[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 45 (Wednesday, April 22, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H2128]
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    COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND 
                             INFRASTRUCTURE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Watts of Oklahoma) laid before the House 
the following communication from the chairman of the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure; which was read and, without 
objection, referred to the Committee on Appropriations:

         House of Representatives, Committee on Transportation and 
           Infrastructure,
                                   Washington, DC, March 31, 1998.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Enclosed are copies of resolutions 
     adopted on March 24, 1998 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 2551--Bronx River Basin, 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 Bronx River, New 
     York, published as House Document 897, 62nd Congress, 2nd 
     Session, and other pertinent reports, to determine whether 
     any modifications of the recommendations contained therein 
     are advisable at the present time, in the interest of water 
     resources development, including flood control, environmental 
     restoration and protection and other related purposes.
       Adopted: March 24, 1998.
       Attest.
                                            Bud Shuster, Chairman.

                               Resolution

                   [Docket 2550--Mile Point, 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 Jacksonville Harbor, 
     Florida, published as House Document 214, 89th Congress, 1st 
     Session, and other pertinent reports to determine whether any 
     modifications of the recommendations contained therein are 
     advisable at the present time in the interest of navigation 
     and other related purposes, with particular reference.
       Adopted: March 24, 1998.
       Attest.
                                            Bud Shuster, Chairman.

                               Resolution

              [Docket 2549--Spring Bayou Area, 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, to determine whether any modifications 
     of the recommendations contained therein are advisable at the 
     present time in the interest of a comprehensive plan of 
     improvement for environmental restoration and protection, 
     flood damage prevention, improved drainage, and other related 
     purposes in the Spring Bayou area.
       Adopted: March 24, 1998.
       Attest.
                                            Bud Shuster, Chairman.

                               Resolution

             [Docket 2548--Rahway River Basin, New Jersey]

       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 Rahway River, New 
     Jersey, published as House Document 67, 89th Congress, and 
     other pertinent reports to determine whether any 
     modifications of the recommendations contained therein are 
     advisable at the present time, in the interest of water 
     resources development, including flood control, environmental 
     restoration and protection and other related purposes.
       Adopted: March 24, 1998.
       Attest.
                                            Bud Shuster, Chairman.

  There was no objection.

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