Water Resources Development Act of 1988

Summary

Water Resources Development Act of 1988 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out specified public works projects at the following locations: (1) flood control, Lower Mission Creek, Santa Barbara, California; (2) navigation, Ft. Pierce Harbor, Florida; (3) beach erosion control, Nassau County (Amelia Island), Florida; (4) flood control, Chicagoland Underflow Plan, Illinois; (5) navigation, Lower Ohio River, Illinois and Kentucky; (6) flood control, Hazard, Kentucky; (7) navigation, Wolf and Jordan Rivers and Bayou Portage, Mississippi; (8) flood control, Truckee Meadows, Nevada; (9) flood control, Scioto River, West Columbus, Ohio; (10) navigation, Delaware River, Philadelphia to Wilmington, Pennsylvania and Delaware; (11) flood control, Cypress Creek, Texas; (12) flood control, Falfurrias, Texas; (13) navigation, Guadalupe River to Victoria, Texas; and (14) flood control, McGrath Creek, Wichita Falls, Texas. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out the following projects subject to favorable reports: (1) flood control, Coyote and Berryessa Creeks, California; (2) navigation, Morro Bay, California; (3) navigation, Port of Ventura, California; (4) navigation, Miami Harbor, Florida; (5) navigation, Great Lakes connecting channels and harbors, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin; (6) dike replacement, Small Boat Harbor, Buffalo Harbor, New York; and (7) flood control, Rio de la Plata, Puerto Rico. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to extend its cost sharing and cost ceiling provisions to all water resources projects enacted after the date of enactment of such Act. Modifies the project for flood control, West Memphis and vicinity, Arkansas, to provide that non-Federal cooperation for such project may be provided by private individuals, private organizations, levee districts, drainage districts, or any unit of a State, county, or local government. Authorizes the Secretary to construct the breakwaters to a greater height at the project at King Harbor, Redondo Beach, California, if recommended in a report of the Chief of Engineers and approved by the Secretary. Modifies the navigation project for Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors, San Pedro Bay, California, to provide that, if non-Federal interests carry out any work associated with such project which is later recommended by the Chief of Engineers and approved by the Secretary, the Secretary may reimburse such non-Federal interests an amount equal to the Federal share of the costs, without interest. Modifies the project for San Leandro Marina, California, to authorize the Secretary to maintain an access channel extending from the southern auxiliary access channel to the boat launching ramp of the city of San Leandro in the vicinity of the small boat lagoon. Deauthorizes the auxiliary access channel and basin extending to the north end of the project. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to require that the Federal share of the cost of the project for Indiana shoreline erosion be determined in accordance with title I of such Act. Modifies the project for flood control at Redwood River, Marshall, Minnesota, to authorize the Secretary to construct the project in accordance with a specified memorandum and at increased costs. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to provide that the flood control project for Root River Basin, Minnesota, does not affect the authority of the Secretary to carry out a small project under the Flood Control Act of 1948. Modifies the flood control project, Roseau River, Minnesota, to direct the Secretary to construct a flood control levee in the vicinity of Duxby, Minnesota. Authorizes the Secretary to provide services to the non-Federal project sponsor in the design and the construction of upstream and downstream non-Federal extensions to the Federal project for flood control, Brush Creek and Tributaries, Missouri and Kansas, if the non-Federal sponsor provides funds, in advance, to cover all costs of such services. Provides that such extensions shall not be considered part of the Federal project. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to increase the ceiling costs for the navigation project for the Blair and Sitcum Waterways, Washington. Modifies the project for Wynoochee Lake, Wynoochee River, Washington, authorized under the Flood Control Act of 1962, to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to permit the city of Aberdeen, Washington, to operate, maintain, repair, and rehabilitate such project after September 30, 1988. Sets forth terms and conditions and other administrative provisions if the Secretary grants the city permission to proceed. Requires the Secretary to provide an opportunity for public review and comment before any changes are made in the operation of any reservoir which will result in or require a reallocation of storage space in such reservoir or will significantly affect any project purpose. Directs the Secretary, in planning any water resources project, to consider the impact on existing and future recreational and commercial uses in the area surrounding the project. Directs the Secretary to ensure that the following projects enhance recreation: (1) Beechfork Lake, West Virginia; (2) Bluestone Lake, West Virginia; (3) East Lynn Lake, West Virginia; (4) Francis E. Walter Dam, Pennsylvania; (5) Jennings Randolph Lake, Maryland and West Virginia; (6) R.D. Bailey Lake, West Virginia; (7) Savage River Dam, Maryland; and (8) Youghiogheny River Lake, Pennsylvania and Maryland. Amends the Flood Control Act of 1968 to change the reimbursement limitation per project to $3,000,000 or one percent of the total project cost, whichever is greater. