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2000

HARBOR AND INLAND WATERWAY FINANCING

(106–56)

HEARING

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON

WATER RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON

TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ONE HUNDRED SIXTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

NOVEMBER 3, 1999

Printed for the use of the

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania, Chairman

DON YOUNG, Alaska
THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin
SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York
HERBERT H. BATEMAN, Virginia
HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina
JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee
THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois
WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland
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STEPHEN HORN, California
BOB FRANKS, New Jersey
JOHN L. MICA, Florida
JACK QUINN, New York
TILLIE K. FOWLER, Florida
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan
SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama
STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio
SUE W. KELLY, New York
RAY LaHOOD, Illinois
RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana
CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire
ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio
JACK METCALF, Washington
EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana
ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas
MERRILL COOK, Utah
JOHN COOKSEY, Lousiana
JOHN R. THUNE, South Dakota
FRANK A. LoBIONDO, New Jersey
JERRY MORAN, Kansas
JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California
LEE TERRY, Nebraska
DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania
GARY G. MILLER, California
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JOHN E. SWEENEY, New York
JIM DeMINT, South Carolina
DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska
STEVEN T. KUYKENDALL, California
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
JOHNNY ISAKSON, GA
DAVID VITTER, Louisiana

JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia
ROBERT A. BORSKI, Pennsylvania
WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois
ROBERT E. WISE, JR., West Virginia
JAMES A. TRAFICANT, JR., Ohio
PETER A. DeFAZIO, Oregon
BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee
JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of Columbia
JERROLD NADLER, New York
PAT DANNER, Missouri
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
CORRINE BROWN, Florida
JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan
BOB FILNER, California
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
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FRANK MASCARA, Pennsylvania
GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi
JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD, California
ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland
EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon
MAX SANDLIN, Texas
ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California
BILL PASCRELL, JR., New Jersey
LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa
JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts
TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania
NICK LAMPSON, Texas
JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI, Maine
MARION BERRY, Arkansas
RONNIE SHOWS, Mississippi
BRIAN BAIRD, Washington
SHELLEY BERKLEY, Nevada

Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment

SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York, Chairman

DON SHERWOOD, Pennsylvania Vice Chairman
DON YOUNG, Alaska
HERBERT H. BATEMAN, Virginia
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WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland
STEPHEN HORN, California
BOB FRANKS, New Jersey
JACK QUINN, New York
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan
STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio
SUE W. KELLY, New York
RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana
ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio
ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas
FRANK A. LoBIONDO, New Jersey
JOHN DOOLITTLE, California
DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska
STEVEN T. KUYKENDALL, California
MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania
  (Ex Officio)

ROBERT A. BORSKI, Pennsylvania
GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi
EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon
BRIAN BAIRD, Washington
BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee
JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
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JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan
FRANK MASCARA, Pennsylvania
ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California
BILL PASCRELL, Jr., New Jersey
LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa
JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts
NICK LAMPSON, Texas
JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI, Maine
JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
  (Ex Officio)

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CONTENTS

TESTIMONY

    Anderson, John H., Jr., Director, Transportation Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division, U.S. General Accounting Office
    Borrone, Lillian C., Director, Port Commerce, Port of New York and New Jersey, on behalf of the American Association of Port Authorities
    Brescia, Christopher J., President, Midwest Area River Coalition 2000
    Conrad, David R., Water Resources Specialist, National Wildlife Federation
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    Lucas, J. Stephen Vice President, Export Operations, Louis Dreyfus Corporation, on behalf of the National Grain & Feed Association
    Mayeux, Michael, Manager, Mechanical Dredging Division, Weeks Marine, Inc., on behalf of the Associated General Contractors of America, and the Dredging Contractors of America
     Palmer, R. Barry, Executive Director, DINAMO
    Searchinger, Timothy D., Senior Attorney, Environmental Defense Fund
     Whitlock, Norbert, Chairman, Inland Waterways Users Board

PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

    Costello, Hon. Jerry F., of Illinois
    Kuykendall, Hon. Steven T., of California
    Menendez, Hon. Robert, of New Jersey

PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY WITNESSES

    Anderson, John H., Jr
    Borrone, Lillian C
    Brescia, Christopher J
    Conrad, David R
    Lucas, J. Stephen
    Mayeux, Michael
    Palmer, R. Barry
    Searchinger, Timothy D
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    Whitlock, Norbert

SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD

    Brescia, Christopher J., President, Midwest Area River Coalition 2000, National Corn Growers Association, statement

    Horn, Hon. Stephen, a Representative in Congress from California, statement of Dick Steinke, Executive Director, Port of Long Beach, CA, on behalf of the Board of Harbor Commissioners

    Searchinger, Timothy D., Senior Attorney, Environmental Defense Fund, charts:

Annual Economic Benefits from Management of the Missouri River
Missouri River Navigation
Inland Waterway Projects presented to Inland Waterway User Board, 1998

     Whitlock, Norbert, Chairman, Inland Waterways Users Board:

Summary of the Recommended Prioritization of Projects and Studies for FY 2000
Supplemental statement
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ADDITIONS TO THE RECORD
    American Farm Bureau Federation, statement
    American Forest and Products Association, statement
    American Petroleum Institute, statement
    Carriers Against Harbor Tax, Peter J. Finnerty, letter, November 15, 1999
    National Mining Association, Joseph E. Lema, Vice President, Manufacturers and Services Division, statement

    National Waterways Conference, Inc., Harry N. Cook, President, statement
    Washington State House Delegation, Representatives Baird, Dicks, Dunn, Hastings, Inslee, McDermott, Metcalf, Nethercutt and Smith, statement
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