An amendment numbered 29 printed in Part A of House Report 115-711 to clarifiy that operation and maintenance of any project authorized under the Chief's Report for the Brandon Road Study is done at an 80/20 Federal/non-Federal cost share. Also requires the Corps, following construction of any project authorized under the Chief's Report for the Brandon Road Study, to consult with the governor of the state where the project is located and seek Congressional approval prior to implementing any additional technologies at the project. Also, it adds to the list of feasibility studies in the base bill the USACE must expedite completion of the Great Lakes Mississippi River Interbasin Study Brandon Road Study.

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   Change 1: Adds SEC. __. FEASIBILITY OF CHICAGO SANITARY AND SHIP CANAL DISPERSAL BARRIERS PROJECT, ILLINOIS at the end of title I

   Adds a section

   Inserted: SEC. __. FEASIBILITY OF CHICAGO SANITARY AND SHIP CANAL DISPERSAL BARRIERS PROJECT, ILLINOIS.

   Inserted: Section 3061(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-114; 121 Stat. 1121) is amended--

   Inserted: (1) by striking "The Secretary" and inserting the following:

   Inserted: "(1) In general.--The Secretary"; and

   Inserted: (2) by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(2) Operation and maintenance.--Operation and maintenance of any project authorized to be carried out pursuant to the feasibility study identified in paragraph (1) shall be carried out at 80 percent Federal expense and 20 percent non-Federal expense.

   Inserted: "(3) Consultation.--After construction of any project authorized to be carried out pursuant to the feasibility study identified in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with the Governor of the State in which the project is constructed and seek Congressional authority to construct any new technologies not included in the Chief's Report.".

   Original wording

   At the end of title I, add the following:

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   Change 2: Inserts new text on page 52, line 24

   InsertsPrinted page

   Inserted: (21) Projects under the Great Lakes Mississippi River Interbasin Study Brandon Road Study.

   Original wording

   Page 52, after line 24, insert the following:

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