[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 158 (Friday, August 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43713-43714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21728]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army
Deauthorization of Water Resources Projects
AGENCY: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Changes to conditions for project deauthorization;
deauthorization of selected projects; and correction of project
deauthorization list.
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SUMMARY: The Corps of Engineers is publishing notice of (1) changes to
conditions for project deauthorization, enacted in the Water Resources
Development Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-303; (2) the deauthorization of
the Burlington Dam, North Dakota, project and the Lake Darling pool
raise unit of the Souris River, North Dakota, project; and (3) a second
correction to the list of ``Projects Deauthorized on November 29, 1995,
by Section 1001(a) of Pub. L. 99-662.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John A. Micik, Headquarters, U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Attention: CECW-BA, Washington, D.C. 20314-
1000. Tel. (202) 761-0705.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Conditions for Project Deauthorization
Section 228 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996, Pub. L.
104-303, dated October 12, 1996, changes the conditions for project
deauthorization.
Projects and separable elements of projects will be biennially
reported to Congress as eligible for deauthorization after 7 full
fiscal years have passed without Federal funds having been obligated.
Section 1001(b)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986, Pub.
L. 99-662, 33 U.S.C. 579a(b)(2), originally specified 10 full fiscal
years. The five-year sunset provision of Sec. 1001(a), Pub. L. 99-662,
33 U.S.C. 579a(a), is no longer in effect.
The statutory notifications of affected U.S. Senators and Members
of the U.S. House of Representatives will be made upon transmittal of
the biennial eligibility list to the President of the Senate and the
Speaker of the House. Section 1001(b)(2), Pub. L. 99-662, originally
required notifications before transmittal of the eligibility list. The
change allows the notifications to specify the calendar date when the
listed projects will be deauthorized, which is 30 months from the
transmittal date.
Project deauthorization eligibility under Sec. 1001(b)(2), Pub. L.
99-662, as amended, includes projects authorized for preconstruction
planning, engineering and design only. Previously, only projects fully
authorized for construction fell within the purview of Sec. 1001(b)(2).
The change does not affect the deauthorization of water resources
studies under the provisions of Sec. 710, Pub. L. 99-662, 33 U.S.C.
2264.
Deauthorizations
Section 1124 of Pub. L. 99-662 provided for the automatic
deauthorization of the Burlington Dam, North Dakota, project, and the
Lake Darling pool raise unit of the Souris River, North Dakota, project
upon completion of the Rafferty and Alameda reservoir projects in
Canada. The projects were cooperative efforts between the United States
and Canada. The Rafferty and Alameda projects were certified as
complete and 100 percent operable on March 10, 1995; therefore, the
Burlington Dam, North Dakota, project and the Lake Darling pool raise
unit of the Souris River, North Dakota, project were deauthorized on
March 10, 1995.
Corrected List
On the list of ``Projects Deauthorized on November 29, 1995, by
Section 1001(a) of Pub. L. 99-662 (Corrected List),'' published in the
Federal Register on January 22, 1997, (Vol. 62, No. 14, 3271), the East
Fork of Trinity River, Texas, project should not have been listed since
planning funds were obligated on the project prior to
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November 29, 1995. A corrected list is provided.
Dated: July 29, 1997.
John H. Zirschky,
Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works).
Projects Deauthorized on November 29, 1995 by Section 1001(A) of Public
Law 99-662--Corrected List
Corrects the list published in the Federal Register on January 22,
1997 (Vol. 62, No. 14, 3271).
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District Project name Primary state Purpose
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SWL.................. MUD CREEK WETLANDS.. AR FC
SPK.................. PAJARO RIVER, SANTA CA FC
CRUZ *.
SPN.................. SANTA CRUZ HARBOR, CA N
EAST JETTY *.
SPA.................. BELEN............... NM FC
NAN.................. LAKE GEORGE......... NY FC
GLB.................. CONNEAUT SMALL BOAT OH N
HARBOR *.
GLB.................. FAIRPORT HARBOR OH N
DREDGING *.
GLB.................. FAIRPORT SMALL BOAT OH N
HARBOR *.
MVM.................. MEMPHIS HARBOR *.... TN N
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*Projects reauthorized in 1990. See Federal Register notice of September
9, 1994 (Vol. 59, No. 174, 46624-46625).
Total: 9.
KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS:
GLB Buffalo District.
MVM Memphis District.
NAN New York District.
SPA Albuquerque District.
SPK Sacramento District.
SPN San Francisco District.
SWL Little Rock District.
FC Flood Control.
N Navigation.
[FR Doc. 97-21728 Filed 8-14-97; 8:45 am]
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