Pub. L. 101-640, tit. I, sec. 102
PROJECT MODIFICATIONS.
SEC. 102. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS. (a) Village Creek, Alabama.—The project for flood control, Village Creek, Alabama, authorized by section 401 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4111), is modified to authorize the Secretary to acquire private vacant lands within the definite project boundaries established in the Real Estate Design Memorandum, dated March 4, 1988, as a nonstructural element of the project. (b) Kodiak Harbor, Alaska.—The project for navigation, Kodiak Harbor, Alaska, authorized by section 202(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4091), is modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the project at a total cost of $25,000,000, with an estimated first Federal cost of $22,500,000 and an estimated first non-Federal cost of $2,500,000. (c) Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors, San Pedro Bay, California.—Section 4(d) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4015) is amended by inserting after “approved by the Secretary” in the first sentence the following: “or which is carried out after approval of the final report by the Secretary and which is determined by the Secretary to be compatible with the project”. (d) Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel, California.—The project for navigation, Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel, California, authorized by section 202(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4092), is modified to direct the Secretary, if requested by a non-Federal sponsor, to enforce, on a reimbursable basis, the terms of any permit issued by the Secretary under section 10 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (30 Stat. 1151; 33 U.S.C. 403), commonly known as the Rivers and Harbors Appropriations Act of 1899, to compel the relocation of any utility necessitated by the construction of such project. (e) Santa Ana Mainstem, California.—The project for flood control, Santa Ana Mainstem, including Santiago Creek, California, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4113), is modified to authorize the Secretary to develop recreational trails and facilities on lands between Seven Oaks Dam and Prado Dam, including flood plain management areas. 104 STAT. 4612 (f) San Luis Rey River, California.—The project for flood control, San Luis Rey River, California, authorized pursuant to section 201 of the Flood Control Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5), is modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the project at a total cost of $60,400,000, with an estimated first Federal cost of $45,100,000 and an estimated first non-Federal cost of $15,300,000. (g) Delaware River to Chesapeake Bay, Delaware and Maryland.—The project for navigation, inland waterway from the Delaware River to the Chesapeake Bay, Delaware and Maryland, authorized by the first section of the Act of August 30, 1935 (49 Stat. 1030), and modified by the Act entitled “An Act authorizing construction of a highway bridge across the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal at Saint Georges, Delaware”, approved August 7, 1939 (53 Stat. 1240–1241), is modified to direct the Secretary to replace the highway bridge on United States Route 13 in the vicinity of St. Georges, Delaware, to meet current and projected traffic needs, at a Federal cost of $115,000,000. The State may carry out the bridge replacement. If the State carries out the bridge replacement, the Secretary may reimburse the State for costs incurred. (h) Alafia Channel, Florida.— (1) Project depth.—The project for navigation, Tampa Harbor, Florida, authorized by section 4 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of September 22, 1922 (42 Stat. 1042), is modified to authorize the Secretary to maintain the Alafia Channel at a depth of 34 feet if the non-Federal sponsor dredges the channel to such depth; except that the non-Federal sponsor shall reimburse the United States for the incremental costs incurred by the Secretary in maintaining the channel at a depth greater than 30 feet. (2) Maintenance.—Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as affecting the Federal responsibility for maintenance of the Alafia Channel to a depth of 30 feet. (i) Fernandina Harbor, Florida.—The project for navigation, Fernandina Harbor, Florida, authorized by the River and Harbor Appropriation Act of June 14, 1880, is modified to redesignate the location of the turning basin between stations 0 + 00 of cut 8 and 5+45 of cut 10 to the area between stations 11+70 and 23+30 of cut 5. Such redesignation shall remain in effect until the ongoing study of Fernandina Harbor under section 107 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 is completed and the resulting project is constructed. (j) Manatee Harbor, Florida.—The project for navigation, Manatee Harbor, Florida, authorized by section 202(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4093), is modified to direct the Secretary to construct the project substantially in accordance with the post authorization change report, dated April 1990, at an estimated total cost of $27,589,000, with an estimated first Federal cost of $12,381,000 and an estimated first non-Federal cost of $15,208,000. (k) Alenaio Stream, Hawaii.—The project for flood control, Alenaio Stream, Hawaii, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4114), is modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the project substantially in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers, dated August 15, 1983, as modified by the General Design Memorandum and Environmental Assessment, dated March 1990, at a total cost of $12,060,000, with an estimated first Federal cost of $7,730,000 and an estimated first non-Federal cost of $4,330,000. 104 STAT. 4613 (l) Locks and Dam 26, Mississippi River, Alton, Illinois and Missouri.