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 123STA T .60 3 PUBLIC LA W 111 –8—M A R .11, 200 9Act, t heamoun t s ma d ea v a il a b le unde r this p ara g raph shall be e x pended as authori z edinla wf or the pro j ects and activities speci - fied in the text and table under this heading in the explanator y statement described in section 4( in the matter preceding division A of the consolidated Act ).MIS SISSI P PI R I VE R ANDT RI BU TARIES F or expenses necessary for flood damage reduction projects and related efforts in the M ississippi R iver alluvial valley below C ape G irardeau, Missouri, as authorized by law, $38 3,8 2 3, 0 00, to remain available until expended, of which such sums as are nec- essary to cover the Federal share of eligible operation and mainte- nance costs for inland harbors shall be derived from the H arbor Maintenance T rust Fund
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d, That the Chief of E ngineers is directed to use $ 5 ,000,000 of the funds provided herein for design and real estate activities and pump supply elements for the Y azoo B asin, Yazoo Bac k water P umping Plant, Mississippi: Provided fu r -th er, That the S ecretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers is directed to use $8,000,000 appropriated herein for construction of water withdrawal features of the Grand Prairie, Arkansas, project: Provided further , That, except as provided in section 1 01 of this Act, the amounts made available under this paragraph shall be expended as authorized in law for the projects and activities specified in the text and table under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). O PERATION AND MAINTENAN C E For expenses necessary for the operation, maintenance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, a q uatic ecosystem restoration, and related projects authorized by law providing security for infrastructure owned or operated by the Corps, including administrative buildings and laboratories; maintaining harbor channels provided by a State, municipality, or other public agency that serve essential navigation needs of general commerce, where authorized by law; surveying and charting northern and northwestern lakes and connecting waters; clearing and straightening channels; and removing obstructions to naviga- tion, $2,201, 9 00,000, to remain available until expended, of which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for coastal harbors and channels, and for inland harbors shall be derived from the Harbor Mainte- nance Trust Fund; of which such sums as become available from the special account for the Corps established by the L and and W ater Conservation Act of 19 6 5, as amended (16 U .S.C. 460l – 6a(i)), shall be derived from that account for resource protection, research, interpretation, and maintenance activities related to resource protection in the areas at which outdoor recreation is available; and of which such sums as become available from fees collected under section 21 7 of the Water Resources D evelopment Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–303), shall be used to cover the cost of operation and maintenance of the dredged material disposal facilities for which such fees have been collected: Provided, That of the amounts provided herein, not to exceed $500,000 is provided to the Secretary of the Army to reimburse travel expenses as provided for in section 9003(f) of the Water Resources Development