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                      ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT
                        APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1999

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                                HEARINGS

                                BEFORE A

                           SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

                       COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

                         HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                       ONE HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS

                             SECOND SESSION
                                ________

              SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT

                JOSEPH M. McDADE, Pennsylvania, Chairman

HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky              VIC FAZIO, California
JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan            PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana
RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey  CHET EDWARDS, Texas
MIKE PARKER, Mississippi             ED PASTOR, Arizona
SONNY CALLAHAN, Alabama              
JAY DICKEY, Arkansas                 

NOTE: Under Committee Rules, Mr. Livingston, as Chairman of the Full 
Committee, and Mr. Obey, as Ranking Minority Member of the Full 
Committee, are authorized to sit as Members of all Subcommittees.

       James D. Ogsbury, Jeanne L. Wilson, and Donald M. McKinnon,
                            Staff Assistants
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                                 PART 7

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                 INTERESTED INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONS

                              

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                       COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS                      

                   BOB LIVINGSTON, Louisiana, Chairman                  

JOSEPH M. McDADE, Pennsylvania         DAVID R. OBEY, Wisconsin            
C. W. BILL YOUNG, Florida              SIDNEY R. YATES, Illinois           
RALPH REGULA, Ohio                     LOUIS STOKES, Ohio                  
JERRY LEWIS, California                JOHN P. MURTHA, Pennsylvania        
JOHN EDWARD PORTER, Illinois           NORMAN D. DICKS, Washington         
HAROLD ROGERS, Kentucky                MARTIN OLAV SABO, Minnesota         
JOE SKEEN, New Mexico                  JULIAN C. DIXON, California         
FRANK R. WOLF, Virginia                VIC FAZIO, California               
TOM DeLAY, Texas                       W. G. (BILL) HEFNER, North Carolina 
JIM KOLBE, Arizona                     STENY H. HOYER, Maryland            
RON PACKARD, California                ALAN B. MOLLOHAN, West Virginia     
SONNY CALLAHAN, Alabama                MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio                  
JAMES T. WALSH, New York               DAVID E. SKAGGS, Colorado           
CHARLES H. TAYLOR, North Carolina      NANCY PELOSI, California            
DAVID L. HOBSON, Ohio                  PETER J. VISCLOSKY, Indiana         
ERNEST J. ISTOOK, Jr., Oklahoma        ESTEBAN EDWARD TORRES, California   
HENRY BONILLA, Texas                   NITA M. LOWEY, New York             
JOE KNOLLENBERG, Michigan              JOSE E. SERRANO, New York           
DAN MILLER, Florida                    ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut        
JAY DICKEY, Arkansas                   JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia            
JACK KINGSTON, Georgia                 JOHN W. OLVER, Massachusetts        
MIKE PARKER, Mississippi               ED PASTOR, Arizona                  
RODNEY P. FRELINGHUYSEN, New Jersey    CARRIE P. MEEK, Florida             
ROGER F. WICKER, Mississippi           DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina      
MICHAEL P. FORBES, New York            CHET EDWARDS, Texas                 
GEORGE R. NETHERCUTT, Jr., Washington  ROBERT E. (BUD) CRAMER, Jr., Alabama
MARK W. NEUMANN, Wisconsin             
RANDY ``DUKE'' CUNNINGHAM, California  
TODD TIAHRT, Kansas                    
ZACH WAMP, Tennessee                   
TOM LATHAM, Iowa                       
ANNE M. NORTHUP, Kentucky              
ROBERT B. ADERHOLT, Alabama            

                 James W. Dyer, Clerk and Staff Director







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                           W I T N E S S E S

