[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 142 (Tuesday, October 4, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: October 4, 1994]
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                WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1994

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                               speech of

                           HON. HAROLD ROGERS

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 3, 1994

  Mr. ROGERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of HR 4460, 
the Water Resources Development Act of 1994, and urge its adoption.
  I would like to congratulate the chairman from California, Mr. 
Mineta, and the ranking member from Pennsylvania, Mr. Shuster for the 
fine work that they have accomplished in this bill. I also would salute 
the gentleman from Ohio, Mr. Applegate and the gentleman from New York, 
Mr. Boehlert for their leadership on this legislation.
  The Water Resources Development Act is one of the most important laws 
that Congress must approve. It authorizes a range of much-needed 
projects for flood control, navigation, and other water-related 
infrastructure. These projects are vital for safety and protection in 
our flood-prone areas.
  This bill improves a critical floor control project--the section 202 
program--by providing a greater level of flood protection to 
communities in the Appalachian regions of Kentucky, West Virginia, and 
Virginia. This change will afford citizens greater safety and more 
opportunity for economic development and I am pleased the committee 
included this in the bill.
  This bill, however, achieves much more by granting additional 
technical assistance and expertise to communities which need it the 
most. In my district in southern and eastern Kentucky, many families 
still lack basic plumbing, large portions of our rivers are off limits 
because of pollution, and safe drinking water is not available to 
everyone. This bill begins to address these problems and I thank the 
committee for their foresight.
  Again, I salute the chairman and ranking member of the full committee 
and the chairman and ranking member of the subcommittee for bringing 
this bill to the floor. I am thankful for what is in this bill, and 
look forward to future discussions on these critical issues.

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