Dredging Coordination Improvement Act

This bill sets rules for how the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Army Corps of Engineers, plans contracts for maintenance dredging. Before setting a contract's scope and timeline, the Secretary must consult with stakeholders, including the local non-Federal sponsor. Where practicable, the Secretary must put dredging for commerce, navigation, emergencies, environmental windows and national-interest needs ahead of dredging in waters used mainly for recreation or other purposes. The Secretary may skip consultation in an emergency or when an important national interest is at stake. The Secretary must also tell the non-Federal sponsor within three business days about changes likely to affect a contract's timeline and share capability numbers with the sponsor on request.

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Sponsors

• Kevin Mullin Democrat sponsor
• 3 cosponsors