[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 67 (Tuesday, May 14, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E802]
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                 THE LEWIS AND CLARK RURAL WATER SYSTEM

                                 ______


                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 14, 1996

  Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, before me is a copy of Senate Concurrent 
Resolution No. 107 as adopted on April 24, 1996, by the Iowa 76th 
General Assembly. It is a concurrent resolution urging the U.S. 
Congress to authorize construction of the Lewis and Clark Rural Water 
System. I ask that the State assembly's resolution concerning this 
important project be entered into the Congressional Record.

                  Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 107

                        (By Kibbie and Rensink)

       A Concurrent Resolution urging the United States Congress 
     to authorize construction of the Lewis and Clark rural water 
     system.
       Whereas, the Lewis and Clark rural water system was 
     envisioned and organized to supply a safe and adequate 
     drinking water supply to 180,000 residents of northwestern 
     Iowa, southeastern South Dakota, and southwestern Minnesota; 
     and
       Whereas, five communities and two rural water systems in 
     northwest Iowa, representing 24,000 residents of Iowa, joined 
     the Lewis and Clark rural water system in hope of solving 
     existing problems relating to inadequate supplies and poor 
     quality of drinking water; and
       Whereas, the 1993 Session of the Iowa General Assembly 
     enacted legislation authorizing federal, state, and local 
     governments to cooperate in managing and administering rural 
     water districts; and
       Whereas, federal legislation authorizing construction of 
     the Lewis and Clark rural water system and federal, state, 
     and local government cost-sharing to assist project sponsors 
     in building the project has been introduced in the United 
     States Congress; Now therefore,
       Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives 
     concurring, That the 1996 Session of the Iowa General 
     Assembly is committed to supporting the Lewis and Clark rural 
     water system and urges congressional approval of federal 
     legislation authorizing the construction of the Lewis and 
     Clark rural water system.
       Be it further resolved, That copies of this resolution be 
     sent by the Secretary of the Senate to the members of Iowa's 
     congressional delegation.
     Leonard L. Boswell,
                                          President of the Senate.
     Ron J. Corbett,
                                             Speaker of the House.

       I hereby certify that this Resolution originated in the 
     Senate and is known as Senate Concurrent Resolution 107, 
     Seventy-sixth General Assembly.
                                                    John F. Dwyer,
                                          Secretary of the Senate.