Public Law 75–832

That the following works of improvement of rivers, harbors, and other waterways are hereby adopted and authorized, to be prosecuted under the direction of the Secretary of War and supervision of the Chief of Engineers, in accordance with the plans recommended in the respective reports hereinafter designated and subject to the conditions set forth in such

Jurisdiction.

documents; and that hereafter Federal investigations and improvements of rivers, harbors, and other waterways shall be under the jurisdiction of and shall be prosecuted by the War Department under the direction of the Secretary of War and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers, except as otherwise specifically provided by Act of Congress, which said investigations and improvements shall include a due regard for wildlife conservation:

Chelsea River or Creek (Boston Harbor), Massachusetts; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 24, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Chelsea River or Creek (Boston), Mass.

Town River, Quincy, Massachusetts; House Document Numbered 96, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Town River, Quincy, Mass.

Scituate Harbor, Massachusetts; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 26, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Scituate, Mass.

Cuttyhunk Harbor, Massachusetts; House Document Numbered 81, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Cuttyhunk, Mass.

Edgartown Harbor, Massachusetts; Senate Commerce Committee Document, Seventy-fourth Congress;

Edgartown, Mass.

New Bedford and Fairhaven Harbor, Massachusetts; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 25, Seventy-fifth Congress;

New Bedford and Fairhaven, Mass.

Providence River and Harbor, Rhode Island; House Document Numbered 173, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Providence River and Harbor, R. I.

Newport Harbor, Rhode Island; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 36, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Newport, R. I.

New London Harbor, Connecticut; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 82, Seventy-fourth Congress;

New London, Conn.

Milford Harbor, Connecticut; House Document Numbered 77, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Milford, Conn.

Bridgeport Harbor, Connecticut; House Document Numbered 232, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Bridgeport, Conn.

Stamford Harbor, Connecticut; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 29, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Stamford, Conn.

Flushing Bay and Creek, New York; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 35, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Flushing Bay and Creek, N. Y.

Greenport Harbor, New York; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 88, Seventy-fourth Congress;

Greenport, N. Y.

Long Island Intracoastal Waterway, New York; House Document Numbered 181, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Long island Intra coastal Waterway, N. Y.

New York Harbor: Ambrose, Anchorage, and Hudson River Channels; Senate Commerce Committee Document, Seventy-fifth Congress;

New York Harbor.

Fire Island Inlet, New York; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 33, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Fire Island Inlet, N. Y.

Newtown Creek, New York; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 4, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Newtown Creek. N. Y.

Irvington Harbor, New York; House Document Numbered 244, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Irvington, N. Y.

Raritan River, New Jersey; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 74, Seventy-fourth Congress;

Raritan River, N. J.

Lemon Creek, Staten Island, New York; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 27, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Lemon Creek, Staten Island, N. Y.

Sandy Hook Bay off Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey; House Document Numbered 292, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Sandy Hook Bay, Atlantic Highlands, N. J.

Cohansey River, New Jersey; Senate Commerce Committee Document, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Cohansey River, N. J.

Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 85, Seventy-fourth Congress;

Barnegat Inlet, N.J.

Delaware River between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Trenton, New Jersey; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 90, Seventy-fourth Congress;

Delaware River, Philadelphia, Pa., to Trenton, N. J.

Saint Jones River, Delaware; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 18, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Saint Jones River, Del.

Mispillion River, Delaware; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 83, Seventy-fourth Congress;

Mispillion River, Del.

Indian River Inlet and Bay, Del

Indian River Inlet and Bay, Delaware; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 41, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Susquehanna River, Havre de Grace, Md.

Susquehanna River at Havre de Grace, Maryland; House Document Numbered 322; Seventy-fifth Congress;

Rock Hall, Md.

Rock Hall Harbor, Maryland; House Document Numbered 204, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Island Creek, Md.

Island Creek, Maryland; House Document Numbered 75, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Waterway. Little Choptank River to Choptank River, Md.

Waterway from Little Choptank River to Choptank River, Maryland; House Document Numbered 91, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Cambridge, Md.

Cambridge Harbor Maryland; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 7, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Fishing Bay, Md.

Fishing Bay, Maryland; House Document Numbered 186, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Nanticoke River, Md.

Nanticoke River, Maryland; House Document Numbered 242, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Wicomico River, Md.

Wicomico River, Maryland; Senate Commerce Committee Document, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Upper Thoroughfare, Deals Island, Md.

Upper Thoroughfare, Deals Island, Maryland; House Document Numbered 76, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Crisfield, Md.

