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 113 STAT. 350 PUBLIC LAW 106-53—AUG. 17, 1999 the Board are encouraged to conduct such studies in a comprehensive and thorough manner before implementing any change to Water Regulation Plan 1958-D. 33 USC 2326b SEC. 540. NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY HARBOR, NEW YORK AND NEW note. JERSEY. (a) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary shall conduct a study to analyze the economic and environmental benefits and costs of potential sediment management and contaminant reduction measures. (b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—In conducting the study, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with non-Federal interests to investigate, develop, and support measures for sediment management and reduction of sources of contaminant that affect navigation in the Port of New York-New Jersey and the environmenteJ conditions of the New York-New Jersey Harbor estuary. SEC. 541. SEA GATE REACH, CONEY ISLAND, NEW YORK, NEW YORK The Secretary may construct a project for shoreline protection that includes a beachfili with revetment and T-groin for the Sea Gate Reach on Coney Islsind, New York, as identified in the March 1998 report prepared for the Corps of Engineers, New York District, entitled "Field Data Gathering, Project Performance Analysis and Design Alternative Solutions to Improve Sandfili Retention", at a total cost of $9,000,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $5,850,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $3,150,000. SEC. 542. WOODLAWN, NEW YORK. (a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall provide planning, design, and other techniceJ assistance to non-Federal interests for identifying and mitigating sources of contamination at Woodlawn Beach in Woodlawn, New York. (b) COST SHARING. —The non-Federed share of the cost of assistance provided under subsection (a) shall be 50 percent. SEC. 543. FLOODPLAIN MAPPING, NEW YORK. (a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall provide assisteuice for a project to develop maps identifying 100- and 500-year flood iniuidation areas in the State of New York. (b) REQUIREMENTS.— Maps developed under the project shall include hydrologic and hydraulic information and shall accurately show the flood inundation of each property by flood risk in the floodplain. The maps shall be produced in a high resolution format and shall be made available to all flood prone eireas in the State of New York in an electronic format. (c) PARTICIPATION OF FEMA. —The Secretary and the non-Federal interests for the project shall work with the Director of the Federal Emergency Meinagement Agency to ensure the vgdidity of the maps developed under the project for flood insurance purposes. (d) FORMS OF ASSISTANCE.—In carrying out the project, the Secretary may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with the non-Federed interests or provide reimbiu-sements of project costs. (e) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of the project shall be 50 percent. if) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRLVTIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to CEury out this section $10,000,000 for the period beginning with fiscal year 2000.

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