[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 140 (Thursday, October 8, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12006-S12015]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1998

                                 ______
                                 

                       CHAFEE AMENDMENT NO. 3798

  Mr. JEFFORDS (for Mr. Chafee) proposed an amendment to the bill (S. 
2131) 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; as follows:

       On page 31, line 3, strike ``DEFINITIONS'' and insert 
     ``DEFINITION''.
       On page 34, lines 3 and 4, strike ``The Secretary may 
     complete'' and insert ``The project for completion of''.
       On page 34, line 8, strike ``(16 U.S.C. 1005)'' and insert 
     ``(16 U.S.C. 1005),''.
       On page 34, line 25, after ``navigation'' insert ``at''.
       On page 37, line 8, strike ``restoration'' and insert 
     ``restoration,''.
       On page 37, line 23, strike ``California at a total cost of 
     $25,850,000'' and insert ``California, at a total cost of 
     $25,850,000,''.
       On page 38, line 21, strike ``Delaware'' and insert 
     ``Delaware,''.
       On page 39, line 12, strike ``Delaware'' and insert 
     ``Delaware,''.
       On page 40, line 5, strike ``Delaware'' and insert 
     ``Delaware,''.
       On page 40, line 15, strike ``Florida'' and insert 
     ``Florida,''.
       On page 40, line 22, strike ``Florida'' and insert 
     ``Florida,''.
       On page 41, line 3, strike ``Florida'' and insert 
     ``Florida,''.
       On page 41, line 9, strike ``Florida'' and insert 
     ``Florida,''.
       On page 41, line 14, strike ``Deepening, Georgia'' and 
     insert ``deepening, Georgia,''.
       On page 41, line 25, strike ``Dakota and East Grand Forks, 
     Minnesota'' and insert ``Dakota, and East Grand Forks, 
     Minnesota,''.
       On page 42, lines 6 and 7, strike ``Extension, Pascagoula 
     Harbor, Pascagoula, Mississippi'' and insert ``extension, 
     Pascagoula Harbor, Pascagoula, Mississippi,''.
       On page 42, line 14, strike ``Missouri and Kansas City, 
     Kansas'' and insert ``Missouri, and Kansas City, Kansas,''.
       On page 42, lines 21 and 22, strike ``restoration'' and 
     insert ``restoration,''.
       On page 42, line 24, strike ``New Jersey'' and insert ``New 
     Jersey,''.
       On page 43, line 14, strike ``Protection,'' and insert 
     ``protection,''.
       On page 43, line 16, strike ``New Jersey'' and insert ``New 
     Jersey,''.
       On page 44, line 6, strike ``Protection,'' and insert 
     ``protection,''.
       On page 44, line 7, strike ``New Jersey'' and insert ``New 
     Jersey,''.
       On page 44, line 20, strike ``River'' and insert 
     ``River,''.
       On page 45, line 4, strike ``3709)'' and insert ``3709),''.
       On page 45, line 6, strike ``California'' and insert 
     ``California,''
       On page 45, lines 13 and 14, strike ``Public Law 104-303'' 
     and insert ``the Water Resources Development Act of 1996''.
       On page 46, line 12, strike ``sponsor'' and insert 
     ``interests''.
       On page 46, line 22, strike ``by Public Law'' and insert 
     ``by the first section of Public Law''.
       On page 47, line 8, strike ``California'' and insert 
     ``California,''
       On page 47, lines 18 and 19, strike ``(100 Stat. 4098)'' 
     and insert ``(100 Stat. 4098),''.
       On page 48, lines 3 and 4, strike ``(110 Stat. 3711)'' and 
     insert ``(110 Stat. 3711),''.
       On page 49, line 16, strike ``1944,'' and insert ``1944 (58 
     Stat. 891),''.
       On page 50, lines 8 and 9, strike ``relocated'' and insert 
     ``relocated,''.
       On page 50, line 10, strike ``measures'' and insert 
     ``measures,''.
       On page 50, line 21, strike ``agencies, and'' and insert 
     ``agencies,''.
       On page 50, line 23, strike ``Such'' and insert ``The''.
       On page 52, line 6, strike ``sponsor'' and insert 
     ``interests''.
       On page 52, lines 13 and 14, strike ``Connecticut'' and 
     insert ``Connecticut,''.
       On page 52, line 16, strike ``anchorage'' and insert 
     ``anchorage area''.
       On page 53, line 8, strike ``point'' and insert ``point,''.
       On page 54, strike line 11 and insert the following: 
     authorized by the first section of the Act entitled `An
       On page 54, strike line 14 and insert the following: ers 
     and harbors, and for other purposes', approved
       On page 54, line 21, strike ``reports'' and insert 
     ``reports,''.
       On page 56, line 14, strike ``which'' and insert ``that''.
       On page 57, line 2, strike ``Florida'' and insert 
     ``Florida,''.
       On page 57, line 12, strike ``sponsor'' and insert 
     ``interests''.
       On page 57, line 18, strike ``Florida'' and insert 
     ``Florida,''.
       On page 58, line 3, strike ``sponsor'' and insert 
     ``interests''.
       On page 58, line 9, strike ``Florida'' and insert 
     ``Florida,''.
       On page 58, line 13, strike ``Navigational'' and insert 
     ``Navigation''.
       On page 58, line 23, strike ``project'' and insert 
     ``Project, Louisiana''.
       On page 59, line 11, strike ``this'' and insert ``that''.
       On page 59, line 16, strike ``project'' and insert 
     ``Project''.
       On page 59, line 19, strike ``Orleans, Parish,'' and insert 
     ``Orleans Parish, Louisiana,''.
       On page 60, line 9, strike ``sponsor'' and insert 
     ``interests''.
       On page 63, line 13, strike ``reports'' and insert 
     ``report''.
       On page 64, line 9, strike ``the'' and insert ``a''.
       On page 64, line 24, strike ``through the year 2020'' and 
     insert ``through 2020''.
       On page 66, line 19, strike ``(100 Stat. 4088; 110 Stat. 
     3677)'' and insert ``(33 U.S.C. 2215)''.
       On page 67, line 24, strike ``as a'' and insert ``as''.
       On page 68, line 7, strike ``the Environment'' and insert 
     ``Environment''.
       On page 69, line 14, strike ``(100 Stat. 4085)'' and insert 
     ``(33 U.S.C. 2213(d))''.
       On page 70, line 22, strike ``The third sentence of 
     section'' and insert ``Section''.
       On page 70, line 23, strike ``amended by'' and insert 
     ``amended in the third sentence by''.
       On page 71, line 11, strike ``(110 Stat. 3679)'' and insert 
     ``(33 U.S.C. 2330(c))''.
       On page 71, line 18, strike ``1962d-5b(b)), for any project 
     undertaken'' and insert ``1962d-5b), for any project carried 
     out''.
       On page 71, line 20, strike ``entity'' and insert 
     ``entity,''.
       On page 71, line 24, strike ``(106 Stat. 4826; 110 Stat. 
     3680)'' and insert ``(33 U.S.C. 2326)''.
       On page 72, line 1, strike ``entities'' and insert 
     ``Entities''.
       On page 72, lines 2 and 3, strike ``(42 U.S.C. 1962d-
     5b(b))'' and insert ``(42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b)''.
       On page 72, lines 8 and 9, strike ``Flood Control Act of 
     1936 (33 U.S.C. 701h)'' and insert ``Act of June 22, 1936 (33 
     U.S.C. 701h),''.
       On page 79, line 8, strike ``Sponsor'' and insert 
     ``Interests''.
       On page 79, line 10, strike ``sponsor'' and insert 
     ``interests''.
       On page 79, line 21, strike ``BENEFIT COST'' and insert 
     ``BENEFIT-COST''.
       On page 80, line 17, strike ``amended--'' and insert 
     ``amended by adding at the end the following:''.
       On page 80, strike line 18 through 20.
       On page 80, line 21, strike ``(1)'' and insert ``(19)''.
       On page 81, line 1, strike ``(2)'' and insert ``(20)''.
       On page 81, strike lines 4 and 5 and insert the following:
       ``(21) San ramon, california.--San Ramon Valley recycled 
     water project, San Ramon, California.''.
       On page 81, strike lines 24 and 25 and insert the 
     following:
       (1) in paragraph (15), by striking ``and'' at the end;

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       On page 82, lines 1 and 2, strike ``by striking the period 
     at the end of paragraph (16)'' and insert ``in paragraph 
     (16), by striking the period at the end''.
       On page 82, line 6, after ``program'' insert a semicolon.
       On page 84, line 5, strike ``(60 Stat. 653)'' and insert 
     ``(33 U.S.C. 701r)''.
       On page 84, line 9, strike ``1990 (100 Stat. 4251) and 
     insert ``1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a)''.
       On page 84, line 11, strike ``quality, flows'' insert 
     ``quality, water flows,''.
       On page 84, line 19, strike ``areas'' and insert 
     ``areas,''.
       On page 85, line 6, strike ``Arkansas'' and insert 
     ``Arkansas,''.
       On page 85, line 11, strike ``Preferences.--'' and insert 
     ``References.--''.
       On page 87, strike line 2 and insert the following: the 
     restoration project under subsection (a)--
       (1) may provide all
       On page 87, strike line 4 and insert the following: the 
     form of in-kind services; and
       (2) shall receive credit toward
       On page 87, line 16, strike ``(a) Project Purpose.--''.
       Beginning on page 87, strike line 21 and all that follows 
     through page 88, line 6, and insert the following:
       ``(4) Practical end-use products.--Technologies selected 
     for demonstration at the pilot scale shall result in 
     practical end-use products.
       ``(5) Assistance by the secretary.--The Secretary shall 
     assist the project to ensure expeditious completion by 
     providing sufficient quantities of contaminated dredged 
     material to conduct the full-scale demonstrations to stated 
     capacity.''; and
       On page 88, lines 12 and 13, strike ``New York-New Jersey'' 
     and insert ``New York/New Jersey''.
       On page 88, line 17, strike ``following;'' and insert 
     ``following:''.
       On page 89, line 6, strike ``(aa)'' and insert ``(a)''.
       On page 90, lines 10 and 11, strike ``on waterway systems'' 
     and insert ``on the waterway system''.
       On page 96, line 19, strike ``(110 Stat. 3684)'' and insert 
     ``(33 U.S.C. 701b-13)''.
       On page 97, line 5, strike ``(16 U.S.C. 3301 note)'' and 
     insert ``(16 U.S.C. 3301 note; Public Law 104-303)''.
       On page 99, line 3, strike ``transmit'' and insert 
     ``submit''.
       On page 99, lines 14 and 15, strike ``Engineers operated'' 
     and insert ``Engineers-operated''.
       On page 99, line 17, strike the quotation marks each place 
     they appear.
       On page 99, line 25, strike ``and Secretary'' and insert 
     ``and the Secretary''.
       On page 114, line 13, strike ``section 202;'' and insert 
     ``section 202; and''.
       On page 116, line 1, strike ``et seq.)'' and insert ``et 
     seq.),''.
       On page 119, line 14, strike ``et seq.)'' and insert ``et 
     seq.),''.
       On page 125, lines 8 and 9, strike ``any provision'' and 
     insert ``any other provision''.
       On page 125, lines 11 and 12, strike ``Flood Control Act of 
     1944 (33 U.S.C. 701-1 et seq.)'' and insert ``Act of December 
     22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887, chapter 665; 33 U.S.C. 701-1 et 
     seq.)''.
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                 CHAFEE (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 3799

