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 120 STAT. 456

PUBLIC LAW 109–234—JUNE 15, 2006

to be used by the State to assist individuals and entities in relocation from areas at risk or potential risk of damage caused by land subsidence as determined by the State. (b) USE OF UNEXPENDED FUNDS.—The use of unexpended funds in accordance with subsection (a)— (1) shall not be subject to the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.); and (2) may include any general remediation activities described in section (a) determined to be appropriate by the State, including the buyout of 1 or more properties to facilitate a relocation described in subsection (a). SEC. 2302. (a) The $12,000,000 provided in division B, chapter 3 of title I, Investigations, of Public Law 109–148 (119 Stat. 2761) for the Louisiana hurricane protection study shall be at full Federal expense. (b) Of the $12,000,000 provided in division B, chapter 3 of title I, Investigations, of Public Law 109–148 (119 Stat. 2761) for the Louisiana hurricane protection study, $5,000,000 shall be available for expenditure prior to the effective date of the enactment of a State law establishing a single State or quasi-State entity to act as local sponsor for construction, operation and maintenance of all of the hurricane, storm damage reduction and flood control projects in the greater New Orleans and southeast Louisiana area. SEC. 2303. Chapter 3, under division B of title I of Public Law 109–148 (119 Stat. 2762) under the heading ‘‘Flood Control, Mississippi River and Tributaries, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee’’ is modified by inserting the following before the period: ‘‘: Provided further, That the Corps is directed to expedite and accelerate completion of any study or any unconstructed portion of the Mississippi River and Tributaries project for the flood and storm damage reduction projects in the south Louisiana area’’: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. SEC. 2304. Chapter 3, under division B of title I of Public Law 109–148 (119 Stat. 2762) under the heading ‘‘Operations and Maintenance’’ is modified by inserting the following before the last proviso: ‘‘: Provided further, That $75,000,000 of the funds provided herein shall be used for the repair, construction or provision of measures or structures necessary to protect, restore or increase wetlands, to prevent saltwater intrusion or storm surge’’: Provided, That the amount provided under this heading is designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of H. Con. Res. 95 (109th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006. SEC. 2305. Section 227 of Public Law 104–303 is modified as follows: (1) Section 5(a) is amended by striking ‘‘6’’, and inserting ‘‘7’’ in lieu thereof. (2) Section 5(e)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘$21,000,000’’, and inserting ‘‘$25,000,000’’ in lieu thereof. SEC. 2306. (a) Section 104(c) of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (43 U.S.C. 2214(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2005’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2010’’ in lieu thereof.

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