MISSOURI RIVER RESERVOIR SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT.

SEC. 1134. MISSOURI RIVER RESERVOIR SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT. Section 1179(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (130 Stat. 1675) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) as paragraphs (5) through (9), respectively; (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: “(4) Prioritization of sediment management plans.—In carrying out the pilot project under this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to developing and implementing sediment management plans that affect reservoirs that cross State lines.” ; and (3) in paragraph (8) (as so redesignated)— (A) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (D); and (B) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: “(A) In general.—The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program established under this subsection in partnership with the Secretary of the Interior, and the program shall apply to reservoirs managed or owned by the Bureau of Reclamation. “(B) Memorandum of agreement.—For sediment management plans that apply to a reservoir managed or owned by the Bureau of Reclamation under subparagraph (A), the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior shall execute a memorandum of agreement establishing the framework for a partnership and the terms and conditions for sharing expertise and resources. “(C) Payments.—The Secretary is authorized to accept and expend funds from the Secretary of the Interior to complete any work under this paragraph at a reservoir managed or owned by the Bureau of Reclamation.” .