[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3647 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3647

   To assist the State of Louisiana in flood protection and coastal 
             restoration projects, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

           September 27 (legislative day, September 17), 2008

 Ms. Landrieu introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Appropriations

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                                 A BILL


 
   To assist the State of Louisiana in flood protection and coastal 
             restoration projects, 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. FLOOD PROTECTION AND COASTAL RESTORATION PROJECTS, STATE OF 
              LOUISIANA.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Army.
            (2) State.--The term ``State'' means the State of 
        Louisiana.
    (b) Appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated and is 
appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, to the Secretary on 
October 1, 2008, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, $1,500,000,000--
            (1) for levee and flood protection repairs, restoration, 
        and improvements, critical coastal restoration projects, the 
        dredging of effected waterways, and the beneficial use of 
        dredged material in the State; and
            (2) to be provided by the Secretary to the State in 
        accordance with subsection (c).
    (c) Duty of Secretary.--The Secretary shall provide to the State 
the amounts appropriated under subsection (b) on the later of--
            (1) a date that is not later than 90 days after the date on 
        which the Governor of the State submits to the Secretary a plan 
        describing the means by which the State will use the amounts 
        appropriated under subsection (b); or
            (2) October 1, 2008.
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