PUBLIC LAW 104-303—OCT. 12, 1996 110 STAT. 3777 undertaken under subsection (a)(1)(A) and $1,500,000 for projects undertaken under subsection (a)(1)(B). SEC. 540. CONTROL OF AQUATIC PLANTS, MICHIGAN, PENNSYLVANIA, AND VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. The Secretary shall carry out under section 104 of the River and Harbor Act of 1958 (33 U.S.C. 610)— (1) a program to control aquatic plants in Lake St. Clair, Michigan; (2) a program to control aquatic plants in the Schuylkill River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and (3) a program to control aquatic plants in Lake Gaston, Virginia and North Carolina. SEC. 541. DULUTH, MINNESOTA, ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT. (a) PROJECT AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary shall develop and implement alternative methods for decontamination and disposal of contaminated dredged material at the Port of Duluth, Minnesota. (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— T here is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000. SEC. 542. LAKE SUPERIOR CENTER, MINNESOTA. (a) CONSTRUCTION. —The Secretary shall assist the Minnesota Lake Superior Center authority in the construction of an educational facility to be used in connection with efforts to educate the public in the economic, recreational, biological, aesthetic, and spiritual worth of Lake Superior and other large bodies of fresh water. (b) PUBLIC OWNERSHIP. — Prior to providing any assistance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall verify that the facility to be constructed under subsection (a) will be owned by the public authority established by the State of Minnesota to develop, operate, and maintain the Lake Superior Center. (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— There is authorized to be appropriated for the construction of the facility under subsection (a) $10,000,000. SEC. 543. REDWOOD RIVER BASIN, MINNESOTA. (a) STUDY AND STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the State of Minnesota, shall conduct a study, and develop a strategy, for using wetland restoration, soil and water conservation practices, and nonstructural measures to reduce flood damage, improve water quality, and create wildlife habitat in the Redwood River basin and the subbasins draining into the Minnesota River, at an estimated Federal cost of $4,000,000. (b) NON-FEDERAL SHARE. — The non-Federal share of the cost of the study and development of the strategy shall be 25 percent and may be provided through in-kind services and materials. (c) COOPERATION AGREEMENTS.— In conducting the study and developing the strategy under this section, the Secretary may enter into cooperation agreements to provide financial assistance to appropriate Federal, State, and local government agencies, including assistance for the implementation of wetland restoration projects and soil and water conservation measures.
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