To provide additional construction funding for levee improvements in the New Orleans metropolitan area, gulf coast restoration.

For an additional amount for “Investigations” for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $45,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006: Provided further, That using $20,000,000 of the funds provided herein, the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is directed, at full Federal expense, to inventory all Federal and non-Federal flood and storm damage reduction projects; develop and test a methodology to assess the structural and operational integrity of such projects and the associated risks; and establish and maintain a database of such projects, which shall include information on the structural and operational integrity of the projects and the parties responsible for operation and maintenance of the projects included therein: Provided further, That $25,000,000 of the funds provided herein shall be used for Louisiana Coastal Area Restoration studies.

For an additional amount for “Investigations” for flood hazard analyses and technical studies related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other disasters, $2,500,000 to remain available until expended: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Army acting through the Chief of Engineers is directed to use funds appropriated herein for disaster and other emergency needs, of which up to $1,000,000 is for Flood Plain Management Services for flood hazard and hydrologic investigations in flood prone areas of Hawaii; up to $1,250,000 is for the Delta Islands and Levee study in California; and $250,000 is for completion of the CALFED 180-day levee study: Provided further, That the amount shall be available for the studies identified above and only to the extent that an official budget request for a specific dollar amount, that includes designation of the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.

CONSTRUCTION

For an additional amount for “Construction” for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $595,300,000, to remain available until expended, of which up to $100,000,000 may be used to reduce the risk of storm damage to the greater New Orleans metropolitan area, at full federal expense, by restoring the surrounding wetlands through measures to begin to reverse wetland losses in areas affected by navigation, oil and gas, and other channels and through modification of the Caernarvon Freshwater Diversion structure or its operations; at least $495,300,000 shall be used consistent with the cost-sharing provisions under which the projects were originally constructed to raise levee heights where necessary and otherwise enhance the existing Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity project and the existing West Bank and Vicinity project to provide the levels of protection necessary to achieve the certification required for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program under the base flood elevations current at the time of this construction: Provided, That any project using funds appropriated herein shall be initiated only after non-Federal interests have entered into binding agreements with the Secretary of the Army to pay 100 percent of the operation, maintenance, repair, replacement and rehabilitation costs of the project and to hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction or operation and maintenance of the project, except for damages due to the fault or negligence of the United States or its contractors: Provided further, That Congress designates this amount as an emergency requirement for these specific purposes: Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.

For an additional amount for “Construction” for necessary expenses related to other disasters, $39,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Army acting through the Chief of Engineers is directed to use funds appropriated herein for disaster and other emergency needs, of which up to $7,100,000 is for South Sacramento Streams, California; up to $23,300,000 is for the Sacramento River Bank Protection, California; up to $5,100,000 is for American River (Common Features), California; up to $1,500,000 is for North Padre Island, Texas; and up to $2,000,000 shall be provided at full Federal expense for the Hawaii water systems technical assistance program: Provided further, That the amount shall be available for the projects identified above and only to the extent that an official budget request for a specific dollar amount, that includes designation of the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.

OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

For an additional amount for “Operations and Maintenance” to dredge navigation channels and repair other Corps projects related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $3,200,000 to remain available until expended: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Army acting through the Chief of Engineers is directed to use funds appropriated herein for dredging needs along the Texas gulf coast, of which up to $2,000,000 is for Freeport Harbor, Texas; and up to $1,200,000 is for Texas City, Texas: Provided further, That the amount shall be available only for the projects identified above and to the extent that an official budget request for a specific dollar amount, that includes designation of the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.

FLOOD CONTROL AND COASTAL EMERGENCIES

For an additional amount for “Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies,” as authorized by section 5 of the Flood Control Act of August 18, 1941, as amended (33 U.S.C. 701n), for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Katrina and other hurricanes of the 2005 season, $3,099,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of the Army is directed to use the funds appropriated herein to modify, at full Federal expense, authorized projects in southeast Louisiana to provide hurricane and storm damage reduction and flood damage reduction in the greater New Orleans and surrounding areas; of the funds provided herein, $530,000,000 shall be used to modify the 17th Street, Orleans Avenue and London Avenue drainage canals, and install pumps and closure structures at or near the lakefront; $250,000,000 shall be used for storm-proofing interior pump stations to ensure their operability during hurricanes, storms and high water events; $170,000,000 shall be used for armoring critical elements of the New Orleans hurricane and storm damage reduction system; $350,000,000 shall be used to improve protection at the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal; $215,000,000 shall be used to replace or modify certain non-Federal levees in Plaquemines Parish to incorporate them into the existing New Orleans to Venice hurricane protection project; and $1,584,000,000 shall be used for reinforcing or replacing floodwalls, where necessary, in the existing Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity project and the existing West Bank and Vicinity project to improve the systems' performance: Provided further, That any project using funds appropriated herein shall be initiated only after non-Federal interests have entered into binding agreements with the Secretary to pay 100 percent of the operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and rehabilitation costs of the project and to hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction or operation and maintenance of the project, except for damages due to the fault or negligence of the United States or its contractors: Provided further, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.

For an additional amount for “Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies,” as authorized by section 5 of the Flood Control Act of August 18, 1941, as amended (33 U.S.C. 701n), for necessary expenses related to this and other disasters, $17,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Army acting through the Chief of Engineers is directed to use funds appropriated herein for restoration of funds for hurricane damaged projects in Pennsylvania: Provided further, That the amount shall be available for the projects identified above and only to the extent that an official budget request for a specific dollar amount, that includes designation of the entire amount of the request as an emergency requirement, is transmitted by the President to the Congress.