RIVER MITIGATION STUDIES.

SEC. 320. RIVER MITIGATION STUDIES. (a) Port of Orange, Sabine River.—The Secretary of Defense may conduct a study regarding protruding structures and submerged objects remaining from the World War II Navy ship building industry located at the former Navy installation in Orange, Texas, which create navigational hazards along the Sabine River and surrounding the Port of Orange. (b) Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Delaware River.—The Secretary of Defense may conduct a study regarding floating and partially submerged debris possibly relating to the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in that portion of the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to the mouth of the river which create navigational hazards along the river. (c) Use of Existing Information.—In conducting a study authorized by this section, the Secretary of Defense shall take into account any information available from other studies conducted in connection with the same navigation channels. (d) Consultation.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct the studies authorized by this section in consultation with appropriate State and local government entities and Federal agencies. (e) Report on Study Results.—Not later than April 30, 2002, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a report that— (1) summarizes the results of each study conducted under this section; and (2) contains an evaluation by the Secretary of the extent to which the navigational hazards identified in each study are the result of Department of Defense activities. 115 STAT. 1057 (f) Cost Sharing.—Nothing in this section is intended to require non-Federal cost sharing of the costs incurred by the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study authorized by this section. (g) Relation to Other Laws and Agreements.—This section is not intended to modify any authorities provided to the Secretary of the Army by the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), nor is it intended to modify any non-Federal cost-sharing responsibilities outlined in any local cooperation agreements.