CORPS OF ENGINEERS

Amendments

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2419), S7766, S7781, S7785, S7786, S7789, S7791, S7792, S7868, S7869, S7870 [30JN], H3769, H3770 [23MY], H3780, H3853, H3857, H3858, H3865, H3868, H3869, H3870, H3871, H3873, H3874, H3895 [24MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2419), consideration (H. Res. 291), H3779 [24MY]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2864), H5824, H5863, H5869, H5870, H5872, H5873, H5876 [14JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2419, energy and water development appropriations, S7797 [30JN], H9110 [26OC]

Articles and editorials

Corps' Own Study Backs Critics of Levee Engineering, S13548 [14DE]

Evidence Points to Man-Made Disaster, S13547 [14DE]

Our Little Harbor Doesn't Fit Into Feds' Big Picture, E515 [20MR]

Reality on the River, H5771 [13JY]

Bills and resolutions

African Americans: tribute to the Army Black Corps of Engineers for contributions in constructing the Alaska-Canada highway during World War II and their role in integrating the military (see H. Con. Res. 67), H719 [16FE]

Coastal zones: raise maximum amount that may be allotted for the construction of small shore and beach restoration and protection projects (see H.R. 754), H582 [10FE]

Colorado: provide environmental assistance to communities for water supply and treatment projects (see S. 1202), S6225 [8JN] (see H.R. 3521), H7557 [28JY]

Dams: authorize the conduct of small projects for the rehabilitation or removal of dams (see S. 1887), S11559 [19OC] (see H.R. 4226), H9641 [3NO]

Delaware River: direct Sec. of the Army to review report regarding flooding (see H.R. 1983), H2735 [28AP]

Dept. of the Army: convey certain lands to the Dept. of the Interior to be held in trust for the Prairie Island Indian Community (see S. 706), S3200 [5AP] (see H.R. 2186), H3054 [5MY]

———provide additional and enhanced authority relative to water resources and projects (see H.R. 1368), H1691 [17MR]

Devils Lake, ND: provide assistance to design and construct a project to provide a continued safe and reliable municipal water supply system (see S. 353), S1260 [10FE]

Ecology and environment: improve regional sediment management (see H.R. 1174), H1024 [8MR]

Ellsworth, ME: redesignate certain portions of the Union River navigation project (see S. 464), S1718 [18FE]

Endangered species: enable certain Federal agencies to rescue and relocate species threatened by reconstruction, maintenance, or repair of manmade flood control levees (see H.R. 2779), H4187 [7JN]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 2419), H3554 [18MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2419), consideration (see H. Res. 291), H3767 [23MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2419), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 539), H10037 [8NO]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (see S. 912), S4397 [27AP] (see H.R. 1356), H1690 [17MR] (see H.R. 2658), H4138 [26MY]

Hurricanes: dedicate a percentage of Hurricane Katrina disaster relief funds for mental health services for victims and first responders (see H.R. 3708), H7813 [8SE]

———express condolences to victims, commend resiliency of the people of Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Texas and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts (see H. Res. 567), H10909 [17NO]

———express condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina, commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts (see S. Res. 233), S9645 [6SE] (see H. Res. 425), H7742 [7SE]

———provide for reconstruction, replacement, and improvement of infrastructure in the Gulf Coast States (see S. 1836), S11212 [6OC]

———provide for recovery efforts relating to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita for Corps of Engineers projects (see S. 2006), S12766 [14NO]

Levees: carry out programs and activities to enhance safety (see H.R. 4650), H13188 [22DE]

Louisiana: authorize a program for ecosystem restoration for the Louisiana Coastal Area (see S. 721), S3278 [6AP]

Maine: mitigation of shore damages attributable to the Saco River navigation project (see S. 465), S1718 [18FE] (see S. 1641), S9833 [8SE]

———redesignate the Saco River navigation project as an anchorage area (see S. 1938), S12055 [28OC]

Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Collaborative Program: establish (see S. 1540), S9285 [28JY]

Modernize and improve (see S. 753), S3413 [11AP]

North Dakota: provide environmental assistance to communities for water supply and treatment projects (see S. 482), S1867 [1MR]

