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FISCAL YEAR 2002 VETERANS AFFAIRS/HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT -- HON. JAMES H. MALONEY (Extensions of
Remarks - November 15, 2001)
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HON. JAMES H. MALONEY
OF CONNECTICUT
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Thursday, November 15, 2001
- Mr. MALONEY of Connecticut. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the
Fiscal Year 2002, VA/HUD appropriations bill. The Appropriations Committee has
put together a bill that is truly bipartisan. I am proud to rise in strong
support of this measure which funds such important priorities as veterans
health care and benefits, needed housing initiatives, and key environmental
programs. This measure also provides resources to assist state and local
governments with infrastructure
improvement and economic development needs.
- The Central Naugatuck Valley in my district has been undergoing a major
water /sewer infrastructure upgrade. I am pleased
that under the State and Territorial Assistance Grant Program, $485,000 has been
appropriated for this much needed purpose.
- The City of Waterbury, which operates the hub of the region's sewer
system, has been burdened by the majority of the cost for these improvements.
Therefore, $260,000 (of the total $485,000) will go to the City of Waterbury
for wastewater infrastructure
improvements including the cost of the new sewage treatment facility in the
City which new funds, together with the $750,000 made available through the FY
2001 VA/HUD Appropriations Act, are to be used so as to lower the sewer rates
charged to system customers.
- The Town of Wolcott, Connecticut is partially served by the water system of the City of Waterbury.
However, the Clinton Hill Road neighborhood of Wolcott relies on well water and septic systems for their
water needs. This area of town
has been experiencing well failures and contamination. Under this legislation,
the Town on Wolcott will receive $125,000 (of the total $485,000) towards the
extension of the water
distribution system to the Clinton Hill Road neighborhood, together with
$250,000 made available through the FY 2001 VA/HUD Appropriations Act.
- The Town of Middlebury is served by dangerously inadequate rock wells. In
1999, several of the town wells went dry and MTBE contamination was
discovered. The town has already secured significant state funds to extend a
twelve-inch water main to the
affected area of the town. $100,000 (of the total $485,000) will go to the
Town of Middlebury to help complete their project.
- Finally, I would like to also point out that $100,000 has been
appropriated for the City
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of
Derby to assist with the restoration of the historic Sterling Opera House.
Built in 1889, the Sterling was the first structure in Connecticut to be
placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Today, the Opera House is
suffering from 35 years of neglect. The State of Connecticut and the City of
Derby have already committed a substantial sum of money to begin this
restoration. The money in this bill will help the City to restore the Sterling
Opera House to its original grandeur.