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662 to add cabins and trailers to the list of property interests
protected from lease cancellation at Corps reservoirs.
Information on Floods and Flood Damages. Section 321 amends Section
206 of Public Law 86-645 to authorize the Secretary of the Army to
collect fees from Federal agencies and private persons for flood plain
management services and specifically prohibit the Secretary from
collecting fees from non-Federal public entities.
Reduced Pricing for Certain Water Supply Storage. Section 322
authorizes the Secretary of Army to provide at a reduced price up to 2
MGD of water to a community of less than 20,000 with a per capita
income less than that of two-thirds of the counties in the U.S. The
price shall be the greater of (1) the updated construction cost of the
water supply storage or 0 per acre foot, whichever is less and (2)
the value of the benefits lost by providing the water.
Demonstration of Construction of Federal Project by Non-Federal
Interests. Section 404 directs the Secretary of the Army within 1
year, to enter into agreements with two non-Federal interests which
permit the non-Federal interests to undertake all or part of a
navigation project by utilizing their own personnel or by procuring
outside services. The non-Federal cost must not exceed the cost of
the Secretary undertaking the project.
Wetlands Enhancement Opportunities. Section 409 directs the Secretary
of the Army to submit a report by 20 January 1992 that identifies
opportunities for enhancing wetlands in connection with the
construction and operation of water projects.
Magnetic Levitation Technology. Section 417 authorizes the Secretary
of the Army in fiscal years 1990 and 1991 to conduct research and
development activities on magnetic levitation technology or to provide
for such activities in cooperation with the Secretary of
Transportation. The Secretary may collaborate with non-Federal
entities. The non-Federal share of the costs is 50 percent.
B-187. 29 November 1990, Public Law 101-646--Nonindigenous Aquatic
Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (Title I). Section 1202
directs the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works to serve
on the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force; directs the Task Force to
develop a research and technology development program aimed at
controlling the zebra mussels in and around public facilities and to
make grants for implementation of public facilities management plans
of states.
Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 (Title II). This
title is essentially the same as Title I of Public Law 101-537, except
that Section 2009(b) authorizes
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.5 million to be annually
appropriated to the Secretary of the Army.
Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (Title III)
(also known as the Breaux Bill). Sections 303 and 304 direct a Task
Force chaired by the Secretary of the Army to develop within three
years a Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Restoration Plan and to carry out
restoration projects. Section 305 directs the Director of the Fish
and Wildlife Service to make matching grants to other coastal states
to carry out coastal wetlands conservation projects. Eighteen percent
of the funds appropriated annually from the DOI's Sport Fish
Restoration Account are to be used to implement these provisions.
B-188. 17 August 1991, Public Law 102-104--Energy and Water
Development Appropriations. Makes appropriations for energy and water
development for the fiscal year ending 30 September 1992. Regulatory
Program. Title I states that funds may not be expended to delineate
wetlands using the 1989 manual, causing the Corps to revert back to
use of the 1987 manual.
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