Rathbun Lake: convey remaining water supply storage allocation to the Rathbun Regional Water Association (see H.R. 391), H234 [26JA]

Rockland, ME: deauthorize a portion of Rockland Harbor navigation project (see S. 466), S1718 [18FE]

South Dakota: convey certain lands acquired for the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal features of the Oahe Irrigation Project to certain State agencies for wildlife habitat mitigation and provide conditional purchase options (see H.R. 4301), H10156 [10NO]

St. George, ME: deauthorize Tenants Harbor navigation project (see S. 462), S1718 [18FE]

Taxation: provide a tax credit for individuals who make contributions to finance the non-Federal share of Corp of Engineers projects (see H.R. 1470), H1777 [5AP]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (see S. 728), S3278 [6AP] (see H.R. 2864), H4400 [13JN]

———provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2864), consideration (see H. Res. 346), H5434 (see H. Res. 346), H5478 [29JN]

Waterways: carry out the Menominee Harbor and River dredging project (see S. 617), S2644 [14MR] (see H.R. 667), H412 [8FE]

———evaluate, construct, operate, and maintain capital improvements to the Intracoastal Waterway, Delaware River to Chesapeake Bay, Delaware and Maryland (Chesapeake and Delaware Canal) for public recreation (see H.R. 4160), H9361 [27OC]

Web's Construction Co., Inc.: relief (see H.R. 2645), H4073 [25MY]

Conference reports

Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 2419), H9814-H9932 [7NO]

Cost Estimates

Water Resources Development Act (S. 728): CBO, S9719-S9721 [7SE]

Letters

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) approved resolutions: Representative Don Young, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H9429, H9430 [31OC]

Houston-Galveston Navigation Channel Project funding: David F. Melcher, Corps of Engineers, H3788 [24MY]

———Edwin J. Arnold, Jr., Corps of Engineers, H3789 [24MY]

———Representative Gene Green, H3789 [24MY]

———several Members of the Texas congressional delegation, H3789 [24MY]

Memorandums

Trinity River Project in Fort Worth, TX: Chuck Silcox, Fort Worth, TX, City Council, E1678 [29JY]

Motions

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2419), H3876, H3877 [24MY]

Remarks in House

African Americans: tribute to the Army Black Corps of Engineers for contributions in constructing the Alaska-Canada highway during World War II and their role in integrating the military (H. Con. Res. 67), H756 [17FE]

Brevard County, FL: projects funding, H5819 [14JY]

Camden County, NC: environmental impact of proposed landfill, H9540 [2NO]

Congress: require congressional approval prior to reprogramming of water development program funding, H3792 [24MY]

Delaware River: preservation funding, H5814 [14JY]

Disasters: improve preparedness and response plans, H7697 [7SE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2419), H3780-H3795, H3853-H3879 [24MY], E1091 [25MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2419), conference report, H10058-H10065 [9NO], H10360 [16NO], E2327, E2328 [10NO], E2341 [14NO], E2364, E2366 [15NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2419), consideration (H. Res. 291), H3776-H3779 [24MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2419), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 539), H10048-H10050 [9NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2419), motion to recommit, H3877 [24MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2419), unanimous-consent agreement, H3853 [24MY]

Funding, H7639 [2SE], H8832 [17OC], E1780 [7SE]

Green Brook, NJ: flood control project funding, H3790 [24MY]

Gulf Coast States: water resources, floods, and disaster mitigation policies, H7924 [14SE]

Harbors: Benton Harbor, MI, dredging project funding, H5815 [14JY]

———prohibit funding for implementation of certain OMB guidelines determining eligibility of harbors for dredging, H3873, H3874 [24MY]

———revise guidelines used in determining eligibility of harbors for dredging, H5815, H5870, H5871 [14JY]

Houston, TX: flood control projects funding, H10064 [9NO]

Hurricanes: dedicate a percentage of Hurricane Katrina disaster relief funds for mental health services for victims and first responders (H.R. 3708), H7823 [13SE]

———express condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina, commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts, H8501-H8504 [28SE]

———express condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina, commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts (H. Res. 425), H7681-H7689 [7SE], E1807 [8SE], E1847 [14SE]

