Sec. 125. Beneficial reuse of dredged material; dredged material management plans
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It is the policy of the United States for the Corps of Engineers to maximize the beneficial reuse, in an environmentally acceptable manner, of suitable dredged material obtained from the construction or operation and maintenance of water resources development projects. In evaluating the placement of dredged material obtained from the construction or operation and maintenance of water resources development projects, the Secretary shall consider— the suitability of the dredged material for a full range of beneficial uses; and the economic and environmental benefits, efficiencies, and impacts (including the effects on living coral) of using the dredged material for beneficial uses, including, in the case of beneficial reuse activities that involve more than one water resources development project, the benefits, efficiencies, and impacts that result from the combined activities.
The economic benefits and efficiencies from the beneficial use of dredged material considered by the Secretary under subparagraph
(A)shall be included in any determination relating to the Federal standard by the Secretary under section 335.7 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations for the placement or disposal of such material. Section 1122 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 ( 33 U.S.C. 2326 note) is amended— in subsection (b)(1), by striking 20 and inserting 30 ; and in subsection (g), by striking 20 and inserting 30 . It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary, in selecting projects for the beneficial reuse of dredged materials under section 1122 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 ( 33 U.S.C. 2326 note), should ensure the thorough evaluation of project submissions from rural, small, and economically disadvantaged communities. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the District Commander of each district of the Corps of Engineers that obtains dredged material through the construction or operation and maintenance of a water resources development project shall, at Federal expense, develop and submit to the Secretary a 5-year dredged material management plan in coordination with relevant State agencies and stakeholders. Each plan developed under this subsection shall include— a dredged material budget for each watershed or littoral system within the district; an estimate of the amount of dredged material likely to be obtained through the construction or operation and maintenance of all water resources development projects projected to be carried out within the district during the 5-year period following submission of the plan, and the estimated timing for obtaining such dredged material; an identification of potential water resources development projects projected to be carried out within the district during such 5-year period that are suitable for, or that require, the placement of dredged material, and an estimate of the amount of dredged material placement capacity of such projects; an evaluation of— the suitability of the dredged material for a full range of beneficial uses; and the economic and environmental benefits, efficiencies, and impacts (including the effects on living coral) of using the dredged material for beneficial uses, including, in the case of beneficial reuse activities that involve more than one water resources development project, the benefits, efficiencies, and impacts that result from the combined activities; and the district-wide goals for beneficial reuse of the dredged material, including any expected cost savings from aligning and coordinating multiple projects (including projects across Corps districts) in the reuse of the dredged material. In developing each plan under this subsection, each District Commander shall provide notice and an opportunity for public comment. Upon submission of each plan to the Secretary under this subsection, each District Commander shall make the plan publicly available, including on a publicly available website. Section 1111 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 ( 33 U.S.C. 2326 note) is amended— in subsection (a), by striking for the operation and maintenance of harbors and inland harbors and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: “for the operation and maintenance of— harbors and inland harbors referred to in section 210(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 ( 33 U.S.C. 2238(a)(2) ); or inland and intracoastal waterways of the United States described in section 206 of the Inland Waterways Revenue Act of 1978 ( 33 U.S.C. 1804 ). ; and in subsection (b), by striking or inland harbors and inserting , inland harbors, or inland or intracoastal waterways . The Secretary may carry out the dredge pilot program authorized by section 1111 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 ( 33 U.S.C. 2326 note) in coordination with Federal regional dredge demonstration programs in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
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