CHESAPEAKE BAY BENEFICIAL USE SITE MANAGEMENT.

SEC. 334. CHESAPEAKE BAY BENEFICIAL USE SITE MANAGEMENT. (a) Study.— The Secretary is authorized to conduct a study on environmentally beneficial ways to expand or supplement exist-106 STAT. 4853ing placement options and sites serving channel dredging operations of the Port of Baltimore. Such study shall enhance an ongoing long-term management study for the Chesapeake Bay area being conducted by the State of Maryland and the Secretary. (b) Conduct.— In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— (1) in coordination with Federal agencies and the Maryland Port Administration, demonstrate beneficial uses of dredged materials to enhance public recreational opportunities, increase living resource habitats, and enhance the environmental quality of the Chesapeake Bay; (2) identify areas for beneficial use placement of dredged materials to enable the Port of Baltimore to continue maintenance dredging until a long-term management study recommends viable alternatives; and (3) develop options for beneficial use placement of dredged materials for each site identified under paragraph (2). (c) Report.— Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a). (d) Authorization of Appropriations.— There is authorized to be appropriated to cany out this section $3,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1992. Such sums shall remain available until expended.