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shall establish and lead a partnership with appropriate Federal
agencies (including the Environmental Protection Agency) and the
State of New York and political subdivisions of the State for
the purpose of development and implementation of the projects.
(2) Coordination with actions under other law.--
(A) In general.--The partnership shall coordinate
the actions taken under this section with actions to
restore and conserve Onondaga Lake taken under other
provisions of Federal or State law.
(B) No effect on other law.--Except as provided in
subsection (g), this section does not alter, modify, or
affect any other provision of Federal or State law.
(3) Termination.--Unless the Secretary and the Governor of
the State of New York agree otherwise, the partnership
established under this subsection shall terminate not later than
the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this
Act.

(c) Revisions to the Onondaga Lake Management Plan.--
(1) In general.--In consultation with the partnership
established under subsection (b) and after providing for public
review and comment, the Secretary and the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency shall approve revisions to the
Onondaga Lake Management Plan if the Governor of the State of
New York concurs in the approval.
(2) No effect on modification of amended consent judgment.--
Paragraph (1) has no effect on the conditions under which the
amended consent judgment referred to in subsection (a)(1) may be
modified.

(d) Cost Sharing.--
(1) Non-federal share.--The non-Federal share of the cost of
a project constructed under subsection (a) shall be not less
than 30 percent of the total cost of the project and may be
provided through the provision of in-kind services.
(2) Administration and management.--The Secretary's
administration and management of the project shall be at full
Federal expense.

(e) No Effect on Liability.--The provision of financial assistance
under this section shall not relieve from liability any person that
would otherwise be liable under Federal or State law for damages,
response costs, natural resource damages, restitution, equitable relief,
or any other relief.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000.
(g) Repeal.--Title IV of the Great Lakes Critical Programs Act of
1990 (104 Stat. 3010) and section 411 of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4648) are repealed effective on the date that is
1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.

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SEC. 574. EAST LYNN LAKE, WEST VIRGINIA.

The Secretary shall defer any decision relating to the leasing of
mineral resources underlying East Lynn Lake, West Virginia, project
lands to the Federal entity vested with such leasing authority.

SEC. 575. EEL RIVER, CALIFORNIA.

(a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine
whether flooding in the city of Ferndale, California, is the result of
the Federal flood control project on the Eel River.
(b) Mitigation Measures.--If the Secretary determines that the
flooding is the result of the project, the Secretary shall take
appropriate measures (including dredging of the Salt River and
construction of sediment ponds at the confluence of Francis, Reas, and
Williams Creeks) to mitigate the flooding.

SEC. 576. NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.

The Secretary--
(1) shall review a report prepared by the non-Federal
interest concerning flood protection for the Dark Hollow area of
North Little Rock, Arkansas; and
(2) if the Secretary determines that the report meets the
evaluation and design standards of the Corps of Engineers and
that the project is economically justified, technically sound,
and environmentally acceptable, may carry out the project.
SEC. 577. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER, MISSISSIPPI PLACE, ST. PAUL,
MINNESOTA.

(a) In <> General.--The Secretary may enter into a
cooperative agreement to participate in a project for the planning,
design, and construction of infrastructure and other improvements at
Mississippi Place, St. Paul, Minnesota.

(b) Cost Sharing.--
(1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of the
project shall be 50 percent. The Federal share may be provided
in the form of grants or reimbursements of project costs.
(2) Credit for non-federal work.--The non-Federal interest
shall receive credit toward the non-Federal share of the cost of
the project for reasonable costs incurred by the non-Federal
interest as a result of participation in the planning, design,
and construction of the project.
(3) Land, easements, and rights-of-way credit.--The non-
Federal interest shall receive credit toward the non-Federal
share of the cost of the project for land, easements, rights-of-
way, and relocations provided by the non-Federal interest with
respect to the project.
(4) Operation and maintenance.--The non-Federal share of
operation and maintenance costs for the project shall be 100
percent.

(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated $3,000,000 to carry out this section.

SEC. 578. DREDGING OF SALT PONDS IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND.

