SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN BEACH NOURISHMENT PROJECTS.

SEC. 8308. SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN BEACH NOURISHMENT PROJECTS. (a) In General.—In the case of a water resources development project described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall— (1) fund, at Federal expense, any incremental increase in cost to the project that results from a legal requirement to use a borrow source determined by the Secretary to be other than the least-cost option; and (2) exclude the cost described in paragraph (1) from the cost-benefit analysis for the project. (b) Water Resources Development Project Described. A water resources development project referred to in subsection (a) is any of the following: (1) The Townsends Inlet to Cape May Inlet, New Jersey, hurricane storm damage reduction, shore protection, and ecosystem restoration project, authorized by section 101(a)(26) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 278). (2) The Folly Beach, South Carolina, shoreline protection project, authorized by section 501(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4136; 105 Stat. 520). (3) The Carolina Beach and Vicinity, North Carolina, coastal storm risk management project, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1182; 134 Stat. 2741). (4) The Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, coastal storm risk management project, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1182; 134 Stat. 2741). (c) Savings Provision.—Nothing in this section limits the eligibility for, or availability of, Federal expenditures or financial assistance for any water resources development project, including any beach nourishment or renourishment project, under any other provision of Federal law.