Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 102 Part 4.djvu/1073

 PUBLIC LAW 100-676—NOV. 17, 1988

102 STAT. 4043

(1) STUDY OF FINANCING NAVIGATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS.—The

Contracts.

Secretary, in cooperation with other Federal agencies and private persons, is authorized and directed to contract with an independent party to conduct a study of cost recovery options and alternative methods of financing navigational improvements on the Great Lakes connecting channels and Saint Lawrence Seaway, including modernization of the Eisenhower and Snell Locks of the Saint Lawrence Seaway. (2) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of the study carried out under this subsection together with recommendations. (3) COST SHARING.—The non-Federal share of the cost of the study under this subsection shall be 50 percent; except that not more than 1/2 of such non-Federal share may be made by the provision of services, materials, supplies, or other in-kind services necessary to carry out the study. SEC. 48. DIVISION LABORATORY.

The Secretary is authorized to construct a new division laboratory at an estimated cost of $2,400,000, for the United States Army Engineer Division, Ohio River. Such laboratory shall be constructed on a suitable site, which the Secretary is authorized to acquire for such purpose. SEC. 49. WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLANNING SERVICE FOR THE HUDSON RIVER BASIN.

The Secretary is directed to establish a water resources management and planning service for the Hudson River Basin in New York and New Jersey. There is authorized to be appropriated $400,000 annually for the purpose of providing the two States a full range of services for the development and implementation of State and local water resource initiatives.

Appropriation authorization.

SEC. 50. TECHNICAL RESOURCE SERVICE, RED RIVER BASIN, MINNESOTA AND NORTH DAKOTA.

The Secretary is directed to establish a Technical Resource Service for the Red River Basin in Minnesota and North Dakota. There is authorized to be appropriated $500,000 annually for the purpose of providing to such States a full range of technical services for the development and implementation of State and local water and related land resources initiatives within the Red River Basin and suh;basins. The Technical Resource Service is to be provided in addition to related services provided under authority of section 206 of the River and Harbor and Flood Control Act of 1960 and section 22 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1974. SEC. 51. CORRECTION OF DESCRIPTIONS. (a) HUDSON RIVER, NEW YORK.—That

portion of Public Law 100202 designated as the Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act, 1988 is amended by striking out the undesignated paragraph beginning "The following portion of the Hudson River and ending "the States of New York and New Jersey." (101 Stat. 1329109) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "The following portion of the Hudson River in the Borough of Manhattan, New York County, State of New York, is hereby declared not to be part of the federally authorized Channel Deepen-

Appropriation authorization.

