffs, Natchez, 
     Mississippi: Natchez Bluffs Study, dated September 1985, 
     Natchez Bluffs Study: Supplement I, dated June 1990, and 
     Natchez Bluffs Study: Supplement II, dated December 1993, in 
     the portions of the bluffs described in the reports 
     designated in this paragraph as Clifton Avenue, area 3; Bluff 
     above Silver Street, area 6; Bluff above Natchez Under-the-
     Hill, area 7; and Madison Street to State Street, area 4, at 
     a total cost of $17,200,000, with an estimated Federal cost 
     of $12,900,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
     $4,300,000.
       (14) Wood river at grand island, nebraska.--The project for 
     flood control, Wood River at Grand Island, Nebraska: Report 
     of the Chief of Engineers, dated May 3, 1994, at a total cost 
     of $10,500,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $5,250,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $5,250,000.
       (15) Atlantic coast of long island, new york.--The project 
     for hurricane and storm damage reduction, Atlantic Coast of 
     Long Island from Jones Inlet to East Rockaway Inlet, Long 
     Beach Island, New York: Report of the Chief of Engineers, 
     dated April 5, 1996, at a total cost of $72,091,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $46,859,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $25,232,000.
       (16) Wilmington harbor, cape fear-northeast cape fear 
     rivers, north carolina.--The project for navigation, 
     Wilmington Harbor, Cape Fear-Northeast Cape Fear Rivers, 
     North Carolina: Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated June 
     24, 1994, at a total cost of $23,290,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $16,955,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $6,335,000.
       (17) Duck creek, ohio.--The project for flood control, Duck 
     Creek, Cincinnati, Ohio: Report of the Chief of Engineers, 
     dated June 28, 1994, at a total cost of $15,408,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $11,556,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $3,852,000.
       (18) Big sioux river and skunk creek at sioux falls, south 
     dakota.--The project for flood control, Big Sioux River and 
     Skunk Creek at Sioux Falls, South Dakota: Report of the Chief 
     of Engineers, dated June 30, 1994, at a total cost of 
     $31,600,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $23,600,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $8,000,000.
       (19) Houston-galveston navigation channels, texas.--The 
     project for navigation and environmental restoration, 
     Houston-Galveston Navigation Channels, Texas: Report of the 
     Chief of Engineers, dated May 9, 1996, at a total cost of 
     $508,757,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $286,141,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $222,616,000.
       (20) Atlantic intracoastal waterway bridge replacement at 
     great bridge, chesapeake, virginia.--The project for 
     navigation at Great Bridge, Virginia Highway 168, over the 
     Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in Chesapeake, Virginia: 
     Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated July 1, 1994, at a 
     total cost of $23,680,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $20,341,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $3,339,000. 
     The city of Chesapeake shall assume full ownership of the 
     replacement bridge, including all associated operation, 
     maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation costs.
       (21) Marmet lock replacement, kanawha river, west 
     virginia.--The project for navigation, Marmet Lock 
     Replacement, Marmet Locks and Dam, Kanawha River, West 
     Virginia: Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated June 24, 
     1994, at a total cost of $229,581,000. The construction costs 
     of the project shall be paid--
       (A) 50 percent from amounts appropriated from the general 
     fund of the Treasury; and
       (B) 50 percent from amounts appropriated from the Inland 
     Waterways Trust Fund established by section 9506 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       (b) Projects Subject to Favorable Report.--The following 
     projects for water resources development and conservation and 
     other purposes are authorized to be carried out by the 
     Secretary substantially in accordance with the plans, and 
     subject to the conditions, recommended in a favorable final 
     report (or in the case of the project described in paragraph 
     (6), a favorable feasibility report) of the Chief of 
     Engineers, if the report is completed not later than December 
     31, 1996:
       (1) Chignik, alaska.--The project for navigation, Chignik, 
     Alaska, at a total cost of $10,365,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $4,344,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $6,021,000.
       (2) Cook inlet, alaska.--The project for navigation, Cook 
     Inlet, Alaska, at a total cost of $5,342,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $4,006,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $1,336,000.
       (3) American river watershed, california.--
       (A) In general.--The project for flood damage reduction, 
     American and Sacramento Rivers, California: Supplemental 
     Information Report for the American River Watershed Project, 
     California, dated March 1996, at a total cost of $57,300,000, 
     with an estimated Federal cost of $42,975,000 and an 
     estimated non-Federal cost of $14,325,000, consisting of--
       (i) approximately 24 miles of slurry wall in the levees 
     along the lower American River;
       (ii) approximately 12 miles of levee modifications along 
     the east bank of the Sacramento River downstream from the 
     Natomas Cross Canal;
       (iii) 3 telemeter streamflow gauges upstream from the 
     Folsom Reservoir; and
       (iv) modifications to the flood warning system along the 
     lower American River.
       (B) Credit toward non-federal share.--The non-Federal 
     interest shall receive credit toward the non-Federal share of 
     project costs for expenses that the non-Federal interest 
     incurs for design or construction of any of the features 
     authorized under this paragraph before the date on which 
     Federal funds are made available for construction of the 
     project. The amount of the credit shall be determined by the 
     Secretary.
       (C) Interim operation.--Until such time as a comprehensive 
     flood control plan for the American River watershed has been 
     implemented, the Secretary of the Interior shall continue to 
     operate the Folsom Dam and Reservoir to the variable 400,000/
     670,000 acre-feet of flood control storage capacity and shall 
     extend the agreement between the Bureau of Reclamation and 
     the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency with respect to the 
     watershed.
       (D) Other costs.--The non-Federal interest shall be 
     responsible for--
       (i) all operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and 
     rehabilitation costs associated with the improvements carried 
     out under this paragraph; and
       (ii) the costs of the variable flood control operation of 
     the Folsom Dam and Reservoir.
       (4) Santa monica breakwater, california.--The project for 
     hurricane and storm damage reduction, Santa Monica 
     breakwater, California, at a total cost of $6,440,000, with 
     an estimated Federal cost of $4,220,000 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $2,220,000.
       (5) Lower savannah river basin, savannah river, georgia and 
     south carolina.--The project for environmental restoration, 
     Lower Savannah River Basin, Savannah River, Georgia and South 
     Carolina, at a total cost of $3,419,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $2,551,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $868,000.
       (6) New harmony, indiana.--The project for shoreline 
     erosion protection, Wabash River at New Harmony, Indiana, at 
     a total cost of $2,800,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $2,100,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $700,000.
       (7) Chesapeake and delaware canal, maryland and delaware.--
     The project for navigation and safety improvements, 
     Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, Baltimore Harbor channels, 
     Delaware and Maryland, at a total cost of $33,000,000, with 
     an estimated Federal cost of $25,000,000 and an estimated 
     non-Federal cost of $8,000,000.
       (8) Poplar island, maryland.--The project for beneficial 
     use of clean dredged material in connection with the dredging 
     of Baltimore Harbor and connecting channels, Poplar Island, 
     Maryland, at a total cost of $307,000,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $230,000,000 and an estimated non-Federal 
     cost of $77,000,000.
       (9) Las cruces, new mexico.--The project for flood damage 
     reduction, Las Cruces, New Mexico, at a total cost of 
     $8,278,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $5,494,000 and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $2,784,000.
       (10) Cape fear river, north carolina.--The project for 
     navigation, Cape Fear River deepening, North Carolina, at a 
     total cost of $210,264,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $130,159,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
     $80,105,000.
       (11) Charleston harbor, south carolina.--The project for 
     navigation, Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, at a total 
     cost of $116,639,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $72,798,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $43,841,000.

     SEC. 102. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS.

       (a) Mobile Harbor, Alabama.--The undesignated paragraph 
     under the heading ``mobile harbor, alabama'' in section 
     201(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public 
     99-662; 100 Stat. 4090) is amended by striking the first 
     semicolon and all that follows and inserting a period and the 
     following: ``In disposing of dredged material from the 
     project, the Secretary, after compliance with applicable laws 
     and after opportunity for public review and comment, may 
     consider alternatives to disposal of such material in the 
     Gulf of Mexico, including environmentally acceptable 
     alternatives consisting of beneficial uses of dredged 
     material and environmental restoration.''.
       (b) San Francisco River at Clifton, Arizona.--If a 
     favorable final report of the Chief of Engineers is issued 
     not later than December 31, 1996, the project for flood 
     control on the San Francisco River at Clifton, Arizona, 
     authorized by section 101(a)(3) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-640; 104 Stat. 4606), 
     is modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the

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     project at a total cost of $21,100,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $13,800,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $7,300,000.
       (c) Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors, San Pedro Bay, 
     California.--The project for navigation, Los Angeles and Long 
     Beach Harbors, San Pedro Bay, California, authorized by 
     section 201 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
     (Public Law 99-662; 100 Stat. 4091), is modified to provide 
     that, for the purpose of section 101(a)(2) of the Act (33 
     U.S.C. 2211(a)(2)), the sewer outfall relocated over a 
     distance of 4,458 feet by the Port of Los Angeles at a cost 
     of approximately $12,000,000 shall be considered to be a 
     relocation.
       (d) Oakland Harbor, California.--The projects for 
     navigation, Oakland Outer Harbor, California, and Oakland 
     Inner Harbor, California, authorized by section 202(a) of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-662; 
     100 Stat. 4092), are modified to combine the 2 projects into 
     1 project, to be designated as the Oakland Harbor, 
     California, project. The Oakland Harbor, California, project 
     shall be carried out by the Secretary substantially in 
     accordance with the plans and subject to the conditions 
     recommended in the reports designated for the projects in the 
     section, except that the non-Federal share of project cost 
     and any available credits toward the non-Federal share shall 
     be calculated on the basis of the total cost of the combined 
     project. The total cost of the combined project is 
     $102,600,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $64,120,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $38,480,000.
       (e) Broward County, Florida.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide periodic beach 
     nourishment for the Broward County, Florida, Hillsborough 
     Inlet to Port Everglades (Segment II), shore protection 
     project, authorized by section 301 of the River and Harbor 
     Act of 1965 (Public Law 89-298; 79 Stat. 1090), through the 
     year 2020. The beach nourishment shall be carried out in 
     accordance with the recommendations of the section 934 study 
     and reevaluation report for the project carried out under 
     section 156 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 
     (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5f) and approved by the Chief of Engineers 
     by memorandum dated June 9, 1995.
       (2) Costs.--The total cost of the activities required under 
     this subsection shall not exceed $15,457,000, of which the 
     Federal share shall not exceed $9,846,000.
       (f) Canaveral Harbor, Florida.--The project for navigation, 
     Canaveral Harbor, Florida, authorized by section 101(7) of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-
     580; 106 Stat. 4802), is modified to authorize the Secretary 
     to reclassify the removal and replacement of stone protection 
     on both sides of the channel as general navigation features 
     of the project subject to cost sharing in accordance with 
     section 101(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
     (33 U.S.C. 2211(a)). The Secretary may reimburse the non-
     Federal interests for such costs incurred by the non-Federal 
     interests in connection with the removal and replacement as 
     the Secretary determines are in excess of the non-Federal 
     share of the costs of the project required under the section.
       (g) Fort Pierce, Florida.--The Secretary shall provide 
     periodic beach nourishment for the Fort Pierce beach erosion 
     control project, St. Lucie County, Florida, authorized by 
     section 301 of the River and Harbor Act of 1965 (Public Law 
     89-298; 79 Stat. 1092), through the year 2020.
       (h) Tybee Island, Georgia.--The Secretary shall provide 
     periodic beach nourishment for a period of up to 50 years for 
     the project for beach erosion control, Tybee Island, Georgia, 
     constructed under section 201 of the Flood Control Act of 
     1965 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5).
       (i) North Branch of Chicago River, Illinois.--The project 
     for flood control for the North Branch of the Chicago River, 
     Illinois, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-662; 100 Stat. 4115), 
     is modified to authorize the Secretary to carry out the 
     project substantially in accordance with the post 
     authorization change report for the project dated March 1994, 
     at a total cost of $34,228,000, with an estimated Federal 
     cost of $20,905,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
     $13,323,000.
       (j) Halstead, Kansas.--The project for flood control, 
     Halstead, Kansas, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-662; 100 
     Stat. 4116), is modified to authorize the Secretary to 
     construct the project substantially in accordance with the 
     post authorization change report for the project dated March 
     1993, at a total cost of $11,100,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $8,325,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $2,775,000.
       (k) Baptiste Collette Bayou, Louisiana.--The project for 
     navigation, Mississippi River Outlets, Venice, Louisiana, 
     authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 
     (Public Law 90-483; 82 Stat. 731), is modified to provide for 
     the extension of the 16-foot deep (mean low gulf) by 250-foot 
     wide Baptiste Collette Bayou entrance channel to 
     approximately mile 8 of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet 
     navigation channel at a total estimated Federal cost of 
     $80,000, including $4,000 for surveys and $76,000 for Coast 
     Guard aids to navigation.
       (l) Comite River, Louisiana.--If a favorable final report 
     of the Chief of Engineers is issued not later than December 
     31, 1996, the Comite River diversion project for flood 
     control 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), is modified to authorize the Secretary 
     to construct the project at a total cost of $121,600,000, 
     with an estimated Federal cost of $70,577,000 and an 
     estimated non-Federal cost of $51,023,000.
       (m) Mississippi River Ship Channel, Gulf to Baton Rouge, 
     Louisiana.--The project for navigation, Mississippi River 
     Ship Channel, Gulf to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, authorized by 
     the matter under the heading ``Corps of Engineers--Civil'' 
     under the heading ``DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL'' in chapter 
     IV of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1985 
     (99 Stat. 313), is modified to require the Secretary, as part 
     of the operations and maintenance segment of the project, to 
     assume responsibility for periodic maintenance dredging of 
     the Chalmette Slip to a depth of minus 33 feet mean low gulf, 
     if the Secretary determines that the project modification is 
     economically justified, environmentally acceptable, and 
     consistent with other Federal policies.
       (n) Red River Waterway, Mississippi River to Shreveport, 
     Louisiana.--The project for navigation, Red River Waterway, 
     Mississippi River to Shreveport, Louisiana, authorized by 
     section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (Public Law 
     90-483; 82 Stat. 731), is modified to require the Secretary 
     to dredge and perform other related work as required to 
     reestablish and maintain access to, and the environmental 
     value of, the bendway channels designated for preservation in 
     project documentation prepared before the date of enactment 
     of this Act. The work shall be carried out in accordance with 
     the local cooperation requirements for other navigation 
     features of the project.
       (o) Westwego to Harvey Canal, Louisiana.--If a favorable 
     post authorization change report is issued not later than 
     December 31, 1996, the project for hurricane damage 
     prevention and flood control, Westwego to Harvey Canal, 
     Louisiana, authorized by section 401(b) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-662; 100 
     Stat. 4128), is modified to include the Lake Cataouatche area 
     levee as part of the project at a total cost of $14,375,000, 
     with an estimated Federal cost of $9,344,000 and an estimated 
     non-Federal cost of $5,031,000.
       (p) Tolchester Channel, Maryland.--The project for 
     navigation, Baltimore Harbor and Channels, Maryland, 
     authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 
     (Public Law 85-500; 72 Stat. 297), is modified to direct the 
     Secretary--
       (1) to expedite review of potential straightening of the 
     channel at the Tolchester Channel S-Turn; and
       (2) if before December 31, 1996, it is determined to be 
     feasible and necessary for safe and efficient navigation, to 
     implement the straightening as part of project maintenance.
       (q) Stillwater, Minnesota.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a 
     design memorandum for the project authorized by section 363 
     of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (Public Law 
     102-580; 106 Stat. 4861). The design memorandum shall include 
     an evaluation of the Federal interest in construction of that 
     part of the project that includes the secondary flood wall, 
     but shall not include an evaluation of the reconstruction and 
     extension of the levee system for which construction is 
     scheduled to commence in 1996. If the Secretary determines 
     that there is such a Federal interest, the Secretary shall 
     construct the secondary flood wall, or the most feasible 
     alternative, at a total project cost of not to exceed 
     $11,600,000. The Federal share of the cost shall be 75 
     percent.
       (r) Cape Girardeau, Missouri.--The project for flood 
     control, Cape Girardeau, Jackson Metropolitan Area, Missouri, 
     authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-662; 100 Stat. 4118-
     4119), is modified to authorize the Secretary to carry out 
     the project, including the implementation of nonstructural 
     measures, at a total cost of $44,700,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $32,600,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $12,100,000.
       (s) Flamingo and Tropicana Washes, Nevada.--The project for 
     flood control, Las Vegas Wash and Tributaries (Flamingo and 
     Tropicana Washes), Nevada, authorized by section 101(13) of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-
     580; 106 Stat. 4803), is modified to provide that the 
     Secretary shall reimburse the non-Federal sponsors (or other 
     appropriate non-Federal interests) for the Federal share of 
     any costs that the non-Federal sponsors (or other appropriate 
     non-Federal interests) incur in carrying out the project 
     consistent with the project cooperation agreement entered 
     into with respect to the project.
       (t) Newark, New Jersey.--The project for flood control, 
     Passaic River Main Stem, New Jersey and New York, authorized 
     by paragraph (18) of section 101(a) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-640; 104 Stat. 4607) 
     (as amended by section 102(p) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-580; 106 Stat. 
     4807)), is modified to separate the project element described 
     in subparagraph (B) of the paragraph. The project element 
     shall be considered to be a separate project and shall be 
     carried out in accordance with the subparagraph.
       (u) Acequias Irrigation System, New Mexico.--The second 
     sentence of section

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     1113(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
     (Public Law 99-662; 100 Stat. 4232) is amended by inserting 
     before the period at the end the following: ``, except that 
     the Federal share of scoping and reconnaissance work carried 
     out by the Secretary under this section shall be 100 
     percent''.
       (v) Wilmington Harbor-Northeast Cape Fear River, North 
     Carolina.--The project for navigation, Wilmington Harbor-
     Northeast Cape Fear River, North Carolina, authorized by 
     section 202(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
     (Public Law 99-662; 100 Stat. 4095), is modified to authorize 
     the Secretary to construct the project substantially in 
     accordance with the general design memorandum for the project 
     dated April 1990 and the general design memorandum supplement 
     for the project dated February 1994, at a total cost of 
     $50,921,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $25,128,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $25,793,000.
       (w) Broken Bow Lake, Red River Basin, Oklahoma.--The 
     project for flood control and water supply, Broken Bow Lake, 
     Red River Basin, Oklahoma, authorized by section 203 of the 
     Flood Control Act of 1958 (Public Law 85-500; 72 Stat. 309) 
     and modified by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 
     (Public Law 87-874; 76 Stat. 1187) and section 102(v) of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-580; 
     106 Stat. 4808), is further modified to provide for the 
     reallocation of a sufficient quantity of water supply storage 
     space in Broken Bow Lake to support the Mountain Fork trout 
     fishery. Releases of water from Broken Bow Lake for the 
     Mountain Fork trout fishery as mitigation for the loss of 
     fish and wildlife resources in the Mountain Fork River shall 
     be carried out at no expense to the State of Oklahoma.
       (x) Columbia River Dredging, Oregon and Washington.--The 
     project for navigation, Lower Willamette and Columbia Rivers 
     below Vancouver, Washington and Portland, Oregon, authorized 
     by the first section of the Act entitled ``An Act making 
     appropriations for the construction, repair, preservation, 
     and completion of certain public works on rivers and harbors, 
     and for other purposes'', approved June 18, 1878 (20 Stat. 
     157), is modified to direct the Secretary--
       (1) to conduct channel simulation and to carry out 
     improvements to the deep draft channel between the mouth of 
     the river and river mile 34, at a cost not to exceed 
     $2,400,000; and
       (2) to conduct overdepth and advance maintenance dredging 
     that is necessary to maintain authorized channel dimensions.
       (y) Grays Landing, Lock and Dam 7, Monongahela River, 
     Pennsylvania.--The project for navigation, Lock and Dam 7 
     Replacement, Monongahela River, Pennsylvania, authorized by 
     section 301(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
     (Public Law 99-662; 100 Stat. 4110), is modified to authorize 
     the Secretary to carry out the project in accordance with the 
     post authorization change report for the project dated 
     September 1, 1995, at a total Federal cost of $181,000,000.
       (z) Saw Mill Run, Pennsylvania.--The project for flood 
     control, Saw Mill Run, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, authorized 
     by section 401(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1986 (Public Law 99-662; 100 Stat. 4124), is modified to 
     authorize the Secretary to carry out the project 
     substantially in accordance with the post authorization 
     change and general reevaluation report for the project, dated 
     April 1994, at a total cost of $12,780,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $9,585,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $3,195,000.
       (aa) Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania.--The project for flood 
     control, Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania, authorized by section 
     401(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public 
     Law 99-662; 100 Stat. 4124), is modified to authorize the 
     Secretary--
       (1) to include as part of the construction of the project 
     mechanical and electrical upgrades to stormwater pumping 
     stations in the Wyoming Valley; and
       (2) to carry out mitigation measures that the Secretary is 
     otherwise authorized to carry out but that the general design 
     memorandum for phase II of the project, as approved by the 
     Assistant Secretary of the Army having responsibility for 
     civil works on February 15, 1996, provides will be carried 
     out for credit by the non-Federal interest with respect to 
     the project.
       (bb) Allendale Dam, North Providence, Rhode Island.--The 
     project for reconstruction of the Allendale Dam, North 
     Providence, Rhode Island, authorized by section 358 of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-580; 
     106 Stat. 4861), is modified to authorize the Secretary to 
     reconstruct the dam, at a total cost of $350,000, with an 
     estimated Federal cost of $262,500 and an estimated non-
     Federal cost of $87,500.
       (cc) India Point Railroad Bridge, Seekonk River, 
     Providence, Rhode Island.--The first sentence of section 
     1166(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
     (Public Law 99-662; 100 Stat. 4258) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$500,000'' and inserting ``$1,300,000''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``$250,000'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``$650,000''.
       (dd) Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Corpus Christi, Texas.--
     The project for navigation, Corpus Christi Ship Channel, 
     Corpus Christi, Texas, authorized by the first section of the 
     Act entitled ``An Act authorizing the construction, repair, 
     and preservation of certain public works on rivers and 
     harbors, and for other purposes'', approved September 22, 
     1922 (42 Stat. 1039), is modified to include the Rincon Canal 
     system as a part of the Federal project that shall be 
     maintained at a depth of 12 feet, if the Secretary determines 
     that the project modification is economically justified, 
     environmentally acceptable, and consistent with other Federal 
     policies.
       (ee) Dallas Floodway Extension, Dallas, Texas.--The flood 
     protection works constructed by the non-Federal interest 
     along the Trinity River in Dallas, Texas, for Rochester Park 
     and the Central Wastewater Treatment Plant shall be included 
     as a part of the plan implemented for the Dallas Floodway 
     Extension component of the Trinity River, Texas, project 
     authorized by section 301 of the River and Harbor Act of 1965 
     (Public Law 89-298; 79 Stat. 1091). The cost of the works 
     shall be credited toward the non-Federal share of project 
     costs without regard to further economic analysis of the 
     works.
       (ff) Matagorda Ship Channel, Port Lavaca, Texas.--The 
     project for navigation, Matagorda Ship Channel, Port Lavaca, 
     Texas, authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act 
     of 1958 (Public Law 85-500; 72 Stat. 298), is modified to 
     require the Secretary to assume responsibility for the 
     maintenance of the Point Comfort Turning Basin Expansion Area 
     to a depth of 36 feet, as constructed by the non-Federal 
     interests. The modification described in the preceding 
     sentence shall be considered to be in the public interest and 
     to be economically justified.
       (gg) Upper Jordan River, Utah.--The project for flood 
     control, Upper Jordan River, Utah, authorized by section 
     101(a)(23) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 
     (Public Law 101-640; 104 Stat. 4610), is modified to 
     authorize the Secretary to carry out the project 
     substantially in accordance with the general design 
     memorandum for the project dated March 1994, and the post 
     authorization change report for the project dated April 1994, 
     at a total cost of $12,870,000, with an estimated Federal 
     cost of $8,580,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
     $4,290,000.
       (hh) Grundy, Virginia.--The Secretary shall proceed with 
     planning, engineering, design, and construction of the 
     Grundy, Virginia, element of the Levisa and Tug Forks of the 
     Big Sandy River and Upper Cumberland River project, 
     authorized by section 202 of the Energy and Water Development 
     Appropriation Act, 1981 (Public Law 96-367; 94 Stat. 1339), 
     in accordance with Plan 3A as set forth in the preliminary 
     draft detailed project report of the Huntington District 
     Commander, dated August 1993.
       (ii) Haysi Dam, Virginia and Kentucky.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall construct the Haysi 
     Dam feature of the project authorized by section 202 of the 
     Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act, 1981 (Public 
     Law 96-367; 94 Stat. 1339), substantially in accordance with 
     Plan A as set forth in the preliminary draft general plan 
     supplement report of the Huntington District Engineer for the 
     Levisa Fork Basin, Virginia and Kentucky, dated May 1995.
       (2) Recreational component.--The non-Federal interest shall 
     be responsible for not more than 50 percent of the costs 
     associated with the construction and implementation of the 
     recreational component of the Haysi Dam feature.
       (3) Operation and maintenance.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), operation and 
     maintenance of the Haysi Dam feature shall be carried out by 
     the Secretary.
       (B) Payment of costs.--The non-Federal interest shall be 
     responsible for 100 percent of all costs associated with the 
     operation and maintenance.
       (4) Ability to pay.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary shall apply section 103(m) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(m)) to the 
     construction of the Haysi Dam feature in the same manner as 
     section 103(m) of the Act is applied to other projects or 
     project features constructed under section 202 of the Energy 
     and Water Development Appropriation Act, 1981 (Public Law 96-
     367; 94 Stat. 1339).
       (jj) Petersburg, West Virginia.--The project for flood 
     control, Petersburg, West Virginia, authorized by section 
     101(a)(26) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 
     (Public Law 101-640; 104 Stat. 4611), is modified to 
     authorize the Secretary to construct the project at a total 
     cost of not to exceed $26,600,000, with an estimated Federal 
     cost of $19,195,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
     $7,405,000.
       (kk) Teton County, Wyoming.--Section 840 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-662; 100 
     Stat. 4176) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Secretary: Provided, That'' and inserting 
     the following: ``Secretary. In carrying out this section, the 
     Secretary may enter into agreements with the non-Federal 
     sponsors permitting the non-Federal sponsors to provide 
     operation and maintenance for the project on a cost-
     reimbursable basis. The'';
       (2) by inserting ``, through providing in-kind services 
     or'' after ``$35,000''; and
       (3) by inserting a comma after ``materials''.

     SEC. 103. PROJECT DEAUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) Branford Harbor, Connecticut.--
       (1) In general.--The 2,267 square foot portion of the 
     project for navigation in the Branford River, Branford 
     Harbor, Connecticut, authorized by the Act entitled ``An Act 
     making appropriations for the construction,

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     repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers 
     and harbors, and for other purposes'', approved June 13, 1902 
     (32 Stat. 333), lying shoreward of a line described in 
     paragraph (2), is deauthorized.
       (2) Description of line.--The line referred to in paragraph 
     (1) is described as follows: beginning at a point on the 
     authorized Federal navigation channel line the coordinates of 
     which are N156,181.32, E581,572.38, running thence south 70 
     degrees, 11 minutes, 8 seconds west a distance of 171.58 feet 
     to another point on the authorized Federal navigation channel 
     line the coordinates of which are N156,123.16, E581,410.96.
       (b) Bridgeport Harbor, Connecticut.--
       (1) Anchorage area.--The portion of the project for 
     navigation, Bridgeport Harbor, Connecticut, authorized by 
     section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (Public Law 
     85-500; 72 Stat. 297), consisting of a 2-acre anchorage area 
     with a depth of 6 feet at the head of Johnsons River between 
     the Federal channel and Hollisters Dam, is deauthorized.
       (2) Johnsons river channel.--The portion of the project for 
     navigation, Johnsons River Channel, Bridgeport Harbor, 
     Connecticut, authorized by the first section of the Act 
     entitled ``An Act authorizing the construction, repair, and 
     preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, 
     and for other purposes'', approved July 24, 1946 (60 Stat. 
     634), that is northerly of a line across the Federal channel 
     the coordinates of which are north 123318.35, east 486301.68, 
     and north 123257.15, east 486380.77, is deauthorized.
       (c) Guilford Harbor, Connecticut.--
       (1) In general.--The portion of the project for navigation, 
     Guilford Harbor, Connecticut, authorized by the Act entitled 
     ``An Act authorizing the construction, repair, and 
     preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, 
     and for other purposes'', approved March 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 
     13), that consists of the 6-foot deep channel in Sluice Creek 
     and that is not included in the description of the realigned 
     channel set forth in paragraph (2) is deauthorized.
       (2) Description of realigned channel.--The realigned 
     channel referred to in paragraph (1) is described as follows: 
     starting at a point where the Sluice Creek Channel intersects 
     with the main entrance channel, N159194.63, E623201.07, 
     thence running north 24 degrees, 58 minutes, 15.2 seconds 
     west 478.40 feet to a point N159628.31, E622999.11, thence 
     running north 20 degrees, 18 minutes, 31.7 seconds west 
     351.53 feet to a point N159957.99, E622877.10, thence running 
     north 69 degrees, 41 minutes, 37.9 seconds east 55.00 feet to 
     a point N159977.08, E622928.69, thence turning and running 
     south 20 degrees, 18 minutes, 31.0 seconds east 349.35 feet 
     to a point N159649.45, E623049.94, thence turning and running 
     south 24 degrees, 58 minutes, 11.1 seconds east 341.36 feet 
     to a point N159340.00, E623194.04, thence turning and running 
     south 90 degrees, 0 minutes, 0 seconds east 78.86 feet to a 
     point N159340.00, E623272.90.
       (d) Norwalk Harbor, Connecticut.--
       (1) In general.--The following portions of projects for 
     navigation, Norwalk Harbor, Connecticut, are deauthorized:
       (A) The portion authorized by the Act entitled ``An Act 
     making appropriations for the construction, repair, and 
     preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, 
     and for other purposes'', approved March 2, 1919 (40 Stat. 
     1276), that lies northerly of a line across the Federal 
     channel having coordinates N104199.72, E417774.12 and 
     N104155.59, E417628.96.
       (B) The portions of the 6-foot deep East Norwalk Channel 
     and Anchorage, authorized by the Act entitled ``An Act 
     authorizing the construction, repair, and preservation of 
     certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other 
     purposes'', approved March 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 13), that are 
     not included in the description of the realigned channel and 
     anchorage set forth in paragraph (2).
       (2) Description of realigned channel and anchorage.--The 
     realigned 6-foot deep East Norwalk Channel and Anchorage 
     referred to in paragraph (1)(B) is described as follows: 
     starting at a point on the East Norwalk Channel, N95743.02, 
     E419581.37, thence running northwesterly about 463.96 feet to 
     a point N96197.93, E419490.18, thence running northwesterly 
     about 549.32 feet to a point N96608.49, E419125.23, thence 
     running northwesterly about 384.06 feet to a point N96965.94, 
     E418984.75, thence running northwesterly about 407.26 feet to 
     a point N97353.87, E418860.78, thence running westerly about 
     58.26 feet to a point N97336.26, E418805.24, thence running 
     northwesterly about 70.99 feet to a point N97390.30, 
     E418759.21, thence running westerly about 71.78 feet to a 
     point on the anchorage limit N97405.26, E418689.01, thence 
     running southerly along the western limits of the Federal 
     anchorage in existence on the date of enactment of this Act 
     until reaching a point N95893.74, E419449.17, thence running 
     in a southwesterly direction about 78.74 feet to a point on 
     the East Norwalk Channel N95815.62, E419439.33.
       (3) Designation of realigned channel and anchorage.--All of 
     the realigned channel shall be redesignated as an anchorage, 
     with the exception of the portion of the channel that narrows 
     to a width of 100 feet and terminates at a line the 
     coordinates of which are N96456.81, E419260.06 and N96390.37, 
     E419185.32, which shall remain as a channel.
       (e) Southport Harbor, Connecticut.--
       (1) In general.--The following portions of the project for 
     navigation, Southport Harbor, Connecticut, authorized by the 
     first section of the Act entitled ``An Act authorizing the 
     construction, repair, and preservation of certain public 
     works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes'', 
     approved August 30, 1935 (49 Stat. 1029), are deauthorized:
       (A) The 6-foot deep anchorage located at the head of the 
     project.
       (B) The portion of the 9-foot deep channel beginning at a 
     bend in the channel the coordinates of which are north 
     109131.16, east 452653.32, running thence in a northeasterly 
     direction about 943.01 feet to a point the coordinates of 
     which are north 109635.22, east 453450.31, running thence in 
     a southeasterly direction about 22.66 feet to a point the 
     coordinates of which are north 109617.15, east 453463.98, 
     running thence in a southwesterly direction about 945.18 feet 
     to the point of beginning.
       (2) Remainder.--The portion of the project referred to in 
     paragraph (1) that is remaining after the deauthorization 
     made by the paragraph and that is northerly of a line the 
     coordinates of which are north 108699.15, east 452768.36, and 
     north 108655.66, east 452858.73, is redesignated as an 
     anchorage.
       (f) Stony Creek, Connecticut.--The following portion of the 
     project for navigation, Stony Creek, Connecticut, authorized 
     under section 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 
     U.S.C. 577), located in the 6-foot deep maneuvering basin, is 
     deauthorized: beginning at coordinates N157,031.91, 
     E599,030.79, thence running northeasterly about 221.16 feet 
     to coordinates N157,191.06, E599,184.37, thence running 
     northerly about 162.60 feet to coordinates N157,353.56, 
     E599,189.99, thence running southwesterly about 358.90 feet 
     to the point of beginning.
       (g) Thames River, Connecticut.--
       (1) Modification.--The project for navigation, Thames 
     River, Connecticut, authorized by the first section of the 
     Act entitled ``An Act authorizing the construction, repair, 
     and preservation of certain public works on rivers and 
     harbors, and for other purposes'', approved August 30, 1935 
     (49 Stat. 1029), is modified to reconfigure the turning basin 
     in accordance with the following alignment: beginning at a 
     point on the eastern limit of the existing project, 
     N251052.93, E783934.59, thence running north 5 degrees, 25 
     minutes, 21.3 seconds east 341.06 feet to a point, 
     N251392.46, E783966.82, thence running north 47 degrees, 24 
     minutes, 14.0 seconds west 268.72 feet to a point, 
     N251574.34, E783769.00, thence running north 88 degrees, 41 
     minutes, 52.2 seconds west 249.06 feet to a point, 
     N251580.00, E783520.00, thence running south 46 degrees, 16 
     minutes, 22.9 seconds west 318.28 feet to a point, 
     N251360.00, E783290.00, thence running south 19 degrees, 1 
     minute, 32.2 seconds east 306.76 feet to a point, N251070.00, 
     E783390.00, thence running south 45 degrees, 0 minutes, 0 
     seconds, east 155.56 feet to a point, N250960.00, E783500.00 
     on the existing western limit.
       (2) Payment for initial dredging.--Any required initial 
     dredging of the widened portions identified in paragraph (1) 
     shall be carried out at no cost to the Federal Government.
       (3) Deauthorization.--The portions of the turning basin 
     that are not included in the reconfigured turning basin 
     described in paragraph (1) are deauthorized.
       (h) East Boothbay Harbor, Maine.--The following portion of 
     the navigation project for East Boothbay Harbor, Maine, 
     authorized by the first section of the Act of June 25, 1910 
     (36 Stat. 631, chapter 382) (commonly referred to as the 
     ``River and Harbor Act of 1910''), containing approximately 
     1.15 acres and described in accordance with the Maine State 
     Coordinate System, West Zone, is deauthorized:
       Beginning at a point noted as point number 6 and shown as 
     having plan coordinates of North 9, 722, East 9, 909 on the 
     plan entitled, ``East Boothbay Harbor, Maine, examination, 8-
     foot area'', and dated August 9, 1955, Drawing Number F1251 
     D-6-2, said point having Maine State Coordinate System, West 
     Zone coordinates of Northing 74514, Easting 698381; and
       Thence, North 58 degrees, 12 minutes, 30 seconds East a 
     distance of 120.9 feet to a point; and
       Thence, South 72 degrees, 21 minutes, 50 seconds East a 
     distance of 106.2 feet to a point; and
       Thence, South 32 degrees, 04 minutes, 55 seconds East a 
     distance of 218.9 feet to a point; and
       Thence, South 61 degrees, 29 minutes, 40 seconds West a 
     distance of 148.9 feet to a point; and
       Thence, North 35 degrees, 14 minutes, 12 seconds West a 
     distance of 87.5 feet to a point; and
       Thence, North 78 degrees, 30 minutes, 58 seconds West a 
     distance of 68.4 feet to a point; and
       Thence, North 27 degrees, 11 minutes, 39 seconds West a 
     distance of 157.3 feet to the point of beginning.
       (i) York Harbor, Maine.--The following portions of the 
     project for navigation, York Harbor, Maine, authorized by 
     section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (Public Law 
     86-645; 74 Stat. 480), are deauthorized:
       (1) The portion located in the 8-foot deep anchorage area 
     beginning at coordinates N109340.19, E372066.93, thence 
     running north 65 degrees, 12 minutes, 10.5 seconds east 
     423.27 feet to a point N109517.71, E372451.17, thence running 
     north 28 degrees, 42 minutes, 58.3 seconds west 11.68 feet to 
     a point N109527.95, E372445.56, thence running south 63 
     degrees, 37 minutes, 24.6 seconds west 422.63 feet to the 
     point of beginning.
       (2) The portion located in the 8-foot deep anchorage area 
     beginning at coordinates

