Sec. 341. Specific deauthorizations

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The portion of the project for flood risk management, Los Angeles County Drainage Area, California, authorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (chapter 688, 49 Stat. 1589; 50 Stat. 167; 52 Stat. 1215; 55 Stat. 647; 64 Stat. 177; 104 Stat. 4611; 136 Stat. 3785), consisting of the flood channels described in paragraph (2), are no longer authorized beginning on the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act. The flood channels referred to in paragraph

(1)are the following flood channels operated and maintained by the Los Angeles County Flood Control District, as generally defined in Corps of Engineers operations and maintenance manuals and as may be further described in an agreement entered into under paragraph (3): Arcadia Wash Channel (Auburn Branch Channel). Arcadia Wash Channel (Baldwin Ave. Branch Channel). Arcadia Wash Channel (East Branch Channel). Arcadia Wash Channel (Lima St. Branch Channel). Bel Aire Dr./Sunset Canyon Channel. Big Dalton Wash Channel. Big Dalton Wash Channel (East Branch Inlet Channel). Blanchard Canyon Channel. Blue Gum Canyon Channel. Brand Canyon Channel. Childs Canyon Channel. Dead Horse Canyon Channel. Dunsmuir Canyon Channel. Eagle Canyon Channel. Elmwood Canyon Channel. Emerald Wash Channel. Emerald Wash Channel (West Branch). Hay Canyon Channel. Higgins and Coldwater Canyon. Hillcrest Canyon Channel. La Tuna Canyon Channel. Little Dalton Diversion Channel. Little Dalton Wash Channel. Live Oak Wash Channel. Mansfield St. Channel. Marshall Creek Channel. Marshall Creek Channel (West Branch). Rexford-Monte Mar Branch. Royal Boulevard Channel. Rubio Canyon Diversion Channel. San Dimas Wash Channel. Sawtelle Channel. Shields Canyon Channel. Sierra Madre Villa Channel. Sierra Madre Wash. Sierra Madre Wash Inlet. Snover Canyon Channel. Stough Canyon Channel. Thompson Creek Channel. Walnut Creek Channel. Webber Canyon Channel. Westwood Branch Channel. Wilson Canyon Channel. Winery Canyon Channel. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall seek to enter into an agreement with the Los Angeles County Flood Control District to ensure that the Los Angeles County Flood Control District— will continue to operate, maintain, repair, rehabilitate, and replace as necessary, the flood channels described in paragraph (2)— in perpetuity at no cost to the United States; and in a manner that does not reduce the level of flood protection of the project described in paragraph (1); will retain public ownership of all real property required for the continued functioning of the flood channels described in paragraph (2), consistent with authorized purposes of the project described in paragraph (1); will allow the Corps of Engineers to continue to operate, maintain, repair, rehabilitate, and replace any appurtenant structures, such as rain and stream gages, existing as of the date of enactment of this Act and located within the flood channels subject to deauthorization under paragraph

(1)as necessary to ensure the continued functioning of the project described in paragraph (1); and will hold and save the United States harmless from damages due to floods, breach, failure, operation, or maintenance of the flood channels described in paragraph (2). The Secretary may accept and expend funds voluntarily contributed by the Los Angeles County Flood Control District to cover the administrative costs incurred by the Secretary to— enter into an agreement under paragraph (3); and monitor compliance with such agreement. Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the 25-foot-deep channel portion of the project for navigation, Thames River, Connecticut, authorized by the first section of the Act of July 3, 1930 (chapter 847, 46 Stat. 918), consisting of the area described in paragraph (2), is no longer authorized. The area referred to in paragraph

(1)is the area— beginning at a point N706550.83, E1179497.53; running southeasterly about 808.28 feet to a point N705766.32, E1179692.10; running southeasterly about 2219.17 feet to a point N703725.88, E1180564.64; running southeasterly about 1594.84 feet to a point N702349.59, E1181370.46; running southwesterly about 483.01 feet to a point N701866.63, E1181363.54; running northwesterly about 2023.85 feet to a point N703613.13, E1180340.96; running northwesterly about 2001.46 feet to a point N705453.40, E1179554.02; and running northwesterly about 1098.89 feet to the point described in paragraph (1). Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the portion of the project for navigation, Saint Petersburg Harbor, Florida, authorized by section 101 the River and Harbor Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 165), consisting of the area described in paragraph

(2)is no longer authorized. The area referred to in paragraph

(1)is the portion of the Federal channel located within Bayboro Harbor, at approximately -82.635353 W and 27.760977 N, south of the Range 300 line and west of the Station 71+00 line. Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the portion of the project for navigation North Branch channel, Chicago River, Illinois, authorized by section 22 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (chapter 425, 30 Stat. 1156), consisting of the area described in paragraph

