[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 140 (Thursday, September 15, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S5853]
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  SA 5075. Mr. ISAKSON (for himself and Mr. Perdue) 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; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in section 5001 (relating to 
     deauthorizations), insert the following:
       (_) New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, Georgia and South 
     Carolina.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) New savannah bluff lock and dam.--The term ``New 
     Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam'' has the meaning given the term 
     in section 348(l)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act 
     of 2000 (114 Stat. 2630) (as in effect on the day before the 
     date of enactment of this Act).
       (B) Project.--The term ``Project'' means the project for 
     navigation, Savannah Harbor expansion, Georgia, authorized by 
     section 7002(1) of the Water Resources Reform and Development 
     Act of 2014 (128 Stat. 1364).
       (2) Deauthorization.--
       (A) In general.--Effective beginning on the date of 
     enactment of this Act--
       (i) the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam is deauthorized; 
     and
       (ii) notwithstanding section 348(l)(2)(B) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2630; 114 Stat. 
     2763A-228) (as in effect on the day before the date of 
     enactment of this Act) or any other provision of law, the New 
     Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam shall not be conveyed to the city 
     of North Augusta and Aiken County, South Carolina, or any 
     other non-Federal entity.
       (B) Repeal.--Section 348 of the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2630; 114 Stat. 2763A-228) is 
     amended--
       (i) by striking subsection (l); and
       (ii) by redesignating subsections (m) and (n) as 
     subsections (l) and (m), respectively.
       (3) Project modifications.--
       (A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Project is modified to include, as the Secretary 
     determines to be necessary--
       (i)(I) repair of the lock wall of the New Savannah Bluff 
     Lock and Dam and modification of the structure such that the 
     structure is able--

       (aa) to maintain the pool for navigation, water supply, and 
     recreational activities, as in existence on the date of 
     enactment of this Act; and
       (bb) to allow safe passage via a rock ramp over the 
     structure to historic spawning grounds of Shortnose sturgeon, 
     Atlantic sturgeon, and other migratory fish; or

       (II)(aa) construction at an appropriate location across the 
     Savannah River of a rock weir that is able to maintain the 
     pool for water supply and recreational activities, as in 
     existence on the date of enactment of this Act; and
       (bb) removal of the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam on 
     completion of construction of the weir; and
       (ii) conveyance by the Secretary to Augusta-Richmond 
     County, Georgia, of the park and recreation area adjacent to 
     the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, without consideration.
       (B) Operation and maintenance costs.--The Federal share of 
     the costs of operation and maintenance of any Project feature 
     constructed pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be 100 
     percent.
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