The Secretary may acquire for the State of Rhode Island a dredge and
associated equipment with the capacity to dredge approximately 100 cubic
yards per hour for use by the State in dredging salt ponds in the State.

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SEC. 579. UPPER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN, PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW
YORK.

Section 567(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110
Stat. 3787) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3) The Chemung River watershed, New York, at an estimated
Federal cost of $5,000,000.''.

SEC. 580. CUMBERLAND, MARYLAND, FLOOD PROJECT MITIGATION.

(a) In General.--The project for flood control and other purposes,
Cumberland, Maryland, authorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22,
1936 (commonly known as the ``Flood Control Act of 1936'') (49 Stat.
1574, chapter 688), is modified to authorize the Secretary to undertake,
as a separate part of the project, restoration of the historic
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal substantially in accordance with the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Park, Cumberland, Maryland,
Rewatering Design Analysis, dated February 1998, at a total cost of
$15,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $9,750,000 and an
estimated non-Federal cost of $5,250,000.
(b) In-Kind Services.--The non-Federal interest for the restoration
project under subsection (a)--
(1) may provide all or a portion of the non-Federal share of
project costs in the form of in-kind services; and
(2) shall receive credit toward the non-Federal share of
project costs for design and construction work performed by the
non-Federal interest before execution of a project cooperation
agreement and for land, easements, and rights-of-way required
for the restoration and acquired by the non-Federal interest
before execution of such an agreement.

(c) Operation and Maintenance.--The operation and maintenance of the
restoration project under subsection (a) shall be the full
responsibility of the National Park Service.

SEC. 581. CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA.

Section 5(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Act of August 13, 1946 (33 U.S.C.
426h), is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: ``,
including the city of Miami Beach, Florida''.
SEC. 582. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR COLUMBIA AND SNAKE
RIVERS SALMON SURVIVAL.

Section 511 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (16
U.S.C. 3301 note; Public Law 104-303) is amended by striking subsection
(a) and all that follows and inserting the following:
``(a) Salmon Survival Activities.--
``(1) In general.--In conjunction with the Secretary of
Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary shall
accelerate ongoing research and development activities, and may
carry out or participate in additional research and development
activities, for the purpose of developing innovative methods and
technologies for improving the survival of salmon, especially
salmon in the Columbia/Snake River Basin.
``(2) Accelerated activities.--Accelerated research and
development activities referred to in paragraph (1) may include
research and development related to--
``(A) impacts from water resources projects and
other impacts on salmon life cycles;
``(B) juvenile and adult salmon passage;
``(C) light and sound guidance systems;

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``(D) surface-oriented collector systems;
``(E) transportation mechanisms; and
``(F) dissolved gas monitoring and abatement.
``(3) Additional activities.--Additional research and
development activities referred to in paragraph (1) may include
research and development related to--
``(A) studies of juvenile salmon survival in
spawning and rearing areas;
``(B) estuary and near-ocean juvenile and adult
salmon survival;
``(C) impacts on salmon life cycles from sources
other than water resources projects;
``(D) cryopreservation of fish gametes and formation
of a germ plasma repository for threatened and
endangered populations of native fish; and
``(E) other innovative technologies and actions
intended to improve fish survival, including the
survival of resident fish.
``(4) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate any
activities carried out under this subsection with appropriate
Federal, State, and local agencies, affected Indian tribes, and
the Northwest Power Planning Council.
``(5) Report.--Not <> later than 3 years
after the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1999, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on
the research and development activities carried out under this
subsection, including any recommendations of the Secretary
concerning the research and development activities.
``(6) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated $10,000,000 to carry out research and
development activities under paragraph (3).

``(b) Advanced Turbine Development.--
``(1) In general.--In conjunction with the Secretary of
Energy, the Secretary shall accelerate efforts toward developing
and installing in Corps of Engineers-operated dams innovative,
efficient, and environmentally safe hydropower turbines,
including design of fish-friendly turbines, for use on the
Columbia/Snake River hydrosystem.
``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated $35,000,000 to carry out this subsection.