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Ackelson, Mark.........................................784-786, 793-795
Akin, Dick.......................................................   440
Allen, E.D......................................................703-707
    Harbors Model Maintenance...................................703-704
    Los Angeles River Maintenance Dredging......................705-706
    Port of Long Beach Deepening, Queens Gate...................704-705
    Reconnaissance/Feasibility Study Beach Erosion..............706-707
Allen, Honorable Tom............................................1, 2, 4
Allen, W. Ron...................................................194-197
    Conclusion...................................................   197
    Introduction.................................................   195
    The President's FY 1999 Budget Request......................195-197
American College of Nuclear Physicians/Society of Nuclear 
  Medicine......................................................980-985
    Isotope Production--Department of Energy.....................   981
    Nuclear Medicine Clinical Research...........................   984
American Public Power Association.............................1000-1003
American Society for Microbiology...............................767-776
Antelope Creek Flood Control and Drainage Study..................13, 15
Arkansas River Basin Interstate Committee.......................877-879
Armstrong, Michael D............................................657-659
Arveschoug, Steve...............................................870-873
Association of State Floodplain Managers, Inc...................265-267
Baesler, Honorable Scotty........................................     6
Baker, Charles, C................................................    43
Baldwin, David E.................................................    43
Barnett, Jack A.................................................830-833
Bartels, Tom....................................................893-894
Baylor, Jim.....................................................793-795
Beard, Daniel....................................................   246
Beasley, David M................................................808-812
Belza, Tib......................................................441-444
Bentsen, Honorable Kenneth E., Jr................................  1006
Bereuter, Honorable Doug......................................... 13-14
Bingham, Nathaniel S.............................................   434
Bisson, Peter...................................................914-934
Blueberry Hills Neighborhood, Lexington, KY...................... 8, 11
Blum, Carl L....................................................493-495
Bollinger, Donald T.............................................254-257
    Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, LA and TX........................   258
    Inner Harbor Navigation Canal................................   258
    Intracoastal Waterway Locks, LA..............................   258
    Mississippi River, Baton Rouge to the Gulf...................   258
    Mississippi River Outlets at Venice, LA......................   258
    Mississippi River Ship Channel, Gulf to Batron Rouge, LA.....   258
    Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet................................   258
    Red River Waterway, Mississippi River to Shreveport, LA......   258
Borrone, Lillian C..............................................241-245
Bransford, Donald...............................................732-733
Brescia, Testimony Submission of Christopher J..................260-262
    Conclusion...................................................   262
    Construction, General........................................   261
    Environmental Stewardship....................................   262
    General Investigations.......................................   260
    Major Rehabilitation.........................................   261
    Operation and Maintenance...................................261-262
Brouha, Paul....................................................563-564
Brown, Honorable George E., Jr...................................    18
Buchanan, Testimony of Lynne Chamberlain........................355-358
    Alternative Drawdown Shipping...............................356-357
    Conclusion...................................................   358
    Endangered Species; Recovery................................357-358
    FY 1999 Civil Works Budget...................................   356
Buntrock, Jim...................................................784-786
Buzzi, John L...................................................940-944
Byrnes, Robert J................................................971-977
Byrns, Bill.....................................................784-786
California Bay-Delta Coalition..................................734-741
Calvert, Honorable Ken........................................19, 20-21
Campbell, Honorable Bill........................................886-891
Campbell, Joseph L..............................................459-460
Campbell, Marilyn...............................................784-786
Carlsen, Richard A...............................................   482
Chicerio, Barbara...............................................784-786
Cisneros, Philip C..............................................528-530
    Comprehensive Emergency Response Plan........................   530
    Economic Base Study..........................................   530
    Groundwater Supply Reliability Analysis......................   528
    Institutional and Regulatory Strategy Development............   530
    Seismic Hazard Study of Water System Facilities..............   529
    System Hydraulic Model Development...........................   529
    Temporary Power Analysis.....................................   529
    Treatment Facility Reliability Analysis......................   529
    Twentynine Palms Water District, California.................528-530
    Water System Deficiency Analysis.............................   529
    Water System Improvement Programs...........................529-530
Cisneros, Philip C..............................................673-675
Cities of Arcadia and Sierra Madre, California..................681-682
Citta, Joe......................................................793-795
City of Arcadia.................................................513-514
City of Beverly Hills, California...............................517-518
City of Folsom, California......................................650-651
City of Houston..................................................   259
City of Huntington Beach, California............................521-522
City of Huntington Beach, California--Shore Protection Study....519-250
City of Miami Beach, Florida....................................203-204
City of Newport Beach, California................................   523
City of Norwalk, California............................524-525, 676-677
City of Novato..................................................479-482
City of Phoenix.................................................826-829
City of Santa Monica, California................................526-527
City of Santa Monica/Western Los Angeles County Project..........   202
City of Seal Beach, California..................................511-512
City of Sierra Madre, California................................515-516
City of Stockton................................................449-453
    Bureau of Reclamation.......................................451-453
    U.S. Corps of Engineers.....................................450-451
Clark, Whitney..................................................784-786
Clemens, Ralph O., Jr...........................................945-950
Collins, Father T. Byron...............................296-299, 629-632
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission.....................910-913
Colvin, Testimony for the Record, Joe F.........................286-292
    Conclusion...................................................   291
