I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Amendment No. 1 offered by Mr. Oberstar: Page 4, strike lines 13 through 15 and insert the following: ``(E) increases public education and awareness with respect to-- ``(i) the ecological health of the estuary; ``(ii) the water quality conditions of the estuary; and ``(iii) ocean, estuarine, land, and atmospheric connections and interactions; Page 8, line 15, insert ``the implementation of'' before ``the plan''. Page 8, line 22, insert ``the implementation of'' before ``a comprehensive''. Page 10, line 25, insert ``, including monitoring activities,'' after ``activities''. Page 11, after line 18, insert the following: (1) Recipients.--Section 320(h)(1) of such Act (as redesignated by subsection (d) of this section) is amended by striking ``other public'' and all that follows before the period at the end and inserting ``and other public or nonprofit private agencies, institutions, and organizations''. Page 11, line 19, strike ``(1) In general.--'' and insert ``(2) Effects of probationary status.--''. Page 11, line 21, insert ``further'' before ``amended''. Page 12, line 17, strike ``(2)'' and insert ``(3)''. Page 15, after line 8, insert the following: (i) Convening of Conference.--Section 320(a)(2) of such Act (33 U.S.C.…
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Reclaiming my time, it does not add. That is current law. That is available under OPA. The CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.
I yield myself 10 seconds to thank the gentleman from Oregon for his constant attention to the work of our committee and to the water issues as well, and for his splendid presentation. I now yield 3 minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman…
I yield myself the remaining time to thank the gentleman from Arkansas for his generosity in yielding time, which had inadvertently run out on our side.
Certainly. And I thank the gentleman. And I share that concern. In the hearing yesterday, I made it very clear that the committee would move forward with the broader changes that the gentleman just discussed, Madam Speaker, so that the…





