Authorization of proposed feasibility studies

(a) New projects The Secretary is authorized to conduct a feasibility study for the following projects for water resources development and conservation and other purposes, as identified in the reports titled Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Development submitted to Congress pursuant to section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d) or otherwise reviewed by Congress: (1) Mobile, Alabama Project for ecosystem restoration and recreation, along the Mobile River, Mobile, Alabama. (2) Kodiak, Alaska Project for navigation, Kodiak, Alaska. (3) Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Project for flood risk management, including bank stabilization, along the Russian River, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. (4) Matanuska–susitna Borough, Alaska Project for flood risk management, including bank stabilization, along the Susitna River, Matanuska–Susitna Borough, Alaska. (5) Scow Bay, Alaska Project for navigation, Scow Bay, Petersburg, Alaska. (6) Unalaska, Alaska Project for coastal storm risk management, including shoreline stabilization, Unalaska, Alaska. (7) City of Hayward, California Project for coastal storm risk management and ecosystem restoration, City of Hayward, California. (8) City of Morro Bay, California Project for coastal storm risk management, City of Morro Bay, California. (9) City of Redondo Beach, California Project for coastal storm risk management, City of Redondo Beach, California. (10) City of Redwood City, California Project for flood risk management, City of Redwood City, California. (11) City of Pacifica, California Project for coastal storm risk management, City of Pacifica, California. (12) Town of Bethlehem, Connecticut Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Long Meadow Pond, Town of Bethlehem, Connecticut. (13) City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Project for coastal storm risk management, City of Bridgeport, Connecticut. (14) Town of Milford, Connecticut Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Housatonic River, Town of Milford, Connecticut. (15) City of New Castle, Delaware Project for flood risk management, City of New Castle, Delaware. (16) Broward County, Florida Project for flood risk management, coastal storm risk management, and ecosystem restoration, Broward County, Florida. (17) Athens–clarke County, Georgia Project for flood risk management, Athens–Clarke County, Georgia. (18) Clayton County, Georgia Project for flood risk management, Clayton County, Georgia. (19) City of St. Mary’s, Georgia Project for coastal storm risk management, City of St. Mary’s, Georgia. (20) Kaimana Beach, Hawaii Project for coastal storm risk management, Kaimana Beach, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii. (21) Benton, Kentucky Project for flood risk management, including sediment and debris management, City of Benton, Kentucky. (22) Liberty, Kentucky Project for flood risk management, City of Liberty, Kentucky. (23) Maysville, Kentucky Project for flood risk management, City of Maysville, Kentucky. (24) Milton, Kentucky Project for flood risk management, City of Milton, Kentucky. (25) Baton Rouge and Ama, Louisiana Project for ecosystem restoration and flood risk management, along the Lower Mississippi River, Baton Rouge and Ama, Louisiana. (26) Comite River, Louisiana Project for flood risk management, including sediment and debris management, Comite River, Louisiana. (27) Amelia Earhart Dam, Cities of Somerville and Everett, Massachusetts Project for flood and coastal storm risk management, Amelia Earhart Dam, Cities of Somerville and Everett, Massachusetts. (28) Chase Garden Creek, Massachusetts Project for ecosystem restoration, Chase Garden Creek, Towns of Dennis and Yarmouth, Massachusetts. (29) City of Attleboro, massachusetts Project for flood risk and stormwater management, City of Attleboro, Massachusetts. (30) City of Woburn, Massachusetts Project for flood and coastal storm risk management, stormwater management, and ecosystem restoration, City of Woburn, Massachusetts. (31) Town of Hadley, Massachusetts Project for flood risk management, Town of Hadley, Massachusetts. (32) Houghton County, Michigan Project for flood risk management, Houghton County, Michigan. (33) Port Austin Township, Michigan Project for coastal storm risk management and coastal erosion, Port Austin Township, Michigan. (34) Hatchie River, Mississippi Project for flood risk management and aquatic ecosystem restoration, along the Hatchie River in Tippah County, Alcon County, and Union County, Mississippi. (35) Upper Passaic River, New Jersey Project for flood risk management, Upper Passaic River, Towns of Berkeley Heights and Long Hill, City of Summit, and Borough of New Providence, New Jersey. (36) Mohawk River and Erie Canal, New York Project ecosystem restoration, Mohawk River and Erie Canal, New York. (37) Franklin, Ohio Project for flood risk management, including bank stabilization, along the Great Miami River, Franklin, Ohio. (38) Toledo, Ohio Project for flood risk management and aquatic ecosystem restoration, including bank stabilization and recreation, along the Maumee River, Toledo, Ohio. (39) Hood River County, Oregon Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Hood River County, Oregon. (40) Ross Island Lagoon, Lower Willamette River, Oregon Project for ecosystem restoration, Ross Island Lagoon, Lower Willamette River, Oregon. (41) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Project for flood risk management, along the Mingo Creek and Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (42) Wissahickon