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     N108557.24, E371645.88, thence running south 60 degrees, 41 
     minutes, 17.2 seconds east 484.51 feet to a point N108320.04, 
     E372068.36, thence running north 29 degrees, 12 minutes, 53.3 
     seconds east 15.28 feet to a point N108333.38, E372075.82, 
     thence running north 62 degrees, 29 minutes, 42.1 seconds 
     west 484.73 feet to the point of beginning.
       (j) Cohasset Harbor, Massachusetts.--The following portions 
     of the project for navigation, Cohasset Harbor, 
     Massachusetts, authorized by section 2 of the Act entitled 
     ``An Act authorizing the construction, repair, and 
     preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, 
     and for other purposes'', approved March 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 
     12), or carried out pursuant to section 107 of the River and 
     Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577), are deauthorized: a 7-
     foot deep anchorage and a 6-foot deep anchorage; beginning at 
     site 1, beginning at a point N453510.15, E792664.63, thence 
     running south 53 degrees 07 minutes 05.4 seconds west 307.00 
     feet to a point N453325.90, E792419.07, thence running north 
     57 degrees 56 minutes 36.8 seconds west 201.00 feet to a 
     point N453432.58, E792248.72, thence running south 88 degrees 
     57 minutes 25.6 seconds west 50.00 feet to a point 
     N453431.67, E792198.73, thence running north 01 degree 02 
     minutes 52.3 seconds west 66.71 feet to a point N453498.37, 
     E792197.51, thence running north 69 degrees 12 minutes 52.3 
     seconds east 332.32 feet to a point N453616.30, E792508.20, 
     thence running south 55 degrees 50 minutes 24.1 seconds east 
     189.05 feet to point of origin; then site 2, beginning at a 
     point, N452886.64, E791287.83, thence running south 00 
     degrees 00 minutes 00.0 seconds west 56.04 feet to a point, 
     N452830.60, E791287.83, thence running north 90 degrees 00 
     minutes 00.0 seconds west 101.92 feet to a point, N452830.60, 
     E791185.91, thence running north 52 degrees 12 minutes 49.7 
     seconds east 89.42 feet to a point, N452885.39, E791256.58, 
     thence running north 87 degrees 42 minutes 33.8 seconds east 
     31.28 feet to point of origin; and site 3, beginning at a 
     point, N452261.08, E792040.24, thence running north 89 
     degrees 07 minutes 19.5 seconds east 118.78 feet to a point, 
     N452262.90, E792159.01, thence running south 43 degrees 39 
     minutes 06.8 seconds west 40.27 feet to a point, N452233.76, 
     E792131.21, thence running north 74 degrees 33 minutes 29.1 
     seconds west 94.42 feet to a point, N452258.90, E792040.20, 
     thence running north 01 degree 03 minutes 04.3 seconds east 
     2.18 feet to point of origin.
       (k) Fall River Harbor, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.--The 
     project for navigation, Fall River Harbor, Massachusetts and 
     Rhode Island, authorized by section 101 of the River and 
     Harbor Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-483; 82 Stat. 731), is 
     modified to provide that alteration of the drawspan of the 
     Brightman Street Bridge to provide a channel width of 300 
     feet shall not be required after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       (l) Cocheco River, New Hampshire.--
       (1) In general.--The portion of the project for navigation, 
     Cocheco River, New Hampshire, authorized by the first section 
     of the Act entitled ``An Act making appropriations for the 
     construction, repair, and preservation of certain public 
     works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes'', 
     approved September 19, 1890 (26 Stat. 436), and consisting of 
     a 7-foot deep channel that lies northerly of a line the 
     coordinates of which are N255292.31, E713095.36, and 
     N255334.51, E713138.01, is deauthorized.
       (2) Maintenance dredging.--Not later than 18 months after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     perform maintenance dredging for the remaining authorized 
     portions of the Federal navigation channel under the project 
     described in paragraph (1) to restore authorized channel 
     dimensions.
       (m) Morristown Harbor, New York.--The portion of the 
     project for navigation, Morristown Harbor, New York, 
     authorized by the first section of the Act entitled ``An Act 
     authorizing the construction, repair, and preservation of 
     certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other 
     purposes'', approved January 21, 1927 (44 Stat. 1014), that 
     lies north of the northern boundary of Morris Street extended 
     is deauthorized.
       (n) Oswegatchie River, Ogdensburg, New York.--The portion 
     of the Federal channel in the Oswegatchie River in 
     Ogdensburg, New York, from the southernmost alignment of the 
     Route 68 bridge, upstream to the northernmost alignment of 
     the Lake Street bridge, is deauthorized.
       (o) Apponaug Cove, Rhode Island.--The following portion of 
     the project for navigation, Apponaug Cove, Rhode Island, 
     authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 
     (Public Law 86-645; 74 Stat. 480), consisting of the 6-foot 
     deep channel, is deauthorized: beginning at a point, 
     N223269.93, E513089.12, thence running northwesterly to a 
     point N223348.31, E512799.54, thence running southwesterly to 
     a point N223251.78, E512773.41, thence running southeasterly 
     to a point N223178.00, E513046.00, thence running 
     northeasterly to the point of beginning.
       (p) Kickapoo River, Wisconsin.--
       (1) Project modification.--The project for flood control 
     and allied purposes, Kickapoo River, Wisconsin, authorized by 
     section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (Public Law 87-
     874; 76 Stat. 1190), as modified by section 814 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-662; 100 
     Stat. 4169), is further modified as provided by this 
     subsection.
       (2) Transfers of property.--
       (A) Transfer to state of wisconsin.--Subject to the 
     requirements of this paragraph, the Secretary shall transfer 
     to the State of Wisconsin, without consideration, all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to the lands 
     described in subparagraph (E), including all works, 
     structures, and other improvements to the lands, but 
     excluding lands transferred under subparagraph (B).
       (B) Transfer to secretary of the interior.--Subject to the 
     requirements of this paragraph, on the date of the transfer 
     under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall transfer to the 
     Secretary of the Interior, without consideration, all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to lands that 
     are culturally and religiously significant sites of the Ho-
     Chunk Nation (a federally recognized Indian tribe) and are 
     located within the lands described in subparagraph (E). The 
     lands shall be described in accordance with subparagraph 
     (C)(ii)(I) and may not exceed a total of 1,200 acres.
       (C) Terms and conditions.--
       (i) In general.--The Secretary shall make the transfers 
     under subparagraphs (A) and (B) only if--

       (I) the State of Wisconsin enters into a written agreement 
     with the Secretary to hold the United States harmless from 
     all claims arising from or through the operation of lands and 
     improvements subject to the transfer under subparagraph (A); 
     and
       (II) on or before October 30, 1997, the State of Wisconsin 
     enters into and submits to the Secretary a memorandum of 
     understanding, as specified in clause (ii), with the tribal 
     organization (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-
     Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b) 
     of the Ho-Chunk Nation.

       (ii) Memorandum of understanding.--The memorandum of 
     understanding referred to in clause (i)(II) shall contain, at 
     a minimum, the following:

       (I) A description of sites and associated lands to be 
     transferred to the Secretary of the Interior under 
     subparagraph (B).
       (II) An agreement specifying that the lands transferred 
     under subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be preserved in a 
     natural state and developed only to the extent necessary to 
     enhance outdoor recreational and educational opportunities.
       (III) An agreement specifying the terms and conditions of a 
     plan for the management of the lands to be transferred under 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B).
       (IV) A provision requiring a review of the plan referred to 
     in subclause (III) to be conducted every 10 years under which 
     the State of Wisconsin, acting through the Kickapoo Valley 
     Governing Board, and the Ho-Chunk Nation may agree to 
     revisions of the plan in order to address changed 
     circumstances on the lands transferred under subparagraphs 
     (A) and (B). The provision may include a plan for the 
     transfer to the Secretary of the Interior of any additional 
     site discovered to be culturally and religiously significant 
     to the Ho-Chunk Nation.
       (V) An agreement preventing or limiting the public 
     disclosure of the location or existence of each site of 
     particular cultural or religious significance to the Ho-Chunk 
     Nation, if public disclosure would jeopardize the cultural or 
     religious integrity of the site.

       (D) Administration of lands.--The lands transferred to the 
     Secretary of the Interior under subparagraph (B), and any 
     lands transferred to the Secretary of the Interior under the 
     memorandum of understanding entered into under subparagraph 
     (C), or under any revision of the memorandum of understanding 
     agreed to under subparagraph (C)(ii)(IV), shall be held in 
     trust by the United States for, and added to and administered 
     as part of the reservation of, the Ho-Chunk Nation.
       (E) Land description.--The lands referred to in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) are the approximately 8,569 acres 
     of land associated with the LaFarge Dam and Lake portion of 
     the project referred to in paragraph (1) in Vernon County, 
     Wisconsin, in the following sections:
       (i) Section 31, Township 14 North, Range 1 West of the 4th 
     Principal Meridian.
       (ii) Sections 2 through 11, and 16, 17, 20, and 21, 
     Township 13 North, Range 2 West of the 4th Principal 
     Meridian.
       (iii) Sections 15, 16, 21 through 24, 26, 27, 31, and 33 
     through 36, Township 14 North, Range 2 West of the 4th 
     Principal Meridian.
       (3) Transfer of flowage easements.--The Secretary shall 
     transfer to the owner of the servient estate, without 
     consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to each flowage easement acquired as part of 
     the project referred to in paragraph (1) within Township 14 
     North, Range 2 West of the 4th Principal Meridian, Vernon 
     County, Wisconsin.
       (4) Deauthorization.--The LaFarge Dam and Lake portion of 
     the project referred to in paragraph (1) is not authorized 
     after the date of the transfers under paragraph (2).
       (5) Interim management and maintenance.--The Secretary 
     shall continue to manage and maintain the LaFarge Dam and 
     Lake portion of the project referred to in paragraph (1) 
     until the date of the transfers under paragraph (2).

     SEC. 104. STUDIES.

       (a) Red River, Arkansas.--The Secretary shall--
       (1) conduct a study to determine the feasibility of 
     carrying out a project to permit navigation on the Red River 
     in southwest Arkansas; and
       (2) in conducting the study, analyze regional economic 
     benefits that were not included in the limited economic 
     analysis contained in the reconnaissance report for the 
     project dated November 1995.
       (b) Bear Creek Drainage, San Joaquin County, California.--
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     conduct a review of the Bear Creek Drainage, San Joaquin 
     County, California, flood control project, authorized by 
     section 10 of the Act entitled ``An Act authorizing the 
     construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors 
     for flood control, and for other purposes'', approved 
     December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 901), to develop a comprehensive 
     plan for additional flood damage reduction measures for the 
     city of Stockton, California, and surrounding areas.
       (c) Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, California.--Not later 
     than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall--
       (1) conduct a study of the advisability of modifying, for 
     the purpose of flood control pursuant to section 205 of the 
     Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s), the Lake 
     Elsinore, Riverside County, California, flood control 
     project, for water conservation storage up to an elevation of 
     1,249 feet above mean sea level; and
       (2) report to Congress on the study, including making 
     recommendations concerning the advisability of so modifying 
     the project.
       (d) Long Beach, California.--The Secretary shall review the 
     feasibility of navigation improvements at Long Beach Harbor, 
     California, including widening and deepening of the 
     navigation channel, as provided for in section 201(b) of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-662; 
     100 Stat. 4091). The Secretary shall complete the report not 
     later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (e) Mormon Slough/Calaveras River, California.--The 
     Secretary shall conduct a review of the Mormon Slough/
     Calaveras River, California, flood control project, 
     authorized by section 10 of the Act entitled ``An Act 
     authorizing the construction of certain public works on 
     rivers and harbors for flood control, and for other 
     purposes'', approved December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 902), to 
     develop a comprehensive plan for additional flood damage 
     reduction measures for the city of Stockton, California, and 
     surrounding areas.
       (f) Murrieta Creek, Riverside County, California.--The 
     Secretary shall review the completed feasibility study of the 
     Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation 
     District, including identified alternatives, concerning 
     Murrieta Creek from Temecula to Wildomar, Riverside County, 
     California, to determine the Federal interest in 
     participating in a project for flood control.
       (g) Pine Flat Dam Fish and Wildlife Habitat Restoration, 
     California.--The Secretary shall study the feasibility of 
     fish and wildlife habitat improvement measures identified for 
     further study by the Pine Flat Dam Fish and Wildlife Habitat 
     Restoration Investigation Reconnaissance Report.
       (h) West Dade, Florida.--The Secretary shall conduct a 
     reconnaissance study to determine the Federal interest in 
     using the West Dade, Florida, reuse facility to increase the 
     supply of surface water to the Everglades in order to enhance 
     fish and wildlife habitat.
       (i) Savannah River Basin Comprehensive Water Resources 
     Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a 
     comprehensive study to address the current and future needs 
     for flood damage prevention and reduction, water supply, and 
     other related water resources needs in the Savannah River 
     Basin.
       (2) Scope.--The scope of the study shall be limited to an 
     analysis of water resources issues that fall within the 
     traditional civil works missions of the Army Corps of 
     Engineers.
       (3) Coordination.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary shall ensure that the study is coordinated with the 
     Environmental Protection Agency and the ongoing watershed 
     study by the Agency of the Savannah River Basin.
       (j) Bayou Blanc, Crowley, Louisiana.--The Secretary shall 
     conduct a reconnaissance study to determine the Federal 
     interest in the construction of a bulkhead system, consisting 
     of either steel sheet piling with tiebacks or concrete, along 
     the embankment of Bayou Blanc, Crowley, Louisiana, in order 
     to alleviate slope failures and erosion problems in a cost-
     effective manner.
       (k) Hackberry Industrial Ship Channel Park, Louisiana.--The 
     Secretary shall incorporate the area of Hackberry, Louisiana, 
     as part of the overall study of the Lake Charles ship 
     channel, bypass channel, and general anchorage area in 
     Louisiana, to explore the possibility of constructing 
     additional anchorage areas.
       (l) City of North Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada.--The 
     Secretary shall conduct a reconnaissance study to determine 
     the Federal interest in channel improvements in channel A of 
     the North Las Vegas Wash in the city of North Las Vegas, 
     Nevada, for the purpose of flood control.
       (m) Lower Las Vegas Wash Wetlands, Clark County, Nevada.--
     The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the 
     feasibility of the restoration of wetlands in the Lower Las 
     Vegas Wash, Nevada, for the purposes of erosion control and 
     environmental restoration.
       (n) Northern Nevada.--The Secretary shall conduct 
     reconnaissance studies, in the State of Nevada, of--
       (1) the Humboldt River, and the tributaries and outlets of 
     the river;
       (2) the Truckee River, and the tributaries and outlets of 
     the river;
       (3) the Carson River, and the tributaries and outlets of 
     the river; and
       (4) the Walker River, and the tributaries and outlets of 
     the river;
     in order to determine the Federal interest in flood control, 
     environmental restoration, conservation of fish and wildlife, 
     recreation, water conservation, water quality, and toxic and 
     radioactive waste.
       (o) Buffalo Harbor, New York.--The Secretary shall 
     determine the feasibility of excavating the inner harbor and 
     constructing the associated bulkheads in Buffalo Harbor, New 
     York.
       (p) Coeymans, New York.--The Secretary shall conduct a 
     reconnaissance study to determine the Federal interest in 
     reopening the secondary channel of the Hudson River in the 
     town of Coeymans, New York, which has been narrowed by silt 
     as a result of the construction of Coeymans middle dike by 
     the Army Corps of Engineers.
       (q) Shinnecock Inlet, New York.--Not later than 2 years 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     conduct a reconnaissance study in Shinnecock Inlet, New York, 
     to determine the Federal interest in constructing a sand 
     bypass system, or other appropriate alternative, for the 
     purposes of allowing sand to flow in the natural east-to-west 
     pattern of the sand and preventing the further erosion of the 
     beaches west of the inlet and the shoaling of the inlet.
       (r) Kill Van Kull and Newark Bay Channels, New York and New 
     Jersey.--The Secretary shall continue engineering and design 
     in order to complete the navigation project at Kill Van Kull 
     and Newark Bay Channels, New York and New Jersey, authorized 
     to be constructed in the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
     1985 (Public Law 99-88; 99 Stat. 313), and section 202(a) of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-
     662; 100 Stat. 4095), described in the general design 
     memorandum for the project, and approved in the Report of the 
     Chief of Engineers dated December 14, 1981.
       (s) Columbia Slough, Oregon.--Not later than 2 years after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     complete a feasibility study for the ecosystem restoration 
     project at Columbia Slough, Oregon, as reported in the August 
     1993 Revised Reconnaissance Study. The study shall be a 
     demonstration study done in coordination with the 
     Environmental Protection Agency.
       (t) Willamette River, Oregon.--The Secretary shall conduct 
     a study to determine the Federal interest in carrying out a 
     nonstructural flood control project along the Willamette 
     River, Oregon, for the purposes of floodplain and ecosystem 
     restoration.
       (u) Lackawanna River at Scranton, Pennsylvania.--Not later 
     than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall--
       (1) review the report entitled ``Report of the Chief of 
     Engineers: Lackawanna River at Scranton, Pennsylvania'', 
     dated June 29, 1992, to determine whether changed conditions 
     in the Diamond Plot and Green Ridge sections, Scranton, 
     Pennsylvania, would result in an economically justified flood 
     damage reduction project at those locations; and
       (2) submit to Congress a report on the results of the 
     review.
       (v) Charleston, South Carolina.--The Secretary shall 
     conduct a study of the Charleston, South Carolina, estuary 
     area located in Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester 
     Counties, South Carolina, for the purpose of evaluating 
     environmental conditions in the tidal reaches of the Ashley, 
     Cooper, Stono, and Wando Rivers and the lower portions of 
     Charleston Harbor.
       (w) Oahe Dam to Lake Sharpe, South Dakota.--Not later than 
     2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall--
       (1) conduct a study to determine the feasibility of 
     sediment removal and control in the area of the Missouri 
     River downstream of Oahe Dam through the upper reaches of 
     Lake Sharpe, including the lower portion of the Bad River, 
     South Dakota;
       (2) develop a comprehensive sediment removal and control 
     plan for the area--
       (A) based on the assessment by the study of the dredging, 
     estimated costs, and time required to remove sediment from 
     affected areas in Lake Sharpe;
       (B)(i) based on the identification by the study of high 
     erosion areas in the Bad River channel; and
       (ii) including recommendations and related costs for such 
     of the areas as are in need of stabilization and restoration; 
     and
       (C)(i) based on the identification by the study of 
     shoreline erosion areas along Lake Sharpe; and
       (ii) including recommended options for the stabilization 
     and restoration of the areas;
       (3) use other non-Federal engineering analyses and related 
     studies in determining the feasibility of sediment removal 
     and control as described in paragraph (1); and
       (4) credit the costs of the non-Federal engineering 
     analyses and studies referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) 
     toward the non-Federal share of the feasibility study 
     conducted under paragraph (1).
       (x) Mustang Island, Corpus Christi, Texas.--The Secretary 
     shall conduct a study of navigation along the south-central 
     coast of Texas near Corpus Christi for the purpose of 
     determining the feasibility of constructing and maintaining 
     the Packery Channel on the southern portion of Mustang 
     Island.
       (y) Ashley Creek, Utah.--The Secretary is authorized to 
     study the feasibility of undertaking a project for fish and 
     wildlife restoration at Ashley Creek, near Vernal, Utah.
       (z) Prince William County, Virginia.--The Secretary shall 
     conduct a study of flooding, erosion, and other water 
     resource problems

