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Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further,

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That none of the funds appropriated in this subdivision
to the Legal Services Corporation shall be expended for
any purpose prohibited or limited by, or contrary to any
of the provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and
506 of Public Law 105?119, and all funds appropriated
in this subdivision to the Legal Services Corporation shall

be subject to the same terms and conditions set forth in



such sections, except that all references in sections 502

and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall be deemed to refer in-

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stead to 2017 and 2018, respectively, and except that sec-

tions 501 and 503 of Public Law 104?134 (referenced by

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Public Law 105?119) shall not apply to the amount made

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available under this heading: Provided fiu?zer, That, for

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the purposes of this subdivision, the Legal Services Cor-




poration shall be considered an agency of the United


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States Government.

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SEC. 20201. In recognition of the consistency of




the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, Mid-Breton Sound


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Sediment Diversion, and Calcasieu Ship Channel Salinity




Control Measures projects, as selected by the 2017 Lou-


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isiana Comprehensive Master Plan for a Sustainable


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Coast, With the findings and policy declarations in section




2(6) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (16 U.S.C.

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1361 et seq., as amended) regarding maintaining the
health and stability of the marine ecosystem, within 120
days of the enactment of this section, the Secretary of
Commerce shall issue a waiver pursuant to section
101(a)(3)(A) and this section to section 101(a) and sec-
tion 102(a) of the Act, for such projects that will remain
in effect for the duration of the construction, operations

and maintenance of the projects. 0 rulemaking, permit,



determination, or other condition or limitation shall be re-

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quircd when issuing a waiver pursuant to this section.

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Upon issuance of a waiver pursuant to this see-




tion, the State of Louisiana shall, in consultation with the

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Secretary of Commerce:

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(1) To the extent practicable and consistent

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with the purposes of the projects, minimize impacts

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on marine mammal species and population stocks;

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and

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(2) Monitor and evaluate the impacts of the

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projects on such species and population stocks.

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