Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 100 Part 1.djvu/1171

 PUBLIC LAW 99-450—OCT. 8, 1986

100 STAT. 1133

count for changes in flows caused, directly or indirectly, by the expansion; (d) military activities essential to national security; (e) any of the following actions or projects, but only if the Secretary finds that the making available of expenditures or assistance therefor is consistent with the purposes of this Act: (1) projects for the study, management, protection and enhancement of fish and wildlife resources and habitats, including, but not limited to, acquisition of fish and wildlife habitats and related lands, stabilization projects for fish and wildlife habitats, and recreational projects; (2) the establishment, operation, and maintenance of air and water navigation aids and devices, and for access thereto; (3) projects eligible for funding under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 4601-4 through 11); (4) scientific research, including but not limited to aeronautical, atmospheric, space, geologic, marine, fish and wildlife and other research, development, and applications; (5) assistance for emergency actions essential to the saving of lives and the protection of property and the public health and safety, if such actions are performed pursuant to sections 305 and 306 of the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5145 and 5146) and are limited to actions that are necessary to alleviate the emergency. Disaster assistance under other provisions of the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-288, as amended) may also be provided with 42 USC 5121 respect to persons residing within the Floodway, or struc- "°*®tures or public infrastructure in existence or substantially under construction therein, on the date ninety days after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided, That, such persons, or with respect to public infrastructure the State or local political entity which owns or controls such infrastructure, had purchased flood insurance for structures or infrastructure under the National Flood Insurance Program, if eligible, and had taken prudent and reasonable steps, as determined by the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to minimize damage from future floods or operations of the Floodway established in the Act; "'' (6) other assistance for public health purposes, such as mosquito abatement programs; (7) nonstructural projects for riverbank stabilization that are designed to enhance or restore natural stabilization systems; (8) publicly or tribally financed, owned and operated compatible recreational developments such as regional ^ ' parks, golf courses, docks, boat launching ramps (including steamboat and ferry landings), including compatible recreation uses and accompanying utility or interpretive improvements which are essential or closely related to the purpose of restoring the accuracy of a National Historical Landmark and which meet best engineering practices considering the nature of Floodway conditions; and (9) compatible agricultural uses that do not involve permanent crops and include only a minimal amount of permanent facilities in the Floodway.

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