S.Amdt. 3794

1. Inserts “Provided further, That $520,000,000 of the funds appropriated herein to modify the 17th S…” after “contractors:”

   InsertsPage 162, line 3Printed page

   In H.R. 4939 · Reported to Senate

   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, $2,001,500,000, 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 greater New Orleans and surrounding areas, of which $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; and $60,000,000 shall be used for incorporation of certain non-Federal levees in Plaquemines Parish into the existing Federal levee system: 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 [inserted: $520,000,000 of the funds appropriated herein to modify the 17th Street, Orleans Avenue, and London Avenue drainage canals and install pumps and closure structures at or near the lakefront; $198,000,000 of the funds appropriated herein for storm-proofing interior pump stations to ensure the operability of the stations during hurricanes, storms, and high water events; and $285,000,000 of the funds appropriated herein to improve protection at the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal shall be available only for fiscal years 2007 and thereafter, subject to authorization: Provided further, That ]$641,500,000 of the amount shall be available 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: Provided further, That the amounts provided under this heading are 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.

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   Original wording

   On page 162, line 3, after “contractors:”, insert the following: “Provided further, That $520,000,000 of the funds appropriated herein to modify the 17th Street, Orleans Avenue, and London Avenue drainage canals and install pumps and closure structures at or near the lakefront; $198,000,000 of the funds appropriated herein for storm-proofing interior pump stations to ensure the operability of the stations during hurricanes, storms, and high water events; and $285,000,000 of the funds appropriated herein to improve protection at the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal shall be available only for fiscal years 2007 and thereafter, subject to authorization:”.

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