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“TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1999” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Transportation was published in the Senate section on pages S14310-S14311 on Nov. 8, 1999.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1999
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now proceed to the consideration of calendar No. 316, H.R. 2724.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
A bill (H.R. 2724) to make technical corrections to the Water Resources Development Act of 1999.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill, which had been reported from the Committee on Environment and Public Works, with an amendment to strike all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
SECTION 1. ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
(a) Jackson County, Mississippi.--Section 219 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 110 Stat. 3757) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
``(5) Jackson county, mississippi.--Provision of an alternative water supply and a project for the elimination or control of combined sewer overflows for Jackson County, Mississippi.''; and
(2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``$10,000,000'' and inserting ``$20,000,000''.
(b) Manchester, New Hampshire.--Section 219(e)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 110 Stat. 3757) is amended by striking ``$10,000,000'' and inserting ``$30,000,000''.
(c) Atlanta, Georgia.--Section 219(f)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335) is amended by striking ``$25,000,000 for''.
(d) Paterson, Passaic County, and Passaic Valley, New Jersey.--Section 219(f)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335) is amended by striking ``$20,000,000 for''.
(e) Elizabeth and North Hudson, New Jersey.--Section 219(f) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (33), by striking ``$20,000,000'' and inserting ``$10,000,000''; and
(2) in paragraph (34)--
(A) by striking ``$10,000,000'' and inserting
``$20,000,000''; and
(B) by striking ``in the city of North Hudson'' and inserting ``for the North Hudson Sewerage Authority''.
SEC. 2. UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM.
Section 1103(e)(5) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 652(e)(5)) (as amended by section 509(c)(3) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 340)) is amended by striking ``paragraph (1)(A)(i)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)(B)''.
SEC. 3. DELAWARE RIVER, PENNSYLVANIA AND DELAWARE.
Section 346 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999
(113 Stat. 309) is amended by striking ``economically acceptable'' and inserting ``environmentally acceptable''.
SEC. 4. PROJECT REAUTHORIZATIONS.
Section 364 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999
(113 Stat. 313) is amended--
(1) by striking ``Each'' and inserting ``Subject to section 1001(b)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)(2)), each'';
(2) by striking paragraph (1); and
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as paragraphs (1) through (5), respectively.
SEC. 5. SHORE PROTECTION.
Section 103(d)(2)(A) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2213(d)(2)(A)) (as amended by section 215(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 292)) is amended by striking ``or for which a feasibility study is completed after that date,'' and inserting ``except for a project for which a District Engineer's Report is completed by that date,''.
SEC. 6. DAM SAFETY.
Section 504(a)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 338) is amended by inserting ``No. 5'' after
``Dam''.
Amendment No. 2773
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, Senators Warner, Chafee, and Reed have an amendment at the desk, and I ask for its consideration.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
The Senator from Iowa [Mr. Grassley] for Mr. Warner, for himself, Mr. Chafee, and Mr. Reed, proposes an amendment numbered 2773.
The amendment is as follows:
On page 3, line 8, strike ``$30,000,000'' and insert
``$20,000,000''.
On page 4, strike lines 19 through 21 and insert the following:
(1) by striking ``Each'' and all that follows through the colon and inserting the following: ``Each of the following projects is authorized to be carried out by the Secretary, and no construction on any such project may be initiated until the Secretary determines that the project is technically sound, environmentally acceptable, and economically justified:'';
On page 5, strike lines 9 through 12 and insert the following:
SEC. ____. COMITE RIVER, LOUISIANA.
Section 371 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999
(113 Stat. 321) is amended--
(1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``The''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(b) Crediting of Reduction in Non-Federal Share.--The project cooperation agreement for the Comite River Diversion Project shall include a provision that specifies that any reduction in the non-Federal share that results from the modification under subsection (a) shall be credited toward the share of project costs to be paid by the Amite River Basin Drainage and Water Conservation District.''.
SEC. ____. CHESAPEAKE CITY, MARYLAND.
Section 535(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 349) is amended by striking ``the city of Chesapeake'' each place it appears and inserting ``Chesapeake City''.
SEC. ____. CONTINUATION OF SUBMISSION OF CERTAIN REPORTS BY
THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY.
(a) Recommendations of Inland Waterways Users Board.--Section 302(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986
(33 U.S.C. 2251(b)) is amended in the last sentence by striking ``The'' and inserting ``Notwithstanding section 3003 of Public Law 104-66 (31 U.S.C. 1113 note; 109 Stat. 734), the''.
(b) List of Authorized but Unfunded Studies.--Section 710(a) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2264(a)) is amended in the first sentence by striking
``Not'' and inserting ``Notwithstanding section 3003 of Public Law 104-66 (31 U.S.C. 1113 note; 109 Stat. 734), not''.
(c) Reports on Participation of Minority Groups and Minority-Owned Firms in Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet Feature.--Section 844(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4177) is amended in the second sentence by striking ``The'' and inserting ``Notwithstanding section 3003 of Public Law 104-66 (31 U.S.C. 1113 note; 109 Stat. 734), the''.
(d) List of Authorized but Unfunded Projects.--Section 1001(b)(2) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 579a(b)(2)) is amended in the first sentence by striking ``Every'' and inserting ``Notwithstanding section 3003 of Public Law 104-66 (31 U.S.C. 1113 note; 109 Stat. 734), every''.
SEC. ____. AUTHORIZATIONS FOR PROGRAM PREVIOUSLY AND
CURRENTLY FUNDED.
(a) Program Authorization.--The program described in subsection (c) is hereby authorized.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Transportation for the program authorized in subsection (a) in amounts as follows:
(1) Fiscal year 2000.--For fiscal year 2000, $10,000,000.
(2) Fiscal year 2001.--For fiscal year 2001, $10,000,000.
(3) Fiscal year 2002.--For fiscal year 2002, $7,000,000.
(c) Applicability.--The program referred to in subsection
(a) is the program for which funds appropriated in title I of Public Law 106-69 under the heading ``FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION'' are available for obligation upon the enactment of legislation authorizing the program.
Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, today the Senate is considering legislation reported from the Committee on Environment and Public Works to make technical corrections to the Water Resources Development Act of 1999.
In July, 1999, the conference report on the Water Resources Development Act was enacted. The press of the conference business to reach final agreement prior to the August recess led to inaccurate cite references and omissions that need to be corrected.
This legislation and the accompanying amendment simply address technical modifications that have been brought to our attention by the Corps of Engineers. There are no new project authorizations, policy changes, or funding issues contained in this legislation.
As the Committee, by practice, has reauthorized the civil works mission of the Corps of Engineers every two years, the 1999 authorization bill is a produce initiated by the Committee in 1998. it is expected that, again next year, the Committee will examine the civil works mission of the Corps with all of the associated policy issues.
I respectfully request that my colleagues support this legislation and the amendment so that WRDA 1999 can be fully implemented.
Mr. GRASSLEY. I ask unanimous consent that the amendment be agreed to.
The amendment (No. 2773) was agreed to.
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the committee amendment, as amended, be agreed to, the bill be read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table, and any statements relating to the bill be printed in the Record.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended, was agreed to.
The bill (H.R. 2724), as amended, was read the third time and passed.
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