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to provide for crediting utility relocation costs of harbor construction borne by non-Federal interests toward the additional ten percent payment they are assessed for the cost of general navigation features of a project over 30 years. Requires projects for hurricane or storm damage reduction to comply with applicable flood plain requirements. Allows a Federal Project Repayment District to use any cost-recovery approach that is consistent with State law to satisfy cost-recovery requirements. (Currently, such districts are restricted to cost-recovery through property transfer fees.) Provides that the costs of operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of projects under the Upper Mississippi River Plan shall be the responsibility of the entity that owns the lands on which the project is located. Authorizes the Secretary, in cooperation with other Federal agencies and the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, to design and implement a comprehensive flood warning and response system to serve communities and flood prone areas along the Juniata River and tributaries in Pennsylvania to demonstrate the effectiveness of such systems and to evaluate their costs. Authorizes appropriations for such project. Reauthorizes the flood control project at Lakeport Lake, California. Makes Sacramento, California, eligible for flood protection under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968. Provides funding for the non-Federal share of the cost of any project to reconstruct the Santa Monica breakwater. Amends the River and Harbor Act of 1970 to authorize the Secretary to continue to deposit dredged materials into a contained spoil disposal facility in the Great Lakes until the Secretary determines that such facility is no longer needed or that it is completely full. Requires the Secretary to conduct a study and monitoring program to determine whether toxic pollutants are present in such facilities and to determine the concentration levels of such pollutants. Requires the Secretary to conduct an inspection and monitoring program to determine whether toxic pollutants are leaking from such facilities. Authorizes the Secretary to exchange certain lands in Whitman County, Washington, for wildlife mitigation purposes. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1976 to require the Secretary to accommodate the schedule of any State that requests the placement of beach quality sand. Declares certain portions of the Delaware River in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, as nonnavigable. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress on a study and demonstration project to determine the effects of fluctuations of the water level of Carter Lake, Iowa and Nebraska, on groundwater induced flooding and the methods of reducing such flooding by pumping water between the lake and the Missouri River. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study to determine the extent of seepage associated with the flood control project at Memphis Harbor, Ensley Berm, Tennessee, and the need for corrective measures. Directs the Secretary, before issuing a permit for a proposed municipal landfill in the vicinity of Bartlett, Illinois, to study and report to the Congress on the impact of such landfill on the Newark Valley Aquifer and on the ability of water from the aquifer to dilute, for purposes of drinking water supply, naturally occurring radium in groundwater. Authorizes appropriations for the Secretary to establish a Technical Resource Service for the Red River Basin in Minnesota and North Dakota, for the purpose of providing technical services for the development and implementation of State and local water and related land resources initiatives. Amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to deauthorize the water resources projects at: (1) Rockland Lake, Texas; (2) White River, Batesville, Arkansas; (3) Chicago Harbor, Illinois; and (4) Algoma, Wisconsin (outer harbor). Declares that the navigation projects for Monterey Harbor, California, and the North Branch of the Chicago River, Illinois, shall remain authorized after December 31, 1989. Makes the following name designations: (1) the Soldier Creek Diversion Unit, Topeka, Kansas, as the Lewis M. Paramore Diversion Unit; (2) the lake formed by the Felsenthal Dam on the Ouachita River, Arkansas, as Lake Jack Lee; (3) the Ventura Marina, located in Ventura County, California, as the Ventura Harbor; (4) the harbor on the Mississippi River at Hickman, Kentucky, as the Elvis Stahr Harbor, Port of Hickman; (5) the lock and dam number 4 on Arkansas River, Arkansas, as the Emmett Sanders Lock and Dam; (6) the lock and dam number 3 on the Arkansas River, Arkansas, as the Joe Hardin Lock and Dam; and (7) the Black Butte Lake, Sacramento River Basin, California, as the Harold T. "Bizz" Johnson Lake.

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 30 September 1988

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 12 September 1988

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 7 September 1988

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