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 114 STAT. 2652 PUBLIC LAW 106-541—DEC. 11, 2000 (A) on fee land, conveys by quitclaim deed the minimum land required to maintain the human habitation structure, reserving the right to flood to the elevation of 1,085 feet above mean sea level, if applicable; (B) in a flowage easement, releases by quitclaim deed the easement prohibition; (C) provides that— (i) the existing structure shall not be extended further onto fee land or into the flowage easement; and (ii) additional structures for human habitation shall not be placed on fee land or in a flowage easement; and (D) provides that— (i)(I) the United States shall not be liable or responsible for damage to property or injury to persons caused by operation of the Lake; and (II) no claim to compensation shall accrue from the exercise of the flowage easement rights; and (ii) the waiver described in clause (i) of any and EJI claims against the United States shall be a covenant running with the land and shall be binding on heirs, successors, assigns, and purchasers of the property subject to the waiver; and (6) provide that the eligible property owner shall— Deadline. (A) agree to an offer under paragraph (5) not later than 90 days after the offer is made by the Corps of Engineers; or (B) comply with the real property rights of the United States and remove the structure for human habitation and any other unauthorized real or personal property. (d) OPTION TO PURCHASE INSURANCE.—Nothing in this section precludes a property owner from purchasing flood insurance to which the property owner may be eligible. (e) PRIOR ENCROACHMENT RESOLUTIONS.—Nothing in this section affects any resolution, before the date of enactment of this Act, of an encroachment at the Lake, whether the resolution was effected through sale, exchange, voluntary removal, or alteration or removal through litigation. (f) PRIOR REAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.—Nothing in this section— (1) takes away, diminishes, or eliminates any other real property rights acquired by the United States at the Lake; or (2) affects the ability of the United States to require the removal of any and all encroachments that are constructed or placed on United States real property or flowage easements at the Lake after December 31, 1999, SEC. 517. BALLARD'S ISLAND, LA SALLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. The Secretary may provide the non-Federal interest for the project for the improvement of the quality of the environment, Ballard's Island, La Salle County, Illinois, carried out under section 1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a), credit toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project for work performed by the non-Federal interest after July 1, 1999, if the Secretary determines that the work is integral to the project.

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