  Mr. JEFFORDS (for Mr. Chafee for himself, Mr. Baucus, and Mr. Warner) 
proposed an amendment to the bill, S. 2131, supra; as follows:

       On page 31, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:
       (1) Rio salado (salt river), arizona.--The project for 
     environmental restoration, Rio Salado (Salt River), Arizona: 
     Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated August 20, 1998, at a 
     total cost of $85,900,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $54,980,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $30,920,000.
       On page 31, line 13, strike ``(1)'' and insert ``(2)''.
       On page 32, line 3, strike ``of this subsection''.
       On page 32, line 6, strike ``in'' and insert ``by''.
       On page 32, line 21, strike ``such'' and insert ``the''.
       On page 33, line 2, strike ``Implementation'' and insert 
     the following:
       (I) In general.--Implementation
       On page 33, line 16, strike ``subparagraph (B)(ii)'' and 
     insert ``clause (ii)''.
       On page 33, line 17, strike ``The review'' and insert the 
     following:
       (II) Principles and guidelines.--The review
       On page 34, line 3, strike ``(2)'' and insert ``(3)''.
       On page 34, lines 4 and 5, strike ``National Resources 
     Conservation Services'' and insert ``Natural Resources 
     Conservation Service''.
       On page 34, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       (4) Upper guadalupe river, california.--The Secretary may 
     construct the locally preferred plan for flood damage 
     reduction and recreation, Upper Guadalupe River, California, 
     described as the Bypass Channel Plan of the Chief of 
     Engineers dated August 18, 1998, at a total cost of 
     $132,836,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $42,869,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $89,967,000.
       (5) Delaware bay coastline: delaware and new jersey-
     broadkill beach, delaware.--
       (A) In general.--The shore protection project for hurricane 
     and storm damage reduction, Delaware Bay Coastline: Delaware 
     and New Jersey-Broadkill Beach, Delaware, Report of the Chief 
     of Engineers dated August 17, 1998, at a total cost of 
     $8,871,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $5,593,000 and 
     an estimated non-Federal cost of $3,278,000.
       (B) Periodic nourishment.--Periodic nourishment is 
     authorized for a 50-year period at an estimated average 
     annual cost of $651,000, with an estimated annual Federal 
     cost of $410,000 and an estimated annual non-Federal cost of 
     $241,000.
       On page 34, line 14, strike ``(3)'' and insert ``(6)''.
       On page 34, between lines 22 and 23, insert the following:
       (7) Indian river county, florida.--Notwithstanding section 
     1001(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
     U.S.C. 579a(a)), the project for shoreline protection, Indian 
     River County, Florida, authorized by section 501(a) of that 
     Act (100 Stat. 4134), shall remain authorized for 
     construction through December 31, 2002.
       (8) Lido key beach, sarasota, florida.--
       (A) In general.--The project for shore protection at Lido 
     Key Beach, Sarasota, Florida, authorized by section 101 of 
     the River and Harbor Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1819) and 
     deauthorized by operation of section 1001(b) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)), is 
     authorized to be carried out by the Secretary at a total cost 
     of $5,200,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $3,380,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $1,820,000.
       (B) Periodic nourishment.--Periodic nourishment is 
     authorized for a 50-year period at an estimated average 
     annual cost of $602,000, with an estimated annual Federal 
     cost of $391,000 and an estimated annual non-Federal cost of 
     $211,000.
       (9) Amite river and tributaries, louisiana, east baton 
     rouge parish watershed.--The project for flood damage 
     reduction and recreation, Amite River and Tributaries, 
     Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish Watershed: Report of the 
     Chief of Engineers, dated December 23, 1996, at a total cost 
     of $110,045,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $71,343,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $38,702,000.
       On page 34, line 23, strike ``(4)'' and insert ``(10)''.
       On page 35, line 4, strike ``$19,126,000'' and insert 
     ``$18,510,000''.
       On page 35, line 5, strike ``$8,566,000'' and insert 
     ``$9,182,000''.
       On page 35, line 6, strike ``(5)'' and insert ``(11)''.
       On page 35, line 13, strike ``(6)'' and insert ``(12)''.
       On page 35, lines 21 and 22, strike ``is authorized to be 
     carried out by the Secretary''.
       On page 36, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       (1) Nome harbor improvements, alaska.--The project for 
     navigation, Nome Harbor Improvements, Alaska, at a total cost 
     of $24,280,000, with an estimated first Federal cost of 
     $19,162,000 and an estimated first non-Federal cost of 
     $5,118,000.
       (2) Sand point harbor, alaska.--The project for navigation, 
     Sand Point Harbor, Alaska, at a total cost of $11,463,000, 
     with an estimated Federal cost of $6,718,000 and an estimated 
     first non-Federal cost of $4,745,000.
       (3) Seward harbor, alaska.--The project for navigation, 
     Seward Harbor, Alaska, at a total cost of $11,930,000, with 
     an estimated first Federal cost of $3,816,000 and an 
     estimated first non-Federal cost of $8,114,000.
       On page 36, line 14, strike ``(1)'' and insert ``(4)''.
       On page 36, line 17, strike ``$39,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$55,100,000''.
       On page 36, line 18, strike ``$29,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$41,300,000''.
       On page 36, line 19, strike ``$10,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$13,800,000''.
       On page 36, line 20, strike ``(2)'' and insert ``(5)''.
       On page 36, line 23, strike ``$202,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$214,900,000''.
       On page 36, line 24, strike ``$120,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$128,600,000''.
       On page 36, line 25, strike ``$82,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$86,300,000''.
       On page 37, line 5, strike ``$43,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$38,200,000''.
       On page 37, line 6, strike ``(3)'' and insert ``(6)''.
       On page 37, line 10, strike ``$64,770,000,'' and insert 
     ``$65,410,000,''.
       On page 37, line 11, strike ``$38,840,000'' and insert 
     ``$39,104,000''.
       On page 37, line 12, strike ``$25,930,000'' and insert 
     ``$26,306,000''.
       On page 37, strike lines 13 through 20.
       On page 37, line 21, strike ``(5)'' and insert ``(7)''.
       On page 38, strike lines 1 through 15.
       On page 38, line 16, strike ``(7)'' and insert ``(8)''.
       On page 39, line 5, strike ``(8)'' and insert ``(9)''.
       On page 39, line 15, strike ``$2,647,000'' and insert 
     ``$757,000''.
       On page 39, line 21, strike ``$47,600'' and insert 
     ``$48,000''.
       On page 39, line 22, strike ``(9)'' and insert ``(10)''.
       On page 40, line 7, strike ``$7,773,000'' and insert 
     ``$7,733,000''.
       On page 40, line 14, strike ``(10)'' and insert ``(11)''.
       On page 40, line 19, strike ``(11)'' and insert ``(12)''.
       On page 41, line 1, strike ``(12)'' and insert ``(13)''.
       On page 41, line 7, strike ``(13)'' and insert ``(14)''.
       On page 41, line 12, strike ``(14)'' and insert ``(15)''.

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       On page 41, strike lines 17 through 21 and insert the 
     following:
       (16) Savannah harbor expansion, georgia.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary 
     may carry out the project for navigation, Savannah Harbor 
     expansion, Georgia, substantially in accordance with the 
     plans, and subject to the conditions, recommended in a final 
     report of the Chief of Engineers, with such modifications as 
     the Secretary deems appropriate, at a total cost of 
     $223,887,000 (of which amount a portion is authorized for 
     implementation of the mitigation plan), with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $141,482,000 and an estimated non-Federal 
     cost of $82,405,000, if the final report of the Chief of 
     Engineers is completed by December 31, 1998.
       (B) Conditions.--The project authorized by subparagraph (A) 
     may be carried out only after--
       (i) the Secretary, in consultation with affected Federal, 
     State, regional, and local entities, has reviewed and 
     approved an Environmental Impact Statement that includes--

       (I) an analysis of the impacts of project depth 
     alternatives ranging from 42 feet through 48 feet; and
       (II) a selected plan for navigation and associated 
     mitigation plan as required by section 906(a) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2283); and