    DOE Radiation Standards......................................   291
    Federal Storage and Disposal of Used Nuclear Fuel...........287-288
    International Nuclear Safety Program and Nuclear Energy 
      Agency.....................................................   291
    Introduction.................................................   287
    Medical Isotopes.............................................   291
    Nuclear Energy Research and Development.....................289-290
    Nuclear Regulatory Commission...............................288-289
    Surplus Weapons Material Disposition.........................   291
    Uranium Decontamination and Decommissioning.................290-291
Condit, Testimony of the Honorable Gary A........................ 22-25
    Merced County Streams Project Continuing Construction........    24
    Sacramento/San Joaquin Main Stem Comprehensive Study.........    22
    San Joaquin River and Tributaries Clearing and Snagging 
      Projects--Section 108...................................... 24-25
    San Joaquin River West Stanislaus County Watershed 
      Feasibility Study.......................................... 22-23
    Tuolumne River Feasibility Study............................. 23-24
Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, Contra Costa County, 
  California....................................................644-647
Corbett, Kevin S................................................241-245
County of Volusia...............................................626-628
Coutant, Charles C..............................................914-934
Cox, Ralph......................................................748-751
Crane, Honorable Philip M........................................ 26-30
Crescent City Harbor District...................................668-672
Curry, Darrel G.................................................559-560
Curtis, Ted.....................................................784-786
Curtiss, Bruce..................................................793-795
Daley, Honorable Richard M......................................765-766
Dal Gallo, Frank................................................423-430
    Bureau of Reclamation........................................   424
    Corps of Engineers...........................................   424
    Final Recommendations.......................................426-430
    Santa Ana River Mainstem Project.............................   425
Davis, George A.................................................719-725
    Conclusion...................................................   725
    DOE's Request for Nuclear Energy R&D........................720-721
    Introduction.................................................   720
    The Current State of Nuclear Energy in the U.S. and Overseas.   721
    What is Needed in Nuclear Energy R&D........................722-723
    Why Government Support for Nuclear Energy R&D Is Necessary 
      and Appropriate...........................................723-725
Dellinger, Mark..................................................   471
Deutsch, Testimony of the Honorable Peter........................ 31-33
    Beach Nourishment--Broward County, FL........................    32
    Beach Nourishment--Metropolitan Dade County..................    33
    Central & Southern Florida Project...........................    32
    Kissimmee River Restoration..................................    32
    Reimbursement for Miami Harbor Dredging......................    33
    Removal of Aquatic Growth....................................    32
Diemer, Dennis M................................................716-718
Doggett, Honorable Lloyd......................................... 34-36
Donelon, Honorable Mike.......................................1004-1005
Dooley, Testimony of the Honorable Cal........................... 37-41
    Army Corps of Engineers...................................... 38-41
        Arroyo Pasajero..........................................    39
        Central Valley Flooding.................................. 38-39
        Kaweah River............................................. 40-41
        Kern River Valley/Isabella Lake..........................    41
        Kings River/Pine Flat Dam Fish and Wildlife Enhancement..    41
        San Joaquin River Basin.................................. 39-41
        Tule River/Success Dam................................... 39-40
        White River..............................................    39
    Bureau of Reclamation........................................ 37-38
        Bay-Delta Agreement......................................    38
        CALFED S.F. Bay-Delta Program............................    37
        Central Valley Project...................................    37
        CVP Operations and Maintenance/San Luis Unit............. 37-38
        Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District (GCID)..................    38
        Shasta Dam Temperature Control Device....................    38
Dowdy, Larry D..................................................546-548
Downing, Vic.....................................................   543
Draper, Eric....................................................784-786
Edenfield, J. R.................................................880-885
Edgar, Honorable Jim............................................608-612
    Administration Budget Project................................   609
    Needed Additional Funding...................................610-612
    Urgent Priorities............................................   608
Ela, Jonathan...................................................784-786
Ellis, Steve....................................................784-786
Evans, Earl F...................................................997-999
Exline, Honorable Gloria........................................701-702
Faleomavaega, Honorable Eni F. H.................................    42
Fawell, Honorable Harris W....................................... 49-53
Felty, Billy J..................................................821-823
Ferraro, Honorable Barbara J.....................................   644
Ferriole, Vince.................................................472-476
    Background..................................................474-475
    Project Elements.............................................   477
    Project Synopsis.............................................   476
    Redesigned Project Components...............................477-478
    Revised Plan-Project Overview...............................475-476
Fickewirth, Walter...............................................   445
Fletcher, James L................................................   545
Floodplain Studies Related to U.S. Highway 275...................13, 16
Foreman, Written Testimony of Spencer...........................380-385
    A New Children's Hospital...................................384-385
    Montefiore Medical Center...................................380-381
    Montefiore's Focus on Children..............................381-382
    Montefiore's Response.......................................382-383
    Montefiore's Current Service Program........................383-384
    The Bronx....................................................   380
Forest, Dr. Harvey..............................................198-201
Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes Rural Water System 
  Including Counties'...........................................554-558
Water System:
    Accomplishments With Prior Appropriations and Proposed 
      Activities.................................................   554
    Counties' Water System Activities............................   556
    FY1999 Appropriation Request.................................   554
    Progress of the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes......555-556
    Project Authorization Sought in FY1998.......................   557
    Water Quality of Existing Drinking Water Supplies and Needs.556-557
Foss, Brian E...................................................730-731