———provide for reconstruction, replacement, and improvement of infrastructure in the Gulf Coast States, E2515 [13DE]

———tribute to first responders participating in relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8166, H8168 [21SE]

Jacobs Creek Landing, KS: Neosho River logjam cleanup funding, H3794 [24MY]

Jersey City, NJ: Liberty State Park environmental restoration activities funding, H5869, H5870 [14JY]

Mississippi River: lock and dam expansion project funding, H5747 [13JY]

———require Corps of Engineers report on progress and maintain balance in regards to lock and dam modernization and ecosystem restoration, H5877 [14JY]

New Orleans, LA: GAO report clarifying that none of the delays or changes in the Lake Pontchartrain and vicinity hurricane protection project caused levee breaches in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina, H8576 [29SE]

Oakland, CA: Port of Oakland dredging project funding, H3793 [24MY], E2366 [15NO]

Ohio: tribute to first responders from 18th District participating in relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, H8166 [21SE]

Operation and maintenance: funding through reductions in Dept. of Energy departmental administrative account, H3870, H3871 [24MY]

Public works: permit reprogramming of funds to meet certain project cost increases and provide authority for continuing contracts, H3855 [24MY]

Reform, H3792 [24MY]

Rivers: enhance navigation capacity improvements and ecosystem restoration plan for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway System, H5256 [28JN], H5640, H5644 [12JY], H5770 [13JY], H5804, H5813-H5823, H5868, H5873-H5876 [14JY]

Sabine-Neches Riverway: channel dredging funding, H6208 [21JY]

Sacramento, CA: flood control projects funding, H3776 [24MY], H10049 [9NO]

South Dakota: convey certain lands acquired for the Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal features of the Oahe Irrigation Project to certain State agencies for wildlife habitat mitigation and provide conditional purchase options (H.R. 4301), E2335 [10NO]

Texas: Houston-Galveston Navigation Channel Project funding, H3788, H3789 [24MY], H10064 [9NO]

Volusia County, FL: Rose Bay Ecosystem Project funding, H3790, H3791 [24MY]

Water: aquatic herbicide treatment of invasive weed species in lakes and rivers research funding, H3863 [24MY]

———provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2864), H5216 [27JN], H5256 [28JN], H5640, H5644 [12JY], H5744, H5747 [13JY], H5804, H5810-H5880 [14JY], H7640 [2SE], H8220 [21SE], E1509 [18JY], E1527 [19JY]

———provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (H.R. 2864), consideration (H. Res. 346), H5768-H5772 [13JY]

Westport, MA: harbor dredging project funding, E515 [20MR]

Remarks in Senate

African Americans: tribute to the Army Black Corps of Engineers for contributions in constructing the Alaska-Canada highway during World War II and their role in integrating the military (H. Con. Res. 67), S10055 [14SE]

Armed Forces: role in relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S9945-S9947 [13SE]

Bureau of Reclamation: submit report analyzing costs and benefits of constructing the Auburn Dam in Sacramento, CA, S12746 [14NO]

Camp Wheeler, GA: removal of unexploded ordnance funding, S11102 [5OC]

Colorado: provide environmental assistance to communities for water supply and treatment projects (S. 1202), S6234 [8JN]

Dams: authorize the conduct of small projects for the rehabilitation or removal of dams (S. 1887), S11561 [19OC]

Dept. of the Army: convey certain lands to the Dept. of the Interior to be held in trust for the Prairie Island Indian Community (S. 706), S9055 [26JY]

Devils Lake, ND: provide assistance to design and construct a project to provide a continued safe and reliable municipal water supply system (S. 353), S1284 [10FE]

Ellsworth, ME: redesignate certain portions of the Union River navigation project (S. 464), S1722 [18FE]

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2419), S7766-S7797 [30JN], S7902 [1JY], S8414 [18JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2419), conference report, S12740-S12751 [14NO], S12836 [15NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2419), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S12702 [10NO]

Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify U.S. jurisdiction over water and wetlands (S. 912), S4399 [27AP]

Funding, S2836 [16MR]

Honolulu, HI: anniversary of the Honolulu Engineer District, S3647 [14AP]

Hurricanes: express condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina, commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts (S. Res. 233), S9630 [6SE]

