[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 23, 2007)]
[House]
[Pages H5699-H5700]
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 (Mr. Murphy of Connecticut) 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, May 18, 2007.
     Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
     Cannon House Office Building,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Speaker Pelosi: I am writing to inform you that the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved 
     thirteen survey resolutions for the U.S. Army Corps of 
     Engineers at a Full Committee Markup on May 2, 2007.
       Pursuant to the provisions of 33 US.C. Sec. 542, I have 
     enclosed the resolutions for your review.
       With all best wishes.
           Sincerely,
                                                James L. Oberstar,
                                                         Chairman.

 Resolution--Docket 2768--Moss Landing Harbor-Elkhorn Slough, Monterey 
                           County, California

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     That the Secretary of the Army review the report of the Chief 
     of Engineers on Moss Landing Harbor, California, published as 
     Senate Document 50, 79th Congress, 1st Session, and other 
     pertinent reports, to determine whether modifications to the 
     recommendations contained therein are advisable at the 
     present time in the interest of navigation and environmental 
     restoration, with emphasis on the health of Elkhorn Slough, 
     and other related purposes.
                                  ____


         Resolution--Docket 2769--New Haven Harbor, Connecticut

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     That the Secretary of the Army review the report of the Chief 
     of Engineers on the New Haven Harbor, Connecticut, published 
     as House Document 517, 79th 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 navigation, sediment control, 
     environmental preservation and restoration, and other related 
     purposes at New Haven Harbor, Connecticut.
                                  ____


 Resolution--Docket 2770--Meramec River, Brush Creek, Pacific, Missouri

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United

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     States House of Representatives, That the Secretary of the 
     Army 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 in House Document 669, 76th 
     Congress, 3rd Session, and other pertinent reports, to 
     determine whether modifications to the recommendations 
     contained therein are advisable at the present time, in the 
     interest of flood control, environmental restoration, and 
     related purposes along the Mississippi River and its 
     Tributaries with particular reference to the Meramec River in 
     the vicinity of Pacific, Missouri, including the counties of 
     Franklin, Jefferson, and St. Louis.
                                  ____


              Resolution--Docket 2771--St. Louis, Missouri

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     That the Secretary of the Army 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 in 
     House Document 669, 76th Congress, 3rd Session, and other 
     pertinent reports, to determine whether modifications to the 
     recommendations contained therein are advisable at the 
     present time, for the purpose of reconstructing the 
     facilities of the St. Louis Flood Protection System, Missouri 
     along the Mississippi River in the city of St. Louis and St. 
     Louis County, Missouri to return the pump stations, gravity 
     drains, pressure sewer emergency closure gatewells and other 
     pertinent features to their original degree of protection.
                                  ____


 Resolution--Docket 2772--Esopus and Plattekill Watersheds, Greene and 
                       Ulster Counties, New York

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     That the Secretary of the Army review the report of the Chief 
     of Engineers on the New York and New Jersey Channels, 
     published as House Document 133, 74th Congress, 1st Session; 
     the New York and New Jersey Harbor Entrance Channels and 
     Anchorage Areas, published as Senate Document 45, 84th 
     Congress, 1st Session; and the New York Harbor, NY Anchorage 
     Channel, published as House Document 18, 71st Congress, 2nd 
     Session, and other pertinent reports, to determine whether 
     modifications to the recommendations contained therein are 
     advisable in the interest of navigation, streambank 
     stabilization, flood damage reduction, floodplain management, 
     water quality, sediment control, environmental preservation 
     and restoration, and other related purposes in Esopus and 
     Plattekill Watersheds, New York.
                                  ____


     Resolution--Docket 2773--Hashamomuck Cove, Southold, New York

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     That the Secretary of the Army review the report of the Chief 
     of Engineers on the North Shore of Long Island, Suffolk 
     County, New York, published as House Document 198, 92nd 
     Congress, 2nd Session, and other pertinent reports, to 
     determine whether modifications to the recommendations 
     contained therein are advisable in the interest of 
     navigation, streambank stabilization, flood damage reduction, 
     floodplain management, water quality, sediment control, 
     environmental preservation and restoration, and other related 
     purposes in Hashamomuck Cove and Tributaries, New York.
                                  ____


  Resolution--Docket 2774--Manhattan Beach and Sheepshead Bay, Coney 
                            Island, New York

