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above the expanded submerged land that 
impose the same requirements as Federal 
law (including regulations) applicable to a 
platform pipeline on the outer Continental 
Shelf seaward of the expanded submerged 
land; and 
‘‘(ii) the State shall enact laws or pro-
mulgate regulations for determining the 
value of oil, gas, or other mineral produc-
tion from existing interests for royalty pur-
poses that establish the same requirements 
as the requirements under Federal law (in-
cluding regulations) applicable to Federal 
leases for the same minerals on the outer 
Continental Shelf seaward of the expanded 
submerged land; and 
‘‘(C) the State laws and regulations en-
acted or promulgated under subparagraph (B) 
shall provide that if Federal law (including reg-
ulations) applicable to leases, easements, rights- 
of-use, or rights-of-way on the outer Conti-
nental Shelf seaward of the expanded sub-
merged land are modified after the date on 
which the State laws and regulations are en-
acted or promulgated, the State laws and regu-
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lations applicable to existing interests will be 
modified to reflect the change in Federal laws 
(including regulations). 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) MINERAL LEASE OR UNIT DIVIDED.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If any existing Fed-
eral oil and gas or other mineral lease or unit 
would be divided by the expanded seaward 
boundary of a State, the interest of the United 
States in the leased minerals underlying the 
portion of the lease or unit that lies within the 
expanded submerged boundary shall not be con-
sidered to be conveyed to the State until the 
date on which the lease or unit expires or is re-
linquished by the United States. 
‘‘(B) APPLICABILITY
FOR
OTHER
PUR-
POSES.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), 
the expanded seaward boundary of a State shall 
be the seaward boundary of the State for all 
other purposes, including the distribution of 
revenues under section 8(g)(2) of the Outer 
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1337(g)(2)). 
‘‘(2) LAWS
AND
REGULATIONS
NOT
SUFFI-
CIENT.—If the Secretary determines that any law or
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regulation enacted or promulgated by a State under 
subparagraph (B) of subsection (b)(2) does not meet 
the requirements of that subparagraph, the Sec-
retary shall not convey the expanded submerged land 
to the State. 
‘‘(d) INTEREST
ISSUED
OR
GRANTED
BY
THE 
STATE.—This section does not apply to any interest in 
the expanded submerged land that a State issues or grants 
after the date of conveyance of the expanded submerged 
land to the State under subsection (b)(1). 
‘‘(e) LIABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—By accepting conveyance of 
the expanded submerged land, the State agrees to 
indemnify the United States for any liability to any 
interest owner for the taking of any property inter-
est or breach of contract from— 
‘‘(A) the conveyance of the expanded sub-
merged land to the State; or 
‘‘(B) the State’s administration of any ex-
isting interest under subsection (b)(2)(A)(i). 
‘‘(2) DEDUCTION FROM OIL AND GAS LEASING 
REVENUES.—The Secretary may deduct from the 
amounts otherwise payable to the State under sec-
tion 8(g)(2) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(g)(2)) the amount of any final
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nonappealable judgment for a taking or breach of 
contract described in paragraph (1).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2(b) of the 
Submerged Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1301(b)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘section 4 hereof’’ and inserting ‘‘ 4 or 11’’. 
Subtitle B—Environmental Protec-
tion and Wetlands Restoration 
CHAPTER 1—LOUISIANA RESTORATION 
STAMP 
SEC. 621. SHORT TITLE. 
This chapter may be cited as the ‘‘Louisiana Restora-
tion Stamp Act of 2005’’. 
SEC. 622. RESTORATION PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Treasury shall establish a fund, to be known 
as the ‘‘Louisiana Restoration Stamp Fund’’, for use in 
accordance with this section. 
(b) LOUISIANA RESTORATION STAMP.— 
(1) DESIGN
AND
PRODUCTION.—As soon as 
practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Postmaster General, in coordination with the 
Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section 
as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall design and produce a
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stamp, to be known as the ‘‘Louisiana Restoration 
Stamp’’. 
(2) DISTRIBUTION.—The Postmaster General 
shall offer for sale the Louisiana Restoration Stamp 
at an appropriate price, as determined by the Post-
master General, at— 
(A) each first-class post office and second- 
class post office; and 
(B) any other facility or location, as the 
Postmaster General or the Secretary determines 
to be appropriate. 
