12 2 STA T .3589PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 329 — S E PT. 30 , 2008 NATIO NA L A ER ONA U TI CS AN D S P ACE AD M INISTRATION E XPLORATI O N CAPA B ILITI ESForan a d d it iona l a m o u nt f or ‘ ‘E xp loration Capa b iliti es’ ’ , for ne c essar y expenses for restoration and miti g ation of National Aero - nautics and Space Administration o w ned infrastructure and facili- ties related to t h e conse q uences of hurricanes, floods, and other natural disasters occuring during 20 0 8 for which the President declared a ma j or disaster under title I V of the Robert T . Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1974 , $3 0,000,000, to remain a v ailable until expended with such sums as determined by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as available to reimburse costs incurred and for transfer to ‘‘Science, Aeronautics and Exploration’’ in accordance with section 5 05 of division B of Public Law 110-1 6 1. C H APTER 3 — ENER GY AND W ATER DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE—CIVIL DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY CORPS O F EN G INEERS—CI V IL C ONSTR U CTION For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction’’ for necessary expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane K atrina and other hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters, $1,538,800,000, to remain available until expended
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d, That the Secretary of the Army is directed to use $38,800,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading to address emergency situations at Corps of Engineers projects and rehabilitate and repair damages to Corps projects caused by recent natural disasters: Provided fu r th er, That the Secretary is directed to use $1,500,000,000 of the funds appro- priated under this heading to fund the estimated amount of the non-Federal cash contribution for projects in southeast Louisiana that will be financed in accordance with the provisions of section 103 (k) of Public Law 99 – 662 over a period of 30 years from the date of completion of the project or separable element, with $700,000,000 used for the Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity project
$350,000,000 used for the West Bank and Vicinity project and $450,000,000 used for elements of the Southeast Louisiana Urban Drainage project that are within the geographic perimeter of the West Bank and Vicinity and Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity projects: Provided further, That the expenditure of funds as provided above may be made without regard to individual amounts or pur- poses and any reallocation of funds that is necessary to accomplish the established goals is authori z ed subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further, That the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works shall provide a monthly report to the Commit- tees on Appropriations detailing the allocation and obligation of these funds, beginning not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act. Reports.D e adlin e. L o u isiana.
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