SONOMA BAYLANDS WETLAND DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

SEC. 106. SONOMA BAYLANDS WETLAND DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. (a) In General.— The Secretary is directed to develop and carry out in accordance with this section a 320-acre Sonoma Baylands wetland demonstration project in the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary, California. The project shall utilize dredged material suitable for aquatic disposal to restore, protect, and expand the Sonoma Baylands for the purposes of preserving waterfowl, fish, and other wetland dependent species of plants and animals and to provide flood control, water quality improvement, and sedimentation control. 106 STAT. 4815 (b) Additional Project Purposes.— In addition to the purposes described in subsection (a), the purposes of the project under this section are to restore tidal wetlands, provide habitat for endangered species, expand the feeding and nesting areas for waterfowl along the Pacific flyway, and demonstrate the use of suitable dredged material as a resource, facilitating the completion of San Francisco Bay Area dredging projects in an environmentally sound manner. (c) Plan.— (1) General requirement.— The Secretary, in cooperation with appropriate Federal and State agencies, and in accordance with applicable Federal and State environmental laws, shall develop in accordance with this subsection a plan for implementation of the Sonoma Baylands project. (2) Contents.— The plan shall include initial design and engineering, construction, general implementation, and site monitoring. (3) Phases.— (A) First phase.— The first phase of the plan for final design and engineering shall be completed not later than the last day of the 6-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. (B) Second phase.— The second phase of the plan, including construction of on-site improvements, shall be completed not later than the last day of the 10-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. (C) Third phase.— The third phase of the plan, including dredging, transportation, and placement of material, shall be started not later than July 1, 1994. (D) Final phase.— The final phase of the plan shall include monitoring of project success and function and remediation if necessary. (d) Non-Federal Participation.— (1) Non-federal share.— The non-Federal share of the cost of developing and carrying out the project under this section shall be 25 percent. (2) Lands easements and rights-of-way.— Subject to paragraph (1), non-Federal interests shall provide lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary to carry out the project the value of which shall be credited toward the non-Federal share. (e) Reports to Congress.— Not later than the last day of each of the time periods referred to in subsection (c)(3), the Secretary shall report to Congress on the progress being made toward development and implementation of the project under this section. (f) Authorization of Appropriations.— There is authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for carrying out this section for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1992. Such sums shall remain available until expended.