[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2724 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

                  In the Senate of the United States,

                                                      November 8, 1999.
      Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
2724) entitled ``An Act to make technical corrections to the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1999.'', do pass with the following

                               AMENDMENT:

            Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

SECTION 1. ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

    (a) Jackson County, Mississippi.--Section 219 of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 110 Stat. 3757) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (5) and 
        inserting the following:
            ``(5) Jackson county, mississippi.--Provision of an 
        alternative water supply and a project for the elimination or 
        control of combined sewer overflows for Jackson County, 
        Mississippi.''; and
            (2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``$10,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``$20,000,000''.
    (b) Manchester, New Hampshire.--Section 219(e)(3) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 110 Stat. 3757) is 
amended by striking ``$10,000,000'' and inserting ``$20,000,000''.
    (c) Atlanta, Georgia.--Section 219(f)(1) of the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335) is amended by 
striking ``$25,000,000 for''.
    (d) Paterson, Passaic County, and Passaic Valley, New Jersey.--
Section 219(f)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 
Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335) is amended by striking ``$20,000,000 for''.
    (e) Elizabeth and North Hudson, New Jersey.--Section 219(f) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335) 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (33), by striking ``$20,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``$10,000,000''; and
            (2) in paragraph (34)--
                    (A) by striking ``$10,000,000'' and inserting 
                ``$20,000,000''; and
                    (B) by striking ``in the city of North Hudson'' and 
                inserting ``for the North Hudson Sewerage Authority''.

SEC. 2. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.

    Section 1103(e)(5) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
(33 U.S.C. 652(e)(5)) (as amended by section 509(c)(3) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 340)) is amended by 
striking ``paragraph (1)(A)(i)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)(B)''.

SEC. 3. DELAWARE RIVER, PENNSYLVANIA AND DELAWARE.

    Section 346 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 
Stat. 309) is amended by striking ``economically acceptable'' and 
inserting ``environmentally acceptable''.

SEC. 4. PROJECT REAUTHORIZATIONS.

    Section 364 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 
Stat. 313) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Each'' and all that follows through the 
        colon and inserting the following: ``Each of the following 
        projects is authorized to be carried out by the Secretary, and 
        no construction on any such project may be initiated until the 
        Secretary determines that the project is technically sound, 
        environmentally acceptable, and economically justified:'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (1); and
            (3) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as 
        paragraphs (1) through (5), respectively.

SEC. 5. SHORE PROTECTION.

    Section 103(d)(2)(A) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
(33 U.S.C. 2213(d)(2)(A)) (as amended by section 215(a)(2) of the Water 
Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 292)) is amended by 
striking ``or for which a feasibility study is completed after that 
date,'' and inserting ``except for a project for which a District 
Engineer's Report is completed by that date,''.

SEC. 6. COMITE RIVER, LOUISIANA.

    Section 371 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 
Stat. 321) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``The''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Crediting of Reduction in Non-Federal Share.--The project 
cooperation agreement for the Comite River Diversion Project shall 
include a provision that specifies that any reduction in the non-
Federal share that results from the modification under subsection (a) 
shall be credited toward the share of project costs to be paid by the 
Amite River Basin Drainage and Water Conservation District.''.

SEC. 7. CHESAPEAKE CITY, MARYLAND.

    Section 535(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 
Stat. 349) is amended by striking ``the city of Chesapeake'' each place 
it appears and inserting ``Chesapeake City''.

SEC. 8. CONTINUATION OF SUBMISSION OF CERTAIN REPORTS BY THE SECRETARY 
              OF THE ARMY.

    (a) Recommendations of Inland Waterways Users Board.--Section 
302(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 
2251(b)) is amended in the last sentence by striking ``The'' and 
inserting ``Notwithstanding section 3003 of Public Law 104-66 (31 
U.S.C. 1113 note; 109 Stat. 734), the''.
    (b) List of Authorized but Unfunded Studies.--Section 710(a) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2264(a)) is amended 
in the first sentence by striking ``Not'' and inserting 
``Notwithstanding section 3003 of Public Law 104-66 (31 U.S.C. 1113 
note; 109 Stat. 734), not''.
    (c) Reports on Participation of Minority Groups and Minority-Owned 
Firms in Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Feature.--Section 844(b) of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4177) is amended in 
the second sentence by striking ``The'' and inserting ``Notwithstanding 
section 3003 of Public Law 104-66 (31 U.S.C. 1113 note; 109 Stat. 734), 
the''.
    (d) List of Authorized but Unfunded Projects.--Section 1001(b)(2) 
of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)(2)) 
is amended in the first sentence by striking ``Every'' and inserting 
``Notwithstanding section 3003 of Public Law 104-66 (31 U.S.C. 1113 
note; 109 Stat. 734), every''.

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATIONS FOR PROGRAM PREVIOUSLY AND CURRENTLY FUNDED.

    (a) Program Authorization.--The program described in subsection (c) 
is hereby authorized.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized 
to be appropriated for the Department of Transportation for the program 
authorized in subsection (a) in amounts as follows:
            (1) Fiscal year 2000.--For fiscal year 2000, $10,000,000.
            (2) Fiscal year 2001.--For fiscal year 2001, $10,000,000.
            (3) Fiscal year 2002.--For fiscal year 2002, $7,000,000.
    (c) Applicability.--The program referred to in subsection (a) is 
the program for which funds appropriated in title I of Public Law 106-
69 under the heading ``FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION'' are available 
for obligation upon the enactment of legislation authorizing the 
program.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
106th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2724

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                               AMENDMENT