SEC. 223. SENSE OF CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARD-
ING NOTICE.
(a) PURCHASE
OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT
AND PRODUCTS.—It is the sense of Congress that, to the
greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products
purchased with funds made available under this Act
should be American-made.
(b) NOTICE
TO RECIPIENTS
OF ASSISTANCE.—In
providing financial assistance under this Act, the Sec-
retary, to the greatest extent practicable, shall provide to
each recipient of the assistance a notice describing the
statement made in subsection (a).
SEC. 224. RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT TECHNICAL ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.
Section 310 of the Water Resources Development Act
of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2319; 104 Stat. 4639) is amended—
(1) by striking subsection (a); and
(2) by striking
‘‘(b)
PUBLIC
PARTICIPA-
TION.—’’.
SEC. 225. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
(a) SECTION 203 OF 1992 ACT.—Section 203(b) of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat.
4826) is amended by striking ‘‘(8662)’’ and inserting
‘‘(8862)’’.
(b) SECTION 225 OF 1992 ACT.—Section 225(c) of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat.
4838) is amended by striking ‘‘(8662)’’ in the second sen-
tence and inserting ‘‘(8862)’’.
TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
SEC. 301. WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, RESTORATION, AND
DEVELOPMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to
provide technical, planning, and design assistance to non-
Federal interests for carrying out watershed management,
restoration, and development projects at the locations de-
scribed in subsection (d).
(b) SPECIFIC MEASURES.—Projects carried out pur-
suant to subsection (a) may include the following pur-
poses:
(1) Management and restoration of water qual-
ity.
(2) Control and remediation of toxic sediments.
(3) Restoration of degraded streams, rivers,
wetlands, and other waterbodies to their natural
state as a means to control flooding, excessive ero-
sion, and sedimentation.
(4) Protection and restoration of watersheds,
including urban watersheds.
(c) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal share
of the cost of a project for which assistance is provided
under this section shall be 50 percent. The non-Federal
share shall be subject to the ability of the non-Federal in-
terest to pay, including application of the procedures and
regulations relating to ability to pay established under sec-
tion 103(m) of the Water Resources Development Act of
1986.
(d) PROJECT LOCATIONS.—The Secretary may pro-
vide assistance under subsection (a) for projects at the fol-
lowing locations:
(1) Colusa basin, California.
(2) Los Angeles River basin, California.
(3) Russian River watershed, California.
(4) Sacramento River watershed, California.
(5) Nancy Creek, Utoy Creek, and North
Peachtree Creek and South Peachtree Creek basin,
Georgia.
(6) Morgan, Floyd, Pulaski, Wayne, Laurel,
Knox, Pike, Menifee, Perry, Harlan, Breathitt, Mar-
tin, Jackson, Wolfe, Clay, Magoffin, Owsley, John-
son, Leslie, Lawrence, Knott, Bell, McCreary,
Rockcastle, Whitley, Lee, and Letcher Counties,
Kentucky.
(7) Lower Platte River watershed, Nebraska.
(8) Upper Potomac River watershed, Grant and
Mineral Counties, West Virginia.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$50,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after Septem—
ber 30, 1994. Such sums shall remain available until
expended.
SEC. 302. LAKES PROGRAM.
Section 602(a) of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4148–4149) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph
(10);
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (11) and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(12) Oneida Lake, Oneida County, New York,
removal of silt and aquatic growth;
‘‘(13) Skaneateles and Owasco Lakes, New
York, removal of silt and aquatic growth and preven-
tion of sediment deposit; and
‘‘(14) Twin Lakes, Paris, Illinois, removal of
silt and excess aquatic vegetation, including meas-
ures to address excessive sedimentation, high nutri-
ent concentration, and shoreline erosion.’’.
SEC. 303. ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
Section 219(d) of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4836) is amended by striking
‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000,000’’.
SEC. 304. ENVIRONMENTAL DREDGING.
Section 312 of the Water Resources Development Act
of 1990 (104 Stat. 4639–4640) is amended—
(1) in each of subsections (a), (b), and (c) by
inserting ‘‘and remediate’’ after ‘‘remove’’ each place
it appears;
(2) in subsection (b)(1) by inserting ‘‘and reme-
diation’’ after ‘‘removal’’ each place it appears;
(3) 
in 
subsection 
(b)(2) 
by 
striking
‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000,000’’; and
(4) by striking subsection (f).
SEC. 305. CHESAPEAKE BAY RESTORATION AND PROTEC-
TION PROGRAM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish
a pilot program to provide assistance to non-Federal
interests in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
(2) FORM.—The assistance shall be in the form
of technical, planning, and design assistance for
water-related environmental infrastructure and re-
source protection and development projects affecting
the Chesapeake Bay, including projects for sediment
and erosion control, protection of eroding shorelines,
protection of essential public works, waste water
treatment and related facilities, water supply and re-
lated facilities, and beneficial uses of dredged mate-
rial, and other related projects.
(b) PUBLIC OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Sec-
retary may provide assistance for a project under this sec-
tion only if the project is publicly owned, and will be pub-
licly operated and maintained.
(c) LOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing assistance
under this section, the Secretary shall enter into a
local cooperation agreement pursuant to section 221
of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1818)
with a non-Federal interest to provide for technical,
planning, and design assistance for the project.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each local cooperation
agreement entered into under this subsection shall
provide for the following:
(A) PLAN.—Development by the Secretary,
in consultation with appropriate Federal, State,
and local officials, of a plan, including appro-
priate engineering plans and specifications and
an estimate of expected benefits.
(B) LEGAL
AND
INSTITUTIONAL
STRUC-
TURES.—Establishment of such legal and insti-
tutional structures as are necessary to ensure
the effective long-term operation and mainte-
nance of the project by the non-Federal inter-
est.
(d) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER FEDERAL AND STATE
LAWS AND AGREEMENTS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Nothing in this section
waives, limits, or otherwise affects the applicability
of any provision of Federal or State law that would
otherwise apply to a project carried out with assist-
ance provided under this section.
(2) COOPERATION.—In carrying out this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall cooperate with the heads of
appropriate Federal agencies.
(e) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 1998, the
Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the re-
sults of the program carried out under this section, to-
gether with a recommendation concerning whether or not
the program should be implemented on a national basis.
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 1995. Such sums shall remain
available until expended.
SEC. 306. SAINT LAWRENCE SEAWAY COLLECTION OF
TOLLS.
Section 13 of the Act of May 13, 1954 (33 U.S.C.
988a) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 13. WAIVER OF COLLECTION OF CHARGES AND
TOLLS.
‘‘(a) WAIVER.—Notwithstanding section 12 or any
other provision of law, the Corporation shall not collect
any charge or toll established pursuant to section 12 with
respect to a commercial vessel (as defined by section
4462(a)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).
‘‘(b) RECORD.—The Corporation shall maintain a
record of the annual amount of each charge or toll that
would have been collected with respect to a commercial
vessel described in subsection (a) but for the requirement
of subsection (a).’’.
SEC. 307. RIVER BASIN PLAN FOR LOWER MISSISSIPPI.
(a) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary shall develop a
comprehensive river basin management plan that address-
es the long-term ecological, economic, and flood control
needs of the basin of the Lower Mississippi River system.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$5,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after September 30,
1994. Such sums shall remain available until expended.
SEC. 308. EXTENSION OF JURISDICTION OF MISSISSIPPI
RIVER COMMISSION.
The jurisdiction of the Mississippi River Commission,
established by the Act of June 29, 1879 (33 U.S.C. 641),
is extended to include all of the area between the eastern
side of the Bayou Lafourche Ridge from Donaldsonville,
Louisiana, to the Gulf of Mexico and the west guide levee
of the Mississippi River from Donaldsonville, Louisiana,
to the Gulf of Mexico.
SEC. 309. GREAT LAKES DREDGED MATERIAL TESTING AND
EVALUATION MANUAL.
The Secretary, in cooperation with the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall provide
technical assistance to non-Federal interests on testing
procedures contained in the Great Lakes Dredged Mate-
rial Testing and Evaluation Manual developed pursuant
to section 230.2(c) of title 40, Code of Federal Regula-
tions.
SEC. 310. GREAT LAKES SEDIMENT REDUCTION.
