,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dfhd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bh1     
#bjbb,mr4 ,portman 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,brown7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,environment and ,public 
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for the  
implementation of dredged material      
management plans at certain federally   
authorized harbors1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,lake ,erie ,water  
,quality ,protection ,act4  #b4 ,dredged
 material management plans  7a7 ,in     
general ,the ,secretary of the ,army    
7referred to in this section as the     
,secretary7 shall prioritize            
implementation of section #abe7;c7 of   
the ,water ,resources ,development ,act 
of #bjbj 7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #bcbf;h7 at     
federally authorized harbors in the     
,state of ,ohio4  7b7 ,requirements     
,each dredged material management plan  
prepared by the ,secretary under section

 #abe7;c7 of the ,water ,resources      
,development ,act of #bjbj 7#cc         
,u4,s4,c4 #bcbf;h7 for a federally      
authorized harbor in the ,state of ,ohio
 shall-- 7#a7 include1 in the baseline  
conditions1 a prohibition on use of     
funding for open-lake disposal of       
dredged material consistent with section
 #aje of the ,energy and ,water         
,development and ,related ,agencies     
,appropriations ,act1 #bjbb 7,public    
,law #aag-ajc2 #acf ,stat4 #bag72 and   
7#b7 maximize beneficial use of dredged 
material under the base plan and under  
section #bjd7;d7 of the ,water          
,resources ,development ,act of #aiib   
7#cc ,u4,s4,c4 #bcbf7;d774  7c7 ,savings
 provision ,this section does not-- 7#a7
 impose a prohibition on use of funding 
for open-lake disposal of dredged       
material2 or  7#b7 require the          
development or implementation of a      
dredged material management plan in     
accordance with subsection 7b7 if use of
 funding for open-lake disposal is not  

otherwise prohibited by law4