[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 455 Introduced in House (IH)]







                                    


104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 455

     To authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out a 5-year 
 demonstration program to determine the effectiveness of technology to 
  remedy contaminated sediments in river beds, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 1995

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

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                                 A BILL


 
     To authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out a 5-year 
 demonstration program to determine the effectiveness of technology to 
  remedy contaminated sediments in river beds, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mahoning River Clean-up Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDY OF MAHONING RIVER.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army is authorized to 
undertake a study to assess the environmental condition of the Mahoning 
River in northeast Ohio and western Pennsylvania to determine the 
extent of environmental degradation caused by industrial pollution.
    (b) Specific Requirements.--The study under this section shall 
include an analysis of water and sediment quality and an analysis of 
the natural resources in the area. The study shall identify the 
pollutants that exceed water or sediment quality standards and shall 
identify the point and nonpoint sources of the pollutants.
    (c) Report.--At the conclusion of the study authorized by 
subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall submit to Congress a 
report on the results of the study, together with a comprehensive 
protection plan recommending specific actions to restore and maintain 
the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Mahoning River. 
The plan shall include a schedule for implementing recommended actions.

SEC. 3. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army is authorized to carry 
out a 5-year demonstration program to determine the effectiveness of 
promising technologies to remedy contaminated sediments in river beds.
    (b) Selection of Location.--In selecting the location for 
conducting the demonstration program under this section, priority 
consideration shall be given to the areas of northeast Ohio and western 
Pennsylvania.

SEC. 4. FUNDING.

    There is authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 1995 through 1999 to carry out the demonstration program 
authorized by section 3.
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