[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 157 (Monday, September 29, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H10412-H10414]
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    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, September 27, 2008.
     Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
     Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Madam Speaker: On September 24, 2008, the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure met in open session to 
     consider 28 resolutions for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 
     in accordance with 33 U.S.C. Sec. 542. The resolutions 
     authorize Corps surveys (or studies) of water resources needs 
     and possible solutions. The Committee adopted the resolutions 
     by voice vote with a quorum present.
       Enclosed are copies of the resolutions adopted by the 
     Committee.
           Sincerely,
                                                James L. Oberstar.
       Enclosure.

        Resolution--Docket 2791--Anderson County, South 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 the Savannah River, Georgia, published in 
     House Document 657, 78th Congress, and other pertinent 
     reports, to determine whether any modifications of the 
     recommendations contained therein are advisable at the 
     present time in the interest of flood damage reduction, and 
     other allied purposes for Anderson County, South Carolina and 
     contiguous areas.

     Resolution--Docket 2792--Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Shoreline 
                         Protection, Louisiana

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     That the Secretary of the Ammy review the reports of the 
     Chief of Engineers on the Mermentau River published in Senate 
     Document 231, 79th Congress, Second Session; on the 
     Vermillion and Bayou Teche, Louisiana, published in Senate 
     Document 93, 77th Congress, First Session; and the 
     unpublished report of the Chief of Engineers on Calcasieu 
     River submitted to Congress August 25, 1949; and other 
     pertinent reports, related to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway 
     to determine whether any modifications of the recommendations 
     contained therein are advisable at the present time in the 
     interest of providing shoreline protection, and other allied 
     purposes along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in Calcasieu, 
     Cameron, and Vermillion Parishes, Louisiana.

   Resolution--Docket 2793--St. Landry and Acadia Parishes, Louisiana

       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 Mermentau River published in Senate 
     Document 231, 79th Congress, Second 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 flood damage reduction, 
     environmental restoration, recreation, and other related 
     purposes in the vicinity of St. Landry and Acadia Parishes, 
     Louisiana.

 Resolution--Docket 2794--Vinton Harbor and Terminal District, Vinton, 
                               Louisiana

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     That the Secretary of the Army review the unpublished report 
     of the Chief of Engineers on Calcasieu River submitted to 
     Congress August 25, 1949, and other pertinent reports, to 
     determine whether any modifications of the recommendations 
     contained therein are advisable at the present time in the 
     interest of flood damage reduction, environmental 
     restoration, navigation, and other related purposes in 
     Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, between the City of Vinton and 
     the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.

Resolution--Docket 2795--Mermentau River Basin, Abbeville/Lake Charles, 
                               Louisiana

       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 Mermentau River published in Senate 
     Document 231, 79th Congress, Second 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 environmental restoration, 
     flood damage reduction, recreation, and other related 
     purposes in Vermillion, Cameron, and Calcasieu Parishes, 
     Louisiana.

  Resolution Docket 2796--Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

       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 Susquehanna River in Sunbury, 
     Pennsylvania, published as House Document 366, 76th Congress, 
     First 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 
     watershed management, flood damage reduction, streambank 
     stabilization, environmental restoration, recreation, and 
     other related purposes for the Susquehanna River, Sunbury, 
     Pennsylvania.

Resolution--Docket 2797--Line Creek Watershed, Kansas City, Kansas and 
                                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 Missouri River and Tributaries at Kansas 
     City, Missouri and Kansas, published as House Document 342, 
     78th Congress, and other pertinent reports, to determine 
     whether any modifications of the recommendations contained 
     therein are advisable at the present rime in the interest of 
     watershed management, flood damage reduction, environmental 
     restoration, recreation, and other related purposes for the 
     Line Creek watershed, Kansas City, Missouri.

       Resolution--Docket 2798--Turtle Creek Basin, Pennsylvania

       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 Turtle Creek Basin, Pennsylvania, 
     published as House Document 390, 89th Congress, and other 
     pertinent reports, to determine whether any modifications of 
     the recommendations contained therein are advisable at the 
     present time in the interest of flood damage reduction, 
     including structural and non-structural measures, stream bank 
     protection, storm water management, and watershed management 
     for the Turtle Creek Basin, Pennsylvania.

    Resolution--Docket 2799--Upper Susquehanna River Basin, 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 Susquehanna River, New York, 
     Pennsylvania, and Maryland, published as House Document 702, 
     77th Congress, and other pertinent reports, to determine 
     whether any modifications of the recommendations contained 
     therein are advisable at the present time in the interest of 
     flood damage reduction, including an evaluation of the 
     effectiveness of the existing flood control system in light 
     of current and projected future conditions, and in the 
     interest of comprehensive watershed management, including 
     environmental restoration, structural and non-structural 
     flood damage reduction, and related purposes for the Upper 
     Susquehanna River Basin, within Tioga, Broome, Chenago, 
     Cortland, Otsego, Delaware, Schoharie, Herkimer, Oneida, 
     Madison, Onondaga, Tompkins, Schuyler, and Chemung Counties, 
     New York.

