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Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 541 et seq.).

TITLE III--PROJECT-RELATED PROVISIONS

SEC. 301. TENNESSEE-TOMBIGBEE WATERWAY WILDLIFE MITIGATION,
ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI.

The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Wildlife Mitigation Project,
Alabama and Mississippi, authorized by section 601(a) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4138), is modified to
authorize the Secretary to complete the project at a cost of
$93,530,000, in accordance with the post authorization change report
dated August 17, 1998.

SEC. 302. OUZINKIE HARBOR, ALASKA.

(a) Maximum Federal Expenditure.--The maximum amount of Federal
funds that may be expended for the project for navigation, Ouzinkie
Harbor, Alaska, shall be $8,500,000.
(b) Revision of Project Cooperation Agreement.--The Secretary shall
revise the project cooperation agreement for the project referred to in
subsection (a) to take into account the change in the Federal
participation in the project under subsection (a).

SEC. 303. ST. PAUL HARBOR, ST. PAUL, ALASKA.

The project for navigation, St. Paul Harbor, St. Paul, Alaska,
authorized by section 101(b)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act
of 1996 (110 Stat. 3667), is modified to include the construction of
additional features for a small boat harbor with an entrance

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channel and maneuvering area dredged to a 20-foot depth and appropriate
wave protection features at an additional estimated total cost of
$12,700,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $5,000,000 and an
estimated non-Federal cost of $7,700,000.
SEC. 304. LOGGY BAYOU, RED RIVER BELOW DENISON DAM, ARKANSAS,
LOUISIANA, OKLAHOMA, AND TEXAS.

The project for flood control on the Red River below Denison Dam,
Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas, authorized by section 10 of
the Flood Control Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 647), is modified to direct the
Secretary to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of expanding
the project to include mile 0.0 to mile 7.8 of Loggy Bayou between the
Red River and Flat River.

SEC. 305. SACRAMENTO RIVER, GLENN-COLUSA, CALIFORNIA.

(a) In General.--The project for flood control, Sacramento River,
California, authorized by section 2 of the Act entitled ``An Act to
provide for the control of the floods of the Mississippi River and of
the Sacramento River, California, and for other purposes'', approved
March 1, 1917 (39 Stat. 949), and modified by section 102 of the Energy
and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1990 (103 Stat. 649), section
301(b)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat.
3110), and title I of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations
Act, 1999 (112 Stat. 1841), is further modified to authorize the
Secretary--
(1) to carry out the portion of the project at Glenn-Colusa,
California, at a total cost of $26,000,000, with an estimated
Federal cost of $20,000,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of
$6,000,000; and
(2) to carry out bank stabilization work in the riverbed
gradient facility, particularly in the vicinity of River Mile
208, if the Secretary determines that such work is necessary to
protect the overall integrity of the project, on the condition
that additional environmental review of the project is
conducted.

SEC. 306. SAN LORENZO RIVER, CALIFORNIA.

The project for flood control, San Lorenzo River, California,
authorized by section 101(a)(5) of the Water Resources Development Act
of 1996 (110 Stat. 3663), is modified to authorize the Secretary to
include as a part of the project streambank erosion control measures to
be undertaken substantially in accordance with the report entitled
``Bank Stabilization Concept, Laurel Street Extension'', dated April 23,
1998, at a total cost of $4,800,000, with an estimated Federal cost of
$3,100,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $1,700,000.

SEC. 307. TERMINUS DAM, KAWEAH RIVER, CALIFORNIA.

(a) Transfer of Title to Additional Land.--If the non-Federal
interests for the project for flood control and water supply, Terminus
Dam, Kaweah River, California, authorized by section 101(b)(5) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3667), transfer to
the Secretary without consideration title to perimeter lands acquired
for the project by the non-Federal interests, the Secretary may accept
the transfer of that title.
(b) Land, Easements, and Rights-of-Way.--Nothing in this section
changes, modifies, or otherwise affects the responsibility of the non-
Federal interests to provide land, easements, rights-

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of-way, relocations, and dredged material disposal areas necessary for
the Terminus Dam project and to perform operation and maintenance for
the project.
(c) Operation and Maintenance.--On request by the non-Federal
interests, the Secretary shall carry out operation, maintenance, repair,
replacement, and rehabilitation of the project if the non-Federal
interests enter into a binding agreement with the Secretary to reimburse
the Secretary for 100 percent of the costs of such operation,
maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation, and any other
expenses incurred by the Corps of Engineers under this section.
(d) Hold Harmless.--The non-Federal interests shall hold the United
States harmless for ownership, operation, and maintenance of lands and
facilities of the Terminus Dam project title to which is transferred to
the Secretary under this section.
SEC. 308. DELAWARE RIVER MAINSTEM AND CHANNEL DEEPENING, DELAWARE,
NEW JERSEY, AND PENNSYLVANIA.

