EVERGLADES AND SOUTH FLORIDA ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION.

SEC. 208. EVERGLADES AND SOUTH FLORIDA ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION. (a) Extension of Program.—Section 528(b)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B) (110 Stat. 3769), by striking “1999” and inserting “2003”; and (2) in subparagraph (C)(i) (110 Stat. 3769), by striking “1999” and inserting “2003”. (b) Credit and Reimbursement of Past and Future Activities.—Section 528(b)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3768) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(D) Credit and reimbursement of past and future activities.—The Secretary may provide credit to or reimburse the non-Federal project sponsor (using funds authorized by subparagraph (C)) for the reasonable costs of any work that has been performed or will be performed in connection with a study or activity meeting the requirements of subparagraph (A) if— “(i) the Secretary determines that— “(I) the work performed by the non-Federal project sponsor will substantially expedite completion of a critical restoration project; and “(II) the work is necessary for a critical restoration project; and113 STAT. 287 “(ii) the credit or reimbursement is granted pursuant to a project-specific agreement that prescribes the terms and conditions of the credit or reimbursement.”. (c) Caloosahatchee River Basin, Florida.—Section 528(e)(4) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3770) is amended in the first sentence by inserting before the period at the end the following: “if the Secretary determines that the acquisition is compatible with and an integral component of the Everglades and South Florida ecosystem restoration, including potential acquisition of land or interests in land in the Caloosahatchee River basin or other areas”. (d) In-Kind Work.—Section 528(e)(4) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3770) is amended— (1) by striking “Regardless” and inserting the following: “(1) Land acquisition.—Regardless”; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(2) In-kind work.— “(A) In general.—During the preconstruction, engineering, and design phase and the construction phase of the Central and Southern Florida Project, the Secretary shall allow credit against the non-Federal share of the cost of activities described in subsection (b) for work performed by non-Federal interests at the request of the Secretary in furtherance of the design of features included in the comprehensive plan under that subsection. “(B) Audits.—In-kind work to be credited under subparagraph (A) shall be subject to audit.”.