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PUBLIC LAW 99-000—MMMM. DD, 1986

100 STAT. 4256

PUBLIC LAW 99-662—NOV. 17, 1986

floodproofing of structures; flood plain regulation; acquisition of flood plain lands for recreation, fish and wildlife, and other public purposes; relocation; reductions in water demand; water-borne traffic scheduling; and vessel modification with a view toward formulating the most economically, socially, and environmentally acceptable means of solving the water resources problem. (b) Cost sharing applicable to nonstructural local flood protection projects shall apply to any water resources project on the Upper Saint John's River Basin, consistent with section 903(c). 33 USC 426o.

SEC. 1154. GREAT LAKES MATERIAL DISPOSAL.

In planning and implementing any navigation project (including maintenance thereof) on the Great Lakes and adjacent waters, the Secretary shall consult and cooperate with concerned States in selecting disposal areas for dredged material which is suitable for beach nourishment. SEC. 1155. LOWER MISSISSIPPI WETLANDS.

Appropriation authorization.

The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce and appropriate State agencies, may develop and implement projects for the creation, protection, restoration, and enhancement of wetlands in conjunction with authorized projects for navigation and flood control in the lower Mississippi Valley. There is authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1987, 1988, and 1989 to carry out this section.

33 USC 2310.

SEC. 1156. COST SHARING PROVISIONS FOR THE TERRITORIES.

American Samoa. Guam. Northern Mariana Islands. Virgin Islands. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Grants. Florida.

The Secretary shall waive local cost-sharing requirements up to $200,000 for all studies and projects in American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.

Flood control.

Appropriation authorization.

SEC. 1157. MIAMI RIVER WATER QUALITY COMMISSION.

(a) The Secretary shall make a grant of $50,000, subject to an appropriation for that purpose, to the Governor of the State of Florida for the establishment of a Miami River Management Commission to develop a comprehensive plan for improving the water quality of the Miami River, Florida, and its tributaries and managing all activities which affect the water quality and use of such river and tributaries. The commission shall be composed of seven members appointed by the Governor. A grant may be made under this section only after the State of Florida agrees to provide an amount equal to the amount of the grant to carry out this section. (b) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000 for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1986. SEC. 1158. BREWERTON EXTENSION.

Delaware. Maryland. 72 Stat. 297.

68 Stat. 1248.

Any funds appropriated after the date of the enactment of this Act to complete the Brewerton Extension of the Baltimore Harbor and Channels (connecting channels to the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal), authorized by the River and Harbor Act of 1958, which are not needed to complete such project because of savings resulting from the redesign of the project shall be available for maintenance dredging of the Inland Waterway from the Delaware River to the Chesapeake Bay, Delaware and Maryland (Chesapeake and Delaware Canal), authorized by the River and Harbor Act of 1954.