[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2987 Introduced in House (IH)]


104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2987

  To declare a portion of Queens County, New York, to be nonnavigable 
                      waters of the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 28, 1996

  Mr. Manton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To declare a portion of Queens County, New York, to be nonnavigable 
                      waters of the United States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DECLARATION OF NONNAVIGABILITY FOR PORTION OF QUEENS COUNTY, 
              NEW YORK.

    (a) Description of Nonnavigable Area.--Subject to subsections (b) 
and (c), that portion of Long Island City, Queens County, New York, 
which is not submerged and lies between the existing southerly high 
water line of Anable Basin (also known as the 11th Street Basin) and 
the existing northerly high water line of Newtown Creek and extends 
from the existing high water line of the East River to the original 
high water line of the East River is declared to be nonnavigable waters 
of the United States.
    (b) Requirement That Areas Be Improved.--The declaration under 
subsection (a) shall apply only to those portions of the areas 
described in subsection (a) that are or will be bulkheaded or filled or 
otherwise occupied by permanent structures or other permanent physical 
improvements, including park lands. All such work is subject to 
applicable Federal statutes and regulations, including sections 9 and 
10 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 and 403), commonly known 
as the River and Harbor Appropriation Act of 1899, section 404 of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344), and the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
    (c) Expiration Date.--If, 20 years from the date of the enactment 
of this Act, any area described in subsection (a) or part thereof is 
not bulkheaded or filled or occupied by permanent structures or other 
permanent physical improvements, including park lands, in accordance 
with the requirements of subsection (b), or if work is not commenced 
within 5 years after the issuance of any permit required to be obtained 
under subsection (b), then the declaration of nonnavigability for such 
area or part thereof shall expire.
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