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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 108

To modify, and to deauthorize certain portions of, the project for navigation

at Wells Harbor, Maine.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JANUARY 19, 1999

Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Ms. COLLINS) introduced the following bill; which

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public

Works

A BILL

To modify, and to deauthorize certain portions of, the project

for navigation at Wells Harbor, Maine.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. PROJECT FOR NAVIGATION, WELLS HARBOR,

4 MAINE.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The project for navigation, Wells

6 Harbor, Maine, authorized by section 101 of the River and

7 Harbor Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 480), is modified to author8 ize the Secretary of the Army to realign the channel and

9 anchorage areas based on a harbor design capacity of 150

10 craft.
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1 (b) DEAUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN PORTIONS.—

2 The following portions of the project are not authorized

3 after the date of enactment of this Act:

4 (1) The portion of the 6-foot channel the

5 boundaries of which begin at a point with coordi6 nates N177,992.00, E394,831.00, thence running

7 south 83 degrees 58 minutes 14.8 seconds west

8 10.38 feet to a point N177,990.91, E394,820.68,

9 thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 47.7

10 seconds west 991.76 feet to a point N177,020.04,

11 E394,618.21, thence running south 78 degrees 13

12 minutes 45.7 seconds east 10.00 feet to a point

13 N177,018.00, E394,628.00, thence running north

14 11 degrees 46 minutes 22.8 seconds east 994.93 feet

15 to the point of origin.

16 (2) The portion of the 6-foot anchorage the

17 boundaries of which begin at a point with coordi18 nates N177,778.07, E394,336.96, thence running

19 south 51 degrees 58 minutes 32.7 seconds west

20 15.49 feet to a point N177,768.53, E394,324.76,

21 thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 26.5

22 seconds west 672.87 feet to a point N177,109.82,

23 E394,187.46, thence running south 78 degrees 13

24 minutes 45.7 seconds east 10.00 feet to a point

25 N177,107.78, E394,197.25, thence running north
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1 11 degrees 46 minutes 25.4 seconds east 684.70 feet

2 to the point of origin.

3 (3) The portion of the 10-foot settling basin the

4 boundaries of which begin at a point with coordi5 nates N177,107.78, E394,197.25, thence running

6 north 78 degrees 13 minutes 45.7 seconds west

7 10.00 feet to a point N177,109.82, E394,187.46,

8 thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 15.7

9 seconds west 300.00 feet to a point N176,816.13,

10 E394,126.26, thence running south 78 degrees 12

11 minutes 21.4 seconds east 9.98 feet to a point

12 N176,814.09, E394,136.03, thence running north

13 11 degrees 46 minutes 29.1 seconds east 300.00 feet

14 to the point of origin.

15 (4) The portion of the 10-foot settling basin the

16 boundaries of which begin at a point with coordi17 nates N177,018.00, E394,628.00, thence running

18 north 78 degrees 13 minutes 45.7 seconds west

19 10.00 feet to a point N177,020.04, E394,618.21,

20 thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 44.0

21 seconds west 300.00 feet to a point N176,726.36,

22 E394,556.97, thence running south 78 degrees 12

23 minutes 30.3 seconds east 10.03 feet to a point

24 N176,724.31, E394,566.79, thence running north
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1 11 degrees 46 minutes 22.4 seconds east 300.00 feet

2 to the point of origin.

3 (c) REDESIGNATIONS.—The following portions of the

4 project shall be redesignated as part of the 6-foot anchor5 age:

6 (1) The portion of the 6-foot channel the

7 boundaries of which begin at a point with coordi8 nates N177,990.91, E394,820.68, thence running

9 south 83 degrees 58 minutes 40.8 seconds west

10 94.65 feet to a point N177,980.98, E394,726.55,

11 thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 22.4

12 seconds west 962.83 feet to a point N177,038.40,

13 E394,530.10, thence running south 78 degrees 13

14 minutes 45.7 seconds east 90.00 feet to a point

15 N177,020.04, E394,618.21, thence running north

16 11 degrees 46 minutes 47.7 seconds east 991.76 feet

17 to the point of origin.

18 (2) The portion of the 10-foot inner harbor set19 tling basin the boundaries of which begin at a point

20 with coordinates N177,020.04, E394,618.21, thence

21 running north 78 degrees 13 minutes 30.5 seconds

22 west 160.00 feet to a point N177,052.69,

23 E394,461.58, thence running south 11 degrees 46

24 minutes 45.4 seconds west 299.99 feet to a point

25 N176,759.02, E394,400.34, thence running south
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1 78 degrees 13 minutes 17.9 seconds east 160 feet to

2 a point N176,726.36, E394,556.97, thence running

3 north 11 degrees 46 minutes 44.0 seconds east

4 300.00 feet to the point of origin.

5 (3) The portion of the 6-foot anchorage the

6 boundaries of which begin at a point with coordi7 nates N178,102.26, E394,751.83, thence running

8 south 51 degrees 59 minutes 42.1 seconds west

9 526.51 feet to a point N177,778.07, E394,336.96,

10 thence running south 11 degrees 46 minutes 26.6

11 seconds west 511.83 feet to a point N177,277.01,

12 E394,232.52, thence running south 78 degrees 13

13 minutes 17.9 seconds east 80.00 feet to a point

14 N177,260.68, E394,310.84, thence running north

15 11 degrees 46 minutes 24.8 seconds east 482.54 feet

16 to a point N177,733.07, E394,409.30, thence run17 ning north 51 degrees 59 minutes 41.0 seconds east

18 402.63 feet to a point N177,980.98, E394,726.55,

19 thence running north 11 degrees 46 minutes 27.6

20 seconds east 123.89 feet to the point of origin.

21 (d) REALIGNMENT.—The 6-foot anchorage area de22 scribed in subsection (c)(3) shall be realigned to include

23 the area located south of the inner harbor settling basin

24 in existence on the date of enactment of this Act beginning

25 at a point with coordinates N176,726.36, E394,556.97,
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1 thence running north 78 degrees 13 minutes 17.9 seconds

2 west 160.00 feet to a point N176,759.02, E394,400.34,

3 thence running south 11 degrees 47 minutes 03.8 seconds

4 west 45 feet to a point N176,714.97, E394,391.15, thence

5 running south 78 degrees 13 minutes 17.9 seconds 160.00

6 feet to a point N176,682.31, E394,547.78, thence running

7 north 11 degrees 47 minutes 03.8 seconds east 45 feet

8 to the point of origin.

9 (e) RELOCATION.—The Secretary of the Army may

10 relocate the settling basin feature of the project to the

11 outer harbor between the jetties.

12 (f) ENFORCEMENT OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT.—

13 The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director

14 of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, may accept

15 the conveyance of the right, but not the obligation, to en16 force a conservation easement to be held by the State of

17 Maine over certain land owned by the town of Wells,

18 Maine, that is adjacent to the Rachel Carson National

19 Wildlife Refuge.

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