The project for navigation, Delaware River Mainstem and Channel
Deepening, Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, authorized by section
101(6) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4802),
is modified as follows:
(1) Credit for engineering and design and construction
management work.--The Secretary may provide the non-Federal
interests credit, toward cash contributions required for
construction and subsequent to construction, for the costs of
engineering and design and construction management work that is
performed by the non-Federal interests and that the Secretary
determines is necessary to implement the project. Any such
credit shall reduce the Philadelphia District's private sector
performance goals for engineering work by the amount of the
credit.
(2) Credit for costs of construction.--The Secretary may
provide the non-Federal interests credit, toward cash
contributions required during construction and subsequent to
construction, for the costs of construction performed by the
non-Federal interests on behalf of the Secretary and that the
Secretary determines is necessary to implement the project.
(3) Payment of disposal or tipping fees.--The Secretary may
enter into an agreement with a non-Federal interest for the
payment of disposal or tipping fees for dredged material from a
Federal project, other than for the construction or operation
and maintenance of the new deepening project as described in the
Limited Reevaluation Report dated May 1997, if the non-Federal
interest has supplied the corresponding disposal capacity.
(4) Disposal area management plan.--The Secretary may enter
into an agreement with a non-Federal interest under which--
(A) the non-Federal interest may carry out or cause
to have carried out on behalf of the Secretary a
disposal area management program for dredged material
disposal areas necessary to construct, operate, and
maintain the project; and
(B) the Secretary shall reimburse the non-Federal
interest for the costs of carrying out the program.

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SEC. 309. POTOMAC RIVER, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

The project for flood control, Potomac River, Washington, District
of Columbia, authorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (49
Stat. 1574, chapter 688), and modified by section 301(a)(4) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3707), is modified to
authorize the Secretary to construct the project at a Federal cost of
$5,965,000, in accordance with the post authorization change report
dated June 29, 1998.

SEC. 310. BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA.

(a) Study.--Not <> later than 120 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in cooperation with the
non-Federal interest, shall complete a study of any damage to the
project for shore protection, Brevard County, Florida, authorized by
section 101(b)(7) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110
Stat. 3667), to determine whether the damage is the result of a Federal
navigation project.

(b) Conditions.--In conducting the study, the Secretary shall use
the services of an independent coastal expert, who shall consider all
relevant studies completed by the Corps of Engineers and the local
sponsor of the project.
(c) Mitigation of Damage.--After completion of the study, the
Secretary shall mitigate any damage to the shore protection project that
is the result of a Federal navigation project. The costs of the
mitigation shall be allocated to the Federal navigation project as
operation and maintenance costs.

SEC. 311. BROWARD COUNTY AND HILLSBORO INLET, FLORIDA.

The project for shore protection, Broward County and Hillsboro
Inlet, Florida, authorized by section 301 of the River and Harbor Act of
1965 (79 Stat. 1090), is modified to authorize the Secretary, on
execution of a contract to construct the project, to reimburse the non-
Federal interest for the Federal share of the cost of preconstruction
planning and design for the project, if the Secretary determines that
the work is compatible with and integral to the project.
SEC. 312. LEE COUNTY, CAPTIVA ISLAND SEGMENT, FLORIDA, PERIODIC
BEACH NOURISHMENT.

(a) In General.--The project for shore protection, Lee County,
Captiva Island segment, Florida, authorized by section 506(b)(3)(A) of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3758), is
modified to direct the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the
non-Federal interest to carry out the project in accordance with section
206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (33 U.S.C. 426i-1).
(b) Decision Document.--The design memorandum approved in 1996 shall
be the decision document supporting continued Federal participation in
cost sharing of the project.

SEC. 313. FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA.

