Sec. 7006. CONSTRUCTION
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## SEC. 7006 CONSTRUCTION ###
(a)Science and Technology ####
(1)In general The Secretary shall carry out a coastal Louisiana ecosystem science and technology program substantially in accordance with the restoration plan at a total cost of $100,000,000. ####
(2)Purposes The purposes of the program shall be— #####
(A)to identify any uncertainty relating to the physical, chemical, geological, biological, and cultural baseline conditions in the coastal Louisiana ecosystem; #####
(B)to improve knowledge of the physical, chemical, geological, biological, and cultural baseline conditions in the coastal Louisiana ecosystem; #####
(C)to examine a systemwide approach to coastal sustainability; #####
(D)to identify and develop technologies, models, and methods to carry out this subsection; and #####
(E)to advance and expedite the implementation of the comprehensive plan. ####
(3)Working groups The Secretary may establish such working groups as the Secretary determines to be necessary to assist the Secretary in carrying out this subsection. ####
(4)Contracts and cooperative agreements In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary may enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with a consortium of academic institutions in Louisiana with scientific or engineering expertise in the restoration of aquatic and marine ecosystems for coastal restoration and enhancement through science and technology. ####
(5)Applicability of the federal advisory committee act The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to a working group established under this subsection. ###
(b)Demonstration Projects ####
(1)In general Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may carry out demonstration projects substantially in accordance with the restoration plan and within the coastal Louisiana ecosystem for the purpose of resolving critical areas of scientific or technological uncertainty related to the implementation of the comprehensive plan. ####
(2)Maximum cost #####
(A)Total cost The total cost for planning, design, and construction of all projects under this subsection shall not exceed $100,000,000. #####
(B)Individual project The total cost of any single project under this subsection shall not exceed $25,000,000. ###
(c)Initial Projects ####
(1)In general The Secretary is authorized to carry out the following projects substantially in accordance with the restoration plan: #####
(A)Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet environmental restoration at a total cost of $105,300,000, but not including those elements of the project that produce navigation benefits. #####
(B)Small diversion at Hope Canal at a total cost of $68,600,000. #####
(C)Barataria basin barrier shoreline restoration at a total cost of $242,600,000. #####
(D)Small Bayou Lafourche reintroduction at a total cost of $133,500,000. #####
(E)Medium diversion at Myrtle Grove with dedicated dredging at a total cost of $278,300,000. ####
(2)Modifications #####
(A)In general In carrying out each project under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall carry out such modifications as may be necessary to the ecosystem restoration features identified in the restoration plan— ######
(i)to address the impacts of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the areas of the project; and ######
(ii)to ensure consistency with the project authorized by section 7013 (including work in and around the vicinity of the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet). #####
(B)Integration The Secretary shall ensure that each modification under subparagraph
(A)is taken into account in conducting the study of comprehensive hurricane protection authorized by title I of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2006 (119 Stat. 2247). #####
(C)Mississippi river-gulf outlet In carrying out the project under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall carry out such modifications as may be necessary to make the project consistent with and complementary to the closure and restoration of the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet authorized by section 7013. ####
(3)Construction reports Before the Secretary may begin construction of any project under this subsection, the Secretary shall submit a report documenting any modifications to the project, including cost changes, to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate. ####
(4)Applicability of other provisions Notwithstanding section 902 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2280), the cost of a project under this subsection, including any modifications to the project, shall not exceed 150 percent of the cost of such project set forth in paragraph (1). ###
(d)Beneficial Use of Dredged Material ####
(1)In general The Secretary, substantially in accordance with the restoration plan, shall implement in the coastal Louisiana ecosystem a program for the beneficial use of material dredged from federally maintained waterways at a total cost of $100,000,000. ####
(2)Consideration In carrying out the program under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider the beneficial use of sediment from the Illinois River System for wetlands restoration in wetlands-depleted watersheds of the coastal Louisiana ecosystem. ###
(e)Additional Projects ####
(1)In general The Secretary is authorized to carry out the following projects referred to in the restoration plan if the Secretary determines such projects are feasible: #####
(A)Land Bridge between Caillou Lake and the Gulf of Mexico at a total cost of $56,300,000. #####
(B)Gulf Shoreline at Point Au Fer Island at a total cost of $43,400,000. #####
(C)Modification of Caernarvon Diversion at a total cost of $20,700,000. #####
(D)Modification of Davis Pond Diversion at a total cost of $64,200,000. ####
(2)Reports Not later than December 31, 2009, the Secretary shall submit feasibility reports on the projects described in paragraph
(1)to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate. ####
(3)Projects subject to reports #####
(A)Feasibility reports Not later than December 31, 2008, the Secretary shall submit to Congress feasibility reports on the following projects referred to in the restoration plan: ######
(i)Multipurpose Operation of Houma Navigation Lock at a total cost of $18,100,000. ######
(ii)Terrebonne Basin Barrier Shoreline Restoration at a total cost of $124,600,000. ######
(iii)Small Diversion at Convent/Blind River at a total cost of $88,000,000. ######
(iv)Amite River Diversion Canal Modification at a total cost of $5,600,000. ######
(v)Medium Diversion at White's Ditch at a total cost of $86,100,000. ######
(vi)Convey Atchafalaya River Water to Northern Terrebonne Marshes at a total cost of $221,200,000. #####
(B)Construction The Secretary may carry out the projects under subparagraph
(A)substantially in accordance with the plans and subject to the conditions, recommended in a final report of the Chief of Engineers if a favorable report of the Chief is completed by not later than December 31, 2010. ####
(4)Construction No appropriations shall be made to construct any project under this subsection if the report under paragraph
(2)or paragraph (3), as the case may be, has not been approved by resolutions adopted by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate.
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