33 U.S.C. § 2307 : US Code - Section 2307: Control of ice

Search 33 U.S.C. § 2307 : US Code - Section 2307: Control of ice

(a) Program authority
The Secretary shall undertake a program of research for the
control of ice, and to assist communities in breaking up ice, which
otherwise is likely to cause or aggravate flood damage or severe
streambank erosion.
(b) Assistance to units of local government
The Secretary is further authorized to provide technical
assistance to units of local government to implement local plans to
control or break up such ice. As part of such authority, the
Secretary shall acquire necessary ice-control or ice-breaking
equipment, which shall be loaned to units of local government
together with operating assistance, where appropriate.
(c) Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 per fiscal year
for each of the fiscal years 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1992 for
purposes of carrying out subsections (a) and (b) of this section,
such sums to remain available until expended.
(d) Hardwick, Vermont, demonstration program
To implement further the purposes of this section, the Secretary,
in consultation and cooperation with local officials, is authorized
and directed to undertake a demonstration program for the control
of ice at Hardwick, Vermont. The work authorized by this subsection
shall be designed to minimize the danger of flooding due to ice
problems in the vicinity of such community. In the design,
construction, and location of ice-control structures for this
project, full consideration will be given to the recreational,
scenic, and environmental values of the reach of river affected by
the project, in order to minimize project impacts on these values.
Full opportunity shall be given to interested environmental and
recreational organizations to participate in such planning. There
is authorized to be appropriated $900,000 for fiscal years
beginning after September 30, 1986, for the purposes of carrying
out this subsection, such sum to remain available until expended.
(e) Salmon, Idaho, experimental program
(1) The Secretary is directed to complete an experimental program
placing screens in the Salmon River in the vicinity of Salmon,
Idaho, to trap frazil ice, and thus to eliminate flooding caused by
ice dams in the river. Within one year of November 17, 1986, the
Secretary shall report to the Congress on the feasibility of such
experiment, including consideration of any adverse environmental or
social effects that could result from such experiment. If, in the
Secretary's judgment, such experiment is not feasible or
acceptable, the Secretary is authorized to consult with local
public interests to develop a plan that is workable and practical,
and then to submit such plan to Congress.
(2) There is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for fiscal
years beginning after September 30, 1986, for purposes of carrying
out this subsection, such sum to remain available until expended.
(f) Wilmington, Illinois, project
(1) To implement further the purposes of this section, the
Secretary shall carry out a project for the control of ice on the
Kankakee River in the vicinity of Wilmington, Illinois. The
Secretary shall report to Congress not later than one year after
November 17, 1986, and annually thereafter on the effectiveness of
the program under this section with respect to the Kankakee River
in the vicinity of Wilmington, Illinois.
(2) There is authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for fiscal
years beginning after September 30, 1986, for purposes of carrying
out this subsection, such sum to remain available until expended.
(g) Cost sharing
Cost sharing applicable to flood control projects under section
2213 of this title shall apply to projects under this section.
(h) Report to Congress
Not later than March 1, 1989, the Secretary shall report to the
Congress on activities under this section.