[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 80 (Tuesday, June 4, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E993]
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        INTRODUCTION OF WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1996

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                            HON. BUD SHUSTER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 4, 1996

  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, today I am pleased to introduce, with my 
colleague from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Jim 
Oberstar, the administration's proposed authorization bill for the 
civil works program of the Army Corps of Engineers, the Water Resources 
Development Act of 1996, or WRDA.
  Submitting a WRDA proposal signals the President's interest in 
continuing the Nation's commitment to water infrastructure. I 
congratulate the President and our former House colleague, the 
Honorable Martin Lancaster, who was recently confirmed as the Assistant 
Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, for their commitment to water 
resources development and conservation. While I cannot support some of 
its provisions, the bill represents an important first step in 
reinstating the biennial authorization process for corps projects and 
programs. I look forward to working with Secretary Lancaster as the 
committee moves forward soon with comprehensive WRDA legislation.

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