PUBLIC LAW 104-303—OCT. 12, 1996 110 STAT. 3717 Bayou entrance channel to approximately mile 8 of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet navigation channel at a total estimated Federal cost of $80,000, including $4,000 for surveys and $76,000 for Coast Guard aids to navigation. SEC. 325. LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN, LOUISIANA. The project for hurricane damage prevention and flood control. Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, authorized by section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1077), is modified to provide that St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, and the Lake Borgne Basin Levee District, Louisiana, shall not be required to pay the unpaid balance, including interest, of the non-Federal cost-share of the project. SEC. 326. MISSISSIPPI RIVER-GULF OUTLET, LOUISIANA. Section 844 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4177) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(c) COMMUNITY IMPACT MITIGATION PLAN.—Using funds made available under subsection (a), the Secretary shall implement a comprehensive community impact mitigation plan, as described in the evaluation report of the New Orleans District Engineer dated August 1995, that, to the maximum extent practicable, provides for mitigation or compensation, or both, for the direct and indirect social and cultural impacts that the project described in subsection (a) will have on the affected areas referred to in subsection (b).". SEC. 327. TOLCHESTER CHANNEL, MARYLAND. The project for navigation, Baltimore Harbor and Channels, Maryland, authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 297), is modified to direct the Secretary— (1) to expedite review of potential straightening of the channel at the Tolchester Channel S-Tum; and (2) if determined to be feasible and necessary for safe and efficient navigation, to implement such straightening as part of project maintenance. SEC. 328. CROSS VILLAGE HARBOR, MICHIGAN. (a) GENERAL RULE. —Notwithstanding section 1001 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a), the project for navigation, Cross Village Harbor, Michigan, authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 1405), shall remain authorized to be carried out by the Secretary. (b) LIMITATION. —The project described in subsection (a) shall not be authorized for construction after the last day of the 5- year period that begins on the date of the enactment of this Act unless, during such period, funds have been obligated for the construction (including planning and design) of the project. SEC. 329. SAGINAW RIVER, MICHIGAN. The project for flood protection, Saginaw River, Michigan, authorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 311), is modified to include as part of the project the design and construction of an inflatable dam on the Flint River, Michigan, at a total cost of $500,000. SEC. 330. SAULT SAINTE MARIE, CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MICHIGAN. (a) IN GENERAL.— The project for navigation, Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa County, Michigan, authorized by section 1149
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