[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unpublished report of the Chief of Engineers on Calcasieu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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