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gation purposes, in perpetuity, the lands con-
veyed under this subsection and the lands not
covered by the conveyance that are designated
in red in Exhibit A of Army License Number
DACW21–3–85–1904.
(B) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The agree-
ment shall specify the terms and conditions
under which the payment will be made and the
rights of, and remedies available to, the Federal
Government to recover all or a portion of the
payment in the event the State fails to manage
the lands in a manner satisfactory to the Sec-
retary.
(h) CHARLESTON, SOUTH
CAROLINA.—The Sec-
retary is authorized to convey the property of the Corps
of Engineers known as the ‘‘Equipment and Storage
Yard’’, located on Meeting Street in Charleston, South
Carolina, in as-is condition for fair-market value with all
proceeds from the conveyance to be applied by the Corps
of Engineers, Charleston District, to offset a portion of
the costs of moving or leasing (or both) an office facility
in the City of Charleston.
(i) CLARKSTON, WASHINGTON.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall convey
to the Port of Clarkston, Washington, all right, title,
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and interest of the United States in and to a portion
of the land described in Army Lease Number
DACW68–1–97–22, consisting of approximately 31
acres, the exact boundaries of which shall be deter-
mined by the Secretary and the Port of Clarkston.
(2) ADDITIONAL
LAND.—The Secretary may
convey to the Port of Clarkston, Washington, at fair
market value as determined by the Secretary, such
additional land located in the vicinity of Clarkston,
Washington, as the Secretary determines to be ex-
cess to the needs of the Columbia River Project and
appropriate for conveyance.
(3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The conveyances
made under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be subject
to such terms and conditions as the Secretary deter-
mines to be necessary to protect the interests of the
United States, including a requirement that the Port
of Clarkston pay all administrative costs associated
with the conveyances (including the cost of land sur-
veys and appraisals and costs associated with com-
pliance with applicable environmental laws, including
regulations).
(4) USE
OF
LAND.—The Port of Clarkston
shall be required to pay the fair market value, as de-
termined by the Secretary, of any land conveyed
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pursuant to paragraph (1) that is not retained in
public ownership or is used for other than public
park or recreation purposes, except that the Sec-
retary shall have a right of reverter to reclaim pos-
session and title to any such land.
(j) LAND CONVEYANCE TO MATEWAN, WEST VIR-
GINIA.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The United States shall con-
vey by quit claim deed to the Town of Matewan,
West Virginia, all right, title, and interest of the
United States in and to four parcels of land deemed
excess by the Secretary of the Army, acting through
the Chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to
the structural project for flood control constructed
by the Corps of Engineers along the Tug Fork River
pursuant to section 202 of Public Law 96–367.
(2) PROPERTY DESCRIPTION.—The parcels of
land referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows:
(A) A certain parcel of land in the State
of West Virginia, Mingo County, Town of
Matewan, and being more particularly bounded
and described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the southerly
right-of-way line of a 40-foot-wide street
right-of-way (known as McCoy Alley), hav-
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ing an approximate coordinate value of
N228,695, E1,662,397, in the line com-
mon to the land designated as U.S.A.
Tract No. 834, and the land designated as
U.S.A. Tract No. 837, said point being
South 51°52′ East 81.8 feet from an iron
pin and cap marked M–12 on the bound-
ary of the Matewan Area Structural
Project, on the north right-of-way line of
said street, at a corner common to des-
ignated U.S.A. Tracts Nos. 834 and 836;
thence, leaving the right-of-way of said
street, with the line common to the land of
said Tract No. 834, and the land of said
Tract No. 837.
South 14°37′ West 46 feet to the cor-
ner common to the land of said Tract No.
834, and the land of said Tract No. 837;
thence, leaving the land of said Tract No.
837, severing the lands of said Project.
South 14°37′ West 46 feet.
South 68°07′ East 239 feet.
North 26°05′ East 95 feet to a point
on the southerly right-of-way line of said
street; thence, with the right-of-way of said
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street, continuing to sever the lands of said
Project.
