[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 61 (Thursday, May 14, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E857-E858]
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INTRODUCTION OF THE ADMINISTRATION'S WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 
                                  1998

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                            HON. BUD SHUSTER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 14, 1998

  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, today I'm pleased to introduce by request 
the administration's Water Resources Development Act of 1998 (or WRDA 
98). The proposed constitutes the Department of the Army's Civil Works 
legislative program for the Second Session of the 105th Congress.
  The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee works very closely 
with the administration, particularly the Army Corps of Engineers and 
the office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), to 
ensure that the Nation's largest water resources program is effective 
and responsive to current and future needs. The Committee welcomes the 
transmittal of this proposal to Congress as a sign of good faith and 
genuine interest in facilitating the enactment of a WRDA 98 before the 
year's end.
  The Committee has held three hearings on proposals for a WRDA 98. We 
intend to look very closely at the administration's bill, request from 
our Congressional colleagues, and recommendations from public witnesses 
and other interested parties. The intent is then to introduce and move 
through the Committee a bipartisan, widely supported bill.
  The administration's bill, which we introduce by request today, has 
numerous provisions

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that should be supported. At the same time, I must emphasize that some 
of the bill's projects and programmatic proposals raise serious 
questions and, in some circles, strong opposition. I look forward to 
working closely with my colleagues and the administration to ensure 
that a WRDA 98 can move swiftly through the Congress and become law 
before the year's end

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