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PUBLIC LAW 91-282-JUNE 19, 1970
[84 STAT.
Public Law 91-282 June 19, 1970 [H. R. 1 5 1 6 6 ]
River Basin Monetary Authorization and Miscellaneous Civil Works Amendments Act of 1970.
AN ACT ' Authorizing additional appropriations for prosecution of projects in certain comprehensive river basin plans for flood control, navigation, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, (a) in addition to previous authorizations, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the prosecution of the comprehensive plan of development of each river basin under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army referred to in the first column below, which was basically authorized by the Act referred to by date of enactment in the second column below, an amount not to exceed that shown opposite such river basin in the third column below: Act of Congress
Basin Alabama-Coosa River Arkansas River Brazos River Columbia River Lower Mississippi River. Missouri River Ohio River.. Quachita River San Joaquin River South Plalte River Upper Mississippi River White River
Central and southern Florida.
62 Stat. 1175; 82 Stat. 740.
Chesapeake Bay B a s i n Comprehensive Study. 79 Stat. 1095. Scioto River, Ohio. 76 Stat. 1188; 79 Stat. 1085.
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Mar. 2, 1945 June 28, 1938 Sept. 3, 1954 June 28, 1938 May 15, 1928 June 28, 1938 June 22, 1936 May 17, 1950 Dec. 22, 1944 May 17, 1950 June 28, 1938 June 28, 1938
Amount $45,000,000 89,000,000 5,000,000 263,000,000 167,000,000 109,000,000 69,000,000 18,000,000 18,000,000 21,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000
(b) The total amount authorized to be appropriated by this section shall not exceed $810,000,000. SEC. 2. I n addition to previous authorizations, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $25,000,000 for the prosecution of the central and southern Florida comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes approved in the Flood Control Act of 1948, and subsequent Acts of Congress: Provided, That not to exceed $5,000,000 of this authorization shall be available solely for the accelerated construction of borrow canal L-70, canal C-308, canal C-119W, and pumping station S. 326, together with such other works in the plan of improvement as the Director of the National Park Service and the Chief of Engineers agree are necessary to meet the water requirements of the Everglades National P a r k: Provided further, That as soon as practicable and in any event upon completion of the works specified in the preceding proviso, delivery of water from the central and southern Florida project to the Everglades National Park shall be not less than 315,000 acre-feet annually, prorated according to the monthly schedule set forth in the National Park Service letter of October 20, 1967, to the Office of the Chief of Engineers, or 16.5 per centum of total deliveries from the project for all purposes including the park, whichever is less. SEC. 3. I n addition to the previous authorization, the completion of the Chesapeake Bay Basin Comprehensive Study, Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, authorized by the River and Harbor Act of 1965 is hereby autnorized at an estimated cost of $9,000,000. SEC. 4. The flood control project for the Scioto River, Ohio, authorized in section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 and modified by section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1965 is hereby further modified (1) to authorize the construction of local protection works at Chillicothe, Ohio, prior to commencement of construction of the Big Darby Reservoir, and (2) to permit the plan for such works to be revised by the Chief of Engineers so as to provide a degree of protection sub-
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