[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5092 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5092

 To amend the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 
  to restrict ocean dumping at the site off the coast of New Jersey, 
known as the ``Historic Area Remediation Site'', to dumping of dredged 
 material that does not exceed polychlorinated biphenyls levels of 113 
                           parts per billion.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 11, 2002

  Mr. Pallone (for himself, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Holt) 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 
  to restrict ocean dumping at the site off the coast of New Jersey, 
known as the ``Historic Area Remediation Site'', to dumping of dredged 
 material that does not exceed polychlorinated biphenyls levels of 113 
                           parts per billion.

    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 ``Anti-Ocean Dumping Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. RESTRICTION ON OCEAN DUMPING AT THE HISTORIC AREA REMEDIATION 
              SITE.

    Section 103 of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act 
of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1413) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Restriction on Ocean Dumping at the Historic Area Remediation 
Site.--
            ``(1) In general.--No permit under this Act authorizing 
        transportation of material for the purpose of dumping at the 
        Historic Area Remediation Site, and no permit under this Act 
        authorizing such transportation (other than a permit for 
        transportation of qualified dredged material), shall be 
        effective.
            ``(2) Requirements for qualified dredged material.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Administrator shall issue 
                regulations that establish requirements for material to 
                be considered qualified dredged material for purposes 
                of this subsection.
                    ``(B) Criteria.--Regulations under this paragraph 
                shall provide, at a minimum, that dredged material is 
                not qualified dredged material unless the 
                polychlorinated biphenyls level of such material does 
                not exceed 113 parts per billion.
            ``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following 
        definitions apply:
                    ``(A) Historic area remediation site.--The term 
                `Historic Area Remediation Site' means the dredged 
                material disposal area known by that name that is 
                located east of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, and described 
                in section 228.15(d)(6) of title 40, Code of Federal 
                Regulations (as in effect on July 1, 1999).
                    ``(B) Qualified dredged material.--The term 
                `qualified dredged material' means dredged material 
                that is qualified dredged material under regulations 
                issued under paragraph (2).''.
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