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PUBLIC LAW 98-243—MAR. 26, 1984 Public Law 98-243 98th Congress An Act

Mar. 26, 1984 [S. 912] Energy. Abbeville, S.C. 80 Stat. 1418.

Rivers and harbors. Eastport, Maine.

To modify the authority for the Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake project, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake project, authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 1420), is hereby modified to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to provide such power to the city of Abbeville, South Carolina, as the Secretary determines to be necessary to mitigate the reduction in hydroelectric power produced at the city-owned hydroelectric plant at Lake Secession caused by the construction and operation of the project. Such power shall be provided to the city for a period not to exceed the remaining service life of the city-owned hydroelectric plant as part of the operational requirements and costs of the project under such terms and conditions as the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, determines to be appropriate. The Secretary of Energy is authorized to provide assistance in the delivery of such power. SEC. 2. (a) The project for navigation at Eastport Harbor, Maine, authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 480), is not authorized after the date of enactment of this Act. (b) The Secretary shall transfer without consideration to the city of Eastport, Maine, title to any facilities and improvements constructed by the United States as part of the project described in subsection (a) of this section. Such transfer shall be made as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act. Nothing in this section shall require the conveyance of any interest in land underlying such project title to which is held by the State of Maine. Approved March 26, 1984.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 912: SENATE REPORT No. 98-306 (Comm. on Environment and Public Works). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 129 (1983): Nov. 16, considered and peissed Senate. Vol. 130 (1984): Mar. 13, considered and passed House.

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