[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 42, Number 17 (Monday, May 1, 2006)]
[Page 794]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Transmitting a 
Request for Additional Funds To Support Recovery Efforts in the Gulf 
Coast

April 25, 2006

Dear Mr. Speaker:

    To provide additional resources to assist the greater New Orleans 
region to continue its recovery from the devastation of Hurricane 
Katrina, I ask the Congress to consider the enclosed requests for an 
additional $2.2 billion for the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), which 
is in addition to amounts requested on February 16th. This additional 
amount is offset by a $2.2 billion reduction in the amount requested on 
February 16th for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Disaster 
Relief Fund.
    The revised Corps request, which now totals $3.7 billion, replaces 
the previous supplemental request for the Corps that was submitted on 
February 16th. This revised request supports the Administration's 
commitment to further enhance the levee system in parts of the New 
Orleans area to meet Federal 100-year standards of protection.
    I designate these proposals in the amounts requested herein as an 
emergency requirement.
    The details of these requests are set forth in the enclosed letter 
from the Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
     Sincerely,
                                                George W. Bush