To require the Secretary of the Army to expedite the completion of agreements with non-Federal interests for beneficial use of dredged material from federally authorized harbors in the State of Ohio, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10383 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10383

  To require the Secretary of the Army to expedite the completion of 
  agreements with non-Federal interests for beneficial use of dredged 
 material from federally authorized harbors in the State of Ohio, and 
                          for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 15, 2026

  Ms. Kaptur introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL

 
  To require the Secretary of the Army to expedite the completion of 
  agreements with non-Federal interests for beneficial use of dredged 
 material from federally authorized harbors in the State of Ohio, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. BENEFICIAL USE OF DREDGED MATERIAL FROM HARBORS IN THE STATE 
              OF OHIO.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall expedite the review of a 
request of a non-Federal interest to enter into a partnership agreement 
under section 217(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 
U.S.C. 2326a(c)) for the design, construction, or operation of a 
facility used to demonstrate potential beneficial uses of dredged 
material from a federally authorized harbor in the State of Ohio.
    (b) User Fees.--An agreement described in subsection (a) and 
entered into after an expedited review under subsection (a) may provide 
for the Secretary to reimburse the non-Federal interest for funds 
provided by such non-Federal interest for activities carried out 
pursuant to the agreement through the payment of subsequent user fees 
to the non-Federal interest in a manner consistent with section 
217(d)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 
2326a(d)(2)), as though the non-Federal interest is a private entity 
under such section.
    (c) Dredged Material Management Plan.--In reviewing a request 
pursuant to subsection (a), if the Secretary determines that timely 
completion of a dredged material management plan with respect to a 
federally authorized harbor described in subsection (a) is not feasible 
due to complexity, controversy, or other compelling factors, and in 
cases in which capacity is inadequate to accommodate the maintenance 
dredging needs of the harbor, the Secretary may enter into the 
agreement prior to completion of such a dredged material management 
plan.
    (d) Practices and Procedures.--Prior to entering into an agreement 
reviewed pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary may apply the 
practices and procedures described in part 337 of title 33, Code of 
Federal Regulations, to the facility that is proposed to be subject to 
the requested agreement.
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