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     in Prince William County, Virginia, including an assessment 
     of the wetland protection, erosion control, and flood damage 
     reduction needs of the county.
       (aa) Pacific Region.--The Secretary shall conduct studies 
     in the interest of navigation in the part of the Pacific 
     Region that includes American Samoa, Guam, and the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. For the purpose 
     of this subsection, the cost-sharing requirements of section 
     105 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
     2215) shall apply.
       (bb) Morganza, Louisiana to the Gulf of Mexico.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of the 
     environmental, flood control and navigational impacts 
     associated with the construction of a lock structure in the 
     Houma Navigation Canal as an independent feature of the 
     overall flood damage prevention study currently being 
     conducted under the Morganza, Louisiana to the Gulf of Mexico 
     feasibility study. In preparing such study, the Secretary 
     shall consult the South Terrebonne Tidewater Management and 
     Conservation District and consider the District's Preliminary 
     Design Document, dated February 1994. Further, the Secretary 
     shall evaluate the findings of the Coastal Wetlands Planning, 
     Protection and Restoration Federal Task Force, as authorized 
     by Public Law 101-646, relating to the lock structure.
       (2) Report.--The Secretary shall transmit to Congress a 
     report on the results of the study conducted under paragraph 
     (1), together with recommendations on immediate 
     implementation not later than 6 months after the enactment of 
     this Act.
                  TITLE II--PROJECT-RELATED PROVISIONS

     SEC. 201. GRAND PRAIRIE REGION AND BAYOU METO BASIN, 
                   ARKANSAS.

       The project for flood control and water supply, Grand 
     Prairie Region and Bayou Meto Basin, Arkansas, authorized by 
     section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 174) 
     and deauthorized under section 1001(b)(1) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)(1)), is 
     authorized to be carried out by the Secretary if, not later 
     than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary submits a report to Congress that--
       (1) describes necessary modifications to the project that 
     are consistent with the functions of the Army Corps of 
     Engineers; and
       (2) contains recommendations concerning which Federal 
     agencies (such as the Natural Resources Conservation Service, 
     the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of 
     Reclamation, and the United States Geological Survey) are 
     most appropriate to have responsibility for carrying out the 
     project.

     SEC. 202. HEBER SPRINGS, ARKANSAS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall enter into an 
     agreement with the city of Heber Springs, Arkansas, to 
     provide 3,522 acre-feet of water supply storage in Greers 
     Ferry Lake, Arkansas, for municipal and industrial purposes, 
     at no cost to the city.
       (b) Necessary Facilities.--The city of Heber Springs shall 
     be responsible for 100 percent of the costs of construction, 
     operation, and maintenance of any intake, transmission, 
     treatment, or distribution facility necessary for utilization 
     of the water supply.
       (c) Additional Water Supply Storage.--Any additional water 
     supply storage required after the date of enactment of this 
     Act shall be contracted for and reimbursed by the city of 
     Heber Springs, Arkansas.

     SEC. 203. MORGAN POINT, ARKANSAS.

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

     SEC. 204. WHITE RIVER BASIN LAKES, ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI.

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

     SEC. 205. CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN FLORIDA.

       The project for Central and Southern Florida, authorized by 
     section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-
     483; 82 Stat. 740), is modified, subject to the availability 
     of appropriations, to authorize the Secretary to implement 
     the recommended plan of improvement contained in a report 
     entitled ``Central and Southern Florida Project, Final 
     Integrated General Reevaluation Report and Environmental 
     Impact Statement, Canal 111 (C-111), South Dade County, 
     Florida'', dated May 1994 (including acquisition of such 
     portions of the Frog Pond and Rocky Glades areas as are 
     needed for the project), at a total cost of $156,000,000. The 
     Federal share of the cost of implementing the plan of 
     improvement shall be 50 percent. The Secretary of the 
     Interior shall pay 25 percent of the cost of acquiring such 
     portions of the Frog Pond and Rocky Glades areas as are 
     needed for the project, which amount shall be included in the 
     Federal share. The non-Federal share of the operation and 
     maintenance costs of the improvements undertaken pursuant to 
     this section shall be 100 percent, except that the Federal 
     Government shall reimburse the non-Federal interest in an 
     amount equal to 60 percent of the costs of operating and 
     maintaining pump stations that pump water into Taylor Slough 
     in Everglades National Park.

     SEC. 206. WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA.

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

     SEC. 207. EVERGLADES AND SOUTH FLORIDA ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Develop.--The term ``develop'' means any 
     preconstruction or land acquisition planning activity.
       (2) South florida ecosystem.--The term ``South Florida 
     ecosystem'' means the Florida Everglades restoration area 
     that includes lands and waters within the boundary of the 
     South Florida Water Management District, the Florida Keys, 
     and the near-shore coastal waters of South Florida.
       (3) Task force.--The term ``Task Force'' means the South 
     Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force established by 
     subsection (c).
       (b) South Florida Ecosystem Restoration.--
       (1) Modifications to central and southern florida 
     project.--
       (A) Development.--The Secretary shall, if necessary, 
     develop modifications to the project for Central and Southern 
     Florida, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act 
     of 1948 (62 Stat. 1176), to restore, preserve, and protect 
     the South Florida ecosystem and to provide for the water-
     related needs of the region.
       (B) Conceptual plan.--
       (i) In general.--The modifications under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be set forth in a conceptual plan prepared in 
     accordance with clause (ii) and adopted by the Task Force 
     (referred to in this section as the ``conceptual plan'').
       (ii) Basis for conceptual plan.--The conceptual plan shall 
     be based on the recommendations specified in the draft report 
     entitled ``Conceptual Plan for the Central and Southern 
     Florida Project Restudy'', published by the Governor's 
     Commission for a Sustainable South Florida and dated June 4, 
     1996.
       (C) Integration of other activities.--Restoration, 
     preservation, and protection of the South Florida ecosystem 
     shall include a comprehensive science-based approach that 
     integrates ongoing Federal and State efforts, including--
       (i) the project for the ecosystem restoration of the 
     Kissimmee River, Florida, authorized by section 101 of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-580; 
     106 Stat. 4802);
       (ii) the project for flood protection, West Palm Beach 
     Canal, Florida (canal C-51), authorized by section 203 of the 
     Flood Control Act of 1962 (Public Law 87-874; 76 Stat. 1183), 
     as modified by section 205 of this Act;
       (iii) the project for modifications to improve water 
     deliveries into Everglades National Park authorized by 
     section 104 of the Everglades National Park Protection and 
     Expansion Act of 1989 (16 U.S.C. 410r-8);
       (iv) the project for Central and Southern Florida 
     authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1968 
     (Public Law 90-483; 82 Stat. 740), as modified by section 204 
     of this Act;
       (v) activities under the Florida Keys National Marine 
     Sanctuary and Protection Act (Public Law 101-65; 16 U.S.C. 
     1433 note); and
       (vi) the Everglades construction project implemented by the 
     State of Florida under the Everglades Forever Act of the 
     State of Florida.
       (2) Improvement of water management for ecosystem 
     restoration.--The improvement of water management, including 
     improvement of water quality for ecosystem restoration, 
     preservation, and protection, shall be an authorized purpose 
     of the Central and Southern Florida project referred to in 
     paragraph (1)(A). Project features necessary to improve water 
     management, including features necessary to provide water to 
     restore, protect, and preserve the South Florida ecosystem, 
     shall be included in any modifications to be developed for 
     the project under paragraph (1).
       (3) Support projects.--The Secretary may develop support 
     projects and other facilities

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     necessary to promote an adaptive management approach to 
     implement the modifications authorized to be developed by 
     paragraphs (1) and (2).
       (4) Interim implementation reports.--
       (A) In general.--Before the Secretary implements a 
     component of the conceptual plan, including a support project 
     or other facility under paragraph (3), the Jacksonville 
     District Engineer shall submit an interim implementation 
     report to the Task Force for review.
       (B) Contents.--Each interim implementation report shall 
     document the costs, benefits, impacts, technical feasibility, 
     and cost-effectiveness of the component and, as appropriate, 
     shall include documentation of environmental effects prepared 
     under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
     U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
       (C) Endorsement by task force.--
       (i) In general.--If the Task Force endorses the interim 
     implementation report of the Jacksonville District Engineer 
     for a component, the Secretary shall submit the report to 
     Congress.
       (ii) Coordination requirements.--Endorsement by the Task 
     Force shall be deemed to fulfill the coordination 
     requirements under the first section of the Act entitled ``An 
     Act authorizing the construction of certain public works on 
     rivers and harbors for flood control, and for other 
     purposes'', approved December 22, 1944 (33 U.S.C. 701-1).
       (5) Authorization.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall not initiate 
     construction of a component until such time as a law is 
     enacted authorizing construction of the component.
       (B) Design.--The Secretary may continue to carry out 
     detailed design of a component after the date of submission 
     to Congress of the interim implementation report recommending 
     the component.
       (6) Cost sharing.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the Federal share of the costs of preparing interim 
     implementation reports under paragraph (4) and implementing 
     the modifications (including the support projects and other 
     facilities) authorized to be developed by this subsection 
     shall be 50 percent.
       (B) Water quality features.--
       (i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), the non-Federal 
     share of the cost of project features necessary to improve 
     water quality under paragraph (2) shall be 100 percent.
       (ii) Critical features.--If the Task Force determines, by 
     resolution accompanying endorsement of an interim 
     implementation report under paragraph (4), that the project 
     features described in clause (i) are critical to ecosystem 
     restoration, the Federal share of the cost of the features 
     shall be 50 percent.
       (C) Reimbursement.--The Secretary shall reimburse the non-
     Federal interests for the Federal share of any reasonable 
     costs that the non-Federal interests incur in acquiring land 
     for any component authorized by law under paragraph (5) if 
     the land acquisition has been endorsed by the Task Force and 
     supported by the Secretary.
       (c) South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force.--
       (1) Establishment and membership.--There is established the 
     South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force, which shall 
     consist of the following members (or, in the case of the head 
     of a Federal agency, a designee at the level of assistant 
     secretary or an equivalent level):
       (A) The Secretary of the Interior, who shall serve as 
     chairperson of the Task Force.
       (B) The Secretary of Commerce.
       (C) The Secretary.
       (D) The Attorney General.
       (E) The Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency.
       (F) The Secretary of Agriculture.
       (G) The Secretary of Transportation.
       (H) 1 representative of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of 
     Florida, to be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior 
     from recommendations submitted by the tribal chairman.
       (I) 1 representative of the Seminole Tribe of Indians of 
     Florida, to be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior 
     from recommendations submitted by the tribal chairman.
       (J) 3 representatives of the State of Florida, to be 
     appointed by the Secretary of the Interior from 
     recommendations submitted by the Governor of the State of 
     Florida.
       (K) 2 representatives of the South Florida Water Management 
     District, to be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior 
     from recommendations submitted by the Governor of the State 
     of Florida.
       (L) 2 representatives of local governments in the South 
     Florida ecosystem, to be appointed by the Secretary of the 
     Interior from recommendations submitted by the Governor of 
     the State of Florida.
       (2) Duties.--
       (A) In general.--The Task Force shall--
       (i)(I) coordinate the development of consistent policies, 
     strategies, plans, programs, and priorities for addressing 
     the restoration, protection, and preservation of the South 
     Florida ecosystem; and
       (II) develop a strategy and priorities for implementing the 
     components of the conceptual plan;
       (ii) review programs, projects, and activities of agencies 
     and entities represented on the Task Force to promote the 
     objectives of ecosystem restoration and maintenance;
       (iii) refine and provide guidance concerning the 
     implementation of the conceptual plan;
       (iv)(I) periodically review the conceptual plan in light of 
     current conditions and new information and make appropriate 
     modifications to the conceptual plan; and
       (II) submit to Congress a report on each modification to 
     the conceptual plan under subclause (I);
       (v) establish a Florida-based working group, which shall 
     include representatives of the agencies and entities 
     represented on the Task Force and other entities as 
     appropriate, for the purpose of recommending policies, 
     strategies, plans, programs, and priorities to the Task 
     Force;
       (vi) prepare an annual cross-cut budget of the funds 
     proposed to be expended by the agencies, tribes, and 
     governments represented on the Task Force on the restoration, 
     preservation, and protection of the South Florida ecosystem; 
     and
       (vii) submit a biennial report to Congress that summarizes 
     the activities of the Task Force and the projects, policies, 
     strategies, plans, programs, and priorities planned, 
     developed, or implemented for restoration of the South 
     Florida ecosystem and progress made toward the restoration.
       (B) Authority to establish advisory subcommittees.--The 
     Task Force and the working group established under 
     subparagraph (A)(v) may establish such other advisory 
     subcommittees as are necessary to assist the Task Force in 
     carrying out its duties, including duties relating to public 
     policy and scientific issues.
       (3) Decisionmaking.--Each decision of the Task Force shall 
     be made by majority vote of the members of the Task Force.
       (4) Application of the federal advisory committee act.--
       (A) Charter; termination.--The Task Force shall not be 
     subject to sections 9(c) and 14 of the Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
       (B) Notice of meetings.--The Task Force shall be subject to 
     section 10(a)(2) of the Act, except that the chairperson of 
     the Task Force is authorized to use a means other than 
     publication in the Federal Register to provide notice of a 
     public meeting and provide an equivalent form of public 
     notice.
       (5) Compensation.--A member of the Task Force shall receive 
     no compensation for the service of the member on the Task 
     Force.
       (6) Travel expenses.--Travel expenses incurred by a member 
     of the Task Force in the performance of services for the Task 
     Force shall be paid by the agency, tribe, or government that 
     the member represents.

     SEC. 208. ARKANSAS CITY AND WINFIELD, KANSAS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose 
     of commencing construction of the project for flood control, 
     Arkansas City, Kansas, authorized by section 401(a) of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-662; 
     100 Stat. 4116), and the project for flood control, Winfield, 
     Kansas, authorized by section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 
     1965 (Public Law 89-298; 79 Stat. 1078), the project 
     cooperation agreements for the projects, as submitted by the 
     District Office of the Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa, 
     Oklahoma, shall be deemed to be approved by the Assistant 
     Secretary of the Army having responsibility for civil works 
     and the Tulsa District Commander as of September 30, 1996, if 
     the approvals have not been granted by that date.

     SEC. 209. MISSISSIPPI RIVER-GULF OUTLET, LOUISIANA.

       Section 844 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
     (Public Law 99-662; 100 Stat. 4177) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(c) Community Impact Mitigation Plan.--Using funds made 
     available under subsection (a), the Secretary shall implement 
     a comprehensive community impact mitigation plan, as 
     described in the evaluation report of the New Orleans 
     District Engineer dated August 1995, that, to the maximum 
     extent practicable, provides for mitigation or compensation, 
     or both, for the direct and indirect social and cultural 
     impacts that the project described in subsection (a) will 
     have on the affected areas referred to in subsection (b).''.

     SEC. 210. COLDWATER RIVER WATERSHED, MISSISSIPPI.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary shall initiate all remaining work 
     associated with the Coldwater River Watershed Demonstration 
     Erosion Control Project, as authorized by Public Law 98-8 (97 
     Stat. 13).

     SEC. 211. PERIODIC MAINTENANCE DREDGING FOR GREENVILLE INNER 
                   HARBOR CHANNEL, MISSISSIPPI.

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

     SEC. 212. SARDIS LAKE, MISSISSIPPI.

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

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     SEC. 213. YALOBUSHA RIVER WATERSHED, MISSISSIPPI.

       The project for flood control at Grenada Lake, Mississippi, 
     shall be extended to include the Yalobusha River Watershed 
     (including the Toposhaw Creek), at a total cost of not to 
     exceed $3,800,000. The Federal share of the cost of flood 
     control on the extended project shall be 75 percent.

     SEC. 214. LIBBY DAM, MONTANA.

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

     SEC. 215. SMALL FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT, MALTA, MONTANA.

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

     SEC. 216. CLIFFWOOD BEACH, NEW JERSEY.

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

     SEC. 217. FIRE ISLAND INLET, NEW YORK.

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

     SEC. 218. QUEENS COUNTY, NEW YORK.

