A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out a program for ecosystem restoration for the Louisiana Coastal Area, Louisiana.
Latest action · Apr 6, 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3288-3289)
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.
- IntroducedApr 6, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out a program for ecosystem restoration, Louisiana Coastal Area, Louisiana, substantially in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers, dated January 31, 2005. Directs the Secretary to give priority to any: (1) portion of the program identified in that report as a critical restoration feature; (2) Mississippi River diversion project that protects a major population area of the Pontchartain, Pearl, Breton Sound, Barataria, or Terrebonne Basin and that produces an environmental benefit to the coastal area of Louisiana or Mississippi; and (3) barrier island or shoreline project that is carried out in conjunction with a Mississippi River diversion project and that protects a major population area.
Directs the Secretary, in coordination with the Governor of Louisiana, to develop a plan for protecting, preserving, and restoring the coastal Louisiana ecosystem. Establishes the Coastal Louisiana Ecosystem Protection and Restoration Task Force.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop a plan for modifying the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet that addresses wetland losses attributable to the Outlet, channel bank erosion, hurricane storm surges, saltwater intrusion, navigation interests, and environmental restoration; (2) establish a coastal Louisiana ecosystem science and technology program; (3) contract with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to conduct a study to identify causes of degradation of the Area ecosystem attributable to an action by the Secretary; and (4) review each federally-authorized water resources project in the Area to determine whether each project could contribute to ecosystem restoration through modification of the project's operations or features.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 23, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Jun 23, 2005 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Apr 6, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 6, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Apr 6, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 3288-3290)
- Apr 6, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3288-3289)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Text printed S3288 | David Vitter R-LA (text) | Apr 6, 2005 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out a program for ecosystem restoration for the Louisiana Coastal Area, Louisiana.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
- Barrier islands
- Coastal zone
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Cost control
- Cost effectiveness
- Ecological research
- Economics and Public Finance
- Ecosystem management
- Emergency Management
- Environmental Protection
- Environmental technology
- Estuaries
- Federal advisory bodies
- Federal aid to water resources development
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Flood control
- Government Operations and Politics
- Governmental investigations
- Louisiana
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine ecology
- Mississippi
- Mississippi River
- Navigation
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Restoration ecology
- Saline waters
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Shore protection
- Soil erosion
- Transportation and Public Works
- Water Resources Development
- Wetlands
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 6, 2005Introduced in Senate
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