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Humboldt Bay, California: House Document Numbered 282, Eighty-fifth Congress, at an estimated cost of $38,200; Santa Cruz County, California: House Document Numbered 179, Eighty-fifth Congress, at an estimated cost of $516,000; San Diego County, California: House Document Numbered 399, Eighty-fourth Congress, at an estimated cost of $289,000; Hawaii. Waimea Beach and Hanapepe Bay, Island of Kauai, Territory of Hawaii: House Document Numbered 432, Eighty-fourth Congress, at an estimated cost of $20,000. Reimbursement SEC. 102. That the Secretary of the Army is hereby authorized to reimburse local interests for such work done by them, on the beach erosion projects authorized in section 101, subsequent to the initiation of the cooperative studies which form the basis for the projects: Provided, That the work which may have been done on these projects is approved by the Chief of Engineers as being in accordance with the projects hereby adopted: Provided further, That such reimbursement shall be subject to appropriations applicable thereto or funds available therefor and shall not take precedence over other pending projects of higher priority for improvements. Algiers Canal SEC. 103. That pending fulfillment of the conditions of local coopBridge. eration for the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Algiers Canal, as author59 Stat. 10. ized by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945, appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for maintenance of rivers and harbors may be used for operation and maintenance of the railroad bridge over Algiers Canal for the period from September 1, 1956, to December 31, 1958. A q u a t i c plant SEC. 104. That there is hereby authorized a comprehensive project growths. to provide for control and progressive eradication of the waterControl. hyacinth, alli^atorweed, and other obnoxious aquatic plant growths from the navigable waters, tributary streams, connecting channels, and other allied waters in the States of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, I^uisiana, and Texas, in the combined interest of navigation, flood control, drainage, agriculture, fish and wildlife conservation, public health, and related purposes, including continued research for development of the most effective and economic control measures, at an estimated additional cost for the expanded program over that now underway of $1,350,000 annually for five years, of which 70 per centum, presently estimated at $945,000, shall be borne by the United States and 30 per centum, presently estimated at $405,000, by local interests, to be administered by the Chief of Engineers, under the direction of the Secretary of the Army in cooperation with other Federal and State agencies in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers, published as House Document Numbered 37, Eighty-fifth Congress: Provided, That local interests agree to hold and save the United States free from claims that may occur from such operations and participate to the extent of 30 per centum of the cost of the additional program: Provided further, That Federal funds appropriated for this project shall be allocated by the Chief of Engineers on a priority basis, based upon the urgency and need of each area, and the availability of local funds. Survey reports SEC. 105. That for preliminary examinations and surveys authorized in previous river and harbor and flood-control Acts, the Secretary of the Army is hereby directed to cause investigations and reports for navigation and allied purposes to be prepared under the supervision of the Chief of Engineers in the form of survey reports, and that preliminary examination reports shall no longer be required to be prepared. Florida. SEC. 106. That the improvement of Apalachicola Bay, Florida, 68 Stat. 1251. authorized by the River and Harbor Act of 1954 in accordance with
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