110 STAT. 3684 PUBLIC LAW 104-303 —OCT. 12, 1996 (7) HUNTING BAYOU, TEXAS.—The Hunting Bayou element of the project for flood control, Buffalo Bayou and tributaries, Texas, authorized by such section; except that, subject to the approval of the Secretary as provided by this section, the non- Federal interest may design and construct an alternative to such element. (8) WHITE OAK BAYOU, TEXAS.—The project for flood control, White Oak Bayou watershed, Texas. (g) TREATMENT OF FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION MEASURES.— For the purposes of this section, flood damage prevention measures at or in the vicinity of Morgan City and Berwick, Louisiana, shall be treated as an authorized separable element of the Atchafalaya Basin feature of the project for flood control, Mississippi River and Tributaries. 33 USC 2313a. SEC. 212. ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATIONS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. (a) SURVEYS, PLANS, AND STUDIES.— TO encourage innovative and environmentally sound engineering solutions and innovative environmental solutions to problems of national significance, the Secretary may undertake surveys, plans, and studies and prepare reports that may lead to work under existing civil works authorities or to recommendations for authorizations. (b) FUNDING. — (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1997 through 2000. (2) FUNDING FROM OTHER SOURCES.— The Secretary may accept and expend additional funds from other Federal agencies, States, or non-Federal entities for purposes of carrying out this section. 33 USC 576b. SEC. 213. LEASE AUTHORITY. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may lease space available in buildings for which funding for construction or purchase was provided from the revolving fund established by the 1st section of the Civil Functions Appropriations Act, 1954 (33 U.S.C. 576; 67 Stat. 199), under such terms and conditions as are acceptable to the Secretary. The proceeds from such leases shall be credited to the revolving fund for the purposes set forth in such Act. SEC. 214. COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. (a) FUNDING FROM OTHER FEDERAL SOURCES.—Section 7 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (33 U.S.C. 2313; 102 Stat. 4022-4023) is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by inserting "civil works" before "mission"; and (2) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following: "(e) FUNDING FROM OTHER FEDERAL SOURCES.— The Secretary may accept and expend additional funds from other Federal programs, including other Department of Defense programs, to carry out this section.". (b) PRE-AGREEMENT TEMPORARY PROTECTION OF TECH- NOLOGY.— Section 7 of such Act is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) as subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively; (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
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