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$40,420,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
of $40,420,000.’’. 
SEC. 6005. CREDIT. 
Section 601(e)(5)(B) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2685) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of subclause 
(I); 
(B) by adding ‘‘or’’ at the end of subclause 
(II); and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(III) the credit is provided for work 
carried out before the date of the partner-
ship agreement between the Secretary and 
the non-Federal sponsor, as defined in an 
agreement between the Secretary and the 
non-Federal sponsor providing for such 
credit;’’; and 
(2) in clause (ii)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘design agreement or the 
project cooperation’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the semicolon the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, including in the case of credit pro-
vided under clause (i)(III) conditions relating to 
design and construction’’. 
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SEC. 6006. OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE. 
Section 601(k) of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2000 (114 Stat. 2691) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(3) MAXIMUM EXPENDITURES.—The Secretary 
may expend up to $3,000,000 per fiscal year for fiscal 
years beginning after September 30, 2004, to carry 
out this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 6007. CRITICAL RESTORATION PROJECTS. 
Section 528(b)(3)(C) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3769; 113 Stat. 286) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in clause (i) by striking ‘‘$75,000,000’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘2003’’ and inserting 
‘‘$95,000,000’’; and 
(2) in clause (ii) by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$30,000,000’’. 
SEC. 6008. MODIFIED WATER DELIVERIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The project, Modified Water Deliv-
eries to Everglades National Park, authorized by section 
104 of the Everglades National Park Protection and Expan-
sion Act of 1989 (16 U.S.C. 410r-8), as described in the 
General Design Memorandum and Environmental Impact 
Statement for Modified Water Deliveries to Everglades Na-
tional Park, June 1992, is modified to authorize the Sec-
retary to construct the project substantially in accordance 
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with the Revised General Reevaluation Report/Second Sup-
plemental Environmental Impact Statement for the 
Tamiami Trail Modifications, Modified Water Deliveries to 
Everglades National Park, August 2005, at a total cost of 
$144,131,000. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds made available under sec-
tion 102(f) of the Everglades National Park Protection and 
Expansion Act of 1989 (16 U.S.C. 410r–6), may be used 
to carry out the project modification under subsection (a). 
(c) SOURCE AND ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), Federal costs incurred for construction of 
the project modification under subsection (a) on or 
after October 1, 2004, shall be shared equally between 
the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior. 
(2) ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF FUNDS.—The Sec-
retary may accept and expend funds, without further 
appropriation, provided from another Federal agency 
or from non-Federal interests for construction of the 
project modification under subsection (a) or for car-
rying out such other work that the Secretary deter-
mines to be appropriate and consistent with author-
ized purposes of the modified project. 
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SEC. 6009. DEAUTHORIZATIONS. 
The following projects are not authorized after the date 
of enactment of this Act: 
(1) The uncompleted portions of the project for 
the C–44 Basin Storage Reservoir of the Comprehen-
sive Everglades Restoration Plan, authorized by sec-
tion 601(b)(2)(C)(i) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2682), at a total cost of 
$147,800,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
$73,900,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
$73,900,000. 
(2) The uncompleted portions of the Martin 
County, Florida, modifications to the project for Cen-
tral and Southern Florida, authorized by section 203 
of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 740), at 
a total cost of $15,471,000, with an estimated Federal 
cost of $8,073,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
of $7,398,000. 
(3) The uncompleted portions of the East Coast 
Backpumping, St. Lucie–Martin County, Spillway 
Structure S–311 modifications to the project for Cen-
tral and Southern Florida, authorized by section 203 
of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 740), at 
a total cost of $77,118,000, with an estimated Federal 
cost of $55,124,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost 
of $21,994,000. 
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SEC. 6010. REGIONAL ENGINEERING MODEL FOR ENVIRON-
MENTAL RESTORATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall complete the 
development and testing of the regional engineering model 
for environmental restoration as expeditiously as prac-
ticable. 
(b) USAGE.—The Secretary shall consider using, as 
appropriate, the regional engineering model for environ-
mental restoration in the development of future water re-
source projects, including projects developed pursuant to 
section 601 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 
(114 Stat. 2680). 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 to carry out sub-
section (a). 
TITLE VII—LOUISIANA COASTAL 
AREA 
SEC. 7001. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title, the following definitions apply: 
(1) COASTAL LOUISIANA ECOSYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘coastal Louisiana ecosystem’’ means the coastal area 
of Louisiana from the Sabine River on the west to the 
Pearl River on the east, including those parts of the 
Deltaic Plain and the Chenier Plain included within 
the study area of the Plan. 
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(2) GOVERNOR.—The term ‘‘Governor’’ means 
the Governor of the State of Louisiana. 
(3) PLAN.—The term ‘‘Plan’’ means the report of 
the Chief of Engineers for ecosystem restoration for 
the Louisiana Coastal Area dated January 31, 2005. 