Fraser, Gale Wm.................................................375-379
Freeman Drive Area of Lexington, KY.............................. 7, 11
French, Nelson..................................................784-786
Frost, Honorable Martin.......................................... 54-55
Fulstone, Richard................................................   386
Fusion Energy Sciences Program and Budget........................ 43-48
    A More Cost-Effective Approach to the International Pursuit 
      of Fusion Energy...........................................    48
Science and Technology:
    Implementing the Restructuring of the Fusion Energy Sciences 
      Program.................................................... 46-47
    Science and Innovation in the Domestic Program............... 47-48
Fusion Energy Sciences Program and Budget.......................638-643
FY99 Funding for the Department of Energy's Office of Energy 
  Research.......................................................   283
Gainesway Neighborhood, Lexington, KY............................ 9, 12
Gallegly, Honorable Elton........................................ 56-59
Gammage, Grady, Jr.....................................843-847, 862-869
George, Bruce...................................................467-468
George, Father William L...............................296-299, 629-632
George, Merv, Jr................................................935-939
Geringer, Honorable Jim.........................................690-691
Geringer, Jim...................................................305-306
Giari, Mike.....................................................710-713
    Background..................................................710-711
    Dredging History............................................711-713
Gieringer, Wallace A............................................874-876
Glendover Neighborhood, Lexington, KY.............................7, 11
Goldstein, Bernard D., M.D......................................207-212
Goldston, Robert J...............................................    43
Goldsworthy, Robert.............................................762-764
Goodman, Daniel.................................................914-934
Goss, Honorable Porter J.........................................    60
Grant, Glenn A..................................................205-206
Gross, Robert W., Ph.D..........................................486-487
Grossman, Samuel W...............................................   431
Haak, Norman....................................................778-779
Hall, Stephen...................................................432-433
Halvorsen, Audrey...............................................784-786
Hansen, Michael..................................................   892
Harmon, Testimony of Jerry C....................................506-508
    Cost of Funding Data.........................................   508
    Schedule.....................................................   508
    The Escondido Water Reclamation Program.....................507-508
Harrison, Timothy...............................................793-795
Helmke, Paul....................................................978-979
Henry Clay Boulevard, Lexington, KY.............................. 7, 11
Herger, Honorable Wally.......................................... 61-64
Hewgley, James M., Jr...........................................839-842
Hewgley, James M., Jr............................................   848
Hirner, Dierdre.................................................793-795
Hoagland, John E.................................................   777
Holman, Gerald H................................................849-853
Holmes, Mark....................................................509-510
Hooley, Testimony of the Honorable Darlene....................... 65-70
    Army Corps Project...........................................    65
        Civil Works and Construction General Funding Levels......    69
        Columbia River Channel Deepening......................... 68-69
        Mass-Marketing of Willamette River Spring Chinook Salmon. 69-70
        Newport Breakwater.......................................    65
        Shady Dell Revetment..................................... 66-67
        Tillamook Bay and Estuary................................    67
        Willamette River Basin................................... 67-68
Hovorka, Duane..................................................793-795
Hull, Honorable Jane Dee........................................895-900
Hunter, Dennis G................................................696-700
Hunter, Honorable Duncan......................................... 71-72
Hunter, Sam.....................................................541-542
Hurlbert, Don D., Sr............................................562-562
Idle Hour Neighborhood, Lexington, KY............................ 9, 12
Israel, Keith...................................................655-656
Johnson, Sara...................................................784-786
Johnston, Terry.................................................784-786
Jollivette, Cyrus M.............................................228-230
Kanjorski, Honorable Paul E...................................... 73-74
Kansas-Arkansas River Basin Interstate Committee.................   861
Killian, Bill...................................................247-253
    Arizona, Eden................................................   250
    Background..................................................248-249
    Case Study--Idaho............................................   252
    Colorado, General, DW........................................   252
    Examples of Work............................................249-250
    Idaho, Harrison, DW..........................................   250
    Idaho, Lapwai................................................   252
    Idaho, Shoshone County.......................................   251
    Montana, Deer Lodge..........................................   251
    Nevada, Pioche...............................................   251
    Nevada, Steamboat Springs...................................251-252
    North Carolina, Woodfin......................................   252
    North Dakota, Trenton........................................   250
    Proposal.....................................................   249
    Proposed Appropriation for Project...........................   249
    South Dakota, Butte-Meade, DW................................   252
Kimble, Jay L...................................................963-970
Kind, Testimony of the Honorable Ron............................. 75-77
    EMP Background............................................... 75-76
    A History of Bipartisan Support..............................    77
    EMP: A critical program for the Upper Mississippi River and 
      its communities............................................    76
    Summary......................................................    77
    The Program Structure........................................    76
Kind, Testimony of the Honorable Ron............................. 78-79
    Current Status...............................................    79
    LaFarge History.............................................. 78-79
King, Honorable Angus S., Jr.....................................     3
Klass, Testimony of Dr. Donald L................................300-305
    Allocation of Appropriation Recommended by BERA..............   301
    Office of Industrial Technologies............................   304
    Office of Transportation Technologies.......................303-304
    Office of Utility Technologies..............................302-303
Kornegay, Testimony by H. Thomas................................326-330
    Conclusion...................................................   330
    Houston Ship Channel-Operations & Maintenance................   330
    Houston-Galveston Navigation Channels (Construction)........329-330
    Modernization & The Environment-Successful Partnership......328-329
