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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1988

102 STAT. 4022

33 USC 2312.

House of Representatives a report on the implementation of this subsection. SEC. 5. COMMENTS ON CERTAIN CHANGES IN OPERATIONS OF RESERVOIRS. Before the Secretary may make changes in the operation of any reservoir which will result in or require a reallocation of storage space in such reservoir or will significantly affect any project purpose, the Secretary shall provide an opportunity for public review and comment. SEC. 6. OPERATION OF CERTAIN PROJECTS TO ENHANCE RECREATION. (a) ENHANCEMENT OF RECREATION.—The Secretary shall ensure, to the extent compatible with other project purposes, that each water resources project referred to in this subsection is operated in such manner as will protect and enhance recreation associated with such project. The Secretary is authorized to manage project lands at each such project in such manner as will improve opportunities for recreation at the project. Such activities shall be included as authorized project purposes of each project. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to affect the authority or discretion of the Secretary with respect to carrying out other authorized project puroses or to comply with other requirements or obligations of the ecretary which are legally binding as of the date of the enactment of this Act. The provisions of this subsection shall apply to the following projects: (1) Beechfork Lake, West Virginia. (2) Bluestone Lake, West Virginia. (3) East Lynn Lake, West Virginia. (4) Francis E. Walter Dam, Pennsylvania. (5) Jennings Randolph Lake (Bloomington Dam), Maryland and West Virgina, (6) R.D. Bailey Lake, West Virginia. (7) Savage River Dam, Maryland. (8) Youghiogheny River Lake, Pennsylvania and Maryland. (9) Summersville Lake, West Virginia. (10) Sutton Lake, West Virginia. (11) Stonewall Jackson Lake, West Virginia. (b) RECREATION DEFINED.—As used in this section, in addition to recreation on lands associated with the project, the term "recreation" includes (but shall not be limited to) downstream Whitewater recreation which is dependent on project operations, recreational fishing, and boating on water at the project. SEC. 7. COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. (a) IN GENERAL,—For* the purpose of improving the state of engineering and construction in the United States and consistent with the mission of the Army Corps of Engineers, the Secretary is authorized to utilize Army Corps of Engineers laboratories and research centers to undertake, on a cost-shared basis, collaborative research and development with non-Federal entities, including State and local government, colleges and universities, and corporations, partnerships, sole proprietorships, and trade associations which are incorporated or established under the laws of any of the several States of the United States or the District of Columbia. (b) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—In Carrying out this section, the Secretary may consider the recommendations of a non-Federal

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33 USC 2313.

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PUBLIC LAW 100-676—NOV. 17, 1988