``(c) Management of Predation on Columbia/Snake River System Native
Fishes.--
``(1) Nesting avian predators.--In conjunction with the
Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior, and
consistent with a management plan to be developed by the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Secretary shall carry out
methods to reduce nesting populations of avian predators on
dredge spoil islands in the Columbia River under the
jurisdiction of the Secretary.
``(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated $1,000,000 to carry out research and
development activities under this subsection.

``(d) Implementation.--Nothing in this section affects the authority
of the Secretary to implement the results of the research and
development carried out under this section or any other law.''.

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SEC. 583. 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. 584. HOLES CREEK FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT, OHIO.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
non-Federal share of project costs for the project for flood control,
Holes Creek, Ohio, shall not exceed the sum of--
(1) the total amount projected as the non-Federal share as
of September 30, 1996, in the Project Cooperation Agreement
executed on that date; and
(2) 100 percent of the amount of any increases in the cost
of the locally preferred plan over the cost estimated in the
Project Cooperation Agreement.

(b) Reimbursement.--The Secretary shall reimburse the non-Federal
interest any amount paid by the non-Federal interest in excess of the
non-Federal share.

SEC. 585. <> SAN JACINTO DISPOSAL AREA, GALVESTON,
TEXAS.

Section 108 of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act,
1994 (107 Stat. 1320), is amended--
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by inserting
``all or any part of'' after ``absolute title to'';
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:

``(b) Compensation for Conveyance.--
``(1) In general.--Upon receipt of compensation from the
city of Galveston, the Secretary shall convey the parcel, or any
part of the parcel, as described in subsection (a).
``(2) Full parcel.--If the full 605-acre parcel is conveyed,
the compensation shall be--
``(A) conveyance to the Department of the Army of
fee simple absolute title to a parcel of land containing
approximately 564 acres on Pelican Island, Texas, in the
Eneas Smith Survey, A-190, Pelican Island, city of
Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, adjacent to property
currently owned by the United States, with the fair
market value of the parcel being determined in
accordance with subsection (d); and
``(B) payment to the United States of an amount
equal to the difference between the fair market value of
the parcel to be conveyed under subsection (a) and the
fair market value of the parcel to be conveyed under
subparagraph (A).
``(3) Partial parcel.--If the conveyance is 125 acres or
less, compensation shall be an amount equal to the fair market
value of the parcel to be conveyed, with the fair market value
of the parcel being determined in accordance with subsection
(d).''; and
(3) in the second sentence of subsection (c)--
(A) by inserting ``, or any part of the parcel,''
after ``parcel''; and
(B) by inserting ``, if any,'' after ``LCA''.

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SEC. 586. WATER MONITORING STATION.

Section 584(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110
Stat. 3791) is amended by striking ``$50,000'' and inserting
``$100,000''.

SEC. 587. OVERFLOW MANAGEMENT FACILITY, RHODE ISLAND.

Section 585 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110
Stat. 3791) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``river'' and inserting
``sewer''; and
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``$30,000,000'' and
inserting ``$60,000,000''.

SEC. 588. LOWER CHENA RIVER, ALASKA.

The Secretary may expend up to $500,000 in fiscal year 2000 to
complete the dredging project initiated on the Lower Chena River,
Alaska.

SEC. 589. NUMANA DAM FISH PASSAGE, NEVADA.

After the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall
complete planning, design, and construction of the Numana Dam Fish
Passage Project, currently being evaluated under section 1135 of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a), under section
906(b) of that Act (33 U.S.C. 2283(b)).

SEC. 590. EMBREY DAM, VIRGINIA.

(a) In General.--The Secretary shall remove the Embrey Dam on the
Rappahannock River at Fredericksburg, Virginia, at full Federal expense.
(b) Use of Existing Studies.--The Secretary shall expedite the
feasibility study and preconstruction, engineering, and design of the
project by using, to the maximum extent practicable, existing studies
prepared by the State and non-Federal interests.
(c) Authorization.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $10,000,000.