       (a) Description of Nonnavigable Area.--Subject to 
     subsections (b) and (c), the area of Long Island City, Queens 
     County, New York, that--
       (1) is not submerged;
       (2) lies between the southerly high water line (as of the 
     date of enactment of this Act) of Anable Basin (also known as 
     the ``11th Street Basin'') and the northerly high water line 
     (as of the date of enactment of this Act) of Newtown Creek; 
     and
       (3) extends from the high water line (as of the date of 
     enactment of this Act) of the East River to the original high 
     water line of the East River;

     is declared to be nonnavigable waters of the United States.
       (b) Requirement That Area Be Improved.--
       (1) In general.--The declaration of nonnavigability under 
     subsection (a) shall apply only to those portions of the area 
     described in subsection (a) that are, or will be, bulkheaded, 
     filled, or otherwise occupied by permanent structures or 
     other permanent physical improvements (including parkland).
       (2) Applicability of federal law.--Improvements described 
     in paragraph (1) shall be subject to applicable Federal laws, 
     including--
       (A) sections 9 and 10 of the Act entitled ``An Act making 
     appropriations for the construction, repair, and preservation 
     of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other 
     purposes'', approved March 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 and 403);
       (B) section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1344); and
       (C) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
     U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
       (c) Expiration Date.--The declaration of nonnavigability 
     under subsection (a) shall expire with respect to a portion 
     of the area described in subsection (a), if the portion--
       (1) is not bulkheaded, filled, or otherwise occupied by a 
     permanent structure or other permanent physical improvement 
     (including parkland) in accordance with subsection (b) by the 
     date that is 20 years after the date of enactment of this 
     Act; or
       (2) requires an improvement described in subsection (b)(2) 
     that is subject to a permit under an applicable Federal law, 
     and the improvement is not commenced by the date that is 5 
     years after the date of issuance of the permit.

     SEC. 219. BUFORD TRENTON IRRIGATION DISTRICT, NORTH DAKOTA 
                   AND MONTANA.

       (a) Acquisition of Easements.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall acquire, from willing 
     sellers, permanent flowage and saturation easements over--
       (A) the land in Williams County, North Dakota, extending 
     from the riverward margin of the Buford Trenton Irrigation 
     District main canal to the north bank of the Missouri River, 
     beginning at the Buford Trenton Irrigation District pumping 
     station located in the NE\1/4\ of section 17, T-152-N, R-104-
     W, and continuing northeasterly downstream to the land 
     referred to as the East Bottom; and
       (B) any other land outside the boundaries of the land 
     described in subparagraph (A) within or contiguous to the 
     boundaries of the Buford-Trenton Irrigation District that has 
     been affected by rising ground water and the risk of surface 
     flooding.
       (2) Scope.--The easements acquired by the Secretary under 
     paragraph (1) shall include the right, power, and privilege 
     of the Federal Government to submerge, overflow, percolate, 
     and saturate the surface and subsurface of the lands and such 
     other terms and conditions as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       (3) Payment.--In acquiring the easements under paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary shall pay an amount based on the 
     unaffected fee value of the lands to be acquired by the 
     Federal Government. For the purpose of this paragraph, the 
     unaffected fee value of the lands is the value of the lands 
     as if the lands had not been affected by rising ground water 
     and the risk of surface flooding.
       (b) Conveyance of Drainage Pumps.--Notwithstanding any 
     other law, the Secretary shall--
       (1) convey to the Buford Trenton Irrigation District all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in the 
     drainage pumps located within the boundaries of the District; 
     and
       (2) provide a lump-sum payment of $60,000 for power 
     requirements associated with the operation of the drainage 
     pumps.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $34,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

     SEC. 220. JAMESTOWN DAM AND PIPESTEM DAM, NORTH DAKOTA.

       (a) Revisions to Water Control Manuals.--In consultation 
     with the State of South Dakota and the James River Water 
     Development District, the Secretary shall review and consider 
     revisions to the water control manuals for the Jamestown Dam 
     and Pipestem Dam, North Dakota, to modify operation of the 
     dams so as to reduce the magnitude and duration of flooding 
     and inundation of land located within the 10-year floodplain 
     along the James River in South Dakota.
       (b) Feasibility Study.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
       (A) complete a study to determine the feasibility of 
     providing flood protection for the land referred to in 
     subsection (a); and
       (B) submit a report on the study to Congress.
       (2) Considerations.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall consider all reasonable project-related and 
     other options.

     SEC. 221. WISTER LAKE PROJECT, LEFLORE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA.

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

     SEC. 222. WILLAMETTE RIVER, MCKENZIE SUBBASIN, OREGON.

       The Secretary is authorized to carry out a project to 
     control the water temperature in the Willamette River, 
     McKenzie Subbasin, Oregon, to mitigate the negative impacts 
     on fish and wildlife resulting from the operation of the Blue 
     River and Cougar Lake projects, McKenzie River Basin, Oregon. 
     The cost of the facilities shall be repaid according to the 
     allocations among the purposes of the original projects.

     SEC. 223. ABANDONED AND WRECKED BARGE REMOVAL, RHODE ISLAND.

       Section 361 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
     (Public Law 102-580; 106 Stat. 4861) is amended by striking 
     subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) In General.--In order to alleviate a hazard to 
     navigation and recreational activity, the Secretary shall 
     remove a sunken barge from waters off the shore of the 
     Narragansett Town Beach in Narragansett, Rhode Island, at a 
     total cost of $1,900,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $1,425,000, and an estimated non-Federal cost of $475,000. 
     The Secretary shall not remove the barge until title to the 
     barge has been transferred to the United States or the non-
     Federal interest. The transfer of title shall be carried out 
     at no cost to the United States.''.

     SEC. 224. PROVIDENCE RIVER AND HARBOR, RHODE ISLAND.

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

     SEC. 225. COOPER LAKE AND CHANNELS, TEXAS.

       (a) Acceptance of Lands.--The Secretary is authorized to 
     accept from a non-Federal

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     interest additional lands of not to exceed 300 acres that--
       (1) are contiguous to the Cooper Lake and Channels Project, 
     Texas, authorized by section 301 of the River and Harbor Act 
     of 1965 (Public Law 89-298; 79 Stat. 1091) and section 601(a) 
     of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 
     99-662; 100 Stat. 4145); and
       (2) provide habitat value at least equal to the habitat 
     value provided by the lands authorized to be redesignated 
     under subsection (b).
       (b) Redesignation of Lands to Recreation Purposes.--Upon 
     the acceptance of lands under subsection (a), the Secretary 
     is authorized to redesignate mitigation lands of not to 
     exceed 300 acres to recreation purposes.
       (c) Funding.--The cost of all work under this section, 
     including real estate appraisals, cultural and environmental 
     surveys, and all development necessary to avoid net 
     mitigation losses, to the extent required, shall be borne by 
     the non-Federal interest.

     SEC. 226. RUDEE INLET, VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA.

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

     SEC. 227. VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA.

       (a) Adjustment of Non-Federal Share.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the non-Federal share of the costs of 
     the project for beach erosion control and hurricane 
     protection, Virginia Beach, Virginia, authorized by section 
     501(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public 
     Law 99-662; 100 Stat. 4136), shall be reduced by $3,120,803, 
     or by such amount as is determined by an audit carried out by 
     the Department of the Army to be due to the city of Virginia 
     Beach as reimbursement for beach nourishment activities 
     carried out by the city between October 1, 1986, and 
     September 30, 1993, if the Federal Government has not 
     reimbursed the city for the activities prior to the date on 
     which a project cooperation agreement is executed for the 
     project.
       (b) Extension of Federal Participation.--
       (1) In general.--In accordance with section 156 of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5f), 
     the Secretary shall extend Federal participation in the 
     periodic nourishment of Virginia Beach as authorized by 
     section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 
     1254) and modified by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act 
     of 1962 (Public Law 87-874; 76 Stat. 1177).
       (2) Duration.--Federal participation under paragraph (1) 
     shall extend until the earlier of--
       (A) the end of the 50-year period provided for in section 
     156 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 
     1962d-5f); and
       (B) the completion of the project for beach erosion control 
     and hurricane protection, Virginia Beach, Virginia, as 
     modified by section 102(cc) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-580; 106 Stat. 4810).
                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 301. COST-SHARING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS.

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

     SEC. 302. COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

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

     SEC. 303. NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PROGRAM.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1)(A) dams are an essential part of the national 
     infrastructure;
       (B) dams fail from time to time with catastrophic results; 
     and
       (C) dam safety is a vital public concern;
       (2) dam failures have caused, and may cause in the future, 
     loss of life, injury, destruction of property, and economic 
     and social disruption;
       (3)(A) some dams are at or near the end of their 
     structural, useful, or operational life; and
       (B) the loss, destruction, and disruption resulting from 
     dam failures can be substantially reduced through the 
     development and implementation of dam safety hazard reduction 
     measures, including--
       (i) improved design and construction standards and 
     practices supported by a national dam performance resource 
     bank located at Stanford University in California;
       (ii) safe operation and maintenance procedures;
       (iii) early warning systems;
       (iv) coordinated emergency preparedness plans; and
       (v) public awareness and involvement programs;
       (4)(A) dam safety problems persist nationwide;
       (B) while dam safety is principally a State responsibility, 
     the diversity in Federal and State dam safety programs calls 
     for national leadership in a cooperative effort involving the 
     Federal Government, State governments, and the private 
     sector; and
       (C) an expertly staffed and adequately financed dam safety 
     hazard reduction program, based on Federal, State, local, and 
     private research, planning, decisionmaking, and 
     contributions, would reduce the risk of the loss, 
     destruction, and disruption resulting from dam failure by an 
     amount far greater than the cost of the program;
       (5)(A) there is a fundamental need for a national program 
     for dam safety hazards reduction, and the need will continue; 
     and
       (B) to be effective, such a national program will require 
     input from, and review by, Federal and non-Federal experts 
     in--
       (i) dam design, construction, operation, and maintenance; 
     and
       (ii) the practical application of dam failure hazard 
     reduction measures;
       (6) as of the date of enactment of this Act--
       (A) there is no national dam safety program; and
       (B) the coordinating authority for national leadership 
     concerning dam safety is provided through the dam safety 
     program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
     established under Executive Order 12148 (50 U.S.C. App. 2251 
     note) in coordination with members of the Interagency 
     Committee on Dam Safety and with States; and
       (7) while the dam safety program of FEMA is a proper 
     Federal undertaking, should continue, and should provide the 
     foundation for a national dam safety program, statutory 
     authority is needed--
       (A) to meet increasing needs and to discharge Federal 
     responsibilities in dam safety;
       (B) to strengthen the leadership role of FEMA;
       (C) to codify the national dam safety program;
       (D) to authorize the Director of FEMA to communicate 
     directly with Congress on authorizations and appropriations; 
     and
       (E) to build on the hazard reduction aspects of dam safety.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to reduce the 
     risks to life and property from dam failure in the United 
     States through the establishment and maintenance of an 
     effective national dam safety program to bring together the 
     expertise and resources of the Federal and non-Federal 
     communities in achieving national dam safety hazard 
     reduction.
       (c) Dam Safety Program.--Public Law 92-367 (33 U.S.C. 467 
     et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by striking the first section and inserting the 
     following:

     ``SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This Act may be cited as the `National Dam Safety Program 
     Act'.'';
       (2) by striking sections 5 and 7 through 14;
       (3) by redesignating sections 2, 3, 4, and 6 as sections 3, 
     4, 5, and 11, respectively;
       (4) by inserting after section 1 (as amended by paragraph 
     (1)) the following:

     ``SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this Act:
       ``(1) Board.--The term `Board' means a National Dam Safety 
     Review Board established under section 8(h).
       ``(2) Dam.--The term `dam'--
       ``(A) means any artificial barrier that has the ability to 
     impound water, wastewater, or any liquid-borne material, for 
     the purpose of storage or control of water, that--
       ``(i) is 25 feet or more in height from--

       ``(I) the natural bed of the stream channel or watercourse 
     measured at the downstream toe of the barrier; or
       ``(II) if the barrier is not across a stream channel or 
     watercourse, from the lowest elevation of the outside limit 
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     to the maximum water storage elevation; or
       ``(ii) has an impounding capacity for maximum storage 
     elevation of 50 acre-feet or more; but
       ``(B) does not include--
       ``(i) a levee; or
       ``(ii) a barrier described in subparagraph (A) that--

       ``(I) is 6 feet or less in height regardless of storage 
     capacity; or
       ``(II) has a storage capacity at the maximum water storage 
     elevation that is 15 acre-feet or less regardless of height;

     unless the barrier, because of the location of the barrier or 
     another physical characteristic of the barrier, is likely to 
     pose a significant threat to human life or property if the 
     barrier fails (as determined by the Director).
       ``(3) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of 
     FEMA.
       ``(4) Federal agency.--The term `Federal agency' means a 
     Federal agency that designs, finances, constructs, owns, 
     operates, maintains, or regulates the construction, 
     operation, or maintenance of a dam.
       ``(5) Federal guidelines for dam safety.--The term `Federal 
     Guidelines for Dam Safety' means the FEMA publication, 
     numbered 93 and dated June 1979, that defines management 
     practices for dam safety at all Federal agencies.
       ``(6) FEMA.--The term `FEMA' means the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency.
       ``(7) Hazard reduction.--The term `hazard reduction' means 
     the reduction in the potential consequences to life and 
     property of dam failure.
       ``(8) ICODS.--The term `ICODS' means the Interagency 
     Committee on Dam Safety established by section 7.
       ``(9) Program.--The term `Program' means the national dam 
     safety program established under section 8.
       ``(10) State.--The term `State' means each of the several 
     States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, 
     American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United 
     States.
       ``(11) State dam safety agency.--The term `State dam safety 
     agency' means a State agency that has regulatory authority 
     over the safety of non-Federal dams.
       ``(12) State dam safety program.--The term `State dam 
     safety program' means a State dam safety program approved and 
     assisted under section 8(f).
       ``(13) United states.--The term `United States', when used 
     in a geographical sense, means all of the States.'';
       (5) in section 3 (as redesignated by paragraph (3))--
       (A) by striking ``Sec. 3. As'' and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 3. INSPECTION OF DAMS.

       ``(a) In General.--As''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) State Participation.--On request of a State dam 
     safety agency, with respect to any dam the failure of which 
     would affect the State, the head of a Federal agency shall--
       ``(1) provide information to the State dam safety agency on 
     the construction, operation, or maintenance of the dam; or
       ``(2) allow any official of the State dam safety agency to 
     participate in the Federal inspection of the dam.'';
       (6) in section 4 (as redesignated by paragraph (3)), by 
     striking ``Sec. 4. As'' and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 4. INVESTIGATION REPORTS TO GOVERNORS.

       ``As'';
       (7) in section 5 (as redesignated by paragraph (3)), by 
     striking ``Sec. 5. For'' and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 5. DETERMINATION OF DANGER TO HUMAN LIFE AND PROPERTY.

       ``For'';
       (8) by inserting after section 5 (as redesignated by 
     paragraph (3)) the following:

     ``SEC. 6. NATIONAL DAM INVENTORY.

       ``The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of 
     Engineers, may maintain and periodically publish updated 
     information on the inventory of dams in the United States.

     ``SEC. 7. INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE ON DAM SAFETY.

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is established an Interagency 
     Committee on Dam Safety--
       ``(1) comprised of a representative of each of the 
     Department of Agriculture, the Department of Defense, the 
     Department of Energy, the Department of the Interior, the 
     Department of Labor, FEMA, the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Tennessee 
     Valley Authority, and the United States Section of the 
     International Boundary Commission; and
       ``(2) chaired by the Director.
       ``(b) Duties.--ICODS shall encourage the establishment and 
     maintenance of effective Federal and State programs, 
     policies, and guidelines intended to enhance dam safety for 
     the protection of human life and property through--
       ``(1) coordination and information exchange among Federal 
     agencies and State dam safety agencies; and
       ``(2) coordination and information exchange among Federal 
     agencies concerning implementation of the Federal Guidelines 
     for Dam Safety.

     ``SEC. 8. NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PROGRAM.

       ``(a) In General.--The Director, in consultation with ICODS 
     and State dam safety agencies, and the Board shall establish 
     and maintain, in accordance with this section, a coordinated 
     national dam safety program. The Program shall--
       ``(1) be administered by FEMA to achieve the objectives set 
     forth in subsection (c);
       ``(2) involve, to the extent appropriate, each Federal 
     agency; and
       ``(3) include--
       ``(A) each of the components described in subsection (d);
       ``(B) the implementation plan described in subsection (e); 
     and
       ``(C) assistance for State dam safety programs described in 
     subsection (f).
       ``(b) Duties.--The Director shall--
       ``(1) not later than 270 days after the date of enactment 
     of this paragraph, develop the implementation plan described 
     in subsection (e);
       ``(2) not later than 300 days after the date of enactment 
     of this paragraph, submit to the appropriate authorizing 
     committees of Congress the implementation plan described in 
     subsection (e); and
       ``(3) by regulation, not later than 360 days after the date 
     of enactment of this paragraph--
       ``(A) develop and implement the Program;
       ``(B) establish goals, priorities, and target dates for 
     implementation of the Program; and
       ``(C) to the extent feasible, provide a method for 
     cooperation and coordination with, and assistance to, 
     interested governmental entities in all States.
       ``(c) Objectives.--The objectives of the Program are to--
       ``(1) ensure that new and existing dams are safe through 
     the development of technologically and economically feasible 
     programs and procedures for national dam safety hazard 
     reduction;
       ``(2) encourage acceptable engineering policies and 
     procedures to be used for dam site investigation, design, 
     construction, operation and maintenance, and emergency 
     preparedness;
       ``(3) encourage the establishment and implementation of 
     effective dam safety programs in each State based on State 
     standards;
       ``(4) develop and encourage public awareness projects to 
     increase public acceptance and support of State dam safety 
     programs;
       ``(5) develop technical assistance materials for Federal 
     and non-Federal dam safety programs; and
       ``(6) develop mechanisms with which to provide Federal 
     technical assistance for dam safety to the non-Federal 
     sector.
       ``(d) Components.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Program shall consist of--
       ``(A) a Federal element and a non-Federal element; and
       ``(B) leadership activity, technical assistance activity, 
     and public awareness activity.
       ``(2) Elements.--
       ``(A) Federal.--The Federal element shall incorporate the 
     activities and practices carried out by Federal agencies 
     under section 7 to implement the Federal Guidelines for Dam 
     Safety.
       ``(B) Non-federal.--The non-Federal element shall consist 
     of--
       ``(i) the activities and practices carried out by States, 
     local governments, and the private sector to safely build, 
     regulate, operate, and maintain dams; and
       ``(ii) Federal activities that foster State efforts to 
     develop and implement effective programs for the safety of 
     dams.
       ``(3) Functional activities.--
       ``(A) Leadership.--The leadership activity shall be the 
     responsibility of FEMA and shall be exercised by chairing 
     ICODS to coordinate Federal efforts in cooperation with State 
     dam safety officials.
       ``(B) Technical assistance.--The technical assistance 
     activity shall consist of the transfer of knowledge and 
     technical information among the Federal and non-Federal 
     elements described in paragraph (2).
       ``(C) Public awareness.--The public awareness activity 
     shall provide for the education of the public, including 
     State and local officials, in the hazards of dam failure, 
     methods of reducing the adverse consequences of dam failure, 
     and related matters.
       ``(e) Implementation Plan.--The Director shall--
       ``(1) develop an implementation plan for the Program that 
     shall set, through fiscal year 2001, year-by-year targets 
     that demonstrate improvements in dam safety; and
       ``(2) recommend appropriate roles for Federal agencies and 
     for State and local units of government, individuals, and 
     private organizations in carrying out the implementation 
     plan.
       ``(f) Assistance for State Dam Safety Programs.--
       ``(1) In general.--To encourage the establishment and 
     maintenance of effective State programs intended to ensure 
     dam safety, to protect human life and property, and to 
     improve State dam safety programs, the Director shall provide 
     assistance with amounts made available under section 12 to 
     assist States in establishing and maintaining dam safety 
     programs--
       ``(A) in accordance with the criteria specified in 
     paragraph (2); and
       ``(B) in accordance with more advanced requirements and 
     standards established by the Board and the Director with the 
     assistance of established criteria such as the Model State 
     Dam Safety Program published by FEMA, numbered 123 and dated 
     April 1987, and amendments to the Model State Dam Safety 
     Program.

