Public Law 874, 87th Congress, (H.R. 13273), approved October 23, 1962. "An Act 

 Authorizing the construction, repair, and preservation of certain works on rivers and harbors 

 for navigation, flood control, and for other purposes." 



Sec. 102. That the Secretary of the Army is hereby authorized to reimburse local 

 interests for such work done by them on the beach erosion projects authorized in section 

 101, and in other sections of this Act, subsequent to the initiation of the cooperative 

 studies which form the basis for the projects: Provided, That the work which may have 

 been done on these projects is approved by the Chief of Engineers as being in accordance 

 with the projects herein adopted: Provided further. That such reimbursement shall be 

 subject to appropriations applicable thereto or funds available therefor and shall not take 

 precedence over other pending projects of higher priority for improvements. 



Sec. 103. (a) The Act approved August 13, 1946, as amended by the Act approved 

 July 28, 1956 (33 U.S.C. 426e-h), pertaining to shore protection, is hereby further 

 amended as follows: 



(1) the word "one-third" in section 1 (b) is deleted and the word "one-half" is 

 substituted therefor; 



(2) the following is added after the word "located" in section 1 (b): ", except that 

 the costs allocated to the restoration and protection of Federal property shall be 

 borne fully by the Federal Government, and, further, that Federal participation in the 

 cost of a project for restoration and protection of State, county, and other publicly 

 owned shore parks and conservation areas may be, in the discretion of the Chief of 

 Engineers, not more than 70 per centum of the total cost exclusive of land costs, when 

 such areas: Include a zone which excludes permanent human habitation; include but 

 are not limited to recreational beaches; satisfy adequate criteria for conservation and 

 development of the natural resources of the environment; extend landward a sufficient 

 distance to include, where appropriate, protective dunes, bluffs, or other natural 

 features which serve to protect the uplands from damage ; and provide essentially full 

 park facilities for appropriate public use, all of which shall meet with the approval of 

 the Chief of Engineers"; 



(3) the following is added after the word "supplemented" in section 1 (e): ", or, in 

 the case of. a small project under section 3 of this Act, unless the plan therefor has 

 been approved by the Chief of Engineers"; and 



(4) sections 2 and 3 are amended to read as follows: 



"Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Army is hereby authorized to reimburse local interests 

 for work done by them, after initiation of the survey studies which form the basis for the 

 project, on authorized projects which individually do not exceed $1,000,000 in total 

 cost: Provided, That the work which may have been done on the projects is approved by 

 the Chief of Engineers as being in accordance with the authorized projects: Provided 

 further. That such reimbursement shall be subject to appropriations applicable thereto or 

 funds available therefor and shall not take precedence over other pending projects of 

 higher priority for improvements. 



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