SEC. 591. ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION, FRONT ROYAL, VIRGINIA.

(a) Participation of Secretary.--
(1) Authorization.--The Secretary shall participate with
other Federal departments and agencies in environmental
restoration and remediation activities (including the demolition
of contaminated buildings) at the Avtex Fibers facility in Front
Royal, Virginia, at full Federal expense.
(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized to
be appropriated to carry out this section $12,000,000.

(b) Participation of Secretary of Defense.--
(1) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall make
available $5,000,000 for environmental restoration and
remediation activities (including the demolition of contaminated
buildings) at the Avtex Fibers facility in Front Royal,
Virginia.
(2) Source of funds.--The amount made available under
paragraph (1) shall be derived from amounts in the Environmental
Restoration Account, Formerly Used Defense Sites, established by
section 2703 of title 10, United States Code.

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SEC. 592. MISSISSIPPI.

(a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary may establish a pilot
program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in
Mississippi.
(b) Form of Assistance.--Assistance under this section may be in the
form of design and construction assistance for water-related
environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development
projects in Mississippi, including projects for wastewater treatment and
related facilities, elimination or control of combined sewer overflows,
water supply and related facilities, environmental restoration, and
surface water resource protection and development.
(c) Public Ownership Requirement.--The Secretary may provide
assistance for a project under this section only if the project is
publicly owned.
(d) Local Cooperation Agreement.--
(1) In general.--Before providing assistance under this
section, the Secretary shall enter into a local cooperation
agreement with a non-Federal interest to provide for design and
construction of the project to be carried out with the
assistance.
(2) Requirements.--Each local cooperation agreement entered
into under this subsection shall provide for the following:
(A) Plan.--Development by the Secretary, in
consultation with appropriate Federal and State
officials, of a facilities or resource protection and
development plan, including appropriate engineering
plans and specifications.
(B) Legal and institutional structures.--
Establishment of such legal and institutional structures
as are necessary to ensure the effective long-term
operation of the project by the non-Federal interest.
(3) Cost sharing.--
(A) In general.--The Federal share of project costs
under each local cooperation agreement entered into
under this subsection shall be 75 percent. The Federal
share may be in the form of grants or reimbursements of
project costs.
(B) Credit for design work.--The non-Federal
interest shall receive credit for the reasonable costs
of design work completed by the non-Federal interest
before entering into a local cooperation agreement with
the Secretary for a project. The credit for the design
work shall not exceed 6 percent of the total
construction costs of the project.
(C) Credit for interest.--In case of a delay in the
funding of the non-Federal share of the costs of a
project that is the subject of an agreement under this
section, the non-Federal interest shall receive credit
for reasonable interest incurred in providing the non-
Federal share of the project's costs.
(D) Land, easements, and rights-of-way credit.--The
non-Federal interest shall receive credit for land,
easements, rights-of-way, and relocations toward the
non-Federal share of project costs (including all
reasonable costs associated with obtaining permits
necessary for the construction, operation, and
maintenance of the project

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on publicly owned or controlled land), but not to exceed
25 percent of total project costs.
(E) Operation and maintenance.--The non-Federal
share of operation and maintenance costs for projects
constructed with assistance provided under this section
shall be 100 percent.

(e) Applicability of Other Federal and State Laws.--Nothing in this
section waives, limits, or otherwise affects the applicability of any
provision of Federal or State law that would otherwise apply to a
project to be carried out with assistance provided under this section.
(f) Report.--Not <> later than December 31, 2001,
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the
pilot program carried out under this section, including recommendations
concerning whether the program should be implemented on a national
basis.

(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for the period
beginning with fiscal year 2000, to remain available until expended.

SEC. 593. CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.

