Louisiana Emergency Needs Corps of Engineers Authorization Act of 2006
Latest action · Feb 15, 2006 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Louisiana Emergency Needs Corps of Engineers Authorization Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to report to Congress identifying: (1) activities to reconstruct hurricane and flood protection measures relating to canals adjacent to Lake Pontchartrain in the Jefferson and Orleans parishes in accordance with federally authorized levels of hurricane and flood protection; (2) activities to protect, restore, and reduce the risk of storm damage in Louisiana coastal areas in which a major disaster relating to Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita was declared by the President on or after August 29, 2005; (3) activities to fortify, strengthen, and improve hurricane protection and flood control infrastructure in existence on or before August 28, 2005; and (4) any activity included in the Chief's report dated August 23, 2002, that the Secretary determines to be integral to the protection of life and property in the disaster area.
Authorizes the Secretary to implement such activities at full federal cost, absent a resolution of congressional disapproval, 30 days after the report is submitted.
Directs the Secretary, in acquiring property to improve, reconstruct, or develop hurricane and flood protection measures relating to Hurricane Katrina or Rita, to compensate the owner without taking into consideration damage caused by the hurricane. Allows the Secretary to reduce the amount of compensation paid by the amount of any other payment received by the owner, including from an insurance claim or from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 16, 2006.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | Richard H. Baker | Feb 16, 2006 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 15, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Feb 14, 2006Introduced in House
- Feb 14, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2232 | Louisiana Emergency Needs Corps of Engineers Authorization Act of 2006 | Related bill | Feb 1, 2006 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Emergency Management.
- Canals
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Compensation (Law)
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Emergency Management
- Eminent domain
- Flood control
- Flood damage prevention
- Hurricane aftermath legislation
- Hurricanes
- Law
- Louisiana
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Water Resources Development
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 14, 2006Introduced in House
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