S.Amdt. 731

SA 731. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1591, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 64, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following:

Section 23_. (a) Using funds made available in Chapter 3 under Title II of Public Law 109-234 (120 Stat. 453), under the heading “Investigations”, within three months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army, in consultation with other agencies and the State of Louisiana shall submit to Congress a final report of the Chief of Engineers recommending a comprehensive plan to install a permanent storm surge and intrusion barrier on the lower Mississippi River Gulf-outlet and to restore associated structural and non-structural hurricane and storm surge reduction in this region to ensure the level of protection necessary to achieve the certification required for the 100-year level of flood protection in accordance with the national flood insurance program under the base flood elevations in existence at the time of construction of the enhancements as part of the Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity Louisiana project as described under the heading “Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies”, in chapter 3 of Public Law 109-148: Provided, That the plan shall incorporate and build upon the Interim Mississippi River Gulf Outlet Deep-Draft De-Authorization Report submitted to Congress in December 2006 pursuant to Public Law 109-234.