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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2650 

To modify certain water resources projects for the Apalachicola, 

Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers, Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 11, 2007 

Mr. BOYD of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To modify certain water resources projects for the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers, Georgia, Florida, 

and Alabama. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Restore the Apalachi5 cola River Ecosystem Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. APALACHICOLA, CHATTAHOOCHEE, AND FLINT RIV7 ERS, GEORGIA, FLORIDA, AND ALABAMA. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—The project for navigation, Apa9 lachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers, Georgia, Flor10 ida, and Alabama, authorized by section 2 of the Act of 

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1 March 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 17), and modified by the first 

2 section of the Act of July 24, 1946 (60 Stat. 635), and 

3 the project for the West Point Reservoir, Chattahoochee 

4 River, Georgia, authorized by section 203 of the Flood 

5 Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 1182), are modified— 

6 (1) to deauthorize the 9-foot by 100-foot chan7 nel between the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway near 

8 Apalachicola, Florida, to Jim Woodruff Dam near 

9 Chattahoochee, Florida; and 

10 (2) to authorize the Secretary of the Army, in 

11 consultation with the State of Florida, to develop the 

12 plan described in subsection (b). 

13 (b) PLAN FOR RESTORATION OF APALACHICOLA

14 RIVER.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 

16 the date of enactment of this Act and before com17 mencement of any restoration activity under sub18 section (a), the Secretary, in coordination with the 

19 State of Florida, the United States Fish and Wild20 life Service, and the United States Geological Sur21 vey, shall— 

22 (A) develop a comprehensive plan to re23 store the Apalachicola River basin; and 

24 (B) submit to the Committee on Environ25 ment and Public Works of the Senate and the 

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1 Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc2 ture of the House of Representatives the plan 

3 developed under subparagraph (A). 

4 (2) REQUIRED ELEMENTS.—The plan under 

5 paragraph (1) shall— 

6 (A) have as its sole goal the reestablish7 ment of the ecological integrity of the Apalachi8 cola River basin ecosystem (including restora9 tion of bendways, interconnecting waterways, 

10 sloughs, watersheds, associated land areas, and 

11 fish and wildlife habitat); 

12 (B) reestablish an ecosystem that supports 

13 and sustains a balanced, integrated, adaptive 

14 community of organisms having species com15 position, diversity, and functional organization 

16 comparable to those of the natural habitat of 

17 the Apalachicola River; and 

18 (C) include a method of monitoring and 

19 assessing the biota, habitats, and water quality 

20 of the Apalachicola River basin for use in as21 sessing restoration activities and impacts of res22 toration activities. 

23 (3) FUNDING.—The plan under paragraph (1) 

24 shall be developed at a total cost of $4,000,000. 

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1 (c) PUBLIC OUTREACH.—In carrying out this sec2 tion, the Secretary shall engage in significant public out3 reach. 

4 (d) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER ACTIVITIES.—The 

5 Secretary shall ensure that activities conducted under this 

6 section do not interfere with water compact activities and 

7 negotiations being carried out as of the date of enactment 

8 of this Act with respect to the Apalachicola, Chattahoo9 chee, and Flint Rivers, Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. 

10 (e) EFFECT ON OTHER LAW.—Nothing in this sec11 tion limits the authority of any agency under any other 

12 provision of law to require compliance with any applicable 

13 statutory or regulatory requirement. 

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