Volume 147, No. 99 covering the 1st Session of the 107th Congress (2001 - 2002) was published by the Congressional Record.
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“TEXT OF AMENDMENTS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Senate section on pages S7825-S7828 on July 17, 2001.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
TEXT OF AMENDMENTS
SA 981. Mr. JOHNSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2311, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 2, line 18, after ``expended'' insert ``, of which
$2,000,000 shall be made available to the James River Water Development District, South Dakota, for completion of an environmental impact statement for the channel restoration and improvement project authorized by section 401(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (100 Stat. 4128)''.
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SA 982. Mr. JOHNSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2311, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 13, line 7, after ``expended,'', insert the following: ``of which $16,500,000 shall be available for the Mid-Dakota Rural Water Project;''.
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SA 983. Mr. SARBANES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2311, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 2, line 18, before the period, insert the following: ``, Provided, that using $100,000 of the funds provided herein for the States of Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia, the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is directed to conduct a Chesapeake Bay shoreline erosion study, including an examination of management measures that could be undertaken to address the sediments behind the dams on the lower Susquehanna River.''
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SA 984. Mr. DORGAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2311, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 28, before the period on line 10, insert the following: ``Provided further, within the amount herein appropriated, Western Area Power Administration is directed to conduct a technical analysis of the costs and feasibility of transmission expansion methods and technologies. WAPA shall publish a study by July 31, 2002 that contains recommendations of the most cost-effective methods and technologies to enhance electricity transmission from lignite and wind energy: Provided further, That these funds shall be non-reimbursable: Provided further, That these funds shall be available until expended.''
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SA 985. Mr. HUTCHINSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2311, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 3, line 3, after ``expended,'', insert the following: ``of which not less than $50,000 shall be used to carry out small flood control projects under section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 701s) for Bono, Arkansas;''.
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SA 986. Mr. STEVENS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2311, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place insert the following:
SEC. . NOME HARBOR TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
Section 101(a)(1) of Public Law 106-53 (the Water Resources Development Act of 1999) is amended by--
(A) striking ``$25,651,000'' and inserting in its place
``$39,000,000''; and
(B) striking ``$20,192,000'' and inserting in its place
``$33,541,000''.
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SA 987. Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. Levin, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Dayton, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Wellstone, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Bayh, and Mr. Voinovich) proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2311, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes, as follows:
On page 2, line 18, before the period, insert the following: ``, of which such sums as are necessary shall be used by the Secretary of the Army to conduct and submit to Congress a study that examines the known and potential environmental effects of oil and gas drilling activity in the Great Lakes (including effects on the shorelines and water of the Great Lakes): Provided, That during the fiscal year for which this Act makes funds available and during each subsequent fiscal year, no Federal or State permit or lease shall be issued for oil and gas slant, directional, or offshore drilling in or under 1 or more of the Great Lakes
(including in or under any river flowing into or out of the lake)''.
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SA 988. Mr. GRAHAM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2311, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 8, line 7, before the colon, insert the following:
``, and of which not more than $6,173,000 shall be made available for the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers, Georgia, Florida, and Alabama (of which none of the funds shall be used for dredging in the State of Florida)''.
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SA 989. Mr. GRAHAM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2311, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 8, line 24, before the period, insert the following: ``: Provided further, That the amounts made available under this heading for the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers, Georgia, Florida, and Alabama (other than amounts made available for specific hydrologic reconnections and slough restorations), shall be expended only for activities at or north of the Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam''.
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SA 990. Mr. GRAHAM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2311, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 11, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:
SEC. . HABITAT OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SPECIES OR
SPORTFISH.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to disrupt the critical habitat of endangered species or threatened species (as those terms are defined in section 3 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1532)) or the habitat of sportfish.
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SA 991. Mr. GRAHAM submitted an amendment intended to the proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2311, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 11, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:
SEC. . DEPOSIT OF DREDGED MATERIAL ON WETLAND.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to deposit dredged material on wetland subject to a permit issued under section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344).
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SA 992. Mr. GRAHAM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2311, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 7, line 25, strike ``$1,833,263,000'' and insert
``$1,633,263,000''.
