Sec. 3178. UPPER OHIO RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES NAVIGATION SYSTEM NEW TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAM
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## SEC. 3178 UPPER OHIO RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES NAVIGATION SYSTEM NEW TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAM ###
(a)Upper Ohio River and Tributaries Navigation System Defined In this section, the term “**Upper Ohio River and Tributaries navigation system**” means the Allegheny, Kanawha, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers. ###
(b)Establishment ####
(1)In general The Secretary shall establish a pilot program to evaluate new technologies applicable to the Upper Ohio River and Tributaries navigation system. ####
(2)Inclusions The program may include the design, construction, or implementation of innovative technologies and solutions for the Upper Ohio River and Tributaries navigation system, including projects for— #####
(A)improved navigation; #####
(B)environmental stewardship; #####
(C)increased navigation reliability; and #####
(D)reduced navigation costs. ####
(3)Purposes The purposes of the program shall be— #####
(A)to increase the reliability and availability of federally owned and federally operated navigation facilities; #####
(B)to decrease system operational risks; and #####
(C)to improve— ######
(i)vessel traffic management; ######
(ii)access; and ######
(iii)Federal asset management. ###
(c)Federal Ownership Requirement The Secretary may provide assistance for a project under this section only if the project is federally owned. ###
(d)Local Cooperation Agreements ####
(1)In general The Secretary shall enter into local cooperation agreements with non-Federal interests to provide for the design, construction, installation, and operation of the projects to be carried out under the program. ####
(2)Requirements Each local cooperation agreement entered into under this subsection shall include the following: #####
(A)Plan Development by the Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal and State officials, of a navigation improvement project, including appropriate engineering plans and specifications. #####
(B)Legal and institutional structures Establishment of such legal and institutional structures as are necessary to ensure the effective long-term operation of the project. ####
(3)Cost sharing Total project costs under each local cooperation agreement shall be cost-shared in accordance with the formula relating to the applicable original construction project. ####
(4)Expenditures #####
(A)In general Expenditures under the program may include, for establishment at federally owned property, such as locks, dams, and bridges— ######
(i)transmitters; ######
(ii)responders; ######
(iii)hardware; ######
(iv)software; and ######
(v)wireless networks. #####
(B)Exclusions Transmitters, responders, hardware, software, and wireless networks and other equipment installed on privately owned vessels or equipment shall not be eligible under the program. ###
(e)Report Not later than December 31, 2008, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the pilot program carried out under this section, together with recommendations concerning whether the program or any component of the program should be implemented on a national basis. ###
(f)Authorization of Appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $3,100,000. Such sums shall remain available until expended.