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HR 4317 104th Congress House Environmental Protection Dredging Dredging spoil Fishery management Habitat conservation Harbors Hazardous waste disposal Hazardous wastes Islands Marine and coastal resources, fisheries New Jersey New York City Public Lands and Natural Resources Shellfish fisheries Transportation and Public Works Waste disposal in the ocean Waste disposal sites Water pollution control

Relating to disposal of contaminated dredged materials in the Port of New York-New Jersey.

Introduced: September 28, 1996 Introduced by: Pallone, Frank Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Sep 28, 1996
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of the Army to: (1) construct subaqueous borrow pits in Newark Bay, Port of New York-New Jersey, for the disposal of contaminated dredged materials from the Port, which are not eligible for open water disposal; and (2) expedite selection of a method for sediment decontamination.

Prohibits the Secretary from constructing sediment containment islands if it would result in the loss of shellfish or other fisheries habitat.

Requires designation of any necessary upland disposal site within close proximity of the actual dredging site.

What's happening now September 28, 1996

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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