[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 45 (Thursday, March 28, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E480]
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                       TRIBUTE TO JIMMY F. BATES

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                            HON. BUD SHUSTER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 28, 1996

  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I want to bring to the attention of my 
colleagues the achievements of Mr. Jimmy F. Bates, the Deputy Director 
of Civil Works for the headquarters of the Army Corps of Engineers. 
After more than three decades of public service, Mr. Bates is retiring 
from the Corps.
  As the Deputy Director of Civil Works, a registered professional 
engineer, and the senior civilian in the Corps of Engineers' water 
resources program, Jimmy's responsibilities include managing, 
directing, and providing stable leadership for the Nation's premier 
engineering and water resources agency. The Civil Works Program, with a 
total annual responsibility of about $3.5 billion, provides water 
infrastructure that is essential to America's safety, well-being and 
economic growth. This thoughtful leader has devoted a career to 
improving the development and implementation of comprehensive water 
policy and water infrastructure, ranging from the development of 
projects to reduce damages from devastating floods and improvements to 
the national system of inland waterways to the implementation of new 
environmental authorities provided by Congress.
  A native of Tennessee, Jimmy began and spent most of his Federal 
career with the Corps' Nashville District. He also served in the 
agency's Ohio River Division in Cincinnati, OH, as well as in the 
Washington headquarters. In addition, Jimmy had a distinguished career 
in the Army Reserve, rising to the rank of major general.
  Through his extensive experience in the planning and engineering 
aspects of water resources projects and his numerous leadership 
assignments, he has earned a reputation of a seasoned professional and 
an expert in Federal water policy. More important, his dedication, 
loyalty, and character make him one of the most respected and emulated 
leaders in government. Although the Corps of Engineers is losing a 
paragon of leadership and integrity, the Nation will long benefit from 
the contributions Jimmy has made to water infrastructure and the 
development of Federal water policy. He has been a model citizen, 
soldier, and public servant throughout his career.
  As Jimmy leaves Federal service, we extend best wishes to him, his 
wife Sharon, and their children.

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