———provide for reconstruction, replacement, and improvement of infrastructure in the Gulf Coast States (S. 1836), S11226 [6OC]

———relief efforts for States impacted by Hurricane Katrina, S13546 [14DE], S13988, S13989, S13994 [19DE]

Maine: mitigation of shore damages attributable to the Saco River navigation project (S. 1641), S9846 [8SE]

———mitigation of shore damages attributable to the Saco River navigation project (S. 465), S1722 [18FE]

———redesignate the Saco River navigation project as an anchorage area (S. 1938), S12055 [28OC]

Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Collaborative Program: establish (S. 1540), S9299 [28JY]

Modernize and improve (S. 753), S3425 [11AP]

North Dakota: Lake Sakakawea dock and boat ramp design and construction project funding, S12747 [14NO]

———provide environmental assistance to communities for water supply and treatment projects (S. 482), S1873 [1MR]

Rockland, ME: deauthorize a portion of Rockland Harbor navigation project (S. 466), S1722 [18FE]

St. George, ME: deauthorize Tenants Harbor navigation project (S. 462), S1722 [18FE]

Water: provide for conservation and development of water and related resources and authorize Dept. of the Army construction and improvement projects for rivers and harbors (S. 728), S3300-S3302 [6AP], S3349 [7AP]

Waterways: carry out the Menominee Harbor and River dredging project (S. 617), S2652 [14MR]

Woodley, John P., Jr.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of the Army for Civil Works, S5181 [12MY]

Reports

Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity Hurricane Protection Project: GAO, H8576 [29SE]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2419, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 539) (H. Rept. 109-278), H10037 [8NO]

Consideration of H.R. 2419, Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 291) (H. Rept. 109-94), H3767 [23MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2864, Water Resources Development Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 346) (H. Rept. 109-160), H5434, H5478 [29JN]

Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2419) (H. Rept. 109-275), H9962 [7NO]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2419) (H. Rept. 109-86), H3554 [18MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2419) (S. Rept. 109-84), S6740 [16JN]

Recovery Efforts Relating to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita for Corps of Engineers Projects: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2006), S13160 [17NO]

Water Resources Development Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 728) (S. Rept. 109-61), S4257 [26AP]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2864) (H. Rept. 109-154), H5176 [24JN]

Resolutions by organizations

Corps of Engineers waterways projects: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H9429, H9430 [31OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 2419), H3855 [24MY]

Statements

Investigation of Halliburton Co. for Alleged Misuse and Abuse of Funds and Resources Provided Under Contracts Dealing With Reconstruction Efforts in Iraq, S7483 [28JN]

Summaries

Dept. of Defense Support for Hurricane Katrina Relief, S9946 [13SE]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2419, energy and water development appropriations, S7902 [1JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 67, tribute to the Army Black Corps of Engineers for contributions in constructing the Alaska-Canada highway during World War II and their role in integrating the military, H757 [17FE]

H. Res. 291, consideration of H.R. 2419, energy and water development appropriations, H3776 [24MY]

H. Res. 346, consideration of H.R. 2864, Water Resources Development Act, H5768 [13JY]

H. Res. 425, express condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina, commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts, H7681 [7SE]

H. Res. 539, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2419, energy and water development appropriations, H10049 [9NO]

H.R. 2419, energy and water development appropriations, S7766-S7779 [30JN]

H.R. 2864, Water Resources Development Act, H5824-H5863 [14JY]

S. 706, Prairie Island Land Conveyance Act, S3211 [5AP], S9055 [26JY]

S. 721, Louisiana Coastal Area ecosystem restoration program authorization, S3288 [6AP]

S. 753, Corps of Engineers Modernization and Improvement Act, S3426-S3430 [11AP]

S. 912, Clean Water Authority Restoration Act, S4400 [27AP]

S. 1202, Rural Colorado Water Infrastructure Act, S6234 [8JN]

S. 1540, Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Collaborative Program Act, S9300-S9302 [28JY]

S. Res. 233, express condolences to victims of Hurricane Katrina, commend resiliency of the people of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama, and commit to relief, recovery, and rebuilding efforts, S9631, S9691 [6SE]