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 PUBLIC LAW 108–137—DEC. 1, 2003

117 STAT. 1845

(b) OTHER ASSISTANCE.—Federal assistance made available through the Department of Agriculture may be used toward payment of the non-Federal share of the costs of the repair and rehabilitation under this section. (c) UNITED STATES LANDS.—Costs under this section for the repair and rehabilitation allocable to the protection of lands owned by the United States shall be a Federal responsibility. The Secretary shall seek reimbursement from the Secretary of Agriculture for the costs allocated to protecting lands owned by the Department of Agriculture. (d) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF NON-FEDERAL LANDS.— The cost of operation and maintenance under this section allocated to protecting non-Federal lands shall be a non-Federal responsibility. SEC. 155. MOSS LAKE, LOUISIANA. The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is authorized to carry out a project to restore lake depths at Moss Lake, Louisiana, adjacent to the Calcasieu River and Pass channel at a total project cost of $2,500,000. SEC. 156. The project for navigation, Manatee Harbor, Florida, authorized by section 202(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4093), and modified by section 102(j) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (104 Stat. 4612), is further modified— (1) to include the construction of an extension of the south channel a distance of approximately 1584 feet consistent with the general reevaluation report, dated April 2002, prepared by the Jacksonville District Corps of Engineers, at a total cost of $11,300,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $8,475,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $2,825,000; (2) to direct the Secretary to credit toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project the cost of in-kind services and materials provided for the project by the non-Federal interest; (3) to direct the Secretary to credit toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project the cost of planning, design, and construction work carried out by the non-Federal interest before the date of the partnership agreement for the project if the Secretary determines that the work is integral to the project; and (4) to authorize the Secretary to carry out the project as modified at a total cost of $61,500,000. SEC. 157. HARRIS GULLY, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS.

(a) STUDY.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of carrying out a project for flood damage reduction in the Harris Gully watershed, Harris County, Texas, to provide flood protection for the Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas. (2) USE OF LOCAL STUDIES AND PLANS.—In conducting the study, the Secretary shall use, to the extent practicable, studies and plans developed by the non-Federal interest if the Secretary determines that such studies and plans meet the evaluation and design standards of the Corps of Engineers. (3) COMPLETION DATE.—The Secretary shall complete the study by July 1, 2004.

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