       (ii) the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of 
     Commerce, and the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency, with the Secretary, have approved the 
     selected plan and have determined that the mitigation plan 
     adequately addresses the potential environmental impacts of 
     the project.
       (C) Mitigation requirements.--The mitigation plan shall be 
     implemented in advance of or concurrently with construction 
     of the project.
       On page 41, line 22, strike ``(16)'' and insert ``(17)''.
       On page 42, line 1, strike ``$281,754,000'' and insert 
     ``$307,750,000''.
       On page 42, line 2, strike ``$140,877,000'' and insert 
     ``$154,360,000''.
       On page 42, line 3, strike ``$140,877,000'' and insert 
     ``$153,390,000''.
       On page 42, line 4, strike ``(17)'' and insert ``(18)''.
       On page 42, line 9, strike ``$4,300,000'' and insert 
     ``$3,705,000''.
       On page 42, line 10, strike ``$1,400,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,995,000''.
       On page 42, line 11, strike ``(18)'' and insert ``(19)''.
       On page 42, line 15, strike ``$38,594,000'' and insert 
     ``$43,288,000''.
       On page 42, line 16, strike ``$22,912,000'' and insert 
     ``$25,840,000''.
       On page 42, line 17, strike ``$15,682,000'' and insert 
     ``$17,448,000''.
       On page 42, line 18, strike ``(19)'' and insert ``(20)''.
       On page 43, line 9, strike ``(20)'' and insert ``(21)''.
       On page 43, line 22, strike ``$2,600,000'' and insert 
     ``$454,000''.
       On page 43, line 23, strike ``$1,700,000'' and insert 
     ``$295,000''.
       On page 43, line 24, strike ``$900,000'' and insert 
     ``$159,000''.
       On page 44, line 1, strike ``(21)'' and insert ``(22)''.
       On page 44, line 7, strike ``$55,203,000'' and insert 
     ``$55,204,000''.
       On page 44, line 8, strike ``$35,882,000'' and insert 
     ``$35,883,000''.
       On page 44, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:
       (23) Memphis harbor, memphis, tennessee.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the project 
     for navigation, Memphis Harbor, Memphis, Tennessee, 
     authorized by section 601(a) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4145) and deauthorized 
     under section 1001(a) of that Act (33 U.S.C. 579a(a)) is 
     authorized to be carried out by the Secretary.
       (B) Condition.--No construction may be initiated unless the 
     Secretary determines through a general reevaluation report 
     using current data, that the project is technically sound, 
     environmentally acceptable, and economically justified.
       (24) Metro center levee, cumberland river, nashville, 
     tennessee.--The project for flood damage reduction and 
     recreation, Metro Certer Levee, Cumberland River, Nashville, 
     Tennessee, at a total cost of $5,931,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $3,753,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $2,178,000.
       (25) Howard hanson dam, washington.--The project for water 
     supply and ecosystem restoration, Howard Hanson Dam, 
     Washington, at a total cost of $74,908,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $36,284,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $38,624,000.
       On page 44, line 22, strike ``of floods'' and insert ``of 
     the floods''.
       On page 44, line 23, after ``Sacramento River,'', insert 
     ``California,''.
       On page 46, line 10, strike ``101(h)(13)'' and insert 
     ``101(b)(13)''.
       On page 47, line 11, strike ``$32,900,000'' and insert 
     ``$32,600,000''.
       On page 47, line 12, strike ``$24,700,000'' and insert 
     ``$24,500,000''.
       On page 47, line 13, strike ``$8,200,000'' and insert 
     ``$8,100,000''.
       On page 47, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:
       (2) Thornton reservoir, cook county, illinois.--
       (A) In general.--The Thornton Reservoir project, an element 
     of 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 authorize the Secretary to include additional 
     permanent flood control storage attributable to the Thorn 
     Creek Reservoir project, Little Calumet River Watershed, 
     Illinois, approved under the Watershed Protection and Flood 
     Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
       (B) Cost sharing.--Costs for the Thornton Reservoir project 
     shall be shared in accordance with section 103 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213).
       (C) Transitional storage.--The Secretary of Agriculture may 
     cooperate with non-Federal interests to provide, on a 
     transitional basis, flood control storage for the Thorn Creek 
     Reservoir project in the west lobe of the Thornton quarry.
       (D) Crediting.--The Secretary may credit against the non-
     Federal share of the Thornton Reservoir project all design 
     and construction costs incurred by the non-Federal interests 
     before the date of enactment of this Act.
       (E) Reevaluation report.--The Secretary shall determine the 
     credits authorized by subparagraph (D) that are integral to 
     the Thornton Reservoir project and the current total project 
     costs based on a limited reevaluation report.
       (3) Wells harbor, wells, maine.--
       (A) In general.--The project for navigation, Wells Harbor, 
     Maine, authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act 
     of 1960 (74 Stat. 480), is modified to authorize the 
     Secretary to realign the channel and anchorage areas based on 
     a harbor design capacity of 150 craft.
       (B) Deauthorization of certain portions.--The following 
     portions of the project are not authorized after the date of 
     enactment of this Act:
       (i) The portion of the 6-foot channel the boundaries of 
     which begin at a point with coordinates N177,992.00, 
     E394,831.00, thence running south 83 degrees 58 minutes 14.8 
     seconds west 10.38 feet to a point N177,990.91, E394,820.68, 
     thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 47.7 seconds west 
     991.76 feet to a point N177,020.04, E394,618.21, thence 
     running south 78 degrees 13 minutes 45.7 seconds east 10.00 
     feet to a point N177,018.00, E394,628.00, thence running 
     north 11 degrees 46 minutes 22.8 seconds east 994.93 feet to 
     the point of origin.
       (ii) The portion of the 6-foot anchorage the boundaries of 
     which begin at a point with coordinates N177,778.07, 
     E394,336.96, thence running south 51 degrees 58 minutes 32.7 
     seconds west 15.49 feet to a point N177,768.53, E394,324.76, 
     thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 26.5 seconds west 
     672.87 feet to a point N177,109.82, E394,187.46, thence 
     running south 78 degrees 13 minutes 45.7 seconds east 10.00 
     feet to a point N177,107.78, E394,197.25, thence running 
     north 11 degrees 46 minutes 25.4 seconds east 684.70 feet to 
     the point of origin.
       (iii) The portion of the 10-foot settling basin the 
     boundaries of which begin at a point with coordinates 
     N177,107.78, E394,197.25, thence running north 78 degrees 13 
     minutes 45.7 seconds west 10.00 feet to a point N177,109.82, 
     E394,187.46, thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 15.7 
     seconds west 300.00 feet to a point N176,816.13, E394,126.26, 
     thence running south 78 degrees 12 minutes 21.4 seconds east 
     9.98 feet to a point N176,814.09, E394,136.03, thence running 
     north 11 degrees 46 minutes 29.1 seconds east 300.00 feet to 
     the point of origin.
       (iv) The portion of the 10-foot settling basin the 
     boundaries of which begin at a point with coordinates 
     N177,018.00, E394,628.00, thence running north 78 degrees 13 
     minutes 45.7 seconds west 10.00 feet to a point N177,020.04, 
     E394,618.21, thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 44.0 
     seconds west 300.00 feet to a point N176,726.36, E394,556.97, 
     thence running south 78 degrees 12 minutes 30.3 seconds east 
     10.03 feet to a point N176,724.31, E394,566.79, thence 
     running north 11 degrees 46 minutes 22.4 seconds east 300.00 
     feet to the point of origin.
       (C) Redesignations.--The following portions of the project 
     shall be redesignated as part of the 6-foot anchorage:
       (i) The portion of the 6-foot channel the boundaries of 
     which begin at a point with coordinates N177,990.91, 
     E394,820.68, thence running south 83 degrees 58 minutes 40.8 
     seconds west 94.65 feet to a point N177,980.98, E394,726.55, 
     thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 22.4 seconds west 
     962.83 feet to a point N177,038.40, E394,530.10, thence 
     running south 78 degrees 13 minutes 45.7 seconds east 90.00 
     feet to a point N177,020.04, E394,618.21, thence running 
     north 11 degrees 46 minutes 47.7 seconds east 991.76 feet to 
     the point of origin.
       (ii) The portion of the 10-foot inner harbor settling basin 
     the boundaries of which begin at a point with coordinates 
     N177,020.04, E394,618.21, thence running north 78 degrees 13 
     minutes 30.5 seconds west 160.00 feet to a point N177,052.69, 
     E394,461.58, thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 45.4 
     seconds west 299.99 feet to a point N176,759.02, E394,400.34, 
     thence running south 78 degrees 13 minutes 17.9 seconds east 
     160 feet to a point N176,726.36, E394,556.97, thence running 
     north 11 degrees 46 minutes 44.0 seconds east 300.00 feet to 
     the point of origin.
       (iii) The portion of the 6-foot anchorage the boundaries of 
     which begin at a point with coordinates N178,102.26, 
     E394,751.83, thence running south 51 degrees 59 minutes 42.1 
     seconds west 526.51 feet to a point N177,778.07, E394,336.96, 
     thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 26.6 seconds west 
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     feet to a point N177,277.01, E394,232.52, thence running 
     south 78 degrees 13 minutes 17.9 seconds east 80.00 feet to a 
     point N177,260.68, E394,310.84, thence running north 11 
     degrees 46 minutes 24.8 seconds east 482.54 feet to a point 
     N177,733.07, E394,409.30, thence running north 51 degrees 59 
     minutes 41.0 seconds east 402.63 feet to a point N177,980.98, 
     E394,726.55, thence running north 11 degrees 46 minutes 27.6 
     seconds east 123.89 feet to the point of origin.
       (D) Realignment.--The 6-foot anchorage area described in 
     subparagraph (C)(iii) shall be realigned to include the area 
     located south of the inner harbor settling basin in existence 
     on the date of enactment of this Act beginning at a point 
     with coordinates N176,726.36, E394,556.97, thence running 
     north 78 degrees 13 minutes 17.9 seconds west 160.00 feet to 
     a point N176,759.02, E394,400.34, thence running south 11 
     degrees 47 minutes 03.8 seconds west 45 feet to a point 
     N176,714.97, E394,391.15, thence running south 78 degrees 13 
     minutes 17.9 seconds 160.00 feet to a point N176,682.31, 
     E394,547.78, thence running north 11 degrees 47 minutes 03.8 
     seconds east 45 feet to the point of origin.
       (E) Relocation.--The Secretary may relocate the settling 
     basin feature of the project to the outer harbor between the 
     jetties.
       On page 47, line 14, strike ``(2)'' and insert ``(4)''.
       On page 47, strike lines 23 and 24 and insert the 
     following:
       (5) Arthur kill, new york and new jersey.--
       (A) In general.--The project for navigation, Arthur Kill, 
     New
       On page 48, line 6, strike ``$260,899,000'' and insert 
     ``$269,672,000''.
       On page 48, line 7, strike ``$195,705,000'' and insert 
     ``$178,400,000''.
       On page 48, line 8, strike ``$65,194,000'' and insert 
     ``$91,272,000''.
       On page 48, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:
       (B) Berthing areas and other local service facilities.--The 
     non-Federal interests shall provide berthing areas and other 
     local service facilities necessary for the project at an 
     estimated cost of $37,936,000.
       On page 49, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following:
       (f) Rediversion Project, Cooper River, Charleston Harbor, 
     South Carolina.--
       (1) In general.--The rediversion project, Cooper River, 
     Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, authorized by section 101 
     of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 731) and 
     modified by title I of the Energy and Water Development 
     Appropriations Act, 1992 (105 Stat. 517), is modified to 
     authorize the Secretary to pay the State of South Carolina 
     not more than $3,750,000, if the State enters into an 
     agreement with the Secretary providing that the State shall 
     perform all future operation of the St. Stephen, South 
     Carolina, fish lift (including associated studies to assess 
     the efficacy of the fish lift).
       (2) Contents.--The agreement shall specify the terms and 
     conditions under which payment will be made and the rights 
     of, and remedies available to, the Secretary to recover all 
     or a portion of the payment if the State suspends or 
     terminates operation of the fish lift or fails to perform the 
     operation in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary.
       (3) Maintenance.--Maintenance of the fish lift shall remain 
     a Federal responsibility.
       On page 49, line 5, strike ``(f)'' and insert ``(g)''.
       On page 49, line 15, strike ``and other'' and insert ``and 
     for other''.
       On page 49, line 24, strike ``this authority'' and insert 
     ``subparagraph (A)''.
       On page 49, line 25, strike ``will'' and insert ``shall''.
       On page 51, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:
       (h) Trinity River and Tributaries, Texas.--The project for 
     flood control and navigation, Trinity River and tributaries, 
     Texas, authorized by section 301 of the River and Harbor Act 
     of 1965 (79 Stat. 1091), is modified to add environmental 
     restoration as a project purpose.
       On page 51, line 4, strike ``(g)'' and insert ``(i)''.
       On page 51, line 22, strike ``(h)'' and insert ``(j)''.
       On page 52, line 5, strike ``(i)'' and insert ``(k)''.
       On page 52, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
       (l) Miami Dade Agricultural and Rural Land Retention Plan 
     and South Biscayne, Florida.--Section 528(b)(3) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3768) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Credit and reimbursement of past and future 
     activities.--The Secretary may afford credit to or reimburse 
     the non-Federal sponsors (using funds authorized by 
     subparagraph (C)) for the reasonable costs of any work that 
     has been performed or will be performed in connection with a 
     study or activity meeting the requirements of subparagraph 
     (A) if--
       ``(i) the Secretary determines that--

