,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbgc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #f1 #bjac ,mrs4
 ,miller of ,michigan 7for herself1 ,mr4
 ,huizenga of ,michigan1 ,ms4           
,slaughter1 ,mr4 ,higgins1 ,mr4         
,benishek1 and ,mr4 ,rogers of          
,michigan7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to         
implement a program establishing the    
,great ,lakes ,navigation ,system1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,great   
,lakes ,navigation ,system              
,sustainability ,act of #bjac4  #b4     
,definitions ,in this ,act the term--   
7#a7 ,great ,lakes and ,great ,lakes    
,navigational ,system means--  7,a77i7  
,lake ,superior2  7ii7 ,lake ,huron2    
7iii7 ,lake ,michigan2  7iv7 ,lake      
,erie2 and  7v7 ,lake ,ontario2  7,b7   
all connecting waters between the lakes 
referred to in subparagraph 7,a7 used   

for commercial and recreational         
navigation2  7,c7 any navigation        
features in the lakes referred to in    
subparagraph 7,a7 or waters described in
 subparagraph 7,b7 that are a ,federal  
operation or maintenance responsibility2
 and  7,d7 areas of the ,saint ,lawrence
 ,river that are operated or maintained 
by the ,government for commercial       
navigation4  7#b7 eligible operations   
and maintenance has the same meaning as 
that term is defined in section #bad of 
the ,water ,resources ,development ,act 
of #aihf 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #bbda72  7#c7   
,secretary means the ,secretary of the  
,army4  #c4 ,great ,lakes ,navigation   
,system  7a7 ,management of ,great      
,lakes ,navigation ,system ,to sustain  
the most effective and efficient        
operation and maintenance of the ,great 
,lakes ,navigation ,system1 the         
,secretary1 acting through the ,chief of
 ,engineers1 shall manage and allocate  
funding for all of the individually     
authorized commercial and recreational  

navigation projects in the ,great ,lakes
 ,navigation ,system as components of a 
single1 comprehensive system1           
recognizing the interdependence of the  
projects4  7b7 ,cargo measurements      
,cargo measurements for the purpose of  
prioritizing annual operations and      
maintenance budget resources for the    
,great ,lakes ,navigation ,system1 and  
for any of the component projects of the
 ,system1 shall aggregate the tonnage of
 all components of the ,system4  #d4    
,great ,lakes ,system ,sustainability   
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary1 acting 
through the ,chief of ,engineers1 shall 
establish a program to fund eligible    
operations and maintenance projects of  
the ,great ,lakes ,navigation ,system   
with the objective of maintaining such  
projects to their authorized depths and 
widths4  7b7 ,consultation ,the         
,secretary shall consult with the       
,congressional delegations from ,states 
that border the ,great ,lakes in        
developing annual priorities for the    

apportionment of funding authorized to  
be appropriated pursuant to this        
section4  7c7 ,authorization of         
,appropriations ,for each of fiscal     
years #bjad through #bjbc1 there is     
authorized to be appropriated from the  
,harbor ,maintenance ,trust ,fund       
established by section #ieje of the     
,internal ,revenue ,code #bjj1jjj1jjj to
 fund eligible operations and           
maintenance of the ,great ,lakes        
,navigation ,system4 ,funds appropriated
 pursuant to this section may remain    
available until expended4  7d7 ,cost    
,share  7#a7 ,in general ,of the amounts
 made available pursuant to subsection  
7c71 the ,secretary1 acting through the 
,chief of ,engineers1 shall give a      
higher priority to projects described in
 paragraph 7#b7 than to projects        
described in paragraph 7#c74  7#b7      
,certain harbors providing a cost share 
7,a7 ,not subject to harbor maintenance 
fee ,a ,great ,lakes ,navigation ,system
 project that is not subject to the     

harbor maintenance fee under section    
#bd4bd of title #ai1 ,code of ,federal  
,regulations 7or successor regulations7 
and for which the non-,federal sponsor  
provides a cost share of #ej percent of 
the costs of eligible operations and    
maintenance expenses1 is eligible for   
,federal operations and maintenance     
funds made available pursuant to        
subsection 7c74  7,b7 ,subject to harbor
 maintenance trust fund but no cargo ,a 
,great ,lakes ,navigation ,system       
project that is subject to the harbor   
maintenance fee under section #bd4bd of 
title #ai1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7or successor regulations71
 has not had commercial cargo loaded or 
unloaded from its harbor during the     
previous #b fiscal years1 and for which 
the non-,federal sponsor provides a cost
 share of #ej percent of the costs of   
eligible operations and maintenance     
expenses is eligible for ,federal       
operations and maintenance funds made   
available pursuant to subsection 7c74   

7#c7 ,certain harbors with no cost share
 ,a ,great ,lakes ,navigation ,system   
project that otherwise meets the        
description in subparagraphs 7,a7 or    
7,b7 of paragraph 7#b71 and for which   
the non-,federal sponsor of the project 
does not provide a cost share of #ej    
percent of the costs of eligible        
operations and maintenance expenses1 is 
eligible to receive ,federal operations 
and maintenance funds made available    
pursuant to subsection 7c7 after        
projects under such subparagraphs are   
funded4