[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 67 (Tuesday, May 11, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H2954-H2955]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND 
                             INFRASTRUCTURE

  The Speaker pro tempore 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:

         Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Congress 
           of the United States, House of Representatives,
                                   Washington, DC, April 15, 1999.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Enclosed are copies of resolutions 
     adopted on April 15, 1999 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 2592--Hudson River at Hudson, 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 Hudson River, New 
     York published as House Document 149, 72nd Congress and other 
     pertinent reports, with a view to determining whether any 
     modifications of recommendations contained therein are 
     advisable at the present time, in the interest of water 
     resources development including navigation, environmental 
     restoration and protection, and other allied purposes for the 
     Hudson River at Hudson, New York.
       Adopted: April 15, 1999.
       Attest: Bud Shuster, Chairman.

   Resolution--Docket 2593--Ventura River, Ventura County, California

       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 Ventura River, 
     Ventura County, California, published as House Document 323, 
     77th Congress, 1st Session, and other pertinent reports, with 
     a view to determining whether any modifications of the 
     recommendations contained therein are advisable at this time, 
     in the interest of environmental restoration and protection, 
     and related purposes, with particular attention to restoring 
     anadromous fish populations on Matilija Creek and returning 
     natural sand replenishment to Ventura and other Southern 
     California beaches.
       Adopted: April 15, 1999.
       Attest: Bud Shuster, Chairman.
                                  ____


   Resolution--Docket 2594--St. Joseph River, Leo-Cedarville, Indiana

       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 St. Marys River, Ohio 
     and Indiana, published as House Document 166, 72nd Congress, 
     1st Session, and other pertinent reports with a view to 
     determining the advisability of providing flood control, 
     erosion control, environmental restoration and protection, 
     and related water resource improvements, including a 
     riverfront master plan, and allied purposes at and in the 
     vicinity of Leo-Cedarville, Allen County, Indiana.
       Adopted: April 15, 1999.
       Attest: Bud Shuster, Chairman.
                                  ____


Resolution--Docket 2595--City of San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, 
                               California

       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 Santa Ana River Main 
     Stem, including Santiago Creek, California, published as 
     House Document 20, 99th Congress, 1st Session, and other 
     pertinent reports to determine whether modifications to the 
     recommendations contained therein are advisable at the 
     present time in the interest of reducing the risks to public 
     safety and property caused by flooding from high groundwater 
     conditions, ground liquefaction, related water quality 
     contamination, and environmental damage in the City of San 
     Bernardino, California, and adjacent communities.
       Adopted: April 15, 1999.
       Attest: Bud Shuster, Chairman.
                                  ____


Resolution--Docket 2596--Port of New York and New Jersey Environmental 
                              Restoration

       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 
     reports of the Chief of Engineers on the New York and New 
     Jersey Channels, published as House Document 133, 74th 
     Congress,

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     1st Session; the New York and New Jersey Harbor Entrance 
     Channels and Anchorage Areas, published as Senate Document 
     45, 84th Congress, 1st Session; and the New York Harbor, NY 
     Anchorage Channel, published as House Document 18, 71st 
     Congress, 2nd Session, as well as other related reports with 
     a view to determining the feasibility of environmental 
     restoration and protection relating to water resources and 
     sediment quality within the New York and New Jersey Port 
     District, including but not limited to, creation, enhancement 
     and restoration of aquatic, wetland, and adjacent upland 
     habitats.
       Adopted: April 15, 1999.
       Attest: Bud Shuster, Chairman.
                                  ____


 Resolution--Docket 2597--Upper Mississippi River from Lake Itasca to 
                       Lock and Dam 2, Minnesota

       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 
     above Coon Rapids Dam near Minneapolis, Minnesota, published 
     as House Document 66, 73rd Congress, 1st Session, and other 
     pertinent reports with a view to determining whether 
     modifications of the recommendations contained therein are 
     advisable at this time in the interest of flood damage 
     reduction, environmental restoration and protection, water 
     quality and other purposes, with a special emphasis on 
     determining the advisability of developing a comprehensive 
     coordinated watershed management plan for the development, 
     conservation, and utilization of water and related land 
     resources in the Upper Mississippi River Basin from the 
     Mississippi's headwaters to Lock and Dam #2 at Hastings, 
     Minnesota.
       Adopted: April 15, 1999.
       Attest: Bud Shuster, Chairman

  There was no objection.

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