[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12437]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                          CHINO BASIN DAIRIES

  (Mr. GARY MILLER of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. GARY MILLER of California. Madam Speaker, I would like to commend 
the House for passing H.R. 1906, the Fiscal Year 2000 Agriculture 
Appropriations bill.
  One of the bill's provision contains an earmark of $99 million for 
watershed and flood prevention operations. This is highly important to 
the dairy producers of my district, primarily located in Chino and 
Ontario, California.
  As a result of the up-slope urbanization, the Chino Basin dairies, 
which are comprised of 270 dairies and 350 cows, have experienced 
increased flooding. This flooding washes manure and other water into 
the Santa Ana River, which is the source of drinking water downstream 
for 2\1/2\ million people.
  Report language contained in H.R. 1906 identifies the Chino dairy 
preserves as an important project. Madam Speaker, this is one of the 
many steps which I hope the House will continue to take in resolving 
this tremendous problem.




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