H.R. 3313, the Long Island Sound Restoration Act, and H.R. 2957, the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Act: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second Session, February 29, 2000 |
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| Title | H.R. 3313, the Long Island Sound Restoration Act, and H.R. 2957, the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Act: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Sixth Congress, Second ... |
| Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment |
| Contributor | United States, Congress House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Staff |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office, 2001 |
| ISBN | 0160646820, 9780160646829 |
| Length | 101 pages |
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