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  SA 834. Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Isakson, and Mr. Chambliss) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 
601, to provide for the conservation and development of water and 
related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct 
various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United 
States, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       In section 2043, add at the end the following:
       (f) Utilization of Erosion Control Materials.--The 
     Secretary shall encourage the utilization of materials and 
     practices that are demonstrated to produce cost savings and 
     project acceleration, including gabions, geosynthetics, and 
     other erosion control materials, in applications, including--
       (1) shoreline protection; and
       (2) the storage and transportation of canal water as 
     recommended by the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation 
     in the report entitled ``Canal-Lining Demonstration Project 
     Year 10 Final Report''.
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