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1 scale main stem river channel restoration and 



2 stream corridor management. 



3 (4) To review the operation of Federal dam and 



4 flood control projects and assess the environmental 



5 impacts of their operation on the River. 



6 (5) To provide matching funds, if necessary, for 



7 the development of the Program Plan, and to pro- 



8 vide funds to begin implementation of the Program 



9 Plan and for monitoring and evaluating implementa- 



10 tion of the program. 



1 1 SEC. 4. PILOT PROJECT TO REESTABLISH RP7ER CHANNEL 



12 AND FLOOD WAY; FISH HABITAT RESTORA- 



13 TION PRO JECTS. 



14 (a) River Channel and Floodway Project. — 



15 The Administrator shall conduct 1 or more pilot projects 



16 on the main channel of the River which may be identified 



17 in the Resource Plan, to demonstrate measures to reestab- 



18 lish a channel and floodway in dynamic equilibrium with 



19 the River and to prevent the down cutting of the River 



20 bed. The goals of the pilot projects shall be to create in- 



21 stream fish and wildlife habitat, reduce bank erosion and 



22 loss of riparian vegetation, and accommodate high flows 



23 without accompanying damage to land or property. To the 



24 extent practicable, activities on the main river channel 



25 under the pilot project shall be integrated with projects 



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