Crisfield Harbor, Maryland; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 2 and House Document Numbered 72, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Cypress Creek, Md.

Cypress Creek, Maryland; House Document Numbered 161, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Northeast River, Md.

Northeast River, Maryland; House Document Numbered 248, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Back Creek, Md.

Back Creek, Anne Arundel County, Maryland; House Document Numbered 73, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Fishing Creek, Md.

Fishing Creek, Maryland; House Document Numbered 241, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Saint Jeromes Creek, Md.

Saint Jeromes Creek, Maryland; House Document Numbered 174, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Neale Sound, Md.

Neale Sound, Maryland; House Document Numbered 159, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Chincoteague Bay, Va.

Chincoteague Bay, Virginia; House Document Numbered 233, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Onancock River, Va.

Onancock River, Virginia; House Document Numbered 74, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Coan River, Va.

Coan River, Virginia; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 30, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Hoskins Creek, Va.

Hoskins Creek, Virginia; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 8, Seventy-fifth Congress;

James River, Va.

James River, Virginia; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 68, Seventy-fourth Congress;

Deep Creek, Va.

Deep Creek, Virginia; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 76, Seventy-fourth Congress;

Lafayette River, Va.

Lafayette River, Virginia; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 5, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Cashie River, N. 0.

Cashie River, North Carolina; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 31, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Pamlico and Tar Rivers, N. C.

Pamlico and Tar Rivers. North Carolina; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 22, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Waterway, Pamlico Sound to Beaufort Harbor, N. C.

Waterway connecting Pamlico Sound and Beaufort Harbor, North Carolina; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 92, Seventy-fourth Congress;

Bay River, N. C.

Bay River, North Carolina; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 72, Seventy-fourth Congress, and House Document Numbered 185, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Morehead City Harbor and Beaufort Inlet. North Carolina; Senate

Morehead City and Beaufort Inlet, N. C.

Commerce Committee Document, Seventy-fourth Congress;

Channel from Back Sound to Lookout Bight, North Carolina;

Channel, Back Sound to Lookout Bight, N. C.

House Document Numbered 251, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Inland Waterway, Beaufort, North Carolina, to the Cape Fear

Waterway, Beaufort, N. C.. to Cape Fear River, etc.

River, including waterway to Jacksonville, North Carolina; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 16, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Cape Fear River, North Carolina, above Wilmington; Rivers and

Cape Fear River, N. C., above Wilmington.

Harbors Committee Document Numbered 17, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Intracoastal Waterway from Cape Fear River, North Carolina, to

Intracoastal Waterway, Cape Fear River, N. C., to Savannah, Ga.

Savannah, Georgia; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 6, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Ashley River, South Carolina; House Document Numbered 449,

Ashley River. S. C.

Seventy-fourth Congress;

Shipyard River, South Carolina; Rivers and Harbors Committee

Shipyard River, S. C.

Document Numbered 38, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Savannah River below Augusta, Georgia; Rivers and Harbors Committee

Savannah River, below Augusta, Ga.

Document Numbered 39, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Waterway between Beaufort, South Carolina, and Saint Johns

Waterway, Beaufort, S. C., to Saint Johns River, Fla.

River, Florida; Senate Commerce Committee Document, Seventyfourth Congress;

Intracoastal Waterway from Jacksonville to Miami, Florida;

Intracoastal Waterway, Jacksonville to Miami, Fla.

House Document Numbered 180, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Melbourne Harbor, Florida; House Document Numbered 390,

Melbourne, Fla.

Seventy-fourth Congress;

Miami Harbor, Florida; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document

Miami, Fla.

Numbered 86, Seventy-fourth Congress;

Caloosahatchee River and Lake Okeechobee Drainage Areas,

Caloosa-hatchee River and Lake Okeechobee Drainage Areas, Fla.

Florida; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 28, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Charlotte Harbor, Florida; Rivers and Harbors Committee

Charlotte, Fla.

Document Numbered 95, Seventy-fourth Congress;

Sarasota Bay, Florida; House Document Numbered 80, Seventy-fifth

Sarasota Bay, Fla.

Congress;

Saint Petersburg Harbor, Florida; Rivers and Harbors Committee

Saint Petersburg, Fla.

Document. Numbered 71, Seventy-fourth Congress;

Steinhatchee River, Florida; Rivers and Harbors Committee

Steinhatchee River, Fla.

Document Numbered 87, Seventy-fourth Congress;

Intracoastal Waterway from Apalachicola Bay to Saint Marks

Intracoastal Waterway, Apalachicola Bay to Saint Marks River, Fla.

