S.Amdt. 5044

SA 5044. Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal) 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 appropriate place, insert:
It is the sense of Congress that--
1) State water quality standards that impact the disposal
of dredged material should be developed collaboratively, with
input from all relevant stakeholders;
2) Open-water disposal of dredged material should be
reduced to the maximum extent practicable;
3) Disputes between states related to the disposal of
dredged material and the protection of water quality should
be resolved between the states in accordance with regional
plans and involving regional bodies.
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