(a) GREAT LAKES TRIBUTARY SEDIMENT TRANS-
PORT MODEL.—For each major river system or set of
major river systems depositing sediment into a Great
Lakes federally authorized commercial harbor, channel
maintenance project site, or Area of Concern, the Sec-
retary, in consultation and coordination with the Great
Lakes States, shall develop a tributary sediment transport
model.
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR MODELS.—In developing a
tributary sediment transport model under this section, the
Secretary shall—
(1) build upon data and monitoring infrastruc-
ture generated in earlier studies and programs of
the Great Lakes and their tributaries; and
(2) complete models for 30 major river systems
within the 5-year period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 311. CONFINED DISPOSAL FACILITIES.
(a) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary shall conduct an
assessment of the general conditions of confined disposal
facilities in the Great Lakes.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit
to Congress a report on the results of the assessment con-
ducted under subsection (a), including the following:
(1) A description of the cumulative effects of
confined disposal facilities in the Great Lakes.
(2) Recommendations for specific remediation
actions for each confined disposal facility in the
Great Lakes.
(3) An evaluation of, and recommendations for,
confined disposal facility management practices and
technologies to conserve capacity at such facilities
and to minimize adverse environmental effects at
such facilities throughout the Great Lakes system.
SEC. 312. ALTERNATIVE TO ANNUAL PASSES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out a
project to evaluate the feasibility of implementing an alter-
native to the $25 annual pass that the Secretary currently
offers to users of recreation facilities at water resources
projects of the Corps of Engineers.
(b) ANNUAL PASS.—The project to be carried out
under this section shall include the establishment of an
annual pass which costs $10 or less for the use of recre-
ation facilities at Raystown Lake, Pennsylvania.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 1997, the
Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the re-
sults of the project carried out under this section, together
with recommendations concerning whether annual passes
for individual projects should be offered on a nationwide
basis.
SEC. 313. RECREATION PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall promote Fed-
eral, non-Federal, and private sector cooperation in creat-
ing public recreation opportunities and developing the nec-
essary supporting infrastructure at water resources
projects of the Corps of Engineers.
(b) INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.—
(1) RECREATION
INFRASTRUCTURE
IMPROVE-
MENTS.—In demonstrating the feasibility of the
public-private cooperative, the Secretary shall pro-
vide, at Federal expense, such infrastructure im-
provements as are necessary to support a potential
private recreational development at the Raystown
Lake Project, Pennsylvania, generally in accordance
with the Master Plan Update (1994) for the project.
(2) AGREEMENT.—The Secretary shall enter
into an agreement with an appropriate non-Federal
public entity to ensure that the infrastructure im-
provements constructed by the Secretary on non-
project lands pursuant to paragraph (1) are trans-
ferred to and operated and maintained by the non-
Federal public entity.
(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this subsection $4,500,000 for fiscal years beginning
after September 30, 1994. Such sums shall remain
available until expended.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 1997, the
Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the re-
sults of the cooperative efforts carried out under this sec-
tion, including the improvements required by subsection
(b).
SEC. 314. WATER QUALITY PROJECTS.
Section 307(d) of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4841) is amended by striking
‘‘$70,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000,000’’.
SEC. 315. NEW ENGLAND DIVISION HEADQUARTERS FACIL-
ITY.
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may use
Plant Replacement and Improvement Program funds to
design and construct a new headquarters facility for the
New England Division of the United States Army Corps
of Engineers.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning
after September 30, 1994, $30,000,000 to carry out this
section.
SEC. 316. QUARANTINE FACILITY.
Section 108(c) of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4816) is amended by striking
‘‘$1,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$4,000,000’’.
SEC. 317. BENTON AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES, ARKAN-
SAS.
Section 220 of the Water Resources Development Act
of 1992 (106 Stat. 4836–4837) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(c) USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.—The Secretary may
make available to the non-Federal interests funds not to
exceed an amount equal to the Federal share of the total
project cost to be used by the non-Federal interests to un-
dertake the work directly or by contract.’’.
SEC. 318. CALAVERAS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.
The Secretary, in cooperation with Federal, State,
and local agencies, is authorized—
(1) to conduct investigations and surveys of the
watershed of the Lower Mokelume River in
Calaveras County, California; and
(2) to provide technical, planning, and design
assistance for abatement and mitigation of degrada-
tion caused by abandoned mines and mining activity
in the vicinity of such river.
SEC. 319. LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA.
(a) MAXIMUM ALLOTMENT.—The maximum amount
which may be allotted under section 205 of the Flood Con-
trol Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s) for the project for flood
control, Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, California, shall
be $7,500,000 instead of $5,000,000.
(b) REVISION
OF LOCAL COOPERATION AGREE-
MENT.—The Secretary shall revise the local cooperation
agreement for the project referred to in subsection (a) in
order to take into account the increase in the Federal par-
ticipation in such project pursuant to subsection (a).
(c) COST SHARING.—Nothing in this section shall be
construed to affect any cost-sharing requirement applica-
ble to the project referred to in subsection (a) under the
Water Resources Development Act of 1986.
SEC. 320. BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATERIAL, MON-
TEZUMA, CALIFORNIA.
The Secretary shall carry out a project for the bene-
ficial use of dredged material at Montezuma, California,
pursuant to section 204 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992.
SEC. 321. PRADO DAM SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS.
The Secretary, in coordination with the State of Cali-
fornia, shall provide technical assistance to Orange Coun-
ty, California, in developing appropriate public safety and
access improvements associated with that portion of Cali-
fornia State Route 71 being relocated for the Prado Dam
feature of the project authorized as part of the project
for flood control, Santa Ana River Mainstem, California,
by section 401(a) of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4113).
SEC. 322. SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall transfer
funds appropriated to carry out this section to the Admin-
istrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for mak-
ing grants to the city of San Jose, California, and the
Santa Clara Valley Water District, San Jose, California,
to promote and implement the use of treated waste water
for critical water supply purposes and for the protection
of San Francisco Bay.
(b) PURPOSES OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance may be
provided under this section for projects for the planning,
design, and construction of facilities to reuse waste water
in the San Jose area, including necessary distribution fa-
cilities. Design and construction of such projects shall be
carried out by non-Federal interests.
(c) APPROVAL OF PLANS.—Upon approval of nec-
essary plans and specifications, the Administrator is au-
thorized to make grants under this section in accordance
with the existing grant procedures of the Environmental
Protection Agency.
(d) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—The transfer of funds
under subsection (a) shall occur pursuant to a memoran-
dum of agreement between the Secretary and the Adminis-
trator. Such memorandum of agreement shall be entered
into on or before the 60th day after the date upon which
funds are made available to the Secretary to carry out this
section.
(e) COST SHARING.—The Federal share of the cost
of a project carried out under this section shall be 55 per-
cent. Other Federal funds may be contributed to the
project, and the non-Federal sponsors shall receive credit
for lands, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations to-
ward its share of project costs. Operation and mainte-
nance costs shall be 100 percent non-Federal.
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry
out this section $71,500,000. Such sums shall remain
available until expended and shall be in addition to and
not in lieu of any other amounts authorized to be appro-
priated under any other Act, including title II of the Fed-
eral Water Pollution Control Act.
SEC. 323. TAMPA, FLORIDA.
The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agree-
ment under section 218 of this Act with the Museum of
Science and Industry, Tampa, Florida, to provide tech-
nical, planning, and design assistance to demonstrate the
water quality functions found in wetlands, at an estimated
total Federal cost of $500,000.
SEC. 324. KANKAKEE RIVER BASIN, ILLINOIS.
(a) MASTER PLAN.—Not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in co-
operation with other interested Federal, State, and local
agencies and private citizens, shall study, and prepare a
comprehensive master plan for the management of, the
Kankakee River Basin, Illinois. The study shall focus pri-
marily on basinwide management methods for flood dam-
age reduction, environmental enhancement, and erosion
control and may evaluate water quality, land use manage-
ment, and other related topics.
(b) FEASIBILITY
REPORT.—Not later than 30
months after the date of completion of the study and plan
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall prepare, in ac-
cordance with section 905 of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2282), a feasibility report
concerning the measures described in the plan.
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated $500,000 for the study
and preparation of the plan required under subsection (a)
and such sums as may be necessary to prepare the feasibil-
ity report required under subsection (b).
SEC. 325. WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR DEEP
RIVER BASIN, INDIANA.
