S.Amdt. 5057

SA 5057. Ms. CANTWELL 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 VIII, add the following:

SEC. 80__. SHELLFISH FARMS.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any
verification letter or other permit coverage issued to a new
or existing shellfish farm in the State of Washington by the
Secretary under 2012 Nationwide Permit 48 (described in the
final notice entitled ``Reissuance of Nationwide Permits''
(77 Fed. Reg. 10184 (February 21, 2012))), and before the
effective date of the 2017 Nationwide Permit 48 (described in
the notice of proposed rulemaking entitled ``Proposal to
Reissue and Modify Nationwide Permits'' (81 Fed. Reg. 35186
(June 1, 2016))), shall be in effect during the period
beginning on the date of issuance of the permit and ending on
the date that is 5 years after the effective date of the 2017
Nationwide Permit 48.
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