[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1356 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1356

 To amend the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 
 to clarify the limitation on the dumping of dredged material in Long 
                             Island Sound.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                July 13 (legislative day, July 12), 1999

  Mr. Moynihan (for himself and Mr. Schumer) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment 
                            and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 
 to clarify the limitation on the dumping of dredged material in Long 
                             Island Sound.

    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 ``Long Island Sound Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. LONG ISLAND SOUND PROTECTION.

    Section 106 of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act 
(33 U.S.C. 1416) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(f) In'' and inserting the following:
    ``(f) Long Island Sound.--
            ``(1) In general.--In''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Multiple projects.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall apply to a 
                project described in paragraph (1) if--
                            ``(i) 1 or more projects of that type 
                        produce, in the aggregate, dredged material in 
                        excess of 25,000 cubic yards; and
                            ``(ii)(I) the project or projects are 
                        carried out in a proximate geographical area; 
                        or
                            ``(II) the aggregate quantity of dredged 
                        material produced by the project or projects is 
                        transported, for dumping purposes, by the same 
                        barge.
                    ``(B) Regulations.--As soon as practicable, but not 
                later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
                paragraph, the Administrator shall promulgate 
                regulations that define the term `proximate 
                geographical area' for purposes of subparagraph (A)(i).
            ``(3) Designated site.--Not later than 2 years after the 
        date of enactment of this paragraph, the Administrator shall 
        designate under section 102(c) at least 1 site for the dumping 
        of dredged material generated in the vicinity of Long Island 
        Sound.
            ``(4) Prohibition on dumping of dredged material.--Except 
        at the site or sites designated under paragraph (3) (if the 
        site or sites are located in Long Island Sound), no dredged 
        material shall be dumped in Long Island Sound after the date on 
        which the Administrator designates at least 1 site under 
        paragraph (3).''.
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