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(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$40,000,000. Such sums shall remain available until ex-
pended. 
SEC. 5108. TENNESSEE RIVER PARTNERSHIP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As part of the operation and 
maintenance of the project for navigation, Tennessee 
River, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Kentucky, 
authorized by the first section of the Rivers and Harbors 
Act of July 3, 1930 (46 Stat. 927), the Secretary may 
enter into a partnership with a nonprofit entity to remove 
debris from the Tennessee River in the vicinity of Knox-
ville, Tennessee, by providing a vessel to such entity, at 
Federal expense, for such debris removal purposes. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$500,000. 
SEC. 5109. CLEAR CREEK AND TRIBUTARIES, HARRIS, GAL-
VESTON, AND BRAZORIA COUNTIES, TEXAS. 
The Secretary shall expedite completion of the report 
for the project for flood damage reduction, ecosystem res-
toration, and recreation, Clear Creek and tributaries, Har-
ris, Galveston, and Brazoria Counties, Texas.
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SEC. 5110. HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. 
Section 575(a) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3789; 113 Stat. 311) is amended 
by inserting before the period at the end the following: 
‘‘, whether or not such works or actions are partially fund-
ed under the hazard mitigation grant program of the Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency’’. 
SEC. 5111. HARRIS GULLY, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. 
(a) STUDY.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct 
a study to determine the feasibility of carrying out 
a project for flood damage reduction in the Harris 
Gully watershed, Harris County, Texas, to provide 
flood protection for the Texas Medical Center, Hous-
ton, Texas. 
(2) USE OF LOCAL STUDIES AND PLANS.—In 
conducting the study, the Secretary shall use, to the 
extent practicable, studies and plans developed by 
the non-Federal interest if the Secretary determines 
that such studies and plans meet the evaluation and 
design standards of the Corps of Engineers. 
(3) COMPLETION DATE.—The Secretary shall 
complete the study by July 1, 2004. 
(b) CRITICAL FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION MEAS-
URES.—The Secretary may carry out critical flood damage 
reduction measures that the Secretary determines are fea-
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sible and that will provide immediate and substantial flood 
damage reduction benefits in the Harris Gully watershed, 
at a Federal cost of $7,000,000. 
(c) CREDIT.—The Secretary shall credit toward the 
non-Federal share of the cost of the project the cost of 
planning, design, and construction work carried out by the 
non-Federal interest before the date of the partnership 
agreement for the project if the Secretary determines that 
such work is integral to the project. 
(d) NONPROFIT ENTITY.—Notwithstanding section 
221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 1962d–
5b), a nonprofit entity may, with the consent of the local 
government, serve as a non-Federal interest for the project 
undertaken under this section. 
SEC. 5112. ONION CREEK, TEXAS. 
In carrying out the study for the project for flood 
damage, reduction, recreation, and ecosystem restoration, 
Onion Creek, Texas, the Secretary shall include the costs 
and benefits associated with the relocation of flood-prone 
residences in the study area for the project during the 2-
year period before the initiation of the feasibility study to 
the extent the Secretary determines such relocations are 
compatible with the project. The Secretary shall credit to-
ward the non-Federal share of the cost of the project the 
cost of relocation of such flood-prone residences incurred
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by the non-Federal interest before the date of the partner-
ship agreement for the project if the Secretary determines 
that the relocation of such residences is integral to the 
project.
SEC. 5113. PELICAN ISLAND, TEXAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 108(a) of the Energy and 
Water Development Appropriations Act, 1994 (33 U.S.C. 
59hh(a)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO CONVEY.—The Secretary’’; 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) LETTER OF INTENT.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
provide a letter of intent to the city of Gal-
veston for conveyance of less than 100 acres of 
the parcel described in subsection (a) for pri-
vate development purposes if the Secretary re-
ceives and approves a proposal by the city des-
ignating the land which would be subject to 
such development. 