       ``(I) the work performed by the non-Federal sponsors will 
     substantially expedite completion of a critical restoration 
     project; and
       ``(II) the work is necessary for a critical restoration 
     project; and

       ``(ii) the credit or reimbursement is granted pursuant to a 
     project-specific agreement that prescribes the terms and 
     conditions of the credit or reimbursement.''.
       (m) Lake Michigan, Illinois.--
       (1) In general.--The project for storm damage reduction and 
     shoreline protection, Lake Michigan, Illinois, from Wilmette, 
     Illinois, to the Illinois-Indiana State line, authorized by 
     section 101(a)(12) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3664), is modified to provide for 
     reimbursement for additional project work undertaken by the 
     non-Federal interest.
       (2) Credit or reimbursement.--The Secretary shall credit or 
     reimburse the non-Federal interest for the Federal share of 
     project costs incurred by the non-Federal interest in 
     designing, constructing, or reconstructing reach 2F (700 feet 
     south of Fullerton Avenue and 500 feet north of Fullerton 
     Avenue), reach 3M (Meigs Field), and segments 7 and 8 of 
     reach 4 (43rd Street to 57th Street), if the non-Federal 
     interest carries out the work in accordance with plans 
     approved by the Secretary, at an estimated total cost of 
     $83,300,000.
       (3) Reimbursement.--The Secretary shall reimburse the non-
     Federal interest for the Federal share of project costs 
     incurred by the non-Federal interest in reconstructing the 
     revetment structures protecting Solidarity Drive in Chicago, 
     Illinois, before the signing of the project cooperation 
     agreement, at an estimated total cost of $7,600,000.
       (n) Measurements of Lake Michigan Diversions, Illinois.--
     Section 1142(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1986 (100 Stat. 4253) is amended by striking ``$250,000 per 
     fiscal year for each fiscal year beginning after September 
     30, 1986'' and inserting ``a total of $1,250,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 1999 through 2003''.
       (o) Project for Navigation, Dubuque, Iowa.--The project for 
     navigation at Dubuque, Iowa, authorized by section 101 of the 
     River and Harbor Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 482), is modified to 
     authorize the development of a wetland demonstration area of 
     approximately 1.5 acres to be developed and operated by the 
     Dubuque County Historical Society or a successor nonprofit 
     organization.
       (p) Louisiana State Penitentiary Levee.--The Secretary may 
     credit against the non-Federal share work performed in the 
     project area of the Louisiana State Penitentiary Levee, 
     Mississippi River, Louisiana, authorized by section 401(a) of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4117).
       (q) Jackson County, Mississippi.--The project for 
     environmental infrastructure, Jackson County, Mississippi, 
     authorized by section 219(c)(5) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835) and modified by 
     section 504 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
     (110 Stat. 3757), is modified to direct the Secretary to 
     provide a credit, not to exceed $5,000,000, against the non-
     Federal share of the cost of the project for the costs 
     incurred by the Jackson County Board of Supervisors since 
     February 8, 1994, in constructing the project, if the 
     Secretary determines that such costs are for work that the 
     Secretary determines was compatible with and integral to the 
     project.
       (r) Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake, South Carolina.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     paragraph, the Secretary shall convey to the State of South 
     Carolina all right, title, and interest of the United States 
     in the parcels of land described in subparagraph (B) that are 
     currently being managed by the South Carolina Department of 
     Natural Resources for fish and wildlife mitigation purposes 
     for the Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake, South Carolina, 
     project authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1966 and 
     modified by the Water Resources Development Act of 1986.
       (2) Land description.--
       (A) In general.--The parcels of land to be conveyed are 
     described in Exhibits A, F, and H of Army Lease No. DACW21-1-
     93-0910 and associated supplemental agreements or are 
     designated in red in Exhibit A of Army License No. DACW21-3-
     85-1904, excluding all designated parcels in the license that 
     are below elevation 346 feet mean sea level or that are 
     less than 300 feet measured horizontally from the top of 
     the power pool.
       (B) Management of excluded parcels.--Management of the 
     excluded parcels shall continue in accordance with the terms 
     of Army License No. DACW21-3-85-1904 until the Secretary and 
     the State enter into an agreement under subparagraph (F).
       (C) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of the 
     land shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary, with the cost of the survey borne by the State.
       (3) Costs of conveyance.--The State shall be responsible 
     for all costs, including real estate transaction and 
     environmental compliance costs, associated with the 
     conveyance.
       (4) Perpetual status.--
       (A) In general.--All land conveyed under this paragraph 
     shall be retained in public ownership and shall be managed in 
     perpetuity for fish and wildlife mitigation purposes in 
     accordance with a plan approved by the Secretary.
       (B) Reversion.--If any parcel of land is not managed for 
     fish and wildlife mitigation purposes in accordance with such 
     plan, title to the parcel shall revert to the United States.
       (5) Additional terms and conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance as the Secretary considers appropriate to 
     protect the interests of the United States.
       (6) Fish and wildlife mitigation agreement.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary may pay the State of South 
     Carolina not more than $4,850,000 subject to the Secretary 
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     State entering into a binding agreement for the State to 
     manage for fish and wildlife mitigation purposes in 
     perpetuity the lands conveyed under this paragraph and 
     excluded parcels designated in Exhibit A of Army License No. 
     DACW21-3-85-1904.
       (B) Failure of performance.--The agreement shall specify 
     the terms and conditions under which payment will be made and 
     the rights of, and remedies available to, the Federal 
     Government to recover all or a portion of the payment if the 
     State fails to manage any parcel in a manner satisfactory to 
     the Secretary.
       (s) Land Conveyance, Clarkston, Washington.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall convey to the Port of 
     Clarkston, Washington, all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to a portion of the land described in 
     the Department of the Army lease No. DACW68-1-97-22, 
     consisting of approximately 31 acres, the exact boundaries of 
     which shall be determined by the Secretary and the Port of 
     Clarkston.
       (2) The Secretary may convey to the Port of Clarkston, 
     Washington, at fair market value as determined by the 
     Secretary, such additional land located in the vicinity of 
     Clarkston, Washington, as the Secretary determines to be 
     excess to the needs of the Columbia River Project and 
     appropriate for conveyance.
       (3) Terms and conditions.--The conveyances made under 
     subsections (a) and (b) shall be subject to such terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary to 
     protect the interests of the United States, including a 
     requirement that the Port of Clarkston pay all administrative 
     costs associated with the conveyances, including the cost of 
     land surveys and appraisals and costs associated with 
     compliance with applicable environmental laws and 
     regulations.
       (4) Use of land.--The Port of Clarkston shall be required 
     to pay the fair market value, as determined by the Secretary, 
     of any land conveyed pursuant to subsection (a) that is not 
     retained in public ownership or is used for other than public 
     park or recreation purposes, except that the Secretary shall 
     have a right of reverter to reclaim possession and title to 
     any such land.
       (t) White River, Indiana.--The project for flood control, 
     Indianapolis on West Fork of the White River, Indiana, 
     authorized by section 5 of the Act entitled ``An Act 
     authorizing the construction of certain public works on 
     rivers and harbors for flood control, and other purposes'', 
     approved June 22, 1936 (49 Stat. 1586, chapter 688), as 
     modified by section 323 of the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3716), is modified to authorize the 
     Secretary to undertake the riverfront alterations described 
     in the Central Indianapolis Waterfront Concept Plan, dated 
     February 1994, for the Canal Development (Upper Canal 
     feature) and the Beveridge Paper feature, at a total cost not 
     to exceed $25,000,000, of which $12,500,000 is the estimated 
     Federal cost and $12,500,000 is the estimated non-Federal 
     cost, except that no such alterations may be undertaken 
     unless the Secretary determines that the alterations 
     authorized by this subsection, in combination with the 
     alterations undertaken under section 323 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3716), are 
     economically justified.
       (u) Fox Point Hurricane Barrier, Providence, Rhode 
     Island.--The project for hurricane-flood protection, Fox 
     Point, Providence, Rhode Island, authorized by section 203 of 
     the Flood Control Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 306) is modified to 
     direct the Secretary to undertake the necessary repairs to 
     the barrier, as identified in the Condition Survey and 
     Technical Assessment dated April 1998 with Supplement dated 
     August 1998, at a total cost of $3,000,000, with an estimated 
     Federal cost of $1,950,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
     of $1,050,000.
       On page 54, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following:
       (c) Boothbay Harbor, Maine.--The project for navigation, 
     Boothbay Harbor, Maine, authorized by the Act of July 25, 
     1912 (37 Stat. 201, chapter 253), is not authorized after the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
       On page 54, line 5, strike ``(c)'' and insert ``(d)''.
       On page 55, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following:
       (c) Caddo Levee, Red River Below Denison Dam, Arizona, 
     Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.--The Secretary shall conduct 
     a study to determine the feasibility of undertaking a project 
     for flood control, Caddo Levee, Red River Below Denison Dam, 
     Arizona, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas, including 
     incorporating the existing levee, along Twelve Mile Bayou 
     from its juncture with the existing Red River Below Denison 
     Dam Levee approximately 26 miles upstream to its terminus at 
     high ground in the vicinity of Black Bayou, Louisiana.
       (d) Fields Landing Channel, Humboldt Harbor, California.--
     The Secretary--
       (1) shall conduct a study for the project for navigation, 
     Fields Landing Channel, Humboldt Harbor and Bay, California, 
     to a depth of minus 35 feet (MLLW), and for that purpose may 
     use any feasibility report prepared by the non-Federal 
     sponsor under section 203 of the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2231) for which reimbursement of the 
     Federal share of the study is authorized subject to the 
     availability of appropriations; and
       (2) may carry out the project under section 107 of the 
     River and Harbor Act of 1960 (33 U.S.C. 577), if the 
     Secretary determines that the project is feasible.
       On page 55, line 22, strike ``(c)'' and insert ``(e)''.
       On page 55, line 25, strike ``to determine'' and insert 
     ``and''.
       On page 56, line 3, strike ``(d)'' and insert ``(f)''.
       On page 56, line 8, strike ``(e)'' and insert ``(g)''.
       On page 56, line 16, strike ``(f)'' and insert ``(h)''.
       On page 56, line 20, strike ``(g)'' and insert ``(i)''.
       On page 57, line 3, strike ``(h)'' and insert ``(j)''.
       On page 57, line 13, strike ``(i)'' and insert ``(k)''.
       On page 57, line 22, strike ``(j)'' and insert ``(l)''.
       On page 58, line 4, strike ``(k)'' and insert ``(m)''.
       On page 58, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following:
       (n) Saint Joseph River, South Bend, Indiana.--The Secretary 
     shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of 
     undertaking erosion control, bank stabilization, and flood 
     control along the Saint Joseph River, Indiana, including the 
     South Bend Dam and the banks of the East Bank and Island 
     Park.
       On page 58, line 10, strike ``(l)'' and insert ``(o)''.
       On page 58, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:
       (p) Cameron Parish West of Calcasieu River, Louisiana.--The 
     Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
     of a storm damage reduction and ecosystem restoration project 
     for Cameron Parish west of Calcasieu River, Louisiana.
       (q) Beneficial Use of Dredged Material, Coastal 
     Louisiana.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine 
     the feasibility of using dredged material from maintenance 
     activities at Federal navigation projects in coastal 
     Louisiana to benefit coastal areas in the State.
       On page 58, line 15, strike ``(m)'' and insert ``(r)''.
       On page 58, line 19, strike ``(n)'' and insert ``(s)''.
       On page 59, line 1, strike ``(o)'' and insert ``(t)''.
       On page 59, line 13, strike ``(p)'' and insert ``(u)''.
       On page 59, line 21, strike ``(q)'' and insert ``(v)''.
       On page 60, line 7, strike ``(r)'' and insert ``(w)''.
       On page 60, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:
       (x) Detroit River, Michigan, Greenway Corridor Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
     determine the feasibility of a project for shoreline 
     protection, frontal erosion, and associated purposes in the 
     Detroit River shoreline area from the Belle Isle Bridge to 
     the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit, Michigan.
       (2) Potential modifications.--As a part of the study, the 
     Secretary shall review potential project modifications to any 
     existing Corps projects within the same area.
       (y) St. Clair Shores Flood Control, Michigan.--The 
     Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
     of constructing a flood control project at St. Clair Shores, 
     Michigan.
       On page 60, line 11, strike ``(s)'' and insert ``(z)''.
       On page 60, line 22, strike ``(t)'' and insert ``(aa)''.
       On page 61, line 7, strike ``use'' and insert ``shall 
     use''.
       On page 61, line 13, strike ``(u)'' and insert ``(bb)''.
       Sec. bb. Irrigation Diversion Protection and Fisheries 
     Enhancement Assistance.--The Secretary may provide technical 
     planning and design assistance to non-Federal interests and 
     may conduct other site-specific studies to formulate and 
     evaluate fish screens, fish passages devices and other 
     measures to decrease the incidence of juvenile and adult fish 
     inadvertently entering into irrigation systems. Measures 
     shall be developed in cooperation with Federal and State 
     resource agencies and not impair the continued withdrawal of 
     water for irrigation purposes. In providing such assistance 
     priority shall be given based on the objectives of the 
     Endangered Species Act, cost-effectiveness, and the potential 
     for reducing fish mortality. Non-Federal interests shall 
     agree by contract to contribute 50 percent of the cost of 
     such assistance. Not more than one-half of such non-Federal 
     contribution may be made by the provision of services, 
     materials, supplies, or other in-kind services. No 
     construction activities are authorized by this section. Not 
     later than two years after the date of enactment of this 
     section, the Secretary shall report to Congress on fish 
     mortality caused by irrigation water intake devices, 
     appropriate measures to reduce mortality, the extent to which 
     such measures are currently being employed in the arid 
     States, the construction costs associated with such measures, 
     and the appropriate Federal role, if any, to encourage the 
     use of such measures.
       On page 61, lines 22 and 23, strike ``Resource'' and insert 
     ``Resources''.
       On page 61, line 24, strike ``Montana, tribal'' and insert 
     ``Montana and tribal''.
       On page 62, line 4, strike ``(v)'' and insert ``(cc)''.
       On page 62, line 12, strike ``(w)'' and insert ``(dd)''.
       On page 62, line 20, strike ``(x)'' and insert ``(ee)''.
       On page 62, line 24, strike ``(y)'' and insert ``(ff)''.

