[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 89 (Wednesday, July 12, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H5881-H5882]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIRMAN OF THE 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 and ordered to be printed:
         Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of 
           Representatives,
                                    Washington, DC, June 22, 2000.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Enclosed are copies of resolutions 
     adopted on June 21, 2000 by the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure. Copies of the resolutions are being 
     transmitted to the Department of the Army.
       With kind regards, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                      Bud Shuster,
                                                         Chairman.
       Enclosures.


          Docket 2635: Illinois River at Beardstown, Illinois

       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 Sid Simpson Flood 
     Control Project, published as House Document 332, 81st 
     Congress, 1st Session, and other pertinent reports to 
     determine whether any modifications of the recommendations 
     contained therein are advisable to address flood damage 
     reduction, navigation, recreation, and related water resource 
     needs on the Illinois River at Beardstown, Illinois.
                                  ____



                     Docket 2637: Duck Creek, Ohio

       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 Comprehensive Flood 
     Control Plan for Ohio and Lower Mississippi Rivers published 
     as House Document 1, 75th Congress, 1st Session, and other 
     pertinent reports to determine whether any modifications to 
     the recommendations contained therein are advisable to 
     address flood damage reduction, environmental restoration and 
     protection, and for other purposes in the Duck Creek 
     watershed in Guernsey, Monroe, Noble, and Washington 
     Counties, Ohio.
                                  ____



               Docket 2638: Denver County Reach, Colorado

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House

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     of Representatives, That the Secretary of the Army is 
     requested to review the report of the Chief of Engineers on 
     the South Platte River and Tributaries, Colorado, Wyoming, 
     and Nebraska, published as House Document 669, 80th Congress, 
     and other pertinent reports, in coordination with the City 
     and County of Denver, and other interested Federal, State and 
     local agencies, to determine whether any modifications of the 
     recommendations contained therein are advisable at this time, 
     with particular reference to the desirability of developing a 
     comprehensive watershed plan for the utilization and 
     conservation of water and related land resources along the 
     Denver County reach of the South Platte River, Denver, 
     Colorado, in the interest of flood control, regional water 
     supply and waste management, water quality improvements, 
     recreation, fish and wildlife restoration and preservation, 
     wise use of floodplain lands, and other associated 
     environmental enhancements and protections.
                                  ____



                 Docket 2639: Arapahoe County, Colorado

       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 South Platte River 
     and Tributaries, Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska, published 
     as House Document 669, 80th Congress, and other pertinent 
     reports, in coordination with the County of Arapahoe, and 
     other interested Federal, State and local agencies, to 
     determine whether any modifications of the recommendations 
     contained therein are advisable at this time, with particular 
     reference to the desirability of developing a comprehensive 
     watershed plan for the utilization and conservation of water 
     and related land resources of the South Platte River Basin 
     within the County of Arapahoe, Colorado, in the interest of 
     flood control, regional water supply and waste management, 
     water quality improvements, recreation, fish and wildlife 
     restoration and preservation, wise use of floodplain lands, 
     and other associated environmental enhancements and 
     protections.
                                  ____



                  Docket 2640: Adams County, Colorado

       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 South Platte River 
     and Tributaries, Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska, published 
     as House Document 669, 80th Congress, and other pertinent 
     reports, in coordination with the County of Adams, and other 
     interested Federal, State and local agencies, to determine 
     whether any modifications of the recommendations contained 
     therein are advisable at this time, with particular reference 
     to the desirability of developing a comprehensive watershed 
     plan for the utilization and conservation of water and 
     related land resources of the South Platte River Basin within 
     the County of Adams, Colorado, in the interest of flood 
     control, regional water supply and waste management, water 
     quality improvements, recreation, fish and wildlife 
     restoration and preservation, wise use of floodplain lands, 
     and other associated environmental enhancements and 
     protections.
                                  ____



               Docket 2641: Village of Freeport, 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 Jones Inlet, New York, 
     published as House Document 409, 77th Congress, 1st Session, 
     and other pertinent reports to determine whether any 
     modifications of the recommendations contained therein are 
     advisable at the present time, in the interest of water 
     resources development, including navigation, flood control, 
     environmental restoration and protection, and other allied 
     purposes for Freeport Creek, New York.
                                  ____



        Docket 2642: St. Louis Riverfront, Missouri and Illinois

       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, 
     between Coon Rapids Dam and the mouth of the Ohio River, 
     published as House Document 669, 76th Congress, 3rd Session, 
     and other pertinent reports to determine if improvements 
     along the Mississippi River and its tributaries in St. Louis 
     City, St. Louis County, and Jefferson County, Missouri, and 
     Madison County, St. Clair County, and Monroe County, 
     Illinois, are advisable at the present time, in the interest 
     of public access, navigation, harbor safety, off-channel 
     fleeting, intermodal facilities, water quality, environmental 
     restoration and protection, and related purposes.
                                  ____



                 Docket 2643: Eastchester Bay, 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 Eastchester Creek 
     (Hutchinson River), New York, published as House Document 
     749, 80th Congress, 2nd Session, and other pertinent reports 
     to determine whether modifications of the recommendations 
     contained therein are advisable at the present time in the 
     interest of storm damage reduction, flood control, 
     environmental restoration and protection, and other related 
     purposes at Eastchester Bay for Edgewater Park and 
     surrounding communities.
                                  ____



         Docket 2644: Peckman River and Tributaries, New Jersey

       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 Passaic River 
     Mainstem project, New Jersey and New York, published as House 
     Document 163, 101st Congress, 1st Session, and other 
     pertinent reports to determine whether modifications of the 
     recommendations contained therein are advisable at the 
     present time, in the interest of water resources development, 
     including flood control, environmental restoration and 
     protection, stream bank restoration, and other applied 
     purposes for the Peckman River and tributaries, New Jersey.
                                  ____



                  Docket 2645: White River, Washington

       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 Upper Puyallup River, 
     Washington, dated 1936, as referenced in the Flood Control 
     Act of 1936 (P.L. 74-738), the Puget Sound and adjacent 
     Waters Study, authorized by Section 209 of the Rivers and 
     Harbors Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-874) and other pertinent reports 
     to determine whether modifications to the recommendations 
     contained therein are advisable, with references toward 
     providing improvements in the interest of water resource and 
     watershed issues affecting Lake Tapps and the White River 
     Watershed downstream of Mud Mountain Dam, Washington.
                                  ____



                 Docket 2646: St. Johns County, Florida

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     That in accordance with Section 110 of the River and Harbor 
     Act of 1962, the Secretary of the Army, acting through the 
     Chief of Engineers, is requested to survey the shores of St. 
     Johns County, Florida, with particular reference to the 
     advisability of providing beach erosion control works in the 
     area north of St. Augustine Inlet, the shoreline in the 
     vicinity of Matanzas Inlet, and adjacent shorelines, as may 
     be necessary in the interest of hurricane protection, storm 
     damage reduction, beach erosion control, and other related 
     purposes.
                                  ____



     Docket 2647: Medicine Lodge and Salt Fork River Basins, Kansas

       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 Medicine Lodge and 
     Salt Fork River Basins, published as House Document 758, 79th 
     Congress, 2nd Session, and other pertinent reports to 
     determine the feasibility of measures for improvements in the 
     interest of flood control, water supply, recreation and 
     allied purposes in vicinity of Kiowa, Kansas.

  There was no objection.

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