EP 1165-2-1
30 Jul 99
B-175. 1 October 1988, Public Law 100-460--Rural Development,
Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1989. Section
632 of this Act provides: "Hereafter, none of the funds appropriated
in this or any other Act shall be used to alter the method of
computing normalized prices for agricultural commodities for use by
any Federal agency in evaluating water resources development projects
to be undertaken in whole or in part with Federal funds that was in
effect as of January 1, 1986."
As of the date cited, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimated the normalized prices by
using a computer model of the U.S. agriculture sector. (The model is
designed to "normalize" prices, i.e., remove any short run seasonal or
cyclical variation.) The prices furnished by USDA are used by the
Corps and other Federal agencies to evaluate the benefits of projects
affecting agriculture.
B-176. 17 November 1988, Public Law 100-676--Water Resources
Development Act of 1988. Project Cost Increase Limitations. Section
3(b) extends the provisions of Section 902 of Public Law 99-662 to
projects authorized in this and subsequent Acts.
Reservoir Operations. Section 5 requires that there be opportunity
for public review and comment before a change is made in reservoir
operation involving reallocation of storage or significantly affecting
any project purpose.
Collaborative Research and Development. Section 7 authorizes use of
Corps labs and research centers for cost shared R&D with non-Federal
entities.
Reimbursement for Non-Federal Expenditures. Section 12 further amends
Section 215 of the Flood Control Act of 1968 to provide that the limit
of Federal reimbursement costs per project may be 1 percent of total
project costs if that would be greater than million. For any such
project, reimbursement in any one year may not exceed million.
Utility Relocations. Section 13 amends Section 101(a) of Public Law
99-662 to include, retroactively, sponsor costs for related utility
relocations as part of sponsor LERRD costs creditable against their
required post-construction repayment (over a period not exceeding 30
years) of 10 percent of total project costs.
Flood Plain Management. Section 14 amends Section 402 of Public Law
99-662 to extend Federal flood insurance and flood plain management
programs compliance requirements to sponsors of hurricane and storm
damage reduction projects.
Contained Disposal Areas, Great Lakes. Section 24 provides that such
facilities, developed pursuant to Section 123 of the River and Harbor
Act of 1970, may continue to be used by the Corps until filled or no
longer needed.
Project Deauthorization. Section 52 extends the provisions of Section
1001(a) of Public Law 99-662 to projects authorized in this and
subsequent Acts.
B-177. 23 November 1988, Public Law 100-707--Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. A major amendment to
the Disaster Relief Act Amendments of 1974, Public Law 93-288.
Authorized the Federal Government to assist state and local
governments in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery efforts.
Provided for the appointment of a Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO)
to coordinate the overall delivery of Federal assistance. Federal
departments and agencies will provide response assistance directly to
the state, under the FCO's direction.
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