‘‘(B) DISPOSITION OF SPOIL.—If the Sec-
retary issues a letter of intent under subpara-
graph (A), no additional spoil material may be 
placed on the land designated for private devel-
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opment for a period of at least 5 years from the 
date of issuance of the letter to provide the city 
of Galveston with an opportunity to secure pri-
vate developers, perform appraisals, conduct en-
vironmental studies, and provide the compensa-
tion to the United States required for the con-
veyance.’’; and 
(3) by aligning the remainder of the text of 
paragraph (1) (as designated by paragraph (1) of 
this subsection) with paragraph (2) (as added by 
paragraph (2) of this subsection). 
(b) EXPIRATION DATE.—Section 108(e)(3) of such 
Act (33 U.S.C. 59hh(e)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘date 
of the enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘date of enact-
ment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 5114. FRONT ROYAL, VIRGINIA. 
Section 591(a)(2) of the Water Resources Develop-
ment Act of 1999 (113 Stat. 378) is amended by striking 
‘‘$12,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$22,000,000’’. 
SEC. 5115. RICHMOND NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK, 
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
carry out bluff stabilization measures on the James River 
in the vicinity of Drewry’s Bluff, Richmond National Bat-
tlefield Park, Richmond, Virginia.
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(b) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Secretary shall seek re-
imbursement from the Secretary of the Interior of any 
costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 5116. BAKER BAY AND ILWACO HARBOR, WASH-
INGTON. 
The Secretary shall conduct a study of increased sil-
tation in Baker Bay and Ilwaco Harbor, Washington, to 
determine if the siltation is the result of a Federal naviga-
tion project (including diverted flows from the Columbia 
River) and, if the Secretary determines that the siltation 
is the result of a Federal navigation project, the Secretary 
shall carry out a project to mitigate the siltation as part 
of maintenance of the Federal navigation project.
SEC. 5117. CHEHALIS RIVER, CENTRALIA, WASHINGTON. 
The Secretary shall credit toward the non-Federal 
share of the cost of the project for flood damage reduction, 
Chehalis River, Centralia, Washington, the cost of plan-
ning, design, and construction work carried out by the 
non-Federal interest before the date of the partnership 
agreement for the project if the Secretary determines that 
the work is integral to the project.
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SEC. 
5118. 
HAMILTON 
ISLAND 
CAMPGROUND, 
WASH-
INGTON. 
The Secretary is authorized to plan, design, and con-
struct a campground for Bonneville Lock and Dam at 
Hamilton Island (also know as ‘‘Strawberry Island’’) in 
Skamania County, Washington.
SEC. 5119. PUGET ISLAND, WASHINGTON. 
The Secretary is directed to place dredged and other 
suitable material along portions of the Columbia River 
shoreline of Puget Island, Washington, between river miles 
38 to 47 in order to protect economic and environmental 
resources in the area from further erosion, at a Federal 
cost of $1,000,000. This action shall be coordinated with 
appropriate resource agencies and comply with applicable 
Federal laws. 
SEC. 5120. BLUESTONE, WEST VIRGINIA. 
