[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19455]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    THE MIAMI RIVER CLEANUP PROJECT

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, scores of south Florida boaters and 
hundreds of volunteers will be picking up debris and trash from the 
Miami River on the last weekend of this month to contribute to the 
cleanup efforts that are paramount to the revitalization of this 
important waterway.
  The cleanup is being organized by my office, by the Save Old 
Stiltsville group, and the Miami River Commission, to encourage others 
to become active in environmental issues and to promote volunteerism in 
our community.
  The cleaning of the Miami River is vital to both the ecosystems and 
the economy of our south Florida community. The Miami River is the 
fifth largest port in the State of Florida, and it is an important link 
to the Caribbean and Latin America.
  This cleanup effort is a good example of what can be accomplished 
when there is a successful coalition of businesses, civic leaders, 
environmentalists, and elected officials working together toward one 
common goal.
  I congratulate the Save Old Stiltsville organization for caring so 
deeply about preserving our community's resources. Let us join them and 
clean up the Miami River.

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