Sec. 1202. ADDITIONAL STUDIES

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## SEC. 1202 ADDITIONAL STUDIES ###

(a)Tulsa and West Tulsa, Arkansas River, Oklahoma ####

(1)In general The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of modifying the projects for flood risk management, Tulsa and West Tulsa, Oklahoma, authorized by section 3 of the Act of August 18, 1941 (55 Stat. 645, chapter 377). ####

(2)Requirements In carrying out the study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall address project deficiencies, uncertainties, and significant data gaps, including material, construction, and subsurface, which render the project at risk of overtopping, breaching, or system failure. ####

(3)Prioritization to address significant risks In any case in which a levee or levee system (as defined in section 9002 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 3301)) is classified as Class I or II under the levee safety action classification tool developed by the Corps of Engineers, the Secretary shall expedite the project for budget consideration. ###

(b)Cincinnati, Ohio ####

(1)Review The Secretary shall review the Central Riverfront Park Master Plan, dated December 1999, and the Ohio Riverfront Study, Cincinnati, Ohio, dated August 2002, to determine the feasibility of carrying out flood risk reduction, ecosystem restoration, and recreation components beyond the ecosystem restoration and recreation components that were undertaken pursuant to section 5116 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-114; 121 Stat. 1238) as a second phase of that project. ####

(2)Authorization The project authorized under section 5116 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-114; 121 Stat. 1238) is modified to authorize the Secretary to undertake the additional flood risk reduction and ecosystem restoration components described in paragraph (1), at a total cost of $30,000,000, if the Secretary determines that the additional flood risk reduction, ecosystem restoration, and recreation components, considered together, are feasible. ###

(c)Arctic Deep Draft Port Development Partnerships Section 2105 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2243) is amended— ####

(1)by striking “(25 U.S.C. 450b))” each place it appears and inserting “(25 U.S.C. 5304)) and a Native village, Regional Corporation, or Village Corporation (as those terms are defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602)”; ####

(2)in subsection

(d)by striking “the Secretary of Homeland Security” and inserting “the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating”; and ####

(3)by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(e) Consideration of National Security Interests > > In carrying out a study of the feasibility of an Arctic deep draft port, the Secretary— > > > #### “(1) > > shall consult with the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to identify benefits in carrying out the missions specified in section 888 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 468) associated with an Arctic deep draft port; > > > #### “(2) > > shall consult with the Secretary of Defense to identify national security benefits associated with an Arctic deep draft port; and > > > #### “(3) > > may consider such benefits in determining whether an Arctic deep draft port is feasible.” > . ###

(d)Mississippi River Ship Channel, Gulf to Baton Rouge, Louisiana The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of modifying the project for navigation, Mississippi River Ship Channel, Gulf to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, authorized by section 201(a) of the Harbor Development and Navigation Improvement Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-662; 100 Stat. 4090), to deepen the channel approaches and the associated area on the left descending bank of the Mississippi River between mile 98.3 and mile 100.6 Above Head of Passes

(AHP)to a depth equal to the Channel.

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