River, Florida; House Document Numbered 291, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Saint Marks River, Florida; Rivers and Harbors Committee

Saint Marks River, Fla.

Document Numbered 77, Seventy-fourth Congress;

Saint Josephs Bay, Florida; Rivers and Harbors Committee

Saint Josephs Bay, Fla.

Document Numbered 10. Seventy-fifth Congress;

Carrabelle Bar and Harbor, Florida: House Document Numbered

Carrabelle Bar and Harbor, Fla.

184, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Pensacola Harbor, Florida; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document

Pensacola, Fla.

Numbered 96, Seventy-fourth Congress;

Mobile Harbor, Alabama; Rivers and Harbors Committee Documents

Mobile, Ala.

Numbered 69, Seventy-fourth Congress, and 44, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Bayous La Loutre, Saint Malo, and Yscloskey, Louisiana; House

Bayous La Loutre, etc., La.

Document Numbered 275, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Bayou Dupre, Louisiana; House Document Numbered

Bayou Dupre. La.

321, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Vinton Waterway, Louisiana; House Document Numbered 160,

Vinton Waterway, La.

Seventy-fifth Congress;

Calcasieu River and Pass, La.

Calcasieu River and Pass, Louisiana; House Document Numbered 299, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Bayous Petit Anse, etc., La.

Bayous Petit Anse, Tigre, and Carlin, Louisiana; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 40, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Waterway, White Lake to Pecan Island, La.

Waterway from White Lake to Pecan Island, Louisiana; House Document Numbered 78, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Sabine-Neches Waterway, Tax.

Sabine-Neches Waterway, Texas; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 3, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Louisiana and Teias Intracoastal Waterway, La. and Tex.

Louisiana and Texas Intracoastal Waterway, Louisiana and Texas; Senate Commerce Committee Document, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Texas City Channel, Tex.

Texas City Channel, Texas; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 47, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Channel, Pass Cavallo to Port Lavaca, Tex.

Channel from Pass Cavallo to Port Lavaca, Texas; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 37, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Brazos Island, Tex.

Brazos Island Harbor, Texas; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 32, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Ouachita and Black Rivers, Ark. and La.

Ouachita and Black Rivers, Arkansas and Louisiana; Senate Commerce Committee Document, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Mississippi River, Missouri River to Minneapolis, Minn.

Mississippi River between Missouri River and Minneapolis, Minnesota: The existing project is hereby modified in accordance with the recommendation of the District Engineer in the report submitted in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 34, Seventy-fifth Congress;

At Minneapolis, Minn.

Mississippi River, Minneapolis, Minnesota: Extension of the nine foot channel above Saint Anthony’s Falls, in accordance with the plan contained in House Document Numbered 137, Seventy-second Congress, first session; subject to such changes therein as may be found advisable by the Chief of Engineers, and the final approval of the plan by the Board of Engineers for Rivera and Harbors, as necessary to provide adequate terminal facilities for Minneapolis;

Black River, Wis.

Black River, Wisconsin; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 23, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Indiana Harbor and Canal, Ind.

Indiana Harbor and Canal, Indiana; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 13, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Ontonagon, Mich.

Ontonagon Harbor, Michigan; Senate Commerce Committee Document, Seventy-fourth Congress;

Cornucopia, Wis.

Cornucopia Harbor, Wisconsin; Senate Commerce Committee Document, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Green Bay, Wis.

Green Bay Harbor, Wisconsin; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 73, Seventy-fourth Congress;

Big Suamico River, Wis.

Big Suamico River, Wisconsin; House Document Numbered 498, Seventy-fourth Congress;

Manitowoc, Wis.

Manitowoc Harbor, Wisconsin; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 80, Seventy-fourth Congress;

Racine, Wis.

Racine Harbor, Wisconsin; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 46, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Pensaukee, Wis.

Pensaukee Harbor, Wisconsin; House Document Numbered 478, Seventy-fourth Congress;

Harbors at Washington Island, Wis.

Harbors at Washington Island, Wisconsin; House Document Numbered 90, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Grand Haven, Mich.

Grand Haven Harbor, Michigan; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 1, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Frankfort, Mich.

Frankfort Harbor, Michigan; House Document Numbered 511, Seventy-fourth Congress;

Detroit River, Mich.

Detroit River, Michigan; House Document Numbered 205, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Monroe, Mich.

Monroe Harbor, Michigan; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 45, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Cheboygan Harbor, Michigan; House Document Numbered 134,

Cheboygan, Mich,

Seventy-fifth Congress;

Saginaw River, Michigan; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document

Saginaw River, Mich.

