PUBLIC LAW 104-303—OCT. 12, 1996 110 STAT. 3787 (3) COST SHARING.— (A) IN GENERAL. —Total project costs under each local cooperation agreement entered into under this subsection shall be shared at 75 percent Federal and 25 percent non- Federal. The Federal share may be in the form of grants or reimbursements of project costs. (B) CREDIT FOR DESIGN WORK.— The non-Federal interest shall receive, credit for the reasonable costs of design work completed by such interest prior to entering into a local cooperation agreement with the Secretary for a project. The credit for such design work shall not exceed 6 percent of the total construction costs of the project. (C) CREDIT FOR INTEREST.—In the event of a delay in the funding of the non-Federal share of a project that is the subject of an agreement under this section, the non-Federal interest shall receive credit for reasonable interest incurred in providing the non-Federal share of a project's cost. (D) LANDS, EASEMENTS, AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY CREDIT.— The non-FedergJ interest shall receive credit for lands, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations toward its share of project costs (including all reasonable costs associated with obtaining permits necessary for the construction, operation, and mgdntengince of such project on publicly owned or controlled lands), but not to exceed 25 percent of total project costs. (E) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The non-Federal share of operation and maintenance costs for projects constructed with assistance provided under this section shall be 100 percent. (e) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS. —Nothing in this section shall be construed as waiving, limiting, or otherwise affecting the applicability of any provision of Federal or State law that would otherwise apply to a project to be carried out with assistance provided under this section. (f) REPORT.— Not later than December 31, 1998, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of the pilot program carried out under this section, together with recommendations concerning whether or not such program should be implemented on a national basis. (g) SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA DEFINED. — In this section, the term "southeastern Pennsylvania" means Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties, Pennsylvania. (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—T here is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000. SEC. 567. UPPER SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN, PENNSYLVANIA AND NEW YORK (a) STUDY AND STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT. — The Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretsiry of Agriculture, the State of Pennsylvania, and the State of New York, 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 following portions of the Upper Susquehanna River basin: (1) The Juniata River watershed, Pennsylvania, at an estimated Federal cost of $8,000,000.
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