[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 146 (Saturday, October 8, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E]
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[Congressional Record: October 8, 1994]
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                    FLOW CONTROL IS PRO-ENVIRONMENT

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                          HON. JAMES T. WALSH

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 7, 1994

  Mr. WALSH. Mr. Speaker, tonight the House of Representatives works 
feverishly toward passage of flow control legislation with unanimous, 
bipartisan support. I expect this legislation will pass and it will 
protect Onondaga County's right to control the flow of municipal solid 
waste for financing their waste-to-energy plant and integrated waste 
program. Without such an agreement, which had been put at risk by a 
recent Supreme Court ruling, the county would have been without 
sufficient cash flow to repay $180 million in bonds which produced the 
funding for the plant.
  This legislation is very important for central New York and important 
news for taxpayers in Onondaga County. Without the legislation, the 
county's credit rating could have been negatively affected for future 
bonding.
  Flow control is pro-environment. If every municipality adopted a 
comprehensive solid waste program, they could handle their waste 
locally and not ship their garbage to other states. Our county's 
recycling program has received national recognition and awards for 
recycling over one-third our waste stream. The community will also 
benefit from the sale of electricity produced by the waste-to-energy 
facility.
  Working closely with Onondaga County officials and my colleagues in 
the New York delegation, we were able to develop an excellent bill. 
This is the kind of cooperation involving local and Federal Government 
that helps communities solve problems.

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