§ 426l. — Protection of Lake Ontario.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 33USC426l]
TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
CHAPTER 9--PROTECTION OF NAVIGABLE WATERS AND OF HARBOR AND RIVER
IMPROVEMENTS GENERALLY
SUBCHAPTER I--IN GENERAL
Sec. 426l. Protection of Lake Ontario
(a) Plan for shoreline protection and beach erosion control; report to
Congress
The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is
directed to develop a plan for shoreline protection and beach erosion
control along Lake Ontario, and report on such plan to the Congress as
soon as practicable. Such report shall include recommendations on
measures of protection and proposals for equitable cost sharing,
together with recommendations for regulating the level of Lake Ontario
to assure maximum protection of the natural environment and to hold
shoreline damage to a minimum.
(b) Minimization of damage and erosion to Lake Ontario shoreline
Until the Congress receives and acts upon the report required under
subsection (a) of this section, all Federal agencies having
responsibilities affecting the level of Lake Ontario shall, consistent
with existing authority, make every effort to discharge such
responsibilities in a manner so as to minimize damage and erosion to the
shoreline of Lake Ontario.
(c) Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$2,000,000.
(d) Short title
This section may be cited as the ``Lake Ontario Protection Act of
1976.''
(Pub. L. 94-587, Sec. 180, Oct. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 2939.)