—The navigation project for replacement of locks and dam 26, Mississippi River, Alton, Illinois and Missouri, authorized by section 102 of Public Law 95–502, is modified to authorize the Secretary to provide project-related recreational development in the State of Illinois, that requires no separable project lands and includes site preparations and infrastructure for a marina and docking facilities, access roads and parking, a boat launching ramp, hiking trails, and picnicking facilities, at a Federal construction cost that will not increase the overall project cost estimate for recreational development. The recreational development shall be subject to cost-sharing with the State of Illinois. (m) Falls of the Ohio National Wildlife Conservation Area, Indiana.—The Falls of the Ohio National Wildlife Conservation Area, Indiana, authorized by title II of Public Law 97–137, is modified to authorize the Secretary to design and construct an interpretive center for such area, at a total cost of $3,200,000, with an estimated first Federal cost of $1,600,000 and an estimated first non-Federal cost of $1,600,000. (n) Des Moines River and Greenbelt, Iowa.— (1) Area description.—The project for Des Moines Recreational River and Greenbelt, Iowa, authorized by the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1985 (99 Stat. 313), is modified to include the area described in the Des Moines Recreational River and Greenbelt map, which description is printed in Committee Print 101–47 of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives, dated July 1990. (2) Former area description.—Section 604 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4153) is repealed. (o) South Frankfort, Kentucky.—The project for flood protection for the Ohio River Basin, authorized by section 4 of the Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1217), is modified to direct the Secretary, subject to section 903(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986, to carry out a project for flood protection for South Frankfort, Kentucky, in accordance with plan R–l of the Louisville District Commander’s Re-evaluation Report, dated June 1990. The level of protection shall be no less than that afforded North Frankfort, Kentucky. In addition, the Secretary shall execute a local cooperation agreement for the project for South Frankfort not later than October 1991. (p) Red River Waterway, Louisiana.—The project for mitigation of fish and wildlife losses, Red River Waterway, Louisiana, authorized by section 601(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4142), is modified to authorize the Secretary to acquire an additional 12,000 acres adjacent to or close to the Bayou Bodcau Wildlife Management Area. (q) Crooked and Indian Rivers, Michigan.— (1) Non-federal operation and maintenance.—The navigation project for the Crooked and Indian Rivers, Michigan, authorized by the Act entitled “An Act authorizing the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors for navigation, flood control, and for other purposes”, approved September 3, 1954 (68 Stat. 1248), is modified to authorize the Secretary to enter into agreements with the State of Michigan and other non-Federal interests in such State to make operation and maintenance of such project a non-Federal responsibility. 104 STAT. 4614 (2) Terms and conditions.—The agreements referred to in paragraph (1) may— (A) contain such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines to be necessary to protect the interests of the United States; and (B) require the Secretary to make payments to the State of Michigan to cover the costs of operation, maintenance, and repair of such project for lake level regulation and other flood control purposes, including payments made in advance of such costs being incurred by the State. (3) Non-federal imposition of tolls.—Notwithstanding section 4 of the Act entitled “An Act making appropriations for the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes”, approved July 5, 1884 (33 U.S.C. 5; 23 Stat. 147), during any period in which a non-Federal interest is responsible for operation and maintenance of the project described in paragraph (1), the non-Federal interest may impose upon boats and other watercraft using the project such tolls, operating charges, and other fees as may be necessary to pay the costs incurred by the non-Federal interest in connection with such projects which are not covered by payments made by the Secretary under this subsection. (r) Rouge River, Michigan.—The multipurpose project at Rouge River, Michigan, authorized by the Act of August 30, 1935 (49 Stat. 1036–1037), is modified to authorize and direct the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate State and local agencies, to conduct a 1-year comprehensive study of the Rouge River streamflow enhancement project at the Rouge River, Huron River, and Belleville Lake for the purpose of identifying measures which will optimize achievement of the project’s purposes while preserving and enhancing the quality of the Rouge River, Huron River, and Belleville Lake for current and future users. Upon completion of the study, the Secretary is authorized to provide, on a reimbursable basis, technical assistance in the implementation of measures identified in such study. (s) Mississippi River, St. Paul, Minnesota.—The project for flood control, Mississippi River at St. Paul, Minnesota, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4118), is modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the project substantially in accordance with the Design Memorandum, dated March 1990, and the Recreational Supplement, dated April 1990, at a total cost of $18,021,000, with an estimated first cost of $10,226,000 and an estimated first non-Federal cost of $7,795,000. (t) Brush Creek and Tributaries, Missouri and Kansas.—The project for flood control, Brush Creek and tributaries, Missouri and Kansas, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4168), is modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the project substantially in accordance with the Post Authorization Change Report, dated April 1969, as revised in January 1990, at a total cost of $26,200,000, with an estimated first Federal cost of $16,090,000 and an estimated first non-Federal cost of $10,110,000. (u) Missouri River Between Fort Peck Dam, Montana, and Gavins Point Dam, South Dakota and Nebraska.