Creek, Pennsylvania Project for flood risk management, including bank stabilization, Wissahickon Creek, Montgomery County and Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. (43) Moab, Utah Project for flood risk management along Mill Creek and Pack Creek in Moab, Utah. (44) Nooksack River, Washington Project for flood risk management, Nooksack River, Washington. (45) Skagit River, Washington Project for flood risk management, Skagit River, Washington. (46) Upper Ohio watershed, Monongahela watershed, West Fork watershed, Tygart Valley watershed, West Virginia Project for flood risk management, Upper Ohio watershed, Monongahela watershed, West Fork watershed, and Tygart Valley watershed, West Virginia. (47) Tug Fork watershed, West Virginia Project for flood risk management, Tug Fork watershed, West Virginia. (b) Project modifications The Secretary is authorized to conduct a feasibility study for the following project modifications: (1) Buchanan Reservoir, Chowchilla River, California Modifications to the project for flood risk management, irrigation, recreation and wildlife management, Buchanan Reservoir, Chowchilla River, California, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1192), for purposes of flood risk management and water supply. (2) Torrington, Connecticut Modifications to the projects for flood risk management, Naugatuck River West Branch and East Branch, Torrington, Connecticut, authorized by section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s), for improved flood risk management. (3) Assawoman Canal, Delaware Modifications to the Assawoman Canal, Delaware, authorized by the first section of the Act of August 5, 1886 (24 Stat. 318, chapter 929), for purposes of flood and coastal storm risk management, including investigation of a retractable dam. (4) Port Allen, Kauai, Hawaii Modifications to the project for navigation, Port Allen, Kauai, Hawaii, authorized by the first section of the Act of August 30, 1935 (49 Stat. 1039, chapter 830) and section 2 of the Act of March 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 23, chapter 19), for improved navigation and coastal storm risk management. (5) Boston Harbor, Massachusetts Modifications to the project for navigation, Boston Harbor, authorized by section 7002(1) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1365), to widen and deepen the turning basin and turning area, to deepen the main ship channel, the lower reserved channels, and the anchorage, and other improvements. (6) Lower Charles River, Massachusetts Modifications to the flood risk management project on the Lower Charles River, Massachusetts, authorized by section 203 the Flood Control Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 739), to address overtopping of the Charles River Dam. (7) North Nashua River, Massachusetts Modifications to the project for flood risk management, North Nashua River, Massachusetts, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 1419). (8) St. Joseph Harbor, Michigan Modifications to the project for navigation, St. Joseph Harbor, Michigan, authorized by the first section of the Act of March 3, 1875 (18 Stat. 461, chapter 134), the first section of the Act of June 14, 1880 (21 Stat. 183, chapter 211), the first section of the Act of March 3, 1899 (30 Stat. 1130, chapter 425), the first section of the Act of August 30, 1935 (49 Stat. 1036, chapter 830), section 2 of the Act of March 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 19, chapter 19), and section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 299), to deepen the inner and outer harbors. (9) Walkiah Bluff, Pearl River, Mississippi Modifications to the project for wetland restoration, Walkiah Bluff, Pearl River, Mississippi, authorized pursuant to section 307(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2317). (10) Delaware River dredged material utilization, New Jersey Modifications to the project for beneficial use of dredged material for the Delaware River, New Jersey, authorized by section 401(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2737), for purposes of coastal storm risk management and ecosystem restoration. (11) Cape Fear River, North Carolina Modifications to the project for navigation, Cape Fear—Northeast (Cape Fear) Rivers, North Carolina, authorized by section 101(a)(22) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3665), for water supply. (12) Tillamook Bay, Oregon Modifications to the project for navigation, Tillamook Bay, Oregon, authorized by the first section of the Act of July 25, 1912 (37 Stat. 220, chapter 253), the first section of the Act of March 2, 1919 (40 Stat. 1285, chapter 95), the first section of the Act of March 3, 1925 (43 Stat. 1189, chapter 467), section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 1173), section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 1252), and section 301 of the River and Harbor Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1092), to establish and maintain a stepped channel. (13) Willamette Valley project, Oregon Modifications to the Leaburg and McKenzie fish hatcheries, Willamette Valley, Oregon, authorized by section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 179, chapter 188), to supply water to the hatcheries. (14) Allegheny River, Pennsylvania Modifications to the project for navigation and ecosystem restoration, Allegheny River, Pennsylvania, authorized by section 1201(a)(134) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3057), for recreation. (c) Special rule Each study authorized by subsection (b) shall be considered a new phase investigation and afforded the same treatment as a general reevaluation.