    Port of Houston-Looking Toward the Future....................   329
    The Port of Houston-One of the Nation's Busiest Port.........   327
    The Port of Houston-Protecting Our Nation....................   328
Kreige, Daniel F................................................406-422
Krygsman, Alexander.............................................663-664
Lafayette Parkway, Lexington, KY................................. 8, 11
Lampson, The Honorable Nick...................................... 81-83
    Wallisville Saltwater Barrier Project........................ 80-83
Lampson, The Honorable Nick...................................... 85-87
    Channel to Liberty Project................................... 84-87
Lampson, The Honorable Nick...................................... 88-89
    Neches River Saltwater Barrier............................... 88-89
Lansdowne Drive, Lexington, KY................................... 8, 11
Laplace, Aubrey J...............................................577-585
Largent, The Honorable Steve..................................... 90-91
Lee, Jan........................................................780-783
Lema, Statement For the Record of Joseph E......................363-367
    Environmental Restoration Program............................   363
    Navigation Program..........................................363-367
Libby Lane and Zandale Drive, Lexington, KY.......................7, 11
Lichatowich, James..............................................914-934
Liss, William...................................................914-934
Locks and Dams 5-14, KY..........................................     6
Lofgren, The Honorable Zoe....................................... 92-93
Logan, Lonnie...................................................793-795
Lopez, Gaye.....................................................437-439
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.......................714-715
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Statement 
  by............................................................565-570
    Aloha-Rigolette Area, Red River, LA..........................   567
    Calcasiou Locks..............................................   568
    Cameron Loop, Calcasieu Pass.................................   568
    Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act....   568
    Comite River Diversion.......................................   567
    Conclusion...................................................   569
    Continuing Authorities Projects..............................   568
    Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Lock...........................   566
    Intracoastal Waterway Locks..................................   568
    Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity, Hurricane Protection........   566
    Lake Pontchartrain Stormwater Discharge......................   567
    Larose to Golden Meadows.....................................   567
    Mississippi River Ship Channel, Gulf to Baton Rouge, LA......   567
    New Orleans To Venice........................................   567
    Operation and Maintenance....................................   566
    Ouachita River Levees........................................   567
    Port Fourchon................................................   567
    Red River Basin Chloride Control Project....................568-569
    Red River Waterway--Mississippi River to Shreveport, LA......   567
    Southeast Louisiana Urban Flood Control......................   566
    West Bank Vicinity of New Orleans, LA........................   566
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Statement 
  by............................................................571-576
    Atchafalaya Basin...........................................572-573
    Atchafalaya Basin Floodway System............................   574
    Bayou Rapides Drainage Structure and Pumping Plant...........   572
    Channel Improvement (LA Only)................................   573
    Conclusion...................................................   575
    Donaldsonville to the Gulf of Mexico.........................   574
    Local Contributions for Flood Control Improvements...........   574
    Louisiana State Penitentiary Levee...........................   572
    Mississippi Delta Region Project, Davis Pond.................   574
    Mississippi River Levees (LA Only)...........................   572
    Morgana, LA to the Gulf of Mexico............................   573
    Operation and Maintenance....................................   572
    Tensas Basin, Red River Backwater Area.......................   573
Lowe, Mr. Lynn..................................................589-597
    Bank Stabilization..........................................590-591
    Clean Water.................................................591-592
    Flood Control................................................   591
    Grant Disclosure.............................................   592
    Navigation...................................................   590
    Operation & Maintenance......................................   592
    Summary of FY 99 Requests...................................593-597
Lower Platte Flood Study.........................................    13
Lower Platte River and Tributaries Flood Control Study...........    16
Lowey, The Honorable Nita M...................................... 94-96
Luglan, Glenn....................................................   813
Lyon, Honorable Dick............................................499-500
Lyon, Honorable Dick.............................................   648
MacGregor, Molly................................................784-786
Manly, Charlie..................................................784-786
Mann, Testimony of Donald G.....................................351-354
    Other.......................................................353-354
    Recreational Boating.........................................   353
    Seafood Industry............................................352-353
    Timber Products.............................................351-352
Marlowe, Howard.................................................986-996
    Summary......................................................   986
    Introduction.................................................   990
    Immediate Initiatives to Improve the Management of the 
      Nation's Sandy Beaches.....................................   993
    Longer-Term Initiatives......................................   995
Mauderly, Joe L.................................................223-227
Mauel, Michael E.................................................    43
McDonald, Brook.................................................784-786
McDonald, Lyman.................................................914-934
McDonough, Frank M..............................................241-245
McInnis, The Honorable Scott.....................................97-100
Mennell, Miles..................................................314-316
McCrory, Statement of the Record Submitted by Robert L..........391-396
    Background...................................................   393
    Inertial Confinement Fusion Program Focus...................393-394
    Summary and Requested Action.................................   392
The LLE Direct-Drive Program for FY99...........................395-396
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California..............788-792
    Army Corps of Engineers......................................   792
    Introduction................................................788-789
    U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Budget...........................789-791
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago......613-619
    O'Brien, Statement of Terrence J............................615-619
    Summary.....................................................618-619
The Chicagoland Underflow Plan..................................615-616
The McCook and Thornton Reservoirs--Chicagoland Underflow Plan.........