—Section 9 of the Act entitled “An Act authorizing the construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and for other purposes”, approved December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 891), is amended by 104 STAT. 4615inserting “acquisition of real property and associated improvements (from willing sellers), and monetary compensation to affected land-owners” after “including maintenance and rehabilitation of existing structures,”. (v) New York Harbor Drift Removal Project, New York and New Jersey.— (1) Removal of floating material.—The New York Harbor collection and removal of drift project, authorized by section 2 of the Act entitled “An Act making appropriations for the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes”, approved March 4, 1915 (38 Stat. 1051), and section 91 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1974 (88 Stat. 39), is modified to authorize the Secretary to collect and remove floating material whenever the Secretary is collecting and removing debris which is an obstruction to navigation. (2) Continuation.—The Secretary shall continue engineering, design, and construction on the New York Harbor collection and removal of drift project, including construction of the 2nd phase in the Jersey City North reach which shall include remaining piers and debris in the Harsimus Cove area, construction of the Brooklyn II reach, and engineering and design for the remaining unconstructed reaches. (3) Barge removal.—As part of the New York Harbor collection and removal of drift project, the Secretary shall expedite necessary engineering, design, and removal of 7 abandoned barges from the Passaic River in Kearny, Nutley, and Passaic, New Jersey. (4) Prohibition of burning of wood.— (A) General rule.—The New York Harbor collection and removal of drift project referred to in paragraph (1), including construction described in paragraph (2), is further modified to provide (i) that after December 31, 1990, material collected by the Secretary in carrying out the project may be disposed of only as provided in subparagraph (D), and (ii) that no later than December 31, 1993, the Administrator shall prohibit the burning of wood collected in carrying out the project on ocean waters. (B) Demonstration of alternatives.— (i) Survey.—The Secretary shall conduct a survey of potential acceptable alternative methods to the burning of wood on ocean waters which could be used for disposal of wood collected in carrying out the project. (ii) Goal.—Methods of disposal identified in the survey shall be demonstrated in accordance with subparagraph (D), with the goal of arriving at an implementable acceptable alternative method at the earliest practicable date. (C) Report to congress.—The Secretary shall report to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House of Representatives by February 1, 1991, by January 1, 1992, and, if an implementable acceptable alternative method is not identified under this paragraph, by January 1, 1993, on the progress being made toward achieving an early end to the 104 STAT. 4616practice of burning of wood on ocean waters. Each of such reports shall describe specific methods and strategies and the results of the demonstration of those methods, specify a date by which an acceptable alternative method or methods is likely to be implementable, and include an estimate of the volume of wood collected in carrying out the project to be disposed of in calendar year 1991, 1992, or 1993, as the case may be. A final report shall be issued no later than December 31, 1993. (D) Disposal of wood.—Effective January 1, 1991, and until December 31, 1993, at least half of the volume of wood estimated by the Secretary under subparagraph (C) to be collected in carrying out the project each year shall be disposed so as to demonstrate alternative methods of disposal. If bids received for alternative methods are substantially greater in cost than the cost of disposal by burning on ocean waters, the Secretary shall dispose of no more than half of the estimated volume at the lesser cost; except that, if a bid received for an alternative method is not substantially greater than the cost of disposal by burning on ocean waters, the Secretary shall select the alternative method. (E) EPA permit for disposal on ocean waters.—The Administrator shall continue to issue permits for the disposal of wood collected in carrying out the project by burning on ocean waters until December 31, 1993, and shall designate an interim site for such disposal. If an acceptable alternative method for disposal of wood is determined to be implementable under subparagraph (F), the Administrator shall prohibit the burning of such wood at a date earlier than December 31, 1993. (F) Implementable acceptable alternative.—The Administrator shall, by regulation, end the permitting of the disposal of wood collected in carrying out the project by burning on ocean waters at such time as one or more alternative methods of disposal are determined to be acceptable alternative methods and implementable by the Regional Administrator for Region II of the Environmental Protection Agency, the District Engineer for the New York District, the State of New Jersey, and the State of New York. Such determination shall be published in the Federal Register 5 working days after the date of such determination. (G) Definitions.—For purposes of this paragraph, the following definitions apply: (i) Acceptable alternative method.—The term “acceptable alternative method” means a method of disposal of wood other than burning on ocean waters that is both environmentally appropriate and economically feasible. (ii) Administrator.—The term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (w) Harsha Lake, Ohio.— (1) Project modification.