[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 21894]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



    COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND 
                             INFRASTRUCTURE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
communication from the chairman of the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, which was read and, without objection, referred to the 
Committee on Appropriations:

         Congress of the United States, Committee on 
           Transportation and Infrastructure, Washington, DC, 
           October 2, 2000.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I am transmitting herewith copies of the 
     resolutions approved on September 27, 2000 by the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure, as follows:
        Committee survey resolutions authorizing the U.S. 
     Army Corps of Engineers to study the following potential 
     water resources projects: Donaldsonville, Louisiana; 
     Atchafalaya River Channels, Louisiana; and, Tennessee River 
     Watershed, Virginia.
        Committee resolution authorizing the Natural 
     Resources Conservation Service to undertake a small watershed 
     project for the Snake River, Minnesota.
       With kind personal regards, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                      Bud Shuster,
                                                         Chairman.
       Enclosures.

              Docket 2657: Atchafalaya River Channels, LA

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     That, the Secretary of the Army, is requested to view the 
     report, Atchafalaya River and Bayous Chene, Boeuf, and Black, 
     Louisiana, published as House Document 155, 90th Congress, 
     1st Session, and other pertinent reports, with a view to 
     determine whether modifications of the recommendations 
     contained therein are advisable at the present time, with 
     particular reference to the provision of a 35-foot channel in 
     the Lower Atchafalaya River between Morgan City, Louisiana, 
     and the Gulf of Mexico and to the enlargement of the 
     remaining project channels to the project depth of 35 feet.
       Adopted: September 27, 2000.
                                  ____


        Docket 2656: Donaldsonville, Ascension Parish, Louisiana

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     That, the Secretary of the Army, is requested to review the 
     report on the Mississippi River and Tributaries Project, 
     published as House Document 308, 88th Congress, 2nd Session, 
     and other pertinent reports, with a view to determine if 
     improvements along the Mississippi River in the area of 
     Ascension Parish, Louisiana inclusive of the City of 
     Donaldson, Louisiana, in the interest of navigation, 
     environmental restoration and protection, and related 
     purposes are advisable at the present time.
       Adopted: September 27, 2000.
                                  ____


            Docket 2658: Tennessee River Watershed, Virginia

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     That, the Secretary of the Army, is requested to review the 
     report of the Chief of Engineers, Cumberland River, Kentucky 
     and Tennessee, published as House Document 761, 79th 
     Congress, 2nd Session, and Senate Document 81, 83rd Congress, 
     2nd Session, and the Tennessee River and Tributaries, North 
     Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama and Kentucky, published as House 
     Document 328, 71st Congress, 2nd Session, and other pertinent 
     reports to determine whether modifications of the 
     recommendations contained therein are advisable at the 
     present time, with a view to determine whether improvements 
     to the Tennessee River Watershed, including all tributaries, 
     located in Lee, Wise, Scott, Russell, Tazewell, Smyth, and 
     Washington Counties, Virginia are advisable for environmental 
     restoration and protection, flood control, regional water 
     systems, and watershed management.
       Adopted: September 27, 2000.
                                  ____


                               Resolution

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     That pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 of Public Law 
     566, Eighty-third Congress, as amended, the following project 
     for flood protection, water quality, soil conservation, and 
     other purposes at Snake River Watershed, Minnesota, is hereby 
     approved in accordance with the report on such project dated 
     June 1999, and transmitted to Congress by the Deputy Chief of 
     Programs, Natural Resources Conservation Service, by letter 
     dated June 2, 2000, and said report is made a part of this 
     approval.
       Name of Project: Snake River Watershed, Minnesota
       Adopted: September 27, 2000.

  There was no objection.

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