[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3172 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3172

  To provide conditions for funds made available for certain projects 
       located in the State of Louisiana, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 19, 2008

  Mr. Vitter introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide conditions for funds made available for certain projects 
       located in the State of Louisiana, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. CONDITIONS RELATING TO FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE FOR CERTAIN 
              LOUISIANA PROJECTS.

    With respect to funds made available for the Lake Pontchartrain and 
Vicinity project, the West Bank and Vicinity project, and elements of 
the Southeast Louisiana Urban Drainage project that are located within 
the geographic perimeter of the West Bank and Vicinity and Lake 
Pontchartrain and Vicinity projects to reach the Corps of Engineers 
designated 100-year level of protection--
            (1) the non-Federal cost allocations for the projects shall 
        be consistent with the cost-sharing provisions under which the 
        projects were originally constructed;
            (2) the non-Federal share for the projects shall be 
        repaid--
                    (A) in accordance with section 103(k) of the Water 
                Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(k)); 
                and
                    (B) within the 30-year period beginning on the date 
                on which the funds are made available; and
            (3) the expenditure of the funds may be made without regard 
        to individual amounts or purposes, except that any reallocation 
        of funds that are necessary to accomplish the established goals 
        are authorized, subject to the approval of--
                    (A) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 
                and
                    (B) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
                Representatives.
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