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subsection, the Secretary shall identify the sites and
technologies to be demonstrated and complete each
such full-scale demonstration project within 3 years
after such date of enactment.
‘‘(4) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—Non-Federal in-
terests shall contribute 50 percent of costs of
projects under this subsection. Such costs may be
paid in cash or by providing in-kind contributions.
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATIONS.—There is authorized to
be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this
section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1997
through 2000.’’.
SEC. 510. 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. 511. 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
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Lakes federally authorized commercial harbor, channel
maintenance project site, or Area of Concern identified
under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 1978,
the Secretary, 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 information
generated in earlier studies and programs of the
Great Lakes and their tributaries; and
(2) complete models for 30 major river systems,
either individually or in combination as part of a set,
within the 5-year period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 512. GREAT LAKES 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:
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(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. 513. CHESAPEAKE BAY RESTORATION AND PROTEC-
TION PROGRAM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish
a pilot program to provide to non-Federal interests in the
Chesapeake Bay watershed technical, planning, design,
and construction assistance for water-related environ-
mental infrastructure and resource protection and devel-
opment projects affecting the Chesapeake Bay, including
projects for sediment and erosion control, protection of
eroding shorelines, protection of essential public works,
wastewater treatment and related facilities, water supply
and related 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-
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tion only if the project is publicly owned and will be pub-
licly operated and maintained.
(c) COOPERATION AGREEMENT.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing assistance
under this section, the Secretary shall enter into a
project 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, design, and construction assist-
ance for the project.
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each agreement entered
into pursuant to 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) COST SHARING.—
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(1) FEDERAL SHARE.—Except as provided in
paragraph (2)(B), the Federal share of the total
project costs of each local cooperation agreement en-
tered into under this section shall be 75 percent.
(2) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—
(A) PROVISION
OF
LANDS, EASEMENTS,
RIGHTS-OF-WAY, AND RELOCATIONS.—The non-
Federal interests for a project to which this sec-
tion applies shall provide the lands, easements,
rights-of-way, relocations, and dredged material
disposal areas necessary for the project.
(B) 
VALUE
OF
LANDS, 
EASEMENTS,
RIGHTS-OF-WAY, AND RELOCATIONS.—In deter-
mining the non-Federal contribution toward
carrying out a local cooperation agreement en-
tered into under this section, the Secretary
shall provide credit to a non-Federal interest
for the value of lands, easements, rights-of-way,
relocations, and dredged material disposal areas
provided by the non-Federal interest, except
that the amount of credit provided for a project
under this paragraph may not exceed 25 per-
cent of total project costs.
(C) 
OPERATION
AND
MAINTENANCE
COSTS.—The non-Federal share of the costs of
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operation and maintenance of carrying out the
agreement under this section shall be 100 per-
cent.
(e) 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.
(f) 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.
(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$15,000,000.
SEC. 514. EXTENSION OF JURISDICTION OF MISSISSIPPI
RIVER COMMISSION.
The jurisdiction of the Mississippi River Commission,
established by the first section of the Act of June 28, 1879
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(33 U.S.C. 641; 21 Stat. 37), 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 Mex-
ico.
SEC. 515. ALTERNATIVE TO ANNUAL PASSES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall evaluate the
feasibility of implementing an alternative to the $25 an-
nual pass that the Secretary currently offers to users of
recreation facilities at water resources projects of the
Corps of Engineers.
(b) ANNUAL PASS.—The evaluation under subsection
(a) shall include the establishment of an annual pass
which costs $10 or less for the use of recreation facilities
at Raystown Lake, Pennsylvania.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 1998, 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. 516. RECREATION PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall promote Fed-
eral, non-Federal, and private sector cooperation in creat-
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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, 1996.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 1998, the
Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the re-
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sults of the cooperative efforts carried out under this sec-
tion, including the improvements required by subsection
(b).
SEC. 517. ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
Section 219 of the Water Resources Development Act
of 1992 (106 Stat. 4836–4837) is amended by adding at
the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
is authorized to be appropriated for providing construction
assistance under this section—
‘‘(1) $10,000,000 for the project described in
subsection (c)(5);
‘‘(2) $2,000,000 for the project described in
subsection (c)(6);
‘‘(3) $10,000,000 for the project described in
subsection (c)(7);
‘‘(4) $11,000,000 for the project described in
subsection (c)(8);
‘‘(5) $20,000,000 for the project described in
subsection (c)(16); and
‘‘(6) $20,000,000 for the project described in
subsection (c)(17).’’.
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SEC. 518. CORPS CAPABILITY TO CONSERVE FISH AND
WILDLIFE.
