S.Amdt. 5024

SA 5024. Mr. PAUL 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 I, add the following:

SEC. 10__. MODIFICATION OF CORPS OF ENGINEERS CRITERIA TO
DREDGE SMALL PORTS.

(a) Minimum Tonnage Requirement.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law (including regulations), effective beginning
on the date of enactment of this Act, the tonnage requirement
with respect to the consideration of dredging of small ports
by the Corps of Engineers shall be a minimum of 500,000 tons,
as calculated in accordance with subsection (b).
(b) Calculation.--For purposes of subsection (a) and any
other activity of the Corps of Engineers carried out on or
after the date of enactment of this Act, tonnage shall be
calculated by each relevant port authority and submitted to
the Corps of Engineers.

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