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<br />C'IIAf'TF:R 7 _l\.1PLEME:'iTATlON RESPOi\SIBILITlES
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<br />y:.,;: ::::::: Fe~e!"1! ~:",n<M mnst participate in and comply with applicable Federal
<br />floodplain management and flood insurance programs. l'iot less than once each year the
<br />non-Federal sponsor shall inform affected interest of the limitations of the protection
<br />afforded by the project. Thenon-Fedcral sponsor must also publicize flood plain infor-
<br />mation in the area concerned and shall provide this information to zoning and other
<br />regulatory agencies for their use in preventing unwise future develo pments in the 1100d
<br />plain and in adopting such regulations as may be necessary to prevent unwise develop-
<br />mem and to ensure compatibi1ity Wilh protection levels provided by the pr oject,
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<br />OBLIGATIONS OF TilE GOVER;'IlM~'n AND NO......t"EDERAL SPONSOR
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<br />Section 103 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986, Public Law 99-662,
<br />as amended, specifies the cost-sharing requiremems on water resourees projeCts.
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<br />The non-Federal sponsor shall contribute through a combination of cash payments
<br />and the provision of project lands, casements, rights-of-way and relo<:ati ons,asspccif,ed
<br />below, a minimum of25 percent, but not to ex:ceed 50 percent, oftntal project costs,
<br />Dl,ringtheperiodofeonstruetion, lhenon-Federal sponsor shallprovid eacashcontribu-
<br />tionequalt05pcrcentoftotalpmjeclcoslS. The non-Federal sponsor shall provide all
<br />1ands,easem~>nts,andrights-of-way, including suitablebortow anddredg.e<.1 or excavated
<br />material disposal arelts (LERRO), and perform all relocalions detenllincd by the Govern-
<br />ment to he necessary forconstrllction,operntion,and maintenallce of the project.
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<br />The non-Federal sponsor shall comply with theapplieab1e provisions of the Uniform
<br />Relocation Assistance and Real Properly Acqllisition Policies Act of 1970, Public Law
<br />91-646 as amended by Title IV of lhe Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation
<br />Assistance Act of 1987 (PlIhlic Law 100-17), and the Uniform Regulations contained in
<br />49 CFR Part 24 in acquiring lands, easements, and rights-of-way, and performing
<br />relocations foreonstruction, operation, and maintenance of the project, and informal!
<br />affected persons of applicable benefits, policies, and procedures in connection with said
<br />ACI,
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<br />If the vahle of (he contribUlions provided (5 percent cilsh conrribu(io nand the cost
<br />for (he projUllanrls, easements, rights-uf-way,and retocations) exceeds 50 pcrcel\l of
<br />(he total project ,""IS, the GOl'ernment shall, subject to the availability of funds,
<br />reimbline the non-Federal sponsor for that portior'! of the value of lands, easemen(~,
<br />rights-of-wn)', dredged or excavated material disposal areas, and rc1ocation~ which
<br />exceed 45 percemof(he lotal projeclcost. Ahemately, and at the sole discrctionof the
<br />Government, the Government may at no cost to the non-Federal sponsor provide any
<br />remaining land" C<1,>emenlS, rights-of-way, relocations, ;>nd dredged or excavated
<br />material dispmal ar~,\s required for lhe conSlructi"n "peTIIlioll, and mainter.;mce of the
<br />proj~'t in CXI;CSS of 45 percent of the IOlal project e,',I~.
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<br />After the project construction is dl><:med complete, the non-Federal sponsor is then
<br />respcnslble for all opcration, maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation of the
<br />project.
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<br />The: non-Federal sponsor must agftt to hnld and save the Government free from all
<br />damages arising from theconslruction, operation, maintenance, rc pair, replacemcnt,and
<br />rehabilitation of the project and any project-related bCllcrm~nts ex:c~pt for damages duc
<br />to the fault or negligence of the GoVernln~nt or lhe Government's comraelors_
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