On page 8, line 7, before the colon, insert the following:
``, and of which not more than $6,173,000 shall be made available for the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers, Georgia, Florida, and Alabama (of which none of the funds shall be used for dredging in the State of Florida)''.
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SA 993. Mr. REED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2311, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 3, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 8, at the end of line 24, before the period, insert: ``: Provided further, That $500,000 of the funds appropriated herein shall be available for the conduct of activities related to the selection, by the Secretary of the Army in cooperation with the Environmental Protection Agency, of a permanent disposal site for environmentally sound dredged material from navigational dredging projects in the State of Rhode Island.''
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SA 994. Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2311, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 3, after line 24, add the following:
``Project at the University of New Hampshire authorized under section 8(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1988 (33 U.S.C. 2314(b)), $1,000,000:''.
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SA 995. Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2311, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table: as follows:
On page 2, line 18, before the period, insert the following: ``, of which not less than $300,000 shall be used for study and design of the project at Seabrook Harbor, New Hampshire, under the Act of August 13, 1946 (33 U.S.C. 426e et seq.)''.
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SA 996. Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2311, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table: as follows:
On page 8, line 7, before the colon, insert the following:
``, and of which not less than $400,000 shall be used to carry our maintenance dredging of the Sagamore Creek Channel, New Hampshire''.
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SA 997. Mr. CONRAD (for himself, Mr. Dorgan, and Mr. Baucus) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2311, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 28, before the period on line 10, insert the following: ``: Provided further, That of the amount herein appropriated, not less than $200,000 shall be provided for corridor review and environmental review required for construction of a 230 kv transmission line between Belfield and Hettinger, North Dakota''.
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SA 998 Mr. ALLARD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2311, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other proposed; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __ (a) Rescissions.--There is rescinded an amount equal to 1 percent of the discretionary budget authority provided (or obligation limit imposed) for fiscal year 2002 in this Act for each department, agency, instrumentality, or entity of the Federal Government funded in this Act: Provided, That this reduction percentage shall be applied on a pro rata basis to each program, project, and activity subject to the rescission.
(b) Debt Reduction.--The amount rescinded pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the account established under section 3113(d) of title 31, United States Code, to reduce the public debt.
(c) Report.--The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall include in the President's budget submitted for fiscal year 2003 a report specifying the reductions made to each account pursuant to this section.
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SA 999. Mr. GRAHAM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2311, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 11, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:
SEC. 1__. APALACHICOLA, CHATTAHOOCHEE, AND FLINT RIVERS,
GEORGIA, FLORIDA, AND ALABAMA.
(a) Finding.--Congress finds that the disposal of dredged material from the Federal navigation channel in the Apalachicola River by placement inside the riverine ecosystem using within-bank or floodplain disposal sites is not consistent with the protection of the environment as required under the Economic and Environmental Principles and Guidelines for Water and Related Land Resources Implementation Studies issued on March 10, 1983, by the Water Resources Council established under title I of the Water Resources Planning Act (42 U.S.C. 1962a et seq.).
(b) Project Modification.--The project for navigation, Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers, Georgia, Florida, and Alabama, authorized by section 2 of the Act of March 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 17), and modified by the first section of the Act of July 24, 1946 (60 Stat. 635, chapter 595), is modified to direct the Secretary to transport dredged material to environmentally acceptable disposal sites approved by the States of Georgia, Florida, and Alabama and within the boundaries of the States, in lieu of using within-bank or floodplain disposal sites.
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SA 1000. Mr. GRAHAM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2311, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 8, line 7, before the colon, insert the following:
``, and of which not less than $8,173,000 shall be made available for the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers, Georgia, Florida, and Alabama (of which not less than
$500,000 shall be used to restore the historic hydrologic connection between the Apalachicola River and Virginia Cut that has been affected by the project for navigation, Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers, Georgia, Florida, and Alabama, authorized by section 2 of the Act of March 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 17), and modified by the first section of the Act of July 24, 1946 (60 Stat. 635, chapter 595))''.
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SA 1001. Mr. GRAHAM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2311, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 11, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:
SEC. 1__. APALACHICOLA, CHATTAHOOCHEE, AND FLINT RIVERS,
GEORGIA, FLORIDA, AND ALABAMA.
