113 STAT. 374 PUBLIC LAW 106-53—AUG. 17, 1999 SEC. 674. EAST LYNN LAKE, WEST VIRGINIA. The Secretary shall defer any decision relating to the leasing of mineral resources underlying East Lynn Lake, West Virginia, project lands to the Federal entity vested with such leasing authority. SEC. 575. EEL RIVER, CALIFORNIA. (a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine whether flooding in the city of Ferndale, California, is the result of the Federal flood control project on the Eel River. (b) MITIGATION MEASURES.—I f the Secretary determines that the flooding is the result of the project, the Secretary shall take appropriate measures (including dredging of the Salt River and construction of sediment ponds at the confluence of Francis, Reas, and Williams Creeks) to mitigate the flooding, SEC. 676. NORTH LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. The Secretary— (1) shall review a report prepared by the non-Federal interest concerning flood protection for the Dark Hollow area of North Little Rock, Arkansas; and (2) if the Secretary determines that the report meets the evaluation and design standards of the Corps of Engineers and that the project is economically justified, technically sound, and environmentally acceptable, may csury out the project. SEC. 677. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER, MISSISSIPPI PLACE, ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA. Contracts. (a) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement to participate in a project for the planning, design, and construction of infrastructure and other improvements at Mississippi Place, St. Paul, Minnesota. (b) COST SHARING.— (1) IN GENERAL.— The Federal share of the cost of the project shall be 50 percent. The Federal share may be provided in the form of grants or reimbursements of project costs. (2) CREDIT FOR NON-FEDERAL WORK.— The non-Federal interest shall receive credit toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project for reasonable costs incurred by the non-Feder£j interest as a result of participation in the planning, design, and construction of the project. (3) LAND, EASEMENTS, AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY CREDIT.— The non-Federal interest shall receive credit toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project for land, easements, rightsof-way, and relocations provided by the non-Federal interest with respect to the project. (4) OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.—The non-Federal share of operation and maintenance costs for the project shall be 100 percent. (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —T here is authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 to carry out this section. SEC. 578. DREDGING OF SALT PONDS IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND. The Secretary may acquire for the State of Rhode Island a dredge and associated equipment with the capacity to dredge approximately 100 cubic yards per hour for use by the State in dredging salt ponds in the State.
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