[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 39 (Thursday, March 2, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S3436]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                    RETIREMENT OF DR. MORGAN R. REES

 Mr. CHAFEE. Mr. President, I wish to pay tribute to an 
outstanding civil servant. On February 28, 1995, Dr. Morgan R. Rees, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning, Policy and Legislation at the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works, retired after a long and 
distinguished career of Federal service.
  Dr. Rees joined the Army Corps of Engineers in 1969 as a Civil 
Engineering Project Manager in the New England Division. From 1973 to 
1981, he served as the Chief of the Regulatory Branch in the New 
England Division. In 1981, Dr. Rees became the Chief of the Regulatory 
and Policy Section, Civil Works Directorate, Office of the Chief of 
Engineers. The following year, he was named Assistant for Regulatory 
Programs in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Works. Dr. 
Rees was promoted again in 1986 to the position of Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Planning, Policy and Legislation.
  Mr. President, as many in the Senate are aware, Dr. Rees played a 
major role for the Army in the passage of the landmark Water Resources 
Development Act of 1986. I have worked with him on the passage of each 
Water Resources Development Act since then. Dr. Rees' career record 
reflects the professionalism and dedication found at the U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers.
  I want to commend him for his many valued contributions to the Army, 
the Congress of the United States, and the Nation. On behalf of the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works, I want to wish him the very 
best in his future endeavors.


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