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 100 STAT. 4164

Appropriation authorization.

PUBLIC LAW 99-662—NOV. 17, 1986

are economically and environmentally justified, and to report on such studies to Congress: (1) the Provo River, from the mouth of Provo Canyon to Utah Lake; (2) the existing levees along Utah Lake from the Provo River south along Interstate Highway 15; (3) Interstate Highway 15, adjacent to Utah Lake; J (4) Rock, Little Rock, and Slate Canyons in the city of Provo; (5) the Bear River, its tributaries and outlets; i (6) the Weber River, its tributaries and outlets; and (7) the Sevier River, its tributaries and outlets, (b) For the purposes of this section, the sum of $1,600,000 is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1986, such sums to remain available until expended. •tfifsfjH

33 USC 2267.

SEC. 728. NEW YORK BIGHT STUDY.

Environmental protection.

(a) The Secretary shall study a hydro-environmental monitoring and information system in the New York Bight in the form of a system using computerized buoys and radio telemetry that allows for the continual monitoring (at strategically located sites throughout the New York Bight) of the following: wind, wave, current, salinity and thermal gradients and sea chemistry, in order to measure the effect of changes due to air and v.^ater pollution, including changes due to continued dumping in the Bight. O> In addition, the Secretary shall study a prbper physical t) hydraulic model of the New York Bight and for such an offshore model to be tied into the existing inshore physical hydraulic model of the Port of New York and New Jersey operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. (c) The Secretary shall coordinate fully with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in carrying out the study described in this section and shall report any findings and recommendations to Congress. The Secretary and the Administrator shall also consider the views of other appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, academic institutions, and members of the public who are concerned about water quality in the New York Bight. (d) There is authorized to be appropriated not more than $1,000,000 per fiscal year for each of fiscal years 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991.

New Jersey.

Appropriation authorization.

SEC. 729. STUDY OF WATER RESOURCES NEEDS OF RIVER BASINS AND REGIONS.

Appropriation authorization.

(a) The Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of the Interior and in consultation with appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, is authorized to study the water resources needs of river basins and regions of the United States. The Secretaries shall report the results of such study to Congress not later than October 1, 1988. (b) In carrying out the studies authorized under subsection (a) of this section, the Secretaries shall consult with State, interstate, and local governmental entities. (c) There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1986, to carry out this section.

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