Section 704(b) of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2263(b); 100 Stat. 4157) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘$5,000,000’’; and inserting
‘‘$10,000,000’’; and
(2) in paragraph (4) by inserting ‘‘and Vir-
ginia’’ after ‘‘Maryland’’.
SEC. 519. PERIODIC BEACH NOURISHMENT.
The Secretary shall carry out periodic beach nourish-
ment for each of the following projects for a period of 50
years beginning on the date of initiation of construction
of such project:
(1) BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA.—Project for
shoreline protection, segments II and III, Broward
County, Florida.
(2) FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA.—Project for shore-
line protection, Fort Pierce, Florida.
(3) LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA.—Project for shore-
line protection, Lee County, Captiva Island segment,
Florida.
(4) PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA.—Project
for shoreline protection, Jupiter/Carlin and Ocean
Ridge segments, Palm Beach County, Florida.
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(5) PANAMA CITY BEACHES, FLORIDA.—Project
for shoreline protection, Panama City Beaches, Flor-
ida.
SEC. 520. CONTROL OF AQUATIC PLANTS.
The Secretary shall carry out under section 104(b)
of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (33 U.S.C.
610(b))—
(1) a program to control aquatic plants in Lake
St. Claire, Michigan; and
(2) program to control aquatic plants in the
Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
SEC. 521. 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, 1996, $30,000,000 to carry out this
section.
SEC. 522. LAKE SUPERIOR CENTER.
(a) CONSTRUCTION.—The Secretary, in consultation
with the University of Minnesota-Duluth, shall construct
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an educational facility to be used in connection with ef-
forts to educate the public to the economic, recreational,
biological, aesthetic and spiritual worth of Lake Superior
and other large bodies of fresh water in general.
(b) OPERATION
AND MAINTENANCE.—After con-
struction, the Secretary shall transfer the facility con-
structed under this section to the University of Minnesota-
Duluth. The facility shall be operated and maintained by
the university.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning
after September 30, 1996, $10,000,000 for the construc-
tion of the facility under subsection (a).
SEC. 523. EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS CENTER OF EX-
PERTISE EXTENSION.
The Secretary shall establish an extension of the
Earthquake Preparedness Center of Expertise for the
central United States at an existing district office of the
Corps of Engineers near the New Madrid fault.
SEC. 524. 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’’.
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SEC. 525. 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. 526. 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. 527. PRADO DAM SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, CALIFOR-
NIA.
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-
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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. 528. TAMPA, FLORIDA.
The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agree-
ment under section 228 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. 529. WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR DEEP
RIVER BASIN, INDIANA.
(a) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary, in consultation
with the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the
Department of Agriculture, shall develop a watershed
management plan for the Deep River Basin, Indiana,
which includes Deep River, Lake George, Turkey Creek,
and other related tributaries 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-
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ing problems; the safety of the Lake George Dam; and
watershed management.
SEC. 530. SOUTHERN AND EASTERN KENTUCKY.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary
shall establish a program for providing environmental as-
sistance to non-Federal interests in southern and eastern
Kentucky. Such assistance may be in the form of design
and construction assistance for water-related environ-
mental infrastructure and resource protection and devel-
opment projects in southern and eastern Kentucky, includ-
ing projects for wastewater treatment and related facili-
ties, water supply, storage, treatment, and distribution fa-
cilities, and surface water resource protection and develop-
ment.
(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) PROJECT COOPERATION AGREEMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing assistance
under this section, the Secretary shall enter into a
project cooperation agreement with a non-Federal
interest to provide for design and construction of the
project to be carried out with such assistance.
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(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each agreement entered
into under this subsection shall provide for the fol-
lowing:
(A) PLAN.—Development by the Secretary,
in consultation with appropriate Federal and
State officials, of a facilities development plan
or resource protection plan, including appro-
priate plans and specifications.
(B) LEGAL
AND
INSTITUTIONAL
STRUC-
TURES.—Establishment of each such legal and
institutional structures as are necessary to as-
sure the effective long-term operation of the
project by the non-Federal interest.
(3) COST SHARING.—
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Total project costs
under each agreement entered into under this
subsection shall be shared at 75 percent Fed-
eral and 25 percent non-Federal, except that
the non-Federal interest shall receive credit for
the reasonable costs of design work completed
by such interest before entry into the agreement
with the Secretary. The Federal share may be
in the form of grants or reimbursements of
project costs.
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(B) CREDIT
FOR
CERTAIN
FINANCING
COSTS.—In the event of delays in the reim-
bursement of the non-Federal share of a
project, the non-Federal interest shall receive
credit for reasonable interest and other associ-
ated financing costs necessary for such non-
Federal interest to provide the non-Federal
share of the project’s cost.
