Incentivizing the Expansion of U.S. Ports Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4758 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4758

To eliminate certain requirements with respect to dredging and dredged 
                   material, and for other purposes.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 11, 2026

    Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL

 
To eliminate certain requirements with respect to dredging and dredged 
                   material, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Incentivizing the Expansion of U.S. 
Ports Act''.

SEC. 2. DREDGING; DREDGED MATERIAL.

    (a) Dredging.--Section 55109(a)(3) of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``, or is exempt'' and inserting ``, is 
        exempt''; and
            (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``, or 
        is otherwise eligible for such a certificate and endorsement 
        without regard to the requirement under section 12112(a)(2).''.
    (b) Excluding Dredged Material From Transportation Requirements.--
Section 55110 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``or dredged 
        material''; and
            (2) by striking ``or dredged material''.
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