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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1258. Pollution control in the Great Lakes
(a) Demonstration projects
The Administrator, in cooperation with other Federal departments,
agencies, and instrumentalities is authorized to enter into
agreements with any State, political subdivision, interstate
agency, or other public agency, or combination thereof, to carry
out one or more projects to demonstrate new methods and techniques
and to develop preliminary plans for the elimination or control of
pollution, within all or any part of the watersheds of the Great
Lakes. Such projects shall demonstrate the engineering and economic
feasibility and practicality of removal of pollutants and
prevention of any polluting matter from entering into the Great
Lakes in the future and other reduction and remedial techniques
which will contribute substantially to effective and practical
methods of pollution prevention, reduction, or elimination.
(b) Conditions of Federal participation
Federal participation in such projects shall be subject to the
condition that the State, political subdivision, interstate agency,
or other public agency, or combination thereof, shall pay not less
than 25 per centum of the actual project costs, which payment may
be in any form, including, but not limited to, land or interests
therein that is needed for the project, and personal property or
services the value of which shall be determined by the
Administrator.
(c) Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 to carry out
the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, which
sum shall be available until expended.
(d) Lake Erie demonstration program
(1) In recognition of the serious conditions which exist in Lake
Erie, the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of
Engineers, is directed to design and develop a demonstration waste
water management program for the rehabilitation and environmental
repair of Lake Erie. Prior to the initiation of detailed
engineering and design, the program, along with the specific
recommendations of the Chief of Engineers, and recommendations for
its financing, shall be submitted to the Congress for statutory
approval. This authority is in addition to, and not in lieu of,
other waste water studies aimed at eliminating pollution emanating
from select sources around Lake Erie.
(2) This program is to be developed in cooperation with the
Environmental Protection Agency, other interested departments,
agencies, and instrumentalities of the Federal Government, and the
States and their political subdivisions. This program shall set
forth alternative systems for managing waste water on a regional
basis and shall provide local and State governments with a range of
choice as to the type of system to be used for the treatment of
waste water. These alternative systems shall include both advanced
waste treatment technology and land disposal systems including
aerated treatment-spray irrigation technology and will also include
provisions for the disposal of solid wastes, including sludge. Such
program should include measures to control point sources of
pollution, area sources of pollution, including acid-mine drainage,
urban runoff and rural runoff, and in place sources of pollution,
including bottom loads, sludge banks, and polluted harbor
dredgings.
(e) Authorization of appropriations for Lake Erie demonstration
program
There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out
the provisions of subsection (d) of this section, which sum shall
be available until expended.
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