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including the capital investment in such facilities and a reasonable rate of return on such capital investment; and
(2) to the Secretary, in accordance with the terms of the
agreement entered into under subsection (b) out of the revenues
from the sale of power produced by the generating facility
of the interconnected systems of reservoirs operated by the
Secretary and marketed by the Southeastern Power Administration, all reasonable costs incurred by the Secretary in the
operation and maintenance of facilities referred to in subsection
(a).
(g) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF ENERGY. —Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, the Secretary of Energy, acting through
the Southeastern Power Administration, is authorized—
(1) to construct such transmission facilities as necessary
to market the power produced at the facilities referred to in
subsection (a) with funds contributed by the Tri-Cities Power
Authority; and
(2) to repay those funds, including interest and any
administrative expenses, directly from the revenues from the
sale of power produced by such facilities of the interconnected
systems of reservoirs operated by the Secretary and marketed
by the Southeastern Power Administration.
(h) SAVINGS CLAUSE. —Nothing in this section affects any
requirement under Federal or State environmental law relating
to the licensing or operation of the facilities referred to in subsection
(a).
SEC. 548. LESAGE/GREENBOTTOM SWAMP, WEST VIRGINIA.
Section 30 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1988
(102 Stat. 4030) is amended by adding at the end the following:
"(d) HISTORIC STRUCTURE. — The Secretary shall ensure the
preservation and restoration of the structure known as the 'Jenkins
House' located within the Lesage/Greenbottom Swamp in accordance with standards for sites listed on the National Register of
Historic Places.".
SEC. 549. TUG FORK RIVER, WEST VIRGINIA.
(a) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary may provide planning and
design assistance to non-Federal interests for projects located along
the Tug Fork River in West Virginia and identified by the master
plan developed pursuant to section 114(t) of the Water Resources
Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4820).
(b) PRIORITIES.—In providing assistance under this section, the
Secretary shall give priority to the primary development demonstration sites in West Virginia identified by the master plan referred
to in subsection (a).
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000.
SEC. 550. SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA.
Section 340(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of
1992 (106 Stat. 4856) is amended in the second sentence by
inserting "environmental restoration," after "distribution facilities,".
SEC. 551. SURFSIDE/SUNSET AND NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA.
The Secretary shall treat the Surfside/Sunset Newport Beach
element of the project for beach erosion, Orange County, California,
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