S.Amdt. 897

SA 897. Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 601, 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:

Beginning on page 165, strike line 10 and all that follows through page 166, line 8, and insert the following:

SEC. 2048. CORROSION PREVENTION.

(a) Guidance and Procedures.--The Secretary shall develop guidance and procedures for the certification of qualified contractors and personnel for--

(1) the application and inspection of protective coatings;

(2) the removal of hazardous protective coatings; and

(3) the installation, testing, and inspection of cathodic protection systems.

(b) Requirements.--Except as provided in subsection (c), the Secretary shall use certified contractors and personnel for--

(1) the application and inspection of protective coatings for complex work involving steel and cementitious structures, including structures that will be exposed in immersion;

(2) the removal of hazardous coatings or other hazardous materials that are present in sufficient concentrations to create an occupational or environmental hazard;

(3) the installation, testing, and inspection of cathodic protection systems; and

(4) any other activities the Secretary determines to be appropriate.

(c) Exception.--The Secretary may approve exceptions to the use of certified contractors and personnel under subsection (b) only after public notice, with the opportunity for comment, of any such proposal.