Sec. 103. ### (a) Grants and Assistance

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## Sec. 103 ###

(a)Grants and Assistance The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall provide grants and technical assistance to the city of Fort Collins, Colorado, to carry out a study regarding the designation of the following area as a national recreation area: the 18.5-mile segment of the Cache la Poudre River Corridor from the northwest boundary of the city of Fort Collins urban growth area to the Weld-Larimer County line. ###

(b)Study The study under this section shall include each of the following: #####

(A)a comprehensive evaluation of the public recreation opportunities and flood plain management options which are available with respect to the river corridor involved; #####

(B)an evaluation of the natural, historical, and recreational values of such corridor; #####

(C)patterns for possible land acquisition within the corridor which are deemed necessary for the purpose of resource protection, scenic and integrity, or management and administration of the corridor area; #####

(D)cooperative management proposals for the administration of the corridor area; #####

(E)the number of visitors and types of public use within the corridor area that can be accommodated in accordance with the full protection of its resources; and #####

(F)the facilities deemed necessary to accommodate and provide access for such visitors and uses, including the location and estimated costs of such facilities. ###

(c)Report to Congress Within three years of the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary of Agriculture shall transmit to the Congress a comprehensive report containing the results of the study conducted pursuant to this section. ###

(d)Funding There are hereby authorized to be appropriated up to $150,000 to carry out the provisions of this section. ###

(e)Cost Sharing Not more than 75 per centum of the cost of the study carried out under this section shall be paid by the United States: *Provided, *That in no event shall the contribution of the United States exceed $150,000. The remaining portion of such costs shall be contributed by interested parties. The portion contributed by such interested parties may consist of appropriated funds or contributed services.