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114 STAT. 2656 PUBLIC LAW 106-541—DEC. 11, 2000 SEC. 522. MUDDY RIVER, BROOKLINE AND BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. The Secretary shall carry out the project for flood damage reduction and environmental restoration, Muddy River, Brookline and Boston, Massachusetts, substantially in accordance with the plans, and subject to the conditions, described in the draft evaluation report of the New England District Engineer entitled "Phase I Muddy River Master Plan", dated June 2000. SEC. 523. SOO LOCKS, SAULT STE. MARIE, MICHIGAN. The Secretary may not require a cargo vessel equipped with bow thrusters and friction winches that is transiting the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, to provide more than 2 crew members to serve as line handlers on the pier of a lock, except in adverse weather conditions or if there is a mechanical failure on the vessel. SEC. 524. MINNESOTA DAM SAFETY. (a) INVENTORY AND ASSESSMENT OF OTHER DAMS. — (1) INVENTORY. —The Secretary shall establish an inventory of dams constructed in the State of Minnesota by and using funds made available through the Works Progress Administration, the Works Projects Administration, and the Civilian Conservation Corps. (2) ASSESSMENT OF REHABILITATION NEEDS.—In establishing the inventory required under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall assess the condition of the dams on the inventory and the need for rehabilitation or modification of the dams. Deadline. (b) REPORT TO CONGRESS. —Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report containing the inventory and assessment required by this section. (c) INTERIM ACTIONS.— (1) IN GENERAL. —I f the Secretary determines that a dam referred to in subsection (a) presents an imminent and substantial risk to public safety, the Secretary may carry out measures to prevent or mitigate against that risk. (2) FEDERAL SHARE. —The Federal share of the cost of assistance provided under this subsection shall be 65 percent. (d) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall coordinate with the appropriate State dam safety officials and the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. — There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $7,000,000. SEC. 525. BRUCE F. VENTO UNIT OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS, MINNESOTA. (a) DESIGNATION. — The portion of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Minnesota, that is situated north and east of the Gunflint Corridor and bounded by the United States border with Canada to the north shall be known and designated as the "Bruce F. Vento Unit of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness". (b) LEGAL REFERENCE.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the area referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the "Bruce F. Vento Unit of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness".