A.(1) It is the object and purpose of this Chapter to provide for participation by the state of Louisiana in the Lower Atchafalaya River interim flood protection project.

            (2) It is further the object of this Chapter to designate the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board as the nonfederal sponsor for the construction of the projects and to furnish the United States such assurances and cooperation as may be required by the Congress of the United States that the authority shall:

            (a) Provide such lands, servitudes, and rights-of-way necessary for the construction, operation, replacement and rehabilitation, maintenance, and mitigation of the projects, including borrow and excavated material disposal areas.

            (b) Accomplish all necessary alterations and relocations to roads, railroads, pipelines, cables, wharves, and other facilities required by the construction of the projects. Any owner or operator who is responsible for such necessary alterations or relocations shall be reimbursed for any and all expenses incurred by such alteration or relocation unless otherwise provided by contract or law.

            (c) Hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction of the projects in certain circumstances.

            (d) Share the portion of the costs that are required by the Congress.

            (e) Provide other assurances and cooperation as may be required by the Congress.

            B. The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority or the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board shall repay to the United States, with interest, the nonfederal share of the construction of the projects.

            Acts 1997, No. 698, §1, eff. July 7, 1997; Acts 2009, No. 523, §2, eff. July 10, 2009; Acts 2016, No. 430, §4.