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110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 617 
To authorize ecosystem restoration projects for the Indian River Lagoon- 
South and the Picayune Strand, Collier County, in the State of Florida. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 22, 2007 
Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, 
Mr. MAHONEY of Florida, Mr. KLEIN of Florida, Ms. CASTOR, Mr. 
WEXLER, and Mr. MEEK of Florida) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To authorize ecosystem restoration projects for the Indian 
River Lagoon-South 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 2007’’. 
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-
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ity, Indian River Lagoon-South, Florida, at a total cost 
of $1,357,167,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
$678,583,500 and an estimated non-Federal cost of 
$678,583,500, in accordance with section 601 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 
2680) and the recommendations of the report 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. 
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(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 $375,328,000, with an esti-
mated Federal cost of $187,664,000 and an estimated 
non-Federal cost of $187,664,000, in accordance with sec-
tion 601 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 
(114 Stat. 2680), and the report of the Chief of Engi-
neers, dated September 15, 2006. 
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