I

104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 1206

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct at least 3

demonstration projects involving promising technologies and practices

to remedy contaminated sediments in the Great Lakes System and to

authorize the Administrator to provide technical information and assistance on technologies and practices for remediation of contaminated sediments, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 10, 1995

Mr. LATOURETTE (for himself, Mr. QUINN, and Mr. OBERSTAR) introduced

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation

and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science, for a

period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for

consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require

the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct at least 3 demonstration projects involving

promising technologies and practices to remedy contaminated sediments in the Great Lakes System and to authorize the Administrator to provide technical information and assistance on technologies and practices for

remediation of contaminated sediments, and for other

purposes.
2

•HR 1206 IH

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Assessment and Reme5 diation of Contaminated Sediments Reauthorization Act’’.

6 SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION OF CONTAMI7 NATED SEDIMENTS.

8 Section 118(c)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution

9 Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(c)(7)) is amended by adding

10 at the end the following:

11 ‘‘(D) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.—

12 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Adminis13 trator, acting through the Program Office,

14 in consultation and cooperation with the

15 Assistant Secretary of the Army having re16 sponsibility for civil works, shall conduct at

17 least 3 demonstration projects involving

18 promising technologies and practices to

19 remedy contaminated sediments (including

20 at least 1 full-scale demonstration of a re21 mediation technology) at sites in the Great

22 Lakes System, as the Administrator deter23 mines appropriate.

24 ‘‘(ii) SELECTION OF SITES.—In select25 ing sites for the demonstration projects,
3

•HR 1206 IH

1 the Administrator shall give priority con2 sideration to—

3 ‘‘(I) the Ashtabula River in Ohio;

4 ‘‘(II) the Buffalo River in New

5 York;

6 ‘‘(III) Duluth and Superior Har7 bor in Minnesota;

8 ‘‘(IV) the Fox River in Wiscon9 sin;

10 ‘‘(V) the Grand Calumet River in

11 Indiana; and

12 ‘‘(VI) Saginaw Bay in Michigan.

13 ‘‘(iii) DEADLINES.—In carrying out

14 this subparagraph, the Administrator

15 shall—

16 ‘‘(I) not later than 18 months

17 after the date of the enactment of this

18 subparagraph, identify at least 3 sites

19 and the technologies and practices to

20 be demonstrated at the sites (includ21 ing at least 1 full-scale demonstration

22 of a remediation technology); and

23 ‘‘(II) not later than 5 years after

24 such date of enactment, complete at

25 least 3 demonstration projects (includ-
4

•HR 1206 IH

1 ing at least 1 full-scale demonstration

2 of a remediation technology).

3 ‘‘(iv) ADDITIONAL PROJECTS.—The

4 Administrator, acting through the Pro5 gram Office, in consultation and coopera6 tion with the Assistant Secretary of the

7 Army having responsibility for civil works,

8 may conduct additional pilot- and full-scale

9 demonstration projects involving promising

10 technologies and practices at sites in the

11 Great Lakes System other than the sites

12 selected under clause (i).

13 ‘‘(v) EXECUTION OF PROJECTS.—The

14 Administrator may cooperate with the As15 sistant Secretary of the Army having re16 sponsibility for civil works to plan, engi17 neer, design, and execute demonstration

18 projects under this subparagraph.

19 ‘‘(vi) NON-FEDERAL CONTRIBU20 TIONS.—The Administrator may accept

21 non-Federal contributions to carry out

22 demonstration projects under this subpara23 graph.

24 ‘‘(vii) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA25 TIONS.—There are authorized to be appro-
5

•HR 1206 IH

1 priated to carry out this subparagraph

2 $3,500,000 for each of fiscal years 1997

3 through 2001.

4 ‘‘(E) TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND AS5 SISTANCE.—

6 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Adminis7 trator, acting through the Program Office,

8 may provide technical information and as9 sistance involving technologies and prac10 tices for remediation of contaminated sedi11 ments to persons that request the informa12 tion or assistance.

13 ‘‘(ii) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PRIOR14 ITIES.—In providing technical assistance

15 under this subparagraph, the Adminis16 trator, acting through the Program Office,

17 shall give special priority to requests for

18 integrated assessments of, and rec19 ommendations regarding, remediation tech20 nologies and practices for contaminated

21 sediments at Great Lakes areas of concern.

22 ‘‘(iii) COORDINATION WITH OTHER

23 DEMONSTRATIONS.—The Administrator

24 shall—
6

•HR 1206 IH

1 ‘‘(I) coordinate technology dem2 onstrations conducted under this sub3 paragraph with other federally as4 sisted demonstrations of contaminated

5 sediment remediation technologies;

6 and

7 ‘‘(II) share information from the

8 demonstrations conducted under this

9 subparagraph with the other dem10 onstrations.

11 ‘‘(iv) OTHER SEDIMENT REMEDIATION

12 ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this subpara13 graph limits the authority of the Adminis14 trator to carry out sediment remediation

15 activities under other laws.

16 ‘‘(v) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA17 TIONS.—There are authorized to be appro18 priated to carry out this subparagraph

19 $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1997

20 through 2001.’’.

21 SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF GREAT LAKES

22 APPROPRIATIONS.

23 Section 118(h) of the Federal Water Pollution Con24 trol Act (33 U.S.C. 1268(h)) is amended by striking ‘‘for

25 fiscal year 1991. Of the’’ and all that follows through the
7

•HR 1206 IH

1 period at the end and inserting ‘‘for each of fiscal years

2 1991 through 2001.’’.

Æ