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  SA 857. Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Baldwin, and Ms. 
Stabenow) 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:

       On page 71, after line 22, insert the following:

     SEC. 2024. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF GREAT LAKES PROJECTS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) the Great Lakes Navigation System is a unique resource 
     that supports waterborne commerce critical to the national 
     economy; and
       (2) in managing the Great Lakes Navigation System, the 
     Secretary, acting through the Chief of Engineers, should 
     recognize--
       (A) the connectivity and interrelationships among the 
     projects; and
       (B) the factors that threaten safe navigation conditions 
     throughout the Great Lakes Navigation System, including lake 
     level fluctuations and shoaling caused by major storm events.
       (b) Definition of Great Lakes Navigation System.--In this 
     section, the term ``Great Lakes Navigation System'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 210(c) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1986 (as added by section 
     8004(a)).
       (c) Management of the Great Lakes Navigation System.--
       (1) In general.--To sustain the most effective and 
     efficient operation and maintenance of the Great Lakes 
     Navigation System, the Secretary, acting through the Chief of 
     Engineers, shall manage and allocate funding for all of the 
     individually authorized commercial navigation projects in the 
     Great Lakes Navigation System as components of a single, 
     comprehensive system, recognizing the interdependence of the 
     projects.
       (2) Cargo measurements.--Cargo measurements for the purpose 
     of prioritizing annual operations and maintenance budget 
     resources for the Great Lakes Navigation System, and for any 
     of the component projects of the System, shall aggregate the 
     tonnage of all components of the System.

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