[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6428 Received in Senate (RDS)]


109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6428


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             December 9 (legislative day, December 8), 2006

                                Received

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                                 AN ACT


 
To authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out certain elements of 
 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, LOUISIANA.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army may carry out the 
following elements of the project for hurricane and storm damage 
reduction, Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana, substantially in 
accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers, dated August 23, 
2002, and the supplemental report dated July 22, 2003:
            (1) The Houma Lock feature of the project.
            (2) The Reach H-3, Reach J-2, Bush Canal floodgate, Point 
        aux Chene floodgate, Reach H-2, Reach J-3, Reach J-1, and 
        Placid Canal structural elements of the project
    (b) Credit.--The Secretary shall credit toward the non-Federal 
share of the cost of the project elements the cost of design and 
construction work carried out by the non-Federal interest before the 
date of the partnership agreement for the project elements if the 
Secretary determines that the work is integral to the project elements.
    (c) Operation and Maintenance.--The operation, maintenance, repair, 
rehabilitation, and replacement of the Houma Navigation Canal lock 
complex and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway floodgate features that 
provide for inland waterway transportation shall be a Federal 
responsibility, in accordance with the feasibility report dated March 
2002 and section 102 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
U.S.C. 2212).
    (d) Navigational Consistency.--The Secretary shall maintain the 
Houma Navigation Canal at dimensions at least equal to those of the 
lock identified in subsection (c). The Houma Lock feature shall be 
implemented under an exclusive partnership agreement.

            Passed the House of Representatives December 9 (legislative 
      day, December 8), 2006.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.