Dredging to Ensure the Empowerment of Ports Act or the DEEP Act This bill replaces the existing permitting process under the Clean Water Act for projects that involve the dredging of ports or their navigation channels within navigable waters with a new process under a nationwide permit. In addition, the bill repeals the Foreign Dredge Act of 1906.
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DEEP Act
USA117th CongressS-3355| Senate
| Updated: 12/9/2021
Dredging to Ensure the Empowerment of Ports Act or the DEEP Act This bill replaces the existing permitting process under the Clean Water Act for projects that involve the dredging of ports or their navigation channels within navigable waters with a new process under a nationwide permit. In addition, the bill repeals the Foreign Dredge Act of 1906.