[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 83 (Monday, June 14, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6939-S6940]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2000

  The Senate continued with the consideration of the bill.

[[Page S6940]]

  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I need to get amendments filed.
  Madam President, we have a series of amendments in a managers' 
package. They have been cleared on both sides. When I send them to the 
desk to be considered en bloc, it is for adoption, not just for sending 
to the desk.


                Amendments Nos. 651 through 660, En Bloc

  Mr. DOMENICI. Madam President, I send a managers' package of 
amendments to the desk and ask that they be considered en bloc.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from New Mexico [Mr. Domenici] proposes 
     amendments numbered 651 through 660, en bloc.

  The amendments are as follows:


                           amendment no. 651

       On page 5, line 18, insert the following before the colon:
       ``: Provided further, That $100,000 of the funding 
     appropriated herein for section 107 navigation projects may 
     be used by the Corps of Engineers to produce a decision 
     document, and, if favorable, signing a project cost sharing 
     agreement with a non-Federal project sponsor for the 
     Rochester Harbor, New York (CSX Swing Bridge), project''.
                                  ____


                           amendment no. 652

       On page 16, line 7, insert the following before the period.
       ``: Provided further, That $500,000 of the funding 
     appropriated herein is provided for the Walker River Basin, 
     Nevada project, including not to exceed $200,000 for the 
     Federal assessment team for the purpose of conduction a 
     comprehensive study of Walker River Basin issues.''
                                  ____



                           amendment no. 653

       On page 5, line 18, insert the following before the colon:
       ``: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Army, 
     acting through the Chief of Engineers, may use $1,500,000 of 
     funding appropriated herein to initiate construction of 
     shoreline protection measures at Assateague Island, 
     Maryland''.
                                  ____



                           amendment no. 654

       Insert at page 22, line 7, following ``expended'':
       ``: Provided further, That of the amount provided, 
     $2,000,000 may be available to the Natural Energy Laboratory 
     of Hawaii, for the purpose of monitoring ocean climate change 
     indicators''.
                                  ____



                           amendment no. 655

       On page 20, line 24, following ``Fund'', insert the 
     following:
       ``: Provided, That $15,000,000, of which $10,000,000 shall 
     be derived from reductions in contractor travel balances, 
     shall be available for civilian research and development''.
                                  ____



                           amendment no. 656

       On page 25, line 14, following ``Energy'', insert the 
     following:
       ``Provided further, That, $10,000,000 of the amount 
     provided for stockpile stewardship shall be available to 
     provide laboratory and facility capabilities in partnership 
     with small businesses for either direct benefit to Weapons 
     Activities or regional economic development''.
                                  ____



                           amendment no. 657

       On page 8, line 12, insert the following before the period.
       ``: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Army, 
     acting through the Chief of Engineers, shall use $100,000 of 
     available funds to study the economic justification and 
     environmental acceptability, in accordance with section 
     509(a) of Public Law 104-303, of maintaining the Matagorda 
     Ship Channel, Point Comfort Turning Basin, Texas, project, 
     and to use available funds to perform any required 
     maintenance in fiscal year 2000 once the Secretary determines 
     such maintenance is justified and acceptable as required by 
     Public Law 104-303''.
                                  ____



                           amendment no. 658

 (Purpose: To reallocate funding of certain water resource projects in 
                         the state of Florida)

       On page 4, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:
       Brevard County, Florida, Shore Protection, $1,000,000;
       Everglades and South Florida Ecosystem Restoration, 
     Florida, $14,100,000;
       St. John's County, Florida, Shore Protection, $1,000,000.
                                  ____



                           amendment no. 659

 (Purpose: To modify provisions relating to funds of the United States 
                        Enrichment Corporation)

       Beginning on page 41, strike line 6 and all that follows 
     through page 42, line 14, and insert the following:
       (b) Investment of Amounts in the USEC Fund.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest 
     such portion of the United States Enrichment Corporation Fund 
     as is not, in the judgment of the Secretary, required to meet 
     current withdrawals. Investments may be made only in 
     interest-bearing obligations of the United States.
       (2) Acquisition of obligations.--For the purpose of 
     investments under paragraph (1), obligations maybe acquired--
       (A) on original issue at the issue price; or
       (B) by purchase of outstanding obligations at the market 
     price.
       (3) Sale of obligations.--Any obligation acquired by the 
     Fund may be sold by the Secretary of the Treasury at the 
     market price.
       (4) Credits to fund. The interest on, and the proceeds from 
     the sale or redemption of, any obligations held in the fund 
     shall be credited to and form a part of the Fund.
                                  ____



                           amendment no. 660

   (Purpose: To require the Corps of Engineers to conduct a general 
   reevaluation report on the project for flood control, Park River, 
                         Grafton, North Dakota)

       On page 2, strike line 22 and insert the following: New 
     Jersey, $226,000;
       Project for flood control, Park River, Grafton, North 
     Dakota, general reevaluation report, using current data, to 
     determine whether the project is technically sound, 
     environmentally acceptable, and economically justified, 
     $50,000:

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the amendments are agreed 
to.
  The amendments (Nos. 651 through 660) were agreed to.
  Mr. DOMENICI. Madam President, I thank the ranking minority member 
for his cooperation. This package includes some amendments that are 
from his side of the aisle and some from our side, which continues to 
make this a very bipartisan bill.
  I yield the floor.
  Mr. REID. Madam President, it is my understanding that the unanimous 
consent request of my friend has been agreed to.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator is correct.
  Mr. BENNETT addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Utah is recognized.
  Mr. BENNETT. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to proceed as 
in morning business for not more than 10 minutes.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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