Ill STAT. 176 PUBLIC LAW 105-18-JUNE 12, 1997 pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further, That with $5,000,000 of the funds appropriated herein, the Secretary of the Army is directed to initiate and complete preconstruction engineering and design and the associated Environmental Impact Statement for an emergency outlet from Devils Lake, North Dakota, to the Sheyenne River: Provided further, That of the funds appropriated under this paragraph, $5,000,000 shall be used for the project consisting of channel restoration and improvements on the James River authorized by section 401(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99- 662; 100 Stat. 4128) if the Secretary of the Army determines that the need for such restoration and improvements constitutes an emergency. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF RECLAMATION OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE For an additional amount for "Operation and Maintenance", $7,355,000, to remain available until expended, to repair damage caused by floods and other natural disasters: Provided, That of the total appropriated, the amount for program activities that can be financed by the Reclamation Fund shall be derived from that fund: Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. GENERAL PROVISIONS, CHAPTER 3 SEC. 3001. (a) Beginning in fiscal year 1997 and thereafter, the United States members and the alternate members appointed under the Susquehanna River Basin Compact (Public Law 91- 575), and the Delaware River Basin Compact (Public Law 87- 328), shall be officers of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, who hold Presidential appointments as Regular Army officers with Senate confirmation, and who shall serve without additional compensation. (b) Section 2, Reservations, Paragraph (u) of Public Law 91- 575 (84 Stat. 1509) and section 15.1, Reservations, Paragraph (d) of Public Law 87-328 (75 Stat. 688, 691) are hereby repealed. (c) Section 2.2 of Public Law 87-328 (75 Stat. 688, 691) is amended by striking the words "during the term of office of the President" and inserting the words "at the pleasure of the President". SEC. 3002. Notwithstanding section 5 of the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978, Public Law 95-578, as amended, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to obligate up to $1,200,000 for carrying out actual construction for safety of dam purposes to modify the Willow Creek Dam, Sun River Project, Montana. 16 USC 1536 SEC. 3003. (a) CONSULTATION AND CONFERENCING. —As provided note by regulations issued under the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) for emergency situations, formal consultation or conferencing under section 7(a)(2) or section 7(a)(4) of the Act for any action authorized, funded or carried out by any Federal agency
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