RESTORATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.

SEC. 204. RESTORATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.(a) Review of Projects.—Section 1135(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a(a)) is amended— (1) by striking “the operation of”; and (2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: “and to determine if the operation of such projects has contributed to the degradation of the quality of the environment”, (b) Program of Projects.—Section 1135(b) of such Act is amended by striking the last 2 sentences. (c) Restoration of Environmental Quality.—Section 1135 of such Act is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively; (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: “(c) Restoration of Environmental Quality.—If the Secretary determines that construction of a water resources project by the Secretary or operation of a water resources project constructed by the Secretary has contributed to the degradation of the quality of the environment, the Secretary may undertake measures for restoration of environmental quality and measures for enhancement of environmental quality that are associated with the restoration, through modifications either at the project site or at other locations that have been affected by the construction110 STAT. 3679 or operation of the project, if such measures do not conflict with the authorized project purposes. “(d) Non-Federal Share; Limitation on Maximum Federal Expenditure.—The non-Federal share of the cost of any modifications or measures carried out or undertaken pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) shall be 25 percent. Not more than 80 percent of the non-Federal share may be in kind, including a facility, supply, or service that is necessary to carry out the modification or measure. Not more than $5,000,000 in Federal funds may be expended on any single modification or measure carried out or undertaken pursuant to this section.”; and (3) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated) by striking “program conducted under subsection (b)” and inserting “programs conducted under subsections (b) and (c)”. (d) Definition.—Section 1135 of such Act (as amended by subsection (c)(1) of this section) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(h) Definition.—In this section, the term ‘water resources project constructed by the Secretary’ includes a water resources project constructed or funded jointly by the Secretary and the head of any other Federal agency (including the Natural Resources Conservation Service).”.