S.Amdt. 1183

1. Adds SEC. 4__. LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN, LOUISIANA at the end of title IV

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   Inserted: SEC. 4__. LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN, LOUISIANA.

   Inserted: (a) Definitions.--In this section:

   Inserted: (1) Project.--The term "project" means the project for permanent pumps and canal modifications authorized by section 204 of Flood Control Act of 1965 (Public Law 89-298; 79 Stat. 1077) and modified by section 7012(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-114; 121 Stat. 1279).

   Inserted: (2) Project report.--The term "project report" means the report--

   Inserted: (A) submitted by the Secretary to Congress;

   Inserted: (B) dated August 30, 2007; and

   Inserted: (C) provided in response to the requirements described in section 4303 of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 (Public Law 110-28; 121 Stat. 154) as the basis for complying with the requirements of--

   Inserted: (i) the project; and

   Inserted: (ii) modifications to the 17th Street, Orleans Avenue and London Avenue canals in and near the city of New Orleans carried out under the project.

   Inserted: (3) Secretary.--The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Army.

   Inserted: (b) Duties of Secretary.--

   Inserted: (1) Suspension of activity.--Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall cease the implementation of option 1, as described in the project report.

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   Inserted: (2) Study; report.--

   Inserted: (A) Study.--As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a study under which the Secretary shall carry out--

   Inserted: (i) an analysis of the residual risks associated with options 1, 2, and 2a, as described in the project report; and

   Inserted: (ii) an independent peer review of the effectiveness of concept designs and preliminary cost estimates associated with each option.

   Inserted: (B) Reports.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a report that--

   Inserted: (i) contains the results of the study conducted under subparagraph (A); and

   Inserted: (ii) identifies the option contained in the project report that--

   Inserted: (I) is more technically advantageous;

   Inserted: (II) is more effective from an operational prospective in providing greater reliability and reducing the risk of flooding to the New Orleans area over the long-term; and

   Inserted: (III) if implemented, would--

   Inserted: (aa) increase the overall drainage capacity of the region;

   Inserted: (bb) reduce local flooding to the greatest extent practicable; and

   Inserted: (cc) provide the greatest system flexibility.

   Inserted: (3) Implementation.--Effective on the date on which the Secretary submits the report under paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary shall resume the implementation of the project in accordance with the option selected by the Secretary under the report.

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   At the end of title IV, add the following:

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