[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 137 (Monday, September 12, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S5578]
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  SA 5044. Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 4979 proposed by Mr. 
McConnell (for Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mrs. Boxer)) to the bill S. 
2848, to provide for the conservation and development of water and 
related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct 
various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United 
States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert:
       It is the sense of Congress that--
       1) State water quality standards that impact the disposal 
     of dredged material should be developed collaboratively, with 
     input from all relevant stakeholders;
       2) Open-water disposal of dredged material should be 
     reduced to the maximum extent practicable;
       3) Disputes between states related to the disposal of 
     dredged material and the protection of water quality should 
     be resolved between the states in accordance with regional 
     plans and involving regional bodies.
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