PUBLIC LAW 106-541—DEC. 11, 2000 114 STAT. 2655 (2) APPLICABILITY. —Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any separable element intended to produce benefits that are predominantly unrelated to the restoration, preservation, and protection of the Illinois River basin. (g) COST SHARING.— (1) IN GENERAL.— The non-Federal share of the cost of projects and activities carried out under this section shall be 35 percent. (2) OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, REHABILITATION, AND REPLACEMENT.— The operation, maintenance, rehabilitation, and replacement of projects carried out under this section shall be a non-Federal responsibility. (3) IN-KIND SERVICES.— The Secretary may credit the value of in-kind services provided by the non-Federal interest for a project or activity carried out under this section toward not more than 80 percent of the non-Federal share of the cost of the project or activity. In-kind services shall include all State funds expended on programs and projects that accomplish the goals of this section, as determined by the Secretary. The programs and projects may include the Illinois River Conservation Reserve Program, the Illinois Conservation 2000 Program, the Open Lands Trust Fund, and other appropriate programs carried out in the Illinois River basin. (4) CREDIT. — (A) VALUE OF LANDS.—If the Secretary determines that lands or interests in land acquired by a non-Federal interest, regardless of the date of acquisition, are integral to a project or activity carried out under this section, the Secretary may credit the value of the lands or interests in land toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the groject or activity. Such value shall be determined by the ecretary. (B) WORK.— If the Secretary determines that any work completed by a non-Federal interest, regardless of the date of completion, is integral to a project or activity carried out under this section, the Secretary may credit the value of the work toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project or activity. Such value shall be determined by the Secretary. SEC. 520. KOONTZ LAKE, INDIANA. The Secretary shall provide the non-Federal interest for the project for aquatic ecosystem restoration, Koontz Lake, Indiana, carried out under section 206 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2330), credit toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project for the value of work performed by the non-Federal interest before the date of execution of the project cooperation agreement if the Secretary determines that the work is integral to the project. SEC. 521. WEST VIEW SHORES, CECIL COUNTY, MARYLAND. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Deadline. Act, the Secretary shall carry out an investigation of the contamination of the well system in West View Shores, Cecil County, Mary- land. If the Secretary determines that a disposal site for a Federal navigation project has contributed to the contamination of the well system, the Secretary may provide alternative water supplies, including replacement of wells.
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