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       On page 63, line 11, strike ``remediation'' and insert 
     ``restoration''.
       On page 63, line 18, insert ``the'' before ``Federal''.
       On page 63, strike lines 20 through 23 and insert the 
     following:
       (3) Report.--The Secretary may use funds from the ongoing 
     navigation study for New York and New Jersey Harbor to 
     complete a reconnaissance report for environmental 
     restoration by December 31, 1999. The navigation study to 
     deepen New York and New Jersey Harbor shall consider 
     beneficial use of dredged material.
       (gg) Bank Stabilization, Missouri River, North Dakota.--
       (1) Study.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
     determine the feasibility of bank stabilization on the 
     Missouri River between the Garrison Dam and Lake Oahe in 
     North Dakota.
       (B) Elements.--In conducting the study, the Secretary shall 
     study--
       (i) options for stabilizing the erosion sites on the banks 
     of the Missouri River between the Garrison Dam and Lake Oahe 
     identified in the report developed by the North Dakota State 
     Water Commission, dated December 1997, including 
     stabilization through nontraditional measures;
       (ii) the cumulative impact of bank stabilization measures 
     between the Garrison Dam and Lake Oahe on fish and wildlife 
     habitat and the potential impact of additional stabilization 
     measures, including the impact of nontraditional 
     stabilization measures;
       (iii) the current and future effects, including economic 
     and fish and wildlife habitat effects, that bank erosion is 
     having on creating the delta at the beginning of Lake Oahe; 
     and
       (iv) the impact of taking no additional measures to 
     stabilize the banks of the Missouri River between the 
     Garrison Dam and Lake Oahe.
       (C) Interested parties.--In conducting the study, the 
     Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, seek the 
     participation and views of interested Federal, State, and 
     local agencies, landowners, conservation organizations, and 
     other persons.
       (D) Report.--
       (i) In general.--The Secretary shall report to Congress on 
     the results of the study not later than 1 year after the date 
     of enactment of this Act.
       (ii) Status.--If the Secretary cannot complete the study 
     and report to Congress by the day that is 1 year after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, by that 
     day, report to Congress on the status of the study and 
     report, including an estimate of the date of completion.
       (2) Effect on existing projects.--This subsection does not 
     preclude the Secretary from establishing or carrying out a 
     stabilization project that is authorized by law.
       (hh) Santee Delta Wetland Habitat, South Carolina.--Not 
     later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary shall complete a comprehensive study of the 
     ecosystem in the Santee Delta focus area of South Carolina to 
     determine the feasibility of undertaking measures to enhance 
     the wetland habitat in the area.
       (ii) Waccamaw River, South Carolina.--The Secretary shall 
     conduct a study to determine the feasibility of a flood 
     control project for the Waccamaw River in Horry County, South 
     Carolina.
       On page 63, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following:
       (jj) Upper Susquehanna-Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, Watershed 
     Management and Restoration Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
     determine the feasibility of a comprehensive flood plain 
     management and watershed restoration project for the Upper 
     Susquehanna-Lackawanna Watershed, Pennsylvania.
       (2) Geographic information system.--In conducting the 
     study, the Secretary shall use a geographic information 
     system.
       (3) Plans.--The study shall formulate plans for 
     comprehensive flood plain management and environmental 
     restoration.
       (4) Crediting.--Non-Federal interests may receive credit 
     for in-kind services and materials that contribute to the 
     study. The Secretary may credit non-Corps Federal assistance 
     provided to the non-Federal interest toward the non-Federal 
     share of study costs to the maximum extent authorized by law.
       On page 63, line 24, strike ``(z)'' and insert ``(kk)''.
       On page 64, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:
       (ll) Santa Clara River, Utah.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
     determine the feasibility of undertaking measures to 
     alleviate damage caused by flooding, bank erosion, and 
     sedimentation along the watershed of the Santa Clara River, 
     Utah, above the Gunlock Reservoir.
       (2) Contents.--The study shall include an analysis of 
     watershed conditions and water quality, as related to 
     flooding and bank erosion, along the Santa Clara River in the 
     vicinity of the town of Gunlock, Utah.
       On page 64, line 7, strike ``(aa)'' and insert ``(mm)''.
       On page 64, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:
       (nn) Agat Small Boat Harbor, Guam.--The Secretary shall 
     conduct a study to determine the feasibility of undertaking 
     the repair and reconstruction of Agat Small Boat Harbor, 
     Guam, including the repair of existing shore protection 
     measures and construction or a revetment of the breakwater 
     seawall.
       (oo) Apra Harbor Seawall, Guam.--The Secretary shall 
     conduct a study to determine the feasibility of undertaking 
     measures to repair, upgrade, and extend the seawall 
     protecting Apra Harbor, Guam, and to ensure continued access 
     to the harbor via Route 11B.
       (pp) Apra Harbor Fuel Piers, Guam.--The Secretary shall 
     conduct a study to determine the feasibility of undertaking 
     measures to upgrade the piers and fuel transmission lines at 
     the fuel piers in the Apra Harbor, Guam, and measures to 
     provide for erosion control and protection against storm 
     damage.
       (qq) Maintenance Dredging of Harbor Piers, Guam.--The 
     Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
     of Federal maintenance of areas adjacent to piers at harbors 
     in Guam, including Apra Harbor, Agat Harbor, and Agana 
     Marina.
       On page 64, line 13, strike ``(bb)'' and insert ``(rr)''.
       On page 65, line 2, strike ``may be'' and insert ``are''.
       On page 65, lines 19 and 20, strike ``undertake'' and 
     insert ``carry out''.
       On page 66, line 4, strike ``this authority'' and insert 
     ``the program''.
       On page 66, line 16, strike ``In general.--'' and insert 
     ``Studies.--''.
       On page 66, line 20, strike ``Payment percentage.--'' and 
     insert ``Projects.--''.
       On page 67, line 1, strike ``projects, and the'' and insert 
     ``projects. The''.
       On page 67, line 9, strike ``authority'' and insert 
     ``section''.
       On page 68, line 18, strike ``Saint Genevieve'' and insert 
     ``LeMay''.
       On page 69, line 15, strike ``construction'' and insert 
     ``constructing''.
       On page 69, line 17, strike ``construction'' and insert 
     ``constructing''.
       On page 70, line 11, strike ``projects'' and insert 
     ``authority''.
       On page 74, strike lines 23 and 24.
       On page 77, line 21, strike ``under subsection (b)''.
       On page 77, line 22, strike ``(c)'' and insert ``(b)''.
       On page 79, line 4, after ``amended'', insert ``in the 
     second sentence''.
       On page 80, line 2, strike ``and''.
       On page 80, line 8, strike the final period and insert ``; 
     and''.
       On page 80, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:
       (4) in the first sentence of subsection (e) (as 
     redesignated by paragraph (2)), by striking ``(b)'' and 
     inserting ``(d)''.
       On page 81, strike lines 8 through 10 and insert the 
     following:
       Section 503 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
     (110 Stat. 3756) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (10) and inserting the following:
       ``(10) Regional Atlanta Watershed, Atlanta, Georgia, and 
     Lake Lanier of Forsyth and Hall Counties, Georgia.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       On page 81, line 20, strike the quotation marks and the 
     final period.
       On page 81, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following:
       ``(22) Bronx River watershed, New York.
       ``(23) Catawba River watershed, North Carolina.'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
       ``(e) Nonprofit Entities.--Notwithstanding section 221(b) 
     of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b(b)), for 
     any project undertaken under this section, with the consent 
     of the affected local government, a non-Federal interest may 
     include a nonprofit entity.''.
       On page 81, line 22, after ``Resources'' insert 
     ``Development''.
       On page 82, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:
       ``(18) Flints Pond, Hollis, New Hampshire, removal of 
     excessive aquatic vegetation.
       On page 82, line 7, strike ``(18)'' and insert ``(19)''.
       On page 82, line 21, after ``estimated'' insert 
     ``Federal''.
       On page 82, lines 22 and 23, strike ``Repaupo Creek and 
     Delaware River, Gloucester County, New Jersey.'' and insert 
     ``small flood control projects.''.
       On page 83, line 2, strike ``(17) through (24)'' and insert 
     ``(16) through (23)''.
       On page 83, line 3, strike ``and''.
       On page 83, strike lines 9 and 10 and insert the following:
     and the Delaware River, Gloucester County, New Jersey; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(24) Irondequoit creek, new york.--Project for flood 
     control, Irondequoit Creek watershed, New York.
       On page 83, line 11, strike ``(16)'' and insert ``(25)''.
       On page 83, line 22, strike ``Fortesque'' and insert 
     ``Fortescue''.
       On page 84, between lines 1 and 2, insert the following:
       (a) Arctic Ocean, Barrow, Alaska.--The Secretary shall 
     evaluate and, if justified under section 14 of the Flood 
     Control Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 701r), carry out storm damage 
     reduction and coastal erosion measures at the town of Barrow, 
     Alaska.
       (b) Saginaw River, Bay City, Michigan.--The Secretary may 
     construct appropriate control structures in areas along the 
     Saginaw River in the city of Bay City, Michigan,

