[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 617 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 617

   To authorize ecosystem restoration projects for the Indian River 
 Lagoon-South and the Picayune Strand, Collier County, in the State of 
                                Florida.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 22, 2007

Mr. Hastings of Florida (for himself, Mr. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida, 
 Mr. Mahoney of Florida, Mr. Klein of Florida, Ms. Castor, Mr. Wexler, 
   and Mr. Meek of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize ecosystem restoration projects for the Indian River 
 Lagoon-South and the Picayune Strand, Collier County, in the State of 
                                Florida.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring the Everglades, an 
American Legacy Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. INDIAN RIVER LAGOON-SOUTH, FLORIDA.

    (a) Indian River Lagoon.--The Secretary of the Army may carry out 
the project for ecosystem restoration, water supply, flood control, and 
protection of water quality, Indian River Lagoon-South, Florida, at a 
total cost of $1,357,167,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
$678,583,500 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $678,583,500, in 
accordance with section 601 of the Water Resources Development Act of 
2000 (114 Stat. 2680) and the recommendations of the report of the 
Chief of Engineers, dated August 6, 2004.
    (b) Deauthorizations.--As of the date of enactment of this Act, the 
following projects are not authorized:
            (1) The uncompleted portions of the project authorized by 
        section 601(b)(2)(C)(i) of the Water Resources Development Act 
        of 2000 (114 Stat. 2682), C-44 Basin Storage Reservoir of the 
        Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, at a total cost of 
        $112,562,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $56,281,000 and 
        an estimated non-Federal cost of $56,281,000.
            (2) The uncompleted portions of the project authorized by 
        section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 740), 
        Martin County, Florida modifications to the Central and South 
        Florida Project, as contained in Senate Document 101, 90th 
        Congress, 2d Session, at a total cost of $15,471,000, with an 
        estimated Federal cost of $8,073,000 and an estimated non-
        Federal cost of $7,398,000.
            (3) The uncompleted portions of the project authorized by 
        section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 740), 
        East Coast Backpumping, St. Lucie--Martin County, Spillway 
        Structure S-311 of the Central and South Florida Project, as 
        contained in House Document 369, 90th Congress, 2d Session, at 
        a total cost of $77,118,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
        $55,124,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $21,994,000.

SEC. 3. PICAYUNE STRAND ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION, COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA.

    The Secretary of the Army may carry out the project for ecosystem 
restoration, Picayune Strand, Collier County, Florida, at a total cost 
of $375,328,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $187,664,000 and an 
estimated non-Federal cost of $187,664,000, in accordance with section 
601 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2680), 
and the report of the Chief of Engineers, dated September 15, 2006.
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