,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gebj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ad1 #bjbb,mr4 
,ma/ introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,corps ( ,eng9e]s  
to develop a compreh5sive plan = ,lake  
,okee*obee & nor!rn e/u>ies ecosy/em    
re/oration1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,lake
 ,okee*obee & nor!rn e/u>ies ecosy/em   
re/oration1 ,florida  7a7 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is section3 7#a7 ,c5tral & ,s\!rn     
,florida project ,! t]m ,c5tral & ,s\!rn
 ,florida ,project has ! mean+ giv5 t   
t]m 9 section #fja ( ! ,wat] ,res\rces  
,developm5t ,act ( #bjjj4  7#b7 ,nor!rn 
e/u>ies ,! t]m nor!rn e/u>ies means !   
,caloosahat*ee ,e/u>y1 ,*>lotte ,h>bor1 
,indian ,riv] ,lagoon1 ,lake ,wor?      
,lagoon1 & ,/4 ,lucie ,riv] ,e/u>y4     
7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! 
,secret>y ( ! ,army1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,*ief 
( ,eng9e]s4  7#d7 ,s\? ,florida ecosy/em
  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m ,s\? ,florida    

ecosy/em means ! area consi/+ ( ! l& &  
wat] )9 ! b\nd>y ( ! ,s\? ,florida ,wat]
 ,managem5t ,di/rict 9 effect on ,july  
#a1 #aiii4  7,b7 ,inclusions ,! t]m ,s\?
 ,florida ecosy/em includes-- 7i7 !     
,ev]glades2  7ii7 ! ,florida ,keys2     
7iii7 ! contigu\s ne>-%ore coa/al wat] (
 ,s\? ,florida2 &  7iv7 ,florida's      
,coral ,reef4  7#e7 ,/udy area ,! t]m   
/udy area means ,lake ,okee*obee & !    
nor!rn e/u>ies1 includ+ all l&s & wat]s 
9 ! up/ream wat]%$ ( ^? receiv+ bodies  
)9-- 7,a7 ! ,s\? ,florida ecosy/em2 or  
7,b7 ! /udy area b\nd>ies ( ! ,indian   
,riv] ,lagoon ,national ,e/u>y ,program 
& ! ,coa/al & ,he>tl& ,e/u>y ,p>tn]%ip1 
au?oriz$ pursuant to section #cbj ( !   
,f$]al ,wat] ,pollution ,control ,act4  
7b7 ,compreh5sive plan  7#a7 ,9 g5]al   
7,a7 ,developm5t ,! ,secret>y %all      
develop1 9 coop]ation ) ! non-,f$]al    
sponsors ( ! ,c5tral & ,s\!rn ,florida  
project & any relevant ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & 
,tribal ag5cies1 a compreh5sive plan = !
 purpose ( re/or+1 pres]v+1 & protect+  

,lake ,okee*obee & ! nor!rn e/u>ies4    
7,b7 ,inclusions ,9 c>ry+ out           
subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,secret>y %all      
ensure t ! compreh5sive plan provides = 
! protection & improvem5t ( wat] quality
 )9 ! /udy area ?r\gh activities t      
include-- 7i7 ! elim9ation ( h>mful     
dis*>ges f ,lake ,okee*obee2  7ii7 !    
r$uction & elim9ation ( h>mful algal    
blooms2  7iii7 ! re/oration (           
hydrological connections & conditions2  
7iv7 ! enhancem5t ( habitat1 em]g5t &   
subm]g$ aquatic vegetation1 & key/one   
species populations2 &  7v7 ! dr$g+ &   
b5eficial reuse ( h>mful silt & muck    
deposits 9 ,lake ,okee*obee & ! nor!rn  
e/u>ies4  7,c7 ,submission ,n lat] ?an  
#c ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to        
,congress-- 7i7 ! compreh5sive plan     
develop$ "u ?is p>agraph2 &  7ii7 a     
feasibility report & a programmatic     
environm5tal impact /atem5t = any       
propos$ ,f$]al actions set =? 9 su*     
plan4  7,d7 ,int]im reports ,n lat] ?an 

#a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 & annually !reaft] until !        
submission ( ! compreh5sive plan "u     
subp>agraph 7,c71 ! ,secret>y %all      
submit to ,congress an int]im report on 
! developm5t ( ! compreh5sive plan4     
7,e7 ,additional /udies & analyses      
,not)/&+ ! submission ( a feasibility   
report "u subp>agraph 7,c71 ! ,secret>y 
%all cont9ue to conduct su* /udies &    
analyses aft] ! date ( su* submission z 
are necess>y = ! purpose ( re/or+1      
pres]v+1 & protect+ ,lake ,okee*obee & !
 nor!rn e/u>ies4  7#b7 ,wat] quality ,9 
c>ry+ out ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y   
%all take into acc\nt ! protection (    
wat] quality1 9 consultation ) ! ,/ate (
 ,florida & by consid]+ applicable ,/ate
 wat] quality /&>ds4  7#c7 ,integration 
( o!r activities ,9 c>ry+ out ?is       
subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all integrate !
 activities includ$ 9 ! compreh5sive    
plan ) ongo+ ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & ,tribal   
projects & activities1 includ+-- 7,a7 ! 
,lake ,okee*obee ,sy/em ,op]at+ ,manual 

& any subsequ5t wat] control plan =     
,lake ,okee*obee2 &  7,b7 ! projects    
au?oriz$ "u ! ,c5tral & ,s\!rn ,florida 
project & ! ,compreh5sive ,ev]glades    
,re/oration ,plan4  7c7 ,ju/ification   
,not)/&+ section #bji ( ! ,flood        
,control ,act ( #aigj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#aifb-b7 or any o!r provision ( law1 9  
c>ry+ out any activity includ$ 9 !      
compreh5sive plan develop$ "u subsection
 7b71 ! ,secret>y may det]m9e t-- 7#a7 !
 activity is ju/ifi$ by ! environm5tal  
b5efits d]iv$ by ,lake ,okee*obee & !   
nor!rn e/u>ies2 &  7#b7 no fur!r        
economic ju/ification = ! activity is   
requir$1 if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t !    
activity is co/-effective4