Numbered 21, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Put in Bay, Ohio; House Document Numbered 132, Seventy-fifth

Put in Bay, Ohio.

Congress;

Rocky River Harbor, Ohio; House Document Numbered 70,

Rocky River, Ohio.

Seventy-fifth Congress;

Cleveland Harbor, Ohio; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document

Cleveland, Ohio.

Numbered 84, Seventy-fourth Congress;

Fairport Harbor, Ohio; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document

Fairport, Ohio.

Numbered 79, Seventy-fourth Congress;

Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio; Rivers and Harbors Committee

Ashtabula, Ohio.

Document Numbered 78, Seventy-fourth Congress;

San Diego Harbor, California; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document

San Diego, Calif.

Numbered 89, Seventy-fourth Congress;

Newport Bay, California; Senate Commerce Committee Document,

Newport Bay, Calif.

Seventy-fifth Congress;

San Francisco Harbor, California; Rivers and Harbors Committee

San Francisco, Calif.

Document Numbered 12, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Sacramento River flood control, California; Senate Commerce Committee

Sacramento River flood control, Calif.

Document, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Humboldt Bay and Harbor, California; Rivers and Harbors Committee

Humboldt Bay and Harbor, Calif.

Document Numbered 11, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Crescent City Harbor, California; Senate Commerce Committee

Crescent City, Calif.

Document, Seventy-fifth Congress;

San Joaquin River, California; Rivers and Harbors Committee

San Joaquin River, Calif.

Document Numbered 15, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Suisun Channel, California; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document

Suisun Channel, Calif.

Numbered 97, Seventy-fourth Congress;

Old River, California; House Document Numbered 151, Seventy-fifth

Old River, Calif.

Congress;

Yaquina Bay and Harbor, Oregon; Senate Commerce Committee

Yaquina Bay and Harbor, Oreg.

Document, Seventy-fifth Congress;

De Poe Bay, Oregon; House Document Numbered 202, Seventy-fifth

De Poe Bay, Oreg,

Congress;

Skipanon Channel, Oregon; House Document Numbered 201,

Skipanon Channel, Oreg.

Seventy-fifth Congress;

Columbia River between the mouth of the Willamette and Vancouver,

Columbia River, Willamette River to Vancouver, Wash.

Washington; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 81, Seventy-fourth Congress;

Columbia and Lower Willamette Rivers, below Vancouver, Washington,

Columbia and Lower Willamette Rivers below Vancouver, Wash., and Portland, Oreg.

and Portland, Oregon; House Document Numbered 203, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Westport Slough, Oregon; House Document Numbered 79,

Westport Slough, Oreg.

Seventy-fifth Congress;

Elokomin Slough, Washington; House Document Numbered 510,

Elokomin Slough, Wash.

Seventy-fourth Congress;

Columbia River between Vancouver, Washington, and Bonneville,

Columbia River, Vancouver, Wash., to Bonneville, Oreg.

Oregon; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 94, Seventy-fourth Congress;

Bellingham Harbor, Washington; Rivers and Harbors Committee

Bellingham, Wash.

Document Numbered 70, Seventy-fourth Congress;

Olympia Harbor, Washington; Rivers and Harbors Committee

Olympia, Wash.

Document Numbered 75, Seventy-fourth Congress;

Tacoma Harbor, Washington; Rivers and Harbors Committee

Tacoma, Wash.

Document Numbered 91, Seventy-fourth Congress;

Sitka Harbor, Alaska; House Document Numbered 268, Seventy-fifth

Sitka, Alaska.

Congress;

Juneau, Alaska.

Juneau Harbor, Alaska; House Document Numbered 249, Seventyfifth Congress;

Wake Island.

Wake Island; House Document Numbered 84, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Welles, Midway Island.

Welles Harbor, Midway Island; House Document Numbered 49 and Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 9, Seventyfifth Congress;

San Juan, P. R.

San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 42, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Arecibo, P. R.

Arecibo Harbor, Puerto Rico; Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 43, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Guayanes., P. R.

Guayanes Harbor, Puerto Rico; House Document Numbered 243, Seventy-fifth Congress;

Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands.

Saint Thomas Harbor, Virgin Islands; House Document Numbered 200, Seventy-fifth Congress.

Sec. 2.

That the $12,000,000 recommended for expenditure for a part of the Central Valley project, California, in accordance with the plans set forth in Rivers and Harbors Committee Document Numbered 35, Seventy-third Congress, and adopted and authorized by the provisions of section 1 of the Act of August 30, 1935 (49 Stat. 1028, at 1038), entitled “An Act authorizing the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes”, shall, when appropriated, be available for expenditure in accordance with the said plans by the Secretary of

Provisos.

