new bedford, fairhaven, and acushnet, massachusetts

new bedford, fairhaven, and acushnet, massachusetts The project for hurricane-flood protection at New Bedford, Fairhaven, and Acushnet, Massachusetts, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in Senate Document Numbered 59, Eighty-fifth Congress, at an estimated Federal cost of $10,480,000 and at an estimated Federal cost of maintenance and operation of $55,000 annually: Provided, That in72 Stat. 306 lieu of the local cooperation recommended in the report of the Chief of Engineers in Senate Document Numbered 59, Eighty-fifth Congress, local interests (a) contribute 30 per centum of the first cost of the project, said 30 per centum being presently estimated at $5,160,000, including the value of lands, easements, and rights-of-way; (b) contribute the capitalized value of annual maintenance and operation for the main harbor barrier presently estimated at $1,560,000; (c) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works; and (d) maintain and operate all the works except the main harbor barrier after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army.