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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Water Resources Development Act of 1996 · Sec. 581

Sec. 581. WEST VIRGINIA AND PENNSYLVANIA FLOOD CONTROL

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## SEC. 581 WEST VIRGINIA AND PENNSYLVANIA FLOOD CONTROL ###
(a)In General The Secretary may design and construct— ####
(1)structural and nonstructural flood control, streambank protection, stormwater management, and channel clearing and modification measures in the Cheat and Tygart River basins, West Virginia, at a level of protection that is sufficient to prevent any future losses to communities in the basins from flooding such as occurred in January 1996, but not less than a 100-year level of protection with respect to measures that incorporate levees or floodwalls; and * * * * * * * ###
(b)Priority Communities In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall give priority to the communities of— ####
(1)* * * * * * * * * * ####
(5)Patton, Barnesboro, Coalport, and Spangler, Pennsylvania, in the West Branch Susquehanna River Basin; ####
(6)Bedford, Linds Crossings, and Logan Township in the Juniata River Basin; ####
(7)Etna, Pennsylvania, in the Pine Creek watershed; and ####
(8)Millvale, Pennsylvania, in the Girty's Run River basin. ###
(c)Authorization of Appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $90,000,000. * * * * * * *
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