[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6876]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIR OF COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND 
                             INFRASTRUCTURE

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

         House of Representatives, Committee on Transportation and 
           Infrastructure,
                                   Washington, DC, April 29, 2010.
     Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Madam Speaker: Today, on April 29, 2010, the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure met in open session to 
     consider four resolutions for the U.S. Army Corps of 
     Engineers, in accordance with 33 U.S.C. Sec. 542. The 
     resolutions authorize Corps surveys (or studies) of water 
     resources needs and possible solutions. The Committee adopted 
     the resolutions by voice vote with a quorum present.
       Enclosed are copies of the resolutions adopted by the 
     Committee.
           Sincerely,
                                                James L. Oberstar.
       Enclosures.

 RESOLUTION--Docket 2822--Coastal Connecticut Storm Damage Reduction, 
                          Milford, Connecticut

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     That the Secretary of the Army review the report of the Chief 
     of Engineers on Land and Water Resources of the New England-
     New York Region, published as Senate Document No. 14, 85th 
     Congress, 1st Session, and other reports to determine whether 
     any modifications of the recommendations contained therein 
     are advisable at the present time in the interest of flood 
     damage reduction, coastal storm damage reduction, coastal 
     erosion, and other related purposes in the vicinity of the 
     estuaries and shoreline from the Housatonic River to the 
     Oyster River of Milford, Connecticut.
                                  ____


RESOLUTION--Docket 2823--Housatonic River Watershed, Massachusetts and 
                              Connecticut

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     That the Secretary of the Army review the report of the Chief 
     of Engineers on Land and Water Resources of the New England-
     New York Region, published as Senate Document No. 14, 85th 
     Congress, 1st Session, and other reports to determine whether 
     any modifications of the recommendations contained therein 
     are advisable at the present time in the interest of flood 
     damage reduction, environmental restoration, and other 
     related purposes in the vicinity of the Housatonic River, 
     Connecticut.
                                  ____


 RESOLUTION--Docket 2824--Fairfield and New Haven Counties, Connecticut

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     That the Secretary of the Army review the report of the Chief 
     of Engineers on Land and Water Resources of the New England-
     New York Region, published as Senate Document No. 14, 85th 
     Congress, 1st Session, and other reports to determine whether 
     any modifications of the recommendations contained therein 
     are advisable at the present time in the interest of flood 
     damage reduction, coastal storm damage reduction, coastal 
     erosion, and other related purposes in the vicinity of the 
     estuaries and shoreline of Fairfield and New Haven Counties, 
     Connecticut.
                                  ____


         RESOLUTION--Docket 2825--Five Mile River, Connecticut

       Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, 
     That the Secretary of the Army review the report of the Chief 
     of Engineers on Land and Water Resources of the New England-
     New York Region, published as Senate Document No. 14, 85th 
     Congress, lst Session, and other reports to determine whether 
     any modifications of the recommendations contained therein 
     are advisable at the present time in the interest of flood 
     damage reduction, environmental restoration, and other 
     related purposes in the vicinity of Five Mile River, 
     Connecticut.

  There was no objection.

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