[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 91 (Tuesday, July 9, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H4358-H4359]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIRMAN OF 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:

         House of Representatives, Committee on Transportation and 
           Infrastructure,
                                    Washington, DC, June 27, 2002.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House, Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Enclosed are copies of resolutions 
     adopted on June 26, 2002 by the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure. Copies of the resolutions are being 
     transmitted to the Department of the Army.
           Sincerely,
                                                        Don Young,
                                                         Chairman.
       Enclosures.
                                  ____


                        Resolution (Docket 2684)


                      Big Suamico River, Wisconsin

       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 Big Suamico River, 
     Wisconsin, published as House Document 498, 74th Congress, 
     2nd Session, and other pertinent reports, to determine 
     whether modifications to the recommendations contained 
     therein are advisable in the interest of navigation 
     improvements to Big Suamico River, Wisconsin, to include 
     extension of navigation channel up the Big Suamico River for 
     use by shallow draft craft.
       Adopted: June 26, 2002.
       Attest: Don Young, Chairman.
                                  ____


                        Resolution (Docket 2685)


                        Oconto Harbor, Wisconsin

       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 Oconto Harbor, 
     Wisconsin, published as House Document 538, 61st Congress, 
     2nd Session, and other pertinent reports, to determine 
     whether modifications to the recommendations contained 
     therein are advisable in the interest of navigation 
     improvements to Oconto Harbor, Wisconsin, to include 
     extension of navigation channel up the Oconto River for use 
     by shallow draft craft.
       Adopted: June 26, 2002.
       Attest: Don Young, Chairman.
                                  ____


                        Resolution (Docket 2686)


                milliken-sacro-tulocay basin, california

       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 Napa River Basin, 
     California, published as House Document 222, Eighty-ninth 
     Congress, First Session, to determine whether modifications 
     of the recommendations contained therein are advisable in the 
     interest of ecological recovery of the Milliken-Sacro-Tulocay 
     groundwater basin, environmental restoration and protection 
     of the Milliken-Sacro-Tulocay basin streams and Napa River, 
     as well as flood damage reduction and other purposes.
       Adopted: June 26, 2002.
       Attest: Don Young, Chairman.
                                  ____


                        Resolution (Docket 2687)


                lower willamette river watershed, oregon

       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 Columbia and Lower 
     Willamette Rivers below Vancouver, Washington, and Portland, 
     Oregon published as House Document Number 452, 87th Congress, 
     2nd Session, and other pertinent reports, to determine the 
     feasibility of providing ecosystem restoration measures in 
     the Lower Willamette River watershed from the Willamette 
     Locks to confluence of the Willamette River with the Columbia 
     River through the development of a comprehensive restoration 
     strategy development in close coordination with the City of 
     Portland, Port of Portland, the State of Oregon, local 
     governments and organizations, Tribal Nations and other 
     Federal agencies.
       Adopted: June 26, 2002.
       Attest: Don Young, Chairman.
                                  ____


                        Resolution (Docket 2688)


           mississippi river projects, illinois and missouri

       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, Minnesota, and the Mouth of the Ohio 
     River, published as House Document 669, 76th Congress, 3rd 
     Session, and other pertinent reports, to determine whether 
     modifications of the recommendations contained therein are 
     advisable in the interest of environmental restoration and 
     protection, aquatic habitat restoration, regional trails and 
     greenways, public access, water quality, recreation and 
     related purposes along the Mississippi River and its 
     tributaries and particular reference to that area in Madison 
     and St. Clair Counties, Illinois, and St. Louis City, St. 
     Louis County, and St. Charles County, Missouri.
       Adopted: June 26, 2002.
       Attest: Don Young, Chairman.


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  There was no objection.

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