PUBLIC LAW 100-676—NOV. 17, 1988

102 STAT. 4043

(1) STUDY OF FINANCING NAVIGATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS.—The
Secretary, in cooperation with other Federal agencies'and pri-
vate persons, is authorized and directed to contract with an
independent party to conduct a study of cost recovery options
and alternative methods of financing navigational improve-
ments on the Great Lakes connecting channels and Saint Law-
rence Seaway, including modernization of the Eisenhower and
Snell Locks of the Saint Lawrence Seaway.

(2) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress
a report on the results of the study carried out under this
subsection together with recommendations.

(3) COST SHARING.—The non-Federal share of the cost of the
study under this subsection shall be 50 percent; except that not
more than 1/2 of such non-Federal share may be made by the
provision of services, materials, supplies, or other in-kind serv-
ices necessary to carry out the study.

SEC. 48. DIVISION LABORATORY.

The Secretary is authorized to construct a new division laboratory
at an estimated cost < of $2,400,000, for the United States Army
Engineer Division, Ohio River. Such laboratory shall be constructed
on a suitable site, which the Secretary is authorized to acquire for
such purpose.

SEC. 49. WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLANNING SERVICE FOR THE
HUDSON RIVER BASIN.

The Secretary is directed to establish a water resources manage-
ment and planning service for the Hudson River Basin in New York
and New Jersey. There is authorized to be appropriated $400,000
annually for the purpose of providing the two States a full range of
services for the development and implementation of State and local
water resource initiatives.

SEC. 50. TECHNICAL RESOURCE SERVICE, RED RIVER BASIN, MINNESOTA
AND NORTH DAKOTA.

The Secretary is directed to establish a Technical Resource Serv-
ice for the Red River Basin in Minnesota and North Dakota. There
is authorized to be appropriated $500,000 annually for the purpose
of providing to such States a full range of technical services for the
development and implementation of State and local water and
related land resources initiatives within the Red River Basin and
suWbasins. The Technical Resource Service is to be provided in
addition to related services provided under authority of section 206
of the River and Harbor and Flood Control Act of 1960 and section
22 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1974.

SEC. 51. CORRECTION OF DESCRIPTIONS.

(a) HUDSON RIVER, NEW YORK.—That portion of Public Law 100-
202 designated as the Energy and Water Development Appropria-
tion Act, 1988 is amended by striking out the undesignated para-
graph beginning "The following portion of the Hudson River and
ending "the States of New York and New Jersey." (101 Stat. 1329-
109) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"The following portion of the Hudson River in the Borough of
Manhattan, New York County, State of New York, is hereby
declared not to be part of the federally authorized Channel Deepen-

Contracts;

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