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 PUBLIC LAW 94-587—OCT. 22, 1976

90 STAT. 2943

Engineers and notification to Congress of the approval of the Chief of Engineers. (b) The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is authorized to construct the project for flood control and other purposes on the Red River below Denison Dam, Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana, in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers dated August 3, 1976, at an estimated cost of $4,131,000. SEC. 191. The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Galveston Bay, Engineers, is authorized to undertake the non-structural flood pro- Baytown, Tex., tection project on Galveston Bay at Baytown, Texas, in accordance project. with the final report of the Chief of Engineers, at an estimated Federal cost of $15,680,000; and provided that non-Federal interests shall be required to pay 20 per centum of the project costs. SEC. 192. The project for flood protection and other purposes on Deep Fork River, the Deep Fork River in the vicinity of Arcadia, Oklahoma, author- Arcadia, Okla., ized in section 201 of Public Law 91-611, is amended and reauthor- project. ized so as to delete the benefits for water quality and to include 84 Stat. 1824. benefits for water supply. SEC. 193. In order to assure an adequate supply of food to the Study. Nation and to promote the economic vitality of the High Plains Plans, report to Region, the Secretary of Commerce (hereinafter referred to in this Congress. section as the "Secretary"), acting through the Economic Develop- 42 USC ment Administration, in cooperation with the Secretary of the Army, 1962d-18. acting through the Chief of Engineers, and appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, and the private sector, is authorized and directed to study the depletion of the natural resources of those regions of the States of Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Nebraska presently utilizing the declining water resources of the Ogallala acquifer, and to develop plans to increase water supplies in the area and report thereon to Congress, together with any recommendations for further congressional action. In formulating these plans, the Secretary is directed to consider all past and ongoing studies, plans, and work on depleted water resources in the region, and to examine the feasibility of various alternatives to provide adequate wMter supplies in the area including, but not limited to, the transfer of water from adjacent areas, such portion to be conducted by the Chief of Engineers to assure the continued economic growth and vitality of the region. The Secretary shall report on the costs of Report. reasonably available options, the benefits of various options, and the costs of inaction. If water transfer is found to be a part of a reasonable solution, the Secretary, as part of his study, shall include a recommended plan for allocating and distributing water in an equitable fashion, taking into account existing water rights and the needs for future growth of all affected areas. An interim report, with rec- Reports to ommendations, shall be transmitted to the Congress no later than Congress. October 1, 1978, and a final report, with recommendations, shall be transmitted to Congress not later than July 1, 1980. A sum of Appropriation $6,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of carry- authorization. ing out this section. SEC. 194. The project for the Cochiti Reservoir in New Mexico as Cochiti part of the project for the improvement of the Rio Grande Basin, Reservoir, N. authorized in the Flood Control Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 488), is mod- Mex., project ified in order to direct the Secretary of the Army, acting through the modification. Chief of Engineers, to construct, for public recreation purposes, an access road from United States highway numbered 85 to such reservoir. There is authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $1,500,000 Appropriation authorization. to carry out the purposes of this section.

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