[Senate Report 107-326]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                                       Calendar No. 743
107th Congress                                                   Report
                                 SENATE
 2d Session                                                     107-326

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 A BILL TO MODIFY THE PROJECT FOR FLOOD CONTROL, LITTLE CALUMET RIVER, 
                                INDIANA

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                November 4, 2002.--Ordered to be printed

 Filed, under the authority of the order of the Senate of October 17, 
                                  2002

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   Mr. Jeffords, from the Committee on Environment and Public Works, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                         [to accompany S. 2978]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

     The Committee on Environment and Public Works, to which 
was referred a bill (S. 2978) to modify the project for flood 
control, Little Calumet River, Indiana, having considered the 
same reports favorably without amendment and recommends that 
the bill do pass.

                    General Statement and Background

    Projects and project modifications are ready for 
authorization by Congress after they have completed a 
reconnaissance and a feasibility study and received a positive 
recommendation from the Chief of Engineers in the form of a 
completed, signed Chief's Report. S. 2978 has completed these 
requirements. This bill modifies the project for flood control 
on the Little Calumet River in Indiana.
    The Little Calumet River basin is located in Lake and 
Porter Counties in northwestern Indiana, and Cook and Will 
Counties in northeastern Illinois. The project involves a 22-
mile reach of the River from the Illinois-Indiana State line 
eastward to its confluence with Lake Michigan near Gary, 
Indiana. This project will provide flood protection for 8,600 
structures along the Little Calumet River in Indiana. The post-
authorization change report for this project was completed in 
December 2000 and includes a positive recommendation. It 
provides for a revision to the project cost due to increases in 
the cost of construction and land acquisition and associated 
increases in planning, design, management, construction 
management, and contingencies.

                     Objectives of the Legislation

    S. 2978 authorizes project modifications to the existing 
flood control project at the Little Calumet River.

                      Section-by-Section Analysis

Section 1. Modification of Flood Control Project, Little Calumet River, 
        Indiana
    S. 2978 authorizes the project modification at a total cost 
of $187,000,000 with an estimated Federal cost of $137,000,000 
and an estimated non-Federal cost of $50,000,000.

                          Legislative History

    Senators Bayh and Lugar introduced S. 2978 on September 19, 
2002. The bill was referred to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works. No hearing was held on the bill. The committee 
considered the bill in a business meeting on September 26, 2002 
and ordered the bill reported to the Senate.

                             Rollcall Votes

    The Committee on Environment and Public Works met to 
consider S. 2978 on September 26, 2002. The committee favorably 
reported the bill by voice vote. Senators Smith and Voinovich 
recorded a ``no'' vote.

                      Regulatory Impact Statement

    The bill does not create any additional regulatory burdens, 
nor will it cause any adverse impact on the personal privacy of 
individuals.

                          Mandates Assessment

    In compliance with the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 
(Public Law 104-4), the committee finds that S. 2978 would 
impose no unfunded mandates on State, local, or tribal 
governments.

                          Cost of Legislation

    Section 403 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
Control Act requires that a statement of the cost of the 
reported bill, prepared by the Congressional Budget Office, be 
included in the report. That statement follows:
                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                   Washington, DC, October 7, 2002.

Hon. James M. Jeffords, Chairman,
Committee on Environment and Public Works,
U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.

    Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for S. 2978, a bill to 
modify the project for flood control, Little Calumet River, 
Indiana.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Julie 
Middleton, who can be reached at 226-2860.
            Sincerely,
                                            Dan L. Crippen.
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S. 2978, A bill to modify the project for flood control, Little Calumet 
        River, Indiana, as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on 
        Environment and Public Works on September 26, 2002
Summary
    S. 2978 would increase the authorized level of funding for 
flood control projects on the Little Calumet River. The bill 
would authorize a total project cost of $99.9 million (in 2001 
dollars) that could be adjusted for inflation. Under this bill, 
the Federal share of the increased cost would be $71.7 million 
and the nonFederal share would be $28.2 million.
    Assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts, CBO 
estimates that Federal costs for implementing this bill would 
total about $70 million over the 2003-2007 period, including 
adjustments for anticipated inflation, and an additional $10 
million after that period. Enacting S. 2978 would not affect 
direct spending or revenues.
    S. 2978 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector 
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) 
and would impose no costs on State, local, or tribal 
governments. The Federal assistance authorized by this bill 
would benefit any State and local governments choosing to 
participate in this project. Any costs they would incur to 
comply with the conditions of this assistance, including 
matching requirements, would be voluntary.
Estimated Cost to the Federal Government
    The estimated budgetary impact of S. 2978 is shown in the 
following table. The costs of this legislation fall within 
budget function 300 (natural resources and environment).


                 By Fiscal Year, in Millions of Dollars
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   2003    2004    2005    2006    2007
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 CHANGES IN SPENDING SUBJECT TO
          APPROPRIATION
Estimated Authorization Level...      15      15      16      16      18
Estimated Outlays...............       8      13      16      16      17
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Basis of Estimate
    For this estimate, CBO assumes that S. 2978 will be enacted 
near the beginning of fiscal year 2003 and that amounts will be 
appropriated to meet the anticipated construction schedule for 
the project. Based on information from the Army Corps of 
Engineers, CBO estimates that implementing this bill would cost 
about $70 million over the 2003-2007 period, including 
adjustments for anticipated inflation, and an additional $10 
million after that period. (Those amounts reflect the Federal 
share of the project's cost.)
Intergovernmental and Private-Sector Impact
    S. 2978 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector 
mandates as defined in UMRA and would impose no costs on State, 
local, or tribal governments. The Federal assistance authorized 
by this bill would benefit any State and local governments 
choosing to participate in this project. Any costs they would 
incur to comply with the conditions of this assistance, 
including matching requirements, would be voluntary.

Estimate Prepared By: Federal Costs: Julie Middleton; Impact on 
State, Local, and Tribal Governments: Marjorie Miller; Impact 
on the Private Sector: Lauren Marks.

Estimate Approved By: Peter H. Fontaine, Deputy Assistant 
Director for Budget Analysis.

                        Changes in Existing Law

    Section 12 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate 
requires the committee to publish changes in existing law made 
by the bill as reported. Passage of this bill will make no 
changes to existing law.

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