A bill to modify the criteria used by the Corps of Engineers to dredge small ports.

Bill: 116-s-2923
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2019-11-21
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Navigation, waterways, harbors
Latest action: action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-11-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill sets a tonnage requirement for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to use when considering whether to dredge small ports.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2923 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 21, 2019 Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To modify the criteria used by the Corps of Engineers to dredge small ports.

1. Modification of Corps of Engineers criteria to dredge small ports (a) Minimum tonnage requirement Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations), effective beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the tonnage requirement with respect to the consideration of dredging of small ports by the Corps of Engineers shall be a minimum of 500,000 tons, as calculated in accordance with subsection (b). (b) Calculation For purposes of subsection (a) and any other activity of the Corps of Engineers carried out on or after the date of enactment of this Act, tonnage shall be calculated by each relevant port authority and submitted to the Corps of Engineers.