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directs the Secretary to report by 1 January 1992 on the advisability
of increasing the non-Federal share in areas where certain new flood
plain development occurs after a community enters into the national
flood insurance program.
Shoreline Protection. Section 309 directs the Secretary of the Army
to report within 1 year on the advisability of not participating in
shoreline protection projects unless the state has established a
management program which includes restrictions on new development,
provisions for the relocation of structures, and for assuring public
access.
Reservoir Management. Section 310 directs the Secretary of the Army
to establish within 2 years a technical advisory committee to provide
to the Secretary and Corps recommendations on reservoir monitoring and
options for reservoir research. Also directs the Secretary to ensure
that significant opportunities for public participation are provided
in developing or revising reservoir operating manuals and report on
implementation of this matter by 1 January 1992. (Amended by Section
233, Public Law 103-404)
Reservoir Project Operations. Section 311 directs the Secretary of
the Army to report within 6 months on the purposes for which each
Corps reservoir project is authorized and the purposes for which it is
being operated.
Environmental Dredging. Section 312 authorizes the Secretary of the
Army to establish a 5-year, million per year environmental
dredging program. The dredging must be performed in accordance with a
plan developed by interested Federal and non-Federal officials, and
the non-Federal sponsor must agree to pay the disposal costs and 50
percent of the cost of the dredging. (Amended by Section 205, Public
Law 103-404)
Protection of Recreational and Commercial Uses. Section 313 directs
the Secretary of the Army to consider recreational impacts in planning
projects and in operating and maintaining them. The Secretary may
expend up to million annually to mitigate for adverse recreational
impacts of maintenance, repair, rehabilitation, or reconstruction
activities. A non-Federal sponsor must agree to share the costs.
Operation and Maintenance of Federal Hydropower Facilities. Section
314 declares that operation and maintenance of Federal hydropower
facilities are to be considered as inherently governmental functions
and not commercial activities.
Environmental Planning. Section 315 amends Section 904 of Public Law
99-662 to specify that, under the general requirement that projects
enhance the quality of the total environment, preservation and
enhancement of the environment are specific factors to be addressed in
planning.
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. Section 316 amends Section 210 of
Public Law 99-662 to authorize the use of appropriations from the
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund to pay up to 100 per cent of the
eligible operation maintenance costs assigned to commercial
navigation.
Single Entities. Section 317 directs the Secretary of the Army to not
consider facilities owned by a state, county, municipality or other
public entity as a single owner or single entity for any purpose.
Technical Assistance to Private Entities. Section 318 authorizes the
Secretary of the Army to use Corps research and development
laboratories to provide assistance on a reimbursable basis to the
private sector. The assistance must be within the mission of the
Corps and not otherwise obtainable from the private sector. In
addition, Section 9 of Public Law 100-676 is amended by removing the
2-year limit on the program to provide technical assistance, on a
nonexclusive basis, to U.S. firms working outside the United States.
Cabin Site Leases. Section 320 amends Section 1134 of Public Law 99-
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