[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4696 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4696

To provide an exemption from certain dredging restrictions for vessels 
    that arrive at or depart from the Helen Delich Bentley Port of 
                   Baltimore, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                July 11 (legislative day, July 10), 2024

    Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide an exemption from certain dredging restrictions for vessels 
    that arrive at or depart from the Helen Delich Bentley Port of 
                   Baltimore, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Restore the Port of Baltimore Act''.

SEC. 2. TEMPORARY EXEMPTION FROM DREDGING RESTRICTIONS FOR VESSELS 
              ARRIVING AT OR DEPARTING FROM THE PORT OF BALTIMORE.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding sections 55102, 55109, and 55110 
of title 46, United States Code, any vessel that, after the date of 
enactment of this Act, arrives at or departs from the Helen Delich 
Bentley Port of Baltimore shall be exempt from--
            (1) the requirements of section 55109 of title 46, United 
        States Code;
            (2) the requirements of section 55110 of such title; and
            (3) the requirements of section 55102 of such title, with 
        respect to the transportation of valueless material or dredged 
        material as described in such section 55110.
    (b) Applicability.--This section, and any exemption under this 
section, shall cease to have effect on the day that is 5 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act.
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