110 STAT. 3696 PUBLIC LAW 104-303—OCT. 12, 1996 shall be effective only to such extent and in such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts. SEC. 218. OBSTRUCTION REMOVAL REQUIREMENT. (a) PENALTY.—Section 16 of the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations for the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes", 33 USC 411,412. approved March 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 411; 30 Stat. 1153), is amended— (1) by striking "thirteen, fourteen, and fifteen" each place it appears and inserting "13, 14, 15, 19, and 20"; and (2) by striking "not exceeding twenty-five hundred dollars nor less than five hundred dollars" and inserting "of up to $25,000 per day". (b) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— Section 20 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 415) is amended— (1) in subsection (a) by striking "expense" the 1st place it appears and inserting "actual expense, including administrative expenses,"; (2) in subsection (b) by striking "cost" and inserting "actual cost, including administrative costs,"; (3) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and (4) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: "(b) REMOVAL REQUIREMENT. —Not later than 24 hours after the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating issues an order to stop or delay navigation in any navigable waters of the United States because of conditions related to the sinking or grounding of a vessel, the owner or operator of the vessel, with the approval of the Secretary of the Army, shall begin removal of the vessel using the most expeditious removal method available or, if appropriate, secure the vessel pending removal to allow navigation to resume. If the owner or operator fails to begin removal or to secure the vessel pending removal or fails to complete removal on an expedited basis, the Secretary of the Army shall remove or destroy the vessel using the summary removal procedures under subsection (a).". SEC. 219. SMALL PROJECT AUTHORIZATIONS. Section 14 of the Act entitled "An Act authorizing the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes", approved July 24, 1946 (33 U.S.C. 701r), is amended— (1) by striking "$12,500,000 " and inserting "$15,000,000 "; and (2) by striking "$500,000 " and inserting "$1,000,000". SEC. 220. UNECONOMICAL COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS. Section 221(a) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b(a)) is amended by striking the period at the end of the 1st sentence and inserting the following: "; except that no such agreement shall be required if the Secretary determines that the administrative costs associated with negotiating, executing, or administering the agreement would exceed the amount of the contribution required from the non-Federal interest and are less than $25,000. ".
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