(a) In General.--The project for shore protection and harbor
mitigation, Fort Pierce, Florida, authorized by section 301 of the River
and Harbor Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1092) and section 506(a)(2) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3757), is modified to
incorporate 1 additional mile into the project in accordance with a
final approved general reevaluation report, at a total cost for initial
nourishment for the entire project of

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$9,128,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $7,073,500 and an
estimated non-Federal cost of $2,054,500, at an average annual cost of
$556,000 for periodic nourishment over the 50-year life of the project,
with an estimated annual Federal cost of $431,000 and an estimated
annual non-Federal cost of $125,000.
(b) Periodic Beach Nourishment.--Periodic beach nourishment is
authorized for the project in accordance with section 506(a)(2) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3757).

SEC. 314. NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA.

The project for beach erosion control, Nassau County (Amelia
Island), Florida, authorized by section 3(a)(3) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4013), is modified to authorize the
Secretary to construct the project at a total cost of $17,000,000, with
an estimated Federal cost of $13,300,000 and an estimated non-Federal
cost of $3,700,000, at an average annual cost of $1,177,000 for periodic
nourishment over the 50-year life of the project, with an estimated
annual Federal cost of $807,000 and an estimated annual non-Federal cost
of $370,000.

SEC. 315. MIAMI HARBOR CHANNEL, FLORIDA.

The project for navigation, Miami Harbor Channel, Florida,
authorized by section 101(a)(9) of the Water Resources Development Act
of 1990 (104 Stat. 4606), is modified to include construction of
artificial reefs and related environmental mitigation required by
Federal, State, and local environmental permitting agencies for the
project, if the Secretary determines that the project as modified is
technically sound, environmentally acceptable, and economically
justified.

SEC. 316. ST. AUGUSTINE, ST. JOHNS COUNTY, FLORIDA.

The project for shore protection and storm damage reduction, St.
Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida, authorized by section 501(a) of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4133) is modified
to include navigation mitigation as a project purpose and to be carried
out by the Secretary substantially in accordance with the general
reevaluation report dated November 18, 1998, at a total cost of
$17,208,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $13,852,000 and an
estimated non-Federal cost of $3,356,000, and at an estimated average
annual cost of $1,360,000 for periodic nourishment over the 50-year life
of the project, with an estimated annual Federal cost of $1,095,000 and
an estimated annual non-Federal cost of $265,000.

SEC. 317. MILO CREEK, IDAHO.

The Secretary shall reimburse the non-Federal interests for 65
percent of the reasonable costs of flood control for the South Division
Street Segment, Milo Creek Flood Control Project, Idaho, to be
constructed by the State of Idaho as described in the provision entitled
``Add Alternative I'' in the Milo Creek Phase II plans and
specifications dated April 1999.

SEC. 318. LAKE MICHIGAN, ILLINOIS.

(a) In General.--The project for storm damage reduction and shore
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),

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is modified to provide for reimbursement for additional project work
undertaken by the non-Federal interest.
(b) 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.
(c) 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.

SEC. 319. SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS.

Section 417 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110
Stat. 3743) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``The
Secretary''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:

``(b) Cost Sharing.--The non-Federal share of assistance provided
under this section before, on, or after the date of enactment of this
subsection shall be 50 percent.''.

SEC. 320. OGDEN DUNES, INDIANA.

(a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of beach erosion in
and around the town of Ogden Dunes, Indiana, to determine whether the
damage is the result of a Federal navigation project.
(b) Mitigation of Damage.--If the Secretary determines that the
damage described in subsection (a) is the result of a Federal navigation
project, the Secretary shall take appropriate measures to mitigate the
damage.
(c) Cost.--The cost of the mitigation shall be allocated to the
Federal navigation project as an operation and maintenance cost.

SEC. 321. SAINT JOSEPH RIVER, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.

(a) Maximum Total Expenditure.--The maximum total expenditure for
the project for streambank erosion, recreation, and pedestrian access
features, Saint Joseph River, South Bend, Indiana, shall be $7,800,000.
(b) Revision of Project Cooperation Agreement.--The Secretary shall
revise the project cooperation agreement for the project referred to in
subsection (a) to take into account the change in the Federal
participation in the project under subsection (a).

SEC. 322. 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

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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 section, in combination with the
alterations undertaken under section 323 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3716), are economically justified.

SEC. 323. DUBUQUE, IOWA.

The project for navigation, 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.

SEC. 324. LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN, LOUISIANA.

The project for hurricane-flood protection, Lake Pontchartrain,
Louisiana, authorized by section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1965
(79 Stat. 1077), is modified--
(1) to direct the Secretary to conduct a study to determine
the feasibility of constructing a pump adjacent to each of the 4
proposed drainage structures for the Saint Charles Parish
feature of the project; and
(2) to authorize the Secretary to construct the pumps, with
a Federal cost of 65 percent, if the Secretary determines that
the project as modified is technically sound, environmentally
acceptable, and economically justified.

SEC. 325. LAROSE TO GOLDEN MEADOW, LOUISIANA.

The project for hurricane protection Larose to Golden Meadow,
Louisiana, authorized by section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1965
(79 Stat. 1077), is modified to authorize the Secretary to convert the
Golden Meadow floodgate into a navigation lock if the Secretary
determines that the conversion is technically feasible, environmentally
acceptable, and economically justified.

SEC. 326. LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY LEVEE, LOUISIANA.

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).

SEC. 327. TWELVE-MILE BAYOU, CADDO PARISH, LOUISIANA.

The Red River Below Denison Dam project, authorized by section 10 of
the Flood Control Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 647), is modified to incorporate
the Twelve-Mile Bayou and levee from its confluence with the Red River
and levee approximately 26 miles upstream to the vicinity of Black
Bayou, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
SEC. 328. WEST BANK OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER (EAST OF HARVEY
CANAL), LOUISIANA.

(a) In General.--The project to prevent flood damage and for
hurricane damage reduction, west bank of the Mississippi River (east of
Harvey Canal), Louisiana, authorized by section 401(b) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4128)

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and section 101(a)(17) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996
(110 Stat. 3665), is modified to direct the Secretary to continue
Federal operation and maintenance of the portion of the project included
in the report of the Chief of Engineers dated May 1, 1995, referred to
as ``Algiers Channel''.
(b) Combination of Projects.--The Secretary shall carry out work
authorized as part of the Westwego to Harvey Canal project, the East of
Harvey Canal project, and the Lake Cataouatche modifications as a single
project, to be known as the ``West Bank and Vicinity, New Orleans,
Louisiana, Hurricane Protection Project'', with a combined total cost of
$280,300,000.

SEC. 329. TOLCHESTER CHANNEL S-TURN, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

The project for navigation, Baltimore Harbor and Channels, Maryland,
authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (72 Stat.
297), is modified to direct the Secretary to straighten the Tolchester
Channel S-turn as part of project maintenance.

SEC. 330. SAULT SAINTE MARIE, CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MICHIGAN.

The project for navigation Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa County,
Michigan, authorized by section 1149 of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4254) and modified by section 330 of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3717), is further modified
to provide that the amount to be paid by non-Federal interests under
section 101(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C.
2211(a)) and section 330(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of
1996 shall not include any interest payments.

SEC. 331. 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 further
modified to direct the Secretary to provide a credit, not to exceed
$5,000,000, toward 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 the work is compatible with and integral to the project.

SEC. 332. BOIS BRULE DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT, MISSOURI.

(a) Maximum Federal Expenditure.--The maximum amount of Federal
funds that may be allocated for the project for flood control, Bois
Brule Drainage and Levee District, Missouri, authorized under section
205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s), is $15,000,000.
(b) Revision of Project Cooperation Agreement.--The Secretary shall
revise the project cooperation agreement for the project referred to in
subsection (a) to take into account the change in Federal participation
in the project under subsection (a).
(c) Cost Sharing.--Nothing in this section affects any cost-sharing
requirement applicable to the project referred to in subsection (a)
under title I of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C.
2211 et seq.).

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SEC. 333. MERAMEC RIVER BASIN, VALLEY PARK LEVEE, MISSOURI.

The project for flood control, Meramec River Basin, Valley Park
Levee, Missouri, authorized by section 2(h) of the Act entitled ``An Act
to deauthorize several projects within the jurisdiction of the Army
Corps of Engineers'' (Public Law 97-128; 95 Stat. 1682) and modified by
section 1128 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat.
4246), is further modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the
project at a maximum Federal expenditure of $35,000,000, if the
Secretary determines that the project as modified is technically sound,
environmentally acceptable, and economically justified.
SEC. 334. MISSOURI RIVER MITIGATION PROJECT, MISSOURI, KANSAS,
IOWA, AND NEBRASKA.

