[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3549 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3549

 To amend the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 
   relating to the dumping of dredged material in the Historic Area 
               Remediation Site, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 27, 2000

Mr. Saxton (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. 
  LoBiondo) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 
   relating to the dumping of dredged material in the Historic Area 
               Remediation Site, 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. DUMPING OF DREDGED MATERIALS IN HISTORIC AREA REMEDIATION 
              SITE.

    Section 106 of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act 
of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1416) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
    ``(g) Dumping of Dredged Material in Historic Area Remediation 
Site.--
            ``(1) In general.--No dredged material from any Federal 
        project, or from any non-Federal project, may be dumped in the 
        dredged materials disposal area located approximately 6 miles 
        east of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, and known as the `Historic Area 
        Remediation Site'.
            ``(2) Relation to other law.--Subsection (d) shall not 
        apply to this subsection.''.
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