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This Act may be cited as the . Water Resources Development Act of 2013 The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary. TITLE I—Water resource projects Sec. 1001. Purposes. Sec. 1002. Project authorizations. Sec. 1003. Project review. Sec. 1004. Future project authorizations. TITLE II—Water resources policy reforms Sec. 2001. Purposes. Sec. 2002. Safety assurance review. Sec. 2003. Continuing authority programs.

Sec. 2004. Continuing authority program prioritization. Sec. 2005. Fish and wildlife mitigation. Sec. 2006. Mitigation status report. Sec. 2007. Independent peer review. Sec. 2008. Operation and maintenance of navigation and hydroelectric facilities. Sec. 2009. Hydropower at Corps of Engineers facilities. Sec. 2010. Clarification of work-in-kind credit authority. Sec. 2011. Transfer of excess work-in-kind credit. Sec. 2012. Credit for in-kind contributions. Sec. 2013. Credit in lieu of reimbursement.

Sec. 2014. Dam optimization. Sec. 2015. Water supply. Sec. 2016. Report on water storage pricing formulas. Sec. 2017. Clarification of previously authorized work. Sec. 2018. Consideration of Federal land in feasibility studies. Sec. 2019. Planning assistance to States. Sec. 2020. Vegetation management policy. Sec. 2021. Levee certifications. Sec. 2022. Restoration of flood and hurricane storm damage reduction projects. Sec. 2023. Operation and maintenance of certain projects.

Sec. 2024. Dredging study. Sec. 2025. Non-Federal project implementation pilot program. Sec. 2026. Non-Federal implementation of feasibility studies. Sec. 2027. Tribal partnership program. Sec. 2028. Cooperative agreements with Columbia River Basin Indian tribes. Sec. 2029. Military munitions response actions at civil works shoreline protection projects. Sec. 2030. Beach nourishment. Sec. 2031. Regional sediment management. Sec. 2032. Study acceleration. Sec. 2033. Project acceleration.

Sec. 2034. Feasibility studies. Sec. 2035. Accounting and administrative expenses. Sec. 2036. Determination of project completion. Sec. 2037. Project partnership agreements. Sec. 2038. Interagency and international support authority. Sec. 2039. Acceptance of contributed funds to increase lock operations. Sec. 2040. Emergency response to natural disasters. Sec. 2041. Systemwide improvement frameworks. Sec. 2042. Funding to process permits. Sec. 2043. National riverbank stabilization and erosion prevention study and pilot program.

Sec. 2044. Hurricane and storm damage risk reduction prioritization. Sec. 2045. Prioritization of ecosystem restoration efforts. Sec. 2046. Special use permits. Sec. 2047. Operations and maintenance on fuel taxed inland waterways. Sec. 2048. Corrosion prevention. Sec. 2049. Project deauthorizations. Sec. 2050. Reports to Congress. Sec. 2051. Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act conforming amendment. Sec. 2052. Invasive species review. Sec. 2053. Wetlands conservation study.

Sec. 2054. Dam modification study. Sec. 2055. Non-Federal plans to provide additional flood risk reduction. Sec. 2056. Mississippi River forecasting improvements. Sec. 2057. Flexibility in maintaining navigation. Sec. 2058. Restricted areas at Corps of Engineers dams. Sec. 2059. Maximum cost of projects. Sec. 2060. Donald G. Waldon Lock and Dam. Sec. 2061. Improving planning and administration of water supply storage. Sec. 2062. Crediting authority for Federally authorized navigation projects.

Sec. 2063. River basin commissions. Sec. 2064. Restriction on charges for certain surplus water. TITLE III—Project modifications Sec. 3001. Purpose. Sec. 3002. Chatfield Reservoir, Colorado. Sec. 3003. Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee expenses reimbursement. Sec. 3004. Hurricane and storm damage reduction study. Sec. 3005. Lower Yellowstone Project, Montana. Sec. 3006. Project deauthorizations. Sec. 3007. Raritan River Basin, Green Brook Sub-basin, New Jersey.

Sec. 3008. Red River Basin, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana. Sec. 3009. Point Judith Harbor of Refuge, Rhode Island. Sec. 3010. Land conveyance of Hammond Boat Basin, Warrenton, Oregon. Sec. 3011. Metro East Flood Risk Management Program, Illinois. Sec. 3012. Florida Keys water quality improvements. Sec. 3013. Des Moines Recreational River and Greenbelt, Iowa. Sec. 3014. Land conveyance, Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area, Portsmouth, Virginia. Sec. 3015. Los Angeles County Drainage Area, California.

Sec. 3016. Oakland Inner Harbor Tidal Canal, California. Sec. 3017. Redesignation of Lower Mississippi River Museum and Riverfront Interpretive Site. Sec. 3018. Louisiana Coastal Area. Sec. 3019. Four Mile Run, City of Alexandria and Arlington County, Virginia. Sec. 3020. East Fork of Trinity River, Texas. Sec. 3021. Seward Waterfront, Seward, Alaska. TITLE IV—Water resource studies Sec. 4001. Purpose. Sec. 4002. Initiation of new water resources studies. Sec. 4003. Applicability.