(a) In General.--The project for mitigation of fish and wildlife
losses, Missouri River Bank Stabilization and Navigation Project,
Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska, authorized by section 601(a) of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4143) is modified
to increase by 118,650 acres the amount of land and interests in land to
be acquired for the project.
(b) Study.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary, in conjunction with the
States of Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska, shall conduct a
study to determine the cost of restoring, under the authority of
the Missouri River fish and wildlife mitigation project, a total
of 118,650 acres of lost Missouri River fish and wildlife
habitat.
(2) Report.--Not <> later than 180 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
report to Congress on the results of the study.

SEC. 335. WOOD RIVER, GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA.

The project for flood control, Wood River, Grand Island, Nebraska,
authorized by section 101(a)(19) of the Water Resources Development Act
of 1996 (110 Stat. 3665), is modified to authorize the Secretary to
construct the project substantially in accordance with the report of the
Corps of Engineers dated June 29, 1998, at a total cost of $17,039,000,
with an estimated Federal cost of $9,730,000 and an estimated non-
Federal cost of $7,309,000.

SEC. 336. ABSECON ISLAND, NEW JERSEY.

The project for storm damage reduction and shore protection,
Brigantine Inlet to Great Egg Harbor Inlet, Absecon Island, New Jersey,
authorized by section 101(b)(13) of the Water Resources Development Act
of 1996 (110 Stat. 3668), is modified to provide that if, after October
12, 1996, the non-Federal interests carry out any work associated with
the project that is later recommended by the Chief of Engineers and
approved by the Secretary, the Secretary may provide the non-Federal
interests credit toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project
in an amount equal to the Federal share of the cost of the work, without
interest.
SEC. 337. NEW YORK HARBOR AND ADJACENT CHANNELS, PORT JERSEY, NEW
JERSEY.

(a) In General.--The project for navigation, New York Harbor and
Adjacent Channels, New York and New Jersey, authorized by section 202(b)
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4098), is
further modified to authorize the Secretary

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to construct the portion of the project that is located between Military
Ocean Terminal Bayonne and Global Terminal in Bayonne, New Jersey, at a
total cost of $103,267,000, with an estimated Federal cost of
$76,909,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $26,358,000.
(b) Limitation.--No funds may be obligated to carry out work under
the modification under subsection (a) until completion of a final report
by the Chief of Engineers finding that the work is technically sound,
environmentally acceptable, and economically justified.

SEC. 338. ARTHUR KILL, NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY.

(a) In General.--The project for navigation, Arthur Kill, New York
and New Jersey, authorized by section 202(b) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4098) and modified by section
301(b)(11) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat.
3711), is further modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the
project substantially in accordance with the report of the Corps of
Engineers dated July 23, 1999, at a total cost of $315,700,000, with an
estimated Federal cost of $183,200,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost
of $132,500,000.
(b) Credit.--The Secretary may provide non-Federal interests--
(1) credit toward cash contributions required prior to and
during construction and subsequent to construction for planning,
engineering, and design and construction management work that is
performed by non-Federal interests and that the Secretary
determines is necessary to implement the project; and
(2) credit toward cash contributions required during
construction and subsequent to construction for the costs of
construction carried out by the non-Federal interest on behalf
of the Secretary and that the Secretary determines is necessary
to implement the project.
SEC. 339. KILL VAN KULL AND NEWARK BAY CHANNELS, NEW YORK AND NEW
JERSEY.

The project for navigation, Kill Van Kull and Newark Bay Channels,
New York and New Jersey, authorized by chapter IV of title I of the
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1985 (99 Stat. 313), section 202(a) of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4095), and
section 301(b)(12) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110
Stat. 3711), is further modified to authorize the Secretary to provide
the non-Federal interests credit toward cash contributions required--
(1) before, during, and after construction for planning,
engineering and design, and construction management work that is
performed by the non-Federal interests and that the Secretary
determines is necessary to implement the project; and
(2) during and after construction for the costs of the
construction that the non-Federal interests carry out on behalf
of the Secretary and that the Secretary determines is necessary
to implement the project.

SEC. 340. NEW YORK CITY WATERSHED.

Section 552 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110
Stat. 3779) is amended--

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(1) in subsection (d), 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 the assistance, subject to the project's meeting
the certification requirement of subsection (c)(1)''; and
(2) in subsection (i), by striking ``$22,500,000'' and
inserting ``$42,500,000''.

