S.Amdt. 4797
What it does: Inserts new text wherever appropriate
Sen. Mary L. Landrieu (D-LA)What it changes
1 change to H.R. 2642
Inserts new text wherever appropriate
InsertsInserted: Sec. __ (a) The Secretary of the Army (referred to in this section as the "Secretary") shall initiate the construction of the project authorized by section 1001(24) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1053), as described in the programmatic environmental impact statement of the project.
Inserted: (b) To initiate the construction of the project described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall accept from the Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District, Louisiana, and the State of Louisiana (referred to in this section as the "non-Federal interests") advanced funding that the Secretary shall credit toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project.
Inserted: (c) The Secretary shall credit toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project described in subsection (a) the cost of design and construction work carried out by the non-Federal interests before the date of the partnership agreement for the project if the Secretary determines that the work is integral to the project.
Inserted: (d) In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider current any data collected for the project described in that subsection.
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SA 4797. Ms. LANDRIEU submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 2642, making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __ (a) The Secretary of the Army (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) shall initiate the construction of the project authorized by section 1001(24) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1053), as described in the programmatic environmental impact statement of the project.
(b) To initiate the construction of the project described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall accept from the Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District, Louisiana, and the State of Louisiana (referred to in this section as the “non-Federal interests”) advanced funding that the Secretary shall credit toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project.
(c) The Secretary shall credit toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project described in subsection (a) the cost of design and construction work carried out by the non-Federal interests before the date of the partnership agreement for the project if the Secretary determines that the work is integral to the project.
(d) In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider current any data collected for the project described in that subsection.
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Senate amendment submitted
May 20, 2008