South 63°55′ East 206 feet; thence,
leaving the right-of-way of said street, con-
tinuing to sever the lands of said Project.
South 26°16′ West 63 feet; thence,
with a curve to the left having a radius of
70 feet, a delta of 33°58′, an arc length of
41 feet, the chord bearing.
South 09°17′ West 41 feet; thence,
leaving said curve, continuing to sever the
lands of said Project.
South 07°42′ East 31 feet to a point
on the right-of-way line of the floodwall;
thence, with the right-of-way of said
floodwall, continuing to sever the lands of
said Project.
South 77°04′ West 71 feet.
North 77°10′ West 46 feet.
North 67°07′ West 254 feet.
North 67°54′ West 507 feet.
North 57°49′ West 66 feet to the
intersection of the right-of-way line of said
floodwall with the southerly right-of-way
line of said street; thence, leaving the
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Project; thence, leaving the right-of-way of
said floodwall and with said Project bound-
ary, and the southerly right-of-way of said
Railroad.
North 59°45′ East 34 feet.
North 69°50′ East 44 feet.
North 58°11′ East 79 feet.
North 66°13′ East 102 feet.
North 69°43′ East 98 feet.
North 77°39′ East 18 feet.
North 72°39′ East 13 feet to a point
at the intersection of said Project bound-
ary, and the southerly right-of-way of said
Railroad, with the westerly right-of-way
line of State Route 49/10; thence, leaving
said Project boundary, and the southerly
right-of-way of said Railroad, and with the
westerly right-of-way of said road.
South 03°21′ East 100 feet to a point
at the intersection of the westerly right-of-
way of said road with the right-of-way of
said floodwall; thence, leaving the right-of-
way of said road, and with the right-of-way
line of said floodwall.
South 79°30′ West 69 feet.
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South 78°28′ West 222 feet.
South 80°11′ West 65 feet.
North 38°40′ West 14 feet to the
point of beginning, containing 0.53 acre,
more or less. The bearings and coordinate
used herein are referenced to the West Vir-
ginia State Plane Coordinate System,
South Zone.
(C) A certain parcel of land in the State
of West Virginia, Mingo County, Town of
Matewan, and being more particularly bounded
and described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the southerly
right-of-way line of the Norfolk and West-
ern Railroad, having an approximate co-
ordinate value of N228,936 E1,661,672,
and being at the intersection of the eas-
terly right-of-way line of State Route 49/
10 with the boundary of the Matewan Area
Structural Project; thence, leaving the
right-of-way of said road, and with said
Project boundary, and the southerly right-
of-way of said Railroad.
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North 77°49′ East 89 feet to an iron
pin and cap designated as U.S.A. Corner
No. M–4.
North 79°30′ East 74 feet to an iron
pin and cap designated as U.S.A. Corner
No. M–5–1; thence, leaving the southerly
right-of-way of said Railroad, and con-
tinuing with the boundary of said Project.
South 06°33′ East 102 to an iron
pipe and cap designated U.S.A. Corner No.
M–6–1 on the northerly right-of-way line
of State Route 49/28; thence, leaving the
boundary of said Project, and with the
right-of-way of said road, severing the
lands of said Project.
North 80°59′ West 171 feet to a point
at the intersection of the Northerly right-
of-way line of said State Route 49/28 with
the easterly right-of-way line of said State
Route 49/10; thence, leaving the right-of-
way of said State Route 49/28 and with
the right-of-way of said State Route 49/10.
North 03°21′ West 42 feet to the
point of beginning, containing 0.27 acre,
more or less. The bearings and coordinate
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used herein are referenced to the West Vir-
ginia State Plane Coordinate System,
South Zone.
(D) A certain parcel of land in the State
of West Virginia, Mingo County, Town of
Matewan, and being more particularly bounded
and described as follows:
Beginning at a point at the intersec-
tion of the easterly right-of-way line of
State Route 49/10 with the right-of-way
line of the floodwall, having an approxi-
mate 
coordinate 
value 
of 
N228,826
E1,661,679; thence, leaving the right-of-
way of said floodwall, and with the right-
of-way of said State Route 49/10.
