Sec. 7002. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

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## SEC. 7002 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ###

(a)In General The Secretary, in coordination with the Governor, shall develop a comprehensive plan for protecting, preserving, and restoring the coastal Louisiana ecosystem. ###

(b)Integration of Plan Into Comprehensive Hurricane Protection Study In developing the comprehensive plan, the Secretary shall integrate the restoration plan into the analysis and design of the comprehensive hurricane protection study authorized by title I of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2006 (119 Stat. 2247). ###

(c)Consistency With Comprehensive Coastal Protection Master Plan In developing the comprehensive plan, the Secretary shall ensure that the plan is not inconsistent with the goals, analysis, and design of the comprehensive coastal protection master plan authorized and defined pursuant to Act 8 of the First Extraordinary Session of the Louisiana State Legislature, 2005, or the plan entitled “Louisiana Comprehensive Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast” prepared by the State of Louisiana and accepted by the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (including any subsequent amendments or revisions). ###

(d)Inclusions The comprehensive plan shall include a description of— ####

(1)the framework of a long-term program integrated with hurricane and storm damage reduction, flood damage reduction, and navigation activities that provide for the comprehensive protection, conservation, and restoration of the wetlands, estuaries, barrier islands, shorelines, and related land and features of the coastal Louisiana ecosystem, including protection of critical resources, habitat, and infrastructure from the effects of a coastal storm, a hurricane, erosion, or subsidence; ####

(2)the means by which a new technology, or an improved technique, can be integrated into the program referred to in paragraph (1); ####

(3)the role of other Federal and State agencies and programs in carrying out such program; ####

(4)specific, measurable success criteria (including ecological criteria) by which success of the plan will be measured; ####

(5)proposed projects in order of priority as determined by their respective potential to contribute to— #####

(A)creation of coastal wetlands; and #####

(B)flood protection of communities ranked by population density and level of protection; and ####

(6)efforts by Federal, State, and local interests to address sociological, economic, and related fields of law. ###

(e)Considerations In developing the comprehensive plan, the Secretary shall consider the advisability of integrating into the program referred to in subsection (d)(1)— ####

(1)an investigation and study of the maximum effective use of the water and sediment of the Mississippi and Atchafalaya Rivers for coastal restoration purposes consistent with flood control and navigation; ####

(2)a schedule for the design and implementation of large-scale water and sediment reintroduction projects and an assessment of funding needs from any source; ####

(3)an investigation and assessment of alterations in the operation of the Old River Control Structure, consistent with flood control and navigation purposes; ####

(4)any related Federal or State project being carried out on the date on which the plan is developed; ####

(5)any activity in the restoration plan; and ####

(6)any other project or activity identified in one or more of— #####

(A)the Mississippi River and Tributaries program; #####

(B)the Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Conservation Plan; #####

(C)the Louisiana Coastal Zone Management Plan; #####

(D)the plan of the State of Louisiana entitled “Integrated Ecosystem Restoration and Hurricane Protection—Louisiana's Comprehensive Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast”; and #####

(E)other relevant reports as determined by the Secretary. ###

(f)Reports to Congress ####

(1)Initial report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing the comprehensive plan. ####

(2)Updates Not later than 5 years after the date of submission of a report under paragraph (1), and at least once every 5 years thereafter until implementation of the comprehensive plan is complete, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing an update of the plan and an assessment of the progress made in implementing the plan.

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Sec. 7002

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

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