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This Act may be cited as the or the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act WIIN Act . Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Title I—Water Resources Development Sec. 1001. Short title. Sec. 1002. Secretary defined. Subtitle A—General Provisions Sec. 1101. Youth service and conservation corps organizations. Sec. 1102. Navigation safety. Sec. 1103. Emerging harbors. Sec. 1104. Federal breakwaters and jetties. Sec. 1105. Remote and subsistence harbors. Sec. 1106. Alternative projects to maintenance dredging.
Sec. 1107. Great Lakes Navigation System. Sec. 1108. Funding for harbor maintenance programs. Sec. 1109. Maintenance of harbors of refuge. Sec. 1110. Donor ports and energy transfer ports. Sec. 1111. Harbor deepening. Sec. 1112. Implementation guidance. Sec. 1113. Non-Federal interest dredging authority. Sec. 1114. Transportation cost savings. Sec. 1115. Reservoir sediment. Sec. 1116. Water supply conservation. Sec. 1117. Drought emergencies. Sec. 1118. Leveraging Federal infrastructure for increased water supply.
Sec. 1119. Indian tribes. Sec. 1120. Tribal consultation reports. Sec. 1121. Tribal partnership program. Sec. 1122. Beneficial use of dredged material. Sec. 1123. Great Lakes fishery and ecosystem restoration. Sec. 1124. Corps of Engineers operation of unmanned aircraft systems. Sec. 1125. Funding to process permits. Sec. 1126. Study of water resources development projects by non-Federal interests. Sec. 1127. Non-Federal construction of authorized flood damage reduction projects.
Sec. 1128. Multistate activities. Sec. 1129. Planning assistance to States. Sec. 1130. Regional participation assurance for levee safety activities. Sec. 1131. Participation of non-Federal interests. Sec. 1132. Post-authorization change reports. Sec. 1133. Maintenance dredging data. Sec. 1134. Electronic submission and tracking of permit applications. Sec. 1135. Data transparency. Sec. 1136. Quality control. Sec. 1137. Report on purchase of foreign manufactured articles. Sec. 1138.
International outreach program. Sec. 1139. Dam safety repair projects. Sec. 1140. Federal cost limitation for certain projects. Sec. 1141. Lake Kemp, Texas. Sec. 1142. Corrosion prevention. Sec. 1143. Sediment sources. Sec. 1144. Prioritization of certain projects. Sec. 1145. Gulf Coast oyster bed recovery assessment. Sec. 1146. Initiating work on separable elements. Sec. 1147. Lower Bois d’Arc Creek Reservoir Project, Fannin County, Texas. Sec. 1148. Recreational access at Corps of Engineers reservoirs.
Sec. 1149. No wake zones in navigation channels. Sec. 1150. Ice jam prevention and mitigation. Sec. 1151. Structural health monitoring. Sec. 1152. Kennewick Man. Sec. 1153. Authority to accept and use materials and services. Sec. 1154. Munitions disposal. Sec. 1155. Management of recreation facilities. Sec. 1156. Structures and facilities constructed by Secretary. Sec. 1157. Project completion. Sec. 1158. New England District headquarters. Sec. 1159. Buffalo District headquarters.
Sec. 1160. Future facility investment. Sec. 1161. Completion of ecosystem restoration projects. Sec. 1162. Fish and wildlife mitigation. Sec. 1163. Wetlands mitigation. Sec. 1164. Debris removal. Sec. 1165. Disposition studies. Sec. 1166. Transfer of excess credit. Sec. 1167. Hurricane and storm damage reduction. Sec. 1168. Fish hatcheries. Sec. 1169. Shore damage prevention or mitigation. Sec. 1170. Enhancing lake recreation opportunities. Sec. 1171. Credit in lieu of reimbursement.
Sec. 1172. Easements for electric, telephone, or broadband service facilities. Sec. 1173. Study on performance of innovative materials. Sec. 1174. Conversion of surplus water agreements. Sec. 1175. Projects funded by the Inland Waterways Trust Fund. Sec. 1176. Rehabilitation assistance. Sec. 1177. Rehabilitation of Corps of Engineers constructed dams. Sec. 1178. Columbia River. Sec. 1179. Missouri River. Sec. 1180. Chesapeake Bay oyster restoration. Sec. 1181. Salton Sea, California.
