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113 STAT. 326 PUBLIC LAW 106-53—AUG. 17, 1999 SEC. 425. WESTPORT, MASSACHUSETTS. (a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of undertaking a navigation project for the town of Westport, Massachusetts. (b) CONSIDERATIONS.— In determining the benefits of the project, the Secret£uy shall include the benefits derived from using dredged material for shore protection and storm damage reduction. SEC. 426. ST. CLAIR RIVER AND LAKE ST. CLAIR, MICHIGAN. (a) PLAN.— The Secretary, in coordination with State and local governments £Uid appropriate Federal and provinciad authorities of Canada, shall develop a comprehensive management plan for St. Clair River and Lake St. Clair. (b) ELEMENTS. —The plan shall include the following elements: (1) Identification of the causes and sources of environmental degradation, (2) Continuous monitoring of organic, biological, metallic, and chemical contamination levels. (3) Timely dissemination of information of contamination levels to public authorities, other interested peirties, and the public. Deadline. (c) REPORT. —Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that includes the plan developed under subsection (a) and recommendations for potential restoration measures. (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $400,000. SEC. 427. ST. CLAIR SHORES, MICHIGAN. The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of constructing a flood control project at St. Clair Shores, Michigan. SEC. 428. WOODTICK PENINSULA, MICHIGAN, AND TOLEDO HARBOR, OHIO. The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of using dredged material from Toledo Harbor, Ohio, to provide erosion reduction, navigation, and ecosystem restoration at Woodtick Peninsula, Michigan. SEC. 429. PASCAGOULA HARBOR, MISSISSIPPL (a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine an alternative plan for dredged material meinagement for the Pascagoula River portion of the project for navigation, Pascagoula Harbor, Mississippi, authorized by section 202(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4094). (b) CONTENTS. —The study under subsection (a) shall— (1) include an analysis of the feasibility of expanding the Singing River Island Disposal Area or constructing a new dredged material disposal facility; and (2) identify methods of managing and reducing sediment transport into the Federal navigation channel. SEC. 430. TUNICA LAKE WEIR, MISSISSIPPL (a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of constructing an outlet weir at Tunica Lake, Timica County, Mississippi, and Lee County, Arkansas, for the purpose of stabilizing water levels in the Isike.