[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2856 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2856

  To streamline certain feasibility studies and avoid duplication of 
                                effort.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 27, 2016

  Mr. Cornyn 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 streamline certain feasibility studies and avoid duplication of 
                                effort.

    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 ``Corps' Obligation to Assist in 
Safeguarding Texas Act'' or the ``COAST Act''.

SEC. 2. COASTAL TEXAS PROTECTION AND RESTORATION STUDY.

    (a) In General.--In carrying out the Coastal Texas Protection and 
Restoration Study--
            (1) the Secretary of the Army shall take into consideration 
        studies, data, or information developed by the Gulf Coast 
        Community Protection and Recovery District to expedite 
        completion of the Study; and
            (2) any studies, data, or information used in the 
        development of the final recommendations of the Chief of 
        Engineers shall be credited against the non-Federal share of 
        study costs.
    (b) Expedited Completion.--The Secretary shall expedite completion 
of the reports for the Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Study 
and, if the Secretary determines that a project described in the 
completed report is justified, proceed directly to project 
preconstruction, engineering, and design.
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