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     under authority of section 14 of the Flood Control Act of 
     1946 (33 Stat. 701s).
       On page 84, line 2, strike ``The'' and insert ``(c) 
     Yellowstone River, Billings, Montana.--The''.
       On page 84, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following:
       (d) Monongahela River, Point Marion, Pennsylvania.--The 
     Secretary shall evaluate and, if justified under section 14 
     of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (33 U.S.C. 701r), carry out 
     streambank erosion control measures along the Monongahela 
     River at the borough of Point Marion, Pennsylvania.
       On page 84, line 16, strike ``Army''.
       On page 85, lines 3 and 4, strike ``, arkansas floodway 
     ditch no. 5'' and insert ``floodway ditch''
       On page 85, line 10, strike ``, Arkansas Floodway Ditch No. 
     5'' and insert ``Floodway Ditch''.
       On page 85, line 15, strike ``, Arkansas Floodway Ditch No. 
     5'' and insert ``Floodway Ditch''.
       Beginning on page 85, strike line 16 and all that follows 
     through page 86, line 5.
       Beginning on page 92, strike line 1 and all that follows 
     through page 96, line 16, and insert the following:

     SEC. 142. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER MANAGEMENT.

       Section 1103 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
     (33 U.S.C. 652) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (e)--
       (A) by striking ``(e)'' and all that follows through the 
     end of paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(e) Undertakings.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Authority.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of the Interior and the States of Illinois, Iowa, 
     Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin, is authorized to 
     undertake--
       ``(i) a program for the planning, construction, and 
     evaluation of measures for fish and wildlife habitat 
     rehabilitation and enhancement; and
       ``(ii) implementation of a program of long-term resource 
     monitoring, computerized data inventory and analysis, and 
     applied research.
       ``(B) Requirements for projects.--Each project carried out 
     under subparagraph (A)(i) shall--
       ``(i) to the maximum extent practicable, simulate natural 
     river processes;
       ``(ii) include an outreach and education component; and
       ``(iii) on completion of the assessment under subparagraph 
     (D), address identified habitat and natural resource needs.
       ``(C) Advisory committee.--In carrying out subparagraph 
     (A), the Secretary shall create an independent technical 
     advisory committee to review projects, monitoring plans, and 
     habitat and natural resource needs assessments.
       ``(D) Habitat and natural resource needs assessment.--
       ``(i) Authority.--The Secretary is authorized to undertake 
     a systemic, river reach, and pool scale assessment of habitat 
     and natural resource needs to serve as a blueprint to guide 
     habitat rehabilitation and long-term resource monitoring.
       ``(ii) Data.--The habitat and natural resource needs 
     assessment shall, to the maximum extent practicable, use data 
     in existence at the time of the assessment.
       ``(iii) Timing.--The Secretary shall complete a habitat and 
     natural resource needs assessment not later than 3 years 
     after the date of enactment of this subparagraph.
       ``(2) Reports.--On December 31, 2005, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of the Interior and the States of Illinois, 
     Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin, the Secretary shall 
     prepare and submit to Congress a report that--
       ``(A) contains an evaluation of the programs described in 
     paragraph (1);
       ``(B) describes the accomplishments of each program;
       ``(C) includes results of a habitat and natural resource 
     needs assessment; and
       ``(D) identifies any needed adjustments in the 
     authorization under paragraph (1) or the authorized 
     appropriations under paragraphs (3), (4), and (5).'';
       (B) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by striking ``paragraph (1)(A)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraph (1)(A)(i)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Secretary not to exceed'' and all that 
     follows and inserting ``Secretary not to exceed $22,750,000 
     for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2009.'';
       (C) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) by striking ``paragraph (1)(B)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraph (1)(A)(ii)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``$7,680,000'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``$10,420,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 
     2009.'';
       (D) by striking paragraphs (5) and (6) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(5) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out paragraph (1)(C) not to 
     exceed $350,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2009.
       ``(6) Transfer of amounts.--
       ``(A) In general.--For each fiscal year beginning after 
     September 30, 1992, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of the Interior and the States of Illinois, Iowa, 
     Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin, may transfer appropriated 
     amounts between the programs under clauses (i) and (ii) of 
     paragraph (1)(A) and paragraph (1)(C).
       ``(B) Apportionment of costs.--In carrying out paragraph 
     (1)(D), the Secretary may apportion the costs equally between 
     the programs authorized by paragraph (1)(A).''; and
       (E) in paragraph (7)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by inserting ``(i)'' after ``paragraph (1)(A)''; and
       (II) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``and, in the case of any project requiring non-
     Federal cost sharing, the non-Federal share of the cost of 
     the project shall be 35 percent''; and

       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``paragraphs (1)(B) 
     and (1)(C) of this subsection'' and inserting ``paragraph 
     (1)(A)(ii)'';
       (2) in subsection (f)(2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(A)''; and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (B); and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(k) St. Louis Area Urban Wildlife Habitat.--The Secretary 
     shall investigate and, if appropriate, carry out restoration 
     of urban wildlife habitat, with a special emphasis on the 
     establishment of greenways in the St. Louis, Missouri, area 
     and surrounding communities.''.
       On page 99, line 2, strike ``Act'' and insert ``section''.
       On page 100, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:

     SEC. 145. NINE MILE RUN HABITAT RESTORATION, PENNSYLVANIA.

       The Secretary may credit against the non-Federal share such 
     costs as are incurred by the non-Federal interests in 
     preparing environmental and other preconstruction 
     documentation for the habitat restoration project, Nine Mile 
     Run, Pennsylvania, if the Secretary determines that the 
     documentation is integral to the project.

     SEC. 146. SHORE DAMAGE PREVENTION OR MITIGATION.

       Section 111 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (33 U.S.C. 
     426(i)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``The Secretary'' 
     and inserting ``(a) In General.--The Secretary'';
       (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``The costs'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(b) Cost Sharing.--The costs'';
       (3) in the third sentence--
       (A) by striking ``No such'' and inserting the following:
       ``(c) Requirement for Specific Authorization.--No such''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``$2,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$5,000,000''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Coordination.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(1) coordinate the implementation of the measures under 
     this section with other Federal and non-Federal shore 
     protection projects in the same geographic area; and
       ``(2) to the extent practicable, combine mitigation 
     projects with other shore protection projects in the same 
     area into a comprehensive regional project.''.

