113 STAT. 344 PUBLIC LAW 106-53—AUG. 17, 1999 33 USC 2333. SEC. 616. IRRIGATION DIVERSION PROTECTION AND FISHERIES ENHANCEMENT ASSISTANCE. (a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary may provide technical planning and design assistance to non-Federal interests and may conduct other site-specific studies to formulate and evaluate fish screens, fish passages devices, and other measures to decrease the incidence of juvenile and adult fish inadvertently entering irrigation systems. (b) COOPERATION.—Measures under subsection (a)— (1) shall be developed in cooperation with Federal and State resource agencies; and (2) shall not impair the continued withdrawal of water for irrigation purposes. (c) PRIORITY.— In providing assistance under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give priority based on— (1) the objectives of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); (2) cost-effectiveness; and (3) the potential for reducing fish mortality. (d) NON-FEDERAL SHARE.— (1) IN GENERAL. —The non-Federal share of the cost of measures under subsection (a) shall be 50 percent. (2) IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS. — Not more than 50 percent of the non-Federal contribution may be made through the provision of services, materials, supplies, or other in-kind contributions. (e) No CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY.—This section does not authorize any construction activity. Deadline. (f) REPORT.—Not later than 2 ye£U"s after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on— (1) fish mortality caused by irrigation water intake devices; (2) appropriate measures to reduce fish mortality; (3) the extent to which those measures are currently being employed in arid States; (4) the construction costs associated with those measures; and (5) the appropriate Federal role, if any, to encourage the use of those measures. 33 USC 2334. SEC. 516. INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR WATERSHED RESTORA- TION. The Secretary shall examine using, and, if appropriate, encourage the use of, innovative treatment technologies, including membrane technologies, for watershed and environmental restoration and protection projects involving watar quality. SEC. 517. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN PROJECTS. The Secretary shall expedite completion of the reports for the following projects and, if justified, proceed directly to project preconstruction, engineering, and design: (1) Sluice Creek, Guilford, Connecticut, and Lighthouse Point Park, New Haven, Connecticut. (2) Alafia Channel, Tampa Hsu'bor, Florida, project for navigation. (3) Little Calumet River, Indieuia. (4) Ohio River Greenway, Indieuia, project for environmental restoration and recreation.
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