(a) Definition of Central New Mexico.--In this section, the term
``central New Mexico'' means the counties of Bernalillo, Sandoval, and
Valencia, New Mexico.
(b) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary may establish a pilot
program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in
central New Mexico.
(c) Form of Assistance.--Assistance under this section may be in the
form of design and construction assistance for water-related
environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development
projects in central New Mexico, including projects for wastewater
treatment and related facilities, water supply, conservation, and
related facilities, stormwater retention and remediation, environmental
restoration, and surface water resource protection and development.
(d) Public Ownership Requirement.--The Secretary may provide
assistance for a project under this section only if the project is
publicly owned.
(e) Local Cooperation Agreement.--
(1) In general.--Before providing assistance under this
section, the Secretary shall enter into a local cooperation
agreement with a non-Federal interest to provide for design and
construction of the project to be carried out with the
assistance.
(2) Requirements.--Each local cooperation agreement entered
into under this subsection shall provide for the following:
(A) Plan.--Development by the Secretary, in
consultation with appropriate Federal and State
officials, of a facilities or resource protection and
development plan, including appropriate engineering
plans and specifications.
(B) Legal and institutional structures.--
Establishment of such legal and institutional structures
as are necessary to ensure the effective long-term
operation of the project by the non-Federal interest.
(3) Cost sharing.--

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(A) In general.--The Federal share of project costs
under each local cooperation agreement entered into
under this subsection shall be 75 percent. The Federal
share may be in the form of grants or reimbursements of
project costs.
(B) Credit for design work.--The non-Federal
interest shall receive credit for the reasonable costs
of design work completed by the non-Federal interest
before entering into a local cooperation agreement with
the Secretary for a project. The credit for the design
work shall not exceed 6 percent of the total
construction costs of the project.
(C) Credit for interest.--In case of a delay in the
funding of the non-Federal share of the costs of a
project that is the subject of an agreement under this
section, the non-Federal interest shall receive credit
for reasonable interest incurred in providing the non-
Federal share of the project's costs.
(D) Land, easements, and rights-of-way credit.--The
non-Federal interest shall receive credit for land,
easements, rights-of-way, and relocations toward the
non-Federal share of project costs (including all
reasonable costs associated with obtaining permits
necessary for the construction, operation, and
maintenance of the project on publicly owned or
controlled land), but not to exceed 25 percent of total
project costs.
(E) Operation and maintenance.--The non-Federal
share of operation and maintenance costs for projects
constructed with assistance provided under this section
shall be 100 percent.

(f) Applicability of Other Federal and State Laws.--Nothing in this
section waives, limits, or otherwise affects the applicability of any
provision of Federal or State law that would otherwise apply to a
project to be carried out with assistance provided under this section.
(g) Report.--Not <> later than December 31, 2001,
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the
pilot program carried out under this section, including recommendations
concerning whether the program should be implemented on a national
basis.

(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for the period
beginning with fiscal year 2000, to remain available until expended.

SEC. 594. OHIO.

(a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary shall establish a
program to provide environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in
Ohio.
(b) Form of Assistance.--Assistance under this section may be in the
form of design and construction assistance for water-related
environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development
projects in Ohio, including projects for--
(1) wastewater treatment and related facilities;
(2) combined sewer overflow, water supply, storage,
treatment, and related facilities;
(3) mine drainage;

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(4) environmental restoration; and
(5) surface water resource protection and development.