SEC. 341. NEW YORK STATE CANAL SYSTEM.

Section 553(e) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110
Stat. 3781) is amended by striking ``$8,000,000'' and inserting
``$18,000,000''.

SEC. 342. FIRE ISLAND INLET TO MONTAUK POINT, NEW YORK.

The project for combined beach erosion control and hurricane
protection, Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point, Long Island, New York,
authorized by section 101(a) of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (74
Stat. 483) and modified by the River and Harbor Act of 1962, the Water
Resources Development Act of 1974, and the Water Resources Development
Act of 1986, is further modified to direct the Secretary, in
coordination with the heads of other Federal departments and agencies,
to complete all procedures and reviews expeditiously and to adopt and
submit to Congress, not later than 120 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, a mutually acceptable shore erosion plan for the Fire
Island Inlet to Moriches Inlet reach of the project.

SEC. 343. BROKEN BOW LAKE, RED RIVER BASIN, OKLAHOMA.

The project for flood control and water supply, Broken Bow Lake, Red
River Basin, Oklahoma, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control
Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 309) and modified by section 203 of the Flood
Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1187), section 102(v) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4808), and section 338 of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3720), is further
modified to require the Secretary to make seasonal adjustments to the
top of the conservation pool at the project, if the Secretary determines
that the adjustments will be undertaken at no cost to the United States
and will adequately protect affected water and related resources, as
follows:
(1) Maintain an elevation of 599.5 from November 1 through
March 31.
(2) Increase elevation gradually from 599.5 to 602.5 during
April and May.
(3) Maintain an elevation of 602.5 from June 1 to September
30.
(4) Decrease elevation gradually from 602.5 to 599.5 during
October.
SEC. 344. WILLAMETTE RIVER TEMPERATURE CONTROL, MCKENZIE SUBBASIN,
OREGON.

(a) In General.--The project for environmental restoration,
Willamette River Temperature Control, McKenzie Subbasin, Oregon,
authorized by section 101(a)(25) of the Water Resources Development Act
of 1996 (110 Stat. 3665), is modified to authorize the Secretary to
construct the project substantially in accordance with the Feature
Memorandum dated July 31, 1998, at a total cost of $64,741,000, if the
Secretary determines that the project as modified is technically sound
and environmentally acceptable.

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(b) Report.--Not <> later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a
report that--
(1) states the reasons for the increase in the cost of the
project;
(2) outlines the steps that the Corps of Engineers is taking
to control project costs, including the application of value
engineering and other appropriate measures; and
(3) includes a cost estimate for, and recommendations on the
advisability of, adding fish screens to the project.

SEC. 345. CURWENSVILLE LAKE, PENNSYLVANIA.

Section 562 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110
Stat. 3784) is amended--
(1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the
following:

``(a) In General.--The Secretary''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:

``(b) Recreation Facilities.--The Secretary--
``(1) may provide design and construction assistance for
recreational facilities at Curwensville Lake; and
``(2) may require the non-Federal interest to provide not
more than 25 percent of the cost of designing and constructing
the recreational facilities.''.

SEC. 346. DELAWARE RIVER, PENNSYLVANIA AND DELAWARE.

The project for navigation, Delaware River, Philadelphia to
Wilmington, Pennsylvania and Delaware, authorized by section 3(a)(12) of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4014), is
modified to authorize the Secretary to extend the channel of the
Delaware River at Camden, New Jersey, to within 150 feet of the existing
bulkhead and to relocate the 40-foot deep Federal navigation channel,
eastward within Philadelphia Harbor, from the Ben Franklin Bridge to the
Walt Whitman Bridge, into deep water, if the Secretary determines that
the project as modified is technically sound, economically acceptable,
and economically justified.

SEC. 347. MUSSERS DAM, PENNSYLVANIA.

Section 209 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106
Stat. 4830) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (e); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e).

SEC. 348. PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

Section 564(c)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996
(110 Stat. 3785) is amended by striking ``$2,700,000'' and inserting
``$4,000,000''.

SEC. 349. NINE MILE RUN, ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.

If the Secretary determines that the documentation is integral to
the project, the Secretary shall credit against the non-Federal share
such costs, not to exceed $1,000,000, as are incurred by the non-Federal
interests in preparing the environmental restoration report, planning
and design-phase scientific and engineering technical services
documentation, and other preconstruction documentation for the habitat
restoration project, Nine Mile Run, Pennsylvania.

