,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aejd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #aj1 #bjag,mr4
 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york  
7for himself and ,mr4 ,engel7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,transportation and
 ,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend  
the ,act popularly known as the ,rivers 
and ,harbors ,appropriation ,act of     
#aiae to prohibit the establishment of  
certain anchorage grounds within five   
miles of a nuclear power plant1 a       
location on the national register of    
historic places1 a superfund site1 or   
critical habitat of an endangered       
species1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,hudson ,river ,protection ,act4    
#b4 ,prohibition on establishment of    
certain anchorage grounds within five   
miles of certain locations  7a7 ,in     
general ,section #g of the ,act of      
,march #d1 #aiae 7chapter #adb2 #cc     
,u4,s4,c4 #dga71 popularly known as the 

,rivers and ,harbors ,appropriation ,act
 of #aiae1 is amended--  7#a7 by        
striking ,the ,secretary and inserting  
,except as provided in subsection 7b71  
the ,secretary2  7#b7 by redesignating  
subsection 7b7 as subsection 7c72  7#c7 
in subsection 7c71 as so redesignated-- 
7,a7 by striking 7c7 ,definition4--,as  
used in this section and inserting the  
following3  7c7 ,definitions ,as used in
 this section-- 7#a7 the term  2  7,b7  
by striking the period at the end and   
inserting a semicolon2 and  7,c7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7#b7  
the term nuclear power plant means an   
electric generating facility that uses a
 nuclear reactor as its heat source to  
provide steam to a turbine generator2   
and  7#c7 the term superfund site means 
a site that is-- 7,a7 included on the   
,national ,priorities ,list developed by
 the ,president in accordance with      
section #aje7;a77#h77;,b7 of the        
,comprehensive ,environmental ,response1
 ,compensation1 and ,liability ,act of  

#aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4                    
#ifje7;a77#h77;,b772 or  7,b7 the       
subject of an ongoing or planned        
remedial action carried out in          
accordance with such ,act4  2 and  7#d7 
by inserting after subsection 7a7 the   
following3  7b7 ,restriction ,the       
,secretary may not establish as         
anchorage grounds for vessels carrying  
hazardous or flammable material as cargo
 any area that is located within five   
miles of--  7#a7 a nuclear power plant2 
7#b7 a location on the national register
 of historic places2  7#c7 a superfund  
site2 or  7#d7 a critical habitat of an 
endangered species designated under the 
,endangered ,species ,act of #aigc 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #aeca et seq474  4  7b7       
,limitation on application ,the         
amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall  
not apply with respect to anchorage     
grounds established before the date of  
the enactment of this ,act for vessels  
carrying hazardous or flammable material
 as cargo4