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1 SEC. 3. WORKS OF IMPROVEMENT DEFINED. 



2 The second paragraph of section 2 of the Watershed 



3 Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1002; re- 



4 lating to works of improvement) is amended by striking 



5 the following: "Each project must contain benefits directly 



6 related to agriculture, including rural communities, that 



7 account for at least 20 percent of the total benefits of the 



8 project.". 



9 SEC. 4. WATERWAYS RESTORATION PROGRAM. 



10 The Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act 



11 (16 U.S.C. 1001-1008; 1010) is amended by adding at 



12 the end the following: 



1 3 "SEC. 14. WATERWAYS RESTORATION PROGRAM. 



14 "(a) Establishment. — The Secretary, acting 



15 through the Chief of the Soil Conservation Service, shall 



16 establish and implement a Waterways Restoration Pro- 



17 gram in accordance with the requirements of this section. 



18 Under the program, the Secretary shall provide technical 



19 assistance and grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible 



20 entities to assist such entities in carrying out waterway 



21 restoration projects. 



22 "(b) Project Eligibility.— 



23 "(1) Project objectives. — A project shall be 



24 eligible for assistance under the program if the 



25 project is designed to achieve ecological restoration 



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