Water Resources Development Act of 1999

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Water Resources Projects Title II: General Provisions Title III: Project-Related Provisions Title IV: Studies Title V: Miscellaneous Provisions Water Resources Development Act of 1999 - Title I: Water Resources Projects - Authorizes projects for navigation, flood control, environmental restoration, recreation, hurricane and storm damage reduction, ecosystem restoration, and navigation mitigation in Alaska, Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland and Virginia, Minnesota, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and Texas. Authorizes projects for water resources development and conservation and related purposes, subject to a final report from the Army Corps of Engineers, in Alaska, California, Delaware and New Jersey, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, Oregon and Washington, Texas, and Washington. (Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary of the Army to conduct studies and carry out small flood control projects in California, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Missouri. (Sec. 103) Directs the Secretary to conduct studies and carry out small bank stabilization projects in Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and West Virginia. (Sec. 104) Directs the Secretary to conduct studies and carry out small navigation projects in Arkansas, California, Guam, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, New Jersey, and New York. (Sec. 105) Directs the Secretary to conduct studies and carry out small environmental restoration projects in California, Illinois, and Virginia. (Sec. 106) Directs the Secretary to conduct studies and carry out aquatic ecosystem restoration projects in California, Florida, Illinois, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Title II: General Provisions - Amends the Flood Control Act of: (1) 1948 to allow the construction of both small structural and nonstructural projects, and to increase from $5 million to $7 million the maximum amount to be expended for any single project; (2) 1960 to provide that certain fee collection limitations shall not apply to funds voluntarily contributed by State and local governments and non-Federal public agencies for expanding the scope of services requested by such entities; and (3) 1936 to authorize the Secretary to use funds contributed by States and other political subdivisions for environmental restoration (currently, only flood control) work. (Sec. 204) Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 to require that technologies selected for demonstration at a sediments decontamination project in the New York-New Jersey Harbor be intended to result in practical end-use products. Requires the Secretary to assist such project to ensure the availability of sufficient quantities of contaminated material. Increases the authorization of appropriations for such project to reflect costs for technology testing and commercialization and the development of full-scale processing facilities within the Harbor. (Sec. 205) Amends the River and Harbor Act of 1958 to: 1) include arundo within a comprehensive program for the control of aquatic growth; and (2) increase the annual authorization of appropriations for such program. Encourages the Secretary, under such program, to utilize contracts, cooperative agreements, and grants with colleges and universities and other non-Federal entities. (Sec. 206) Requires the Secretary to enter into continuing contracts with respect to a water resources project if initiation of construction has occurred but sufficient funds are not available to complete the project. (Sec. 207) States that competitive bid requirements applicable to certain defense contracts shall not apply with respect to a contract, agreement, or grant entered into between the Secretary and Marshall University or Juniata College in support of the Army civil works program. (Sec. 208) Amends the Water Resources Development Act of: (1) 1996 to permit studies undertaken by the Secretary concerning the Pacific region to include flood damage reduction and environmental restoration; (2) 1996 to extend through FY 2003 the Everglades and South Florida Ecosystem Restoration program; (3) 1992 to allow nonprofit entities to serve as the non-Federal interest for projects for beneficial uses of dredged material; (4) 1986 to require non-Federal interests to pay 25 percent of construction costs of a harbor project which has a depth in excess of 20 feet but not in excess of 53 (currently, 45) feet; (5) 1996 to allow nonprofit entities to serve as the non-Federal interest for aquatic ecosystem restoration projects and for watershed management, restoration, and development projects; and (6) 1996 to include for such watershed projects certain additional areas in California, Illinois, North Carolina, West Virginia, and Florida. (Sec. 214) Authorizes the Secretary to conduct projects to reduce flood hazards and restore the natural functions and values of rivers throughout the United States. Requires appropriate studies. Requires non-Federal interests to pay 35 percent of the cost of any environmental restoration or nonstructural flood control project carried out. Outlines project selection criteria, policies, and procedures. Requires a report to specified congressional committees. Provides a cost limitation of $30 million on any single project. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 215) Authorizes the Secretary to review and report to specified congressional committees on Corps implementation of the shoreline management program. (Sec. 216) Authorizes the Secretary to provide to State and local governments assistance for remediation, restoration, or reuse when such action will contribute to the conservation of water and related resources of drainage basins and watersheds. Encourages the beneficial use of dredged material in connection with such assistance. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 217) Amends the River and Harbor Act of 1968 to authorize additional shore damage mitigation activities for the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, as well as Palm Beach County, Florida, and Galveston County, Texas. (Sec. 218) Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to provide the non-Federal share of construction costs for projects for periodic shore nourishment. Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit a fee charge to a State or local government for the use of Outer Continental Shelf sand, gravel, and shell resources. Directs the Secretary to: (1) report to Congress on the state of U.S. shorelines; and (2) establish a national coastal databank for data on the geophysical and climatological characteristics of such shorelines. (Sec. 219) Amends the: (1) Flood Control Act of 1960 to direct the Secretary to coordinate with the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other appropriate agencies to ensure that flood control projects and plans are complementary and integrated; and (2) Water Resources Development Act of 1996 to extend through December 31, 2003, the authority to sell annual passes for the use of recreation facilities. (Sec. 221) Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with non-Federal public bodies and nonprofit entities for facilitating collaborative efforts for environmental protection and restoration, natural resources conservation, and recreation in connection with the development, operation, and management of Army water resources projects. Requires a report. (Sec. 222) Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 to provide for the calculation of benefits for a proposed project for nonstructural flood damage reduction. Allows current flood control projects to be reevaluated to consider nonstructural alternatives. (Sec. 223) Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to include certain lakes and ponds in California and New Hampshire as authorized projects under the lakes program. (Sec. 224) Amends the Water Resources Development Act of: (1) 1996 to allow non-Federal interests to carry out construction under flood control projects only if the Secretary approves such construction after reviewing construction studies and design documents; and (2) 1986 to limit the non-Federal share of first costs which may be satisfied through in-kind contributions in connection with fish and wildlife mitigation projects. (Sec. 226) Expresses the sense of Congress that all equipment and products purchased with funds made available under this Act should be American made. (Sec. 227) Amends the Water Resources Development Act of: (1) 1996 to authorize a shoreline protection project at Captiva Island, Florida; and (2) 1990 to reduce from 50 to 35 percent of project costs the required non-Federal share for removing contaminated sediments from U.S. navigable waters. Title III: Project-Related Provisions - Modifies projects for flood control, navigation, habitat restoration, water supply, shoreline protection, shore protection and harbor mitigation, beach erosion control, storm damage reduction and shoreline erosion protection, recreation, pedestrian access features, hurricane protection, levees, environmental infrastructure, mitigation of fish and wildlife losses, watersheds, canal system restoration, environmental restoration, and rediversion (together with certain study or report requirements and adjustments or extensions of authorizations of appropriations, in some cases) in the Missouri River, Alaska, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas, California, Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and West Virginia and Pennsylvania. (Sec. 363) Reauthorizes projects for flood control, shore protection, storm damage reduction, and navigation in Arkansas and Oklahoma, Florida, Michigan, North Dakota, and Tennessee. (Sec. 364) Deauthorizes navigation projects in Connecticut, Maine, and Massachusetts. (Sec. 365) Modifies: (1) a navigation project at Wells Harbor, Maine; (2) a project for flood damage reduction on the American and Sacramento Rivers, California; and (3) a flood control project in Martin, Kentucky. Title IV: Studies - Directs the Secretary to conduct studies with respect to specified projects in the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers, Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois and Wisconsin, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, West Virginia, the Great Lakes, and the Chesapeake Bay. Title V: Miscellaneous Provisions - Authorizes the Secretary to complete remaining portions of Natural Resources Conservation Service flood control projects at Llagas Creek, California, and Thornton Reservoir, Illinois. (Sec. 502) Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 to authorize appropriations for construction assistance for specified projects in Georgia, New Jersey, and Virginia. (Sec. 503) Directs the Secretary to review sediment dredging technologies and to select the technology that will increase the effectiveness of removing contaminated sediments and significantly reduce contamination of the water column. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 504) Authorizes the Secretary to provide safety assistance at specified dams in California, Indiana, and Pennsylvania. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 505) Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 to authorize nonprofit public or private entities to contribute all or a portion of the costs of Great Lakes remedial action plans. (Sec. 506) Authorizes the Secretary to undertake a program for the control of sea lampreys in and around waters of the Great Lakes. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 507) Amends the Water Resources Development Act of: (1) 1996 to add specified areas in Florida, Louisiana, and Washington under a program for the maintenance of navigation channels; (2) 1986 to increase the amount authorized to conduct measurements of Lake Michigan diversions; and (3) 1986 relating to the Upper Mississippi River environmental management program to include an applied research program, require program evaluation every six years, increase and extend through FY 2009 its authorization of appropriations, and require information on habitat needs assessments to be included in required reports. (Sec. 510) Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 to extend through FY 2003 the authorization of appropriations for a monitoring program for the Atlantic coast of New York. (Sec. 511) Authorizes the Secretary, in evaluating water control management, to consider a regionalized water control management plan, but prohibits the implementation of such plan until a report is submitted to specified congressional committees. (Sec. 512) Authorizes the Secretary to carry out specified projects for the beneficial use of dredged material. (Sec. 514) Authorizes the Secretary, at full Federal expense, to complete a comprehensive report for environmental restoration and protection along the Lower Missouri River between Gavins Point Dam and the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. (Sec. 515) Authorizes the Secretary to develop and implement projects for fish screens, fish passage devices, and other similar measures to mitigate adverse impacts associated with irrigation system water diversions by local governmental entities in Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Idaho. (Sec. 516) Directs the Secretary to use, and encourage the use of, innovative treatment technologies for watershed and environmental restoration and protection projects involving water quality. (Sec. 517) Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 to add specified projects in the regional Atlanta, Georgia watershed and Paterson and Passaic Valley, New Jersey, to authorized environmental restoration projects. (Sec. 518) Directs the Secretary to expedite completion of required reports in connection with projects in California and Florida. (Sec. 519) Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) establish a pilot project to restore natural water depths in specified portions of the Dog River, Alabama; (2) repair and rehabilitate a levee in Elba, Alabama, and Geneva, Alabama; and (3) perform operations, maintenance, and rehabilitation on 37 miles of levees in and around Augusta and Devalls Bluff, Arkansas. (Sec. 522) Directs the Secretary to survey, and provide technical, planning, and design assistance for, watershed management, restoration, and development on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. (Sec. 524) Directs the Secretary to: (1) reallocate approximately 31,000 additional acre-feet of Beaver Lake, Arkansas, to water supply storage; (2) construct the Beaver Lake trout hatchery by September 30, 2002; (3) provide technical assistance in the study, design, and implementation of measures for flood damage reduction and environmental restoration and protection in the Santa Ana River watershed, California; (4) carry out a project for flood control at Rush Creek, California; and (5) provide technical assistance in the study, design, and implementation of environmental restoration and protection of the Salton Sea, California. (Sec. 528) Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) prepare special area management plans in Orange and San Diego Counties, California, for providing information regarding aquatic resources; and (2) modify a cooperative agreement with the Santa Cruz Port District, California, to reflect unanticipated additional dredging efforts and to extend such agreement for ten years. (Sec. 531) Provides a maximum Federal expenditure with respect to a hurricane and storm damage reduction project at Point Beach, Milford, Connecticut. (Sec. 532) Authorizes the Secretary to apply a specified computer model to assist non-Federal interests in developing strategies for improving water quality in the Lower St. Johns River basin, Florida. (Sec. 533) Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) carry out certain environmental restoration and resource protection activities to restore Lake Allatoona and the Etowah River in Georgia; and (2) provide technical assistance for reconstruction of the Mayo's Bar Lock and Dam, Coosa River, Rome, Georgia. (Sec. 535) Directs the Secretary to study and report on development of a comprehensive flood impact response modeling system for the Coralville Reservoir and the Iowa River watershed, Iowa. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 536) Authorizes the Secretary to carry out additional construction assistance projects in Georgetown and Olney, Illinois. (Sec. 537) Directs the Secretary to offer Kansas the right to purchase water storage in Kanapolis Lake, Kansas, at a predetermined price. (Sec. 538) Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 to increase the authorization of appropriations for: (1) environmental assistance to non-Federal interests in southern and eastern Kentucky; and (2) flood control and improvements to rainfall drainage systems in Jefferson, Orleans, and St. Tammany Parishes, Louisiana. (Sec. 540) Authorizes the Secretary to study and provide technical assistance for flood damage reduction activities in Snug Harbor, Maryland. (Sec. 541) Authorizes the Secretary to determine if the spillage or dredged materials that were removed as part of the navigation project for the Inland Waterway from Delaware River to the Chesapeake Bay is a significant impediment to navigation and, if so, to conduct additional dredging to permit navigation on the Elk River near Welch Point, Maryland. Requires a related water supply damage study. (Sec. 542) Directs the Secretary to investigate contamination of the well system in West View Shores, Cecil County, Maryland, and, if necessary, provide alternative water supplies. (Sec. 543) Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 to revise technical assistance, consultation, and funding requirements with respect to water quality restoration projects in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. (Sec. 544) Authorizes the Secretary to provide up to $300,000 for alternative transportation arising as a result of the operation, maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation of the Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge. (Sec. 545) Directs the Secretary to conduct a demonstration project to improve water quality in the vicinity of St. Louis, Missouri. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 546) Authorizes the Secretary to compile and disseminate information on floods and flood damages, and provide technical assistance regarding floodplain management, for Beaver Branch of the Big Timber Creek, New Jersey. (Sec. 547) Directs the Secretary to provide technical assistance to the International Joint Commission and the St. Lawrence River Board of Control for studies on the effects of fluctuating water levels along the shorelines of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River in New York. (Sec. 548) Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) enter into cooperative agreements to investigate, develop, and support measures for sediment management and reduction of contaminant sources which affect navigation in the Port of New York-New Jersey and the environmental conditions of the New York-New Jersey Harbor estuary; and (2) construct a project for shoreline protection at Sea Gate Reach, Coney Island, New York. (Sec. 550) Directs the Secretary to provide planning, design, and technical assistance to non-Federal interests for identifying and mitigating sources of contamination at Woodlawn Beach, New York. (Sec. 551) Directs the Secretary to assist in a project for developing maps identifying 100- and 500-year old flood inundation areas in the State of New York. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 552) Directs the Secretary to determine if water quality deterioration and sedimentation of the White Oak River, North Carolina, are the results of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway navigation project and, if so, to undertake mitigation efforts. (Sec. 553) Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance for the removal of military ordnance from the Toussaint River in Ottawa County, Ohio. (Sec. 554) Directs the Secretary to accept from the State of Oklahoma an amount representing its obligation for water supply storage at Sardis Reservoir in Oklahoma. (Sec. 555) Waives a required repayment by the Waurika Project Master Conservancy District for the construction of water conveyance facilities. (Sec. 556) Directs the Secretary to conduct a feasibility study for carrying out a riverbank stabilization project on the south bank of the Willamette River in Skinner Butte Park in Eugene, Oregon. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 557) Directs the Secretary, the FEMA Director, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies to assist the State of Oregon in developing and implementing a comprehensive basin-wide strategy in the Willamette River basin in order to improve water quality, reduce flood hazards, ensure economic activity, and restore fish and wildlife habitat. (Sec. 558) Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) assist in water-related environmental infrastructure projects in Bradford and Sullivan Counties, Pennsylvania; (2) reimburse the non-Federal interest a limited amount for architect and engineering costs in connection with the Erie Harbor basin navigation project, Pennsylvania; and (3) conduct a breakwater-dock combination at the entrance to Seven Points' Harbor, Pennsylvania. (Sec. 560) Directs the Secretary to mitigate shoreline damages in connection with the project for navigation, Point Marion Lock and Dam, Pennsylvania. (Sec. 562) Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 to authorize environmental restoration assistance to non-Federal interests in southeastern Pennsylvania. (Sec. 563) Authorizes the Secretary to prepare a watershed plan for the Upper Susquehanna-Lackawanna watershed. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 564) Directs the Secretary to study whether erosion and additional storm damage near Aguadilla Harbor, Puerto Rico, are the results of a Federal navigation project and, if so, to take mitigation measures. (Sec. 565) Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 to require a report from the Secretary to Congress in connection with recurring flooding and related problems near Pierre and Ft. Pierre, South Dakota. (Sec. 566) Directs the Secretary to provide technical, planning, and design assistance to non-Federal interests in developing integrated water management plans and projects that will serve Texas cities, counties, water agencies, and planning regions. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 567) Authorizes the Secretary to design and construct a shore protection project: (1) in Jefferson, Chambers, and Galveston Counties, Texas, including the beneficial use of dredged material from Federal navigation projects; and (2) along Galveston Beach, Texas. (Sec. 569) Directs the Secretary to construct a navigation and storm protection project at Packery Channel, Mustang Island, Texas. (Sec. 570) Authorizes specified water resources development projects in West Virginia. (Sec. 571) Directs the Secretary to develop and implement a research program to manage peak flood flows in urbanized watersheds in New Jersey. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 572) Amends the Flood Control Act of 1928 to increase the annual salary of members of the Mississippi River Commission. (Sec. 573) Authorizes the Secretary to cooperate with specified Federal officials in the development of a management strategy to address problems associated with toxic microorganisms and the resulting degradation of ecosystems in tidal and nontidal wetlands and waters of the United States along the Atlantic Ocean. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 574) Authorizes the Secretary, during FY 2000 through 2003, to withhold 100 percent of the fees collected at selected recreation sites, and to use such funds for backlogged repair and maintenance projects and for interpretation, signage, habitat or facility enhancement, resource preservation, annual operation and maintenance, and law enforcement related to public use at such sites. (Sec. 575) Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical, planning, and design assistance to Federal and non-Federal interests for carrying out projects to address water quality problems caused by drainage and related activities from abandoned and inactive noncoal mines. Authorizes the maintenance of a technology database for the reclamation of abandoned mines. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 576) Authorizes the Secretary to conduct pilot projects for the beneficial use of waste tire rubber. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 577) Amends the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1976 to extend until January 1, 2005, the authority of the EPA Administrator to designate sites for the dumping of nontoxic or nonhazardous wastes. (Sec. 578) Directs the Secretary, subject to certain conditions and requirements, to convey real property in: (1) Pike County, Missouri, to Holnam, Inc.; (2) Osage County, Oklahoma, to qualified buyers (with a right of notice to previous owners); (3) Lake Hugo, Oklahoma, to Choctaw County Industrial Authority in Oklahoma; (4) Marshall County, Oklahoma, to the State of Oklahoma for public park and recreation purposes; (5) Leflore County, Oklahoma, to the Summerfield Cemetery Association in Oklahoma; (6) Dexter, Oregon, to the Dexter Sanitary District; (7) the Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake, South Carolina, to the State of South Carolina for fish and wildlife purposes; (8) Charleston, South Carolina, to a qualified buyer; (9) Clarkston, Washington, to the Port of Clarkston; and (10) Matewan, West Virginia, to the town of Matewan. (Sec. 579) Designates the: (1) eight-mile creek in Paragould, Arkansas, as the Francis Bland Floodway Ditch; and (2) bridge over lock and dam number 4 on the Arkansas River in Arkansas as the Lawrence Blackwell Memorial Bridge. (Sec. 580) Directs the Secretary to study increasing surcharge flood control storage at the Folsom Dam and Reservoir by replacing spillway gates and raising the dam and embankment. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to study opportunities to increase the available water supply storage there due to such actions. Directs the Secretary of the Army to: (1) plan, design, and construct alternative transportation to replace the Folsom Dam Road; and (2) study all levees on the American River and on a specified section of the Sacramento River in order to increase potential flood protection through levee modification. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 581) Directs the Secretary to: (1) design and construct facilities, including fish screens, for the diversion of Central Valley Project water to Placer County, California; (2) design, construct, or expand facilities for a pumping station to be used by the Placer County Waters Agency to divert and pump water from the American River; and (3) design and construct gates and other facilities at Hell Hole Dam and Reservoir to enable the Agency to provide flood protection for lands and inhabitants adjacent to the American River downstream of Folsom Dam. Directs the Secretary to design and construct facilities needed to retrofit the El Dorado Irrigation District's current diversion infrastructure in order to provide the diversion capacity needed. Directs the Secretary to: (1) design and construct necessary facilities to provide for the diversion, transportation, treatment, and storage of a specified amount of water annually from the American River for the Georgetown Divide Public Utility District; (2) provide specified funds to the San Juan Water District for a study of water diversion facility conjunctive use opportunities within Placer and Sacramento Counties, California, and to implement a specified pilot project; (3) design and construct improvements to diversion, pumping, and transport facilities at Folsom Dam in order to pump additional water to Roseville, the San Juan Water District, Folsom, and the Placer County Water Agency; and (4) design and construct improvements required to complete the project known as the East San Joaquin County Recharge Project. Directs the Secretary to provide water resource grants to implement projects to provide water supply benefits to areas cited under this section. Authorizes appropriations for such grants. Directs the Secretary to contract with the State of California to undertake studies to determine opportunities to increase the available water supply and water storage capacity within specified California areas. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 582) Provides for the allocation of funds authorized to be appropriated under sections 580 and 581, above, during various fiscal years. (Sec. 583) Directs the Secretary to take emergency action to protect Wallops Island, Virginia, from damaging coastal storms. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 584) Authorizes the Secretary to repair and rehabilitate the seawalls on the Detroit River in Detroit, Michigan. Authorizes appropriations.