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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1504 

To amend the Act popularly known as the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation 

Act of 1915 to prohibit the establishment of certain anchorage grounds 

within five miles of a nuclear power plant, a location on the national 

register of historic places, a superfund site, or critical habitat of an 

endangered species, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 10, 2017 

Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York (for himself and Mr. ENGEL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To amend the Act popularly known as the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1915 to prohibit the establishment of certain anchorage grounds within five miles of 

a nuclear power plant, a location on the national register 

of historic places, a superfund site, or critical habitat 

of an endangered species, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Hudson River Protec5 tion Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN AN2 CHORAGE GROUNDS WITHIN FIVE MILES OF 

3 CERTAIN LOCATIONS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7 of the Act of March 4, 

5 1915 (chapter 142; 33 U.S.C. 471), popularly known as 

6 the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1915, is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (b), the Sec10 retary’’; 

11 (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub12 section (c); 

13 (3) in subsection (c), as so redesignated— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘(c) DEFINITION.—As 

15 used in this section’’ and inserting the fol16 lowing: 

17 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section— 

18 ‘‘(1) the term’’; 

19 (B) by striking the period at the end and 

20 inserting a semicolon; and 

21 (C) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(2) the term ‘nuclear power plant’ means an 

23 electric generating facility that uses a nuclear reac24 tor as its heat source to provide steam to a turbine 

25 generator; and 


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1 ‘‘(3) the term ‘superfund site’ means a site that 

2 is— 

3 ‘‘(A) included on the National Priorities 

4 List developed by the President in accordance 

5 with section 105(a)(8)(B) of the Comprehensive 

6 Environmental Response, Compensation, and 

7 Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 

8 9605(a)(8)(B)); or 

9 ‘‘(B) the subject of an ongoing or planned 

10 remedial action carried out in accordance with 

11 such Act.’’; and 

12 (4) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(b) RESTRICTION.—The Secretary may not estab15 lish as anchorage grounds for vessels carrying hazardous 

16 or flammable material as cargo any area that is located 

17 within five miles of— 

18 ‘‘(1) a nuclear power plant; 

19 ‘‘(2) a location on the national register of his20 toric places; 

21 ‘‘(3) a superfund site; or 

22 ‘‘(4) a critical habitat of an endangered species 

23 designated under the Endangered Species Act of 

24 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).’’. 


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1 (b) LIMITATION ON APPLICATION.—The amendment 

2 made by subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to an3 chorage grounds established before the date of the enact4 ment of this Act for vessels carrying hazardous or flam5 mable material as cargo. 

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