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I Excerpts from Federal Laws Pertaining to Placement of Sand from Channel Maintenance Projects on Beaches
Pages 314-316

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From page 314...
... PUBLIC LAW 99-662 WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1986 Section 933. Cost sharing for disposal of material on beaches.
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From page 315...
... In carrying out this section the Secretary shall give consideration to the schedule of the State, or the schedule of the responsible political subdivision of the requesting State, for providing its share of funds for placing such sand on the beaches of the State or the political subdivision and shall, to the maximum extent practicable, accommodate such schedule." SECTION 145 OF PUBLIC LAW 94-587 (AS AMENDED) The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is authorized upon request of the State, to place on the beaches of such State beach-quality sand which has been dredged in constructing and maintaining navigation inlets and channels adjacent to such beaches, if the Secretary deems such action to be in the public interest and upon payment by such State of 50 percent of the increased cost thereof above the cost required for alternative methods of disposing of such sand.
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  • channels adjacent
  • cost required
  • secretary deems
  • increased cost
  • requesting state

  • public law
  • conditions required
  • payments required
  • cost sharing
  • dredged beach

  • beach quality
  • quality sand


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