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“WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Transportation was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H11915-H11916 on Nov. 10, 1999.
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WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS
Mr. BOEHLERT. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2724) to make technical corrections to the Water Resources Development Act of 1999.
The Clerk read as follows:
Senate amendment:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
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 ``$20,000,000''.
(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 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:'';
(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. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. 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.
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The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Barrett of Nebraska). Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Boehlert) and the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Borski) each will control 20 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New York (Mr. Boehlert).
Mr. BOEHLERT. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, the bill's clarifications and revisions were developed in close coordination with the Senate and the administration.
Mr. Speaker, Senator Chafee worked very closely with the House conferees on the Water Resources Development Act. If I am not mistaken, it was the last major legislative achievement before his untimely death. He also worked very closely with us to fine-tune this legislation and then expedite its passage. It is a tribute to him that we were able to enact the Water Resources Development Act and then expeditiously move this bill.
H.R. 2724 perfects the legislation and addresses new, time-sensitive issues. It deserves the support of all of our colleagues.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. BORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join with the distinguished gentleman from New York (Chairman Boehlert) in support of this bill, H.R. 2724. As the gentleman from New York (Chairman Boehlert) has just suggested, this is a technical corrections bill to the water resources bill. It is bipartisan, noncontroversial. I urge its support.
Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. BOEHLERT. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from New York (Mr. Boehlert) that the House suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendment to the bill, H.R. 2724.
The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor thereof) the rules were suspended and the Senate amendment was concurred in.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
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