[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8644 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8644

    To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 to expand 
 eligibility for underserved community harbor projects, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 5, 2024

 Mr. Steil (for himself, Mr. Moolenaar, Mrs. McClain, Mr. Bergman, and 
 Mr. Miller of Ohio) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
         to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 to expand 
 eligibility for underserved community harbor projects, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL PROJECTS FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY HARBORS.

    Section 8132 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (33 
U.S.C. 2238e) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (g)--
                    (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
            ``(1) Project.--The term `project' means--
                    ``(A) a single cycle of maintenance dredging of an 
                underserved community harbor, and any associated--
                            ``(i) placement of dredged material at a 
                        beneficial use placement site or disposal site; 
                        or
                            ``(ii) expansion of a confined disposal 
                        facility; or
                    ``(B) maintenance of a breakwater associated with 
                an underserved community harbor.''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, regardless 
                of whether the harbor is federally authorized,'' before 
                ``for which''; and
            (2) by amending subsection (h)(2) to read as follows:
            ``(2) Special rule.--Not less than 25 percent of the 
        amounts made available to carry out this section for each 
        fiscal year shall be used for projects for underserved 
        community harbors located in the Great Lakes Navigation System 
        (as defined in section 210(f) of the Water Resources 
        Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2238(f))).''.
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