  Resolution--Docket 2800--Mohican River (Black and Rocky Forks), Ohio

       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 Ohio River, published as House Document 
     306, 74th Congress, First 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 flood damage reduction and 
     other related purposes within the Black Fork and Rocky Fork 
     sub-watersheds of the Mohican River in Richland County, 
     Mansfield and Shelby, Ohio.

      Resolution--Docket 2801--Morgan and Scott Counties, Illinois

       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 Illinois River and Tributaries, 
     Wisconsin, Indiana, and Illinois, published as House Document 
     472, 87th Congress, Second Session, and other pertinent 
     reports, to determine whether any modifications of the 
     recommendations contained therein are advisable at the 
     present time including an evaluation of existing federal and 
     non-federal levees, in the interest of flood damage 
     reduction, environmental restoration, recreation, and other 
     related purposes, in Morgan and Scott Counties, Illinois.

             Resolution--Docket 2802--Henry County, Georgia

       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 
     Altamaha, Oconee, and Ocmulgee Rivers, Georgia, published in 
     accordance with House Docket Number 68, 81st Congress, and 
     other related reports to determine whether any modifications 
     of the recommendations contained therein are advisable at the 
     present time in the interest of flood damage reduction, 
     environmental restoration, and other allied purposes, for 
     Henry County, Georgia and contiguous areas.

     Resolution--Docket 2803--Blue River Basin, Missouri and Kansas

       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 Blue River Basin in Missouri and Kansas, 
     published as House Document 332, 91st Congress, and other 
     pertinent reports, to determine whether any modifications of 
     the recommendations contained therein are advisable at the 
     present time in the interest of a flood damage reduction, 
     environmental restoration, recreation, and other related 
     purposes for the Blue River Basin, City of Kansas City, 
     Missouri, and Johnson County, Kansas.

             Resolution--Docket 2804--Kansas River, Kansas

       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 Kansas River and Tributaries, Kansas, 
     authorized in accordance with House Document 642, 81st 
     Congress, 2nd Session, and other related reports to determine 
     whether any modifications of the recommendations contained 
     therein are advisable at the present time in the interest of 
     streambank erosion control in the Kansas River, Kansas.

 Resolution--Docket 2805--Pritchard Intermodal Facility, West Virginia

       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 Ohio River and Tributaries, Pennsylvania, 
     Ohio and West Virginia, published as accordance with House 
     Documents Numbered 492, 60th Congress and 306, 74th Congress, 
     1st Session, and House Committee on Flood Control Document 1, 
     75th 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 extending commercial navigation access on the Big 
     Sandy River to Mile 18.0 through Cabell, and Wayne Counties 
     in West Virginia and Boyd and Lawrence Counties in Kentucky.

          Resolution--Docket 2806--Bucks County, Pennsylvania

       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 Delaware River and Tributaries, 
     Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, authorized in 
     accordance with House Document 522, 87th Congress, 2nd 
     Session, and other pertinent reports, to determine whether my 
     modifications of the recommendations contained therein are 
     advisable at the present time in the interest of flood damage 
     reduction, environmental restoration, regional sediment 
     management, water quality control, recreation, and other 
     allied purposes, in Bucks County Streams, Pennsylvania.

        Resolution--Docket 2807--Wissahickon Creek, Pennsylvania

       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 Schuylkill River, Pennsylvania, published 
     as House Document 529, 89th Congress, and the report of the 
     Chief of Engineers on the Delaware River, Delaware, 
     authorized in accordance with House Document 522, 87th 
     Congress, as it relates to the Wissahickon Creek, and other 
     related reports to determine whether any modifications of the 
     recommendations contained therein are advisable at the 
     present time in the interest of flood damage reduction, 
     environmental restoration, regional sediment management, 
     water supply, recreation, water quality, and other allied 
     purposes, in the Wissahickon Creek, Pennsylvania.

 Resolution--Docket 2808--San Lorenzo Creek, Alameda 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 the San Lorenzo Creek, California, authorized 
     in accordance with Section 203 of the Flood Control Act of 
     1954 (Public Law 780), and House Document 452, 83rd Congress, 
     2nd 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 flood 
     damage reduction and other allied purposes, in San Lorenzo 
     Creek, Alameda County, California.

