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Committee adopts amendments to HB 181 to protect general fund and rely on federal funds for beneficial reuse of dredged materials
Summary
HB 181, addressing beneficial use of coastal dredged materials, was amended to prohibit state general fund payments for compliance costs and to make beneficial use contingent on available federal funds and approved sites; committee forwarded the bill with amendments.
House Bill 181, on beneficial use of dredged materials from coastal dredging, advanced from the Ways and Means General Fund committee after two friendly amendments designed to protect state and port authority finances.
Sponsor Representative Marcus told the committee the Bay and ports are important statewide economic drivers and that stakeholders cooperated to reach language both sides could accept. Representative…
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