(a) New projects The Secretary is authorized to conduct a feasibility study for the following projects for water resources development and conservation and other purposes, as identified in the reports titled Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Development submitted to Congress pursuant to section 7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d) or otherwise reviewed by Congress: (1) Mobile, Alabama Project for ecosystem restoration and recreation, along the Mobile River, Mobile, Alabama. (2) Kodiak, Alaska Project for navigation, Kodiak, Alaska. (3) Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska Project for flood risk management, including bank stabilization, along the Russian River, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. (4) Matanuska–susitna Borough, Alaska Project for flood risk management, including bank stabilization, along the Susitna River, Matanuska–Susitna Borough, Alaska. (5) Scow Bay, Alaska Project for navigation, Scow Bay, Petersburg, Alaska. (6) Unalaska, Alaska Project for coastal storm risk management, including shoreline stabilization, Unalaska, Alaska. (7) City of Hayward, California Project for coastal storm risk management and ecosystem restoration, City of Hayward, California. (8) City of Morro Bay, California Project for coastal storm risk management, City of Morro Bay, California. (9) City of Redondo Beach, California Project for coastal storm risk management, City of Redondo Beach, California. (10) City of Redwood City, California Project for flood risk management, City of Redwood City, California. (11) City of Pacifica, California Project for coastal storm risk management, City of Pacifica, California. (12) Town of Bethlehem, Connecticut Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Long Meadow Pond, Town of Bethlehem, Connecticut. (13) City of Bridgeport, Connecticut Project for coastal storm risk management, City of Bridgeport, Connecticut. (14) Town of Milford, Connecticut Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Housatonic River, Town of Milford, Connecticut. (15) City of New Castle, Delaware Project for flood risk management, City of New Castle, Delaware. (16) Broward County, Florida Project for flood risk management, coastal storm risk management, and ecosystem restoration, Broward County, Florida. (17) Athens–clarke County, Georgia Project for flood risk management, Athens–Clarke County, Georgia. (18) Clayton County, Georgia Project for flood risk management, Clayton County, Georgia. (19) City of St. Mary’s, Georgia Project for coastal storm risk management, City of St. Mary’s, Georgia. (20) Kaimana Beach, Hawaii Project for coastal storm risk management, Kaimana Beach, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii. (21) Benton, Kentucky Project for flood risk management, including sediment and debris management, City of Benton, Kentucky. (22) Liberty, Kentucky Project for flood risk management, City of Liberty, Kentucky. (23) Maysville, Kentucky Project for flood risk management, City of Maysville, Kentucky. (24) Milton, Kentucky Project for flood risk management, City of Milton, Kentucky. (25) Baton Rouge and Ama, Louisiana Project for ecosystem restoration and flood risk management, along the Lower Mississippi River, Baton Rouge and Ama, Louisiana. (26) Comite River, Louisiana Project for flood risk management, including sediment and debris management, Comite River, Louisiana. (27) Amelia Earhart Dam, Cities of Somerville and Everett, Massachusetts Project for flood and coastal storm risk management, Amelia Earhart Dam, Cities of Somerville and Everett, Massachusetts. (28) Chase Garden Creek, Massachusetts Project for ecosystem restoration, Chase Garden Creek, Towns of Dennis and Yarmouth, Massachusetts. (29) City of Attleboro, massachusetts Project for flood risk and stormwater management, City of Attleboro, Massachusetts. (30) City of Woburn, Massachusetts Project for flood and coastal storm risk management, stormwater management, and ecosystem restoration, City of Woburn, Massachusetts. (31) Town of Hadley, Massachusetts Project for flood risk management, Town of Hadley, Massachusetts. (32) Houghton County, Michigan Project for flood risk management, Houghton County, Michigan. (33) Port Austin Township, Michigan Project for coastal storm risk management and coastal erosion, Port Austin Township, Michigan. (34) Hatchie River, Mississippi Project for flood risk management and aquatic ecosystem restoration, along the Hatchie River in Tippah County, Alcon County, and Union County, Mississippi. (35) Upper Passaic River, New Jersey Project for flood risk management, Upper Passaic River, Towns of Berkeley Heights and Long Hill, City of Summit, and Borough of New Providence, New Jersey. (36) Mohawk River and Erie Canal, New York Project ecosystem restoration, Mohawk River and Erie Canal, New York. (37) Franklin, Ohio Project for flood risk management, including bank stabilization, along the Great Miami River, Franklin, Ohio. (38) Toledo, Ohio Project for flood risk management and aquatic ecosystem restoration, including bank stabilization and recreation, along the Maumee River, Toledo, Ohio. (39) Hood River County, Oregon Project for flood risk management and ecosystem restoration, Hood River County, Oregon. (40) Ross Island Lagoon, Lower Willamette River, Oregon Project for ecosystem restoration, Ross Island Lagoon, Lower Willamette River, Oregon. (41) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Project for flood risk management, along the Mingo Creek and Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (42) Wissahickon Creek, Pennsylvania Project for flood risk