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SEC. 350. RAYSTOWN LAKE, PENNSYLVANIA.

(a) Recreation Partnership Initiative.--Section 519(b) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2328 note; 110 Stat. 3765)
is amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) Engineering and design services.--The Secretary may
perform engineering and design services for project
infrastructure expected to be associated with the development of
the site at Raystown Lake, Hesston, Pennsylvania.''.

(b) Construction Assistance.--
(1) In general.--Consistent with the master plan described
in section 318 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992
(106 Stat. 4848), the Secretary may provide a grant to Juniata
College for the construction of facilities and structures at
Raystown Lake, Pennsylvania, to interpret and understand
environmental conditions and trends. As a condition of the
receipt of financial assistance, officials at Juniata College
shall coordinate the construction with the Baltimore District of
the Army Corps of Engineers.
(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized to
be appropriated to carry out this subsection $5,000,000.

SEC. 351. SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 313(g)(1) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4846; 110 Stat. 3723) is
amended by striking ``$80,000,000'' and inserting ``$180,000,000''.
(b) Corps of Engineers Expenses.--Section 313(g) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4846) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(4) Corps of engineers expenses.--10 percent of the
amounts appropriated to carry out this section for each of
fiscal years 2000 through 2002 may be used by the Corps of
Engineers district offices to administer and implement projects
under this section at 100 percent Federal expense.''.
SEC. 352. 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.

SEC. 353. COOPER RIVER, CHARLESTON HARBOR, SOUTH CAROLINA.

(a) In General.--The project for rediversion, 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 further modified to authorize the Secretary to pay to the State
of South Carolina not more than $3,750,000 if the Secretary and the
State enter into a binding agreement for the State to perform all future
operation of the

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fish lift at St. Stephen, South Carolina, including performance of
studies to assess the efficacy of the fish lift.
(b) Contents of Agreement.--The agreement under subsection (a) shall
specify--
(1) the terms and conditions under which payment will be
made; and
(2) the rights of, and remedies available to, the Federal
Government to recover all or a portion of the payment if the
State suspends or terminates operation of the fish lift or fails
to operate the fish lift in a manner satisfactory to the
Secretary.

(c) Maintenance.--Maintenance of the fish lift shall remain a
Federal responsibility.

SEC. 354. CLEAR CREEK, TEXAS.

Section 575 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110
Stat. 3789) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting ``or nonstructural actions'' after
``flood control works constructed''; and
(B) by inserting ``or nonstructural actions'' after
``construction of the project''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) the project for flood control, Clear Creek, Texas,
authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (82
Stat. 742).''.

SEC. 355. CYPRESS CREEK, TEXAS.

(a) In General.--The project for flood control, Cypress Creek,
Texas, authorized by section 3(a)(13) of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4014), is modified to authorize the Secretary to
carry out a nonstructural flood control project at a total cost of
$5,000,000.
(b) Reimbursement for Work.--The Secretary may reimburse the non-
Federal interest for the Cypress Creek project for work done by the non-
Federal interest on the nonstructural flood control project in an amount
equal to the estimate of the Federal share, without interest, of the
cost of the work--
(1) if, after authorization and before initiation of
construction of the nonstructural project, the Secretary
approves the plans for construction of the nonstructural project
by the non-Federal interest; and
(2) if the Secretary finds, after a review of studies and
design documents prepared to carry out the nonstructural
project, that construction of the nonstructural project is
economically justified and environmentally acceptable.

SEC. 356. DALLAS FLOODWAY EXTENSION, DALLAS, TEXAS.

The project for flood control, Dallas Floodway Extension, Dallas,
Texas, authorized by section 301 of the River and Harbor Act of 1965 (79
Stat. 1091) and modified by section 351 of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3724), is further modified to add
environmental restoration and recreation as project purposes.

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SEC. 357. UPPER JORDAN RIVER, UTAH.

The project for flood control, Upper Jordan River, Utah, authorized
by section 101(a)(23) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990
(104 Stat. 4610) and modified by section 301(a)(14) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3709), is further modified
to direct the Secretary to carry out the locally preferred project,
entitled ``Upper Jordan River Flood Control Project, Salt Lake County,
Utah--Supplemental Information'' and identified in the document of Salt
Lake County, Utah, dated July 30, 1998, at a total cost of $12,870,000,
with an estimated Federal cost of $8,580,000 and an estimated non-
Federal cost of $4,290,000, if the Secretary determines that the project
as modified is technically sound, environmentally acceptable, and
economically justified.

