PUBLIC LAW 106-541—DEC. 11, 2000 114 STAT. 2637 (b) ACTIVITIES. — Activities authorized under this section may be conducted by a university with expertise in research in contaminated sediment sciences. (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. — (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $5,000,000. Such sums shall remain available until expended. (2) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSES.— 10 percent of the amounts appropriated to carry out this section may be used by the Corps of Engineers district offices to administer and implement studies and assessments under this section. SEC. 418. BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA. The Secretary shall prepare a general reevaluation report on Reports, the project for shoreline protection, Brevard County, Florida, authorized by section 101(b)(7) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3667), to determine, if the project were modified to direct the Secretary to incorporate in the project any or all of the 7.1-mile reach of the project that was deleted from the south reach of the project, as described in paragraph (5) of the Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated December 23, 1996, whether the project as modified would be technically sound, environmentally acceptable, and economically justified. SEC. 419. CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER, FLORIDA. The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the Federal interest in dredging the mouth of the Choctawhatchee River, Florida, to remove the sand plug. SEC. 420. EGMONT KEY, FLORIDA. The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of stabilizing the historic fortifications and beach areas of Egmont Key, Florida, that are threatened by erosion. SEC. 421. UPPER OCKLAWAHA RIVER AND APOPKA/PALATLAKAHA RIVER BASINS, FLORIDA. (a) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary shall conduct a restudy of flooding and water quality issues in— (1) the upper Ocklawaha River basin, south of the Silver River; and (2) the Apopka River and Palatlakaha River basins. (b) REQUIRED ELEMENTS.— In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall review the report of the Chief of Engineers on the Four River Basins, Florida, project, published as House Document No. 585, 87th Congress, and other pertinent reports to determine the feasibility of measures relating to comprehensive watershed planning for water conservation, flood control, environmental restoration and protection, and other issues relating to water resources in the river basins described in subsection (a). SEC. 422. LAKE ALLATOONA WATERSHED, GEORGIA. Section 413 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 324) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 413. LAKE ALLATOONA WATERSHED, GEORGIA. "(a) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive study of the Lake Allatoona watershed, Georgia, to determine the
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