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       ``(2) Criteria.--For a State to be eligible for primary 
     assistance under this subsection, a State dam safety program 
     must be working toward meeting the following criteria, and 
     for a State to be eligible for advanced assistance under this 
     subsection, a State dam safety program must meet the 
     following criteria and be working toward meeting the advanced 
     requirements and standards established under paragraph 
     (1)(B):
       ``(A) Authorization.--For a State to be eligible for 
     assistance under this subsection, a State dam safety program 
     must be authorized by State legislation to include 
     substantially, at a minimum--
       ``(i) the authority to review and approve plans and 
     specifications to construct, enlarge, modify, remove, and 
     abandon dams;
       ``(ii) the authority to perform periodic inspections during 
     dam construction to ensure compliance with approved plans and 
     specifications;
       ``(iii) a requirement that, on completion of dam 
     construction, State approval must be given before operation 
     of the dam;
       ``(iv)(I) the authority to require or perform the 
     inspection, at least once every 5 years, of all dams and 
     reservoirs that would pose a significant threat to human life 
     and property in case of failure to determine the continued 
     safety of the dams and reservoirs; and
       ``(II) a procedure for more detailed and frequent safety 
     inspections;
       ``(v) a requirement that all inspections be performed under 
     the supervision of a State-registered professional engineer 
     with related experience in dam design and construction;
       ``(vi) the authority to issue notices, when appropriate, to 
     require owners of dams to perform necessary maintenance or 
     remedial work, revise operating procedures, or take other 
     actions, including breaching dams when necessary;
       ``(vii) regulations for carrying out the legislation of the 
     State described in this subparagraph;
       ``(viii) provision for necessary funds--

       ``(I) to ensure timely repairs or other changes to, or 
     removal of, a dam in order to protect human life and 
     property; and
       ``(II) if the owner of the dam does not take action 
     described in subclause (I), to take appropriate action as 
     expeditiously as practicable;

       ``(ix) a system of emergency procedures to be used if a dam 
     fails or if the failure of a dam is imminent; and
       ``(x) an identification of--

       ``(I) each dam the failure of which could be reasonably 
     expected to endanger human life;
       ``(II) the maximum area that could be flooded if the dam 
     failed; and
       ``(III) necessary public facilities that would be affected 
     by the flooding.

       ``(B) Funding.--For a State to be eligible for assistance 
     under this subsection, State appropriations must be budgeted 
     to carry out the legislation of the State under subparagraph 
     (A).
       ``(3) Work plans.--The Director shall enter into a contract 
     with each State receiving assistance under paragraph (2) to 
     develop a work plan necessary for the State dam safety 
     program of the State to reach a level of program performance 
     specified in the contract.
       ``(4) Maintenance of effort.--Assistance may not be 
     provided to a State under this subsection for a fiscal year 
     unless the State enters into such agreement with the Director 
     as the Director requires to ensure that the State will 
     maintain the aggregate expenditures of the State from all 
     other sources for programs to ensure dam safety for the 
     protection of human life and property at or above a level 
     equal to the average annual level of the expenditures for the 
     2 fiscal years preceding the fiscal year.
       ``(5) Approval of programs.--
       ``(A) Submission.--For a State to be eligible for 
     assistance under this subsection, a plan for a State dam 
     safety program shall be submitted to the Director.
       ``(B) Approval.--A State dam safety program shall be deemed 
     to be approved 120 days after the date of receipt by the 
     Director unless the Director determines within the 120-day 
     period that the State dam safety program fails to 
     substantially meet the requirements of paragraphs (1) through 
     (3).
       ``(C) Notification of disapproval.--If the Director 
     determines that a State dam safety program does not meet the 
     requirements for approval, the Director shall immediately 
     notify the State in writing and provide the reasons for the 
     determination and the changes that are necessary for the plan 
     to be approved.
       ``(6) Review of state dam safety programs.--Using the 
     expertise of the Board, the Director shall periodically 
     review State dam safety programs. If the Board finds that a 
     State dam safety program has proven inadequate to reasonably 
     protect human life and property, and the Director concurs, 
     the Director shall revoke approval of the State dam safety 
     program, and withhold assistance under this subsection, until 
     the State dam safety program again meets the requirements for 
     approval.
       ``(g) Dam Safety Training.--At the request of any State 
     that has or intends to develop a State dam safety program, 
     the Director shall provide training for State dam safety 
     staff and inspectors.
       ``(h) Board.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--The Director may establish an 
     advisory board to be known as the `National Dam Safety Review 
     Board' to monitor State implementation of this section.
       ``(2) Authority.--The Board may use the expertise of 
     Federal agencies and enter into contracts for necessary 
     studies to carry out this section.
       ``(3) Membership.--The Board shall consist of 11 members 
     selected by the Director for expertise in dam safety, of 
     whom--
       ``(A) 1 member shall represent the Department of 
     Agriculture;
       ``(B) 1 member shall represent the Department of Defense;
       ``(C) 1 member shall represent the Department of the 
     Interior;
       ``(D) 1 member shall represent FEMA;
       ``(E) 1 member shall represent the Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission;
       ``(F) 5 members shall be selected by the Director from 
     among dam safety officials of States; and
       ``(G) 1 member shall be selected by the Director to 
     represent the United States Committee on Large Dams.
       ``(4) Compensation of members.--
       ``(A) Federal employees.--Each member of the Board who is 
     an officer or employee of the United States shall serve 
     without compensation in addition to compensation received for 
     the services of the member as an officer or employee of the 
     United States.
       ``(B) Other members.--Each member of the Board who is not 
     an officer or employee of the United States shall serve 
     without compensation.
       ``(5) Travel expenses.--Each member of the Board shall be 
     allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence, at rates authorized for an employee of an agency 
     under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States 
     Code, while away from the home or regular place of business 
     of the member in the performance of services for the Board.
       ``(6) Applicability of federal advisory committee act.--The 
     Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not 
     apply to the Board.

     ``SEC. 9. RESEARCH.

       ``(a) In General.--The Director, in cooperation with ICODS, 
     shall carry out a program of technical and archival research 
     to develop--
       ``(1) improved techniques, historical experience, and 
     equipment for rapid and effective dam construction, 
     rehabilitation, and inspection; and
       ``(2) devices for the continued monitoring of the safety of 
     dams.
       ``(b) Consultation.--The Director shall provide for State 
     participation in research under subsection (a) and 
     periodically advise all States and Congress of the results of 
     the research.

     ``SEC. 10. REPORTS.

       ``(a) Report on Dam Insurance.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Director 
     shall report to Congress on the availability of dam insurance 
     and make recommendations concerning encouraging greater 
     availability.
       ``(b) Biennial Reports.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     end of each odd-numbered fiscal year, the Director shall 
     submit a report to Congress that--
       ``(1) describes the status of the Program;
       ``(2) describes the progress achieved by Federal agencies 
     during the 2 preceding fiscal years in implementing the 
     Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety;
       ``(3) describes the progress achieved in dam safety by 
     States participating in the Program; and
       ``(4) includes any recommendations for legislative and 
     other action that the Director considers necessary.'';
       (9) in section 11 (as redesignated by paragraph (3))--
       (A) by striking ``Sec. 11. Nothing'' and inserting the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 11. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.

       ``Nothing'';
       (B) by striking ``shall be construed (1) to create'' and 
     inserting the following: ``shall--
       ``(1) create'';
       (C) by striking ``or (2) to relieve'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) relieve''; and
       (D) by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
     following: ``; or
       ``(3) preempt any other Federal or State law.''; and
       (10) by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 12. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) Funding.--
       ``(1) National dam safety program.--
       ``(A) Annual amounts.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to FEMA to carry out sections 7, 8, and 10 (in 
     addition to any amounts made available for similar purposes 
     included in any other Act and amounts made available under 
     paragraphs (2) through (5)), $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1997, 
     $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $4,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1999, $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, and $4,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2001.
       ``(B) Allocation.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clauses (ii) and (iii), for 
     each fiscal year, amounts made available under this paragraph 
     to carry out section 8 shall be allocated among the States as 
     follows:

       ``(I) One-third among States that qualify for assistance 
     under section 8(f).
       ``(II) Two-thirds among States that qualify for assistance 
     under section 8(f), to each such State in proportion to--

       ``(aa) the number of dams in the State that are listed as 
     State-regulated dams on the inventory of dams maintained 
     under section 6; as compared to
       ``(bb) the number of dams in all States that are listed as 
     State-regulated dams on the inventory of dams maintained 
     under section 6.

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       ``(ii) Maximum amount of allocation.--The amount of funds 
     allocated to a State under this subparagraph may not exceed 
     50 percent of the reasonable cost of implementing the State 
     dam safety program.
       ``(iii) Determination.--The Director and the Board shall 
     determine the amount allocated to States needing primary 
     assistance and States needing advanced assistance under 
     section 8(f).
       ``(2) National dam inventory.--There is authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out section 6 $500,000 for each fiscal 
     year.
       ``(3) Dam safety training.--There is authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out section 8(g) $500,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 1997 through 2001.
       ``(4) Research.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out section 9 $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1997 
     through 2001.
       ``(5) Staff.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     FEMA for the employment of such additional staff personnel as 
     are necessary to carry out sections 6 through 9 $400,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 1997 through 2001.
       ``(b) Limitation on Use of Amounts.--Amounts made available 
     under this Act may not be used to construct or repair any 
     Federal or non-Federal dam.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3(2) of the Indian Dams 
     Safety Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 3802(2)) is amended by striking 
     ``the first section of Public Law 92-367 (33 U.S.C. 467)'' 
     and inserting ``section 2 of the National Dam Safety Program 
     Act''.

     SEC. 304. HYDROELECTRIC POWER PROJECT UPRATING.

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

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

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

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

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

     SEC. 307. TERMINATION OF TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

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

     SEC. 308. CONDITIONS FOR PROJECT DEAUTHORIZATIONS.

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

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

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

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

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

     SEC. 311. INTERAGENCY AND INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT AUTHORITY.

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

     SEC. 312. SECTION 1135 PROGRAM.

       (a) Expansion of Program.--Section 1135 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting before the period at 
     the end the following: ``and to determine if the operation of 
     the projects has contributed to the degradation of the 
     quality of the environment'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking the last two sentences;
       (3) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as 
     subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively; and
       (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) Measures To Restore Environmental Quality.--If the 
     Secretary determines under subsection (a) that operation of a 
     water resources project has contributed to the degradation of 
     the quality of the environment, the Secretary may carry out, 
     with respect to the project, measures for the restoration of 
     environmental quality, if the measures are feasible and 
     consistent with the authorized purposes of the project.
       ``(d) Funding.--The non-Federal share of the cost of any 
     modification or measure carried out pursuant to subsection 
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     shall be 25 percent. Not more than $5,000,000 in Federal 
     funds may be expended on any 1 such modification or 
     measure.''.
       (b) Pine Flat Dam Fish and Wildlife Habitat Restoration, 
     California.--In accordance with section 1135(b) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a(b)), the 
     Secretary shall carry out the construction of a turbine 
     bypass at Pine Flat Dam, Kings River, California.
       (c) Lower Amazon Creek Restoration, Oregon.--In accordance 
     with section 1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a), the Secretary may carry out justified 
     environmental restoration measures with respect to the flood 
     reduction measures constructed by the Army Corps of 
     Engineers, and the related flood reduction measures 
     constructed by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, in 
     the Amazon Creek drainage. The Federal share of the 
     restoration measures shall be jointly funded by the Army 
     Corps of Engineers and the Natural Resources Conservation 
     Service in proportion to the share required to be paid by 
     each agency of the original costs of the flood reduction 
     measures.

     SEC. 313. ENVIRONMENTAL DREDGING.

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

     SEC. 314. FEASIBILITY STUDIES.

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

     SEC. 315. OBSTRUCTION REMOVAL REQUIREMENT.

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

     SEC. 316. LEVEE OWNERS MANUAL.

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

       ``(I) any improvement to the structure; or
       ``(II) repair or rebuilding described in clause (i) if, in 
     the normal course of usage, the structure becomes 
     structurally unsound and is no longer fit to provide the 
     level of protection for which the structure was designed.

       ``(C) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of the Army.''.

     SEC. 317. RISK-BASED ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY.

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

     SEC. 318. SEDIMENTS DECONTAMINATION TECHNOLOGY.

       Section 405 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 
     (Public Law 102-580; 33 U.S.C. 2239 note) is amended--

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       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following: 
     ``The goal of the program shall be to make possible the 
     development, on an operational scale, of 1 or more sediment 
     decontamination technologies, each of which demonstrates a 
     sediment decontamination capacity of at least 2,500 cubic 
     yards per day.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Report to congress.--Not later than September 30, 
     1996, and September 30 of each year thereafter, the 
     Administrator and the Secretary shall report to Congress on 
     progress made toward the goal described in paragraph (2).''; 
     and
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``$5,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$10,000,000''; and
       (B) by striking ``1992'' and inserting ``1996''.

     SEC. 319. MELALEUCA TREE.

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

     SEC. 320. FAULKNER ISLAND, CONNECTICUT.

       In consultation with the Director of the United States Fish 
     and Wildlife Service, the Secretary shall design and 
     construct shoreline protection measures for the coastline 
     adjacent to the Faulkner Island Lighthouse, Connecticut, at a 
     total cost of $4,500,000.

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

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

     SEC. 322. JURISDICTION OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION, 
                   LOUISIANA.

       The jurisdiction of the Mississippi River Commission 
     established by the Act of June 28, 1879 (21 Stat. 37, chapter 
     43; 33 U.S.C. 641 et seq.), is extended to include all of the 
     area between the eastern side of the Bayou Lafourche Ridge 
     from Donaldsonville, Louisiana, to the Gulf of Mexico and the 
     west guide levee of the Mississippi River from 
     Donaldsonville, Louisiana, to the Gulf of Mexico.

     SEC. 323. WILLIAM JENNINGS RANDOLPH ACCESS ROAD, GARRETT 
                   COUNTY, MARYLAND.

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

     SEC. 324. ARKABUTLA DAM AND LAKE, MISSISSIPPI.

       The Secretary shall repair the access roads to Arkabutla 
     Dam and Arkabutla Lake in Tate County and DeSoto County, 
     Mississippi, at a total cost of not to exceed $1,400,000.

     SEC. 325. NEW YORK STATE CANAL SYSTEM.

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

     SEC. 326. QUONSET POINT-DAVISVILLE, RHODE ISLAND.

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

     SEC. 327. CLOUTER CREEK DISPOSAL AREA, CHARLESTON, SOUTH 
                   CAROLINA.

       (a) Transfer of Administrative Jurisdiction.--
     Notwithstanding any other law, the Secretary of the Navy 
     shall transfer to the Secretary administrative jurisdiction 
     over the approximately 1,400 acres of land under the 
     jurisdiction of the Department of the Navy that comprise a 
     portion of the Clouter Creek disposal area, Charleston, South 
     Carolina.
       (b) Use of Transferred Land.--The land transferred under 
     subsection (a) shall be used by the Department of the Army as 
     a dredge material disposal area for dredging activities in 
     the vicinity of Charleston, South Carolina, including the 
     Charleston Harbor navigation project.
       (c) Cost Sharing.--Nothing in this section modifies any 
     non-Federal cost-sharing requirement established under title 
     I of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
     2211 et seq.).

     SEC. 328. NUISANCE AQUATIC VEGETATION IN LAKE GASTON, 
                   VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA.

       Section 339(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1992 (Public Law 102-580; 106 Stat. 4855) is amended by 
     striking ``1993 and 1994'' and inserting ``1995 and 1996''.

