EP 1165-2-1
30 Jul 99
B-200. 23 September 1994, Public Law 103-325--National Flood
Insurance Reform Act of 1994 (Title VI). Section 641 amends the
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to require the FEMA Director
to coordinate all flood and erosion mitigation activities under the
Act.
B-201. 5 October 1994, Public Law 103-337--National Defense
Authorization Act for FY 1995. Section 1143 directs the Secretary of
Defense to establish a plan for the development and deployment of
existing defense environmental technologies in support of the dredging
requirements of dual-use ports. The plan, to be submitted to Congress
not later than 180 days after 5 October 1994 (the date of enactment),
shall include: (1) the environmentally secure containment and
management of contaminated dredged material, and (2) the
decontamination of dredged material.
B-202. 31 October 1994, Public Law 103-426--A bill to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior to negotiate agreements for the use of Outer
Continental Shelf sand, gravel, and shell resources. Amends the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior
to negotiate agreements for the use of sand, gravel and shell
resources from the Outer Continental Shelf for use in 1) shore
protection, beach restoration or coastal wetlands restoration programs
or projects undertaken by a Federal, state or local government entity
or 2) a construction project that is funded in whole or in part by or
authorized by the Federal Government. The Secretary may assess a fee
based on an assessment of the value of the resources and the public
interest served by promoting development of the resources. Requires
any Federal agency which proposes to make use of sand, gravel and
shell resources under provisions of this Act to enter into a MOA with
the Secretary concerning the potential use of those resources; and
Secretary of the Interior to notify the House Committee on Merchant
Marine and Fisheries, the House Committee on Natural Resources, and
the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
B-203. 10 February 1996, Public Law 104-106--National Defense
Authorization Act for FY 1996. Value Engineering for Federal
Agencies. Section 4306 amends the Office of Federal Procurement
Policy Acy (431 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) to direct that each Executive
agency shall establish and maintain cost-effective value engineering
procedures and processes.
B-204. 12 October 1996, Public Law 104-303--Water Resources
Development Act of 1996. Cost Sharing for Dredged Material Disposal
Areas. Section 201 directs that dredged material disposal facilities
for O&M be considered a general navigation feature and cost shared in
accordance with Title I of Public Law 99-662. The Harbor Maintenance
Trust Fund will be the source of the Federal portion of the funds for
construction of dredged material disposal facilities for O&M.
Project Cost Sharing. Section 202 increases to 35 percent the non-
Federal cost sharing requirements for flood control and most
environmental restoration projects authorized after the date of
enactment of this act. (The Section 1135 Program remains at 25
percent). Revises ability-to-pay rules for flood control projects and
requires preparation of a flood plain management plan by the non-
Federal sponsors within one year of signing a PCA.
Emergency Response. Section 202(e) amends Section 5 of the 1941 FCA,
as amended, to authorize implementation of nonstructural alternatives
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