[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1905 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1905

   To direct the Secretary of the Army to carry out an environmental 
   restoration project at the Eastern Channel of the Lockwoods Folly 
                River, Brunswick County, North Carolina.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 17, 1997

 Mr. McIntyre introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Secretary of the Army to carry out an environmental 
   restoration project at the Eastern Channel of the Lockwoods Folly 
                River, Brunswick County, North Carolina.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LOCKWOODS FOLLY RIVER, BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army shall carry out a 
project under section 1135 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1986 (100 Stat. 4251-4252; 33 U.S.C. 2309a) at the Eastern Channel of 
the Lockwoods Folly River, Brunswick County, North Carolina.
    (b) Project Features.--In carrying out the project under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall open the Old Eastern Navigation Channel at the 
mouth of the Lockwoods Folly River in Brunswick County, North Carolina, 
and partially close the present ocean channel between the west end of 
Sheep Island and the northeast point of Holden Beach.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for fiscal years 
beginning after September 30, 1997. Such sums shall remain available 
until expended.
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