113 STAT. 346 PUBLIC LAW 106-53—AUG. 17, 1999 for construction of the Beaver Lake trout production facility and related facilities. SEC. 523. CHINO DAIRY PRESERVE, CALIFORNIA. (a) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary, in coordination with the heads of other Federal agencies, shall provide technical assistance to State and local agencies in the study, design, and implementation of measures for flood damage reduction and environmental restoration and protection in the Santa Ana River watershed, Cedifornia, with particular emphasis on structural and nonstructural measures in the vicinity of the Chino Dairy Preserve. (b) COST SHARING. —The non-Federal share of the cost of activities assisted under subsection (a) shall be 50 percent. (c) COMPREHENSIVE STUDY.— The Secretary shall conduct a feasibility study to determine the most cost-effective plan for flood deimage reduction and environmental restoration and protection in the vicinity of the Chino Dgiiry Preserve, Santa Ana River watershed, Oremge County and San Bernardino County, CaJifomia. SEC. 524. ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA. (a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary, in cooperation with local governments, may prepare special area management plans for Orange and San Diego Counties, California, to demonstrate the effectiveness of using the plans to provide information regarding aquatic resources. (b) USE OF PLANS. —The Secretary may— (1) use plans described in subsection (a) in making regulatory decisions; and (2) issue permits consistent with the plans. SEC. 525. RUSH CREEK, NOVATO, CALIFORNIA. The Secretary shall carry out a project for flood control under section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s) at Rush Creek, Novato, California, if the Secretary determines that the project is technically sound, environmentally acceptable, and economically justified. SEC. 526. SANTA CRUZ HARBOR, CALIFORNIA. The Secretary may— (1) modify the cooperative agreement with the Santa Cruz Port District, California, to reflect unanticipated additional dredging effort; and (2) extend the agreement for 10 years. SEC. 527. LOWER ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN, FLORIDA. (a) COMPUTER MODEL.— (1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary may apply the computer model developed under the St. Johns River basin feasibility study to assist non-Federal interests in developing strategies for improving water quality in the Lower St. Johns River basin, Florida. (2) COST SHARING.— The non-Federal share of the cost of activities assisted under p^^agraph (1) shall be 50 percent. (b) TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY. —The Secretary may provide 1-foot contour topographic survey maps of the Lower St. Johns River basin, Florida, to non-Federal interests for analyzing environmental data and establishing benchmarks for subbasins.
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