[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 156 (Monday, November 8, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S14310-S14311]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1999

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
now proceed to the consideration of calendar No. 316, H.R. 2724.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 2724) to make technical corrections to the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1999.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
bill, which had been reported from the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works, with an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause 
and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

     SECTION 1. ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

       (a) Jackson County, Mississippi.--Section 219 of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 110 Stat. 
     3757) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (5) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(5) Jackson county, mississippi.--Provision of an 
     alternative water supply and a project for the elimination or 
     control of combined sewer overflows for Jackson County, 
     Mississippi.''; and
       (2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``$10,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$20,000,000''.
       (b) Manchester, New Hampshire.--Section 219(e)(3) of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 110 
     Stat. 3757) is amended by striking ``$10,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$30,000,000''.
       (c) Atlanta, Georgia.--Section 219(f)(1) of the Water 
     Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 
     335) is amended by striking ``$25,000,000 for''.
       (d) Paterson, Passaic County, and Passaic Valley, New 
     Jersey.--Section 219(f)(2) of the Water Resources Development 
     Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335) is amended by 
     striking ``$20,000,000 for''.
       (e) Elizabeth and North Hudson, New Jersey.--Section 219(f) 
     of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 
     4835; 113 Stat. 335) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (33), by striking ``$20,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$10,000,000''; and
       (2) in paragraph (34)--
       (A) by striking ``$10,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$20,000,000''; and
       (B) by striking ``in the city of North Hudson'' and 
     inserting ``for the North Hudson Sewerage Authority''.

     SEC. 2. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
                   PROGRAM.

       Section 1103(e)(5) of the Water Resources Development Act 
     of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 652(e)(5)) (as amended by section 
     509(c)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 
     Stat. 340)) is amended by striking ``paragraph (1)(A)(i)'' 
     and inserting ``paragraph (1)(B)''.

     SEC. 3. DELAWARE RIVER, PENNSYLVANIA AND DELAWARE.

       Section 346 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 
     (113 Stat. 309) is amended by striking ``economically 
     acceptable'' and inserting ``environmentally acceptable''.

     SEC. 4. PROJECT REAUTHORIZATIONS.

       Section 364 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 
     (113 Stat. 313) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Each'' and inserting ``Subject to section 
     1001(b)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 
     U.S.C. 579a(b)(2)), each'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (1); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as 
     paragraphs (1) through (5), respectively.

     SEC. 5. SHORE PROTECTION.

       Section 103(d)(2)(A) of the Water Resources Development Act 
     of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(d)(2)(A)) (as amended by section 
     215(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 
     Stat. 292)) is amended by striking ``or for which a 
     feasibility study is completed after that date,'' and 
     inserting ``except for a project for which a District 
     Engineer's Report is completed by that date,''.

     SEC. 6. DAM SAFETY.

       Section 504(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 
     1999 (113 Stat. 338) is amended by inserting ``No. 5'' after 
     ``Dam''.


                           Amendment No. 2773

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, Senators Warner, Chafee, and Reed have 
an amendment at the desk, and I ask for its consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The Senator from Iowa [Mr. Grassley] for Mr. Warner, for 
     himself, Mr. Chafee, and Mr. Reed, proposes an amendment 
     numbered 2773.

  The amendment is 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.

  Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, today the Senate is considering 
legislation reported from the Committee on Environment and Public Works 
to make technical corrections to the Water Resources Development Act of 
1999.
  In July, 1999, the conference report on the Water Resources 
Development Act was enacted. The press of the conference business to 
reach final agreement prior to the August recess led to inaccurate cite 
references and omissions that need to be corrected.
  This legislation and the accompanying amendment simply address 
technical modifications that have been brought to our attention by the 
Corps of Engineers. There are no new project authorizations, policy 
changes, or funding issues contained in this legislation.
  As the Committee, by practice, has reauthorized the civil works 
mission of the Corps of Engineers every two years, the 1999 
authorization bill is a produce initiated by the Committee in 1998. it 
is expected that, again next year, the Committee will examine the civil 
works mission of the Corps with all of the associated policy issues.
  I respectfully request that my colleagues support this legislation 
and the

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amendment so that WRDA 1999 can be fully implemented.
  Mr. GRASSLEY. I ask unanimous consent that the amendment be agreed 
to.
  The amendment (No. 2773) was agreed to.
  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the committee 
amendment, as amended, be agreed to, the bill be read a third time and 
passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any 
statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended, 
was agreed to.
  The bill (H.R. 2724), as amended, was read the third time and passed.

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