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5 9 Stat. 10. 33 USC 544b, 603a. Spaniard Creek, Okla., bridge construction. 60 Stat. 634.
Chicago River, 111., channel clearance.
Appropriation. Port Oxford, Ore., project. 79 Stat. 1089.
74 Stat. 480.
72 16 79 16
Stat. 563. u s e 661 note. Stat. 216. u s e 4 60^-
Charter fishing craft.
PUBLIC LAW 91-611-DEC. 31, 1970
[84 STAT.
SEC. 113. The New York Harbor Collection and Eemoval of Drift project is hereby modified substantially in accordance with the plans on file in the Office, Chief of Engineers^ subject to the approval of such plans and recommendations for requirements of local cooperation by the Secretary of the Army and the President. Any disposal of materials in carrying out this project shall be in accordance with Federal and State laws and regulations with respect to the control of air and water pollution. SEC. 114. The project for Santa Barbara Harbor, California, authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved March 2, 1945, is hereby modified to provide that the dredging and maintenance of such project shall be the responsibility of the United States. SEC. 115. The multiple-purpose plan for improvement of the Arkansas River and tributaries, authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 24, 1946, as amended and modified, is hereby further modified to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to construct a bridge and necessary approach facilities across Spaniard Creek, Muskogee Count}^, Oklahoma, as a replacement for the former bridge which was removed in connection with the construction of Lock and Dam Numbered 16. Appropriate non-Federal interests as determined by the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, shall own, operate, and maintain the bridge and approach facilities after completion of construction. SEC. 116. (a) The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is authorized to undertake measures to clear the channel of the North Branch of the Chicago River, Illinois, of fallen trees, roots, and other debris and objects which contribute to flooding, unsightliness, and pollution of the river. (b) Prior to initiation of measures authorized by this section, such non-Federal interests as the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, may require shall agree to such conditions of cooperation as the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, determines appropriate, except that such conditions shall be similar to those required for similar project purposes in other Federal water resources projects. (c) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Army not to exceed $200,000 for the Federal share of the project. SEC. 117. The project for Port Orford, Oregon, authorized by the River and Harbor Act of 1965 in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in Senate Document Numbered 62, Eightyeighth Congress, is hereby modified to provide for maintenance of a suitable channel to the existing port facilities, not exceeding the sixteen-foot natural depth available at the time of project authorization, subject to the conditions that local interests agree to (1) provide without cost to the United States all necessary lands, easements, and rights-of-way; and (2) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the work. No such dredging shall be performed within fifty feet of the docks. SEC. 118. The project for the Ouachita and Black Rivers, Arkansas and Louisiana, authorized by the River and Harbor Act of 1960, is hereby modified to provide for the acquisition of lands for establishment of national wildlife refuges, under the provisions of Public Law 85-624 and section 6(c) of Public Law 89-72, at an estimated additional Federal cost of $13,500,000, substantially in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers dated November 25, 1970, subject to approval by the Secretary of the Army and the President. SEC. 119. The Chief of Engineers, for the purpose of determining Federal and non-Federal cost sharing, relating to proposed construction of small-boat navigation projects, shall consider charter fishing craft as commercial vessels.
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