PUBLIC LAW 94-587—OCT. 22, 1976
90 STAT. 2941
ing such lands as he deems necessary, for the establishment of a lodge with recreational facilities as provided in subsection (e)(3)."; (b) In subsection (b), after the " (b) " insert " (1) " and at the end of such subsection insert the following: "(2) The Secretary may by agreement with the Secretary of the Interim Interior provide for interim management by the Department of the management. Interior, in accordance with the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535) (16 U.S.C. 1, 2-4) as amended and supplemented, of any portion or portions of the project which constitute a logically and efficiently administrable area. The Secretary is authorized to trans- Transfer of funds. fer funds to the Department of the Interior for the costs of such interim management out of funds appropriated for the project."; (c) In subsection (c)(1), after the phrase "States of Kentucky and Tennessee or any political subdivisions thereof" insert the following: "which were in public ownership at the time of enactment of this section."; (d) At the end of subsection (e)(2)(A), strike the period and insert the following: "and except that motorboat access into the gorge area shall be permitted up to a point one-tenth of a mile downstream from Devil's Jumps; and except for the continued operation and maintenance of the rail line currently operated and known as the K & T Kailroad. The Secretary shall acquire such interest in the K & T Kailroad right-of-way by easement as he deems necessary to protect the scenic, esthetic, and recreational values of the gorge area and the adjacent areas."; (e) In subsection (e)(2)(C), strike the period at the end and insert the following: ", the road entering the gorge across from the mouth of Station Camp Creek."; and (f) In subsection (e)(2)(K), strike "$32,850,000" and insert in lieu thereof "$103,522,000". SEC. 185. The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of TennesseeEngineers, is directed to make a maximum effort to assure the full Tombigbee participation of members of minority groups, living in the States Waterway project participating in the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development construction, minority groups Authority, in the construction of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway participation. project, including actions to encourage the use, wherever possible, of 33 USC 544c. minority owned firms. The Chief of Engineers is directed to report on Report to July 1 of each year to the Congress on the implementation of this Congress. section, together with recommendation for any legislation that may be needed to assure the fuller and more equitable participation of members of minority groups in this project or others under the direction of the Secretary. SEC. 186. The Act entitled "An Act to authorize construction of the Mississippi River-Gulf outlet", approved March 29, 1956 (70 Stat. 65), is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof a colon and the following: '•And provided further, That such conditions of local cooperation shall not apply to the construction of bridges (at a cost not to exceed $71,500,000) required as a result of the construction of the Mississippi River-Gulf outlet channel if the Secretary of the Army, after consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, determines prior to the construction of such bridges that the Federal Government will not assume the costs of such work in accordance with section 132(a) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1976 (Public Law 91-280); and before construction of the bridges may be initiated Ante, p. 441. the non-Federal public bodies involved shall agree pursuant to section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (Public Law 91-611) to (a) 42 USC 1962d-5b.
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