management, including bank stabilization, Wissahickon Creek, Montgomery County and Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. (43) Moab, Utah Project for flood risk management along Mill Creek and Pack Creek in Moab, Utah. (44) Nooksack River, Washington Project for flood risk management, Nooksack River, Washington. (45) Skagit River, Washington Project for flood risk management, Skagit River, Washington. (46) Upper Ohio watershed, Monongahela watershed, West Fork watershed, Tygart Valley watershed, West Virginia Project for flood risk management, Upper Ohio watershed, Monongahela watershed, West Fork watershed, and Tygart Valley watershed, West Virginia. (47) Tug Fork watershed, West Virginia Project for flood risk management, Tug Fork watershed, West Virginia. (b) Project modifications The Secretary is authorized to conduct a feasibility study for the following project modifications: (1) Buchanan Reservoir, Chowchilla River, California Modifications to the project for flood risk management, irrigation, recreation and wildlife management, Buchanan Reservoir, Chowchilla River, California, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1192), for purposes of flood risk management and water supply. (2) Torrington, Connecticut Modifications to the projects for flood risk management, Naugatuck River West Branch and East Branch, Torrington, Connecticut, authorized by section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s), for improved flood risk management. (3) Assawoman Canal, Delaware Modifications to the Assawoman Canal, Delaware, authorized by the first section of the Act of August 5, 1886 (24 Stat. 318, chapter 929), for purposes of flood and coastal storm risk management, including investigation of a retractable dam. (4) Port Allen, Kauai, Hawaii Modifications to the project for navigation, Port Allen, Kauai, Hawaii, authorized by the first section of the Act of August 30, 1935 (49 Stat. 1039, chapter 830) and section 2 of the Act of March 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 23, chapter 19), for improved navigation and coastal storm risk management. (5) Boston Harbor, Massachusetts Modifications to the project for navigation, Boston Harbor, authorized by section 7002(1) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1365), to widen and deepen the turning basin and turning area, to deepen the main ship channel, the lower reserved channels, and the anchorage, and other improvements. (6) Lower Charles River, Massachusetts Modifications to the flood risk management project on the Lower Charles River, Massachusetts, authorized by section 203 the Flood Control Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 739), to address overtopping of the Charles River Dam. (7) North Nashua River, Massachusetts Modifications to the project for flood risk management, North Nashua River, Massachusetts, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 1419). (8) St. Joseph Harbor, Michigan Modifications to the project for navigation, St. Joseph Harbor, Michigan, authorized by the first section of the Act of March 3, 1875 (18 Stat. 461, chapter 134), the first section of the Act of June 14, 1880 (21 Stat. 183, chapter 211), the first section of the Act of March 3, 1899 (30 Stat. 1130, chapter 425), the first section of the Act of August 30, 1935 (49 Stat. 1036, chapter 830), section 2 of the Act of March 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 19, chapter 19), and section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 299), to deepen the inner and outer harbors. (9) Walkiah Bluff, Pearl River, Mississippi Modifications to the project for wetland restoration, Walkiah Bluff, Pearl River, Mississippi, authorized pursuant to section 307(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2317). (10) Delaware River dredged material utilization, New Jersey Modifications to the project for beneficial use of dredged material for the Delaware River, New Jersey, authorized by section 401(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (134 Stat. 2737), for purposes of coastal storm risk management and ecosystem restoration. (11) Cape Fear River, North Carolina Modifications to the project for navigation, Cape Fear—Northeast (Cape Fear) Rivers, North Carolina, authorized by section 101(a)(22) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3665), for water supply. (12) Tillamook Bay, Oregon Modifications to the project for navigation, Tillamook Bay, Oregon, authorized by the first section of the Act of July 25, 1912 (37 Stat. 220, chapter 253), the first section of the Act of March 2, 1919 (40 Stat. 1285, chapter 95), the first section of the Act of March 3, 1925 (43 Stat. 1189, chapter 467), section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 1173), section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1954 (68 Stat. 1252), and section 301 of the River and Harbor Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1092), to establish and maintain a stepped channel. (13) Willamette Valley project, Oregon Modifications to the Leaburg and McKenzie fish hatcheries, Willamette Valley, Oregon, authorized by section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 179, chapter 188), to supply water to the hatcheries. (14) Allegheny River, Pennsylvania Modifications to the project for navigation and ecosystem restoration, Allegheny River, Pennsylvania, authorized by section 1201(a)(134) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (138 Stat. 3057), for recreation. (c) Special rule Each study authorized by subsection (b) shall be considered a new phase investigation and afforded the same treatment as a general reevaluation.