S.Amdt. 541

SA 541. Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. Vitter, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr.
Nelson of Florida) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 98 proposed by Mr. Inouye (for himself and Mr. Baucus) to
the bill H.R. 1, making supplemental appropriations for job
preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency
and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal
stabilization, for fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 61, line 22, strike ``$2,000,000,000'' and insert
``$2,450,000,000''.
On page 62, line 3, insert ``Provided further, That not
less than $180,000,000 of the funds provided shall be
provided for large-scale aquatic ecosystem restoration:''
after ``assistance:''.
On page 65, line 4, strike ``$1,900,000,000'' and insert
``$2,350,000,000''.
On page 65, line 23, insert ``Provided further, That in any
case in which restoration or storm protection benefits are
available through the beneficial use of dredged material
produced by an operation and maintenance activity, that use,
up to an additional 15 percent of least-cost disposal, shall
be required as part of the operation and maintenance activity
and budget:'' after ``complete:''.
On page 115, line 4, insert before the period at the end
the following: ``, of which not less than $50,000,000 shall
be used for habitat restoration projects (including grant
programs for wetlands restoration)''.
On page 120, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following:

environmental programs and management

For an additional amount for ``Environmental Programs and
Management,'' $300,000,000, for existing large-scale aquatic
ecosystem programs and related activities: Provided, That
funds provided under this heading shall be used only for
programs, projects, or activities that, as of the date of
enactment of this Act, receive funds provided in Acts making
appropriations available for the Department of the Interior,
the Environmental Protection Agency, and related agencies:
Provided further, That the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency may waive cost-sharing requirements for the
use of funds made available under this heading.
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