,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aafa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ad1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,richmond introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to modify  
the project for navigation1 ,mississippi
 ,river ,ship ,channel1 ,gulf of ,mexico
 to ,baton ,rouge1 ,louisiana1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,dredging for  
,restoration and ,economic ,development 
for ,global ,exports ,act of #bjac or   
the ,,dredge ,act of #bjac4  #b4        
,mississippi ,river ,ship ,channel1     
,gulf of ,mexico to ,baton ,rouge1      
,louisiana  7a7 ,project modification   
,the project for navigation1            
,mississippi ,river ,ship ,channel1     
,gulf of ,mexico to ,baton ,rouge1      
,louisiana1 authorized by section #bja  
of the ,water ,resources ,development   
,act of #aihf 7#ajj ,stat4 #djij71 is   
modified as follows3  7#a7 ,to direct   

the ,secretary of the ,army to achieve1 
operate1 and maintain a navigation      
channel of #ej feet with respect to the 
portion of the project from ,baton      
,rouge to the ,southwest ,pass sea buoy4
  7#b7 ,to direct the ,secretary to     
complete the work required under        
paragraph 7#a7 not later than the last  
day of the third fiscal year beginning  
after the date of enactment of this ,act
 7completing at least one-third of such 
work in each of the first #b fiscal     
years beginning after such date of      
enactment74  7#c7 ,to direct the        
,secretary to conduct a pilot disposal  
and sediment project in the ,southwest  
,pass area to determine the             
cost-effectiveness of pump-out disposal 
operations for hopper dredges for--     
7,a7 environmental enhancement2 and     
7,b7 dredged material disposal4  7b7    
,consultation ,in carrying out          
subsection 7a77#c71 the ,secretary shall
 consult with appropriate ,federal1     
,state1 and local agencies and          

stakeholders to determine the safe      
placement and timing of pump-out        
disposal operations that protect1       
create1 restore1 and nourish coastal    
wetlands and aquatic habitat4  7c7      
,treatment of costs ,all costs of the   
work required under subsection 7a7 shall
 be treated as operation and maintenance
 costs1 including the first costs of    
achieving a navigation channel of #ej   
feet4  7d7 ,federal share               
,notwithstanding section #aja7;b77#a7 of
 the ,water ,resources ,development ,act
 of #aihf 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #bbaa7;b77#a771
 the ,federal share of the cost of the  
work required under subsection 7a7 shall
 be #ajj percent4  7e7 ,funding         
,notwithstanding section #baj of the    
,water ,resources ,development ,act of  
#aihf 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #bbch7 or section  
#ieje of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of
 #aihf1 the ,secretary shall pay #ajj   
percent of the costs of the work        
required under subsection 7a7 out of    
amounts made available to the ,secretary

 from the ,harbor ,maintenance ,trust   
,fund for operation and maintenance     
expenses4  7f7 ,report to ,congress ,not
 later than #b years after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall submit to ,congress a report on-- 
7#a7 the cost and the environmental1    
storm damage reduction1 and social      
benefits of the pump-out disposal       
operation carried out under subsection  
7a77#c71 as compared to standard        
dredging practices for the area2 and    
7#b7 the total quantity of dredge       
material produced during operation and  
maintenance activities in the ,new      
,orleans ,district and the quantity that
 is beneficially used4  7g7 ,limitation 
on statutory construction ,nothing in   
this section may be construed to affect 
the authority of the ,secretary with    
respect to the width of the project     
referred to in subsection 7a74