110 HR 5589 IH: To modify the project for navigation, Atchafalaya River U.S. House of Representatives 2008-03-11 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5589 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 11, 2008 Mr. Melancon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To modify the project for navigation, Atchafalaya River and Bayous Chene, Boeuf, and Black, Louisiana, to include an additional area, and for other purposes.

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Atchafalaya River and Bayous Chene, Boeuf, and Black, Louisiana

The project for navigation, Atchafalaya River and Bayous Chene, Boeuf, and Black, Louisiana, authorized by section 101 of the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 731), and modified by section 3077 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1126), is further modified to authorize the Secretary of the Army— (1)to include as part of the project the portion of the Lower Atchafalaya River known as the Crewboat Cut, located south of the convergence of Bayou Chene into the Atchafalaya River and east of the authorized part of the channel known as the Horseshoe; and (2)to carry out projects for bank stabilization on the eastern shore of Crewboat Cut to prevent erosion from wave action and scouring.