118 STAT. 2935 PUBLIC LAW 108–447—DEC. 8, 2004 DIVISION C—ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2005 TITLE I DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS—CIVIL The following appropriations shall be expended under the direc tion of the Secretary of the Army and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers for authorized civil functions of the Department of the Army pertaining to rivers and harbors, flood control, shore protection and storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restora tion, and related purposes. GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS For expenses necessary for the collection and study of basic information pertaining to river and harbor, flood control, shore protection and storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restora tion, and related projects, restudy of authorized projects, miscella neous investigations, and, when authorized by law, surveys and detailed studies and plans and specifications of projects prior to construction, $144,500,000, to remain available until expended: Pro vided, That the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is directed to use $300,000 for the continued preconstruction, engineering, and design of Waikiki Beach, Oahu, Hawaii, the project to be designed and evaluated, as authorized and that any recommendations for a National Economic Develop ment Plan shall be accepted notwithstanding the extent of recre ation benefits supporting the project features, in view of the fact that recreation is extremely important in sustaining and increasing the economic well being of the State of Hawaii and the nation: Provided further, That in conducting the Southwest Valley Flood Damage Reduction Study, Albuquerque, New Mexico, the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, shall include an evaluation of flood damage reduction measures that would other wise be excluded from the feasibility analysis based on policies regarding the frequency of flooding, the drainage areas, and the amount of runoff: Provided further, That for the Ohio Riverfront, Cincinnati, Ohio, project, the cost of planning and design under taken by non Federal interests shall be credited toward the non Federal share of project design costs. CONSTRUCTION, GENERAL For expenses necessary for the construction of river and harbor, flood control, shore protection and storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related projects authorized by law; for conducting detailed studies, and plans and specifications, of such projects (including those for development with participation or under consideration for participation by States, local governments, or private groups) authorized or made eligible for selection by law (but such detailed studies, and plans and specifications, shall not constitute a commitment of the Government to construction); Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2005.
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