(c) Public Ownership Requirement.--The Secretary may provide
assistance for a project under this section only if the project is
publicly owned.
(d) Project Cooperation Agreements.--
(1) In general.--Before providing assistance under this
section, the Secretary shall enter into a project cooperation
agreement with a non-Federal interest to provide for design and
construction of the project to be carried out with the
assistance.
(2) Requirements.--Each project cooperation agreement
entered into under this subsection shall provide for the
following:
(A) Plan.--Development by the Secretary, in
consultation with appropriate Federal and State
officials, of a facilities development plan or resource
protection plan, including appropriate plans and
specifications.
(B) Legal and institutional structures.--
Establishment of such legal and institutional structures
as are necessary to ensure the effective long-term
operation of the project by the non-Federal interest.
(3) Cost sharing.--
(A) In general.--The Federal share of project costs
under each project cooperation agreement entered into
under this subsection shall be 75 percent. The Federal
share may be in the form of grants or reimbursements of
project costs.
(B) Credit for design work.--The non-Federal
interest shall receive credit for the reasonable costs
of design work completed by the non-Federal interest
before entering into a project cooperation agreement
with the Secretary.
(C) Credit for certain financing costs.--In case of
a delay in the reimbursement of the non-Federal share of
the costs of a project, the non-Federal interest shall
receive credit for reasonable interest and other
associated financing costs necessary for the non-Federal
interest to provide the non-Federal share of the project
costs.
(D) Land, easements, rights-of-way, and
relocations.--The non-Federal interest shall receive
credit for land, easements, rights-of-way, and
relocations provided by the non-Federal interest toward
the non-Federal share of project costs (including costs
associated with obtaining permits necessary for the
placement of the project on publicly owned or controlled
land), but not to exceed 25 percent of total project
costs.
(E) Operation and maintenance.--The non-Federal
share of operation and maintenance costs for projects
constructed under an agreement entered into under this
subsection shall be 100 percent.

(e) Applicability of Other Federal and State Laws.--Nothing in this
section waives, limits, or otherwise affects the applicability of any
provision of Federal or State law that would otherwise apply to a
project to be carried out with assistance provided under this section.

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(f) Report.--Not <> later than December 31, 2001,
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the
program carried out under this section, including recommendations
concerning whether the program should be implemented on a national
basis.

(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $60,000,000.

SEC. 595. RURAL NEVADA AND MONTANA.

(a) Definition of Rural Nevada.--In this section, the term ``rural
Nevada'' means--
(1) the counties of Lincoln, White Pine, Nye, Eureka, Elko,
Humboldt, Pershing, Churchill, Storey, Lyon, Carson, Douglas,
Mineral, Esmeralda, and Lander, Nevada;
(2) the portions of Washoe County, Nevada, that are located
outside the cities of Reno and Sparks; and
(3) the portions of Clark County, Nevada, that are located
outside the cities of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, and Henderson
and the unincorporated portion of the county in the Las Vegas
Valley.

(b) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary may establish a program
for providing environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in rural
Nevada and Montana.
(c) Form of Assistance.--Assistance under this section may be in the
form of design and construction assistance for water-related
environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development
projects in rural Nevada and Montana, including projects for--
(1) wastewater treatment and related facilities;
(2) water supply and related facilities;
(3) environmental restoration; and
(4) surface water resource protection and development.

(d) Public Ownership Requirement.--The Secretary may provide
assistance for a project under this section only if the project is
publicly owned.
(e) Local Cooperation Agreement.--
(1) In general.--Before providing assistance under this
section, the Secretary shall enter into a local cooperation
agreement with a non-Federal interest to provide for design and
construction of the project to be carried out with the
assistance.
(2) Requirements.--Each local cooperation agreement entered
into under this subsection shall provide for the following:
(A) Plan.--Development by the Secretary, in
consultation with appropriate Federal and State
officials, of a facilities or resource protection and
development plan, including appropriate engineering
plans and specifications.
(B) Legal and institutional structures.--
Establishment of such legal and institutional structures
as are necessary to ensure the effective long-term
operation of the project by the non-Federal interest.
(3) Cost sharing.--
(A) In general.--The Federal share of project costs
under each local cooperation agreement entered into
under this subsection shall be 75 percent. The Federal
share may be in the form of grants or reimbursements of
project costs.

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(B) Credit for design work.--The non-Federal
interest shall receive credit for the reasonable costs
of design work completed by the non-Federal interest
before entering into a local cooperation agreement with
the Secretary for a project.
(C) Credit for interest.--In case of a delay in the
funding of the non-Federal share of the costs of a
project that is the subject of an agreement under this
section, the non-Federal interest shall receive credit
for reasonable interest incurred in providing the non-
Federal share of the project costs.
(D) Land, easements, rights-of-way, and
relocations.--The non-Federal interest shall receive
credit for land, easements, rights-of-way, and
relocations provided by the non-Federal interest toward
the non-Federal share of project costs (including all
reasonable costs associated with obtaining permits
necessary for the construction, operation, and
maintenance of the project on publicly owned or
controlled land), but not to exceed 25 percent of total
project costs.
(E) Operation and maintenance.--The non-Federal
share of operation and maintenance costs for projects
constructed with assistance provided under this section
shall be 100 percent.

