S.Amdt. 1858

SA 1858. Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself and Mr. Vitter) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1813 submitted by Mr.
Dorgan to the bill H.R. 3183, making appropriations for energy and
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

On page 17, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:
Sec. 1__. (a) In carrying out the construction of the
project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, Morganza to
the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, authorized by section 1001(24)
of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat.
1053), the Secretary of the Army (referred to in this section
as the ``Secretary'') shall--
(1) give priority to each element of the project that
provides hurricane and storm damage reduction benefits to the
most populated areas;
(2) consider, and if appropriate design, build, and use,
adaptive management techniques and other execution techniques
to expedite the completion of the works;
(3) to the maximum extent practicable, implement the
project in a manner compatible with the long-term restoration
of coastal wetlands, including the beneficial capture and
reuse of precipitation runoff as a part of the restoration;
(4) after the completion of any portion of the project,
determine and make publicly available a calculation of the
residual risk of--
(A) hurricane and storm damage; and
(B) the loss of human life and human safety; and
(5) immediately initiate the design of the Houma Navigation
Canal Lock.
(b) The non-Federal interest for the project described in
subsection (a) may initiate--
(1) the construction of any authorized portion of the
project; and
(2) efforts to provide interim protection for any portion
of the project area.
(c) In accordance with section 221 of the Flood Control Act
of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d-5b), the Secretary shall credit
towards the non-Federal share of the cost of the project, or
provide reimbursement for the cost of design and
construction, work carried out by the non-Federal interest if
the Secretary determines that the work--
(1) is integral to the project; or
(2) would provide interim protection for the project area.
(d) The Secretary shall allocate the amount to be credited
under subsection (c) towards the non-Federal share of the
cost of the project, or each element of the project, as
requested by the non-Federal interest.
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