WHITE RIVER BASIN, ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI.

SEC. 374. WHITE RIVER BASIN, ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI. (a) In General.—Subject to subsection (b), the project for flood control, power generation, and other purposes at the White River Basin, Arkansas and Missouri, authorized by section 4 of the Act of June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1218, chapter 795), and modified by House Document 917, 76th Congress, 3d Session, and House Document 290, 77th Congress, 1st Session, approved August 18, 1941, and House Document 499, 83d Congress, 2d Session, approved September 3, 1954, and by section 304 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3711) is further modified to authorize the Secretary to provide minimum flows necessary to sustain tail water trout fisheries by reallocating the following amounts of project storage: Beaver Lake, 1.5 feet; Table Rock, 2 feet; Bull Shoals Lake, 5 feet; Norfork Lake, 3.5 feet; and Greers Ferry Lake, 3 feet. (b) Report.— (1) In general.—No funds may be obligated to carry out work on the modification under subsection (a) until completion 113 STAT. 322of a final report by the Chief of Engineers finding that the work is technically sound, environmentally acceptable, and economically justified. (2) Timing.—The Secretary shall submit the report to Congress not later than July 30, 2000. (3) Contents.—The report shall include determinations concerning whether— (A) the modification under subsection (a) adversely affects other authorized project purposes; and (B) Federal costs will be incurred in connection with the modification.