I 111th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5621 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 28, 2010 Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California (for herself, Ms. Lee of California, and Mr. Paul) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to authorize funds in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund to be used to pay up to 100 percent of the eligible costs of preparing Federal environmental impact statements for certain navigation projects, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010.

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Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund

(a)

Costs of preparing environmental impact statements

Section 210(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238(a)) is amended— (1)by striking and at the end of paragraph (1); (2)by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting ; and; and (3)by adding at the end the following: (3)up to 100 percent of the eligible costs of preparing a Federal environmental impact statement for a navigation project for a harbor or inland harbor or any separable element thereof. . (b)

Conforming amendments

(1)

Cost-sharing requirements

Section 105(a) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 2215(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (4)

Environmental impact statements

Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, funds appropriated pursuant to section 210(a)(3) shall be used to pay up to 100 percent of the cost of preparing a Federal environmental impact statement for a navigation project for a harbor or inland harbor or any separable element thereof. . (2)

Amendment to Trust Fund Code

Section 9505(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking Water Resources Development Act of 1996 and inserting Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010. (c)

Applicability

The amendments made by this section shall apply to cost-sharing requirements under agreements entered into after the date of enactment of this Act.