North 03°21′ West 23 feet to a point
at the intersection of the easterly right-of-
way line of said State Route 49/10 with
the southerly right-of-way line of State
Route 49/28; thence, leaving the right-of-
way of said State Route 49/10 and with
the right-of-way of said State Route 49/28.
South 80°59′ East 168 feet.
North 82°28′ East 45 feet to an iron
pin and cap designated as U.S.A. Corner
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No. M–8–1 on the boundary of the West-
ern Area Structural Project; thence, leav-
ing the right-of-way of said State Route
49/28, and with said Project boundary.
South 08°28′ East 88 feet to an iron
pin and cap designated as U.S.A. Corner
No. M–9–1 point on the northerly right-of-
way line of a street (known as McCoy
Alley); thence, leaving said Project bound-
ary and with the northerly right-of-way of
said street.
South 83°01′ West 38 feet to a point
on the right-of-way line of said floodwall;
thence, leaving the right-of-way of said
street, and with the right-of-way of said
floodwall.
North 57°49′ West 180 feet.
South 79°30′ West 34 feet to a point
of beginning, containing 0.24 acre, more or
less. The bearings and coordinate used
herein are referenced to the West Virginia
State Plane Coordinate System, South
Zone.
(k) MERRISACH LAKE, ARKANSAS COUNTY, ARKAN-
SAS.—
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(1) LAND CONVEYANCE.—Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the Secretary shall convey to
eligible private property owners at fair market value,
as determined by the Secretary, all right, title, and
interest of the United States in and to certain lands
acquired for Navigation Pool No. 2, McClellan-Kerr
Arkansas River Navigation System, Merrisach Lake
Project, Arkansas County, Arkansas.
(2) PROPERTY DESCRIPTION.—The lands to be
conveyed under paragraph (1) include those lands
lying between elevation 163, National Geodetic
Vertical Datum of 1929, and the Federal Govern-
ment boundary line for Tract Numbers 102, 129,
132–1, 132–2, 132–3, 134, 135, 136–1, 136–2, 138,
139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, and 145, located in
sections 18, 19, 29, 30, 31, and 32, Township 7
South, Range 2 West, and the SE1⁄4 of Section 36,
Township 7 South, Range 3 West, Fifth Principal
Meridian, with the exception of any land designated
for public park purposes.
(3) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—Any lands con-
veyed under paragraph (1) shall be subject to—
(A) a perpetual flowage easement prohib-
iting human habitation and restricting con-
struction activities;
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(B) the reservation of timber rights by the
United States; and
(C) such additional terms and conditions
as the Secretary considers appropriate to pro-
tect the interests of the United States.
(4) ELIGIBLE PROPERTY OWNER DEFINED.—In
this subsection, the term ‘‘eligible private property
owner’’ means the owner of record of land contig-
uous to lands owned by the United States in connec-
tion with the project referred to in paragraph (1).
SEC. 579. NAMINGS.
(a) FRANCIS BLAND FLOODWAY DITCH, ARKAN-
SAS.—
(1) DESIGNATION.—8-Mile Creek in Paragould,
Arkansas, shall be known and designated as the
‘‘Francis Bland Floodway Ditch’’.
(2) LEGAL REFERENCE.—Any reference in a
law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other
record of the United States to the creek referred to
in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Francis Bland Floodway Ditch’’.
(b) LAWRENCE BLACKWELL MEMORIAL BRIDGE, AR-
KANSAS.—
(1) DESIGNATION.—The bridge over lock and
dam numbered 4 on the Arkansas River, Arkansas,
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constructed as part of the project for navigation on
the Arkansas River and tributaries, shall be known
and designated as the ‘‘Lawrence Blackwell Memo-
rial Bridge’’.
(2) LEGAL REFERENCE.—Any reference in a
law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other
record of the United States to the bridge referred to
in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ‘‘Lawrence Blackwell Memorial Bridge’’.