Expenditure of fund not reimbursable.

the Interior instead of the Secretary of War: Provided, That the transfer of authority from the Secretary of War to the Secretary of the Interior shall not render the expenditure of this fund

Project reauthorized.

reimbursable under the reclamation law: Provided further, That the entire Central Valley project, California, heretofore authorized and

49 Stat. 115, 1622.

established under the provisions of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 (49 Stat. 115) and the First Deficiency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1936 (49 Stat. 1622), is hereby reauthorized

Purposes declared.

and declared to be for the purposes of improving navigation, regulating the flow of the San Joaquin River and the Sacramento River, controlling floods, providing for storage and for the delivery of the stored waters thereof, for the reclamation of arid and semiarid lands and lands of Indian reservations, and Other beneficial uses, and for the generation and sale of electric energy as a means of financially aiding and assisting such undertakings and in order to permit the full utilization of the works constructed to accomplish

Repayments authorized.

the aforesaid purposes: Provided further, That, except as herein otherwise specifically provided, the provisions of the reclamation law, as amended, shall govern the repayment of expenditures and the construction, operation, and maintenance of the dams, canals, power plants, pumping plants, transmission lines, and incidental works deemed necessary to said entire project, and the Secretary of the Interior may enter into repayment contracts, and other necessary contracts, with State agencies, authorities, associations, persons, and corporations, either public or private, including all agencies with which contracts are authorized under the reclamation law, and may acquire by proceedings in eminent domain, or otherwise, all lands, rights-of-way, water rights, and other property

Uses specified.

necessary for said purposes: And provided further, That the said dam and reservoirs shall be used, first, for river regulation, improvement of navigation, and flood control; second, for irrigation and domestic uses; and, third, for power.

Sec. 3.

That for the purpose of improving navigation, controlling floods, regulating the flow of streams, providing for storage and for delivery of stored waters, for the reclamation of lands, and other beneficial uses, and for the generation of electric energy as a means of financially aiding and assisting such undertaking, the project known as “Marshall Ford Dam”, Colorado River project, in Texas, is hereby authorized and adopted and all contracts and

Contracts and agreements.

agreements which have been executed in connection therewith are hereby validated and ratified, and the Secretary of the Interior, acting through such agents as he may designate, is hereby authorized

Construction, operation, etc., of structures.

to construct, operate, and maintain all structures and incidental works necessary to such project, and in connection therewith to make and enter into any and all necessary contracts including contracts amendatory of or supplemental to those hereby validated and ratified.

Sec. 4.

The Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed

Preliminary examinations and survoya authorized.

to cause preliminary examinations and surveys to be made at the following-named localities, the cost thereof to be paid from appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for such purposes: Provided,

Provisos.

Restriction.

That no preliminary examination, survey, project, or estimate for new works other than those designated in this or some prior Act or joint resolution shall lie made: Provided further, That after the

Reports.

regular or formal reports made as required by law on any examination, survey, project, or work under way or proposed are submitted no supplemental or additional report or estimate shall be made unless authorized by law: And provided further, That the Government

Adoption.

shall not be deemed to have entered upon any project for the improvement of any waterway or harbor mentioned in this Act until the project for the proposed work shall have been adopted by

Surveys designated.