Sec. 1182. Adjustment. Sec. 1183. Coastal engineering. Sec. 1184. Consideration of measures. Sec. 1185. Table Rock Lake, Arkansas and Missouri. Sec. 1186. Rural western water. Sec. 1187. Interstate compacts. Sec. 1188. Sense of Congress. Sec. 1189. Dredged material disposal. Subtitle B—Studies Sec. 1201. Authorization of proposed feasibility studies. Sec. 1202. Additional studies. Sec. 1203. North Atlantic Coastal Region. Sec. 1204. South Atlantic coastal study. Sec. 1205. Texas coastal area.
Sec. 1206. Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. Sec. 1207. Kanawha River Basin. Subtitle C—Deauthorizations, Modifications, and Related Provisions Sec. 1301. Deauthorization of inactive projects. Sec. 1302. Backlog prevention. Sec. 1303. Valdez, Alaska. Sec. 1304. Los Angeles County Drainage Area, Los Angeles County, California. Sec. 1305. Sutter Basin, California. Sec. 1306. Essex River, Massachusetts. Sec. 1307. Port of Cascade Locks, Oregon. Sec. 1308. Central Delaware River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Sec. 1309. Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. Sec. 1310. Rivercenter, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Sec. 1311. Salt Creek, Graham, Texas. Sec. 1312. Texas City Ship Channel, Texas City, Texas. Sec. 1313. Stonington Harbour, Connecticut. Sec. 1314. Red River below Denison Dam, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Sec. 1315. Green River and Barren River, Kentucky. Sec. 1316. Hannibal Small Boat Harbor, Hannibal, Missouri. Sec. 1317. Land transfer and trust land for Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
Sec. 1318. Cameron County, Texas. Sec. 1319. New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, Georgia and South Carolina. Sec. 1320. Hamilton City, California. Sec. 1321. Conveyances. Sec. 1322. Expedited consideration. Subtitle D—Water Resources Infrastructure Sec. 1401. Project authorizations. Sec. 1402. Special rules. Title II—Water and Waste Act of 2016 Sec. 2001. Short title. Sec. 2002. Definition of Administrator. Subtitle A—Safe Drinking Water Sec. 2101. Sense of Congress on appropriations levels.
Sec. 2102. Preconstruction work. Sec. 2103. Administration of State loan funds. Sec. 2104. Assistance for small and disadvantaged communities. Sec. 2105. Reducing lead in drinking water. Sec. 2106. Notice to persons served. Sec. 2107. Lead testing in school and child care program drinking water. Sec. 2108. Water supply cost savings. Sec. 2109. Innovation in the provision of safe drinking water. Sec. 2110. Small system technical assistance. Sec. 2111. Definition of Indian Tribe.
Sec. 2112. Technical assistance for tribal water systems. Sec. 2113. Materials requirement for certain Federally funded projects. Subtitle B—Drinking Water Disaster Relief and Infrastructure Investments Sec. 2201. Drinking water infrastructure. Sec. 2202. Sense of Congress. Sec. 2203. Registry for lead exposure and advisory committee. Sec. 2204. Other lead programs. Subtitle C—Control of Coal Combustion Residuals Sec. 2301. Approval of State programs for control of coal combustion residuals.
Title III—Natural Resources Subtitle A—Indian Dam Safety Sec. 3101. Indian dam safety. Subtitle B—Irrigation Rehabilitation and Renovation for Indian Tribal Governments and Their Economies Sec. 3201. Definitions. Part I—Indian Irrigation Fund Sec. 3211. Establishment. Sec. 3212. Deposits to fund. Sec. 3213. Expenditures from fund. Sec. 3214. Investments of amounts. Sec. 3215. Transfers of amounts. Sec. 3216. Termination. Part II—Repair, Replacement, and Maintenance of Certain Indian Irrigation Projects Sec. 3221.
Repair, replacement, and maintenance of certain indian irrigation projects. Sec. 3222. Eligible projects. Sec. 3223. Requirements and conditions. Sec. 3224. Study of Indian irrigation program and project management. Sec. 3225. Tribal consultation and user input. Sec. 3226. Allocation among projects. Subtitle C—Weber Basin prepayments Sec. 3301. Prepayment of certain repayment obligations under contracts between the United States and the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District.
