I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 7, strike lines 1 through 8. Page 11, line 14, strike ``and'' at the end. Page 11, line 16, strike the period at the end and insert ``; and''. Page 11, after line 16, insert the following: (7) reducing the costs of dredging and dredged material placement or disposal, such as projects that use dredged material for-- (A) construction or fill material; (B) civic improvement objectives; and (C) other innovative uses and placement alternatives that produce public economic or environmental benefits. Page 69, after line 17, insert the following: SEC. __. COST SHARE REQUIREMENT. The Secretary shall carry out the project for ecosystem restoration and recreation, Los Angeles River, California, as authorized by this Act, substantially in accordance with the terms and conditions described in the Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated December 18, 2015, including, notwithstanding section 2008(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1074), the recommended cost sharing. SEC. __. PUBLIC ACCESS.…
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