law: Northeast Harbor, Maine. Presumpscot River, Maine. Portland Harbor, Maine, north of House Island, to determine advisability of removing shoal. Inland waterway between Merrimack River, Massachusetts, and Hampton Harbor, New Hampshire, by way of Black Rock Creek and Blackwater River. Harbor of refuge at or in the vicinity of Swampscott, Massachusetts. Ipswich River, Massachusetts. Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. Scituate Harbor, Massachusetts. Saugus River, Massachusetts. Nantasket (Hull) Gut. Massachusetts. Wellfleet Harbor, Massachusetts. Padanaram Harbor at South Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Warren River and Barrington Harbor, Rhode Island. Connecticut River, below Hartford, Connecticut, including North Cove in the town of Old Saybrook. Clinton Harbor, Connecticut. Mianus River, Connecticut. Westcott Cove, Connecticut. Norwalk Harbor, Connecticut. Greenwich Harbor, Connecticut. Orowoc Creek, New York, Huntington Harbor, New York. Northport Harbor, New York. Bronx Kills and Harlem River, New York. Rondout Harbor, New York. Waterway from Albany to Schenectady, New York, by way of Hudson and Mohawk Rivers, with a view to securing a depth of twenty-seven feet and suitable width. Great Kills, Staten Island, New York. Inland waterway from Delaware River to Chesapeake Bay, Delaware and Maryland, with a view to dredging a turning basin in the vicinity of the Chesapeake Cruising Club Docks at Chesapeake City. Cedar Creek, New Jersey. Inland waterway through Cumberland, Cape May, and Atlantic Counties, New Jersey, connecting the mouth of Fortescue Creek with Atlantic City. Waterway from Pleasantville, New Jersey, through Lake Bay, to deep water at Atlantic City, including connecting channel to Ocean City. Baltimore Harbor and Channels, Maryland. Choptank River, Maryland. Duck Point Cove and Tedious Creek, Maryland. Lower Thoroughfare, Deals Island, Maryland. Town River, at Oxford, Maryland. Hearns Creek, Dorchester County, Maryland. Middle River and Dark Head Creek, Back River to Chesapeake Bay via Harts Island Narrows, and a cut-off channel from Gunpowder River to Chesapeake Bay via Spry Island Narrows, Maryland. Saint Patricks Creek, Saint Marys County, Maryland. Eli Cove, an arm of Stoney Creek, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Saint Catherines Sound, Saint Marys County, Maryland. Mill Creek, Anne Arundel County” Maryland. Plum Point Creek, Calvert County, Maryland. Channel to Island Creek, Saint Georges Island, Saint Marys County, Maryland. Channel connecting Herring Bay via Rockhole Creek to West River, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Pocomoke River, Maryland, from a point above Snow Hill to deep water in Pocomoke Sound. Inland waterway from Ocean City, Maryland, to Chincoteague Bay. Channels to and near Jefferson Islands, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, with a view to their establishment as an aid to navigation and the establishment of a harbor of refuge. Smallers Drain, Assateague Island, Virginia. Channels at and near Hog Island, Virginia, with a view to their protection and preservation; also the protection of Hog Island and property thereon from erosion and storms. Assateague Channel, Accomac County, Virginia, with a view to its protection and preservation; also the protection of Chincoteague Island and property thereon from erosion and storms. Channel leading from Broadway Road, near Cash ville, Accomac County, Virginia, to deep water in Onancock River. Chincoteague Bay, Accomac County, Virginia, with a view to providing a protected anchorage and harbor for small boats at Chincoteague, Virginia. Folly Creek, Accomac County, Virginia. Hulls Creek and Rogers Creek, Northumberland County, Virginia. Greenvale (Fairweather) Creek, Lancaster County, Virginia. Whitings Creek, Middlesex County, Virginia. Meachims Creek, Middlesex County, Virginia. Woods Creek, Middlesex County, Virginia. Queens Creek, Mathews County, Virginia, to provide adequate channel to deep water in Hills Bay. Garden Creek, Mathews County, Virginia. Western shores of Chesapeake Bay from Plum Point, York County, Virginia, to the waters at Hampton Roads, with a view to protecting the navigable waters of Chesapeake Bay and Hampton Roads from shoaling. Burwells Bay, Virginia. Southern branch of Elizabeth River, Norfolk Harbor, Virginia. Inland waterway from Norfolk, Virginia, to Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina, with a view to the protection of lands in the vicinity of the lock at Great Bridge against flooding by storm tides. Belhaven Harbor, North Carolina. Dolls Creek, North Carolina. Neuse River, North Carolina, with a view to improvement for navigation and flood control between the Johnson County line and New Bern. Channel leading from the southeasterly end of Rollinson Channel, North Carolina, to the wharves in front of the town of Hatteras, North Carolina. Channel from Edenton Bay, North Carolina, into Pembroke Creek to United States Fish Hatchery. Channel from Pamlico Sound through Pugh’s Channel to the town of Rodanthe, North Carolina. Contentnea Creek, North Carolina, from a point near Wilson to its confluence with the Neuse River, with a view to improvement in the interest of navigation and flood control. Beresford Creek, South Carolina, from Cooper River to Bridge Farm Wharves. Waterway, approximately eight feet deep and fifty feet bottom width, from Crescent Lake, Florida, by way of Haw Creek to Bunnell, thence by way of a land cut to the sea at Flagler Beach. Canaveral Harbor, Florida. Channel from the Intracoastal Waterway to a point at or near Vero