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     That the Secretary of the Army review the report of the Chief 
     of Engineers on the Atlantic Coast of New York City from 
     Rockaway Inlet to Norton Point, published in House Document 
     96-23 and other pertinent reports, to determine whether 
     modifications to the recommendations contained therein are 
     advisable at the present time, in the interest of storm 
     damage reduction, floodplain management environmental 
     preservation and restoration, and other allied purposes at 
     Manhattan Beach and Sheepshead Bay, New York.
                                  ____


  Resolution--Docket 2775--Peconic Bay Watershed, Suffolk County, New 
                                  York

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     That the Secretary of the Army review the report of the Chief 
     of Engineers on the Long Island Intracoastal Waterway from 
     East Rockaway Inlet to Great Peconic Bay, published as House 
     Document 181, 75th Congress, 1st Session, and other pertinent 
     reports, to determine whether modifications to the 
     recommendations contained therein are advisable in the 
     interest of environmental restoration and preservation, 
     streambank stabilization, flood damage reduction, floodplain 
     management, water quality, and other related purposes in the 
     Peconic Bay Watershed, New York.
                                  ____


    Resolution--Docket 2776--Rondout Watershed, Sullivan and Ulster 
                          Counties, New York,

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     That the Secretary of the Army review the report of the Chief 
     of Engineers on the New York and New Jersey Channels, 
     published as House Document 133, 74th Congress, 1st Session; 
     the New York and New Jersey Harbor Entrance Channels and 
     Anchorage Areas, published as Senate Document 45, 84th 
     Congress, 1st Session; and the New York Harbor, NY Anchorage 
     Channel, published as House Document 18, 71st Congress, 2nd 
     Session, and other pertinent reports, to determine whether 
     modifications to the recommendations contained therein are 
     advisable in the interest of navigation, streambank 
     stabilization, flood damage reduction, floodplain managment, 
     water quality, sediment control, environmental preservation 
     and restoration, and other related purposes in Rondout 
     Watershed, New York.
                                  ____


           Resolution--Docket 2777--Key West Harbor, Florida

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     That the Secretary of the Army review the report of the Chief 
     of Engineers on Key West Harbor, Florida, published in Senate 
     Document 106, 87th Congress, 2nd Session, and other pertinent 
     reports, to determine whether modifications to the 
     recommendations contained therein are advisable with 
     particular reference to widening the navigation project at 
     the present time at Key West Harbor.
                                  ____


    Resolution--Docket 2778--Chowan River Basin, Virginia and North 
                                Carolina

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     That the Secretary of the Army review the report of the Chief 
     of Engineers on Chowan River, North Carolina, and Blackwater 
     River, Virginia, published as House Document 101, 76th 
     Congress, 1st Session, and other pertinent reports, to 
     determine whether modifications to the recommendations 
     contained therein are advisable at the present time with 
     particular references toward flood damage reduction, 
     environmental restoration, navigation, erosion control, and 
     associated water resources issues in the Chowan River basin, 
     Virginia and North Carolina.
                                  ____


   Resolution--Docket 2779--Westchester County Streams, Westchester 
                            County, New York

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     That the Secretary of the Army review the report of the Chief 
     of Engineers on the Streams in Westchester County, New York, 
     and the Mamaroneck and Sheldrake Rivers Basin and Byram River 
     Basin, New York and Connecticut published as House Document 
     98-112, and other pertinent reports on the Hutchinson, 
     Mamaroneck and Sheldrake Rivers to determine whether 
     modifications to the recommendations contained therein are 
     advisable at the present time in the interest of water 
     resources development, including flood damage reduction, 
     storm damage reduction, environmental restoration, 
     navigation, watershed management, water supply, and other 
     allied purposes.
                                  ____


     Resolution--Docket 2780--Roaring Fork River, Basalt, Colorado

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     in accordance with the Flood Control Act of 1938, That the 
     Secretary of the Army study the feasibility of and 
     alternatives for Roaring Fork River, in the vicinity of the 
     Town of Basalt, Eagle and Pitkin Counties, Colorado, to 
     determine whether modifications to the recommendations 
     contained therein are advisable at the present time in the 
     interest of flood damage reduction, environmental 
     restoration, recreational, and other related purposes along 
     the Roaring Fork River, Colorado.
                                  ____

  There was no objection.

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