SEC. 580. FOLSOM DAM AND RESERVOIR ADDITIONAL
STORAGE AND ADDITIONAL FLOOD CONTROL
STUDIES.
(a) FOLSOM FLOOD CONTROL STUDIES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consulta-
tion with the State of California and local water re-
sources agencies, shall undertake a study of increas-
ing surcharge flood control storage at the Folsom
Dam and Reservoir.
(2) LIMITATIONS.—The study of the Folsom
Dam and Reservoir undertaken under paragraph (1)
shall assume that there is to be no increase in con-
servation storage at the Folsom Reservoir.
(3) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2000,
the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on
the results of the study under this subsection.
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(b) AMERICAN
AND SACRAMENTO RIVERS FLOOD
CONTROL STUDY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall under-
take a study of all levees on the American River and
on the Sacramento River downstream and imme-
diately upstream of the confluence of such Rivers to
access opportunities to increase potential flood pro-
tection through levee modifications.
(2) DEADLINE
FOR
COMPLETION.—Not later
than March 1, 2000, the Secretary shall transmit to
Congress a report on the results of the study under-
taken under this subsection.
SEC. 581. WALLOPS ISLAND, VIRGINIA.
(a) EMERGENCY ACTION.—The Secretary shall take
emergency action to protect Wallops Island, Virginia, from
damaging coastal storms, by improving and extending the
existing seawall, replenishing and renourishing the beach,
and constructing protective dunes.
(b) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Secretary may seek re-
imbursement from other Federal agencies whose resources
are protected by the emergency action taken under sub-
section (a).
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$8,000,000.
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SEC. 582. DETROIT RIVER, DETROIT, MICHIGAN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to re-
pair and rehabilitate the seawalls on the Detroit River in
Detroit, Michigan.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning
after September 30, 1999, $1,000,000 to carry out this
section.
SEC. 583. NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary
may establish a pilot program for providing environmental
assistance to non-Federal interests in northeastern Min-
nesota.
(b) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance under this
section may be in the form of design and construction as-
sistance for water-related environmental infrastructure
and resource protection and development projects in
northeastern Minnesota, including projects for wastewater
treatment and related facilities, water supply and related
facilities, environmental restoration, and surface water re-
source protection and development.
(c) PUBLIC OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Sec-
retary may provide assistance for a project under this sec-
tion only if the project is publicly owned.
(d) LOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing assistance
under this section, the Secretary shall enter into a
local cooperation agreement with a non-Federal in-
terest to provide for design and construction of the
project to be carried out with the assistance.
(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 and
State officials, of a facilities or resource protec-
tion and development plan, including appro-
priate engineering plans and specifications.
(B) LEGAL
AND
INSTITUTIONAL
STRUC-
TURES.—Establishment of such legal and insti-
tutional structures as are necessary to ensure
the effective long-term operation of the project
by the non-Federal interest.
(3) COST SHARING.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of
project costs under each local cooperation
agreement entered into under this subsection
shall be 75 percent. The Federal share may be
in the form of grants or reimbursements of
project costs.
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(B) CREDIT
FOR
DESIGN
WORK.—The
non-Federal interest shall receive credit for the
reasonable costs of design work completed by
the non-Federal interest prior to entering into
a local cooperation agreement with the Sec-
retary for a project. The credit for the design
work shall not exceed 6 percent of the total con-
struction costs of the project.
(C) CREDIT FOR INTEREST.—In the event
of a delay in the funding of the non-Federal
share of a project that is the subject of an
agreement under this section, the non-Federal
interest shall receive credit for reasonable inter-
est incurred in providing the non-Federal share
of a project’s cost.
(D) LAND, EASEMENTS, AND RIGHTS-OF-
WAY CREDIT.—The non-Federal interest shall
receive credit for land, easements, rights-of-
way, and relocations toward its share of project
costs (including all reasonable costs associated
with obtaining permits necessary for the con-
struction, operation, and maintenance of the
project on publicly owned or controlled land),
but not to exceed 25 percent of total project
costs.