Beach, Florida. Channel from main channel of the Intracoastal Waterway to the mainland at Sebastian, Florida. Indian River, Indian River (Vero Beach), Saint Johns River Waterway, Florida. Waterway from Punta Rasa, Florida, by way of the Caloosa-hatchee River and Canal, Lake Okeechobee, and Saint Lucie Canal and River, to the Intracoastal Waterway at Stuart. Caloosahatchee River and Lake Okeechobee Drainage Areas, Florida, with a view to constructing additional levees between Kissimmee River and Fisheating Creek. Hillsboro River, Florida, from the upper end of the existing project to Sulphur Springs. Waterway from Anclote River, by way of Lake Butler, to a point near Safety Harbor on Old Tampa Bay, Florida. Anclote River, Florida. Pithlachascotee River, Florida. Fenholloway River, Florida. Hudson Creek, Pasco County, Florida. Weekiwachee River, Florida. Florida River, Liberty County, Florida, and the Apalachicola River at and near the mouth of the Florida River. Waterway between a suitable point on the channel from Apalachicola River to Saint Andrews Bay, Florida, and a suitable point in Saint Josephs Bay where the depth of said bay is thirty feet or more. East Pass Channel from the Gulf of Mexico into Choctawhatchee Bay, Florida. Valley Creek, Alabama, to a point at or near Birmingham. Gulfport Harbor, Mississippi. Bayou Legare, Mississippi, at the mouth of the Jordan River. Back Bay of Biloxi, Mississippi. Mississippi River at and near New Orleans. Louisiana. Lake Pont chartrain, Louisiana, between the New Basin Canal and the Industrial Canal, for a harbor of refuge. Bayou Teche, Louisiana: Upper portion, with a view to improvement in the interest of navigation and flood control. Deep-water channel from New Iberia to the Gulf of Mexico. Colorado River, and its tributaries, Texas, with a view to its improvement in the interest of navigation and flood control. Goose Creek, Texas. Deep-water channel and port. Arroyo Colorado, Texas. A channel from a point at or near Mercedes, Texas, to its mouth, thence south in Laguna Madre to Port Isabel. Survey of channel for the purposes of navigation from Jefferson, Texas, to Shreveport, Louisiana, by way of Jefferson-Shreveport Waterway, thence by way of Red River to mouth of Red River in the Mississippi River, including advisability of water-supply reservoirs in Cypress River and Black Cypress River above head of navigation. Sabine-Neches Waterway, Texas. Texas City Channel, Texas. Brazos River, Texas, a comprehensive survey with a view to preparing plans, estimates of the cost of improvements for navigation, flood control, water conservation, and reclamation, excluding therefrom work now in progress under the Works Progress Administration. The expense of such survey shall be paid from appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for examinations, surveys, and contingencies of rivers and harbors. Channel from Palacios, Texas, and Camp John A. Hulen, to the Intracoastal Waterway. Channel connecting San Antonio Bay, Texas, with the Gulf of Mexico. Allens Creek, a tributary of the Brazos River in Austin County, Texas, in the interest of navigation and of flood control. Mill Creek, a tributary of the Brazos River in Austin County, Texas, in the interest of navigation and of flood control. Navidad River, Texas, in the interest of navigation and of flood control. Lavaca River, Texas, in the interest of navigation and of flood control. Channel or channels across Padre Island, Texas, from Laguna Madre to the Gulf of Mexico. Corpus Christi, Texas, with a view to its protection by the construction of breakwaters, sea walls, or jetties. Canal from Ouachita River to Huttig, Arkansas. Carter Lake, Iowa and Nebraska. Meredosia Bay, Illinois River, Illinois. Tanners Creek, Dearborn County, Indiana. Gladstone Harbor, Michigan. Escanaba Harbor, Michigan. Miller Bay, Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin. Mona Lake (Lake Harbor) Channel, Michigan. Kenosha Harbor, Wisconsin. The Indiana shore of Lake Michigan with a view to the establishment of a harbor at the most suitable site. Harbors at Glen Haven and Glen Arbor, Michigan. Petoskey Harbor, Michigan. The coasts of the Great Lakes with a view to the establishment of harbors of refuge for light-draft vessels. Saginaw Bay. Michigan. Grand Traverse Bay, Michigan. Put in Bay, Ohio. Ottawa River, Ohio. Erie Harbor, Pennsylvania, beach numbered 2. Wilson Harbor, New York. Rochester (Charlotte) Harbor, Genesee River, New York. Upper Newport Bay, California. Harbor at Playa Del Ray, California. Monterey Harbor, California. San Lorenzo River, California. Sonoma Creek, California. Noyo River, California, including harbor at the mouth thereof. Benicia Harbor, Solano County, California. Collinsville Cut, Solano County, California. Werner Cut, near Werner, Contra Costa County, California. Alamitos Bay, Los Angeles County, California. Smugglers Cove, (Short Sands Beach), Oregon. Necanicum River, Oregon. Channel at Knappton, Washington. Columbia River at and in the vicinity of Camas, Washington. Port Angeles Harbor, Washington. Unga Harbor, Alaska. Seldovia Harbor, Alaska. Waterway to connect Tenakee Inlet and Port Frederick on Chichagof Island, Alaska. Wrangell Harbor, Alaska. Craig Harbor, Alaska. Grantley Harbor at Teller, Alaska. Mouth of Sinuk River. Alaska. Elfin Cove, Alaska. Myers Chuck Harbor, Alaska. Hilo Harbor, Hawaii, including consideration of methods to prevent shoaling by the flow of lava. Keehi Lagoon, Honolulu, for a seaplane harbor. Jobos Harbor, Guayama, Puerto Rico. Fajardo Harbor, Fajardo, Puerto Rico. Guayanilla Harbor, Guayanilla, Puerto Rico.