(a) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary, in consultation
with the Soil Conservation Service of the Department of
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Agriculture, shall develop a watershed management plan
for the Deep River Basin, Indiana, which includes Deep
River, Lake George, Turkey Creek, and other related trib-
utaries in Indiana.
(b) CONTENTS.—The plan to be developed by the
Secretary under subsection (a) shall address specific con-
cerns related to the Deep River Basin area, including sedi-
ment flow into Deep River, Turkey Creek, and other tribu-
taries; control of sediment quality in Lake George; flood-
ing problems; the safety of the Lake George Dam; and
watershed management.
SEC. 326. RESTORATION PROJECTS FOR MARYLAND, PENN-
SYLVANIA, WEST VIRGINIA, AND KENTUCKY.
The Secretary, in cooperation with Federal, State,
and local agencies, is authorized—
(1) to conduct investigations and surveys of the
watersheds of the North Branch of the Potomac
River, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia;
New River, West Virginia; and Pond Creek, Ken-
tucky; and
(2) to provide technical, planning, and design
assistance for abatement and mitigation of surface
water quality degradation caused by abandoned
mines and mining activity in the vicinity of such riv-
ers and creek.
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SEC. 327. BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATERIAL, POP-
LAR ISLAND, MARYLAND.
The Secretary shall carry out a project for the bene-
ficial use of dredged material at Poplar Island, Maryland,
pursuant to section 204 of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992.
SEC. 328. EROSION CONTROL MEASURES, SMITH ISLAND,
MARYLAND.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall implement
erosion control measures in the vicinity of Rhodes Point,
Smith Island, Maryland, at an estimated total Federal
cost of $450,000.
(b) IMPLEMENTATION ON EMERGENCY BASIS.—The
project under subsection (a) shall be carried out on an
emergency basis in view of the national, historic, and cul-
tural value of the island and in order to protect the Fed-
eral investment in infrastructure facilities.
(c) COST SHARING.—Cost sharing applicable to hur-
ricane and storm damage reduction shall be applicable to
the project to be carried out under subsection (a).
SEC. 329. BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATERIAL,
WORTON POINT, KENT COUNTY, MARYLAND.
The Secretary shall carry out a project for the bene-
ficial use of dredged material at Worton Point, Kent
County, Maryland, pursuant to section 204 of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1992.
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SEC. 330. MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL SALTMARSH RES-
TORATION AUTHORIZATION.
Subject to the cost sharing provisions of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1986, the Secretary shall,
as part of the long-term goal of Corps of Engineers water
resources development program of increasing the quality
and quantity of the Nation’s wetlands, investigate and
carry out saltmarsh restoration projects along the coast-
line of Massachusetts.
SEC. 331. BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ALTERNATIVE TECH-
NOLOGY PROJECT.
(a) PROJECT AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary shall
develop and implement alternative methods for disposal of
contaminated dredged material at the Port of Boston,
Boston, Massachusetts, using innovative and environ-
mental technologies, including thermal remediation.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning
after September 30, 1994, to carry out this sect ion
$2,000,000. Such sums shall remain available until
expended.
SEC. 332. LAKE ST. CLAIRE, MICHIGAN.
The Secretary shall carry out a program to control
aquatic plants in Lake St. Claire, Michigan, under section
104(b) of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (33 U.S.C.
610(b)).
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SEC. 333. DULUTH, MINNESOTA, ALTERNATIVE TECH-
NOLOGY PROJECT.
(a) PROJECT AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary shall
develop and implement alternative methods for decon-
tamination and disposal of contaminated dredged material
at the Port of Duluth, Minnesota.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning
after September 30, 1994, to carry out this section
$1,000,000. Such sums shall remain available until ex-
pended.
SEC. 334. ST. JOHN’S BAYOU—NEW MADRID FLOODWAY.
The Secretary is directed to review the project for
flood control, St. John’s Bayou and New Madrid
Floodway, Missouri, authorized by section 401(a) of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat.
4118), to determine the ability of the non-Federal inter-
ests to pay the project costs, including operation and
maintenance costs, in accordance with section 103(m) of
the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C.
2213(m)) and in light of locally prevailing conditions
which would limit the ability of local interests to partici-
pate as non-Federal project sponsors in accordance with
established cost-sharing formulas.
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SEC. 335. DURHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agree-
ment under section 218 of this Act with the University
of New Hampshire to provide technical assistance for a
water treatment technology center addressing the needs
of small communities.
SEC. 336. NEW YORK BIGHT AND HARBOR STUDY.
Section 326(f) of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4851) is amended by striking
‘‘$1,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$10,000,000’’.
SEC. 337. NEW YORK STATE CANAL SYSTEM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to
make capital improvements to the New York State Canal
System.
(b) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary shall, with the
consent of appropriate local and State entities, enter into
such arrangements, contracts, and leases with public and
private entities as may be necessary for the purposes of
rehabilitation, renovation, preservation, and maintenance
of the New York State Canal System and its related facili-
ties, including trailside facilities and other recreational
projects along the waterways of the canal system.
(c) NEW YORK STATE CANAL SYSTEM DEFINED.—
In this section, the term ‘‘New York State Canal System’’
means the Erie, Oswego, Champlain, and Cayuga-Seneca
Canals.
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(d) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost
of capital improvements under this section shall be 50 per-
cent.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$5,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after September 30,
1994. Such sums shall remain available until expended.
SEC. 338. NEW YORK CITY WATERSHED.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish
a program for providing environmental assistance to
non-Federal interests in the New York City Water-
shed.
(2) FORM.—Assistance provided under this sec-
tion may be in the form of design and construction
assistance for water-related environmental infra-
structure and resource protection and development
projects in the New York City Watershed, including
projects for water supply, storage, treatment, and
distribution facilities, and surface water resource
protection and development.
(b) PUBLIC OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Sec-
retary may provide assistance for a project under this sec-
tion only if the project is publicly owned.
(c) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—
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(1) CERTIFICATION.—A project shall be eligible
for financial assistance under this section only if the
State director for the project certifies to the Sec-
retary that the project will contribute to the protec-
tion and enhancement of the quality or quantity of
the New York City water supply.
(2) SPECIAL
CONSIDERATION.—In certifying
projects to the Secretary, the State director shall
give special consideration to those projects imple-
menting plans, agreements, and measures which pre-
serve and enhance the economic and social character
of the watershed communities.
(3) PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS.—Projects eligible
for assistance under this section shall include the
following:
(A) Implementation of intergovernmental
agreements for coordinating regulatory and
management responsibilities.
(B) Acceleration of whole farm planning to
implement best management practices to main-
tain or enhance water quality and to promote
agricultural land use.
(C) Acceleration of whole community plan-
ning to promote intergovernmental cooperation
in the regulation and management of activities
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consistent with the goal of maintaining or en-
hancing water quality.
(D) Natural resources stewardship on pub-
lic and private lands to promote land uses that
preserve and enhance the economic and social
character of the watershed communities and
protect and enhance water quality.
(d) LOCAL
COOPERATION
AGREEMENTS.—Before
providing assistance under this section, the Secretary shall
enter into a cooperative agreement with the State director
for the project to be carried out with such assistance.
(e) COST SHARING.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Total project costs under
each local cooperation agreement entered into under
this section shall be shared at 75 percent Federal
and 25 percent non-Federal. The non-Federal inter-
est shall receive credit for the reasonable costs of de-
sign work completed by such interest prior to enter-
ing into a local cooperation agreement with the Sec-
retary for a project. The Federal share may be in
the form of grants or reimbursements of project
costs.
(2) INTEREST.—In the event of delays in the
reimbursement of the non-Federal share of a
project, the non-Federal interest shall receive credit
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for reasonable interest to provide the non-Federal
share of a project’s cost.
(3) LANDS, EASEMENTS, AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY
CREDIT.—The non-Federal interest shall receive
credit for lands, easements, rights-of-way, and relo-
cations toward its share of project costs, including
direct costs associated with obtaining permits nec-
essary for the placement of such project on public
owned or controlled lands, but not to exceed 25 per-
cent of total project costs.
(4) OPERATION
AND
MAINTENANCE.—Oper-
ation and maintenance costs for projects constructed
with assistance provided under this section shall be
100 percent non-Federal.