TITLE V—Regional and nonproject provisions Sec. 5001. Purpose. Sec. 5002. Northeast Coastal Region ecosystem restoration. Sec. 5003. Chesapeake Bay Environmental Restoration and Protection Program. Sec. 5004. Rio Grande environmental management program, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas. Sec. 5005. Lower Columbia River and Tillamook Bay ecosystem restoration, Oregon and Washington. Sec. 5006. Arkansas River, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Sec. 5007. Aquatic invasive species prevention and management;

Columbia River Basin. Sec. 5008. Upper Missouri Basin flood and drought monitoring. Sec. 5009. Upper Missouri Basin shoreline erosion prevention. Sec. 5010. Northern Rockies headwaters extreme weather mitigation. Sec. 5011. Aquatic nuisance species prevention, Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basin. Sec. 5012. Middle Mississippi River pilot program. Sec. 5013. Idaho, Montana, rural Nevada, New Mexico, rural Utah, and Wyoming. Sec. 5014. Chesapeake Bay oyster restoration in Virginia and Maryland.

Sec. 5015. Missouri River between Fort Peck Dam, Montana and Gavins Point Dam, South Dakota and Nebraska. Sec. 5016. Operations and maintenance of inland Mississippi River ports. Sec. 5017. Remote and subsistence harbors. Sec. 5018. Multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in the Upper Mississippi River and Ohio River basins and tributaries. Sec. 5019. Release of use restrictions. Sec. 5020. Rights and responsibilities of Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma regarding W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam, Oklahoma.

Sec. 5021. Upper Mississippi River protection. Sec. 5022. Arctic Deep draft port development partnerships. Sec. 5023. Greater Mississippi River Basin severe flooding and drought management study. Sec. 5024. Cape Arundel Disposal Site, Maine. TITLE VI—Levee safety Sec. 6001. Short title. Sec. 6002. Findings; purposes. Sec. 6003. Definitions. Sec. 6004. National levee safety program. Sec. 6005. National levee safety advisory board. Sec. 6006. Inventory and inspection of levees.

Sec. 6007. Reports. Sec. 6008. Effect of title. Sec. 6009. Authorization of appropriations. TITLE VII—Inland waterways Sec. 7001. Purposes. Sec. 7002. Definitions. Sec. 7003. Project delivery process reforms. Sec. 7004. Major rehabilitation standards. Sec. 7005. Inland waterways system revenues. Sec. 7006. Efficiency of revenue collection. Sec. 7007. GAO study, Olmsted Locks and Dam, Lower Ohio River, Illinois and Kentucky. Sec. 7008. Olmsted Locks and Dam, Lower Ohio River, Illinois and Kentucky.

TITLE VIII—Harbor maintenance Sec. 8001. Short title. Sec. 8002. Purposes. Sec. 8003. Funding for harbor maintenance programs. Sec. 8004. Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund prioritization. Sec. 8005. Harbor maintenance trust fund study. TITLE IX—Dam safety Sec. 9001. Short title. Sec. 9002. Purpose. Sec. 9003. Administrator. Sec. 9004. Inspection of dams. Sec. 9005. National Dam Safety Program. Sec. 9006. Public awareness and outreach for dam safety. Sec. 9007. Authorization of appropriations.

TITLE X—Innovative financing pilot projects Sec. 10001. Short title. Sec. 10002. Purposes. Sec. 10003. Definitions. Sec. 10004. Authority to provide assistance. Sec. 10005. Applications. Sec. 10006. Eligible entities. Sec. 10007. Projects eligible for assistance. Sec. 10008. Activities eligible for assistance. Sec. 10009. Determination of eligibility and project selection. Sec. 10010. Secured loans. Sec. 10011. Program administration. Sec. 10012. State, tribal, and local permits.

Sec. 10013. Regulations. Sec. 10014. Funding. Sec. 10015. Report to Congress. Sec. 10016. Use of American iron, steel, and manufactured goods. TITLE XI—Extreme weather Sec. 11001. Definition of resilient construction technique. Sec. 11002. Study on risk reduction. Sec. 11003. GAO study on management of flood, drought, and storm damage. Sec. 11004. Post-disaster watershed assessments. Sec. 11005. Authority to accept and expend non-Federal amounts. TITLE XII—National Endowment for the Oceans Sec. 12001.

Short title. Sec. 12002. Purposes. Sec. 12003. Definitions. Sec. 12004. National Endowment for the Oceans. Sec. 12005. Eligible uses. Sec. 12006. Grants. Sec. 12007. Annual report. Sec. 12008. Tulsa Port of Catoosa, Rogers County, Oklahoma land exchange. TITLE XIII—Miscellaneous Sec. 13001. Applicability of Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule. Sec. 13002. America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass program.