92 STAT. 1694
PUBLIC LAW 95-502—OCT. 21, 1978
the resources and results of the Upper Mississippi River resources management (GREAT) study conducted pursuant to section 117 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 (Public Law 90 Stat. 2924. 94-587) and of other ongoing or past studies. The Commission may request appropriate Federal, State, or local agencies to prepare such studies. Any Federal agency to which such a request is submitted may conduct any such study for the purpose of this section. Studies. (e) Studies conducted pursuant to this section shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the ' -'•' Army, working through the Commission, shall undertake a study to determine the carrying capacity of the Upper Mississippi River System, and the long- and short-term systematic ecological impacts of (A) present and any projected expansion of navigation capacity on the fish and wildlife, water quality, wilderness, . and public recreational opportunities of said rivers, (B) present ,' operation and maintenance programs, (C) the means and measures that should be adopted to prevent or minimize loss of or damage to fish and wildlife, and (D) a specific analysis of the immediate and systematic environmental effects of any second " "' lock at Alton, Illinois, and provide for the mitigation of any .,' \ ', adverse impact on, and the enhancement of, such resources. (2) The Commission shall undertake studies to determine— (A) the relationship of any expansion of navigational capacity on the Upper Mississippi River System to national transportation policy, (B) the direct and indirect effects of any expansion of "'^ navigational capacity on the Nation's railroads and on shippers dependent upon rail service, and ' * (C) transportation costs and benefits to the Nation to be derived from any expansion of navigational capacity on said
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- pj^^ Commission is directed to immediately initiate a specific
evaluation of the economic need for a second lock at Alton, Illinois, and the direct and indirect systematic effects and needs for such a second lock at Alton, Illinois. (3) The Commission shall undertake a program of studies, including a demonstration program to evaluate the benefits and costs of disposing of dredge spoil material in contained areas located out of the floodplain. The program shall include, but shall not be limited to, the evaluation of possible uses in the marketplace for the dredge spoil studies and demonstration programs to minimize the environmental effects of channel operation and maintenance activities. (4) The development by the Commission of a computerized analytical inventory and system analysis for the Upper Mississippi River System to facilitate evaluation of the comparative environmental effects of alternative management proposals. (f) Any Secretary responsible for conducting a study under subsection (e) of this section, and other studies conducted under this section, shall produce one or more draft reports containing study conclusions and appropriate appendix materials and shall present the reports to the Commission for approval and inclusion in the master plan process.
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