[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 77 (Wednesday, May 21, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H4692]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           PORT OF PALM BEACH

  (Ms. FRANKEL of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. FRANKEL of Florida. Mr. Speaker, an expansion of the Port of Palm 
Beach was included in the bipartisan Water Resources Reform and 
Development Act, due to it receiving a timely chief's report. This port 
shares the Lake Worth Inlet with a popular recreational area known as 
Peanut Island as well as the internationally renowned town of Palm 
Beach.
  Due to this proximity and feared damage to the environment, marine 
life, and dramatic change in the character of the waterway, the 
expansion is mired in controversy and a threatened lawsuit.
  So I want to make it unequivocal that my positive vote for WRRDA is 
because it moved many, many important infrastructure projects forward 
for Florida and should not be construed as advocating for the Port of 
Palm Beach expansion. And I will not support Federal funding unless and 
until there is a clear community consensus of approval.

                          ____________________