113 STAT. 380 PUBLIC LAW 106-53—AUG. 17, 1999 on publicly owned or controlled land), but not to exceed 25 percent of total project costs. (E) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE. —The non-Federal share of operation and maintenance costs for projects constructed with assistance provided under this section shall be 100 percent, (e) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS.— Nothing in this section waives, limits, or otherwise affects the applicability of any provision of Federal or State law that would otherwise apply to a project to be carried out with assistance provided under this section. Deadline. (f) REPORT. —Not later than December 31, 2001, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the pilot program carried out under this section, including recommendations concerning whether the program should be implemented on a national basis. (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—T here is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for the period beginning with fiscal yesir 2000, to remain available luitil expended. SEC. 593. CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. (a) DEFINITION OF CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. —In this section, the term "central New Mexico" means the counties of Bernalillo, Sandoval, and Valencia, New Mexico. (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.— The Secretary may establish a pilot program to provide environmental assisteuice to non-Federal interests in central New Mexico. (c) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.—Assistance under this section may be in the form of design and construction assistance for waterrelated environmental infi*astructure and resource protection and development projects in central New Mexico, including projects for wastewater treatment and related facilities, water supply, conservation, and related facilities, stormwater retention and remediation, environmental restoration, and surface water resource protection and development. (d) PUBLIC OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENT.— The Secretary may provide assistsmce for a project under this section only if the project is publicly owned. (e) LOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT. — (1) IN GENERAL.— Before providing assistance under this section, the Secretary shall enter into a local cooperation agreement with a non-Federal interest to provide for design and construction of the project to be carried out with the assistance. (2) REQUIREMENTS.—Each local cooperation agreement entered into under this subsection shall provide for the following: (A) PLAN. —Development by the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal and State officials, of a facilities or resovu*ce protection and development plan, including appropriate engineering plans and specifications. (B) LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES. —Establishment of such legal and institutional structures as are necessary to ensure the effective long-term operation of the project by the non-Federal interest. (3) COST SHARING.—
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