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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 847 
To authorize ecosystem restoration projects for the Indian River Lagoon 
and the Picayune Strand, Collier County, in the State of Florida. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 16, 2005 
Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. HASTINGS 
of Florida, Mr. SHAW, and Mr. DAVIS of Florida) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To authorize ecosystem restoration projects for the Indian 
River Lagoon and the Picayune Strand, Collier County, 
in the State of Florida. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Restoring the Ever-
glades, an American Legacy Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 2. INDIAN RIVER LAGOON, SOUTH FLORIDA. 
(a) INDIAN RIVER LAGOON.—The Secretary of the 
Army may carry out the project for ecosystem restoration, 
water supply, flood control, and protection of water qual-
ity, Indian River Lagoon, South Florida, at a total cost 
of $1,207,288,000, with an estimated first Federal cost 
of $603,644,000 and an estimated first non-Federal cost 
of $603,644,000, in accordance with section 601 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 
2680), in accordance with the recommendations of the re-
port of the Chief of Engineers, dated August 6, 2004. 
(b) DEAUTHORIZATIONS.—As of the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the following projects are not authorized: 
(1) The uncompleted portions of the project au-
thorized by section 601(b)(2)(C)(i) of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2682), 
C–44 Basin Storage Reservoir of the Comprehensive 
Everglades Restoration Plan, at a total cost of 
$112,562,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
$56,281,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
$56,281,000. 
(2) The uncompleted portions of the project au-
thorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 
1968 (82 Stat. 740), Martin County, Florida modi-
fications to the Central and South Florida Project, 
as contained in Senate Document 101, 90th Con-
gress, 2d Session, 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 project au-
thorized by section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 
1968 (82 Stat. 740), East Coast Backpumping, St. 
Lucie—Martin County, Spillway Structure S–311 of 
the Central and South Florida Project, as contained 
in House Document 369, 90th Congress, 2d Session, 
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. 
SEC. 3. PICAYUNE STRAND ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION, 
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA. 
The Secretary of the Army may carry out the project 
for ecosystem restoration, Picayune Strand, Collier Coun-
ty, Florida, at a total cost of $362,612,000, with an esti-
mated Federal cost of $181,306,000 and an estimated 
non-Federal cost of $181,306,000, in accordance with sec-
tion 601 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 
(114 Stat. 2680), substantially in accordance with the 
project implementation report for the project, and subject 
to the conditions recommended in a final report of the 
Chief of Engineers, if a favorable report of the Chief is 
completed not later than December 31, 2005. 
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