[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 537 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 537

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to require the use of dredged 
    material in the construction of federally funded transportation 
                               projects.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 14, 2001

 Mr. Torricelli (for himself and Mr. Corzine) 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 direct the Secretary of Transportation to require the use of dredged 
    material in the construction of federally funded transportation 
                               projects.

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

SECTION 1. USE OF DREDGED MATERIAL.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 3 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 354. Use of dredged material
    ``The Secretary of Transportation shall require, to the maximum 
extent practicable, the use of dredged material in the construction of 
federally funded transportation projects.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 3 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end of the 
items relating to subchapter III the following:

``354. Use of dredged material.''.
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