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[80 STAT. 1422]
PUBLIC LAW 89-000—MMMM. DD, 1966
[80 STAT. 1422]

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PUBLIC LAW 89-789-NOV. 7, 1966

[80 STAT.

ommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 486, Eighty-ninth Congress, at an estimated cost of $1,576,000. SACRAMENTO RIVER BASIN

The project for Marysville Dam and Reservoir, Yuba River Basin, California, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 501, Eighty-ninth Congress, at an estimated cost of $132,900,000. RUSSIAN RIVER BASIN

The project for Knights Valley, Russian River Basin, California, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 518, Eighty-ninth Congress, at an estimated cost of $166,800,000. SKAGIT RIVER BASIN

San Francisco Bay area. 76 Stat. 1191.

Libby Dam and Reservoir project, Mont. School facilities.

Flood hazards, etc., studies. 33 USC 709a.

The project for flood protection on the Skagit River, Washington, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 483, Eighty-ninth Congress, at an estimated cost of $5,804,000. SEC. 204. The second paragraph under the heading "San Francisco Bay Area" in section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 is hereby amended to read as follows: "The project for Corte Madera Creek, Marin County, California, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers in House Document Numbered 545, Eighty-seventh Congress, at an estimated cost of $7,790,000. Local interests shall contribute in cash 1.5 per centum of the Federal construction cost of the Ross Valley Unit, a contribution presently estimated at $110,000." SEC. 205. The Secretary of the Army acting through the Chief of Engineers is authorized to provide such school facilities as he may deem necessary for the education of dependents of persons engaged on the construction of the Libby Dam and Reservoir project, Montana, and to pay for the same from any funds available for such project. When he determines it to be in the public interest, the Secretary, acting through the Chief of Engineers, may enter into cooperative arrangements with local agencies for the operation of such Government facilities, for the expansion of local facilities at Federal expense, and for contributions by the Federal Government to cover the increased cost to local agencies of providing the educational services required by the Government. SEC. 206. Section 206 of the Flood Control Act of 1960 (74 Stat. 500) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 206. (a) I n recognition of the increasing use and development of the flood plains of the rivers of the United States and of the need for information on flood hazards to serve as a guide to such development, and as a basis for avoiding future flood hazards by regulation of use by States and political subdivisions thereof, and to assure that Federal departments and agencies may take proper cognizance of flood hazards, the Secretary of the Army, through the Chief of Engineers, is hereby authorized to compile and disseminate information on floods and flood damages, including identification of areas subject to inundation by floods of various magnitudes and frequencies, and general criteria for guidance of Federal and non-Federal interests and agencies in the use of flood plain areas; and to provide advice