     SEC. 329. WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Non-Federal public water supply customer.--The term 
     ``non-Federal public water supply customer'' means--
       (A) the District of Columbia;
       (B) Arlington County, Virginia; and
       (C) the City of Falls Church, Virginia.
       (2) Washington aqueduct.--The term ``Washington Aqueduct'' 
     means the Washington Aqueduct facilities and related 
     facilities owned by the Federal Government as of the date of 
     enactment of this Act, including--
       (A) the dams, intake works, conduits, and pump stations 
     that capture and transport raw water from the Potomac River 
     to the Dalecarlia Reservoir;
       (B) the infrastructure and appurtenances used to treat 
     water taken from the Potomac River to potable standards; and
       (C) related water distribution facilities.
       (b) Regional Entity.--
       (1) In general.--Congress encourages and grants consent to 
     the non-Federal public water supply customers to establish a 
     public or private entity or to enter into an agreement with 
     an existing public or private entity to--
       (A) receive title to the Washington Aqueduct; and
       (B) operate, maintain, and manage the Washington Aqueduct 
     in a manner that adequately represents all interests of non-
     Federal public water supply customers.
       (2) Consideration.--An entity receiving title to the 
     Washington Aqueduct that is not composed entirely of the non-
     Federal public water supply customers shall receive 
     consideration for providing equity for the Aqueduct.
       (3) Priority access.--The non-Federal public water supply 
     customers shall have priority access to any water produced by 
     the Aqueduct.
       (4) Consent of congress.--Congress grants consent to the 
     non-Federal public water supply customers to enter into any 
     interstate agreement or compact required to carry out this 
     section.
       (5) Statutory construction.--This section shall not 
     preclude the non-Federal public water supply customers from 
     pursuing any option regarding ownership, operation, 
     maintenance, and management of the Washington Aqueduct.
       (c) Progress report and plan.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall report 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works in the 
     Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
     in the House of Representatives on any progress in achieving 
     a plan for the transfer of ownership, operation, maintenance, 
     and management of the Washington Aqueduct to a public or 
     private entity.
       (d) Transfer.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to subsection (b)(2) and any terms 
     or conditions the Secretary considers appropriate to protect 
     the interests of the United States, the Secretary may, with 
     the consent of the non-Federal public water supply customers 
     and without consideration to the Federal Government, transfer 
     all rights, title, and interest of the United States in the 
     Washington Aqueduct, its real property, facilities, and 
     personalty, to a public or private entity established or 
     contracted with pursuant to subsection (b).
       (2) Adequate capabilities.--The Secretary shall transfer 
     ownership to the Washington Aqueduct under paragraph (1) only 
     if the Secretary determines, after opportunity for public 
     input, that the entity to receive ownership of the Aqueduct 
     has the technical, managerial, and financial capability to 
     operate, maintain, and manage the Aqueduct.
       (3) Responsibilities.--The Secretary shall not transfer 
     title under this subsection unless the entity to receive 
     title assumes full responsibility for performing and 
     financing the operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, 
     rehabilitation, and necessary capital improvements of the 
     Washington Aqueduct so as to ensure the continued operation 
     of the Washington Aqueduct consistent with Aqueduct's 
     intended purpose of providing an uninterrupted supply of 
     potable water sufficient to meet the current and future needs 
     of the Aqueduct's service area.
       (e) Interim Borrowing Authority.--
       (1) Borrowing.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to borrow from 
     the Treasury of the United States such amounts for fiscal 
     years 1997 and 1998 as is sufficient to cover any obligations 
     that the United States Army Corps of Engineers is required to 
     incur in carrying out capital improvements during fiscal 
     years 1997 and 1998 for the Washington Aqueduct to ensure 
     continued operation of the Aqueduct until such time as a 
     transfer of title of the Aqueduct has taken place.
       (B) Limitation.--The amount borrowed by the Secretary under 
     subparagraph (A) may not exceed $29,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1997 and $24,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.
       (C) Agreement.--Amounts borrowed under subparagraph (A) may 
     only be used for capital improvements agreed to by the Army

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     Corps of Engineers and the non-Federal public water supply 
     customers.
       (D) Terms of borrowing.--
       (i) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     provide the funds borrowed under subparagraph (A) under such 
     terms and conditions as the Secretary of Treasury determines 
     to be necessary and in the public interest and subject to the 
     contracts required in paragraph (2).
       (ii) Specified terms.--The term of any amounts borrowed 
     under subparagraph (A) shall be for a period of not less than 
     20 years. There shall be no penalty for the prepayment of any 
     amounts borrowed under subparagraph (A).
       (2) Contracts with public water supply customers.--
       (A) Contracts to repay corps debt.--To the extent provided 
     in appropriations Act, and in accordance with paragraph (1), 
     the Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps of Engineers may 
     enter into a series of contracts with each public water 
     supply customer under which the customer commits to repay a 
     pro-rata share (based on water purchase) of the principal and 
     interest owed by the Secretary to the Secretary of the 
     Treasury under paragraph (1). Any customer, or customers, may 
     prepay, at any time, the pro-rata share of the principal and 
     interest then owed by the customer and outstanding, or any 
     portion thereof, without penalty. Under each of the 
     contracts, the customer that enters into the contract shall 
     commit to pay any additional amount necessary to fully offset 
     the risk of default on the contract.
       (B) Offsetting of risk of default.--Each contract under 
     subparagraph (A) shall include such additional terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary of the Treasury may require so 
     that the value to the Government of the contracts is 
     estimated to be equal to the obligational authority used by 
     the Army Corps of Engineers for modernizing the Washington 
     Aqueduct at the time that each series of contracts is entered 
     into.
       (C) Other conditions.--Each contract entered into under 
     subparagraph (A) shall--
       (i) provide that the public water supply customer pledges 
     future income only from fees assessed to operate and maintain 
     the Washington Aqueduct;
       (ii) provide the United States priority in regard to income 
     from fees assessed to operate and maintain the Washington 
     Aqueduct; and
       (iii) include other conditions not inconsistent with this 
     section that the Secretary of the Treasury determines to be 
     appropriate.
       (3) Extension of borrowing authority.--If no later than 24 
     months from the date of enactment of this Act, a written 
     agreement in principle has been reached between the 
     Secretary, the non-Federal public water supply customers, and 
     (if one exists) the public or private entity proposed to own, 
     operate, maintain, and manage the Washington Aqueduct, then 
     it shall be appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 
     1999 borrowing authority, and the Secretary shall borrow, 
     under the same terms and conditions noted in this subsection, 
     in an amount sufficient to cover those obligations which the 
     Army Corps of Engineers is required to incur in carrying out 
     capital improvements that year for the Washington Aqueduct to 
     ensure continued operations until the transfer contemplated 
     in subsection (b) has taken place, provided that this 
     borrowing shall not exceed $22,000,000 in fiscal year 1999; 
     provided also that no such borrowings shall occur once such 
     non-Federal public or private owner shall have been 
     established and achieved the capacity to borrow on its own.
       (4) Impact on improvement program.--Not later than 6 months 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 
     consultation with other Federal agencies, shall transmit to 
     the Committee on Environment and Public Works in the Senate 
     and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in the 
     House of Representatives a report that assesses the impact of 
     the borrowing authority referred to in this subsection on the 
     near term improvement projects in the Washington Aqueduct 
     Improvement Program, work scheduled during this period and 
     the financial liability to be incurred.
       (f) Delayed Reissuance of NPDES Permit.--In recognition of 
     more efficient water-facility configurations that might be 
     achieved through various possible ownership transfers of the 
     Washington Aqueduct, the United States Environmental 
     Protection Agency shall delay the reissuance of the NPDES 
     permit for the Washington Aqueduct until Federal fiscal year 
     1999.

     SEC. 330. CHESAPEAKE BAY ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND 
                   PROTECTION PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a pilot 
     program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal 
     interests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
       (2) Form.--The assistance shall be in the form of design 
     and construction assistance for water-related environmental 
     infrastructure and resource protection and development 
     projects affecting the Chesapeake Bay estuary, including 
     projects for sediment and erosion control, protection of 
     eroding shorelines, protection of essential public works, 
     wastewater treatment and related facilities, water supply and 
     related facilities, and beneficial uses of dredged material, 
     and other related projects that may enhance the living 
     resources of the estuary.
       (b) Public Ownership Requirement.--The Secretary may 
     provide assistance for a project under this section only if 
     the project is publicly owned, and will be publicly operated 
     and maintained.
       (c) Local Cooperation Agreement.--
       (1) In general.--Before providing assistance under this 
     section, the Secretary shall enter into a local cooperation 
     agreement with a non-Federal interest to provide for design 
     and construction of the project to be carried out with the 
     assistance.
       (2) Requirements.--Each local cooperation agreement entered 
     into under this subsection shall provide for--
       (A) the development by the Secretary, in consultation with 
     appropriate Federal, State, and local officials, of a 
     facilities or resource protection and development plan, 
     including appropriate engineering plans and specifications 
     and an estimate of expected resource benefits; and
       (B) the establishment of such legal and institutional 
     structures as are necessary to ensure the effective long-term 
     operation and maintenance of the project by the non-Federal 
     interest.
       (d) Cost Sharing.--
       (1) Federal share.--Except as provided in paragraph (2)(B), 
     the Federal share of the total project costs of each local 
     cooperation agreement entered into under this section shall 
     be 75 percent.
       (2) Non-federal share.--
       (A) Value of lands, easements, rights-of-way, and 
     relocations.--In determining the non-Federal contribution 
     toward carrying out a local cooperation agreement entered 
     into under this section, the Secretary shall provide credit 
     to a non-Federal interest for the value of lands, easements, 
     rights-of-way, and relocations provided by the non-Federal 
     interest, except that the amount of credit provided for a 
     project under this paragraph may not exceed 25 percent of the 
     total project costs.
       (B) Operation and maintenance costs.--The non-Federal share 
     of the costs of operation and maintenance of carrying out the 
     agreement under this section shall be 100 percent.
       (e) Applicability of Other Federal and State Laws and 
     Agreements.--
       (1) In general.--Nothing in this section waives, limits, or 
     otherwise affects the applicability of any provision of 
     Federal or State law that would otherwise apply to a project 
     carried out with assistance provided under this section.
       (2) Cooperation.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Secretary shall cooperate fully with the heads of appropriate 
     Federal agencies, including--
       (A) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency;
       (B) the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the 
     Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration;
       (C) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
     Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and
       (D) the heads of such other Federal agencies and agencies 
     of a State or political subdivision of a State as the 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate.
       (f) Demonstration Project.--The Secretary shall establish 
     at least 1 project under this section in each of the States 
     of Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. A project 
     established under this section shall be carried out using 
     such measures as are necessary to protect environmental, 
     historic, and cultural resources.
       (g) Report.--Not later than December 31, 1998, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results 
     of the program carried out under this section, together with 
     a recommendation concerning whether or not the program should 
     be implemented on a national basis.
       (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

     SEC. 331. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE SALMON 
                   SURVIVAL.

       (a) Salmon Survival Activities.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall accelerate ongoing 
     research and development activities, and is authorized to 
     carry out or participate in additional research and 
     development activities, for the purpose of developing 
     innovative methods and technologies for improving the 
     survival of salmon, especially salmon in the Columbia River 
     Basin.
       (2) Accelerated activities.--Accelerated research and 
     development activities referred to in paragraph (1) may 
     include research and development related to--
       (A) impacts from water resources projects and other impacts 
     on salmon life cycles;
       (B) juvenile and adult salmon passage;
       (C) light and sound guidance systems;
       (D) surface-oriented collector systems;
       (E) transportation mechanisms; and
       (F) dissolved gas monitoring and abatement.
       (3) Additional activities.--Additional research and 
     development activities referred to in paragraph (1) may 
     include research and development related to--
       (A) marine mammal predation on salmon;
       (B) studies of juvenile salmon survival in spawning and 
     rearing areas;
       (C) estuary and near-ocean juvenile and adult salmon 
     survival;
       (D) impacts on salmon life cycles from sources other than 
     water resources projects; and
       (E) other innovative technologies and actions intended to 
     improve fish survival, including the survival of resident 
     fish.
       (4) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate any 
     activities carried out under this subsection with appropriate 
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     State, and local agencies, affected Indian tribes, and the 
     Northwest Power Planning Council.
       (5) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on the research and development activities 
     carried out under this subsection, including any 
     recommendations of the Secretary concerning the research and 
     development activities.
       (6) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated $10,000,000 to carry out research and 
     development activities under subparagraphs (A) through (C) of 
     paragraph (3).
       (b) Advanced Turbine Development.--
       (1) In general.--In conjunction with the Secretary of 
     Energy, the Secretary shall accelerate efforts toward 
     developing innovative, efficient, and environmentally safe 
     hydropower turbines, including design of ``fish-friendly'' 
     turbines, for use on the Columbia River hydro system.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated $12,000,000 to carry out this subsection.
       (c) Implementation.--Nothing in this section affects the 
     authority of the Secretary to implement the results of the 
     research and development carried out under this section or 
     any other law.

     SEC. 332. RECREATIONAL USER FEES.

       (a) In General.--Section 210(b)(4) of the Flood Control Act 
     of 1968 (16 U.S.C. 460d-3(b)(4)) is amended by inserting 
     before the period at the end the following: ``and, subject to 
     the availability of appropriations, shall be used for the 
     purposes specified in section 4(i)(3) of the Act at the water 
     resources development project at which the fees were 
     collected''.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare and submit 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
     of the House of Representatives a report, with respect to 
     fiscal year 1995, on--
       (1) the amount of day-use fees collected under section 
     210(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (16 U.S.C. 460d-3(b)) 
     at each water resources development project; and
       (2) the administrative costs associated with the collection 
     of the day-use fees at each water resources development 
     project.

     SEC. 333. SHORE PROTECTION.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of the first section of the 
     Act of August 13, 1946 (60 Stat. 1056, chapter 960; 33 U.S.C. 
     426e(a)), is amended--
       (1) by striking ``damage to the shores'' and inserting 
     ``damage to the shores and beaches''; and
       (2) by striking ``the following provisions'' and all that 
     follows through the period at the end and inserting the 
     following: ``this Act, to promote shore protection projects 
     and related research that encourage the protection, 
     restoration, and enhancement of sandy beaches, including 
     beach restoration and periodic beach nourishment, on a 
     comprehensive and coordinated basis by the Federal 
     Government, States, localities, and private enterprises. In 
     carrying out this policy, preference shall be given to areas 
     in which there has been a Federal investment of funds and 
     areas with respect to which the need for prevention or 
     mitigation of damage to shores and beaches is attributable to 
     Federal navigation projects or other Federal activities.''.
       (b) Definition of Shore Protection Project.--Section 4 of 
     the Act of August 13, 1946 (60 Stat. 1057, chapter 960; 33 
     U.S.C. 426h), is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Sec. 4. As used in this Act, the word 
     `shores' includes all the shorelines'' and inserting the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this Act:
       ``(1) Shore.--The term `shore' includes each shoreline of 
     each''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Shore protection project.--The term `shore protection 
     project' includes a project for beach nourishment, including 
     the replacement of sand.''.

     SEC. 334. SHORELINE EROSION CONTROL DEMONSTRATION.

       (a) National Shoreline Erosion Control Development and 
     Demonstration Program.--The Act of August 13, 1946 (60 Stat. 
     1056, chapter 960; 33 U.S.C. 426e et seq.), is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 5. NATIONAL SHORELINE EROSION CONTROL DEVELOPMENT AND 
                   DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Erosion control program.--The term `erosion control 
     program' means the national shoreline erosion control 
     development and demonstration program established under this 
     section.
       ``(2) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers of the 
     Army Corps of Engineers.
       ``(b) Establishment of Erosion Control Program.--The 
     Secretary shall establish and conduct a national shoreline 
     erosion control development and demonstration program for a 
     period of 8 years beginning on the date that funds are made 
     available to carry out this section.
       ``(c) Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--The erosion control program shall 
     include provisions for--
       ``(A) demonstration projects consisting of planning, 
     designing, and constructing prototype engineered and 
     vegetative shoreline erosion control devices and methods 
     during the first 5 years of the erosion control program;
       ``(B) adequate monitoring of the prototypes throughout the 
     duration of the erosion control program;
       ``(C) detailed engineering and environmental reports on the 
     results of each demonstration project carried out under the 
     erosion control program; and
       ``(D) technology transfers to private property owners and 
     State and local entities.
       ``(2) Emphasis.--The demonstration projects carried out 
     under the erosion control program shall emphasize, to the 
     extent practicable--
       ``(A) the development and demonstration of innovative 
     technologies;
       ``(B) efficient designs to prevent erosion at a shoreline 
     site, taking into account the life-cycle cost of the design, 
     including cleanup, maintenance, and amortization;
       ``(C) natural designs, including the use of vegetation or 
     temporary structures that minimize permanent structural 
     alterations;
       ``(D) the avoidance of negative impacts to adjacent 
     shorefront communities;
       ``(E) in areas with substantial residential or commercial 
     interests adjacent to the shoreline, designs that do not 
     impair the aesthetic appeal of the interests;
       ``(F) the potential for long-term protection afforded by 
     the technology; and
       ``(G) recommendations developed from evaluations of the 
     original 1974 program established under the Shoreline Erosion 
     Control Demonstration Act of 1974 (section 54 of Public Law 
     93-251; 42 U.S.C. 1962d-5 note), including--
       ``(i) adequate consideration of the subgrade;
       ``(ii) proper filtration;
       ``(iii) durable components;
       ``(iv) adequate connection between units; and
       ``(v) consideration of additional relevant information.
       ``(3) Sites.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each demonstration project under the 
     erosion control program shall be carried out at a privately 
     owned site with substantial public access, or a publicly 
     owned site, on open coast or on tidal waters.
       ``(B) Selection.--The Secretary shall develop criteria for 
     the selection of sites for the demonstration projects, 
     including--
       ``(i) a variety of geographical and climatic conditions;
       ``(ii) the size of the population that is dependent on the 
     beaches for recreation, protection of homes, or commercial 
     interests;
       ``(iii) the rate of erosion;
       ``(iv) significant natural resources or habitats and 
     environmentally sensitive areas; and
       ``(v) significant threatened historic structures or 
     landmarks.
       ``(C) Areas.--Demonstration projects under the erosion 
     control program shall be carried out at not fewer than 2 
     sites on each of the shorelines of--
       ``(i) the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts;
       ``(ii) the Great Lakes; and
       ``(iii) the State of Alaska.
       ``(d) Cooperation.--
       ``(1) Parties.--The Secretary shall carry out the erosion 
     control program in cooperation with--
       ``(A) the Secretary of Agriculture, particularly with 
     respect to vegetative means of preventing and controlling 
     shoreline erosion;
       ``(B) Federal, State, and local agencies;
       ``(C) private organizations;
       ``(D) the Coastal Engineering Research Center established 
     under the first section of Public Law 88-172 (33 U.S.C. 426-
     1); and
       ``(E) university research facilities.
       ``(2) Agreements.--The cooperation described in paragraph 
     (1) may include entering into agreements with other Federal, 
     State, or local agencies or private organizations to carry 
     out functions described in subsection (c)(1) when 
     appropriate.
       ``(e) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the conclusion 
     of the erosion control program, the Secretary shall prepare 
     and submit an erosion control program final report to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives. The report shall include a 
     comprehensive evaluation of the erosion control program and 
     recommendations regarding the continuation of the erosion 
     control program.
       ``(f) Funding.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Federal 
     share of the cost of a demonstration project under the 
     erosion control program shall be determined in accordance 
     with section 3.
       ``(2) Responsibility.--The cost of and responsibility for 
     operation and maintenance (excluding monitoring) of a 
     demonstration project under the erosion control program shall 
     be borne by non-Federal interests on completion of 
     construction of the demonstration project.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (e) of the first 
     section of the Act of August 13, 1946 (60 Stat. 1056, chapter 
     960; 33 U.S.C. 426e(e)), is amended by striking ``section 3'' 
     and inserting ``section 3 or 5''.

     SEC. 335. REVIEW PERIOD FOR STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES.

       Paragraph (a) of the first section of the Act entitled ``An 
     Act authorizing the construction of certain public works on 
     rivers and harbors for flood control, and for other 
     purposes'', approved December 22, 1944 (33 U.S.C. 701-1(a)), 
     is amended--
       (1) in the ninth sentence, by striking ``ninety'' and 
     inserting ``30''; and

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       (2) in the eleventh sentence, by striking ``ninety-day'' 
     and inserting ``30-day''.