(2)is no longer authorized. The area referred to in paragraph

(1)is the approximately one-mile long segment of the North Branch Channel on the east side of Goose Island, Chicago River, Illinois. Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the project for flood protection and other purposes in the Papillion Creek Basin, Nebraska, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 743) is modified to deauthorize the portions of the project known as Dam Site 7 and Dam Site 12. Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the project for flood risk management, Truckee Meadows, Nevada, authorized by section 7002(2) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1366), is no longer authorized. In this subsection, the term Newtown Creek navigation project means the project for the Newtown Creek Federal navigation channel, New York, described in The Rivers and Harbors Act of 1919, Ch. 832, 40 Stat. 1275, 1276 (1919), The Rivers and Harbors Improvement Act of 1930, Ch. 847, 46 Stat. 918, 920 (1930), and The Rivers and Harbors Improvement Act of 1937, Ch. 832, 50 Stat. 844, 845 (1937). The Newtown Creek navigation project is modified to reduce, in part, the authorized dimensions of the project, such that the remaining authorized depths are as follows: A 18-foot deep channel with a center line beginning at point North 40.727729 and West 73.929142, thence to a point North 40.722214 and West 73.925874. [Reach EA] A 18-foot deep Turning Basin South-West of a line formed by points North 40.726202 and West 73.927289; and North 40.723508 and West 73.924713. [Reaches E1A and GA] A 16-foot-deep channel with a center line beginning at a point North 40.722214 and West 73.925874, thence to a point North 40.718664 and West 73.924176. [Reaches EB and H] A 16-foot-deep channel with a center line beginning at a point North 40.718664 and West 73.924176, thence to a point North 40.717539 and West 73.927438. [Reach JA] A 14-foot-deep channel with a center line beginning at a point North 40.717539 and West 73.927438, thence to a point North 40.716611 and West 73.929278. [Reach JB] A 12-foot-deep channel with a center line beginning at a point North 40.716611 and West 73.929278, thence to a point North 40.713156 and West 73.931351. [Reaches JC and KA] The portions of the Newtown Creek navigation project described in subparagraphs

(B)through

(E)are deauthorized. A portion referred to in Paragraph

(1)is a portion of the channel adjacent the Turning Basin, specifically the area— East of a line formed by points North 40.726202 and West 73.927289; and North 40.723508 and West 73.924713; [Reaches E1B and GB] and Maspeth Creek. [Reach F] A portion referred to in Paragraph

(1)is a portion of the channel in East Branch, specifically the area— Beginning at a point North 40.718066 and West 73.923931; and Extending upstream. [Reach I] A portion referred to in Paragraph

(1)is a portion of the channel in English Kills, specifically the area— Beginning at a point North 40.713156 and West 73.931351; and Extending upstream. [Reach KB] A portion referred to in Paragraph

(1)as Dutch Kills, specifically the area— Beginning at a point North 40.737623 and West 73.94681; and Extending upstream. [Reach L/L1] Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the portion of the project for navigation, Monroe Bay and Creek, Virginia, authorized by the first section of the Act of July 3, 1930 (chapter 847, 46 Stat. 922), consisting of the area described in paragraph

(2)is no longer authorized. The area referred to in paragraph

(1)is the roughly 300 feet of the length of the Federal turning and anchorage basin in the vicinity of the property located at 829 Robin Grove Ln., Colonial Beach, Virginia, 22443. Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the project for navigation, Seattle Harbor, Washington, authorized by the first section of the Act of August 30, 1935 (chapter 831, 49 Stat. 1039), is modified to deauthorize the portion of the project within the East Waterway consisting of the area described in paragraph (2). The area referred to in paragraph

(1)is the area— beginning at the southwest corner of Block 386, Plat of Seattle Tidelands (said corner also being a point on the United States pierhead line); thence north 90°00’00” west along the projection of the south line of Block 386, 206.58 feet to the centerline of the East Waterway; thence north 14°30’00” east along the centerline and parallel with the northwesterly line of Block 386, 64.83 feet; thence north 33°32’59” east, 235.85 feet; thence north 39°55’22” east, 128.70 feet; thence north 14°30’00” east parallel with the northwesterly line of Block 386, 280.45 feet; thence north 90°00’00” east, 70.00 feet to the pierhead line and the northwesterly line of Block 386; and thence south 14°30’00” west, 650.25 feet along said pierhead line and northwesterly line of Block 386 to the point of beginning. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate on the impacts of deauthorization of the following projects: The portion of the project for flood protection on the Lower San Joaquin River and tributaries, California, authorized by section 10 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (chapter 665, 58 Stat. 901) consisting of the right bank of the San Joaquin River between levee miles 0.00 on the left bank of the Tuolumne River and levee mile 3.76 on the San Joaquin River, California; and The Freeport and Vicinity Coastal Storm Risk Management separable element of the project for coastal storm risk management and ecosystem restoration, Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay, authorized by section 1401 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (132 Stat. 3838).

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