SEC. 358. ELIZABETH RIVER, CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after September 30,
1999, the city of Chesapeake, Virginia, shall not be obligated to make
the annual cash contribution required under paragraph 1(9) of the Local
Cooperation Agreement dated December 12, 1978, between the Government
and the city for the project for navigation, southern branch of the
Elizabeth River, Chesapeake, Virginia.

SEC. 359. COLUMBIA RIVER CHANNEL, WASHINGTON AND OREGON.

(a) In General.--The project for navigation, Columbia River between
Vancouver, Washington, and The Dalles, Oregon, authorized by the first
section of the Act of July 24, 1946 (60 Stat. 637, chapter 595), is
modified to authorize the Secretary to construct an alternate barge
channel to traverse the high span of the Interstate Route 5 bridge
between Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, to a depth of 17
feet, with a width of approximately 200 feet through the high span of
the bridge and a width of approximately 300 feet upstream of the bridge.
(b) Distance Upstream.--The channel shall continue upstream of the
bridge approximately 2,500 feet to about river mile 107, then to a point
of convergence with the main barge channel at about river mile 108.
(c) Distance Downstream.--
(1) Southern edge.--The southern edge of the channel shall
continue downstream of the bridge approximately 1,500 feet to
river mile 106+10, then turn northwest to tie into the edge of
the Upper Vancouver Turning Basin.
(2) Northern edge.--The northern edge of the channel shall
continue downstream of the bridge to the Upper Vancouver Turning
Basin.

SEC. 360. GREENBRIER RIVER BASIN, WEST VIRGINIA.

Section 579(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110
Stat. 3790) is amended by striking ``$12,000,000'' and inserting
``$47,000,000''.

SEC. 361. BLUESTONE LAKE, OHIO RIVER BASIN, WEST VIRGINIA.

Section 102(ff) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106
Stat. 4810) is amended by striking ``take such measures as are
technologically feasible'' and inserting ``implement Plan C/G, as
defined in the Evaluation Report of the District Engineer dated December
1996,''.

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SEC. 362. MOOREFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA.

Effective <> October 1, 1999, the project for
flood control, Moorefield, West Virginia, authorized by section
101(a)(25) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat.
4610), is modified to provide that the non-Federal interest shall not be
required to pay the unpaid balance, including interest, of the non-
Federal share of the cost of the project.

SEC. 363. WEST VIRGINIA AND PENNSYLVANIA FLOOD CONTROL.

Section 581 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110
Stat. 3790) is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
following:
``(a) In General.--The Secretary may design and construct--
``(1) flood control measures in the Cheat and Tygart River
basins, West Virginia, at a level of protection that is
sufficient to prevent any future losses to communities in the
basins from flooding such as occurred in January 1996, but not
less than a 100-year level of protection; and
``(2) structural and nonstructural flood control, streambank
protection, stormwater management, and channel clearing and
modification measures in the lower Allegheny, lower Monongahela,
West Branch Susquehanna, and Juniata River basins, Pennsylvania,
at a level of protection that is sufficient to prevent any
future losses to communities in the basins from flooding such as
occurred in January 1996, but not less than a 100-year level of
flood protection with respect to measures that incorporate
levees or floodwalls.''.

SEC. 364. PROJECT REAUTHORIZATIONS.

Each of the following projects is authorized to be carried out by
the Secretary, if the Secretary determines that the project is
technically sound, environmentally acceptable, and economically
justified, as appropriate:
(1) Indian river county, florida.--The project for shore
protection, Indian River County, Florida, authorized by section
501(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat.
4134) and deauthorized under section 1001(b)(1) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)(1)).
(2) Lido key beach, sarasota, florida.--
(A) In general.--The project for shore protection,
Lido Key Beach, Sarasota, Florida, authorized by section
101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1819)
and deauthorized under section 1001(b) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)),
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.--The Secretary may carry
out periodic nourishment for the project 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.
(3) Cass river, michigan (vassar).--The project for flood
protection, Cass River, Michigan (Vassar), authorized by section
203 of the Flood Control Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 311) and

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deauthorized under section 1001(b)(2) of the Water Resources (continued)