     SEC. 147. LARKSPUR FERRY CHANNEL, CALIFORNIA.

       The Secretary shall work with the Secretary of 
     Transportation on a proposed solution to carry out the 
     project to maintain the Larkspur Ferry Channel, Larkspur, 
     California, authorized by section 601(d) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4148).

     SEC. 148. COMPREHENSIVE FLOOD IMPACT-RESPONSE MODELING 
                   SYSTEM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary may study and implement a 
     Comprehensive Flood Impact-Response Modeling System for the 
     Coralville Reservoir and the Iowa River watershed, Iowa.
       (b) Study.--The study shall include--
       (1) an evaluation of the combined hydrologic, geomorphic, 
     environmental, economic, social, and recreational impacts of 
     operating strategies within the watershed;
       (2) creation of an integrated, dynamic flood impact model; 
     and
       (3) the development of a rapid response system to be used 
     during flood and emergency situations.
       (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 5 years after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit a 
     report to Congress on the results of the study and modeling 
     system and such recommendations as the Secretary determines 
     to be appropriate.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated a total of $2,250,000 to carry out this 
     section.

     SEC. 149. STUDY REGARDING INNOVATIVE FINANCING FOR SMALL AND 
                   MEDIUM-SIZED PORTS.

       (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct a study and analysis of various alternatives 
     for innovative financing of future construction, operation, 
     and maintenance of projects in small and medium-sized ports.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
     Senate and Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
     the House of Representatives and the results of the study and 
     any related legislative recommendations for consideration by 
     Congress.

     SEC. 150. CANDY LAKE PROJECT, OSAGE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Fair market value.--The term ``fair market value'' 
     means the amount for which a willing buyer would purchase and 
     a willing seller would sell a parcel of land, as determined 
     by a qualified, independent land appraiser.
       (2) Previous owner of land.--The term ``previous owner of 
     land'' means a person (including a corporation) that 
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     descendant of a deceased individual who conveyed, land to the 
     Army Corps of Engineers for use in the Candy Lake project in 
     Osage County, Oklahoma.
       (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Army.
       (b) Land Conveyances.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall convey, in accordance 
     with this section, all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to the land acquired by the United 
     States for the Candy Lake project in Osage County, Oklahoma.
       (2) Previous owners of land.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall give a previous owner 
     of land first option to purchase the land described in 
     paragraph (1).
       (B) Application.--
       (i) In general.--A previous owner of land that desires to 
     purchase the land described in paragraph (1) that was owned 
     by the previous owner of land, or by the individual from whom 
     the previous owner of land is descended, shall file an 
     application to purchase the land with the Secretary not later 
     than 180 days after the official date of notice to the 
     previous owner of land under subsection (c).
       (ii) First to file has first option.--If more than 1 
     application is filed for a parcel of land described in 
     paragraph (1), first options to purchase the parcel of land 
     shall be allotted in the order in which applications for the 
     parcel of land were filed.
       (C) Identification of previous owners of land.--As soon as 
     practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, identify each 
     previous owner of land.
       (D) Consideration.--Consideration for land conveyed under 
     this subsection shall be the fair market value of the land.
       (3) Disposal.--Any land described in paragraph (1) for 
     which an application has not been filed under paragraph 
     (2)(B) within the applicable time period shall be disposed of 
     in accordance with law.
       (4) Extinguishment of Easements.--All flowage easements 
     acquired by the United States for use in the Candy Lake 
     project in Osage County, Oklahoma, are extinguished.
       (c) Notice.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall notify--
       (A) each person identified as a previous owner of land 
     under subsection (b)(2)(C), not later than 90 days after 
     identification, by United States mail; and
       (B) the general public, not later than 90 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, by publication in the Federal 
     Register.
       (2) Contents of notice.--Notice under this subsection shall 
     include--
       (A) a copy of this section;
       (B) information sufficient to separately identify each 
     parcel of land subject to this section; and
       (C) specification of the fair market value of each parcel 
     of land subject to this section.
       (3) Official date of notice.--The official date of notice 
     under this subsection shall be the later of--
       (A) the date on which actual notice is mailed; or
       (B) the date of publication of the notice in the Federal 
     Register.

     SEC. 151. SALCHA RIVER AND PILEDRIVER SLOUGH, FAIRBANKS, 
                   ALASKA.

       The Secretary shall evaluate and, if justified under 
     section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 
     701s), carry out flood damage reduction measures along the 
     lower Salcha River and on Piledriver Slough, from its 
     headwaters at the mouth of the Salcha River to the Chena 
     Lakes Flood Control Project, in the vicinity of Fairbanks, 
     Alaska, to protect against surface water flooding.

     SEC. 152. EYAK RIVER, CORDOVA, ALASKA.

       The Secretary shall evaluate and, if justified under 
     section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 
     701s), carry out flood damage reduction measures along the 
     Eyak River at the town of Cordova, Alaska.

     SEC. 153. NORTH PADRE ISLAND STORM DAMAGE REDUCTION AND 
                   ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROJECT.

       The Secretary shall carry out a project for ecosystem 
     restoration and storm damage reduction at North Padre Island, 
     Corpus Christi Bay, Texas, at a total estimated cost of 
     $30,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $19,500,000 
     and an estimated non-Federal cost of $10,500,000, if the 
     Secretary finds that the work is technically sound, 
     environmentally acceptable, and economically justified.

     SEC. 154. KANOPOLIS LAKE, KANSAS.

       (a) Water Supply.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in cooperation with the 
     State of Kansas or another non-Federal interest, shall 
     complete a water supply reallocation study at the project for 
     flood control, Kanopolis Lake, Kansas, as a basis on which 
     the Secretary shall enter into negotiations with the State of 
     Kansas or another non-Federal interest for the terms and 
     conditions of a reallocation of the water supply.
       (2) Options.--The negotiations for storage reallocation 
     shall include the following options for evaluation by all 
     parties:
       (A) Financial terms of storage reallocation.
       (B) Protection of future Federal water releases from 
     Kanopolis Dam, consistent with State water law, to ensure 
     that the benefits expected from releases are provided.
       (C) Potential establishment of a water assurance district 
     consistent with other such districts established by the State 
     of Kansas.
       (D) Protection of existing project purposes at Kanopolis 
     Dam to include flood control, recreation, and fish and 
     wildlife.
       (b) In-Kind Credit.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may negotiate a credit for a 
     portion of the financial repayment to the Federal Government 
     for work performed by the State of Kansas, or another non-
     Federal interest, on land adjacent or in close proximity to 
     the project, if the work provides a benefit to the project.
       (2) Work included.--The work for which credit may be 
     granted may include watershed protection and enhancement, 
     including wetland construction and ecosystem restoration.

     SEC. 155. NEW YORK CITY WATERSHED.

       Section 552(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1996 (110 Stat. 3780) is amended by striking ``for the 
     project to be carried out with such assistance'' and 
     inserting ``, or a public entity designated by the State 
     director, to carry out the project with such assistance, 
     subject to the project's meeting the certification 
     requirement of subsection (c)(1)''.

     SEC. 156. CITY OF CHARLEVOIX REIMBURSEMENT, MICHIGAN.

       The Secretary shall review and, if consistent with 
     authorized project purposes, reimburse the city of 
     Charlevoix, Michigan, for the Federal share of costs 
     associated with construction of the new revetment connection 
     to the Federal navigation project at Charlevoix Harbor, 
     Michigan.

     SEC. 157. HAMILTON DAM FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT, MICHIGAN.

       The Secretary may construct the Hamilton Dam flood control 
     project, Michigan, under authority of section 205 of the 
     Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s).

     SEC. 158. NATIONAL CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT TASK FORCE.

       (a) Definition of Task Force.--In this section, the term 
     ``Task Force'' means the National Contaminated Sediment Task 
     Force established by section 502 of the National Contaminated 
     Sediment Assessment and Management Act (33 U.S.C. 1271 note; 
     Public Law 102-580).
       (b) Convening.--The Secretary and the Administrator shall 
     convene the Task Force not later than 90 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act.
       (c) Reporting on Remedial Action.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Task Force shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the status of remedial actions at 
     aquatic sites in the areas described in paragraph (2).
       (2) Areas.--The report under paragraph (1) shall address 
     remedial actions in--
       (A) areas of probable concern identified in the survey of 
     data regarding aquatic sediment quality required by section 
     503(a) of the National Contaminated Sediment Assessment and 
     Management Act (33 U.S.C. 1271);
       (B) areas of concern within the Great Lakes, as identified 
     under section 118(f) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
     Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(f));
       (C) estuaries of national significance identified under 
     section 320 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1330);
       (D) areas for which remedial action has been authorized 
     under any of the Water Resources Development Acts; and
       (E) as appropriate, any other areas where sediment 
     contamination is identified by the Task Force.
       (3) Activities.--Remedial actions subject to reporting 
     under this subsection include remedial actions under--
       (A) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
     and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) or other 
     Federal or State law containing environmental remediation 
     authority;
       (B) any of the Water Resources Development Acts;
       (C) section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1344); or
       (D) section 10 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (30 Stat. 1151, 
     chapter 425).
       (4) Contents.--The report under paragraph (1) shall 
     provide, with respect to each remedial action described in 
     the report, a description of--
       (A) the authorities and sources of funding for conducting 
     the remedial action;
       (B) the nature and sources of the sediment contamination, 
     including volume and concentration, where appropriate;
       (C) the testing conducted to determine the nature and 
     extent of sediment contamination and to determine whether the 
     remedial action is necessary;
       (D) the action levels or other factors used to determine 
     that the remedial action is necessary;
       (E) the nature of the remedial action planned or 
     undertaken, including the levels of protection of public 
     health and the environment to be achieved by the remedial 
     action;
       (F) the ultimate disposition of any material dredged as 
     part of the remedial action;
       (G) the status of projects and the obstacles or barriers to 
     prompt conduct of the remedial action; and
       (H) contacts and sources of further information concerning 
     the remedial action.

     SEC. 159. GREAT LAKES BASIN PROGRAM.