(f) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER FEDERAL AND STATE
LAWS.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to
waive, limit, or otherwise affect the applicability of any
provision of Federal or State law that would otherwise
apply to a project carried out with assistance provided
under this section.
(g) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2000,
the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the
results of the program carried out under this section, to-
gether with recommendations concerning whether such
program should be implemented on a national basis.
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(h) NEW YORK CITY WATERSHED DEFINED.—For
purposes of this section, the term ‘‘New York City Water-
shed’’ means the land area within the counties of Dela-
ware, Greene, Schoharie, Ulster, Sullivan, Westchester,
Putnam, and Dutchess which contributes water to the
water supply system of New York City.
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$10,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after September
30, 1994.
SEC. 339. NORTHEASTERN OHIO.
The Secretary is authorized to provide technical as-
sistance to local interests for planning the establishment
of a regional water authority in northeastern Ohio to ad-
dress the water problems of the region. The Federal share
of the costs of such planning shall not exceed 75 percent.
SEC. 340. OHIO RIVER.
(a) CENTER
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
FOR
LARGE RIVERS.—The Secretary shall establish a Center
for Environmental Studies of Large Rivers at Jefferson
Technical College, Ohio.
(b) STUDY.—
(1) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.—The Secretary
shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the
Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission to
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develop the necessary methodologies to make im-
provements in, and assess the environmental health
of, the Ohio River.
(2) REPORT.—Not later than December 31,
1996, the Secretary shall submit a report to Con-
gress on the results of the study conducted under
paragraph (1), together with recommendations on
reducing and eliminating pollution in the Ohio River.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning
after September 30, 1994, $2,000,000 to carry out sub-
section (a) and $1,000,000 to carry out subsection (b).
SEC. 341. REMOVAL OR REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED
SEDIMENTS, MAHONING RIVER, OHIO AND
PENNSYLVANIA.
The Secretary shall remove or remediate contami-
nated sediments from the Mahoning River, Northeast
Ohio and Western Pennsylvania, pursuant to section 312
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (33
U.S.C. 1252 note).
SEC. 342. COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN, OREGON.
The costs of measures undertaken to mitigate the ad-
verse effects on fish and wildlife of water resources
projects constructed by the Secretary within the McKenzie
River Sub-Basin within the Columbia River Basin, Or-
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egon, shall be allocated as provided in section 906 of the
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C.
2283).
SEC. 343. SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 313 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4845–4847)
is amended—
(1) in the heading to subsection (c) by striking
‘‘WITH SARCD COUNCIL’’;
(2) in subsection (c) by inserting ‘‘with State,
regional, and local officials, including, where applica-
ble,’’ after ‘‘consult’’;
(3) in subsection (d)(2)(A) by inserting ‘‘,
where applicable,’’ after ‘‘Council’’;
(4) 
in 
subsection 
(g)(1) 
by 
striking
‘‘$17,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000,000’’; and
(5) in subsection (h)(2) by striking ‘‘Bedford,
Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon, and Somerset’’
and inserting ‘‘Armstrong, Bedford, Blair, Cambria,
Clearfield, Fayette, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon,
Indiana, Juniata, Mifflin, Somerset, Snyder, and
Westmoreland’’.
(b) COST SHARING.—Section 313(d)(3) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4846) is
amended to read as follows:
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‘‘(3) COST SHARING.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Total project costs
under each local cooperation agreement entered
into under this subsection shall be shared at 75
percent Federal and 25 percent non-Federal.
The non-Federal interest shall receive credit for
the reasonable costs of design work completed
by such interest prior to entering into a local
cooperation agreement with the Secretary for a
project. The Federal share may be in the form
of grants or reimbursements of project costs.
‘‘(B) INTEREST.—In the event of delays in
the reimbursement of the non-Federal share of
a project, the non-Federal interest shall receive
credit for reasonable interest to provide the
non-Federal share of a project’s cost.
‘‘(C) LANDS, EASEMENTS, AND RIGHTS-OF-
WAY CREDIT.—The non-Federal interest shall
receive credit for lands, easements, rights-of-
way, and relocations toward its share of project
costs, including direct costs associated with ob-
taining permits necessary for the placement of
such project on public owned or controlled
lands, but not to exceed 25 percent of total
project costs.