[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 118 (Friday, July 31, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H9248]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIR OF COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND 
                             INFRASTRUCTURE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
communication from the Chair of the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure:

         House of Representatives, Committee on Transportation and 
           Infrastructure,
                                    Washington, DC, July 30, 2009.
     Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
     Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, The Capitol, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Madam Speaker: Today, on July 30, 2009, the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure met in open session to 
     consider three resolutions for the U.S. Army Corps of 
     Engineers, in accordance with 33 U.S.C. 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.
       Enclosures.

    Resolution--Docket 2819--Black Rascal Creek, Merced, California

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     That the Secretary of the Army review the reports on the 
     Sacramento-San Joaquin Basin Streams, California, published 
     as House Document No. 367, 81st Congress, 1st Session, and 
     other 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 in the vicinity of the Black Rascal 
     Creek Watershed, Merced, California.
                                  ____


       Resolution--Docket 2820--Deadman's Run, Lincoln, Nebraska

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     That the Secretary of the Army review the reports of the 
     Chief of Engineers on the Missouri River and Tributaries, 
     published as House Document Numbered 475, 78th Congress, and 
     other 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 related purposes in the 
     Deadman's Run Watershed, located in the vicinity of Lincoln, 
     Nebraska.
                                  ____


 Resolution--Docket 2821--Hydroelectric Power, Upper Mississippi River 
       System, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin

       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 Corps 
     of Engineers, entitled Upper Mississippi River and Illinois 
     Waterway System: Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated 
     December 15, 2004, and other pertinent reports, to determine 
     whether any modifications of the recommendations contained 
     therein are advisable at the present time in determining the 
     feasibility of incorporating hydroelectric power into the 
     improvements of the navigable portions of the Upper 
     Mississippi and Illinois River system, Illinois, Iowa, 
     Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin.

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