    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2005, Book II)]
    [September 8, 2005]
    [Pages 1406-1407]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Message to the Congress on the National Emergency Caused by Hurricane
    Katrina
    September 8, 2005

    To the Congress of the United States:
        I hereby report that I have exercised my statutory authority under
    section 6 of the Davis-Bacon Act, 40 U.S.C. 276a-5, to suspend the
    provisions of sections 276a to 276a-5 of the Davis-Bacon Act in the
    event of a national emergency. I have found thatthe conditions caused by
    Hurricane Katrina constitute a ``national emergency'' within the meaning
    of section 6. I have, therefore, suspended the provisions of the Davis-
    Bacon Act in designated areas in the States of Alabama, Florida,
    Louisiana, and Mississippi.

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        This action is more fully set out in the enclosed proclamation that
    I have issued today.

                                                              George W. Bush

     The White House,

     September 8, 2005.

    Note: The proclamation of September 8 regarding the designated areas
    affected by Hurricane Katrina is listed in Appendix D at the end of this
    volume.