[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 111 (Thursday, September 8, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S9846]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Ms. Collins):
  S. 1641. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out a 
project for the mitigation of shore damage attributable to the project 
for navigation, Saco River, Maine; to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works.
  Ms. SNOWE. Mr. President, I rise today to introduce a bill for the 
City of Saco, ME that concerns the town's ability to allow the mooring 
of boats on the Saco River. The bill changes the turning basin into an 
anchorage while managing a 50-foot channel within the anchorage. The 
town was not aware that it was in violation because of 21 moorings 
located in the Saco River Federal Navigational Project. In an effort to 
eliminate this encroachment, city officials have requested a 
modification or deauthorization of the Federal Navigational Project to 
resolve the issue.
  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has suggested language that re-
designates the maneuvering basin into an anchorage area that will meet 
the needs of the community. The language, which I hope will be included 
in the Water Resources Development Act in this Congress, will allow for 
the legal moorage of boats, the fairway for which would be maintained 
by the City of Saco as is customary for towns with Federal anchorages. 
It is my understanding that the two mayors of the cities involved along 
with the Saco Yacht Club have agreed to the Corps' language.
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