Study of Corps Capability to Conserve Fish and Wildlife.

Sec. 113. Study of Corps Capability to Conserve Fish and Wildlife. Section 704(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2263(b)) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D), respectively; (2) by striking “(b) The Secretary” and inserting the following: “(b) Projects.— “(1) In general.—The Secretary”; and 115 STAT. 497 (3) by striking “The non-Federal share of the cost of any project under this section shall be 25 percent.” and inserting the following: “(2) Cost sharing.— “(A) In general.—The non-Federal share of the cost of any project under this subsection shall be 25 percent. “(B) Form.—The non-Federal share may be provided through in-kind services, including the provision by the non-Federal interest of shell stock material that is determined by the Chief of Engineers to be suitable for use in carrying out the project. “(C) Applicability—The non-Federal interest shall be credited with the value of in-kind services provided on or after October 1, 2000, for a project described in paragraph (1) completed on or after that date, if the Secretary determines that the work is integral to the project”.