PUBLIC LAW 106-541—DEC. 11, 2000
114 STAT. 2599
is necessary to complete the conveyance based on the entity's ability
to pay.
SEC. 227. FLOOD MITIGATION AND RIVERINE RESTORATION.
Section 212(e) of the Water Resources Development Act of
1999 (33 U.S.C. 2332(e)) is amended—
(1) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (22);
(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (23)
and inserting "; and"; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
"(24) Perry Creek, Iowa;
"(25) Lester, St. Louis, East Savanna, and Floodwood
Rivers, Duluth, Minnesota;
"(26) Lower Hudson River and tributaries. New York;
"(27) Susquehanna River watershed, Bradford County,
Pennsylvania; and
"(28) Clear Creek, Harris, Galveston, and Brazoria Counties, Texas.".
TITLE III—PROJECT-RELATED
PROVISIONS
SEC. 301. TENNESSEE-TOMBIGBEE WATERWAY WILDLIFE MITIGATION
PROJECT, ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI.
(a) IN GENERAL. —The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Wildlife
Mitigation Project, Alabama and Mississippi, authorized by section
601(a) of Public Law 99-662 (100 Stat. 4138) is modified to
authorize the Secretary to—
(1) remove the wildlife mitigation purpose designation from
up to 3,000 acres of land as necessary over the life of the
project from lands originally acquired for water resource
development projects included in the Mitigation Project in
accordance with the Report of the Chief of Engineers dated
August 31, 1985;
(2) sell or exchange such lands in accordance with subsection (c)(1) and under such conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary to protect the interests of the United
States, utilize such lands as the Secretary determines to be
appropriate in connection with development, operation, maintenance, or modification of the water resource development
projects, or grant such other interests as the Secretary may
determine to be reasonable in the public interest; and
(3) acquire, in accordance with subsections (c) and (d),
lands from willing sellers to offset the removal of any lands
from the Mitigation Project for the purposes listed in subsection
(a)(2) of this section.
(b) REMOVAL PROCESS.—Beginning on the date of enactment Effective date,
of this Act, the locations of these lands to be removed will be
determined at appropriate time intervals at the discretion of the
Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal and State fish
and wildlife agencies, to facilitate the operation of the water
resource development projects and to respond to regional needs
related to the project. Removals under this subsection shall be
restricted to Project Lands designated for mitigation and shall
not include lands purchased exclusively for mitigation purposes
(known as Separable Mitigation Lands). Parcel identification,
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