Dredging Coordination Improvement Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6276 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6276 To require the Secretary of the Army to consult with stakeholders in determining the scope of contracts entered into for the purposes of maintenance dredging, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 21, 2025 Mr. Mullin (for himself, Mr. Ezell, and Mr. Weber of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of the Army to consult with stakeholders in determining the scope of contracts entered into for the purposes of maintenance dredging, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Dredging Coordination Improvement Act''. SEC. 2. MAINTENANCE DREDGING REQUIREMENTS. (a) Consultation and Prioritization.--In determining the scope and performance timeline to be included in any contract entered into on or after the date of enactment of this Act with an entity to carry out maintenance dredging, the Secretary-- (1) shall-- (A) consult with stakeholders, including the applicable non-Federal sponsor and other relevant entities determined by the Secretary; and (B) the extent practicable, prioritize the completion of maintenance dredging in waters used for commercial and navigation activities, maintenance dredging that is needed for emergencies, maintenance dredging that is needed to accommodate environmental windows (as defined by the Secretary), and maintenance dredging that supports other activities in which there is an important national interest before the completion of maintenance dredging in waters used prim