[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 137 (Monday, September 12, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S5581]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5057. Ms. CANTWELL 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 end of title VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 80__. SHELLFISH FARMS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     verification letter or other permit coverage issued to a new 
     or existing shellfish farm in the State of Washington by the 
     Secretary under 2012 Nationwide Permit 48 (described in the 
     final notice entitled ``Reissuance of Nationwide Permits'' 
     (77 Fed. Reg. 10184 (February 21, 2012))), and before the 
     effective date of the 2017 Nationwide Permit 48 (described in 
     the notice of proposed rulemaking entitled ``Proposal to 
     Reissue and Modify Nationwide Permits'' (81 Fed. Reg. 35186 
     (June 1, 2016))), shall be in effect during the period 
     beginning on the date of issuance of the permit and ending on 
     the date that is 5 years after the effective date of the 2017 
     Nationwide Permit 48.
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