113 STAT. 306 PUBLIC LAW 106-53—AUG. 17, 1999 SEC. 333. MERAMEC RIVER BASIN, VALLEY PARK LEVEE, MISSOURI. The project for flood control, Meramec River Basin, Valley Park Levee, Missouri, authorized by section 2(h) of the Act entitled "An Act to deauthorize several projects within the j\irisdiction of the Army Corps of Engineers" (Public Law 97-128; 95 Stat. 1682) and modified by section 1128 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4246), is further modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the project at a maximum Federal expenditure of $35,000,000, if the Secretary determines that the project as modified is technically sound, environmentally acceptable, and economically justified. SEC. 334. MISSOURI RIVER MITIGATION PROJECT, MISSOURI, KANSAS, IOWA, AND NEBRASKA. (a) IN GENERAL.— The project for mitigation of fish and wildlife losses, Missouri River Bank Stabilization and Navigation Project, Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska, authorized by section 601(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4143) is modified to increase by 118,650 acres the amount of land and interests in land to be acquired for the project. (b) STUDY.— (1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary, in conjunction with the States of Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska, shall conduct a study to determine the cost of restoring, under the authority of the Missouri River fish and wildlife mitigation project, a total of 118,650 acres of lost Missouri River fish and wildlife habitat. Deadline. (2) REPORT. —Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall report to Congress on the results of the study. SEC. 335. WOOD RIVER, GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA. The project for flood control. Wood River, Grand Island, Nebraska, authorized by section 101(a)(19) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3665), is modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the project substantially in accordance with the report of the Corps of Engineers dated June 29, 1998, at a total cost of $17,039,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $9,730,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $7,309,000. SEC. 336. ABSECON ISLAND, NEW JERSEY. The project for storm damage reduction and shore protection, Brigantine Inlet to Great Egg Harbor Inlet, Absecon Island, New Jersey, authorized by section 101(b)(13) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3668), is modified to provide that if, Eifter October 12, 1996, the non-Federal interests carry out any work associated with the project that is later recommended by the Chief of Engineers and approved, by the SecretEuy, the Secretary may provide the non-Federal interests credit toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project in an amount equsJ to the Federgil share of the cost of the work, without interest. SEC. 337. NEW YORK HARBOR AND ADJACENT CHANNELS, PORT JERSEY, NEW JERSEY. (a) IN GENERAL.— The project for navigation, New York Heirbor and Adjacent Channels, New York and New Jersey, authorized by section 202(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4098), is further modified to authorize the Secretary
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