[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 27, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S2494]
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      By Mr. CORNYN:
  S. 2856. A bill to streamline certain feasibility studies and avoid 
duplication of effort; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
Works.
  Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 2856

       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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