Barrier Project Consolidation and Construction Act of 2006 - Considers the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Dispersal Barrier Project (Barrier I) and the project related to the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Dispersal Barrier (Barrier II) to constitute a single project to prevent the spread of aquatic nuisance species.
Directs the Secretary of the Army, through the Chief of Engineers, to: (1) upgrade and make permanent Barrier I; (2) construct Barrier II; (3) operate and maintain Barriers I and II as a system; (4) study options and technologies for reducing the impacts of hazards that may reduce the Barriers' efficacy; and (5) provide each state with a credit equal to the amount of funds contributed by the state toward Barrier II.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) study options and technologies to prevent the spread of aquatic nuisance species between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins through the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and other aquatic pathways; and (2) determine the the feasibility of, and construct and maintain if found feasible, a dispersal barrier project at the Lake Champlain Canal.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4096 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4096
To require the Secretary of the Army to operate and maintain as a
system the Chicago sanitary and ship canal dispersal barriers to
prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species into the Great Lakes,
and to determine the feasibility of a dispersal barrier project at the
Lake Champlain Canal, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 6, 2006
Mr. Voinovich (for himself, Mr. Obama, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Levin, Ms.
Stabenow, and Mr. Jeffords) introduced the following bill; which was
read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Army to operate and maintain as a
system the Chicago sanitary and ship canal dispersal barriers to
prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species into the Great Lakes,
and to determine the feasibility of a dispersal barrier project at the
Lake Champlain Canal, 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 ``Barrier Project Consolidation and
Construction Act of 2006''.
SEC. 2. CONSOLIDATION OF BARRIER PROJECTS.
(a) In General.--The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Dispersal
Barrier Project (referred to in this Act as ``Barrier I'') (as in
existence on the date of enactment of this Act), constructed as a
demonstration project under section 1202(i)(3) of the Nonindigenous
Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C.
4722(i)(3)), and the project relating to the Chicago Sanitary and Ship
Canal Dispersal Barrier, as authorized by section 345 of the District
of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-335; 118 Stat.
1352) (referred to in this Act as ``Barrier II''), shall be considered
to constitute a single project to prevent the spread of aquatic
nuisance species.
(b) Activities Relating to Barrier I and Barrier II.--
(1) Duties of secretary of the army.--The Secretary of the
Army (referred to in this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall, at
full Federal expense--
(A) upgrade and make permanent Barrier I;
(B) construct Barrier II, notwithstanding the
project cooperation agreement with the State of
Illinois dated June 14, 2005;
(C) operate and maintain Barrier I and Barrier II
as a system to optimize effectiveness;
(D) conduct, in consultation with appropriate
Federal, State, local, and nongovernmental entities, a
study of a full range of options and technologies for
reducing impacts of hazards that may reduce the
efficacy of the Barriers; and
(E) provide to each State a credit in an amount
equal to the amount of funds contributed by the State
toward Barrier II.
(2) Application of credit.--A State may apply a credit
received under paragraph (1)(E) to any cost-sharing
responsibility for an existing or future Federal project with
the Corps of Engineers in the State.
(c) Feasibility Study.--The Secretary, in consultation with
appropriate Federal, State, local, and nongovernmental entities, shall
conduct a feasibility study, at full Federal expense, of the range of
options and technologies available to prevent the spread of aquatic
nuisance species between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins
through the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and other aquatic pathways.
(d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 345 of the District of Columbia
Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-335; 118 Stat. 1352) is
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 345. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as
are necessary to carry out the Barrier II project of the project for
the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Dispersal Barrier, Illinois,
initiated pursuant to section 1135 of the Water Resources Development
Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2309a).''.
SEC. 3. LAKE CHAMPLAIN CANAL STUDY, VERMONT AND NEW YORK.
(a) Dispersal Barrier Project.--The Secretary shall determine, at
full Federal expense, the feasibility of a dispersal barrier project at
the Lake Champlain Canal.
(b) Construction, Maintenance, and Operation.--If the Secretary
determines that the project described in subsection (a) is feasible,
the Secretary shall construct, maintain, and operate a dispersal
barrier at the Lake Champlain Canal at full Federal expense.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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