Kerr Reservoir Study (language only)

Item 383 #1c

Language
Page 295, after line 9, insert:
"The Department of Environmental Quality is authorized to commit resources necessary to qualify for in-kind match for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the John H. Kerr Dam and Reservoir, Virginia and North Carolina Feasibility Study, to be conducted in accordance with § 216 of the River and Harbors Flood Control Act of 1970."

Explanation
(This amendment provides authority for Virginia's sponsorship of a study of the Kerr Reservoir. This study, to be performed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will establish management criteria for the Kerr Reservoir and the Roanoke River. This management plan will also be used in the re-licensing of Dominion Power's hydroelectric facilities.)