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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 734 

To provide for agreements between Federal agencies to partner or transfer 

funds to accomplish erosion goals relating to the coastal area of Louisiana, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 6, 2005 

Mr. VITTER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To provide for agreements between Federal agencies to partner or transfer funds to accomplish erosion goals relating 

to the coastal area of Louisiana, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Together-Immediately 

5 Defeating Erosion Act of 2005’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, AND RESTORATION 

7 PROGRAMS. 

8 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to encour9 age Federal agencies to carry out comprehensive, inter-
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1 agency projects relating to the conservation, protection, 

2 and restoration of the coastal area of the State of Lou3 isiana. 

4 (b) USE OF FUNDS.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any funds authorized to be 

6 appropriated under section 3 shall be used in a man7 ner that is consistent with a multi-agency, com8 prehensive conservation, protection, and restoration 

9 program for the coastal area of Louisiana. 

10 (2) SECRETARY OF COMMERCE.—The Secretary 

11 of Commerce, acting through the National Oceanic 

12 and Atmospheric Administration, shall use funds au13 thorized to be appropriated under section 3(a)— 

14 (A) to collect data relating to the coastal 

15 area of the State of Louisiana regarding— 

16 (i) environmental restoration; 

17 (ii) resource protection; and 

18 (iii) protection and recovery of fish19 eries; 

20 (B) to carry out a restoration project relat21 ing to the coastal area of the State of Lou22 isiana, as the Secretary determines to be appro23 priate; or 

24 (C) to enter into an agreement with an25 other Federal agency to partner or transfer 
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1 funds to achieve the purpose described in sub2 section (a). 

3 (3) SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.—The Sec4 retary of the Interior, acting through the Geological 

5 Survey, shall use funds authorized to be appro6 priated under section 3(b)— 

7 (A) to collect biological, ecological, environ8 mental, geological, and geographical data relat9 ing to the coastal area of the State of Lou10 isiana; 

11 (B) to monitor and analyze the data col12 lected under subparagraph (A) or paragraph 

13 (2)(A); 

14 (C) to carry out any other appropriate ac15 tivity, as determined by the Secretary, in ac16 cordance with subsection (a); or 

17 (D) to enter into an agreement with an18 other Federal agency to partner or transfer 

19 funds to achieve the purpose described in sub20 section (a). 

21 SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

22 (a) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.—There is author23 ized to be appropriated to carry out section 2(b)(2) 

24 $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2016. 
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1 (b) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.—There is au2 thorized to be appropriated to carry out section 2(b)(3) 

3 $32,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2016. 

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