[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 22, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H1506]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            TODAY NIAGARA FALLS WILL RECLAIM ITS WATERFRONT

  (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, today the people of Niagara Falls will 
reclaim what was taken from them 50 years ago: access to, arguably, the 
world's greatest waterfront, Niagara Falls.
  Since 1964, the Robert Moses State Parkway has cut off the city from 
its waterfront. The highway is one of several ill-conceived projects 
rammed through cities 50 years ago that have kept western New York from 
realizing its full economic potential.
  Three years ago, I issued a report that detailed the role of the New 
York Power Authority, which planned the parkway, evicted homeowners, 
and owns the land on which it sits, justifying the New York Power 
Authority's responsibility to fix what they had broken.
  Shortly thereafter, work began on the removal of the southern 
portion, and now, as we proposed, the New York Power Authority will 
fund the next phase, a $42 million project that takes down the parkway 
and builds up this city.
  Two weeks ago, I stood with Mayor Paul Dyster to demand the complete 
removal of the parkway. With today's announcement, Niagara Falls will 
reclaim its waterfront and all of the promise that comes with it.

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