An amendment numbered 10 printed in Part A of House Report 112-398 to allow oil and gas revenues to be used for coastal wetlands conservation, coastal restoration, hurricane protection, or infrastructure projects directly impacted by coastal wetland losses. Currently, H.R. 7 contains a prohibition on how states can use oil and gas revenues. Energy producing states use offshore oil and gas revenues to fund their required state cost share of hurricane protection and coastline restoration programs.

1. Replaces “Federal program” with “Federal program, except in the case of a project for coastal wetlands conservation, coast…”

   ReplacesPage 952, line 17Printed page

   [struck: Federal program][inserted: Federal program, except in the case of a project for coastal wetlands conservation, coastal restoration, or hurricane protection, or an infrastructure project directly impacted by coastal wetland losses]

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   Page 952, beginning on line 17, strike “Federal program” and insert “Federal program, except in the case of a project for coastal wetlands conservation, coastal restoration, or hurricane protection, or an infrastructure project directly impacted by coastal wetland losses”.

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