(4) TASK
FORCE.—The term ‘‘Task Force’’ 
means the Coastal Louisiana Ecosystem Protection 
and Restoration Task Force established by section 
7003. 
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 com-
prehensive plan, the Secretary shall integrate the plan into 
the analysis and design of the comprehensive hurricane pro-
tection study authorized by title I of the Energy and Water 
Development Appropriations Act, 2006 (Public Law 109– 
103; 119 Stat. 2247). 
(c) CONSISTENCY WITH COMPREHENSIVE COASTAL 
PROTECTION MASTER PLAN.—In developing the com-
prehensive plan, the Secretary shall ensure that the plan 
is consistent with the goals, analysis, and design of the com-
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prehensive coastal protection master plan authorized and 
defined pursuant to Act 8 of the First Extraordinary Ses-
sion of the Louisiana State Legislature, 2005, including— 
(1) investigation and study of the maximum ef-
fective use of the water and sediment of the Mis-
sissippi and Atchafalaya Rivers for coastal restora-
tion purposes consistent with flood control and navi-
gation; 
(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; and 
(3) an investigation and assessment of alter-
ations in the operation of the Old River Control 
Structure, consistent with flood control and naviga-
tion purposes. 
(d) INCLUSIONS.—The comprehensive plan shall in-
clude a description of— 
(1) the framework of a long-term program inte-
grated with hurricane and storm damage reduction, 
flood damage reduction, and navigation activities 
that provide for the comprehensive protection, con-
servation, and restoration of the wetlands, estuaries 
(including the Barataria-Terrebonne estuary), barrier 
islands, shorelines, and related land and features of 
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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 pro-
gram referred to in paragraph (1); 
(3) the role of other Federal and State agencies 
and programs in carrying out such program; 
(4) specific, measurable ecological success criteria 
by which success of the plan will be measured; and 
(5) proposed projects in order of priority as de-
termined 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. 
(e) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the comprehen-
sive plan, the Secretary shall consider the advisability of 
integrating into the program referred to in subsection 
(d)(1)— 
(1) any related Federal or State project being 
carried out on the date on which the plan is devel-
oped; 
(2) any activity in the Plan; or 
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(3) any other project or activity identified in— 
(A) the Mississippi River and Tributaries 
program; 
(B) the Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Con-
servation Plan; 
(C) the Louisiana Coastal Zone Manage-
ment Plan; or 
(D) the plan of the State of Louisiana enti-
tled ‘‘Coast 2050: Toward a Sustainable Coastal 
Louisiana’’. 
(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 com-
prehensive plan. 
(2) UPDATES.—Not later that 5 years after the 
date of submission of a report under paragraph (1), 
and at least once every 5 years thereafter until imple-
mentation of the comprehensive plan is complete, the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report con-
taining an update of the plan and an assessment of 
the progress made in implementing the plan. 
SEC. 7003. LOUISIANA COASTAL AREA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may carry out a 
program for ecosystem restoration, Louisiana Coastal Area, 
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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 Pontchartain, 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; 
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(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 Mis-
sissippi River-Gulf outlet and to restore the 
areas affected by the Mississippi River-Gulf out-
let in accordance with the comprehensive plan to 
be developed under section 7002(a), subject to the 
conditions and recommendations in a final re-
port of the Chief of Engineers. 
SEC. 7004. COASTAL LOUISIANA ECOSYSTEM PROTECTION 
AND RESTORATION TASK FORCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a task force 
to be known as the Coastal Louisiana Ecosystem Protection 
and Restoration Task Force (in this section referred to as 
the ‘‘Task Force’’). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Task Force shall consist of the 
following members (or, in the case of the head of a Federal 
agency, a designee at the level of Assistant Secretary or an 
equivalent level): 
(1) The Secretary. 
(2) The Secretary of the Interior. 
(3) The Secretary of Commerce. 
(4) The Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency. 
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(5) The Secretary of Agriculture. 
(6) The Secretary of Transportation. 
(7) The Secretary of Energy. 
(8) The Director of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency. 
(9) The Commandant of the Coast Guard. 
(10) The Coastal Advisor to the Governor. 
(11) The Secretary of the Louisiana Department 
of Natural Resources. 
(12) A representative of the Governor’s Advisory 
Commission on Coastal Restoration and Conserva-
tion. 
(c) DUTIES.—The Task Force shall make recommenda-
tions to the Secretary regarding— 
(1) policies, strategies, plans, programs, projects, 
and activities for addressing conservation, protection, 
restoration, and maintenance of the coastal Louisiana 
ecosystem; 
(2) financial participation by each agency rep-
resented on the Task Force in conserving, protecting, 
restoring, and maintaining the coastal Louisiana eco-
system, including recommendations— 
(A) that identify funds from current agency 
missions and budgets; and 
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