To provide a declaration of nonnavigability for the central Delaware River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and for other purposes.

Bill: 114-hr-4858
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1]
Introduced: 2016-03-23
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Lakes and rivers

Navigation, waterways, harbors

Pennsylvania
Latest action: action_date: 2016-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-03-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill declares the following portions of the Delaware River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, bounded by the former bulkhead and pierhead lines that were established by the Secretary of War and successors, to be nonnavigable waters of the United States unless the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finds that there are substantive objections:</p> <ul> <li>Piers 70 South through 38 South, encompassing an area bounded by the southern line of Moore Street extended to the northern line of Catherine Street extended; and</li> <li>Piers 24 North through 72 North, encompassing an area bounded by the southern line of Callowhill Street extended to the northern line of East Fletcher Street extended.</li> </ul> <p>The Army Corps of Engineers shall make such public interest determination separately for each proposed project to be undertaken within the boundaries described, using reasonable discretion, within 150 days of the date of submission of appropriate plans for such project. </p> <p>This bill's declaration shall apply only to those parts of the areas described that are or will be bulkheaded and filled or otherwise occupied by permanent structures, including marina and recreation facilities.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4858 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2016 Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To provide a declaration of nonnavigability for the central Delaware River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and for other purposes.

1. Declaration of nonnavigability, central Delaware River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (a) Area To Be declared nonnavigable Subject to subsection (c), unless the Secretary of the Army finds, after consultation with local and regional public officials (including local and regional public planning organizations), that there are substantive objections, those portions of the Delaware River, bounded by the former bulkhead and pierhead lines that were established by the Secretary of War and successors and described as follows, are declared to be nonnavigable waters of the United States: (1) Piers 70 South through 38 South, encompassing an area bounded by the southern line of Moore Street extended to the northern line of Catherine Street extended, including the following piers: Piers 70, 68, 67, 64, 61–63, 60, 57, 55, 53, 48, 46, 40, and 38. (2) Piers 24 North through 72 North, encompassing an area bounded by the southern line of Callowhill Street extended to the northern line of East Fletcher Street extended, including the following piers: Piers 24, 25, 27–35, 35.5, 36, 37, 38, 39, 49, 51–52, 53–57, 58–65, 66, 67, 69, 70–72, and Rivercenter. (b) Public interest determination The Secretary shall make the public interest determination under subsection (a) separately for each proposed project to be undertaken within the boundaries described in subsection (a), using reasonable discretion, not later than 150 days after the date of submission of appropriate plans for the proposed project. (c) Limits on applicability; regulatory requirements The declaration under subsection (a) shall apply only to those parts of the areas described in subsection (a) that are or will be bulkheaded and filled or otherwise occupied by permanent structures, including marina and recreation facilities. All such work is subject to all applicable Federal statutes and regulations, including sections 9 and 10 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (30 Stat. 1151; 33 U.S.C. 401 and 403), commonly known as the River and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899, section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1344 ), and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ).