,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bhff  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #af1 #bjah
 ,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself and ,mr4     
,cruz7 introduced the following bill2   
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,environment and ,public 
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the      
,secretary of the ,army to expedite the 
completion of certain feasibility       
studies and reports and to amend the    
,coastal ,barrier ,resources ,act to    
ensure public safety1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,coastal ,texas     
,protection ,act4  #b4 ,coastal ,texas  
protection and restoration              
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,secretary of the ,army shall  
expedite the completion of feasibility  
studies for flood damage reduction1     
hurricane and storm damage reduction1   
and ecosystem restoration in the coastal
 areas of ,texas that are identified in 
the interim report due to be published  

in #bjah that describes the tentatively 
selected plan developed in accordance   
with section #djia of the ,water        
,resources ,development ,act of #bjjg   
7#aba ,stat4 #aahg74  #c4 ,public safety
 exceptions under ,coastal ,barrier     
,resources ,act ,section #e7;a77#c7 of  
the ,coastal ,barrier ,resources ,act   
7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #cejd7;a77#c77 is amended
 by inserting 1 ,t-#jb;,a1 ,t-#jc;,a1   
,t-#jd through ,t-#jg1 ,t-#aa1 after    
,s#jh4