,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aiij  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #bc1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,latta 7for himself and ,ms4       
,kaptur7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend the ,federal ,water   
,pollution ,control ,act to prohibit    
certain discharges of dredged material  
into the ,great ,lakes ,system1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,protecting    
,our ,great ,lakes ,act4  #b4           
,prohibition on discharges of dredged   
material into ,great ,lakes ,system  7a7
 ,in general ,section #djd of the       
,federal ,water ,pollution ,control ,act
 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #acdd7 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7u7   
,prohibition on discharges of dredged   
material into ,great ,lakes ,system     
7#a7 ,in general ,except as otherwise   
specifically provided by this           
subsection1 beginning on the date that  

is #e years after the date of enactment 
of this subsection1 a discharge of      
dredged material into the ,great ,lakes 
,system is prohibited4  7#b7 ,exceptions
 ,paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply to any 
of the following3 7,a7 ,a discharge of  
dredged material into a confined        
disposal facility1 including a confined 
disposal island4  7,b7 ,a discharge of  
dredged material in connection with--   
7i7 beneficial use2 or  7ii7 habitat    
establishment1 improvement1 or          
restoration 7or any combination         
thereof74  7#c7 ,temporary waivers ,the 
,secretary 7or a ,state with an approved
 permit program under this section7 may 
waive application of the prohibition    
established by paragraph 7#a7 during the
 #b-year period beginning on the        
effective date of the prohibition       
specified in paragraph 7#a7 with respect
 to a discharge if--  7,a7 the          
,administrator or ,state1 as            
appropriate1 determines that the waiver 
is necessary and appropriate2 and  7,b7 

in the case of a waiver issued by the   
,secretary1 each concerned ,state1 as   
identified by the ,secretary1 reviews   
and approves the waiver4  7#d7          
,consultation with ,states ,the         
,secretary shall consult with concerned 
,states in the implementation of this   
subsection4  7#e7 ,great ,lakes ,system 
defined ,in this subsection1 the term   
,great ,lakes ,system has the meaning   
given that term in section #aah7;a77#c7 
of the ,federal ,water ,pollution       
,control ,act 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4            
#abfh7;a77#c774  4  7b7 ,cost analysis  
for operations and maintenance          
activities in ,great ,lakes ,system ,in 
determining1 pursuant to section #cce4d 
of title #cc1 ,code of ,federal         
,regulations 7or any successor          
regulation71 the least costly manner1   
and the least costly and most           
practicable location1 for discharges of 
dredged material resulting from         
operations and maintenance activities of
 the ,corps of ,engineers in the ,great 

,lakes ,system1 the ,secretary of the   
,army shall exclude from consideration  
the use of open-water placement of      
dredged material4  7c7 ,limitation on   
statutory construction ,nothing in this 
section1 including the amendment made by
 section 7a71 may be construed to limit 
or otherwise affect the existing        
responsibilities of the ,corps of       
,engineers--  7#a7 to dredge ,united    
,states harbors and navigation channels 
and dispose of dredged material2 and    
7#b7 to provide1 within its budget1 for 
the full cost of the disposal of dredged
 material1 including costs to comply    
with the requirements of this section1  
including the amendment made by         
subsection 7a74