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Sec. 1316 · S. 4949

Lower Willamette and Columbia Rivers, Washington and Oregon

Division A — Water resources development › Title III — Deauthorizations and Modifications

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Introduced · Sec. 1316

(a) In general The non-Federal interests for the project for navigation, Lower Willamette and Columbia Rivers, from Portland, Oregon, to the sea, authorized by the first section of the Act of June 18, 1878 (20 Stat. 157, chapter 264), shall pay 20 percent of the cost of construction of land-based and aquatic dredged material placement facilities required for operation and maintenance of the project. (b) Land, easements, rights-of-Way, and relocations Any costs paid by the non-Federal interests described in subsection (a) to provide the land, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations required for the facilities described in that subsection shall be credited toward the non-Federal share under this section. (c) Timing of payment The non-Federal interests for the project described in subsection (a) may provide the non-Federal share under this section during construction or over a period not to exceed 30 years from the date on which construction of the facilities described in that subsection is completed, at an interest rate determined pursuant to section 106 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2216). (d) Coordination with States In constructing the facilities described in subsection (a) and placing dredged material in the facilities, the Secretary shall— (1) coordinate in advance with affected State and local governments; and (2) share monitoring and other data associated with construction of the facilities and placement of dredged material in the facilities.

•S 4949 ISSEC. 1316
Committee version · Sec. 1316

(a) In general The non-Federal interests for the project for navigation, Lower Willamette and Columbia Rivers, from Portland, Oregon, to the sea, authorized by the first section of the Act of June 18, 1878 (20 Stat. 157, chapter 264), shall pay 20 percent of the cost of construction of land-based and aquatic dredged material placement facilities required for operation and maintenance of the project. (b) Land, easements, rights-of-Way, and relocations Any costs paid by the non-Federal interests described in subsection (a) to provide the land, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations required for the facilities described in that subsection shall be credited toward the non-Federal share under this section. (c) Timing of payment The non-Federal interests for the project described in subsection (a) may provide the non-Federal share under this section during construction or over a period not to exceed 30 years from the date on which construction of the facilities described in that subsection is completed, at an interest rate determined pursuant to section 106 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2216). (d) Coordination with States In constructing the facilities described in subsection (a) and placing dredged material in the facilities, the Secretary shall— (1) coordinate in advance with affected State and local governments; and (2) share monitoring and other data associated with construction of the facilities and placement of dredged material in the facilities.

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