Subtitle D—Pechanga water rights settlement Sec. 3401. Short title. Sec. 3402. Purposes. Sec. 3403. Definitions. Sec. 3404. Approval of the Pechanga Settlement Agreement. Sec. 3405. Tribal Water Right. Sec. 3406. Satisfaction of claims. Sec. 3407. Waiver of claims. Sec. 3408. Water facilities. Sec. 3409. Pechanga Settlement Fund. Sec. 3410. Miscellaneous provisions. Sec. 3411. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 3412. Expiration on failure of enforceability date. Sec. 3413.
Antideficiency. Subtitle E—Delaware River Basin Conservation Sec. 3501. Findings. Sec. 3502. Definitions. Sec. 3503. Program establishment. Sec. 3504. Grants and assistance. Sec. 3505. Annual letter. Sec. 3506. Prohibition on use of funds for Federal acquisition of interests in land. Sec. 3507. Sunset. Subtitle F—Miscellaneous Provisions Sec. 3601. Bureau of Reclamation Dakotas Area Office permit fees for cabins and trailers. Sec. 3602. Use of trailer homes at Heart Butte Dam and Reservoir (Lake Tschida).
Sec. 3603. Lake Tahoe Restoration. Sec. 3604. Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians. Sec. 3605. San Luis Rey settlement agreement implementation. Sec. 3606. Tule River Indian Tribe. Sec. 3607. Morongo Band of Mission Indians. Sec. 3608. Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and the Chickasaw Nation Water Settlement. Subtitle G—Blackfeet water rights settlement Sec. 3701. Short title. Sec. 3702. Purposes. Sec. 3703. Definitions. Sec. 3704. Ratification of compact. Sec. 3705. Milk river water right.
Sec. 3706. Water delivery through milk river project. Sec. 3707. Bureau of reclamation activities to improve water management. Sec. 3708. St. Mary canal hydroelectric power generation. Sec. 3709. Storage allocation from Lake Elwell. Sec. 3710. Irrigation activities. Sec. 3711. Design and construction of MR&I System. Sec. 3712. Design and construction of water storage and irrigation facilities. Sec. 3713. Blackfeet water, storage, and development projects. Sec. 3714. Easements and rights-of-way.
Sec. 3715. Tribal water rights. Sec. 3716. Blackfeet settlement trust fund. Sec. 3717. Blackfeet water settlement implementation fund. Sec. 3718. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 3719. Water rights in Lewis and Clark National Forest and Glacier National Park. Sec. 3720. Waivers and releases of claims. Sec. 3721. Satisfaction of claims. Sec. 3722. Miscellaneous provisions. Sec. 3723. Expiration on failure to meet enforceability date. Sec. 3724. Antideficiency. Subtitle H—Water Desalination Sec. 3801.
Reauthorization of Water Desalination Act of 1996. Subtitle I—Amendments to the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 Sec. 3901. Amendments to the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990. Subtitle J—California Water Sec. 4001. Operations and reviews. Sec. 4002. Scientifically supported implementation of OMR flow requirements. Sec. 4003. Temporary operational flexibility for storm events. Sec. 4004. Consultation on coordinated operations. Sec. 4005.
Protections. Sec. 4006. New Melones Reservoir. Sec. 4007. Storage. Sec. 4008. Losses caused by the construction and operation of storage projects. Sec. 4009. Other water supply projects. Sec. 4010. Actions to benefit threatened and endangered species and other wildlife. Sec. 4011. Offsets and water storage account. Sec. 4012. Savings language. Sec. 4013. Duration. Sec. 4014. Definitions. Title IV—Other Matters Sec. 5001. Congressional notification requirements. Sec. 5002. Reauthorization of Denali Commission.
Sec. 5003. Recreational access for floating cabins at TVA reservoirs. Sec. 5004. Gold King Mine spill recovery. Sec. 5005. Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. Sec. 5006. Rehabilitation of high hazard potential dams. Sec. 5007. Chesapeake Bay grass survey. Sec. 5008. Water infrastructure finance and innovation. Sec. 5009. Report on groundwater contamination. Sec. 5010. Columbia River Basin restoration. Sec. 5011. Regulation of aboveground storage at farms. Sec. 5012. Irrigation districts.
Sec. 5013. Estuary restoration. Sec. 5014. Environmental banks.