Section 547 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 2000 (114 Stat. 2676–2678) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(A) by striking ‘‘4 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘5 years’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(B)(iii) by striking ‘‘if 
all’’ and all that follows through ‘‘facility’’ and in-
serting ‘‘assurance project’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(1)(C) by striking ‘‘and 
construction’’ and inserting ‘‘, construction, and op-
eration and maintenance’’;
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(4) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the 
following: 
‘‘(3) OPERATION AND OWNERSHIP.—The Tri-
Cities Power Authority shall be the owner and oper-
ator of the hydropower facilities referred to in sub-
section (a).’’; 
(5) in subsection (c)(1)—
(A) by striking ‘‘No’’ and inserting ‘‘Un-
less otherwise provided, no’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘planning,’’ before ‘‘de-
sign’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘prior to’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘subsection (d)’’; 
(6) in subsection (c)(2) by striking ‘‘design’’ 
and inserting ‘‘planning, design,’’; 
(7) in subsection (d)—
(A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall review 
the design and construction activities for all features 
of the hydroelectric project that pertain to and affect 
stability of the dam and control the release of water 
from Bluestone Dam to ensure that the quality of 
construction of those features meets all standards
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established for similar facilities constructed by the 
Secretary.’’; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2); 
(C) by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) and insert-
ing ‘‘, except that hydroelectric power is no 
longer a project purpose of the facility. Water 
flow releases from the hydropower facilities 
shall be determined and directed by the Corps 
of Engineers.’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) COORDINATION.—Construction of the hy-
droelectric generating facilities shall be coordinated 
with the dam safety assurance project currently in 
the design and construction phases.’’; 
(8) in subsection (e) by striking ‘‘in accord-
ance’’ and all that follows through ‘‘58 Stat. 890)’’; 
(9) in subsection (f)—
(A) by striking ‘‘facility of the inter-
connected systems of reservoirs operated by the 
Secretary’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘facilities under construction under such agree-
ments’’; and
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(B) by striking ‘‘design’’ and inserting 
‘‘planning, design’’; 
(10) in subsection (f)(2)—
(A) by ‘‘Secretary’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘Tri-Cities Power Authority’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘facilities referred to in 
subsection (a)’’ and inserting ‘‘such facilities’’; 
(11) by striking paragraph (1) of subsection (g) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) to arrange for the transmission of power 
to the market or to construct such transmission fa-
cilities as necessary to market the power produced at 
the facilities referred to in subsection (a) with funds 
contributed by the Tri-Cities Power Authority; and’’; 
(12) in subsection (g)(2) by striking ‘‘such fa-
cilities’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the Secretary’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the generating facility’’; and 
(13) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) TRI-CITIES POWER AUTHORITY DEFINED.—In 
this section, the ‘Tri-Cities Power Authority’ refers to the 
entity established by the City of Hinton, West Virginia, 
the City of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, and the 
City of Philippi, West Virginia, pursuant to a document 
entitled ‘Second Amended and Restated Intergovern-
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mental Agreement’ approved by the Attorney General of 
West Virginia on February 14, 2002.’’.
SEC. 5121. WEST VIRGINIA AND PENNSYLVANIA FLOOD 
CONTROL. 
(a) CHEAT AND TYGART RIVER BASINS, WEST VIR-
GINIA.—Section 581(a)(1) of the Water Resources Devel-
opment Act of 1996 (110 Stat. 3790; 113 Stat. 313) is 
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘flood control measures’’ and in-
serting ‘‘structural and nonstructural flood control, 
streambank protection, stormwater management, 
and channel clearing and modification measures’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘with respect to measures that 
incorporate levees or floodwalls’’ before the semi-
colon. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
581(c) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 
(110 Stat. 3791) is amended by striking ‘‘$12,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$90,000,000’’. 
SEC. 5122. LOWER KANAWHA RIVER BASIN, WEST VIRGINIA. 
The Secretary shall conduct a watershed and river 
basin assessment under section 729 of the Water Re-
sources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2267a) for 
the Lower Kanawha River Basin, in the counties of
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Mason, Putnam, Kanawha, Jackson, and Roane, West 
Virginia. 
SEC. 5123. CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA. 
Section 571 of the Water Resources Development Act 
of 1999 (113 Stat. 371) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘Nicholas,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Gilmer,’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 221(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 
1962d–5b(b)), for any project undertaken under this sec-
tion, a non-Federal interest may include a nonprofit entity 
with the consent of the affected local government. 
‘‘(j) CORPS OF ENGINEERS EXPENSES.—Ten percent 
of the amounts appropriated to carry out this section may 
be used by the Corps of Engineers district offices to ad-
minister projects under this section at 100 percent Fed-
eral expense.’’. 
SEC. 5124. SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. 
(a) CORPS
OF ENGINEERS.—Section 340 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 
4856; 113 Stat. 320) is amended by adding at the end 
the following:
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‘‘(h) CORPS OF ENGINEERS.—Ten percent of the 
amounts appropriated to carry out this section for fiscal 
years 2003 and thereafter may be used by the Corps of 
Engineers district offices to administer projects under this 
section at 100 percent Federal expense.’’. 
