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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 3080 (EAS) — 113 HR 3080 EAS: Water Resources Development Act of 2013 · Sec. 5003

Sec. 5003. Chesapeake Bay Environmental Restoration and Protection Program

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Section 510 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–303 ; 110 Stat. 3759; 121 Stat. 1202) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1)— by striking pilot program and inserting program ; and by inserting in the basin States described in subsection
(f)and the District of Columbia after interests ; and by striking paragraph
(2)and inserting the following: The assistance under paragraph
(1)shall be in the form of design and construction assistance for water-related resource protection and restoration projects affecting the Chesapeake Bay estuary, based on the comprehensive plan under subsection (b), including projects for— sediment and erosion control; protection of eroding shorelines; ecosystem restoration, including restoration of submerged aquatic vegetation; protection of essential public works; beneficial uses of dredged material; and other related projects that may enhance the living resources of the estuary. ; by striking subsection
(b)and inserting the following: Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2013 , the Secretary, in cooperation with State and local governmental officials and affected stakeholders, shall develop a comprehensive Chesapeake Bay restoration plan to guide the implementation of projects under subsection (a)(2). The restoration plan described in paragraph
(1)shall, to the maximum extent practicable, consider and avoid duplication of any ongoing or planned actions of other Federal, State, and local agencies and nongovernmental organizations. The restoration plan described in paragraph
(1)shall give priority to projects eligible under subsection (a)(2) that will also improve water quality or quantity or use natural hydrological features and systems. The Federal share of the costs of carrying out paragraph
(1)shall be 75 percent. ; in subsection (c)— in paragraph (1), by striking to provide and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting for the design and construction of a project carried out pursuant to the comprehensive Chesapeake Bay restoration plan described in subsection (b). ; in paragraph (2)(A), by striking facilities or resource protection and development plan and inserting resource protection and restoration plan ; and by adding at the end the following: A project carried out pursuant to the comprehensive Chesapeake Bay restoration plan described in subsection
(b)that is located on Federal land shall be carried out at the expense of the Federal agency that owns the land on which the project will be a carried out. A Federal agency carrying out a project described in paragraph
(3)may accept contributions of funds from non-Federal entities to carry out that project. ; by striking subsection
(e)and inserting the following: In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall cooperate with— the heads of appropriate Federal agencies, including— the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration; the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and the heads of such other Federal agencies as the Secretary determines to be appropriate; and agencies of a State or political subdivision of a State, including the Chesapeake Bay Commission. ; by striking subsection
(f)and inserting the following: The Secretary shall establish, to the maximum extent practicable, at least 1 project under this section in— regions within the Chesapeake Bay watershed of each of the basin States of Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia; and the District of Columbia. ; by striking subsection (h); and by redesignating subsection
(i)as subsection (h).
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  • Pub. L. 104-303
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Sec. 5003
Chesapeake Bay Environmental Restoration and Protection Program
Pub. L.Pub. L. 104-303
Stat.110 Stat. 3759
Stat.121 Stat. 1202
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