Sec. 3. Appropriation of rescinded funds

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There is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $200,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the acquisition of agricultural land easements under subtitle H of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3865 et seq. ) in a State impacted by Hurricane Fiona, Hurricane Ian, or Hurricane Nicole. There is appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture, out of any amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $110,000,000, to remain available until expended, to undertake emergency watershed protection measures under section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2203 ) in a State impacted by Hurricane Fiona, Hurricane Ian, or Hurricane Nicole.

The Secretary of Agriculture may use amounts appropriated by subparagraph

(A)to reduce flood risk in a coastal community by removing sediment or other impediments from a canal or canal system. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for fiscal year 2023, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended, for Operations, Research, and Facilities for— expenses related to the consequences of Hurricanes Fiona, Ian, and Nicole; and to improve hurricane intensity and storm surge forecasting and mitigation, including through ocean observing platforms and storm surge gauges. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Department of Commerce for fiscal year 2023, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $30,162,000, to remain available until expended, to conduct the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program under section 307A of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1456–1 ) with respect to States impacted by Hurricanes Fiona, Ian, and Nicole. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Department of Commerce for fiscal year 2023, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $40,000,000, to remain available until expended, for marine debris assessment and removal and marine and estuarine ecosystem restoration monitoring efforts in States impacted by Hurricanes Fiona, Ian, and Nicole. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of the Army, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses related to the completion, or initiation and completion, of high priority flood and storm damage reduction, including shore protection, studies that are authorized before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act in States and insular areas that were impacted by Hurricane Fiona, Hurricane Ian, or Hurricane Nicole, to reduce risks from future floods and hurricanes. The Federal share of the cost of a study carried out with amounts made available under this paragraph shall be 100 percent. Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chief of Engineers shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a detailed work plan for the funds provided under this paragraph, including— a list of study locations; a list of new studies selected to be initiated; the total cost for all studies; the remaining cost for all ongoing studies; and a schedule by fiscal year of proposed use of those funds. The Secretary of the Army shall not deviate from the work plan once the plan has been submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives under clause (i). Beginning not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide a quarterly report to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives detailing the allocation and obligation of the funds provided under this paragraph. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of the Army, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $300,000,000, to remain available until expended, to construct— priority flood and storm damage reduction, including shore protection, projects that are authorized before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act; and flood and storm damage reduction, including shore protection, projects that— have signed Chief’s Reports as of the date of enactment of this Act; or are studied using funds made available under paragraph (1), if the Secretary of the Army determines the project to be technically feasible, economically justified, and environmentally acceptable, in States and insular areas that were impacted by Hurricane Ian, Hurricane Fiona, or Hurricane Nicole. The Secretary of the Army may initiate additional new construction starts with amounts made available under this paragraph. Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Chief of Engineers shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a detailed work plan for the funds provided under this paragraph, including— a list of study locations; a list of new studies selected to be initiated; the total cost for all studies; the remaining cost for all ongoing studies; and a schedule by fiscal year of proposed use of those funds. The Secretary of the Army shall not deviate from the work plan once the plan has been submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives under clause (i). Beginning not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide a quarterly report to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives detailing the allocation and obligation of the funds provided under this paragraph. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of the Army, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended, for flood control and coastal emergencies as authorized by section 5 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (commonly known as the Flood Control Act of 1941 ) (55 Stat. 650, chapter 377; 33 U.S.C. 701n ), in States and insular areas that were impacted by Hurricane Ian, Hurricane Fiona, or Hurricane Nicole, including for necessary expenses to prepare for floods, hurricanes, and natural disasters, and to support emergency operations, repairs, and other activities in response to those disasters as authorized by law. Amounts made available under this paragraph that are used for authorized shore protection projects shall restore those projects to the full project profile at full Federal expense. Beginning not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a quarterly report detailing the allocation and obligation of the amounts made available under this paragraph. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior for fiscal year 2023, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended, to carry out activities to reduce the hurricane and flood risk of a federally recognized Indian Tribe located within a flood-prone area of a unit of the National Park System, including to carry out activities to reduce the flood risk of structures contained within an area of a unit of the National Park System for which a special use permit has been provided. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 2023, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $100,000,000 for environmental restoration and monitoring, to remain available until expended, including to carry out— the National Estuary Program under section 320 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1330 ) for estuaries within States and territories impacted by Hurricane Ian, Hurricane Nicole, or Hurricane Fiona; and geographic programs of the Environmental Protection Agency specified in the explanatory statement described in section 4 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 ( Public Law 117–328 ), that are within States and territories impacted by Hurricane Ian, Hurricane Nicole, or Hurricane Fiona. In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the United States Postal Service for fiscal year 2023, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, for reconstruction or rehabilitation of facilities of the Postal Service that were destroyed or damaged by Hurricane Ian, Hurricane Nicole, or Hurricane Fiona.

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