—The project for flood control, water supply, and recreation, Harsha Lake, Ohio, authorized by section 4 of the Flood Control Act of June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1217), is modified to provide that, if the State of Ohio does not 104 STAT. 4617enter into a contract before October 1, 1991, with the Clermont County Board of Commissioners for the delivery of not less than 20,000,000 gallons of water a day from water supply storage assigned to the State of Ohio from the project, water supply storage from the project sufficient to yield 20,000,000 gallons of water a day shall be reassigned to the Board. (2) Reimbursement.—Upon a reassignment of water supply storage under paragraph (1), the Clermont County Board of Commissioners shall reimburse the State of Ohio for a proportionate share of amounts previously paid by the State to the Secretary for costs which are attributable to water supply storage which has been so reassigned. (x) West Columbus, Ohio.—The project for flood control, West Columbus, Ohio, authorized by section 3(a)(11) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 4014), is modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the project substantially in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers, dated February 9, 1988, as modified by the Phase II West Columbus Local Protection Project Re-evaluation Report, dated May 1990, at a total cost of $89,600,000, with an estimated first Federal cost of $63,700,000 and an estimated first non-Federal cost of $25,900,000. (y) Canton Lake, Oklahoma.—The second paragraph under the heading “Arkansas river basin” in section 10 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 647), as amended by the first paragraph under the heading “Arkansas river basin” in section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 1176), is amended— (1) by striking “Enid, Oklahoma” and inserting “Oklahoma City, Oklahoma”; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990, the Secretary of the Army is directed (subject to agreement between the city of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, or the Oklahoma City Municipal Improvement Authority and the city of Enid, Oklahoma, providing for such reassignment) to reassign to the city of Oklahoma City all the municipal and industrial storage in the Canton Reservoir for the city of Enid and all irrigation storage to municipal and industrial water supply storage (under the terms of the Water Supply Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 319–320)).”. (z) Rochester, Pennsylvania.—The project for navigation on the Ohio River at Rochester, Pennsylvania, authorized by section 13 of the River and Harbor Act of 1909 (35 Stat. 831), is modified to authorize the Secretary to construct safety facilities of a floating dock, a river access ramp, and roadway and parking areas at a total cost of $90,000. (aa) Cooper Lake and Channels, Texas.—The project for mitigation of fish and wildlife resource losses, Cooper Lake and Channels, Texas, authorized by section 601 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4145), is modified to authorize the Secretary to construct the project substantially in accordance with the Post Authorization Change Notification Report, dated April 1990, at a total cost of $22,500,000, with an estimated first Federal cost of $12,400,000 and an estimated first non-Federal cost of $10,100,000. (bb) Denison, Texas.—The Act entitled “An Act to authorize the utilization of a limited amount of storage space in Lake Texoma for the purpose of water supply for the city of Denison, Texas”, ap-104 STAT. 4618proved August 14, 1953 (67 Stat. 583), is amended by striking “in an amount not to exceed 13,000 acre-feet annually”. (cc) Roanoke River Upper Basin, Virginia.—The flood control project for Roanoke River Upper Basin, Virginia, is modified— (1) to provide that, notwithstanding section 215 of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 747), work completed by non-Federal interests on flood protection measures at Roanoke Memorial Hospital shall be credited toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project; and (2) to direct the Secretary, notwithstanding such section 215, to reimburse the non-Federal sponsor $700,000, an amount equal to the Federal share of the costs of such work completed by the non-Federal interests, which may be applied to the non-Federal share of the cost of the project. (dd) McNary Lock and Dam, Washington and Oregon.—The project for McNary Lock and Dam, Second Powerhouse, Columbia River, Washington and Oregon, authorized by section 601(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4146), is modified to direct the Secretary to construct the levee beautification portion of the project described in the Phase I General Design Memorandum: Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated June 24, 1981. In determining the new levee heights, the Secretary shall complete the feasibility studies underway for the TriCities Levees, Washington, giving full consideration to the impact that present upstream reservoir storage has had in lowering water surface elevations during major floods. (ee) Wisconsin and Fox Rivers, Wisconsin.— (1) Non-federal operation and maintenance.—The navigation project for the Wisconsin and Fox Rivers, Wisconsin, authorized to be acquired pursuant to the Act entitled “An Act for the Improvement of Water Communication between the Mississippi River and Lake Michigan, by the Wisconsin and Fox Rivers”, approved July 7, 1870 (16 Stat. 189), is modified to authorize the Secretary to enter into agreements with the State of Wisconsin and other non-Federal interests in such State to make operation and maintenance of such project a non-Federal responsibility. (2) Non-federal imposition of tolls.—Notwithstanding section 4 of the Act entitled “An Act making appropriations for the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes”, approved July 5, 1884 (33 U.S.C. 5; 23 Stat. 147), during any period in which a non-Federal interest is responsible for operation, maintenance, and repair of the project described in paragraph (1), the non-Federal interest may impose upon boats and other watercraft using the project such tolls, operating charges, and other fees as may be necessary to pay the costs incurred by the non-Federal interest in connection with the project.