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 110 STAT. 3726 PUBLIC LAW 104-303—OCT. 12, 1996 (2) DURATION. —Federal participation under paragraph (1) shall extend until the earlier of— (A) the end of the 50-year period provided for in section 156 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5f); and (B) the completion of the project for beach erosion control and hurricane protection, Virginia Beach, Virginia, as modified by section 102(cc) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4810). SEC. 356. EAST WATERWAY, WASHINGTON. The project for navigation, East and West Waterways, Seattle Harbor, Washington, authorized by the 1st section of the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations for the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes", approved March 2, 1919 (40 Stat. 1285), is modified to direct the Secretary— (1) to expedite review of potential deepening of the channel in the East waterway from Elliott Bay to Terminal 25 to a depth of up to 51 feet; and (2) if determined to be feasible, to implement such deepening as part of project maintenance. In carrying out work authorized by this section, the Secretary shall coordinate with the Port of Seattle regarding use of Slip 27 as a dredged material disposal area. SEC. 357. BLUESTONE LAKE, WEST VmGINIA. Section 102(ff) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4810) is amended by inserting after "project," the 1st place it appears "except for that organic matter necessary to maintain and enhance the biological resources of such waters and such nonobtrusive items of debris as may not be economically feasible to prevent being released through such project,". SEC. 358. MOOREFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA. (a) REVIEW.— The Secretary, as part of the implementation of the project for flood control, Moorefield, West Virginia, shall conduct a review of the activities of the Corps of Engineers to determine whether the failure of the Corps of Engineers to complete land acquisition for the project by May 1, 1996, contributed to any flood damages at the town of Moorefield during 1996. (b) REDUCTION OF NON-FEDERAL SHARE.—To the extent the Secretary determines under subsection (a) that the activities of the Corps of Engineers contributed to any flood damages, the Secretary shall reduce the non-Federal share of the flood control project by up to $700,000. Such costs shall become a Federal responsibility for carrying out the flood control project. SEC. 359. SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. (a) COST SHARING.—Section 340(c)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4856) is amended to read as follows: "(3) COST SHARING. — "(A) IN GENERAL.— Total project costs under each local cooperation agreement entered into under this subsection shall be shared at 75 percent Federal and 25 percent non- Federal. The Federal share may be in the form of grants or reimbursements of project costs.

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