REPLACEMENT OF LOCKS & DAM 26 AT

ALTON, ILL.

(95–23)

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER RESOURCES

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON

PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

JUNE 14, 15, AND 16, 1977

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COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION

HAROLD T. (BIZZ) JOHNSON, California, Chairman

RAY ROBERTS, Texas

JAMES J. HOWARD, New Jersey
GLENN M. ANDERSON, California
ROBERT A. ROE, New Jersey
TENO RONCALIO, Wyoming
MIKE MCCORMACK, Washington
JOHN B. BREAUX, Louisiana
BO GINN, Georgia

DALE MILFORD, Texas

NORMAN Y. MINETA, California
ELLIOTT H. LEVITAS, Georgia
JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
JEROME A. AMBRO, New York
HENRY J. NOWAK, New York
ROBERT W. EDGAR, Pennsylvania
MARILYN LLOYD, Tennessee
JOHN G. FARY, Illinois

TED RISENHOOVER, Oklahoma

W. G. (BILL) HEFNER, North Carolina

DAVID L. CORNWELL, Indiana

ROBERT A. YOUNG, Missouri

DAVID E. BONIOR, Michigan

ALLEN E. ERTEL, Pennsylvania
BILLY LEE EVANS, Georgia
RONNIE G. FLIPPO, Alabama

NICK JOE RAHALL II, West Virginia
BOB STUMP, Arizona

DOUGLAS APPLEGATE, Ohio

WILLIAM H. HARSHA, Ohio

JAMES C. CLEVELAND, New Hampshire
DON H. CLAUSEN, California
GENE SNYDER, Kentucky

JOHN PAUL HAMMERSCHMIDT,
Arkansas

BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania
WILLIAM F. WALSH, New York
THAD COCHRAN, Mississippi
JAMES D. ABDNOR, South Dakota
GENE TAYLOR, Missouri

BARRY M. GOLDWATER, JR., California
TOM HAGEDORN, Minnesota
GARY A. MYERS, Pennsylvania
ARLAN STANGELAND, Minnesota

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PROFESSIONAL STAFF

RICHARD J. SULLIVAN, Chief Counsel
LLOYD A. RIVARD, Chief Engineer
LESTER EDELMAN, Counsel
LARRY REIDA, Minority Counsel
ROBERT K. DAWSON, Administrator

ERROL L. TYLER, Associate Counsel

DAVID A. HEYmsfeld, Assistant Counsel (Aviation)

DAVID L. MAHAN, Assistant Counsel (Aviation)

JOHN F. FRYER, Assistant Counsel (Transportation Regulation)
CLYDE WOODLE, Transportation Engineer
JAMES E. SCOTT, Staff Member (Budget)
CARL H. SCHWARTZ, Jr., Staff Member

WILLIAM M. CORCORAN, Staff Member (Water Resources)
JOAN M. KOVALIC, Staff Member (Water Resources)
GORDON E. WOOD, Assistant Minority Counsel
RICHARD A. ASHWORTH, Assistant Minority Counsel
SHELDON S. GILBERT, Assistant Minority Counsel
DOUGLAS COPLEY, Minority Staff Member (Aviation)
RICHARD C. BARNETT, Minority Economist
CHARLES C. ZIEGLER, Minority Staff Counsel
JEFFREY O'NEILL, Minority Staff Member

STAFF ASSISTANTS

DOROTHY A. BEAM, Executive Staff Assistant

ERLA S. YOUMANS, Minority Executive Staff Assistant

JOSEPH A. ITALIANO, Editor

CATHY EVANS, Calendar Clerk

CY ANDERSON, Jr.; TRULY BURTON; STERLYN B. CARROLL; RUTH S. COSTELLO; Linda Cox; MARVIN EVANS; ROGER Furey; Carol Granville; Janet Hoobler; Machele IRBY; ROBERT F. LOFTUS; WALTER MAZAn; Darrell NETHERTON; NICK SCHOLZ; ROBERT F. SPENCE; TOBY STEIN; NELL TALBERT; DENise ValentinE; OLGA WYNNYK

BARBARA Bannister; Karen LARISON; Jo Loughlin; Cheryl MEYERS; ALISE PEYTON; COLLEEN RAINEY; ANNadele RaszicK; PAT STONE

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