Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 121.djvu/1248

 PUBLIC LAW 110–114—NOV. 8, 2007

121 STAT. 1227

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for water-related environmental infrastructure and resource protection and development projects in the East Atchafalaya Basin and Amite River Basin Region, including projects for wastewater treatment and related facilities, water supply and related facilities, environmental restoration, and surface water resource protection and development. (d) OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may provide assistance for a project under this section only if the project is publicly owned. (e) PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.— (1) IN GENERAL.—Before providing assistance under this section, the Secretary shall enter into a partnership agreement with a non-Federal interest to provide for design and construction of the project to be carried out with the assistance. (2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each partnership agreement of a project entered into under this subsection shall provide for the following: (A) PLAN.—Development by the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal and State officials, of a facilities or resource protection and development plan, including appropriate engineering plans and specifications. (B) LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES.—Establishment of such legal and institutional structures as are necessary to ensure the effective long-term operation of the project by the non-Federal interest. (3) COST SHARING.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of the cost of a project under this section— (i) shall be 75 percent; and (ii) may be provided in the form of grants or reimbursements of project costs. (B) CREDIT FOR WORK.—The Secretary shall credit, in accordance with section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b), toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project the cost of design work carried out by the non-Federal interest for the project before the date of the partnership agreement for the project. (C) CREDIT FOR INTEREST.—In case of a delay in the funding of the non-Federal share of a project that is the subject of an agreement under this section, the non-Federal interest shall receive credit for reasonable interest incurred in providing the non-Federal share. (D) CREDIT FOR LAND, EASEMENTS, AND RIGHTS-OFWAY.—The non-Federal interest shall receive credit for land, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations toward the non-Federal share of project costs (including all reasonable costs associated with obtaining permits necessary for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the project on publicly owned or controlled land), but the credit may not exceed 25 percent of total project costs. (E) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The non-Federal share of operation and maintenance costs for projects constructed with assistance provided under this section shall be 100 percent. (f) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS.— Nothing in this section shall be construed to waive, limit, or otherwise affect the applicability of any provision of Federal or State

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