Jim Inhofe: “during yesterday's debate on the Water Resources Development Act, Senator Sarbanes, Senator Jeffords, and I agreed to…”

“during yesterday's debate on the Water Resources Development Act, Senator Sarbanes, Senator Jeffords, and I agreed to submit for the Record a colloquy clarifying the intent of a provision authorizing the Poplar Island expansion project in Maryland. Unfortunately, this colloquy was inadvertently left out. I ask unanimous consent that the colloquy be printed in the Congressional Record at this point and that the permanent Record be corrected so that this colloquy appears with the rest of yesterday's debate on the bill. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Mr. SARBANES. Mr. President, I would like to engage the distinguished chairman in a colloquy with respect to the provisions in section 1001(a)(20), authorizing the Poplar Island Expansion, Maryland. Mr. INHOFE. I would be happy to respond to the Senator from Maryland. Mr. SARBANES. I would simply like to clarify that it is the intent of the committee that this provision authorizes construction of a 575-acre addition to the existing 1,140- acre Poplar Island, MD, beneficial use of dredged material project which is presently under construction and authorizes an additional $256.1 million for that expansion. Mr. INHOFE. The Senator from Maryland is correct.…”