[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 114 (Wednesday, September 3, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H6719]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


    COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND 
                             INFRASTRUCTURE

  The SPEAKER laid before the House the following communication from 
the chairman of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
which was read and referred to the Committee on Appropriations:

         Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of 
           Representatives,
                                    Washington, DC, July 25, 1997.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, U.S. House of Representatives, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Enclosed are copies of resolutions 
     adopted on July 23, 1997 by the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure. Copies of the resolutions are being 
     transmitted to the Department of the Army.
       With kind personal regards, I am
           Sincerely,
                                            Bud Shuster, Chairman.
       Enclosures.


       resolution: docket 2532--neuse river basin, north carolina

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     That the Secretary of the Army is requested to review the 
     report of the Chief of Engineers on the Neuse River Basin, 
     North Carolina, published as House Document 175, 89th 
     Congress, 1st Session, and other pertinent reports, to 
     determine whether modifications of the recommendations 
     contained therein are advisable at the present time in the 
     interest of flood control, environmental protection and 
     restoration, and related purposes.
                                  ____



             resolution: docket 2533--tampa harbor, florida

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     That the Secretary of the Army is requested to review the 
     report of the Chief of Engineers on the Tampa Harbor, 
     Florida, published as House Document 401, 91st Congress, 2nd 
     Session and other pertinent reports, with a view of 
     determining if the authorized project should be modified in 
     any way at this time, with particular reference to deep draft 
     anchorage.
                                  ____



         resolution: docket 2534--owasco lake seawall, new york

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     That the Secretary of the Army is requested to review the 
     report of the Chief of Engineers on the Owasco Lake Seawall, 
     New York, published as Senate Document 133, 84th Congress, 
     2nd Session, and other pertinent reports, to determine if 
     modifications to the authorized project as contained therein, 
     should include the rehabilitation of the seawalls to prevent 
     flooding and control water flows along the outlet, are 
     appropriate at this time.
                                  ____



       RESOLUTION: Docket 2535--Alexandria to the Gulf, Louisiana

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     That the Secretary of the Army is requested to review the 
     report of the Chief of Engineers on the Mississippi River and 
     Tributaries Project, published as House Document 308, 88th 
     Congress, 2nd Session, and other pertinent reports, to 
     determine whether modifications of the recommendations 
     contained therein are advisable at the present time in the 
     interest of flood control, navigation, wetland conservation 
     and restoration, wildlife habitat, commercial and 
     recreational fishing, saltwater intrusion, fresh water and 
     sediment diversion, and other purposes in the area drained by 
     the intercepted drainage system of the West Atchafalaya Basin 
     Protection Levee, from Alexandria, Louisiana, to the Gulf of 
     Mexico.
                                  ____



        RESOLUTION: Docket 2536--Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     That the Secretary of the Army is requested to review the 
     report of the Chief of Engineers on the Susquehanna River in 
     Sunbury, Pennsylvania, published as House Document 366, 76th 
     Congress, 1st Session, and other pertinent reports, to 
     determine whether modifications of the recommendations 
     contained therein are advisable at the present time to 
     construct conduits for the Susquehanna River in Sunbury, 
     Pennsylvania in the interest of flood control and public 
     safety.
                                  ____



 RESOLUTION: Docket 2537--Massachusetts & Cape Cod Bays, Massachusetts

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     That the Secretary of the Army is requested to review the 
     report of the Chief of Engineers on the Massachusetts and 
     Cape Cod Bays, Massachusetts, published as Senate Document 
     14, 85th Congress, and other pertinent reports, to determine 
     whether modifications of the recommendations contained 
     therein are advisable in the interest of environmental 
     restoration and other allied purposes along the Massachusetts 
     and Cape Cod Bay, coastal shoreline and associated waters.

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