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Committee backs bill to require beneficial use of Mobile Bay dredge material
Summary
House Bill 181, explained by Representative Marcus, would define "beneficial use" for dredged material and require maintenance dredging of the Mobile Bay channel and use of dredge material for erosion control and shoreline restoration; committee gave the bill a favorable report after discussion of costs and federal responsibilities.
Representative Marcus told the Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit Committee that House Bill 181 defines what constitutes a "beneficial use" of dredged material and would require maintenance dredging of the Mobile Bay channel and beneficial disposition of dredged material for erosion control, shoreline restoration and similar purposes.
"What it does is it defines what beneficial use…
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