[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 156 (Monday, November 8, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S14305]
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                AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED ON NOVEMBER 8, 1999

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  TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1999

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                 WARNER (AND OTHERS) AMENDMENT NO. 2773

  Mr. GRASSLEY (for Mr. Warner (for himself, Mr. Chafee, and Mr. Reed)) 
proposed an amendment to the bill (H.R. 2724) to make technical 
corrections to the Water Resoruces Development Act of 1999; as follows:

       On page 3, line 8, strike ``$30,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$20,000,000''.
       On page 4, strike lines 19 through 21 and insert the 
     following:
       (1) by striking ``Each'' and all that follows through the 
     colon and inserting the following: ``Each of the following 
     projects is authorized to be carried out by the Secretary, 
     and no construction on any such project may be initiated 
     until the Secretary determines that the project is 
     technically sound, environmentally acceptable, and 
     economically justified:'';
       On page 5, strike lines 9 through 12 and insert the 
     following:

     SEC. ____. COMITE RIVER, LOUISIANA.

       Section 371 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 
     (113 Stat. 321) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``The''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Crediting of Reduction in Non-Federal Share.--The 
     project cooperation agreement for the Comite River Diversion 
     Project shall include a provision that specifies that any 
     reduction in the non-Federal share that results from the 
     modification under subsection (a) shall be credited toward 
     the share of project costs to be paid by the Amite River 
     Basin Drainage and Water Conservation District.''.

     SEC. ____. CHESAPEAKE CITY, MARYLAND.

       Section 535(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1999 (113 Stat. 349) is amended by striking ``the city of 
     Chesapeake'' each place it appears and inserting ``Chesapeake 
     City''.

     SEC. ____. CONTINUATION OF SUBMISSION OF CERTAIN REPORTS BY 
                   THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY.

       (a) Recommendations of Inland Waterways Users Board.--
     Section 302(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 
     (33 U.S.C. 2251(b)) is amended in the last sentence by 
     striking ``The'' and inserting ``Notwithstanding section 3003 
     of Public Law 104-66 (31 U.S.C. 1113 note; 109 Stat. 734), 
     the''.
       (b) List of Authorized but Unfunded Studies.--Section 
     710(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
     U.S.C. 2264(a)) is amended in the first sentence by striking 
     ``Not'' and inserting ``Notwithstanding section 3003 of 
     Public Law 104-66 (31 U.S.C. 1113 note; 109 Stat. 734), 
     not''.
       (c) Reports on Participation of Minority Groups and 
     Minority-Owned Firms in Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet 
     Feature.--Section 844(b) of the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4177) is amended in the second 
     sentence by striking ``The'' and inserting ``Notwithstanding 
     section 3003 of Public Law 104-66 (31 U.S.C. 1113 note; 109 
     Stat. 734), the''.
       (d) List of Authorized but Unfunded Projects.--Section 
     1001(b)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
     U.S.C. 579a(b)(2)) is amended in the first sentence by 
     striking ``Every'' and inserting ``Notwithstanding section 
     3003 of Public Law 104-66 (31 U.S.C. 1113 note; 109 Stat. 
     734), every''.

     SEC. ____. AUTHORIZATIONS FOR PROGRAM PREVIOUSLY AND 
                   CURRENTLY FUNDED.

       (a) Program Authorization.--The program described in 
     subsection (c) is hereby authorized.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated for the Department of 
     Transportation for the program authorized in subsection (a) 
     in amounts as follows:
       (1) Fiscal year 2000.--For fiscal year 2000, $10,000,000.
       (2) Fiscal year 2001.--For fiscal year 2001, $10,000,000.
       (3) Fiscal year 2002.--For fiscal year 2002, $7,000,000.
       (c) Applicability.--The program referred to in subsection 
     (a) is the program for which funds appropriated in title I of 
     Public Law 106-69 under the heading ``FEDERAL RAILROAD 
     ADMINISTRATION'' are available for obligation upon the 
     enactment of legislation authorizing the program.

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