       (a) Strategic Plans.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the 
     Secretary shall report to Congress on a plan for programs of 
     the Army Corps of Engineers in the Great Lakes basin.
       (2) Contents.--The plan shall include details of the 
     projected environmental and

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     navigational projects in the Great Lakes basin, including--
       (A) navigational maintenance and operations for commercial 
     and recreational vessels;
       (B) environmental restoration activities;
       (C) water level maintenance activities;
       (D) technical and planning assistance to States and 
     remedial action planning committees;
       (E) sediment transport analysis, sediment management 
     planning, and activities to support prevention of excess 
     sediment loadings;
       (F) flood damage reduction and shoreline erosion 
     prevention;
       (G) all other activities of the Army Corps of Engineers; 
     and
       (H) an analysis of factors limiting use of programs and 
     authorities of the Army Corps of Engineers in existence on 
     the date of enactment of this Act in the Great Lakes basin, 
     including the need for new or modified authorities.
       (b) Great Lakes Biohydrological Information.--
       (1) Inventory.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall request each 
     Federal agency that may possess information relevant to the 
     Great Lakes biohydrological system to provide an inventory of 
     all such information in the possession of the agency.
       (B) Relevant information.--For the purpose of subparagraph 
     (A), relevant information includes information on--
       (i) ground and surface water hydrology;
       (ii) natural and altered tributary dynamics;
       (iii) biological aspects of the system influenced by and 
     influencing water quantity and water movement;
       (iv) meteorological projections and weather impacts on 
     Great Lakes water levels; and
       (v) other Great Lakes biohydrological system data relevant 
     to sustainable water use management.
       (2) Report.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with 
     the States, Indian tribes, and Federal agencies, and after 
     requesting information from the provinces and the federal 
     government of Canada, shall--
       (i) compile the inventories of information;
       (ii) analyze the information for consistency and gaps; and
       (iii) submit to Congress, the International Joint 
     Commission, and the Great Lakes States a report that includes 
     recommendations on ways to improve the information base on 
     the biohydrological dynamics of the Great Lakes ecosystem as 
     a whole, so as to support environmentally sound decisions 
     regarding diversions and consumptive uses of Great Lakes 
     water.
       (B) Recommendations.--The recommendations in the report 
     under subparagraph (A) shall include recommendations relating 
     to the resources and funds necessary for implementing 
     improvement of the information base.
       (C) Considerations.--In developing the report under 
     subparagraph (A), the Secretary, in cooperation with the 
     Secretary of State, the Secretary of Transportation, and 
     other relevant agencies as appropriate, shall consider and 
     report on the status of the issues described and 
     recommendations made in--
       (i) the Report of the International Joint Commission to the 
     Governments of the United States and Canada under the 1977 
     reference issued in 1985; and
       (ii) the 1993 Report of the International Joint Commission 
     to the Governments of Canada and the United States on Methods 
     of Alleviating Adverse Consequences of Fluctuating Water 
     Levels in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Basin.
       (c) Great Lakes Recreational Boating.--Not later than 18 
     months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall, using information and studies in existence on the date 
     of enactment of this Act to the maximum extent practicable, 
     and in cooperation with the Great Lakes States, submit to 
     Congress a report detailing the economic benefits of 
     recreational boating in the Great Lakes basin, particularly 
     at harbors benefiting from operation and maintenance projects 
     of the Army Corps of Engineers.
       (d) Cooperation.--In undertaking activities under this 
     section, the Secretary shall--
       (1) encourage public participation; and
       (2) cooperate, and, as appropriate, collaborate, with Great 
     Lakes States, tribal governments, and Canadian federal, 
     provincial, tribal governments.
       (e) Water Use Activities and Policies.--The Secretary may 
     provide technical assistance to the Great Lakes States to 
     develop interstate guidelines to improve the consistency and 
     efficiency of State-level water use activities and policies 
     in the Great Lakes basin.
       (f) Cost Sharing.--The Secretary may seek and accept funds 
     from non-Federal entities to be used to pay up to 25 percent 
     of the cost of carrying out subsections (b), (c), (d), and 
     (e).

     SEC. 160. PROJECTS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT.

       Section 1135(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a(c)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``If the Secretary'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--If the Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Control of sea lamprey.--Congress finds that--
       ``(A) the Great Lakes navigation system has been 
     instrumental in the spread of sea lamprey and the associated 
     impacts to its fishery; and
       ``(B) the use of the authority under this subsection for 
     control of sea lamprey at any Great Lakes basin location is 
     appropriate.''.

     SEC. 161. WATER QUALITY, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, RECREATION, 
                   FISH AND WILDLIFE, FLOOD CONTROL, AND 
                   NAVIGATION.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary may investigate, study, 
     evaluate, and report on--
       (1) water quality, environmental quality, recreation, fish 
     and wildlife, flood control, and navigation in the western 
     Lake Erie watershed, including the watersheds of the Maumee 
     River, Ottawa River, and Portage River in the States of 
     Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan; and
       (2) measures to improve water quality, environmental 
     quality, recreation, fish and wildlife, flood control, and 
     navigation in the western Lake Erie basin.
       (b) Cooperation.--In carrying out studies and 
     investigations under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     cooperate with Federal, State, and local agencies and 
     nongovernmental organizations to ensure full consideration of 
     all views and requirements of all interrelated programs that 
     those agencies may develop independently or in coordination 
     with the Army Corps of Engineers.
       On page 101, lines 2 and 3, strike ``, acting through the 
     Assistant Secretary for Civil Works''.
       On page 102, strike lines 10 through 14 and insert the 
     following:
     and submit the plan, with any comments, to the appropriate 
     committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
       On page 102, line 21, strike ``(2)'' and insert ``(3)''.
       On page 103, line 14, strike ``(2)'' and insert ``(3)''.
       On page 113, line 24, strike ``States'' and insert 
     ``sites''.
       On page 115, line 8, strike ``The Secretary'' and insert 
     the following:
       (A) In general.--The Secretary
       On page 115, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:
       (B) Permits, rights-of-way, and easements.--All permits, 
     rights-of-way, and easements granted by the Secretary of the 
     Army to the Oglala Sioux Tribe for land on the west side of 
     the Missouri River between the Oahe Dam and Highway 14, and 
     all permits, rights-of-way, and easements on any other land 
     administered by the Secretary and used by the Oglala Sioux 
     Rural Water Supply System, are granted to the Oglala Sioux 
     Tribe in perpetuity to be held in trust under section 3(e) of 
     the Mni Wiconi Project Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 2568).
       On page 115, line 16, strike ``and'' and insert ``outside 
     the''.
       On page 116, line 12, insert a comma after ``Oahe''.
       On page 116, lines 12 and 13, strike ``Garvin's'' and 
     insert ``Gavin's''.
       On page 117, line 4, strike ``and''.
       On page 117, line 5, strike the period and insert ``; 
     and''.
       On page 117, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following:
       (4) is not the recreation area known as ``Cottonwood'', 
     ``Training Dike'', or ``Tailwaters''; and
       (5) is located below Gavin's Point Dam in the State of 
     South Dakota in accordance with boundary agreements and 
     reciprocal fishing agreements between the State of South 
     Dakota and the State of Nebraska in effect on the date of 
     enactment of this Act, which agreements shall continue to be 
     honored by the State of South Dakota as the agreements apply 
     to any land or recreation areas transferred under this title 
     to the State of South Dakota below Gavin's Point Dam and on 
     the waters of the Missouri River.
       On page 117, lines 23 and 24, strike ``South Dakota Game, 
     Fish, and Parks''.
       On page 118, lines 5 and 6, strike ``respective Trust Fund 
     described in section 204'' and insert ``Trust Fund described 
     in section 203''.
       On page 118, line 23, strike ``Nothing'' and insert the 
     following:
       (1) In general.--Nothing
       On page 118, lines 24 and 25, strike ``hunting and fishing 
     on the waters of the Missouri River'' and insert ``the land 
     and water below the exclusive flood pool of the Missouri 
     River within the State of South Dakota, including affected 
     Indian reservations''.
       On page 119, line 2, after ``continue'' insert ``in 
     perpetuity''.
       On page 119, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:
       (2) No effect on respective jurisdictions.--The Secretary 
     may not adopt any regulation or otherwise affect the 
     respective jurisdictions of the State of South Dakota, the 
     Lower Brule River Sioux Tribe, or the Cheyenne River Sioux 
     Tribe described in paragraph (1).
       (h) Applicability of Law.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this Act, the following provisions of law shall 
     apply to land transferred under this section:
       (1) The National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 
     et seq.), including sections 106 and 304 of that Act (16 
     U.S.C. 470f, 470w-3).
       (2) The Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (16 
     U.S.C. 470aa et seq.), including sections 4, 6, 7, and 9 of 
     that Act (16 U.S.C. 470cc, 470ee, 470ff, 470hh).
       (3) The Native American Graves Protection Act and 
     Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), including 
     subsections (a) and (d) of section 3 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 
     3003).
       On page 119, line 18, strike ``Tribes'' and insert 
     ``Secretary of the Interior''.

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       On page 120, line 9, after ``of'', insert ``the reservation 
     of''.
       On page 121, line 21, strike ``respective'' and insert 
     ``State and tribal''.
       On page 122, line 10, strike ``Jurisdiction.--'' and insert 
     ``Hunting and fishing.--''.
       On page 122, lines 14 through 16, strike ``Jurisdiction 
     over the land and waters shall continue in accordance with 
     the Flood Control Act of 1944 (33 U.S.C. 701-1 et seq.).'' 
     and insert ``The State of South Dakota, the Lower Brule Sioux 
     Tribe, and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe shall continue to 
     exercise, in perpetuity, the jurisdiction they possess on the 
     date of enactment of this Act with regard to those lands and 
     waters. The Secretary may not adopt any regulation or 
     otherwise affect the respective jurisdictions of the State of 
     South Dakota, the Lower Brule River Sioux Tribe, or the 
     Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe described in the preceding 
     sentence.''.
       On page 122, line 18, after ``as'' insert ``that over''.
       On page 123, line 14, strike ``valid, existing''.
       On page 125, line 5, strike ``Act shall relieve'' and 
     insert ``title relieves''.
       On page 125, strike line 13 and insert the following:

     SEC. 208. STUDY.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall 
     arrange for the United States Geological Survey, in 
     consultation with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and other 
     appropriate Federal agencies, to conduct a comprehensive 
     study of the potential impacts of the transfer of land under 
     sections 205(b) and 206(b), including potential impacts on 
     South Dakota Sioux Tribes having water claims within the 
     Missouri River Basin, on water flows in the Missouri River.
       (b) No Transfer Pending Determination.--No transfer of land 
     under section 205(b) or 206(b) shall occur until the 
     Secretary determines, based on the study, that the transfer 
     of land under either section will not significantly reduce 
     the amount of water flow to the downstream States of the 
     Missouri River.

     SEC. 209. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

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