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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1161 

To modify the project for navigation, Mississippi River Ship Channel, Gulf 

of Mexico to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 14, 2013 

Mr. RICHMOND introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To modify the project for navigation, Mississippi River Ship 

Channel, Gulf of Mexico to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 

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 ‘‘Dredging for Restora5 tion and Economic Development for Global Exports Act 

6 of 2013’’ or the ‘‘DREDGE Act of 2013’’. 

7 SEC. 2. MISSISSIPPI RIVER SHIP CHANNEL, GULF OF MEX8 ICO TO BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA. 

9 (a) PROJECT MODIFICATION.—The project for navi10 gation, Mississippi River Ship Channel, Gulf of Mexico to 


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1 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, authorized by section 201 of the 

2 Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 

3 4090), is modified as follows: 

4 (1) To direct the Secretary of the Army to 

5 achieve, operate, and maintain a navigation channel 

6 of 50 feet with respect to the portion of the project 

7 from Baton Rouge to the Southwest Pass sea buoy. 

8 (2) To direct the Secretary to complete the 

9 work required under paragraph (1) not later than 

10 the last day of the third fiscal year beginning after 

11 the date of enactment of this Act (completing at 

12 least one-third of such work in each of the first 2 

13 fiscal years beginning after such date of enactment). 

14 (3) To direct the Secretary to conduct a pilot 

15 disposal and sediment project in the Southwest Pass 

16 area to determine the cost-effectiveness of pump-out 

17 disposal operations for hopper dredges for— 

18 (A) environmental enhancement; and 

19 (B) dredged material disposal. 

20 (b) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out subsection 

21 (a)(3), the Secretary shall consult with appropriate Fed22 eral, State, and local agencies and stakeholders to deter23 mine the safe placement and timing of pump-out disposal 

24 operations that protect, create, restore, and nourish coast25 al wetlands and aquatic habitat. 


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1 (c) TREATMENT OF COSTS.—All costs of the work re2 quired under subsection (a) shall be treated as operation 

3 and maintenance costs, including the first costs of achiev4 ing a navigation channel of 50 feet. 

5 (d) FEDERAL SHARE.—Notwithstanding section 

6 101(b)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 

7 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211(b)(1)), the Federal share of the 

8 cost of the work required under subsection (a) shall be 

9 100 percent. 

10 (e) FUNDING.—Notwithstanding section 210 of the 

11 Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 

12 2238) or section 9505 of the Internal Revenue Code of 

13 1986, the Secretary shall pay 100 percent of the costs of 

14 the work required under subsection (a) out of amounts 

15 made available to the Secretary from the Harbor Mainte16 nance Trust Fund for operation and maintenance ex17 penses. 

18 (f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years 

19 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

20 submit to Congress a report on— 

21 (1) the cost and the environmental, storm dam22 age reduction, and social benefits of the pump-out 

23 disposal operation carried out under subsection 

24 (a)(3), as compared to standard dredging practices 

25 for the area; and 


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1 (2) the total quantity of dredge material pro2 duced during operation and maintenance activities in 

3 the New Orleans District and the quantity that is 

4 beneficially used. 

5 (g) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.— 

6 Nothing in this section may be construed to affect the au7 thority of the Secretary with respect to the width of the 

8 project referred to in subsection (a). 

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