                                                                617-618
The O'Hare Reservoir--Chicagoland Underflow Plan................616-617
Mica, The Honorable John L......................................101-104
Miller, Dr. Robert N............................................307-309
Miller, Honorable George........................................814-818
Miller, Mary Lou................................................793-795
Minnesota-Wisconsin Boundary Area Commission....................461-463
    Background...................................................   461
    Funding Needs...............................................462-463
    Support for FY 1999 Full Funding for the Environmental 
      Management Program........................................461-462
Minsky, Reynold S...............................................586-588
    Missouri National Recreation River Project...................13, 16
Missouri River Mitigation Project................................    14
Missouri River Mitigation Project--Four State Region.............    13
    Mni Wiconi Project..........................................338-344
    FY 1999 Budget Request......................................339-340
    Lower Brule Rural Water System--Distribution................342-343
    Oglala Sioux Rural Water Supply System--Distribution.........   340
    Rosebud Sioux Rural Water System--Distribution...............   341
    Unique Needs of This Project................................343-344
    West River/Lyman-Jones Rural Water System--Distribution......   341
Monte Vista, California.........................................678-680
Moore, Rob......................................................784-786
Morgan, Sheldon L...............................................834-838
Mosher, Carl W..................................................483-485
Mundy, Philip...................................................914-934
National Center for Science Literacy, Education and Technology, 
  and the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation of the 
  American Museum of Natural History:                           231-237
    Enhanced Interagency Multi-disciplinary Strategy.............   231
    Laboratory and Instrumentation Collaboration...........233, 235-236
    Programmatic Activities: Research,
      Exhibition and Education.........................231-232, 234-235
    The American Museum of Natural History.......................   237
    The Department of Energy Role................................   231
    The Environmental Protection Agency Role....................233-234
Nebraska Requests................................................    13
Nelson, Ben H...................................................317-319
    Cedar Bayou Project(s)......................................318-319
    Conclusion...................................................   319
    Trinity River Channel to Liberty-Vicinity Smith Point.......317-318
    Wallisville Salt Water Barrier Project.......................   318
Nelson, Ron.....................................................368-369
New York University.............................................213-217
Nicholasville, KY................................................10, 12
Noble, The Honorable Vernon A...................................387-390
Northup, Testimony of the Honorable Anne........................105-109
    Beargrass Creek..............................................   107
    McAlpine Locks and Dam.................................105-106, 109
Metro Louisville/Jefferson County Ecosystem Restoration.........107-108
Mill Creek Basin.................................................   107
    Pond Creek...................................................   107
    Southwest...................................................106-107
Northwest Power Planning Council................................955-962
    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.................................   957
    Bureau of Reclamation........................................   960
    Bonneville Power Administration..............................   960
O'Keefe, Joyce..................................................784-786
Okita, David....................................................454-455
Oliver, Sam.....................................................784-786
Padovan, Lynne..................................................784-786
Palmer, R. Barry................................................370-374
Pallone, Testimony of the Honorable Frank, Jr...................110-115
    Belford Harbor, Belford, NJ (Sec. 107, Continuing Authorities 
      Program)...................................................   114
    Conclusion...................................................   115
    District Projects............................................   111
    Fusion Energy Sciences Program...............................   115
    Introduction.................................................   111
    Mill Brook, Highland Park, NJ (Sec. 205, Continuing 
      Authorities Program).......................................   114
    Poplar Brook, Monmouth County, NJ (Sec. 205, Continuing 
      Authorities Program).......................................   114
    Port of New York and New Jersey.............................114-115
    Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay, NJ (Beach Nourishment 
      Extension)................................................114-115
    Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay, NJ (Shore Protection).......112-113
    Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet, NJ (Beach Erosion)...........111-112
    Shrewsbury River Basin and Tributaries, Monmouth County, NJ 
      (Flood Control)............................................   114
    South River (Flood Control)..................................   113
    The Administration's Civil Works Program Budget Request and 
      Policies...................................................   111
Pappas, Testimony of the Honorable Michael......................116-120
    Adequate Funding for DOE's Fusion Energy Sciences Program...116-118
    Decontamination and Decommissioning of TFTR.................118-119
    Science Education...........................................119-120
Parsons, Richard W..............................................726-729
    Background...................................................   728
    Operations and Maintenance Needs............................728-729
    Study Needs..................................................   729
Pascrell, the Honorable Bill, Jr................................121-122
Pelosi, the Honorable Nancy.....................................123-124
    Army Corps of Engineers Funding..............................   124
    Hamilton Field Wetlands Restoration..........................   124
    Oakland Harbor--Deepening, Dredging & Maintenance............   124
    San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary (Bay-
      Delta).....................................................   123
Restoration:
    San Francisco Bay-Delta Model................................   124
    San Francisco Harbor/Bay maintenance........................123-124
    Winter Run Chinook Salmon Captive Broodstock Program.........   123
Peterson, J.M...................................................559-560
Peterson, Statement Submitted by R. Max.........................272-276
    Bureau of Reclamation.......................................272-273
    Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)..................   276
    Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)............................273-274
    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers................................274-276
Pettygrove, the Honorable George................................456-457
Pfeifle, Prepared Statement by Kurt.............................345-350
    Beginning to Deliver.........................................   350
    Construction in Progress....................................348-349
    Fiscal Year 1999 funding request.............................   346
