James Oberstar: “this certainly is the type of lake and these are the conditions that this legislation seeks to address. The authority…”

“this certainly is the type of lake and these are the conditions that this legislation seeks to address. The authority provided in the legislation for grants to States and through States to municipalities is the appropriate venue for the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Brown) to pursue this matter. We will certainly, on the committee, be very happy to support the gentlewoman's interest in seeing that there are adequate resources when appropriations are made. There are no appropriations available now. The point of this legislation is to authorize expanded funding through a program from EPA of grants to States and through States to municipalities or other lesser units of government that then will undertake cleanup plans. It would be useful if the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Brown) could provide us with any restoration plan that either the city or county or joint powers agreement authority may have developed for the cleanup of this lake and any other supporting information, as the gentlewoman has already indicated. I am sure the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Chairman Shuster) will support us in the initiative of appealing to EPA at the appropriate time for consideration of this project.”