[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4609 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4609

 To authorize the project for hurricane and storm damage reduction and 
                     ecosystem restoration, Texas.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 26, 2022

 Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Cruz) 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 authorize the project for hurricane and storm damage reduction and 
                     ecosystem restoration, Texas.

    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 ``Texas Coastal Spine Authorization 
Act''.

SEC. 2. COASTAL TEXAS PROTECTION AND RESTORATION FEASIBILITY STUDY, 
              TEXAS.

    The Secretary of the Army is authorized to carry out the project 
for hurricane and storm damage reduction and ecosystem restoration, 
Texas, substantially in accordance with the plans, and subject to the 
conditions, described in the report of the Chief of Engineers dated 
September 16, 2021, at an estimated total cost of $30,906,287,000, with 
an estimated Federal cost of $19,237,894,000 and an estimated non-
Federal cost of $11,668,393,000.
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