Sec. 602. LAKES PROGRAM
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## SEC. 602 LAKES PROGRAM ###
(a)Subject to section 903(a) of this Act, the Secretary shall carry out programs for the removal of silt, aquatic growth, and other material in the following lakes: ####
(1)Albert Lea Lake, Freeborn County, Minnesota, removal of silt and aquatic growth; ####
(2)Lake George, Hobart, Indiana, and in that part of Deep River upstream of such lake through Lake Station, Indiana, removal of silt, aquatic growth, and other material and construction of silt traps or other devices to prevent and abate the deposit of sediment in Lake George and such part of Deep River; ####
(3)Greenwood Lake and Belcher Creek, New Jersey, removal of silt and stumps; ####
(4)Sauk Lake and its tributary streams in the vicinity of Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota, removal of silt and aquatic growth; ####
(5)Deal Lake, Monmouth County, New Jersey, removal of silt and stumps and the control of pollution from nonpoint sources; ####
(6)Lake Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, removal of silt and aquatic growth, including construction of silt traps and providing other devices or equipment to prevent and abate the further deposit of sediment in Lake Worth; such project shall also provide for the use of dredged material from Lake Worth for the reclamation of despoiled land; ####
(7)Hamlet City Lake, Hamlet, North Carolina, removal of accumulated silt and debris including construction of silt traps and providing other devices or equipment to prevent and abate the further deposit of sediment in Hamlet City Lake; ####
(8)Lake Herman, Lake County, South Dakota, removal of excess silt; ####
(9)Gorton's Pond, Warwick, Rhode Island, mitigation activities recommended in the 1982 Environmental Protection Agency diagnostic feasibility study, including the installation of retention basins, the dredging of inlets and outlets in recommended areas and the disposal of dredge material, and weed harvesting and nutrient inactivation; ####
(10)Wappingers Lake, New York, for removal of silt and aquatic growth; ####
(11)Lake George, New York, for removal of silt and aquatic growth, stump removal, and the control of pollution; ####
(12)Goodyear Lake, Otsego County, New York, removal of silt and aquatic growth; ####
(13)Otsego Lake, Otsego County, New York, removal of silt and aquatic growth and measures to address high nutrient concentration; ####
(14)Oneida Lake, Oneida County, New York, removal of silt and aquatic growth and nutrient monitoring; ####
(15)Skaneateles and Owasco Lakes, New York, removal of silt and aquatic growth and prevention of sediment deposit; ####
(16)Twin Lakes, Paris, Illinois, removal of silt and excess aquatic vegetation, including measures to address excessive sedimentation, high nutrient concentration, and shoreline erosion; ####
(17)Clear Lake, Lake County, California, removal of silt and aquatic growth and measures to address excessive sedimentation and high nutrient concentration; ####
(18)Flints Pond, Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, removal of silt and aquatic growth and measures to address excessive sedimentation; ####
(19)Osgood Pond, Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, removal of silt and aquatic growth and measures to address excessive sedimentation; ####
(20)Kinkaid Lake, Jackson County, Illinois, removal of silt and aquatic growth and measures to address excessive sedimentation; ####
(21)McCarter Pond, Borough of Fairhaven, New Jersey, removal of silt and measures to address water quality; ####
(22)Rogers Pond, Franklin Township, New Jersey, removal of silt and restoration of structural integrity; ####
(23)Greenwood Lake, New York and New Jersey, removal of silt and aquatic growth; ####
(24)Lake Rodgers, Creedmoor, North Carolina, removal of silt and excessive nutrients and restoration of structural integrity; ####
(25)Lake Sakakawea, North Dakota, removal of silt and aquatic growth and measures to address excessive sedimentation; ####
(26)Lake Luxembourg, Pennsylvania; ####
(27)Lake Fairlee, Vermont, removal of silt and aquatic growth and measures to address excessive sedimentation; ####
(28)Lake Morley, Vermont, removal of silt and aquatic growth and measures to address excessive sedimentation; ####
(29)Ellis Pond and Guild Pond, Norwood, Massachusetts; ####
(30)Memorial Pond, Walpole, Massachusetts; ####
(31)Salisbury Pond, Worcester, Massachusetts; ####
(32)Baisley Pond, New York; ####
(33)Legacy Park, Decatur, Georgia; ####
(34)White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas; ####
(35)East Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida; ####
(36)Dillon Lake, Ohio; ####
(37)Hillcrest Pond, Pennsylvania; ####
(38)Falcon Lake, Zapata County, Texas; and ####
(39)Lake Casa Blanca, Webb County, Texas. ###
(b)The non-Federal share of the cost of each project and activity carried out under this section shall be 25 percent. ###
(c)The Secretary shall report to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency the plans for and results of the program under subsection
(a)and activities under subsection (f), together with such recommendations as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the program for freshwater lakes under section 314 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. ###
(d)Nonprofit Entities Notwithstanding section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–5b), for any project carried out under this section, a non-Federal interest may include a nonprofit entity with the consent of the affected local government. ###
(e)There is authorized to be appropriated $40,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1986, to carry out this section. Not more than $8,000,000 may be obligated for any project under subsection (a). ###
(f)Center for Lake Education and Research, Otsego Lake, New York ####
(1)In general The Secretary shall construct an environmental education and research facility at Otsego Lake, New York. The purpose of the Center shall be to— #####
(A)conduct nationwide research on the impacts of water quality and water quantity on lake hydrology and the hydrologic cycle; #####
(B)develop technologies and strategies for monitoring and improving water quality in the Nation's lakes; and #####
(C)provide public education regarding the biological, economic, recreational, and aesthetic value of the Nation's lakes. ####
(2)Use of research The results of research and education activities carried out at the Center shall be applied to the program under subsection
(a)and to other Federal programs, projects, and activities that are intended to improve or otherwise affect lakes. ####
(3)Biological monitoring station A central function of the Center shall be to research, develop, test, and evaluate biological monitoring technologies and techniques for potential use at lakes listed in subsection
(a)and throughout the Nation. ####
(4)Credit The non-Federal sponsor shall receive credit for lands, easements, rights-of-way, and relocations toward its share of project costs. ####
(5)Authorization of appropriations In addition to sums authorized by subsection (d), there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $3,000,000. Such sums shall remain available until expended. * * * * * * * # TITLE VII WATER RESOURCES STUDIES * * * * * * *
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LAKES PROGRAM
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