§ 2326b. Sediment management

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1996

   Water Resources Development Act of 1996

   Pub. L. 104–303 title V § 516 · 110 Stat. 3658

   Enacted · 33 U.S.C. § 2326b

   Pub. L. 104–303, title V, § 516, Oct. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 3763

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 104–303, title V, § 516, Oct. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 3763

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 516. SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT. (a) In General.— The Secretary may enter into cooperation agreements with non-Federal interests with respect to navigation projects, or other appropriate non-Federal entities, for the development of long-term management strategies for controlling sediments at such projects. (b) Contents of Strategies.— Each strategy developed under subsection (a) shall— (1) include assessments of sediment rates and composition, sediment reduction options, dredging practices, long-term management of any dredged material disposal facilities, remediation of such facilities, and alternative disposal and reuse options; (2) include a timetable for implementation of the strategy; and (3) incorporate relevant ongoing planning efforts, including remedial action planning, dredged material management planning, harbor and waterfront development planning, and watershed management planning. (c) Consultation.— In developing strategies under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with interested Federal agencies, States, and Indian tribes and provide an opportunity for public comment. (d) Dredged Material Disposal.— (1) Study.— The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of constructing and operating an underwater confined dredged material disposal site in the Port of New York-New Jersey that could accommodate as much as 250,000 cubic yards of dredged material for the purpose of demonstrating the feasibility of an underwater confined disposal pit as an environmentally suitable method of containing certain sediments. (2) Report.— The Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1), together with any recommendations of the Secretary that may be developed in a strategy under subsection (a). (e) Great Lakes Tributary Model.— (1) In general.— In consultation and coordination with the Great Lakes States, the Secretary shall develop a tributary sediment transport model for each major river system or set of major river systems depositing sediment into a Great Lakes federally authorized commercial harbor, channel maintenance project site, or Area of Concern identified under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement of 1978. Such model may be developed as a part of a strategy developed under subsection (a). (2) Requirements for models.— In developing a tributary sediment transport model under this subsection, the Secretary shall build on data and monitoring information generated in earlier studies and programs of the Great Lakes and their tributaries. (f) Great Lakes States Defined.— In this section, the term “Great Lakes States” means the States of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. (g) Authorization of Appropriations.— There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2001.

2. 2000

   Pub. L. 106–541 § 505(1) · 114 Stat. 2572

   Added · 33 U.S.C. § 2326b(e)(3)

   Pub. L. 106–541, § 505(1), added par. (3)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (e)(3). Pub. L. 106–541, § 505(1), added par. (3).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) by adding at the end of subsection (e) the following: “(3) Report.— Not later than December 31, 2003, the Secretary Deadline. shall transmit to Congress a report on the Secretary’s activities under this subsection.”; and

3. 2000

   Pub. L. 106–541 § 505(2) · 114 Stat. 2572

   1. Amended · 33 U.S.C. § 2326b(g)

      Pub. L. 106–541, § 505(2), designated existing provisions as par. (1)

   2. Inserted · 33 U.S.C. § 2326b(g)

      Pub. L. 106–541, § 505(2), inserted heading, realigned margins

   3. Added · 33 U.S.C. § 2326b(g)

      Pub. L. 106–541, § 505(2), added par. (2)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 106–541, § 505(2), designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted heading, realigned margins, and added par. (2).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) in subsection (g)— (A) by striking “There is authorized” and inserting the following: “(1) In general.— There is authorized”; (B) by adding at the end the following: “(2) Great lakes tributary model.— In addition to Appropriation authorization. amounts made available under paragraph (1), there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (e) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006.”; and (C) by aligning the remainder of the text of paragraph (1) (as designated by subparagraph (A) of this paragrapn) with paragraph (2) (as added by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph).

4. 2007

   Water Resources Development Act of 2007

   Pub. L. 110–114 title V § 5013 · 121 Stat. 1041

   Substituted · 33 U.S.C. § 2326b(g)(2)

   Pub. L. 110–114 substituted “through 2012” for “through 2006”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (g)(2). Pub. L. 110–114 substituted “through 2012” for “through 2006”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 5013. GREAT LAKES TRIBUTARY MODELS.   Section 516(g)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 2326b(g)(2)) is amended by striking “through 2006” and inserting “through 2012”.

5. 2020

   Water Resources Development Act of 2020

   Pub. L. 116–260 § 148(1) · 134 Stat. 1182

   1. Added · 33 U.S.C. § 2326b(g); 33 U.S.C. § 2326b(h)

      Pub. L. 116–260, § 148(1), (2), added subsec. (g)

   2. Redesignated · 33 U.S.C. § 2326b(g); 33 U.S.C. § 2326b(h)

      Pub. L. 116–260, § 148(1), (2), redesignated former subsec. (g) as (h)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (g), (h). Pub. L. 116–260, § 148(1), (2), added subsec. (g) and redesignated former subsec. (g) as (h).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h);

6. 2020

   Water Resources Development Act of 2020

   Pub. L. 116–260 § 148(3) · 134 Stat. 1182

   Added · 33 U.S.C. § 2326b(h)(3)

   Pub. L. 116–260, § 148(3), added par. (3)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (h)(3). Pub. L. 116–260, § 148(3), added par. (3).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (3) in subsection (h) (as so redesignated), by adding at the end the following: “(3) Coastal mapping.— In addition to amounts made available under paragraph (1), there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (g) with respect to Alaska, Hawaii, and the territories and possessions of the United States, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.” .

9 of 9 references resolved to an enrolled provision