[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 158 (Wednesday, November 10, 1999)]
[House]
[Pages H11915-H11916]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS

  Mr. BOEHLERT. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and concur in 
the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2724) to make technical 
corrections to the Water Resources Development Act of 1999.
  The Clerk read as follows:
       Senate amendment:
       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     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 ``$20,000,000''.
       (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 all that follows through the 
     colon and inserting the following: ``Each of the following 
     projects is authorized to

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     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:'';
       (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. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. 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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  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Barrett of Nebraska). Pursuant to the 
rule, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Boehlert) and the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Borski) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New York (Mr. Boehlert).
  Mr. BOEHLERT. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, the bill's clarifications and revisions were developed 
in close coordination with the Senate and the administration.
  Mr. Speaker, Senator Chafee worked very closely with the House 
conferees on the Water Resources Development Act. If I am not mistaken, 
it was the last major legislative achievement before his untimely 
death. He also worked very closely with us to fine-tune this 
legislation and then expedite its passage. It is a tribute to him that 
we were able to enact the Water Resources Development Act and then 
expeditiously move this bill.
  H.R. 2724 perfects the legislation and addresses new, time-sensitive 
issues. It deserves the support of all of our colleagues.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. BORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join with the distinguished gentleman 
from New York (Chairman Boehlert) in support of this bill, H.R. 2724. 
As the gentleman from New York (Chairman Boehlert) has just suggested, 
this is a technical corrections bill to the water resources bill. It is 
bipartisan, noncontroversial. I urge its support.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. BOEHLERT. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from New York (Mr. Boehlert) that the House suspend the rules 
and concur in the Senate amendment to the bill, H.R. 2724.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the Senate amendment was 
concurred in.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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