Sec. 7003. LOUISIANA COASTAL AREA
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## SEC. 7003 LOUISIANA COASTAL AREA ###
(a)In General The Secretary may carry out a program for ecosystem restoration, Louisiana Coastal Area, Louisiana, substantially in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers, dated January 31, 2005. ###
(b)Priorities ####
(1)In general In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give priority to— #####
(A)any portion of the program identified in the report described in subsection
(a)as a critical restoration feature; #####
(B)any Mississippi River diversion project that— ######
(i)will protect a major population area of the Pontchartrain, Pearl, Breton Sound, Barataria, or Terrebonne basins; and ######
(ii)will produce an environmental benefit to the coastal Louisiana ecosystem; #####
(C)any barrier island, or barrier shoreline, project that— ######
(i)will be carried out in conjunction with a Mississippi River diversion project; and ######
(ii)will protect a major population area; #####
(D)any project that will reduce storm surge and prevent or reduce the risk of loss of human life and the risk to public safety; and #####
(E)a project to physically modify the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet and to restore the areas affected by the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet in accordance with the comprehensive plan to be developed under section 7002(a) and consistent with sections 7006(c)(1)(A) and 7013.