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[121 STAT. 1189]
PUBLIC LAW 110-000—MMMM. DD, 2007
[121 STAT. 1189]

PUBLIC LAW 110–114—NOV. 8, 2007

121 STAT. 1189

(B) permits issued or required to be issued with respect to debris handling, transportation, storage, or disposal; and (C) administrative actions relating to debris removal and disposal in the disaster areas described in paragraph (1). (b) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General, in consultation with the Secretary and the Administrator, shall submit to the Committee on the Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report that— (1) describes the findings of the Comptroller General with respect to the evaluation under subsection (a); (2)(A) certifies compliance with all applicable environmental laws; and (B) identifies any area in which a violation of such a law has occurred or is occurring; (3) includes recommendations to ensure— (A) the protection of the environment; (B) sustainable practices; and (C) the integrity of hurricane and flood protection infrastructure relating to debris disposal practices; (4) contains an enforcement plan that is designed to prevent illegal dumping of hurricane debris in a disaster area; and (5) contains plans of the Secretary and the Administrator to involve the public and non-Federal interests, including through the formation of a Federal advisory committee, as necessary, to seek public comment relating to the removal, disposal, and planning for the handling of post-hurricane debris. (c) RESTRICTION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—No Federal funds may be used to pay for or reimburse any State or local entity in Louisiana for the disposal of construction and demolition debris generated as a result of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 in a landfill designated for construction and demolition debris as described in section 257.2 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, unless that waste meets the definition of construction and demolition debris, as specified under Federal law and described in that section on the date of enactment of this Act. (2) APPLICABILITY.—The restriction in paragraph (1) shall apply only to any disposal that occurs after the date of enactment of this Act.

TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS SEC. 5001. MAINTENANCE OF NAVIGATION CHANNELS.

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(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon request of a non-Federal interest, the Secretary shall be responsible for maintenance of the following navigation channels and breakwaters constructed or improved by the non-Federal interest if the Secretary determines that such maintenance is economically justified and environmentally acceptable and that the channel or breakwater was constructed in accordance with applicable permits and appropriate engineering and design standards: (1) Manatee Harbor basin, Florida.

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