[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13894]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      SAN JACINTO RIVER WASTE PITS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Gene Green) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker and Members, I rise to announce 
that later today the Environmental Protection Agency will issue its 
final plan to clean up the San Jacinto River Waste Pits, a Superfund 
site in eastern Harris County, Texas.
  The communities of eastern Harris County, especially Channelview and 
Highlands, have fought for a decade to ensure that toxic waste that was 
dumped alongside the San Jacinto River 50 years ago will be fully 
removed and permanently protect our children and our children's 
children from the dangers found at the site.
  I thank the EPA and Region 6 for its hard work and diligence on this 
very important issue for our community. I would also like to thank the 
community members and local officials who have fought to clean up the 
site and ensure our community is made whole.
  Mr. Speaker, I am looking forward to EPA's announcement today.

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