[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 153 (Thursday, September 25, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S9473-S9474]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             GREAT LAKES LEGACY REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2008

  Mr. NELSON of Florida. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that 
the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 6460, which 
was received from the House.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 6460) to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to provide for the remediation of sediment 
     contamination in areas of concern, and for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. NELSON of Florida. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that a 
Levin amendment, which is at the desk, be agreed to, the bill, as 
amended, be read a third time and passed, the motions to reconsider be 
laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and that any 
statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 5649) was agreed to, as follows:

          (Purpose: To limit the duration of reauthorization)

       Strike section 3(f) and all that follows and insert the 
     following:

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       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 118(c)(12)(H) 
     of such Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(c)(12)(H)) is amended--
       (1) by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:
       ``(i) In general.--In addition to other amounts authorized 
     under this section, there is authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out this paragraph $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2004 through 2010.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) Allocation of funds.--Not more than 20 percent of 
     the funds appropriated pursuant to clause (i) for a fiscal 
     year may be used to carry out subparagraph (F).''.
       (g) Public Information Program.--Section 118(c)(13)(B) of 
     such Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(c)(13)(B)) is amended by striking 
     ``2008'' and inserting ``2010''.

     SEC. 4. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

       Section 106(b) of the Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2002 (33 
     U.S.C. 1271a(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--In addition to any amounts authorized 
     under other provisions of law, there is authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this section $3,000,000 for each of 
     fiscal years 2004 through 2010.''.

  The amendment was ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read a 
third time.
  The bill (H.R. 6460), as amended, was read the third time and passed.

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