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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1675
To provide for agreements between Federal agencies to partner or transfer 
funds to accomplish erosion goals relating to the coastal area of Lou-
isiana, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 18, 2005
Mr. BOUSTANY (for himself, Mr. MCCRERY, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. ALEX-
ANDER, Mr. JINDAL, Mr. MELANCON, and Mr. BAKER) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for agreements between Federal agencies to part-
ner or transfer funds to accomplish erosion goals relating 
to the coastal area of Louisiana, and for other purposes.
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 ‘‘Together-Immediately 
Defeating Erosion Act of 2005’’.
SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this Act is to encourage Federal agen-
cies to carry out comprehensive, interagency projects relat-
ing to the conservation, protection, and restoration of the 
coastal area of the State of Louisiana. 
SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CON-
TROL ACT. 
Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1254–1274) is amended—
(1) by redesignating the second section 121 as 
section 122; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 123. COASTAL LOUISIANA. 
‘‘(a) USE OF FUNDS.—Any funds authorized to be 
appropriated under this section shall be used in a manner 
that is consistent with a multi-agency, comprehensive con-
servation, protection, and restoration program for the 
coastal area of Louisiana. 
‘‘(b) CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, AND RESTORA-
TION PROGRAMS.—The Administrator shall use funds au-
thorized to be appropriated under this section for one or 
more of the following: 
‘‘(1) To participate in programs relating to the 
coastal area of the State of Louisiana regarding—
‘‘(A) environmental restoration; and 
‘‘(B) resource protection.
‘‘(2) To carry out such restoration projects re-
lating to the coastal area of the State of Louisiana 
as the Adminstrator determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(3) To enter into an agreement with the head 
of any other Federal agency to partner or transfer 
funds to achieve the purpose described in section 2 
of the Together-Immediately Defending Erosion Act 
of 2005. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2016.’’. 
SEC. 4. AMENDMENT TO WATERSHED PROTECTION AND 
FLOOD PREVENTION ACT. 
The Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1001–1012) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 15. COASTAL LOUISIANA. 
‘‘(a) USE OF FUNDS.—Any funds authorized to be 
appropriated under this section shall be used in a manner 
that is consistent with a multi-agency, comprehensive con-
servation, protection, and restoration program for the 
coastal area of Louisiana. 
‘‘(b) CONSERVATION, PROTECTION, AND RESTORA-
TION PROGRAMS.—The Secretary of Agriculture, acting 
through the Natural Resources Conservation Service, shall
use funds authorized to be appropriated under this section 
for one or more of the following: 
‘‘(1) To give technical and financial assistance 
to local organizations in planning and carrying out 
watershed projects for flood protection and other 
purposes consistent with the comprehensive Lou-
isiana coastal conservation, protection, and restora-
tion program. 
‘‘(2) To carry out any other appropriate activ-
ity, as determined by the Secretary, in accordance 
with section 2 of the Together-Immediately Defend-
ing Erosion Act of 2005. 
‘‘(3) To enter into an agreement with the head 
of any other Federal agency to partner or transfer 
funds to achieve the purpose described in such sec-
tion 2. 
‘‘(4) To implement projects to protect or re-
store watersheds and the ecosystem in coastal Lou-
isiana. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2006 through 2016.’’. 
SEC. 5. LIMITATIONS. 
(a) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
Act, including any amendment made by this Act, shall be
construed to provide any new regulatory authority or to 
authorize the application of any regulation to coastal Lou-
isiana. 
(b) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY.—No funds 
appropriated to carry out this Act, including any amend-
ment made by this Act, may be used to acquire any land 
or interest in land.
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