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 PUBLIC LAW 100-676—NOV. 17, 1988

102 STAT. 4041

(b) LIMITATIONS.—Nothing in this section shall convey to any agency of the Federal Government any new authority with respect to the allocation or release of water from Federal reservoirs. Further, nothing in this section is designed or intended to affect any present or future legal actions or proceedings. SEC. 44. GAO REVIEW OF CIVIL WORKS PROGRAM.

The Comptroller General of the United States General Accounting Office is authorized and directed to conduct a review of the Civil Works Program of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. This management and administration review shall be transmitted to Congress, together with any recommendations which the Comptroller General may make. SEC. 45. DES PLAINES RIVER WETLANDS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT AUTHORIZATION.

Research and development. 33 USC 2300

(a) RESTORATION OP WETLANDS.—The Secretary is authorized to note. carry out a project to construct, and engage in other activities, necessary for the restoration of wetlands, of sufficient scale, for research and demonstration purposes adjacent to the Des Plaines River in Wadsworth, Illinois. The non-Federal interest shall agree— (1) to provide, without cost to the United States, all lands, easements, and rights-of-ways necessary for construction and subsequent research and demonstration work; (2) to 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 (3) after the completion of the research work, to operate and maintain the restored wetlands in accordance with good management practices. The value of the non-Federal lands, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations provided by the non-Federal interests, shall be credited toward the non-Federal share of project construction costs. The nonFederal share of project construction costs shall be 25 percent, (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $2,200,000 for the period of fiscal years 1990 through 1994 to carry out this section. (c) PURPOSES.—The project authorized by this section shall— (1) define the wetland functions expected to be restored and maintained giving due consideration to site specific climatic, topographic, hydrologic, and edaphic conditions; (2) conduct research to establish the critical relationships between the land, water, and biotic factors responsible for the defined wetland functions; (3) establish and report design and construction procedures necessary to create the defined wetland functions throughout similar climatic areas and identify and report these wetland functions; (4) create or restore sustainable wetlands which will serve as examples of the benefits and aesthetics of wetland landscapes; and (5) secure the long-term commitment from a State or local agency for the maintenance of the wetlands following the research work. (d) REPORT.—The Secretary shall report to Congress on the degree of progress achieved in carrying out the project under this section.

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