123STA T . 2 847PUBLIC LA W 111 – 8 5—O CT. 28 , 2 0 0 9project report , e l e m e n t s o f t h e L e vi s a an dTugF or k softhe B ig S and yR iver and U pper C um b erland River
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d fu r th er, That not less than $3 , 0 00,000 of the funds provided for the Levisa and Tug Forks in K entucky shall be used for the project in the To w n of M artin, Kentucky .MIS SISSI P PI R I VE R ANDT RI BU TARIES For e x penses necessary for flood damage reduction projects and related efforts in the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape G irardeau, Missouri, as authori z ed by law, $3 4 0,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which such sums as are nec - essary to cover the Federal share of eligible operation and mainte- nance costs for inland harbors shall be derived from the H arbor Maintenance Trust Fund: Provided, That the Secretary of the A rmy, acting through the Chief of E ngineers is directed to use $ 9 , 6 6 1 ,000 appropriated herein for construction of water withdrawal features of the Grand P rairie, Arkansas, project. O PERATION AND MAINTENAN C E For expenses necessary for the operation, maintenance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, a q uatic ecosystem restoration, and related projects authorized by law
providing security for infrastructure owned or operated by the Corps, including administrative buildings and laboratories; maintaining harbor channels provided by a State, municipality, or other public agency that serve essential navigation needs of general commerce, where authorized by law; surveying and charting northern and northwestern lakes and connecting waters; clearing and straightening channels; and removing obstructions to naviga- tion, $ 2 ,400,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for coastal harbors and channels, and for inland harbors shall be derived from the Harbor Mainte- nance Trust Fund; of which such sums as become available from the special account for the Corps established by the Land and W ater Conservation Act of 196 5( 16 U.S.C. 460l – 6a(i ) ), shall be derived from that account for resource protection, research, interpretation, and maintenance activities related to resource protection in the areas at which outdoor recreation is available; and of which such sums as become available from fees collected under section 21 7 of the Water Resources D evelopment Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–303) shall be used to cover the cost of operation and maintenance of the dredged material disposal facili- ties for which such fees have been collected: Provided, That 1 percent of the total amount of funds provided for each of the programs, projects or activities funded under this heading shall not be allocated to a field operating activity prior to the beginning of the fourth quarter of the fiscal year and shall be available for use by the Chief of Engineers to fund such emergency activities as the Chief of Engineers determines to be necessary and appro- priate; and that the Chief of Engineers shall allocate during the fourth quarter any remaining funds which have not been used for emergency activities proportionally in accordance with the amounts provided for the programs, projects or activities.