     SEC. 336. DREDGED MATERIAL DISPOSAL FACILITIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 101 of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(f) Dredged Material Disposal Facilities.--
       ``(1) In general.--The construction of all dredged material 
     disposal facilities associated with Federal navigation 
     projects for harbors and inland harbors, including diking and 
     other improvements necessary for the proper disposal of 
     dredged material, shall be considered to be general 
     navigation features of the projects and shall be cost-shared 
     in accordance with subsection (a).
       ``(2) Cost sharing for operation and maintenance.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of 
     operation and maintenance of each disposal facility to which 
     paragraph (1) applies shall be determined in accordance with 
     subsection (b).
       ``(B) Source of federal share.--The Federal share of the 
     cost of construction of dredged material disposal facilities 
     associated with the operation and maintenance of Federal 
     navigation projects for harbors and inland harbors shall be--
       ``(i) considered to be eligible operation and maintenance 
     costs for the purpose of section 210(a); and
       ``(ii) paid with sums appropriated out of the Harbor 
     Maintenance Trust Fund established by section 9505 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       ``(3) Apportionment of funding.--The Secretary shall 
     ensure, to the extent practicable, that--
       ``(A) funding requirements for operation and maintenance 
     dredging of commercial navigation harbors are considered 
     fully before Federal funds are obligated for payment of the 
     Federal share of costs associated with the construction of 
     dredged material disposal facilities under paragraph (1); and
       ``(B) funds expended for such construction are equitably 
     apportioned in accordance with regional needs.
       ``(4) Applicability.--
       ``(A) In general.--This subsection shall apply to the 
     construction of any dredged material disposal facility for 
     which a contract for construction has not been awarded on or 
     before the date of enactment of this subsection.
       ``(B) Amendment of existing agreements.--The Secretary may, 
     with the consent of the non-Federal interest, amend a project 
     cooperation agreement executed before the date of enactment 
     of this subsection to reflect paragraph (1) with respect to 
     any dredged material disposal facility for which a contract 
     for construction has not been awarded as of that date.
       ``(5) Non-federal share of costs.--Nothing in this 
     subsection shall impose, increase, or result in the increase 
     of the non-Federal share of the costs of any existing dredged 
     material disposal facility authorized to be provided before 
     the date of enactment of this subsection.''.
       (b) Definition of Eligible Operations and Maintenance.--
     Section 214(2)(A) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1986 (33 U.S.C. 2241(2)(A)) is amended by inserting before 
     the period at the end the following: ``, dredging and 
     disposal of contaminated sediments that are in or that affect 
     the maintenance of a Federal navigation channel, mitigation 
     for storm damage and environmental impacts resulting from a 
     Federal maintenance activity, and operation and maintenance 
     of a dredged material disposal facility''.

     SEC. 337. APPLICABILITY OF COST-SHARING PROVISIONS.

       Section 103(e)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(e)(1)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following: ``For the purpose of the preceding sentence, 
     physical construction shall be considered to be initiated on 
     the date of the award of a construction contract.''.

     SEC. 338. SECTION 215 REIMBURSEMENT LIMITATION PER PROJECT.

       (a) In General.--The last sentence of section 215(a) of the 
     Flood Control Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5a(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``$3,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$5,000,000''; and
       (2) by striking the second period at the end.
       (b) Modification of Reimbursement Limitation for San 
     Antonio River Authority.--Notwithstanding the last sentence 
     of section 215(a) of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 
     1962d-5a(a)) and the agreement executed on November 7, 1992, 
     by the Secretary and the San Antonio River Authority, Texas, 
     the Secretary shall reimburse the San Antonio River Authority 
     in an amount not to exceed a total of $5,000,000 for the work 
     carried out by the Authority under the agreement, including 
     any amounts paid to the Authority under the terms of the 
     agreement before the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 339. WAIVER OF UNECONOMICAL COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.

       The first sentence of section 221(a) of the Flood Control 
     Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b(a)) is amended by inserting 
     before the period at the end the following: ``, except that 
     no such agreement shall be required if the Secretary 
     determines that the administrative costs associated with 
     negotiating, executing, or administering the agreement would 
     exceed the amount of the contribution required from the non-
     Federal interest''.

     SEC. 340. PLANNING ASSISTANCE TO STATES.

       Section 22 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 
     (42 U.S.C. 1962d-16) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, watersheds, and 
     ecosystems'' after ``basins'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (2) and (3), respectively; and
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``$6,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$10,000,000''; and
       (B) by striking ``$300,000'' and inserting ``$500,000''.

     SEC. 341. RECOVERY OF COSTS FOR CLEANUP OF HAZARDOUS 
                   SUBSTANCES.

       Any amount recovered under section 107 of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9607) for any response action taken by the 
     Secretary in support of the civil works program of the Army 
     Corps of Engineers, and any amount recovered by the Secretary 
     from a contractor, insurer, surety, or other person to 
     reimburse the Secretary for any expenditure for environmental 
     response activities in support of the civil works program, 
     shall be credited to the trust fund account to which the cost 
     of the response action has been or will be charged.

     SEC. 342. CITY OF NORTH BONNEVILLE, WASHINGTON.

       Section 9147 of the Department of Defense Appropriations 
     Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-396; 106 Stat. 1940), is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``SEC. 9147. CITY OF NORTH BONNEVILLE, WASHINGTON.

       ``(a) Conveyances.--
       ``(1) In general.--The project for Bonneville Lock and Dam, 
     Columbia River, Oregon and Washington, authorized by the Act 
     of August 20, 1937 (commonly known as the `Bonneville Project 
     Act of 1937') (50 Stat. 731, chapter 720; 16 U.S.C. 832 et 
     seq.), and modified by section 83 of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-251; 88 Stat. 35), is 
     further modified to authorize the Secretary of the Army to 
     convey to the city of North Bonneville, Washington (referred 
     to in this section as the `city'), at no further cost to the 
     city, all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
     and to--
       ``(A) any municipal facilities, utilities, fixtures, and 
     equipment for the relocated city, and any remaining lands 
     designated as open spaces or municipal lots not previously 
     conveyed to the city, specifically Lots M1 through M15, M16 
     (known as the `community center lot'), M18, M19, M22, M24, 
     S42 through S45, and S52 through S60, as shown on the plats 
     of Skamania County, Washington;
       ``(B) the lot known as the `school lot' and shown as Lot 2, 
     Block 5, on the plats of relocated North Bonneville, recorded 
     in Skamania County, Washington;
       ``(C) Parcels 2 and C, but only on the completion of any 
     environmental response activities required under applicable 
     law;
       ``(D) that portion of Parcel B lying south of the city 
     boundary, west of the sewage treatment plant, and north of 
     the drainage ditch that is located adjacent to the northerly 
     limit of the Hamilton Island landfill, if the Secretary of 
     the Army determines, at the time of the proposed conveyance, 
     that the Department of the Army has taken all actions 
     necessary to protect human health and the environment;
       ``(E) such portions of Parcel H as can be conveyed without 
     a requirement for further investigation, inventory, or other 
     action by the Secretary of the Army under the National 
     Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.); and
       ``(F) such easements as the Secretary of the Army considers 
     necessary for--
       ``(i) sewer and water line crossings of relocated 
     Washington State Highway 14; and
       ``(ii) reasonable public access to the Columbia River 
     across such portions of Hamilton Island as remain in the 
     ownership of the United States.
       ``(2) Timing of conveyances.--The conveyances described in 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), (E), and (F)(i) of paragraph (1) 
     shall be completed not later than 180 days after the United 
     States receives the release described in subsection (b)(2). 
     All other conveyances shall be completed expeditiously, 
     subject to any conditions specified in the applicable 
     subparagraph of paragraph (1).
       ``(b) Effect of Conveyances.--
       ``(1) Congressional intent.--The conveyances authorized by 
     subsection (a) are intended to resolve all outstanding issues 
     between the United States and the city.
       ``(2) Action by city before conveyances.--As prerequisites 
     to the conveyances, the city shall--
       ``(A) execute an acknowledgment of payment of just 
     compensation;
       ``(B) execute a release of all claims for relief of any 
     kind against the United States arising from the relocation of 
     the city or any Federal statute enacted before the date of 
     enactment of this subparagraph relating to the city; and
       ``(C) dismiss, with prejudice, any pending litigation 
     involving matters described in subparagraph (B).
       ``(3) Action by attorney general.--On receipt of the city's 
     acknowledgment and release described in paragraph (2), the 
     Attorney General shall--
       ``(A) dismiss any pending litigation arising from the 
     relocation of the city; and
       ``(B) execute a release of all rights to damages of any 
     kind (including any interest on the damages) under Town of 
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     694, aff'd in part and rev'd in part, 833 F.2d 1024 (Fed. 
     Cir. 1987), cert. denied, 485 U.S. 1007 (1988).
       ``(4) Action by city after conveyances.--Not later than 60 
     days after the conveyances authorized by subparagraphs (A) 
     through (F)(i) of subsection (a)(1) have been completed, the 
     city shall--
       ``(A) execute an acknowledgment that all entitlements to 
     the city under the subparagraphs have been fulfilled; and
       ``(B) execute a release of all claims for relief of any 
     kind against the United States arising from this section.
       ``(c) Authority of City Over Certain Lands.--Beginning on 
     the date of enactment of paragraph (1), the city or any 
     successor in interest to the city--
       ``(1) shall be precluded from exercising any jurisdiction 
     over any land owned in whole or in part by the United States 
     and administered by the Army Corps of Engineers in connection 
     with the Bonneville project; and
       ``(2) may change the zoning designations of, sell, or 
     resell Parcels S35 and S56, which are designated as open 
     spaces as of the date of enactment of this paragraph.''.

     SEC. 343. COLUMBIA RIVER TREATY FISHING ACCESS.

       Section 401(a) of Public Law 100-581 (102 Stat. 2944) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``(a) All Federal'' and all that follows 
     through ``Columbia River Gorge Commission'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(a) Existing Federal Lands.--
       ``(1) In general.--All Federal lands that are included 
     within the 20 recommended treaty fishing access sites set 
     forth in the publication of the Army Corps of Engineers 
     entitled `Columbia River Treaty Fishing Access Sites Post 
     Authorization Change Report', dated April 1995,''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Boundary adjustments.--The Secretary of the Army, in 
     consultation with affected tribes, may make such minor 
     boundary adjustments to the lands referred to in paragraph 
     (1) as the Secretary determines are necessary to carry out 
     this title.''.

     SEC. 344. TRI-CITIES AREA, WASHINGTON.

       (a) General Authority.--As soon as practicable after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall make the 
     conveyances to the local governments referred to in 
     subsection (b) of all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to the property described in subsection 
     (b).
       (b) Property Descriptions.--
       (1) Benton county, washington.--The property to be conveyed 
     under subsection (a) to Benton County, Washington, is the 
     property in the county that is designated ``Area D'' on 
     Exhibit A to Army Lease No. DACW-68-1-81-43.
       (2) Franklin county, washington.--The property to be 
     conveyed under subsection (a) to Franklin County, Washington, 
     is--
       (A) the 105.01 acres of property leased under Army Lease 
     No. DACW-68-1-77-20 as executed by Franklin County, 
     Washington, on April 7, 1977;
       (B) the 35 acres of property leased under Supplemental 
     Agreement No. 1 to Army Lease No. DACW-68-1-77-20;
       (C) the 20 acres of property commonly known as ``Richland 
     Bend'' that is designated by the shaded portion of Lot 1, 
     Section 11, and the shaded portion of Lot 1, Section 12, 
     Township 9 North, Range 28 East, W.M. on Exhibit D to 
     Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to Army Lease No. DACW-68-1-77-
     20;
       (D) the 7.05 acres of property commonly known as ``Taylor 
     Flat'' that is designated by the shaded portion of Lot 1, 
     Section 13, Township 11 North, Range 28 East, W.M. on Exhibit 
     D to Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to Army Lease No. DACW-68-
     1-77-20;
       (E) the 14.69 acres of property commonly known as ``Byers 
     Landing'' that is designated by the shaded portion of Lots 2 
     and 3, Section 2, Township 10 North, Range 28 East, W.M. on 
     Exhibit D to Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to Army Lease No. 
     DACW-68-1-77-20; and
       (F) all levees in Franklin County, Washington, as of the 
     date of enactment of this Act, and the property on which the 
     levees are situated.
       (3) City of kennewick, washington.--The property to be 
     conveyed under subsection (a) to the city of Kennewick, 
     Washington, is the property in the city that is subject to 
     the Municipal Sublease Agreement entered into on April 6, 
     1989, between Benton County, Washington, and the cities of 
     Kennewick and Richland, Washington.
       (4) City of richland, washington.--The property to be 
     conveyed under subsection (a) to the city of Richland, 
     Washington, is the property in the city that is subject to 
     the Municipal Sublease Agreement entered into on April 6, 
     1989, between Benton County, Washington, and the cities of 
     Kennewick and Richland, Washington.
       (5) City of pasco, washington.--The property to be conveyed 
     under subsection (a) to the city of Pasco, Washington, is--
       (A) the property in the city of Pasco, Washington, that is 
     leased under Army Lease No. DACW-68-1-77-10; and
       (B) all levees in the city, as of the date of enactment of 
     this Act, and the property on which the levees are situated.
       (6) Port of pasco, washington.--The property to be conveyed 
     under subsection (a) to the Port of Pasco, Washington, is--
       (A) the property owned by the United States that is south 
     of the Burlington Northern Railroad tracks in Lots 1 and 2, 
     Section 20, Township 9 North, Range 31 East, W.M.; and
       (B) the property owned by the United States that is south 
     of the Burlington Northern Railroad tracks in Lots 1, 2, 3, 
     and 4, in each of Sections 21, 22, and 23, Township 9 North, 
     Range 31 East, W.M.
       (7) Additional properties.--In addition to properties 
     described in paragraphs (1) through (6), the Secretary may 
     convey to a local government referred to in any of paragraphs 
     (1) through (6) such properties under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary in the Tri-Cities area as the Secretary and the 
     local government agree are appropriate for conveyance.
       (c) Terms and Conditions.--
       (1) In general.--The conveyances under subsection (a) shall 
     be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
     considers necessary and appropriate to protect the interests 
     of the United States.
       (2) Special rules for franklin county.--The property 
     described in subsection (b)(2)(F) shall be conveyed only 
     after Franklin County, Washington, enters into a written 
     agreement with the Secretary that provides that the United 
     States shall continue to operate and maintain the flood 
     control drainage areas and pump stations on the property 
     conveyed and that the United States shall be provided all 
     easements and rights necessary to carry out the agreement.
       (3) Special rule for city of pasco.--The property described 
     in subsection (b)(5)(B) shall be conveyed only after the city 
     of Pasco, Washington, enters into a written agreement with 
     the Secretary that provides that the United States shall 
     continue to operate and maintain the flood control drainage 
     areas and pump stations on the property conveyed and that the 
     United States shall be provided all easements and rights 
     necessary to carry out the agreement.
       (4) Consideration.--
       (A) Administrative costs.--A local government to which 
     property is conveyed under this section shall pay all 
     administrative costs associated with the conveyance.
       (B) Park and recreation properties.--Properties to be 
     conveyed under this section that will be retained in public 
     ownership and used for public park and recreation purposes 
     shall be conveyed without consideration. If any such property 
     is no longer used for public park and recreation purposes, 
     title to the property shall revert to the United States.
       (C) Other properties.--Properties to be conveyed under this 
     section and not described in subparagraph (B) shall be 
     conveyed at fair market value.
       (d) Lake Wallula Levees.--
       (1) Determination of minimum safe height.--
       (A) Contract.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall contract with a 
     private entity agreed to under subparagraph (B) to determine, 
     not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the minimum safe height for the levees of the project 
     for flood control, Lake Wallula, Washington. The Secretary 
     shall have final approval of the minimum safe height.
       (B) Agreement of local officials.--A contract shall be 
     entered into under subparagraph (A) only with a private 
     entity agreed to by the Secretary, appropriate 
     representatives of Franklin County, Washington, and 
     appropriate representatives of the city of Pasco, Washington.
       (2) Authority.--A local government may reduce, at its cost, 
     the height of any levee of the project for flood control, 
     Lake Wallula, Washington, within the boundaries of the area 
     under the jurisdiction of the local government to a height 
     not lower than the minimum safe height determined under 
     paragraph (1).

     SEC. 345. DESIGNATION OF LOCKS AND DAMS ON TENNESSEE-
                   TOMBIGBEE WATERWAY.

       (a) In General.--The following locks, and locks and dams, 
     on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, located in the States of 
     Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee, are designated 
     as follows:
       (1) Gainesville Lock and Dam at Mile 266 designated as 
     Howell Heflin Lock and Dam.
       (2) Columbus Lock and Dam at Mile 335 designated as John C. 
     Stennis Lock and Dam.
       (3) The lock and dam at Mile 358 designated as Aberdeen 
     Lock and Dam.
       (4) Lock A at Mile 371 designated as Amory Lock.
       (5) Lock B at Mile 376 designated as Glover Wilkins Lock.
       (6) Lock C at Mile 391 designated as Fulton Lock.
       (7) Lock D at Mile 398 designated as John Rankin Lock.
       (8) Lock E at Mile 407 designated as G.V. ``Sonny'' 
     Montgomery Lock.
       (9) Bay Springs Lock and Dam at Mile 412 designated as 
     Jamie Whitten Lock and Dam.
       (b) Legal References.--A reference in any law, regulation, 
     document, map, record, or other paper of the United States to 
     a lock, or lock and dam, referred to in subsection (a) shall 
     be deemed to be a reference to the designation for the lock, 
     or lock and dam, provided in the subsection.

     SEC. 346. DESIGNATION OF J. BENNETT JOHNSTON WATERWAY.

       (a) In General.--The portion of the Red River, Louisiana, 
     from new river mile 0 to new river mile 235 shall be known 
     and designated as the ``J. Bennett Johnston Waterway''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in any law, regulation, 
     document, map, record, or other paper of the United States to 
     the portion of the Red River described in subsection

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     (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``J. Bennett 
     Johnston Waterway''.

     SEC. 347. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

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


                     motion offered by mr. shuster

  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I offer a motion.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Mr. Shuster moves to strike out all after the enacting 
     clause of S. 640 and insert the text of H.R. 3592, as passed 
     the House.

  The motion was agreed to.
  The Senate bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read the 
third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the 
table.
  A similar House bill (H.R. 3592) was laid on the table.

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