[House Report 110-288]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    110-288

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 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY THE 
  BILL (H.R. 1495) TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF 
WATER AND RELATED RESOURCES, TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY TO 
 CONSTRUCT VARIOUS PROJECTS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO RIVERS AND HARBORS OF 
               THE UNITED STATES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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 Filed on August 1 (legislative day, July 31), 2007.--Referred to the 
                House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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    Ms. Matsui, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 597]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 597, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for the consideration of the 
conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1495) to provide 
for the conservation and development of water and related 
resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct 
various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the 
United States, and for other purposes. The resolution waives 
all points of order against the conference report and its 
consideration. The resolution also considers the conference 
report as read.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The waiver of all points of order against the conference 
report and against its consideration includes a waiver of 
clause 8 of rule XXII (requiring a three-day layover of 
conference reports and the accompanying joint explanatory 
statement).

                                  
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