(f) Applicability of Other Federal and State Laws.--Nothing in this
section waives, limits, or otherwise affects the applicability of any
provision of Federal or State law that would otherwise apply to a
project to be carried out with assistance provided under this section.
(g) Report.--Not <> later than December 31, 2001,
the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the
program carried out under this section, including recommendations
concerning whether the program should be implemented on a national
basis.

(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section for the period beginning with
fiscal year 2001--
(1) $25,000,000 for rural Nevada; and
(2) $25,000,000 for Montana;

to remain available until expended.

SEC. 596. PHOENIX, ARIZONA.

Section 1608 of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and
Facilities Act (43 U.S.C. 390h-6) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:

``(a) The Secretary, in cooperation with the city of Phoenix,
Arizona, shall participate in the planning, design, and construction of
the Phoenix Metropolitan Water Reclamation and Reuse Project to utilize
fully wastewater from the regional wastewater treatment plant for direct
municipal, industrial, agricultural and environmental purposes,
groundwater recharge and indirect potable reuse in the Phoenix
metropolitan area.'';
(2) in subsection (b), by striking the first sentence; and
(3) by striking subsection (c).

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SEC. 597. NATIONAL HARBOR, MARYLAND.

(a) In General.--The first section of Public Law 99-215 (99 Stat.
1724) is amended in the first sentence of subsection (a)(2) by striking
``solely'' and inserting ``for transportation or''.
(b) Revision <> of Quitclaim Deed.--Not later than
30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
Interior shall--
(1) with the consent of the grantee, withdraw and revise any
terms or conditions in the quitclaim deed of December 16, 1986,
between the United States and the Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission that limit the authority of the
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission to use
the property for transportation purposes; and
(2) prepare, execute, and record a deed that is consistent
with this section and the amendment made by subsection (a).

(c) Effect on Environmental Law.--Nothing in this section abrogates
any requirement of any environmental law.

TITLE VI--CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX TRIBE, LOWER BRULE SIOUX TRIBE, AND STATE
OF SOUTH DAKOTA TERRESTRIAL WILDLIFE HABITAT RESTORATION

SEC. 601. DEFINITIONS.

In this title, the following definitions apply:
(1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the South
Dakota Cultural Resources Advisory Commission established by
section 605(j).
(2) Restoration.--The term ``restoration'' means mitigation
of the habitat of wildlife.
(3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Army.
(4) Terrestrial wildlife habitat.--The term ``terrestrial
wildlife habitat'' means a habitat for a wildlife species
(including game and nongame species) that existed or exists on
an upland habitat (including a prairie grassland, woodland,
bottom land forest, scrub, or shrub) or an emergent wetland
habitat.
(5) Wildlife.--The term ``wildlife'' has the meaning given
the term in section 8 of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
(16 U.S.C. 666b).

SEC. 602. TERRESTRIAL WILDLIFE HABITAT RESTORATION.

(a) Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat Restoration Plans.--
(1) In general.--In accordance with this subsection and in
consultation with the Secretary and the Secretary of the
Interior, the State of South Dakota, the Cheyenne River Sioux
Tribe, and the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe shall, as a condition of
the receipt of funds under this title, each develop a plan for
the restoration of terrestrial wildlife habitat loss that
occurred as a result of flooding related to the Big Bend and
Oahe projects carried out as part of the Pick-Sloan Missouri
River Basin program.

