S.Amdt. 986

SA 986. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 957 proposed by Mr. Reid to the bill H.R. 2354, making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

In the matter under the heading “operation and maintenance” under the heading “Corp of Engineers--Civil” under the heading “CORP OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY”, strike “such fees have been collected” and all that follows through the matter under the heading “regulatory program” and insert the following:

such fees have been collected; Provided, That no funds shall be made available to carry out a project for the dredging of small ports unless the project complies with a tonnage requirement of a minimum of 500,000 tons, which shall be calculated by each relevant port authority and submitted to the Corps of Engineers.

regulatory program

None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to enforce laws pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands: Provided, That $64,333,333 shall be deposited in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund established by section 9505 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954: Provided further, That $128,666,667 shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for Federal budget deficit reduction or, if there is no Federal budget deficit, for reducing the Federal debt in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate.