[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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 4, 2007 Mr. Melancon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ 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). <all>