NEW SAVANNAH BLUFF LOCK AND DAM, GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA.

SEC. 1319. NEW SAVANNAH BLUFF LOCK AND DAM, GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA. (a) Definitions.—In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) New savannah bluff lock and dam.—The term “New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam” means— (A) the lock and dam at New Savannah Bluff, Savannah River, Georgia and South Carolina; and (B) the appurtenant features to the lock and dam, including— (i) the adjacent approximately 50-acre park and recreation area with improvements made under the project for navigation, Savannah River below Augusta, Georgia, authorized by the first section of the Act of July 3, 1930 (46 Stat. 924), and the first section of the Act of August 30, 1935 (49 Stat. 1032); and (ii) other land that is part of the project and that the Secretary determines to be appropriate for conveyance under this section. (2) Project.—The term “Project” means the project for navigation, Savannah Harbor expansion, Georgia, authorized by section 7002(1) of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-121; 128 Stat. 1364). (b) Deauthorization.— (1) In general.—Effective beginning on the date of enactment of this Act— (A) the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam is deauthorized; and (B) notwithstanding section 348(l)(2)(B) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-541; 114 Stat. 2630; 114 Stat. 2763A-228) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) or any other provision of law, the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam shall not be conveyed to the city of North Augusta and Aiken County, South Carolina, or any other non-Federal entity. (2) Repeal.—Section 348 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-541; 114 Stat. 2630; 114 Stat. 2763A-228) is amended— (A) by striking subsection (l); and (B) by redesignating subsections (m) and (n) as subsections (l) and (m), respectively. (c) Project Modifications.— (1) In general.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Project is modified to include— (A) full repair of the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam structure; (B) modification of the structure such that the structure is able to maintain a stable pool with the same daily average elevation as is achieved by the existing structure, as measured at both the United States Geological Survey Gage 02196999, located at the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, and the United States Geological Survey Gage 02196670, located in the vicinity of the Fifth Street Bridge, Augusta, Georgia, which at the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam is between 114.5 and 115 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD29); (C) construction of a fish passage structure as recommended in the report of the Chief of Engineers for the Project, dated August 17, 2012, or such other Project feature that appropriately mitigates impacts to fish habitat caused by the Project without removing the dam; and (D) conveyance by the Secretary to Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia, of the park and recreation area adjacent to the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, without consideration. (2) Cost share.— (A) In general.—The costs of construction of a Project feature constructed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be determined in accordance with section 101(a)(1)(B) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211(a)(1)(B)). (B) Savings provision.—Any increase in costs for the Project due to the construction of a Project feature constructed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not be included in the total project cost for purposes of section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2280). (C) Ceiling.—The costs of construction to be paid by the Georgia Ports Authority as a non-Federal interest for the Project for the modifications authorized under paragraph (1) shall not exceed the costs that would be paid by such non-Federal interest for construction of the fish passage structure recommended in the report of the Chief of Engineers for the Project, dated August 17, 2012. (3) Operation and maintenance costs.—The Federal share of the costs of operation and maintenance of any Project feature constructed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be consistent with the cost sharing of the fish passage structure as recommended in the report of the Chief of Engineers for the Project, dated August 17, 2012.