    FY 1999 Proposed Construction...............................349-350
    History of Project Funding...................................   347
    Impacts of award............................................347-348
Pickler, Irv....................................................665-667
Pikitanoi Rural Water Supply System--Kickapoo Tribe.............598-602
    Alternatives for Water Supply are Subject of Feasibility 
      Study......................................................   599
    FY 1999 Appropriations Request...............................   598
    Need for Funds...............................................   598
    Summary......................................................   599
Platt, Mike.....................................................784-786
Poleski, Greg...................................................784-786
Poleski, Greg...................................................793-795
Pombo, the Honorable Richard W..................................125-128
Porkolab, Miklos.................................................    43
Port Harbor, ME.................................................1, 2, 3
Port of Longview, Longview, Washington, Statement of the........293-295
    Columbia River Channel Deepening Project.....................   293
    Minimum Dredge Fleet........................................294-295
Port of Portland, ME.............................................     4
Port of Portland, OR............................................359-362
    Administration Budget Cuts..................................360-361
    Columbia River Channel Improvement Project..................359-360
    Conclusion...................................................   362
    Corps of Engineers Hopper Dredges...........................361-362
    National Agriculture Picture.................................   360
Poshard, the Honorable Glenn....................................129-130
Poundstone, Emery...............................................435-436
Preston, Rose...................................................784-786
Pryce, the Honorable Deborah....................................131-134
Quinn, Thomas...................................................784-786
Radanovich, Testimony of the Honorable George...................135-137
    CALFED/Bay-Delta Program and Oversight......................135-136
    Kaweah River/Terminus Dam....................................   137
    Merced County Streams........................................   137
    Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers Comprehensive Study........   137
    San Joaquin River Basin Arroyo Pasajero (Fresno) Flood and 
      Deposition Study..........................................136-137
    San Joaquin River Basin, Pine Flat Dam, Fish and Wildlife 
      Habitat Restoration........................................   136
Reitan, Ken.....................................................793-795
Riddell, Brian..................................................914-934
Riley, A.C. (Dub)................................................   544
Ripp, Testimony of David........................................284-285
    Appropriations Request.......................................   284
        Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program...........   285
        Columbia River Channel Deepening Project.................   284
        Conclusion...............................................   285
        Minimum Dredge Fleet.....................................   284
        Salmon Recovery Decision Authority and Funding...........   284
Rockbridge Road and Saron Drive, Lexington, KY................... 8, 12
Roemer, Testimony of the Honorable Tim..........................140-142
    IUSB.........................................................   141
    Koontz Lake.................................................141-142
    St. Joseph River at South Bend, IN...........................   142
Rogers, Ross....................................................464-466
Rohrabacher, the Honorable Dana.................................138-139
Romero-Barcelo, Testimony of the Honorable Carlos A.............143-145
    Flood Control................................................   144
    Portugues and Bucana Rivers.................................144-145
    Rio de la Plata..............................................   145
    Rio Puerto Nuevo.............................................   144
    San Juan Harbor Federal Navigation Project (``FNP'')........143-144
Rundquist, Rex..................................................793-795
Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency............................633-637
Saltmarsh, Michael J.............................................    43
San Diego, California--Water Reclamation Program................501-505
    City of San Diego Regional Water Reclamation Project........502-503
    Northern/Central Regional Water Reclamation System...........   503
    San Diego Area Water Reclamation Program....................501-502
    San Diego Water Repurification Program......................504-505
    San Pasqual Groundwater Project..............................   505
    South Bay Regional Water Reclamation System.................503-504
Sanford, the Honorable Tom......................................688-689
Sanford, the Honorable Marshall ``Mark''........................146-148
Sauer, Chuck....................................................784-786
Scarborough, Testimony of the Honorable Joe.....................149-152
    Walton County Economic Development Council, Inc.............151-152
Schueman, Don...................................................784-786
Sealy, Curtis O.................................................951-954
Searchinger, Tim................................................793-795
Serna, Honorable Joe, Jr........................................660-662
Sewell, Steve...................................................819-820
Shaw, Testimony of the Honorable Clay, Jr.......................153-155
    Broward County, Florida.....................................154-155
    Miami-Dade County, Florida...................................   155
    Palm Beach County, Florida...................................   155
Sherman, Louis..................................................901-906
Silva, Supervisor James W.......................................652-654
Simon, Sol......................................................784-786
Sisisky, the Honorable Norman...................................156-158
Sklar, Testimony Submitted by Scott.............................277-282
    Conclusion...................................................   282
    FY '99 Photovoltaics RD&D Program...........................278-279
    FY '99 Renewable Cross-Cutting Programs.....................281-282
    FY '99 Solar Buildings Program..............................279-280
    FY '99 Solar Thermal Program................................280-281
    Introduction.................................................   278
Skrukrud, Cindy.................................................784-786
Smith, Chad.....................................................793-795
Smith, the Honorable Christopher H..............................159-161
Smith, the Honorable Robert F. (Bob).............................   162
Southern California Infrastructure Study........................534-535
Spale, Valerie..................................................784-786
Stanford, Jack A................................................914-934
Stanton, KY...................................................... 9, 12
Steve, Jaime....................................................752-761
Stilwell, James.................................................692-695
Stirling, Ed....................................................784-786
Stupak, the Honorable Bart......................................163-165
Sublette, Kerry L...............................................218-222
Sullivan, Tim...................................................784-786
Summers, Floyd R.................................................   431
Svendson, Douglass W., Jr.......................................310-313
