[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 183 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 183

  To authorize the project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, 
               Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 2007

 Mr. Melancon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, 
               Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. MORGANZA TO THE GULF OF MEXICO PROJECT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army shall carry out the 
project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, Morganza to the Gulf 
of Mexico, Louisiana, substantially in accordance with the plans, and 
subject to the conditions, described in the Reports of the Chief of 
Engineers dated August 23, 2002, and July 22, 2003, at a total cost of 
$886,700,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $576,355,000 and an 
estimated non-Federal cost of $310,345,000.
    (b) Credit.--The Secretary shall credit toward the non-Federal 
share of the cost of the project described in subsection (a) the cost 
of design and construction work carried out by the non-Federal interest 
before the date of the partnership agreement for the project if the 
Secretary determines that the work is integral to the project.
    (c) Operations and Maintenance.--The operation, maintenance, 
repair, rehabilitation, and replacement of the Houma Navigation Canal 
lock complex and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway floodgate features of 
the project described in subsection (a) that provide for inland 
waterway transportation shall be a Federal responsibility, in 
accordance with section 102 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1986 (33 U.S.C. 2212).
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