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PUBLIC LAW 93-251-MAR. 7, 1974
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acting through the Chief of Engineers, is authorized to relocate the existing F A S 1343 crossing over the Vermilion Creek, as required for the Onaga Lake project, in advance of construction of such project. son'raTet^w v'^a^' ^^^- ^^^' "^^^ requirements of section 221 of the Flood Control 42 USC'1962d-* Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-611) shall not apply to any agreements, ^^' to include agreements on recreational development, between the Federal Government and the State of "West Virginia for local cooperation as a condition for the construction of the project for Stonewall Jackson Lake, West Fork River, West Virginia, authorized by section 203 of 80 Stat. 1421. the Flood Control Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-789). The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is authorized to contract with the State of West Virginia on the items of local cooperation for the Stonewall Jackson Lake project, which are to be assumed by the State, notwithstanding that the State may elect to make its performance of any obligation contingent upon the State legislature making the necessary appropriations and funds being allocated for the same or subject to the availability of funds on the part of the State. souris River, gj,^_ -^QQ "j^j^g proiect for flood protection on the Souris River at N. D a k., flood
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Mmot, JNorth l^akota, ajjproved by resolutions oi the Committees on 33 USC 70Ic Public Works of the Senate,and House of Representatives under the note. authority of section 201 of the Flood Control Act of 1968, is hereby modified to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to reimburse the designated non-Federal public bodies for the estimated additional cost being incurred by them for lands and relocations in the proposed channel realignment at the Third Avenue N.E. Bridge in Minot. The amount of reimbursable costs shall not exceed $200,000. Chester Bridge, §^0. 106. Notwithstanding section 105 of the River and Harbor Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 1406) or any other provision of the law, the States of Illinois and ]Missouri, which are connected by the bridge con54 Stat. 765. structcd by the city of Chester, Illinois, pursuant to Public Law 76-751 7 2 Stat. 355. j^j^,(j p^bijc Law 85-512, are authorized to contract individually or jointly with the city of Chester, Illinois, on or before June 1, 1974, to assume responsibility for the operation, maintenance, and repair of the Chester Bridge and the approaches thereto and lawful expenses incurred in connection therewith (exclusive of principal, interest, and financing charges on the outstanding indebtedness on such bridge and approaches). When either or both States enter into such an agreement, all tolls thereafter charged for transit over such bridge shall, except as provided in the last two sentences of this Act, be used exclusively (A) to retire outstanding indebtedness (including reasonable interest and financing charges) on the bridge and approaches thereto and (B) credited into a sinking fund established for such bridge. No tolls shall be charged for transit over such bridge after the outstanding indebtedness on the bridge and approaches (including reasonable interest and financing charges) has been retired, or sufficient funds are available through the sinking fund to pay off all outstanding indebtedness (including reasonable interest and financing charges) on such bridge and approaches. If a State declines or is unable to participate in the agreement authorized by this Act, the other State may assume the responsibilities such State would have assumed under such an agreement. In that event, the assuming State shall be entitled to receive from toll revenues, after provision is made for principal and interest payments on any indebtedness then outstanding on the bridge and its approaches, as reimbursement, an amount of money (no less often than annually) which is equal to the nonparticipating State's fair share of the operating, maintenance, repair, and other lawful costs incurred in connection with the bridge and its approaches.
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