    Overview of the Administration's 1999 Civil Works Budget....311-312
    The Importance of Adequate Operations and Maintenance Funding 
      For the Gulf..............................................312-313
Intracoastal Waterway:
    The President's Budget Request for FY 1999..................310-311
Talent, the Honorable Jim..................................166-167, 168
Tennessee River Valley Association..............................334-337
    Issue One: The Future of TVA and its Non-power Program......334-337
    Issue Two: Kentucky Lock Addition--Corps Funding.............   337
The Business Council for Sustainable Energy.....................801-805
The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
                                                                907-909
The County of San Joaquin.......................................446-448
The National Waterways Alliance.................................769-800
The Water Replenishment District of Southern California.........806-807
Thomassen, Keith I...............................................    43
Thompson, George................................................784-786
Thune, Testimony of the Honorable John.................169-170, 171-178
    Mini Wiconi Project.........................................172-178
        FY 1999 Budget Request.................................173, 174
        Lower Brule Rural Water System--Distribution............176-178
        Oglala Sioux Rural Water Supply System--Distribution.....   174
        Rosebud Sioux Rural Water System--Distribution...........   175
        West River/Lyman-Jones Rural Water System--Distribution..   175
Town Branch Creek, Lexington, KY................................. 9, 12
Toya, Vincent...................................................238-240
Trinity River Authority of Texas, Statement of..................320-321
    Conclusion...................................................   321
    Dallas Floodway Extension....................................   321
    Operations and Maintenance Funds.............................   321
    Upper Trinity River Basin....................................   320
    Wallisville Salt Water Barrier Project.......................   320
Tubbs, Dan......................................................793-795
Tule River Association..........................................469-470
Upper Mississippi, Illinois and Missouri Rivers Association.....620-625
Upper Mississippi River Basin Association, Statement of.........603-607
    Background...................................................   603
    Environmental Management Program............................603-605
    Land Management System.......................................   607
    Mississippi River Basin Main Stem Model.....................606-607
    Navigation Study.............................................   605
    Operation and Maintenance of the Upper Mississippi River 
      Navigation System..........................................   607
    Upper Mississippi River System Flow Frequency Study..........   606
Vanselow, Glenn.................................................268-271
Venable, Jim....................................................488-492
    Gunnerson Pond...............................................   491
    San Jacinto River............................................   492
    Santa Ana River--Mainstem....................................   490
    Santa Ana River at Norco Bluffs.............................490-491
    Santa Margarita Watershed--Murrieta Creek Feasibility Study..   491
    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.................................   489
Ventura County, Statement on Behalf of..........................496-498
Vision Statement III--Upper Mississippi River Summit............263-264
Waldon, Donald G................................................397-400
    Chickamauga Lock.............................................   400
    Kentucky Lock...............................................399-400
    Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway................................398-399
Wanamaker, of James E...........................................549-553
Ward, William E.................................................824-825
Wehe, Associate Professor David K...............................536-540
Weiland, Statement of Kenneth L.................................401-404
    Conclusion..................................................404-405
    Mississippi River Levees and Channels.......................402-403
    Overview.....................................................   402
    Sunflower Basin Channel Maintenance Program..................   403
    Upper Yazoo Project--Construction............................   403
    Yazoo Tributaries Study.....................................403-404
Weldon, the Honorable Dave......................................179-183
    Brevard County Storm Damage Prevention Project..............179-180
    Canaveral Harbor Widening and Deepening: Rock Relocation Cost 
      Sharing....................................................   181
Adjustment:
    Environmental Restoration of the Indian River Lagoon........180-181
    Indian River County Shore Protection Project.................   180
    Manatee Protection at the Canaveral Locks (Section 1135 
      Project)...................................................   182
    San Bypass Work at Cape Canaveral............................   181
    Statement of Opposition to the Administration's Policies on 
      Corp Project..............................................182-183
    Widening the Widener at the Entrance Channel................181-182
Weller, the Honorable Jerry......................................   184
Werthman, Ione..................................................793-795
West Chino Basin Water Infrastructure Reliability Study.........531-533
West Hickman Creek, KY........................................... 7, 11
White Mountain Apache Tribe.....................................742-747
Whitfield, the Honorable Ed.....................................185-189
Whitney, Richard R..............................................914-934
Willcox, George A...............................................331-333
    Cedar Bayou Navigation District..............................   333
    Conclusion...................................................   333
    Trinity River Channel to Liberty.............................   332
    Wallisville Saltwater Barrier Project.......................331-332
Williams, M.V...................................................322-325
Williams, Richard N.............................................914-934
Wilson-Downing Road, Lexington, KY............................... 8, 11
Winchester Municipal Utilities (WMU)............................. 9, 12
Wine, Kathy.....................................................784-786
Wong, Leland....................................................683-687
    Pier 400 Implementation Under the 2020 Development Plan......   684
    Economic Impact of the Pier 400 Project.....................685-686
    Ongoing Maintenance of Existing Federal Channels and Harbor 
      Breakwater.................................................   686
    Stage II Construction.......................................684-685
    Summary......................................................   687
    Vicksburg Model Funding.....................................686-687
Wood, Roderick J...............................................480, 481
Woodhill Park Neighborhood, Lexington, KY........................ 8, 12
World Wildlife Fund, Statement of the...........................190-193
    Napa River Flood Control....................................192-193
    South Florida Ecosystem Restoration.........................191-192
    Yazoo Basin Demonstration Erosion Control....................   193
Wortel, Katy....................................................784-786
Wright, Phillip Michael.........................................854-860
Zandale Neighborhood, Lexington, KY.............................. 7, 11
Zimmerman, Gerald R.............................................708-709