113 STAT. 342 PUBLIC LAW 106-53—AUG. 17, 1999 (6) BESSIE HEIGHTS MARSH, ORANGE COUNTY, TEXAS. — ^A project to make beneficial use of dredged material from a Federal navigation project in Bessie Heights Marsh, Orange County, Texas. SEC. 513. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE. Section 507 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3758) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: "(2) Expansion and improvement of Long Pine Run Dam, Pennsylvania, and associated water infrastructure, in accord- £ince with subsections (b) through (e) of section 313 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4845), at a total cost of $20,000,000.". SEC. 514. MISSOURI AND MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVERS ENHANCE- MENT PROJECT. (a) DEFINITIONS.— In this section: (1) MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.— The term "middle Mississippi River" mesins the reach of the Mississippi River from the mouth of the Ohio River (river mile 0, upper Mississippi River) to the mouth of the Missouri River (river mile 195). (2) MISSOURI RIVER.— The term "Missouri River" means the main stem and floodplain of the Missouri River (including reservoirs) from its confluence with the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri, to its headwaters near Three Forks, Montana. (3) PROJECT.— The term "project" means the project authorized by this section. (b) PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITIES.— (1) PLAN. — Deadline. (A) DEVELOPMENT. —Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a plan for a project to protect and enhance fish and wildlife habitat of the Missouri River and the middle Mississippi River. (B) ACTIVITIES.— (i) IN GENERAL. —The plan shall provide for such activities as are necessary to protect and enhance fish and wildlife habitat without adversely affecting— (I) the water-related needs of the region surrounding the Missouri River and the middle Mississippi River, including flood control, navigation, recreation, and enhancement of water supply; and (II) private property rights. (ii) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—The plan shall include— (I) modification and improvement of navigation training structures to protect and enhgince fish and wildlife habitat; (II) modification and creation of side channels to protect and enhance fish and wildlife habitat; (III) restoration and creation of island fish and wildlife habitat; (IV) creation of riverine fish and wildlife habitat;
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