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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5621 

To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to authorize funds 

in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund to be used to pay up to 100 

percent of the eligible costs of preparing Federal environmental impact 

statements for certain navigation projects, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 28, 2010 

Ms. LINDA T. SA ́NCHEZ of California (for herself, Ms. LEE of California, and 

Mr. PAUL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 Water Resources Development Act of 1986 

to authorize funds in the Harbor Maintenance Trust 

Fund to be used to pay up to 100 percent of the eligible 

costs of preparing Federal environmental impact statements for certain navigation projects, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Harbor Maintenance 

3 Trust Fund Improvement Act of 2010’’. 

4 SEC. 2. HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND. 

5 (a) COSTS OF PREPARING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

6 STATEMENTS.—Section 210(a) of the Water Resources 

7 Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238(a)) is amend8 ed— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 

10 (1); 

11 (2) by striking the period at the end of para12 graph (2) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

13 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

14 ‘‘(3) up to 100 percent of the eligible costs of 

15 preparing a Federal environmental impact statement 

16 for a navigation project for a harbor or inland har17 bor or any separable element thereof.’’. 

18 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

19 (1) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 

20 105(a) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 2215(a)) is amended 

21 by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(4) ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS.— 

23 Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, 

24 funds appropriated pursuant to section 210(a)(3) 

25 shall be used to pay up to 100 percent of the cost 

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1 ment for a navigation project for a harbor or inland 

2 harbor or any separable element thereof.’’. 

3 (2) AMENDMENT TO TRUST FUND CODE.—Sec4 tion 9505(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 

5 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘Water Resources De6 velopment Act of 1996’’ and inserting ‘‘Harbor 

7 Maintenance Trust Fund Improvement Act of 

8 2010’’. 

9 (c) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this 

10 section shall apply to cost-sharing requirements under 

11 agreements entered into after the date of enactment of 

12 this Act. 

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