(a) Finding.--Congress finds that the disposal of dredged material from the Federal navigation channel in the Apalachicola River by placement inside the riverine ecosystem using within-bank or floodplain disposal sites is not consistent with the protection of the environment as required under the Economic and Environmental Principles and Guidelines for Water and Related Land Resources Implementation Studies issued on March 10, 1983, by the Water Resources Council established under title I of the Water Resources Planning Act (42 U.S.C. 1962a et seq.).
(b) Project Modification.--The project for navigation, Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers, Georgia, Florida, and Alabama, authorized by section 2 of the Act of March 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 17), and modified by the first section of the Act of July 24, 1946 (60 Stat. 635, chapter 595), is modified to direct the Secretary to transport dredged material from the Apalachicola River to environmentally acceptable disposal sites approved by the States of Georgia, Florida, and Alabama and within the boundaries of the States, in lieu of using within-bank or floodplain disposal sites.
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SA 1002. Mr. GRAHAM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2311, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 11, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:
SEC. __. IMPACT OF NAVIGATIONAL DREDGING ON LOCAL ECONOMIES
OF FLORIDA.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to conduct navigational dredging until the Secretary of the Army--
(1) completes a cost-benefit analysis of the impact of navigational dredging on the economies of local areas in the State of Florida, including oyster harvesting, tupelo honey production, shrimp production, blue crab production, commercial sportfishing, and recreational activities; and
(2) submits to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the results of the analysis.
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SA 1003. Mr. GRAHAM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2311, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 11, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:
SEC. . CUMULATIVE IMPACT OF NAVIGATIONAL DREDGING ON
WILDLIFE AND HABITAT.
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to conduct navigational dredging until the Secretary of the Army--
(1) completes an assessment of the cumulative impact of navigational dredging on wildlife and habitat; and
(2) submits to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the results of the assessment.
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SA 1004. Mr. DASCHLE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2311, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 12, line 20, after ``expended,'' insert ``of which
$4,000,000 shall be available for the West River/Lyman-Jones Rural Water System to provide rural, municipal, and industrial drinking water for Philip, South Dakota, in accordance with the Mni Wiconi Project Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 2566; 108 Stat. 4539),''.
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SA 1005. Mr. BUNNING submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2311, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 33, after line 25, add the following:
Sec. 312. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall provide for the management of environmental matters
(including planning and budgetary activities) with respect to the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Kentucky, through the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management.
(b) Particular Requirements.--(1) In meeting the requirement in subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide for direct communication between the Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management and the head of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant on the matters covered by that subsection.
(2) The Assistant Secretary shall carry out activities under this section in direct consultation with the head of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant.
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SA 1006. Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2311, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 7, line 6, before the period, insert the following:
``: Provided further, That, with respect to the environmental infrastructure project in Lebanon, New Hampshire, for which funds are made available under this heading, the non-Federal interest shall receive credit toward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project for work performed before the date of execution of the project cooperation agreement, if the Secretary determines the work is integral to the project.''
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SA 1007. Mr. CHAFEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2311, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 3, line 3, strike ``$1,570,798,000, to remain available until expended'' and insert ``$1,572,798,000, to remain available until expended, of which $2,000,000 shall be derived from a transfer from amounts made available under the heading ``General Expenses''; and of which $2,000,000 shall be available to carry out the Estuary Restoration Act of 2000
(33 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.) after the first meeting of the Estuary Habitat Restoration Council''.
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SA 1008. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2311, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table, as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following: ``of which
$500,000 shall be made available to assist the State of Oregon with design activities related to installation of electric irrigation water pumps at the Savage Rapids Dam on the Rogue River, Oregon, using authority provided by Public Law 92-199.''
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SA 1009. Mr. WYDEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2311, making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table, as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following: ``of which
$500,000 shall be made available to conduct planning, technical, design, feasibility and other analyses under authority provided by Public Law 92-199 to evaluate the feasibility of installation of electric irrigation water pumping facilities at the Savage Rapids Dam on the Rogue River, Oregon.''
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