[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1499 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1499

   To modify the flood control project for the Little Calumet River, 
    Indiana, to direct the Secretary of the Army to provide a local 
  preference in awarding contracts to carry out the project, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 25, 1993

Mr. Visclosky introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Public Works and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
   To modify the flood control project for the Little Calumet River, 
    Indiana, to direct the Secretary of the Army to provide a local 
  preference in awarding contracts to carry out the project, 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. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are as follows:
            (1) To ensure maximum participation of local contractors in 
        construction of the flood control project for the Little 
        Calumet River, Indiana.
            (2) To ensure maximum employment of local laborers in 
        completion of work on the project.
            (3) To enhance implementation of the 40 percent goal for 
        minority participation established by the Army Corps of 
        Engineers for the project.

SEC. 2. PROJECT MODIFICATION.

    The project for flood control, Little Calumet River, Indiana, 
authorized by section 401(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
1986 (100 Stat. 4115), is modified to direct the Secretary of the 
Army--
            (1) in awarding contracts to carry out the project, to give 
        a preference to contractors whose principal place of business 
        is in Lake or Porter County, Indiana; and
            (2) to take such action as may be necessary to ensure that, 
        in completing work on the project, a preference is given to 
        laborers residing in such counties.

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