(3) DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS.—The Postmaster 
General shall deposit the proceeds of any sale under 
paragraph (2) into the Louisiana Restoration Stamp 
Fund. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) DISTRIBUTION.—Not later than October 1, 
2006, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of the 
Treasury shall distribute to the Secretary amounts 
in the Louisiana Restoration Stamp Fund, for use 
in accordance with paragraph (2). 
(2) RESTORATION ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary 
shall use amounts received under paragraph (1) to 
carry out restoration activities in the State of Lou-
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isiana in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina or a 
related condition, including— 
(A) the acquisition of wetland habitat; and 
(B) coastal restoration activities. 
CHAPTER 2—LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN 
BASIN RESTORATION 
SEC. 631. REDESIGNATION AND EXTENSION OF PROGRAM 
AUTHORIZATION. 
Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (f) of the first section 121 (33 
U.S.C. 1273(f)), by striking paragraph (1) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section, to remain 
available until expended— 
‘‘(A) $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2001 through 2005; and 
‘‘(B) $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2006 through 2015.’’; and 
(2) by redesignating the second section 121 (33 
U.S.C. 1274) as section 122.
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CHAPTER 3—FUNDING 
SEC. 641. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer 
to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency to repair damage caused by Hurricane Katrina or 
a related condition in the State of Louisiana, to remain 
available until expended— 
(1) $10,000,000 for science and technology, in-
cluding research and development activities, regard-
less of the eligibility of any activity for assistance 
under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.); 
(2) $1,000,000,000 for environmental programs 
and infrastructure assistance, including capitaliza-
tion grants for State revolving funds and perform-
ance partnership grants, regardless of the eligibility 
of any activity for assistance under the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.); 
(3) $500,000,000 to make grants to State and 
local governments for temporary emergency meas-
ures conducted in response to the release or threat-
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ened release of a hazardous substance as a result of 
Hurricane Katrina or a related condition; 
(4) $750,000,000 to make technical assistance 
grants to carry out water, drinking water, and air 
sampling, regardless of the eligibility of any activity 
for assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5121 et seq.); 
(5) $750,000,000 for activities relating to the 
reoccupation of residences and commercial buildings, 
including cleanup of mold and mildew; and 
(6) $35,000,000 for activities relating to emer-
gency situations under section 1442(b) of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300j–1(b)). 
(b) RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE.—The Administrator 
shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to 
carry out this section the funds transferred under sub-
section (a), without further appropriation. 
SEC. 642. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL 
QUALITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer 
to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, to make a direct, lump-sum payment to the Direc-
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tor of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Qual-
ity for activities in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina 
or a related condition in the State of Louisiana, to remain 
available until expended— 
(1) $1,000,000,000 for the removal of waste 
from construction and demolition activities, vegeta-
tion, debris, vehicles, tires, and boats; 
(2) $2,000,000,000 for the removal of haz-
ardous wastes and assessment and disposal of haz-
ardous waste; 
(3) $3,000,000,000 for the restoration of waste-
water treatment infrastructure systems; 
(4) $1,000,000 for repair, reconstruction, and 
improvement of drinking water systems; and 
(5) $100,000,000 for assessment and disposal 
of underground storage tanks. 
(b) RECEIPT AND ACCEPTANCE.—The Administrator 
shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to 
carry out this section the funds transferred under sub-
section (a), without further appropriation.
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CHAPTER 4—ENVIRONMENTAL 
REGULATIONS 
SEC. 651. NOTICE TO CONGRESS OF PRESIDENTIAL WAIV-
ERS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF 
CONGRESS.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate com-
mittees of Congress’’ includes any committee of Congress 
the jurisdiction of which is affected by a waiver or modi-
fication provided under section 502. 
(b) INITIAL NOTICE.—Not later than 14 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall sub-
mit to the appropriate committees of Congress an initial 
notice of any waiver or modification provided under sec-
tion 502 during the period beginning on August 26, 2005, 
and ending on the date on which the notice is submitted, 
including a justification of the waiver or modification. 
(c) SUBSEQUENT NOTIFICATIONS.—Not later than 
14 days after the date on which the President submits 
the initial notice under subsection (b), and every 14 days 
thereafter, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a notice of any waiver or modifica-
tion provided by the President under section 502 during 
the preceding 14 days, including a justification of the 
waiver or modification.