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 PUBLIC I AW 99-662-NOV. 17, 1986

100 STAT. 4149

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(6) Lake Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, removal of silt and Texas. <- aquatic growth, including construction of silt traps and provid^' " ing other devices or equipment to prevent and abate the further deposit of sediment in Lake Worth; such project shall also provide for the use of dredged material from Lake Worth for the '- reclamation of despoiled land; (7) Hamlet City Lake, Hamlet, North Carolina, removal of North Carolina. "' accumulated silt and debris including construction of silt traps i and providing other devices or equipment to prevent and abate the further deposit of sediment in Hamlet City Lake; f ' (8) Lake Herman, Lake County, South Dakota, removal of South Dakota, excess silt; and ? (9) Gorton's Pond, Warwick, Rhode Island, mitigation activi- Rhode Island, ties recommended in the 1982 Environmental Protection Agency diagnostic feasibility study, including the installation of retention beisins, the dredging of inlets and outlets in recommended areas and the disposal of dredge material, and weed '^ harvesting and nutrient inactivation. (b) The non-Federal share of the cost of each project carried out under this section shall be 25 percent. (c) The Secretary shall report to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency the plans for and results of the program under subsection (a), together with such recommendations as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the program for freshwater lakes under section 314 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. 33 USC 1324. (d) There is authorized to be appropriated $40,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1986, to carry out this section. Not more than $8,000,000 may be obligated for any project under .muunn subsection (a). SEC. 603. STREAMBANK EROSION CONTROL PROGRAM.

(a) Subject to section 903(a) of this Act, the Secretary is authorized to carry out a program to plan, design, and construct streambank erosion control projects listed in subsection (f) when, in the opinion of the Secretary, such work is economically justified and environmentally acceptable. Prior to construction of any projects for this purpose, non-Federal interests shall agree to provide, without cost to the United States, all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for construction and subsequent operation of the project; hold and save the United States free from damages due to construction, operation, and maintenance of the project, except damages due to the fault or negligence of the United States or its contractors; and operate and maintain the project upon completion. The non-Federal share of the cost of each project carried out under this section shall be 25 percent. Lands, easements, and rights-of-way provided by nonFederal interests shall be credited to the non-Federal share. (b) For the purposes of this section, $30,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for each of the fiscal years 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991. Not more than $5,000,000 shall be allotted for the construction of a project under this section at any single locality and such amount shall be sufficient to complete Federal participation in the project. (c) The program of projects under this section shall— (1) identify streambank erosion measures likely to provide the < highest degree of protection technically and economically feasible for both high and low flow conditions;

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