(C) LANDS, EASEMENTS, AND RIGHTS-OF-
WAY.—The non-Federal interest shall receive
credit for lands, easements, rights-of-way, and
relocations provided by the non-Federal interest
toward its share of project costs, including for
costs associated with obtaining permits nec-
essary for the placement of such project on
publicly owned or controlled lands, but not to
exceed 25 percent of total project costs.
(D) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—Op-
eration and maintenance costs shall be 100 per-
cent non-Federal.
(d) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER FEDERAL AND STATE
LAWS.—Nothing in this section shall be construed as
waiving, limiting, or otherwise affecting the applicability
of any provision of Federal or State law which would oth-
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erwise apply to a project to be carried out with assistance
provided under this section.
(e) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 1999, the
Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the re-
sults of the program carried out under this section, to-
gether with recommendations concerning whether or not
such program should be implemented on a national basis.
(f) SOUTHERN
AND
EASTERN
KENTUCKY
DE-
FINED.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘southern
and eastern Kentucky’’ means Morgan, Floyd, Pulaski,
Wayne, Laurel, Knox, Pike, Menifee, Perry, Harlan,
Breathitt, Martin, Jackson, Wolfe, Clay, Magoffin,
Owsley, 
Johnson, 
Leslie, 
Lawrence, 
Knott, 
Bell,
McCreary, Rockcastle, Whitley, Lee, and Letcher Coun-
ties, Kentucky.
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$10,000,000.
SEC. 531. LOUISIANA COASTAL WETLANDS RESTORATION
PROJECTS.
Section 303(f) of the Coastal Wetlands Planning,
Protection and Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 3952(f); 104
Stat. 4782–4783) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘and (3)’’ and
inserting ‘‘(3), and (5)’’; and
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(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) FEDERAL
SHARE
IN
CALENDAR
YEARS
1996
AND
1997.—Notwithstanding paragraphs (1)
and (2), amounts made available in accordance with
section 306 of this title to carry out coastal wetlands
restoration projects under this section in calendar
years 1996 and 1997 shall provide 90 percent of the
cost of such projects.’’.
SEC. 532. SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA.
(a) FLOOD CONTROL.—The Secretary is directed to
proceed with engineering, design, and construction of
projects to provide for flood control and improvements to
rainfall drainage systems in Jefferson, Orleans, and St.
Tammany Parishes, Louisiana, in accordance with the fol-
lowing reports of the New Orleans District Engineer: Jef-
ferson and Orleans Parishes, Louisiana, Urban Flood
Control and Water Quality Management, July 1992;
Tangipahoa, Techefuncte, and Tickfaw Rivers, Louisiana,
June 1991; and Schneider Canal, Slidell, Louisiana, Hur-
ricane Protection, May 1990.
(b) COST SHARING.—The cost of any work performed
by the non-Federal interests subsequent to the reports re-
ferred to in subsection (a) and determined by the Sec-
retary to be a compatible and integral part of the projects
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shall be credited toward the non-Federal share of the
projects.
(c) FUNDING.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated $40,000,000 for the initiation and partial accom-
plishment of projects described in the reports referred to
in subsection (a).
SEC. 533. 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.
SEC. 534. 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-
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ment Act of 1992; except that the initial construction cost
of the project shall be $70,000,000, with an estimated
Federal cost of $52,500,000 and an estimated non-Fed-
eral cost of $17,500,000.
SEC. 535. 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. 536. 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. 537. 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, 1996, to carry out this section
$1,000,000. Such sums shall remain available until ex-
pended.
SEC. 538. REDWOOD RIVER BASIN, MINNESOTA.
(a) STUDY
AND STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT.—The
Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Agriculture
and the State of Minnesota, shall conduct a study, and
develop a strategy, for using wetland restoration, soil and
water conservation practices, and nonstructural measures
to reduce flood damages, improve water quality, and cre-
ate wildlife habitat in the Redwood River basin and the
subbasins draining into the Minnesota River, at an esti-
mated Federal cost of $4,000,000.
(b) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—The non-Federal share
of the cost of the study and development of the strategy
shall be 25 percent and may be provided through in-kind
services and materials.
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(c) COOPERATION AGREEMENT.—In conducting the
study and developing the strategy under this section, the
Secretary shall enter into cooperation agreements to pro-
vide financial assistance to appropriate Federal, State,
and local government agencies, including activities for the
implementation of wetland restoration projects and soil
and water conservation measures.