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(2) Submission of plan to secretary.--On completion of a
plan for terrestrial wildlife habitat restoration, the State of
South Dakota, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and the Lower
Brule Sioux Tribe shall submit the plan to the Secretary.
(3) Review by secretary and submission to committees.--The
Secretary shall review the plan and submit the plan, with any
comments, to the appropriate committees of the Senate and the
House of Representatives.
(4) Funding for carrying out plans.--
(A) State of south dakota.--
(i) Notification.--On receipt of the plan for
terrestrial wildlife habitat restoration submitted
by the State of South Dakota, each of the
committees referred to in paragraph (3) shall
notify the Secretary of the receipt of the plan.
(ii) Availability of funds.--On notification
in accordance with clause (i), the Secretary shall
make available to the State of South Dakota funds
from the South Dakota Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat
Restoration Trust Fund established under section
603, to be used to carry out the plan for
terrestrial wildlife habitat restoration submitted
by the State and only after the Trust Fund is
fully capitalized.
(B) Cheyenne river sioux tribe and lower brule sioux
tribe.--
(i) Notification.--On receipt of the plan for
terrestrial wildlife habitat restoration submitted
by the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and the Lower
Brule Sioux Tribe, each of the committees referred
to in paragraph (3) shall notify the Secretary of
the Treasury of the receipt of each of the plans.
(ii) Availability of funds.--On notification
in accordance with clause (i), the Secretary of
the Treasury shall make available to the Cheyenne
River Sioux Tribe and the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe
funds from the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat Restoration Trust
Fund and the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Terrestrial
Wildlife Habitat Restoration Trust Fund,
respectively, established under section 604, to be
used to carry out the plan for terrestrial
wildlife habitat restoration submitted by the
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and the Lower Brule
Sioux Tribe, respectively, and only after the
Trust Fund is fully capitalized.
(C) Transition period.--
(i) In general.--During the period described
in clause (ii), the Secretary shall--
(I) fund the terrestrial wildlife
habitat restoration programs being
carried out on the date of enactment of
this Act on Oahe and Big Bend project
land and the plans established under
this section at a level that does not
exceed the highest amount of funding
that was provided for the programs
during a previous fiscal year; and
(II) fund the activities described
in sections 603(d)(3) and 604(d)(3).

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(ii) Period.--Clause (i) shall apply during
the period--
(I) beginning on the date of
enactment of this Act; and
(II) ending on the date on which
funds are made available for use from
the South Dakota Terrestrial Wildlife
Habitat Restoration Trust Fund under
section 603(d)(3)(A)(i) and the Cheyenne
River Sioux Tribe Terrestrial Wildlife
Habitat Restoration Trust Fund and the
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Terrestrial
Wildlife Habitat Restoration Trust Fund
under section 604(d)(3)(A)(i).

(b) Programs for the Purchase of Wildlife Habitat Leases.--
(1) In general.--The State of South Dakota may use funds
made available under section 603(d)(3)(A)(iii) to develop a
program for the purchase of wildlife habitat leases that meets
the requirements of this subsection.
(2) Development of a plan.--
(A) In general.--If the State of South Dakota, the
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, or the Lower Brule Sioux
Tribe elects to conduct a program under this subsection,
the State of South Dakota, the Cheyenne River Sioux
Tribe, or the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe (in consultation
with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the
Secretary and with an opportunity for public comment)
shall develop a plan to lease land for the protection
and development of wildlife habitat, including habitat
for threatened and endangered species, associated with
the Missouri River ecosystem.
(B) Use for program.--The plan shall be used by the
State of South Dakota, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe,
or the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe in carrying out the
program carried out under paragraph (1).
(3) Conditions of leases.--Each lease covered under a
program carried out under paragraph (1) shall specify that the
owner of the property that is subject to the lease shall
provide--
(A) public access for sportsmen during hunting
season; and
(B) public access for other outdoor uses covered
under the lease, as negotiated by the landowner and the
State of South Dakota, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe,
or the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe.
(4) Use of assistance.--
(A) State of south dakota.--If the State of South
Dakota conducts a program under this subsection, the
State may use funds made available under section
603(d)(3)(A)(iii) to--
(i) acquire easements, rights-of-way, or
leases for management and protection of wildlife
habitat, including habitat for threatened andendangered species, and public access to wildlife (continued)