Pub. L. 93-251, tit. I, sec. 32

Sec. 32. (a) This section may be cited as the “Streambank Erosion Control Evaluation and Demonstration Act of 1974”. (b) The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is authorized and directed to establish and conduct for a period of five fiscal years a national streambank erosion prevention and control demonstration program. The program shall consist of (1) an evaluation of the extent of streambank erosion on navigable rivers and their tributaries; (2) development of new methods and techniques for bank protection, research on soil stability, and identification of the causes of erosion; (3) a report to the Congress on the results of such studies and the recommendations of the Secretary of the Army on means for the prevention and correction of streambank erosion; and (4) demonstration projects, including bank protection works. (c) Demonstration projects authorized by this section shall be undertaken on streams selected to reflect a variety of geographical and environmental conditions, including streams with naturally occurring erosion problems and streams with erosion caused or increased by man-made structures or activities. At a minimum, demonstration projects shall be conducted at multiple sites on— (1) the Ohio River; (2) that reach of the Missouri River between Fort Randall Dam, South Dakota, and Sioux City, Iowa; 88 Stat. 22 (3) that reach of the Missouri River in North Dakota at or below the Garrison Dam; and (4) the delta and hill areas of the Yazoo River Basin generally in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in his report dated September 23, 1972. (d) Prior to construction of any projects under this section, non-Federal interests shall agree that they will provide without cost to the United States lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for construction and subsequent operation of the projects; hold and save the United States free from damages due to construction, operation, and maintenance of the projects; and operate and maintain the projects upon completion. (e) There is authorized to be appropriated for the five-fiscal-year period ending June 30, 1978, not to exceed $25,000,000 to carry out subsections (b), (c),and (d) of this section.