,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cghi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ai1 
#bjah ,mr4 ,kennedy introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to provide for certain water   
resources development activities of the 
,corps of ,engineers1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,definitions ,in this    
,act3 7#a7 ,secretary ,the term         
,secretary means the ,secretary of the  
,army4  7#b7 ,state ,the term ,state    
means the ,state of ,louisiana4  #b4    
,credit for work performed by the ,state
  7a7 ,in general ,on request of the    
,state1 the ,secretary shall credit any 
work performed or to be performed by the
 ,state that is part of the             
comprehensive coastal protection master 
plan described in section #gjjb7;c7 of  
the ,water ,resources ,development ,act 
of #bjjg 7#aba ,stat4 #abga2 #abh ,stat4
 #acai7 as an offset against any        

outstanding or future cost-share        
obligation of the ,state under the      
,greater ,new ,orleans ,hurricane and   
,storm ,damage ,risk ,reduction ,system4
  7b7 ,requirements ,the ,state shall   
describe in each request under          
subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 the work performed
 or to be performed by the ,state for   
which the credit is requested2  7#b7 the
 amount of the requested credit2  7#c7  
the #a or more projects authorized under
 title ,,vii of the ,water ,resources   
,development ,act of #bjjg 7#aba ,stat4 
#abgj7 that the ,state proposes to      
deauthorize in exchange for a credit    
under subsection 7a72 and  7#d7 the date
 on which the work performed was        
completed or the scheduled date of      
completion of the work to be performed1 
as applicable4  7c7 ,credit limitations 
and requirements  7#a7 ,per request ,the
 ,secretary shall ensure that the total 
amount of the credit provided to the    
,state for each request--  7,a7 is equal
 to the cost of the work performed or to

 be performed by the ,state2 but  7,b7  
does not exceed the ,federal share of   
the cost of the #a or more projects     
identified under subsection 7b77#c7 for 
that request4  7#b7 ,total limitation   
,the total amount of credit provided to 
the ,state under this section may not   
exceed the ,federal share of the cost of
 the projects authorized under title    
,,vii of the ,water ,resources          
,development ,act of #bjjg 7#aba ,stat4 
#abgj7 as authorized4  7#c7             
,deauthorized projects ,a project listed
 in a request under subsection 7b77#c7  
may be a deauthorized project1 if that  
deauthorized project was deauthorized   
before the date that is #a year after   
the date of enactment of this ,act4  7d7
 ,deauthorization  7#a7 ,in general ,not
 later than #cj days after the date on  
which the ,secretary receives a request 
under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary    
shall submit to ,congress a copy of the 
request1 including any proposed         
deauthorization under subsection        

7b77#c74  7#b7 ,congressional review    
,after the expiration of the #ahj-;day  
period beginning on the date on which   
the request is submitted to ,congress   
under paragraph 7#a71 the project       
proposed to be deauthorized shall be    
deauthorized1 unless ,congress passes a 
joint resolution disapproving the       
deauthorization before the end of that  
period4  #c4 ,sense of ,congress        
relating to ,port of ,iberia navigation 
project ,it is the sense of ,congress   
that-- 7#a7 the project for navigation1 
,port of ,iberia1 ,louisiana1 authorized
 by section #ajja7be7 of the ,water     
,resources ,development ,act of #bjjg   
7#aba ,stat4 #ajec2 #abh ,stat4 #acea7  
is valuable2 and  7#b7 not later than   
#ahj days after the date of enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,corps of ,engineers    
should expeditiously complete the       
post-authorization change report for the
 project described in paragraph 7#a74   
#d4 ,sense of ,congress relating to     
certain flood protection projects1 ,jean

 ,lafitte1 ,louisiana ,it is the sense  
of ,congress that-- 7#a7 ongoing        
cooperation between the ,louisiana      
,coastal ,protection and ,restoration   
,authority and the ,lafitte ,area       
,independent ,levee ,district relating  
to flood protection projects in ,jean   
,lafitte1 ,louisiana1 and the vicinity  
should continue2 and  7#b7 to the       
maximum extent practicable1 the         
,secretary should support that          
cooperation in a manner that is         
consistent with ,louisiana's            
,comprehensive ,master ,plan for a      
,sustainable ,coast4  #e4 ,red ,river   
below ,denison ,dam1 ,arkansas1         
,louisiana1 and ,texas ,the ,secretary  
shall-- 7#a7 review whether the project 
for flood control1 ,red ,river below    
,denison ,dam1 ,arkansas1 ,louisiana1   
and ,texas1 authorized by section #aj of
 the ,flood ,control ,act of #aidf 7#fj 
,stat4 #fdg1 chapter #eif7 should be    
modified to incorporate the ,cherokee   
,park ,levee1 ,caddo ,parish1           

,louisiana2  7#b7 determine whether to  
include the modification in the report  
submitted to ,congress pursuant to      
section #gjja of the ,water ,resources  
,reform and ,development ,act of #bjad  
7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #bbhb;d72 and  7#c7 if   
the ,secretary determines to include the
 modification as described in paragraph 
7#b71 submit to ,congress a notification
 of that determination4