Sec. 5.

That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed

Ohio River, pollution deposits.

to cause a survey to be made of the Ohio River and its tributaries to ascertain what pollutive substances are being deposited, directly or indirectly, therein and the sources and extent of such deposits, and with a view to determining the most feasible method of correcting and eliminating the pollution of these streams.

The survey herein authorized shall include comprehensive investigations

Cooperation of Public Health Service.

and studies of the various problems relating to stream pollution and its prevention and abatement. In making these investigations and studies, and in the development and formulation of corrective plans, the Secretary of War may, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, secure the cooperation and assistance of the Public Health Service, and may allot funds from the appropriation hereinafter designated to pay for such cooperation and assistance. The survey shall be completed as soon as practicable after the passage of this Act, and the Secretary of War shall report

Report to Congress.

the results thereof to the Congress, together with such recommendations for remedial legislation as he deems advisable.

Expenses.

The cost of the survey, and such incidental expenses as may be necessary in connection therewith, shall be paid from appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for examinations, surveys, and contingencies of rivers and harbors.

Sec. 6.

That the project for the maintenance and operation of the lock and dam at Little Callao Landing, mile 62, Big Sunflower River, Mississippi, be, and the same is hereby, abandoned. That the right of Congress to alter, amend, or repeal this section is hereby expressly reserved.

Sec. 7.

That the project for improvement of the existing channel of that section of the Sabine-Neches Waterway, Texas, south and west of Harbor Island from a point opposite Orleans Street, in the city of Beaumont, Texas, to the junction of the main channel in the Neelies River, be, and the same is hereby, abandoned. That the right of Congress to alter, amend, or repeal this section is hereby expressly reserved.

Sec. 8.

That authority is hereby granted to the State of Oregon, acting through its highway department, and to the city of Eastside, Coos County, Oregon, a municipal corporation organized under the laws of the State of Oregon, to construct, maintain, and operate, at a point suitable to the interest of navigation, a dam and dike for preventing the flow of tidal waters into Willanch Slough in Coos County, Oregon.

Approval of plans.

Work shall not be commenced on such dam and dike until the plans therefor, including plans for all accessory works, are submitted to and approved by the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War, who may impose such conditions and stipulations as they deem necessary to protect the interests of the United States.

Time of construction.

The authority granted by this section shall terminate if the actual construction of the dam and dike hereby authorized is not commenced within one year and completed within three years from the

Amendment, etc.

date of the passage of this Act. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this section is hereby expressly reserved.

Sec. 9.

That authority is hereby granted to the State of Oregon, acting through its highway department, to the North Slough Drainage District, and to the North Slough Diking District, organized under the laws of the State of Oregon, to construct, maintain, and operate, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, a dam and dike for preventing the flow of tidal waters into North Slough in Coos County, Oregon, in township 24 south, range 13 west, Willamette meridian.

Approval of plans.

Work shall not be commenced on such dam and dike until the plans therefor, including plans for all accessory works, are submitted to and approved by the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War, who may impose such conditions and stipulations as they deem necessary to protect the interests of the United States.

Time of construction.

The authority granted by this Act shall terminate if the actual construction of the dam and dike hereby authorized is not commenced within one year and completed within three years from the

Amendment, etc.

date of the passage of this Act. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this section is hereby expressly reserved.

Sec. 10.

That the laws of the United States relating to the improvement of rivers and harbors, passed between March 4, 1913, until and including the laws of the first session of the Seventy-fifth Congress, shall be compiled under the direction of the Secretary of War and printed as a document, and that six hundred additional copies shall be printed for the use of the War Department.