(d) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall under-
take development and implementation of the strategy au-
thorized by this section in cooperation with local land-
owners and local government officials.
SEC. 539. NATCHEZ BLUFFS, MISSISSIPPI.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry out the
project for bluff stabilization, Natchez Bluffs, Natchez,
Mississippi, substantially in accordance with (1) the
Natchez Bluffs Study, dated September 1985, (2) the
Natchez Bluffs Study: Supplement I, dated June 1990,
and (3) the Natchez Bluffs Study: Supplement II, dated
December 1993, in the portions of the bluffs described in
subsection (b), at a total cost of $17,200,000, with an esti-
mated Federal cost of $12,900,000 and an estimated non-
Federal cost of $4,300,000.
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT LOCATION.—The por-
tions of the Natchez Bluffs where the project is to be car-
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ried out under subsection (a) are described in the studies
referred to in subsection (a) as—
(1) Clifton Avenue, area 3;
(2) the bluff above Silver Street, area 6;
(3) the bluff above Natchez Under-the-Hill,
area 7; and
(4) Madison Street to State Street, area 4.
SEC. 540. SARDIS LAKE, MISSISSIPPI.
The Secretary shall work cooperatively with the State
of Mississippi and the city of Sardis, Mississippi, to the
maximum extent practicable, in the management of exist-
ing and proposed leases of land consistent with the master
tourism and recreational plan for the economic develop-
ment of the Sardis Lake area prepared by the city.
SEC. 541. COCHECO RIVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The Secretary is directed to provide technical assist-
ance to the city of Dover, New Hampshire, in resolving
encroachment issues related to maintenance dredging of
the project for navigation on the Cocheco River, New
Hampshire.
SEC. 542. DURHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agree-
ment under section 228 of this Act with the University
of New Hampshire to provide technical assistance for a
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water treatment technology center addressing the needs
of small communities.
SEC. 543. HACKENSACK MEADOWLANDS AREA, NEW JER-
SEY.
Section 324(b)(1) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4849) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(1) Mitigation, enhancement, and acquisition
of significant wetlands that contribute to the
Meadowlands ecosystem.’’.
SEC. 544. AUTHORIZATION OF DREDGE MATERIAL CON-
TAINMENT FACILITY FOR PORT OF NEW
YORK/NEW JERSEY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to
construct, operate, and maintain a dredged material con-
tainment facility with a capacity commensurate with the
long-term dredged material disposal needs of port facilities
under the jurisdiction of the Port of New York/New Jer-
sey. The costs associated with feasibility studies, design,
engineering, and construction shall be shared with the
local sponsor in accordance with the provisions of section
101 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986.
(b) BENEFICIAL USE.—After the facility to be con-
structed under subsection (a) has been filled to capacity
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with dredged material, the Secretary shall maintain the
facility for the public benefit.
SEC. 545. HUDSON RIVER HABITAT RESTORATION, NEW
YORK.
(a) HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECT.—The Sec-
retary shall expedite the feasibility study of the Hudson
River Habitat Restoration, Hudson River Basin, New
York, and shall carry out no fewer than 4 projects for
habitat restoration, to the extent the Secretary determines
such work to be technically feasible. Such projects shall
be designed to—
(1) provide a pilot project to assess and im-
prove habitat value and environmental outputs of
recommended projects;
(2) provide a demonstration project to evaluate
various restoration techniques for effectiveness and
cost;
(3) fill an important local habitat need within
a specific portion of the study area; and
(4) take advantage of ongoing or planned ac-
tions by other agencies, local municipalities, or envi-
ronmental groups that would increase the effective-
ness or decrease the overall cost of implementing one
of the recommended restoration project sites.
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(b) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—Non-Federal interests
shall provide 25 percent of the cost on each project under-
taken under subsection (a). The non-Federal share may
be in the form of cash or in-kind contributions.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$11,000,000.
SEC. 546. 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 ‘‘$5,000,000’’.
SEC. 547. 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’’
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means the Erie, Oswego, Champlain, and Cayuga-Seneca
Canals.
(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.
SEC. 548. 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.
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(c) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—
(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
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in the regulation and management of activities
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) COOPERATION AGREEMENTS.—Before providing
assistance under this section, the Secretary shall enter
into a project cooperation agreement with the State direc-
tor for the project to be carried out with such assistance.
(e) COST SHARING.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Total project costs under
each agreement entered into under this section shall
be shared at 75 percent Federal and 25 percent non-
Federal. The non-Federal interest shall receive cred-
it for the reasonable costs of design work completed
by such interest prior to entering into the agreement
with the Secretary 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