          Resolution--Docket 2809--Wolf Creek, Barberton, Ohio

       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 Ohio River and its tributaries, published 
     in accordance with House Document 306, 74th Congress, 1st 
     Session, and other related reports to determine whether any 
     modifications of the recommendations contained therein are 
     advisable at the present time in the interest of flood damage 
     reduction, environmental restoration, and other allied 
     purposes, in the Wolf Creek Watershed, Summit and Medina 
     Counties, Ohio and Barberton, Ohio.

    Resolution--Docket 2810--Salt River Watershed, Humboldt 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 the Salt River Watershed, Humboldt County, 
     California, authorized in accordance with Section 209 of the 
     Flood Control Act of 1962, 87th Congress, and other related 
     reports to determine whether any modifications of the 
     recommendations contained therein are advisable at the 
     present time in the interest of flood damage reduction, 
     environmental restoration, and other allied purposes, in the 
     Salt River Watershed, Humboldt County, California.

           Resolution--Docket 2811--Fall River, Massachusetts

       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 Land and Water Resources of the New 
     England-New York Region published as Senate Document 14, 85th 
     Congress, 1st Session, and other related reports to determine 
     whether any modifications of the recommendations contained 
     therein are advisable at the present time in the interest of 
     environmental restoration in the coastal and riverine areas 
     of Fall River, Massachusetts and other locations within the 
     Taunton River Watershed.

Resolution--Docket 2812--Ocean County Streams and Estuaries, New Jersey

       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 Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey, published as 
     House Document 358, 79th Congress, 1st Session, and other 
     related reports to determine whether any modifications of the 
     recommendations contained therein are advisable at the 
     present time in the interest of environmental restoration, 
     riparian habitat improvement, regional sediment management, 
     flood damage reduction, beneficial uses of dredged material, 
     and other allied purposes, in Ocean County, New Jersey.

      Resolution--Docket 2813--Adams and Denver Counties, Colorado

       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 South Platte River and Tributaries, 
     Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska, published as House Document 
     669, 80th Congress, and other related reports to determine 
     whether any modifications of the recommendations contained 
     therein are advisable at the present time in the interest of 
     flood damage reduction, floodplain management, water supply, 
     water quality improvement, recreation, environmental 
     restoration, watershed management, and other allied purposes, 
     in Adams and Denver Counties, Colorado.

            Resolution--Docket 2814--East Rockaway, 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 Shorefront from Jones Inlet to Rockaway 
     Inlet, New York, published in accordance with House Document 
     2102, 64th Congress, 2nd 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 navigation, streambank stabilization, flood 
     damage reduction, floodplain management, water quality, 
     sediment control, environmental restoration, and other allied 
     purposes, in Hewlett Bay, East . Rockaway, New York, and its 
     tributaries.

            Resolution--Docket 2815--Nassau 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 Shorefront from Jones Inlet to Rockaway 
     Inlet, New York, authorized in accordance with House Document 
     2102, 64th Congress, 2nd 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 navigation, streambank stabilization, flood 
     damage reduction, floodplain management, water quality, 
     sediment control, environmental restoration, and other allied 
     purposes, in Bay Park, New York, and its tributaries.

          Resolution--Docket 2816--Coweeman River, Washington

       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 reports for Mt. St. Helens including: Lower 
     Cowlitz and Coweeman River Level of Protection Analysis, 
     including Hydrologic Analysis (unpublished analysis/model 
     USACE, Portland District) November 2006, Mount St Helens 
     Engineering Reanalysis, Hydrologic, Hydraulics, Sedimentation 
     & Risk Analysis, Design Document Report April 2002, Mount St. 
     Helens, Washington Decision Document, Toutle, Cowlitz & 
     Columbia Rivers, Oct. 1985, and House Document 2577, 
     Supplemental Appropriations for fiscal year 1985, 99th 
     Congress, and other pertinent reports, to determine whether 
     any modifications of the recommendations contained therein 
     are advisable at the present time in the interest of flood 
     damage reduction for Kelso, Washington.

       Resolution--Docket 2817--Rock Creek, Stevenson, Washington

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     That the Secretary of the Army review all reports for the 
     Bonneville Project published as House Document 531, 81st 
     Congress, second 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 flood damage reduction for Rock Creek, near the 
     confluence with the Columbia River at Stevenson, Washington.

         Resolution--Docket 2818--Albany Canal, Albany, Oregon

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     That the Secretary of the Army review reports for Willamette 
     basin published as House Document 531, 81st Congress, second 
     session, and other pertinent reports pertaining to the 
     Santiam-Albany Canal at Albany, Oregon to determine whether 
     any modifications of the recommendations contained therein 
     are advisable at the present time in the interest of flood 
     damage reduction, environmental restoration, water quality, 
     and stream bank stabilization for Santiam-Albany Canal, 
     Albany, Oregon.
  There was no objection.

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