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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 426n. Technical assistance to States and local governments; cost sharing
(a) Upon request of the Governor of a State, or the appropriate
official of local government, the Secretary is authorized to
provide designs, plans, and specifications, and such other
technical assistance as he deems advisable to such State or local
government for its use in carrying out -
(1) projects for removing accumulated snags and other debris,
and clearing and straightening channels in navigable streams and
tributaries thereof; and
(2) projects for renovating navigable streams and tributaries
thereof by means of predominantly nonstructural methods judged by
the Secretary to be cost effective, for the purpose of improved
drainage, water quality, and habitat diversity.
(b) The non-Federal share of the cost of any designs, plans,
specifications or technical assistance provided under subsection
(a) of this section shall be 50 percent.
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