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[H.R. 855 Reported in House (RH)]




                                                 Union Calendar No. 325
106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 855

                          [Report No. 106-595]

 To amend the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 
 relating to the dumping of dredged material in Long Island Sound, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 25, 1999

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

                              May 2, 2000

  Additional sponsors: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. King, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Kelly, 
         Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Saxton

                              May 2, 2000

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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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 Long Island Sound, and 
                          for other purposes.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Long Island Sound 
Preservation and Protection Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. DUMPING OF DREDGED MATERIALS IN LONG ISLAND 
              SOUND.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 106(f) of the Marine Protection, Research, and 
Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1416(f)) is amended to read as 
follows:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) Dumping of Dredged Material in Long Island Sound.--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--No dredged material from any 
        Federal project, or from any non-Federal project, that contains 
        any of the constituents prohibited as other than trace 
        contaminants (as defined by the Federal ocean dumping criteria 
        set forth in section 227.6 of title 40 of the Code of Federal 
        Regulations) may be dumped in Long Island Sound or Block Island 
        Sound, except in cases in which it is demonstrated to the 
        Administrator, and the Administrator certifies by publication 
        in the Federal Register, that the dumping of the dredged 
        material containing such constituents will not cause 
        significant undesirable effects, including the threat 
        associated with bioaccumulation of such constituents in marine 
        organisms.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Federal projects exceeding 25,000 yards.--In 
        addition to other provisions of law and notwithstanding the 
        specific exclusion relating to dredged material in the first 
        sentence in section 102(a), any dumping of dredged material in 
        Long Island Sound from a Federal project (or pursuant to 
        Federal authorization) by a non-Federal applicant exceeding 
        25,000 cubic yards shall comply with the criteria established 
        pursuant to the second sentence of section 102(a) relating to 
        the effects of dumping.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Relation to other law.--Subsection (d) shall 
        not apply to this subsection.''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Long Island Sound Preservation and 
Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. DUMPING OF DREDGED MATERIALS IN LONG ISLAND SOUND.

    Section 106(f) of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries 
Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1416(f)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(f) Dumping of Dredged Material in Long Island Sound.--In 
addition to other provisions of law, the transportation of dredged 
material from--
            ``(1) a dredging project exceeding 25,000 cubic yards by a 
        non-Federal applicant;
            ``(2) any dredging project by a Federal applicant; or
            ``(3) any Federal project,
for the purpose of dumping it into the waters of Long Island Sound 
(including Fisher's Island Sound) must satisfy all applicable 
provisions of this title as if the waters of Long Island Sound, which 
are internal waters of the United States, were ocean waters under this 
title.''.




                                                 Union Calendar No. 325

106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 855

                          [Report No. 106-595]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 To amend the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 
 relating to the dumping of dredged material in Long Island Sound, and 
                          for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              May 2, 2000

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed