Specifications

Section 1 Introduction
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environment, improving protection of the aquifer, and improving the integrity,
capability, and conservation of urban water supplies affected by the project or its
operation.”
This study is also authorized by two resolutions of the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure, United States House of Representatives,
dated September 24, 1992. The first resolution states:
“Resolved by the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the United
States House of Representatives, That the Board of Engineers for Rivers and
Harbors, is requested to review the report of the Chief of Engineers on Central
and Southern Florida, published as House Document 643, Eightieth Congress,
Second Session, and other pertinent reports, to determine whether modifications
of the recommendations contained therein are advisable at the present time, in
the interest of environmental quality, water supply and other purposes."
The second resolution states:
“Resolved by the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the United
States House of Representatives, That the Board of Engineers for Rivers and
Harbors, is requested to review the report of the Chief of Engineers on Central
and Southern Florida, published as House Document 643, Eightieth Congress,
Second Session, and other pertinent reports, to determine whether modifications
of the recommendations contained therein are advisable at the present time, in
the interest of environmental quality, water supply and other purposes for Florida
Bay, including a comprehensive, coordinated ecosystem study with hydrodynamic
modeling of Florida Bay and its connections to the Everglades, the Gulf of
Mexico, and the Florida Keys Coral Reef ecosystem.”
The Water Resources Development Act of 1996 was enacted on October 12, 1996.
Section 528 of the Act (Public Law 104-303) entitled “Everglades and South
Florida Ecosystem Restoration” authorizes a number of ecosystem restoration
activities and also provides specific direction and guidance for the CERP.
(b) RESTORATION ACTIVITIES-
1. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN-
A. DEVELOPMENT-
i. PURPOSE- The Secretary shall develop, as expeditiously as
practicable, a proposed Comprehensive Plan for the purpose of
restoring, preserving, and protecting the South Florida ecosystem.
The Comprehensive Plan shall provide for the protection of water
quality in, and the reduction of the loss of fresh water from, the
Everglades. The Comprehensive Plan shall include such features as
are necessary to provide for the water-related needs of the region,