,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bhef  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bg1    
#bjaf,mr4 ,cornyn introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to streamline certain          
feasibility studies and avoid           
duplication of effort4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the ,corps' 
,obligation to ,assist in ,safeguarding 
,texas ,act or the ,,coast ,act4  #b4   
,coastal ,texas ,protection and         
,restoration study  7a7 ,in general ,in 
carrying out the ,coastal ,texas        
,protection and ,restoration ,study--   
7#a7 the ,secretary of the ,army shall  
take into consideration studies1 data1  
or information developed by the ,gulf   
,coast ,community ,protection and       
,recovery ,district to expedite         
completion of the ,study2 and  7#b7 any 
studies1 data1 or information used in   
the development of the final            

recommendations of the ,chief of        
,engineers shall be credited against the
 non-,federal share of study costs4  7b7
 ,expedited completion ,the ,secretary  
shall expedite completion of the reports
 for the ,coastal ,texas ,protection and
 ,restoration ,study and1 if the        
,secretary determines that a project    
described in the completed report is    
justified1 proceed directly to project  
preconstruction1 engineering1 and       
design4