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PUBLIC LAW 104-303 —OCT. 12, 1996 110 STAT. 3765 .) of Mexico and the west guide levee of the Mississippi River from Donaldsonville, Louisiana, to the Gulf of Mexico; (2) Alexander County, Illinois; and (3) the area in the State of Illinois from the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers northward to the vicinity of Mississippi River mile 39.5, including the Len Small Drainage and Levee District, insofar as such area is affected by the flood waters of the Mississippi River. SEC. 518. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY TOLLS. It is the sense of Congress that the President should engage in negotiations with the Government of Canada for the purposes of— (1) eliminating tolls along the St. Lawrence Seaway system; and (2) identifying ways to maximize the movement of goods and commerce through the St. Lawrence Seaway. SEC. 519. RECREATION PARTNERSHIP INTTLVTIVE. 33 USC 2328 (a) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary shall promote Federal, non- Federal, and private sector cooperation in creating public recreation opportunities and developing the necessary supporting infrastructure at water resources projects of the Corps of Engineers. (b) INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS. — (1) RECREATION INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS.— In determining the feasibility of the public-private cooperative under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide such infrastructure improvements as are necessary to support a potential private recreational development at the Raystown Lake Project, Pennsylvania, generally in accordance with the Master Plan Update (1994) for the project. (2) AGREEMENT.— The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with an appropriate non-Federal public entity to ensure that the infrastructure improvements constructed by the Secretary on non-project lands pursuant to paragraph (1) are transferred to and operated and maintained by the non-Federal public entity. (3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $3,000,000. (c) REPORT.Not later than December 31, 1998, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of the cooperative efforts carried out under this section, including the improvements required by subsection (b). SEC. 520. FIELD OFFICE HEADQUARTERS FACILITIES. Subject to amounts being made available in advance in appropriations Acts, the Secretary may use Plant Replacement and Improvement Program funds to design and construct a new headquarters facility for— (1) the New England Division, Waltham, Massachusetts; and (2) the Jacksonville District, Jacksonville, Florida. SEC. 521. EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS CENTER OF EXPERTISE EXPANSION. Using existing resources, the Secretary shall expand the Earthquake Preparedness Center of Expertise to address issues in the