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 110 STAT. 3718 PUBLIC LAW 104-303—OCT. 12, 1996 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4254- 4255), is modified as follows: (1) PAYMENT OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— The non-Federal share of the cost of the project shall be paid as follows: (A) That portion of the non-Federal share that the Secretary determines is attributable to use of the lock by vessels calling at Canadian ports shall be paid by the United States. (B) The remaining portion of the non-Federal share shall be paid by the Great Lakes States pursuant to an agreement entered into by such States. (2) PAYMENT TERM OF ADDITIONAL PERCENTAGE. —The amount to be paid by non-Federal interests pursuant to section 101(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211(a)) and this subsection with respect to the project may be paid over a period of 50 years or the expected life of the project, whichever is shorter. (b) GREAT LAKES STATES DEFINED. —In this section, the term "Great Lakes States" means the States of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. SEC. 331. ST. JOHNS BAYOU AND NEW MADRID FLOODWAY, MISSOURI. Notwithstanding any other provision of law. Federal assistance made available under the rural enterprise zone program of the Department of Agriculture may be used toward payment of the non-Federal share of the costs of the project for flood control, St. Johns Bayou and New Madrid Floodway, Missouri, authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4118). SEC. 332. LOST CREEK, COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA. (a) MAXIMUM FEDERAL EXPENDITURE. —The maximum amount of Federal funds that may be allotted for the project for flood control. Lost Creek, Columbus, Nebraska, shall be $5,500,000. (b) REVISION OF PROJECT COOPERATION AGREEMENT.— The Secretary shall revise the project cooperation agreement for the project referred to in subsection (a) to take into account the change in the Federal participation in such project pursuant to subsection (a). SEC. 333. PASSAIC RIVER, NEW JERSEY. Section 1148 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4254) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 1148. PASSAIC RIVER BASIN. "(a) ACQUISITION OF LANDS. — The Secretary may acquire from willing sellers lands on which residential structures are located and that are subject to frequent and recurring flood damage, as identified in the supplemental floodway report of the Corps of Engineers, Passaic River Buyout Study, September 1995, at an estimated total cost of $194,000,000. " (b) RETENTION OF LANDS FOR FLOOD PROTECTION.— Lands acquired by the Secretary under this section shall be retained by the Secretary for future use in conjunction with flood protection and flood management in the Passaic River Basin. "(c) COST SHARING.— The non-Federal share of the cost of carry- ing out this section shall be 25 percent plus any amount that might result from application of subsection (d).

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