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PUBLIC LAW 106-53—AUG. 17, 1999 113 STAT. 297 (3) SCHEDULE AND MANNER OF REIMBURSEMENTS. —Section 211(e) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 701b-13(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(6) SCHEDULE AND MANNER OF REIMBURSEMENT. — "(A) BUDGETING. —The Secretary shall budget and request appropriations for reimbursements under this section on a schedule that is consistent with a Federal construction schedule. "(B) COMMENCEMENT OF REIMBURSEMENTS. — Reimbursements under this section may commence on approval of a project by the Secretary. "(C) CREDIT. —At the request of a non-Federal interest, the Secretary may reimburse the non-Federal interest by providing credit toward future non-Federal costs of the project. "(D) SCHEDULING.— Nothing in this paragraph giffects the discretion of the President to schedule new construction starts.". SEC. 224. ENVIRONMENTAL DREDGING. Section 312 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 1272) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking "50" and inserting "35 "; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking "$20,000,000" and inserting "$50,000,000 "; (2) in subsection (d), by striking "non-Federal responsibility" and inserting "shared as a cost of construction"; and (3) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following: "(6) Passaic River and Newark Bay, New Jersey. "(7) Snake Creek, Bixby, Oklahoma. "(8) Willamette River, Oregon.". SEC. 225. RECREATION USER FEES. 16 USC 4601-6a (a) WITHHOLDING OF AMOUNTS.— ^°^' (1) IN GENERAL. —During fiscal years 1999 through 2002, the Secretary may withhold from the specieQ account established under section 4(i)(l)(A) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601-6a(i)(l)(A)) 100 percent of the amount of receipts above a baseline of $34,000,000 per each fisced year received from fees imposed at recreation sites under the administrative jurisdiction of the Department of the Army under section 4(b) of that Act (16 U.S.C. 4601-6a(b)). (2) USE. — The amounts withheld shall be retained by the Secretary and shall be available, without further Act of appropriation, for expenditure by the Secretary in accordance with subsection (b). (3) AVAILABILITY. —The amounts withheld shall remain available until September 30, 2005. (b) USE OF AMOUNTS WITHHELD. —In order to increase the quality of the visitor experience at public recreational areas and to enhance the protection of resources, the amounts withheld under subsection (a) may be used only for— (1) repeur and maintenance projects (including projects relating to health euid safety); (2) interpretation; 69-194-01- 11:QL3Part 1