[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4317 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4317

 Relating to disposal of contaminated dredged materials in the Port of 
                          New York-New Jersey.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 28, 1996

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 Relating to disposal of contaminated dredged materials in the Port of 
                          New York-New Jersey.

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

SECTION 1. CONSTRUCTION OF SUBAQUEOUS BORROW PITS.

    The Secretary of the Army shall construct subaqueous borrow pits in 
Newark Bay, Port of New York-New Jersey, for the purpose of disposing 
of dredged materials from the Port that are not eligible for open water 
disposal.

SEC. 2. SELECTION OF SEDIMENT DECONTAMINATION METHOD.

    The Secretary of the Army shall expedite the selection of a method 
for sediment decontamination for purposes of long-term disposal of 
sediments dredged from the Port of New York-New Jersey.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN SEDIMENT CONTAINMENT 
              ISLANDS.

    The Secretary of the Army may not construct sediment containment 
islands in the Port of New York-New Jersey if such construction would 
result in the loss of shellfish or other fisheries habitat.

SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON DESIGNATION OF UPLAND DISPOSAL SITES.

    If the Secretary of the Army determines that upland disposal of 
dredged material is necessary in the Port of New York-New Jersey, the 
site of such disposal shall be designated within close proximity of the 
actual dredging site.
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