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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · S. 601 (Engrossed in Senate) — To provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Arm... · Sec. 5016

Sec. 5016. Operations and maintenance of inland Mississippi River ports

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In this section: The term shallow draft means a project that has a depth less than 14 feet. The term inland Mississippi River means the portion of the Mississippi River that begins at the confluence of the Minnesota River and ends at the confluence of the Red River. The Secretary, acting through the Chief of Engineers, shall carry out dredging activities on shallow draft ports located on the Inland Mississippi River to the respective authorized widths and depths of those inland ports, as authorized on the date of enactment of this Act. For each fiscal year, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $25,000,000.
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