(b) SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA DEFINED.—Section 
340(f) of such Act is amended by inserting ‘‘Nicholas,’’ 
after ‘‘Greenbrier,’’. 
(c) NONPROFIT
ENTITIES.—Section 340 of the 
Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 
4856) is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) NONPROFIT ENTITIES.—Notwithstanding sec-
tion 221(b) of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 
1962d–5b(b)), for any project undertaken under this sec-
tion, a non-Federal interest may include a nonprofit entity 
with the consent of the affected local government.’’. 
SEC. 5125. CONSTRUCTION OF FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS 
BY NON-FEDERAL INTERESTS. 
Section 211(f) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1996 (33 U.S.C. 701b–13) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) BUFFALO BAYOU, TEXAS.—The project for 
flood control, Buffalo Bayou, Texas.
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‘‘(10) HALLS BAYOU, TEXAS.—The project for 
flood control, Halls Bayou, Texas. 
‘‘(11) ST. PAUL DOWNTOWN AIRPORT (HOLMAN 
FIELD), ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.—The project for 
flood damage reduction, St. Paul Downtown Holman 
Field), St. Paul, Minnesota.’’.
SEC. 5126. BRIDGE AUTHORIZATION. 
There is authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000 
for the construction of the bridge referred to in section 
1001(a)(1).
SEC. 
5127. 
ADDITIONAL 
ASSISTANCE 
FOR 
CRITICAL 
PROJECTS. 
Section 219(f) of the Water Resources Development 
Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4835; 113 Stat. 335–337; 114 
Stat. 2763A–220–221) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(71) PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA.—$7,000,000 
for sanitary sewer and wastewater infrastructure, 
Plaquemine, Louisiana. 
‘‘(72) 
CHARLESTON, 
SOUTH
CAROLINA.—
$20,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, including 
wastewater collection systems, Charleston, South 
Carolina.
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‘‘(73) CROSS, SOUTH
CAROLINA.—$2,000,000 
for 
water-related 
environmental 
infrastructure, 
Cross, South Carolina. 
‘‘(74) 
SURFSIDE, 
SOUTH
CAROLINA.—
$8,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, includ-
ing stormwater system improvements and ocean out-
falls, Surfside, South Carolina. 
‘‘(75) NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CARO-
LINA.—$3,000,000 for environmental infrastructure, 
including ocean outfalls, North Myrtle Beach, South 
Carolina.
‘‘(76) TIA
JUANA
VALLEY, 
CALIFORNIA.—
$1,400,000 for water-related environmental infra-
structure, Tia Juana Valley, California. 
‘‘(77) CABARRUS COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA.—
$4,500,000 
for 
water-related 
infrastructure, 
Cabarrus County, North Carolina. 
‘‘(78) RICHMOND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA.—
$8,000,000 for water-related infrastructure, Rich-
mond County, North Carolina. 
‘‘(79) UNION
COUNTY, NORTH
CAROLINA.—
$9,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure, Union 
County, North Carolina. 
‘‘(80) WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.—
$35,000,000 for implementation of a combined
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sewer overflow long term control plan, Washington, 
District of Columbia. 
‘‘(81) SOUTHERN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALI-
FORNIA.—$15,000,000 for environmental infrastruc-
ture for the groundwater basin optimization pipeline, 
Southern Los Angeles County, California. 
‘‘(82) INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.—$6,430,000 for 
environmental infrastructure for Indianapolis, Indi-
ana. 
‘‘(83) HENDERSON, NEVADA.—$5,000,000 for 
wastewater infrastructure, Henderson, Nevada. 
‘‘(84) SENNETT, NEW YORK.—$1,500,000 for 
water infrastructure, Town of Sennett, New York. 
‘‘(85) 
LEDYARD
AND
MONTVILLE, 
CON-
NECTICUT.—$7,113,000 for water infrastructure, 
Ledyard and Montville, Connecticut. 
‘‘(86) 
AWENDAW, 
SOUTH
CAROLINA.—
$2,000,000 
for 
water-related 
infrastructure, 
Awendaw, South Carolina. 
‘‘(87) 
ST. 
CLAIR
COUNTY, 
ALABAMA.—
$5,000,000 for water-related infrastructure, St. 
Clair County, Alabama. 
‘‘(88) EAST BAY, SAN FRANCISCO, AND SANTA 
CLARA AREAS, CALIFORNIA.—$4,000,000 for a de-
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salination project to serve the East Bay, San Fran-
cisco, and Santa Clara areas, California. 
‘‘(89) ATHENS, TENNESSEE.—$16,000,000 for 
wastewater infrastructure, Athens, Tennessee. 
‘‘(90) WARWICK, NEW YORK.—$1,200,000 for 
water storage capacity restoration, Warwick, New 
York. 
‘‘(91) KIRYAS JOEL, NEW YORK.—$20,000,000 
for water-related infrastructure, Kiryas Joel, New 
York. 
‘‘(92) WHITTIER, CALIFORNIA.—$8,000,000 for 
wastewater and water-related infrastructure, Whit-
tier, California. 
‘‘(93) ANACOSTIA RIVER, DISTRICT OF COLUM-
BIA
AND
MARYLAND.—$20,000,000 for environ-
mental infrastructure and resource protection and 
development to enhance water quality and living re-
sources in the Anacostia River watershed, District of 
Columbia and Maryland. 
‘‘(94) DUCHESNE, IRON, AND UINTAH COUN-
TIES, UTAH.—$10,000,000 for water-related infra-
structure, Duchesne, Iron, and Uintah Counties, 
Utah. 
‘‘(95) HANCOCK, HARRISON, JACKSON, AND 
PEARL RIVER COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI.—$5,824,300
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for water and wastewater-related infrastructure, 
Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, and Pearl River Coun-
ties, Mississippi. 
‘‘(96) PLACER
AND
EL
DORADO
COUNTIES, 
CALIFORNIA.—$35,000,000 to improve the efficiency 
and use of existing water supplies in Placer and El 
Dorado Counties, California, through water and 
wastewater projects, programs, and infrastructure. 
‘‘(97) ARCADIA
AND
SIERRA
MADRE, CALI-
FORNIA.—$20,000,000 for water-related infrastruc-
ture, Arcadia and Sierra Madre, California. 
‘‘(98) EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS.—$25,000,000 
for water-related infrastructure and resource protec-
tion and development, El Paso County, Texas. 
‘‘(99) ATLANTA, GEORGIA.—$35,000,000 for 
implementation of a sanitary sewer overflow control 
plan, Atlanta, Georgia. 
‘‘(100) CHATTAHOOCHEE
RIVER, GEORGIA.—
$20,000,000 for implementation of wastewater infra-
structure and resource protection to enhance water 
quality in and adjacent to the Chattahoochee River, 
Georgia.
‘‘(101) LASSEN, PLUMAS, BUTTE, SIERRA, AND 
NEVADA
COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA.—$25,000,000 to 
improve the efficiency and use of existing water sup-
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plies in the counties of Lassen, Plumas, Butte, Si-
erra, and Nevada, California, through water and 
waste water projects, programs, and infrastructure. 
‘‘(102) 
IMPERIAL
COUNTY, 
CALIFORNIA.—
$10,000,000 for wastewater infrastructure to im-
prove water quality in the New River, Imperial 
County, California. 
‘‘(103) CONTRA COSTA WATER DISTRICT, CALI-
FORNIA.—$23,000,000 for water and wastewater in-
frastructure for the Contra Costa Water District, 
California.’’. 
SEC. 5128. USE OF FEDERAL HOPPER DREDGE FLEET. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a study on 
the appropriate use of the Federal hopper dredge fleet. 
(b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study, the Sec-
retary shall—
(1) obtain and analyze baseline data to deter-
mine the appropriate use of the Federal hopper 
dredge fleet; 
(2) prepare a comprehensive analysis of the 
costs and benefits of existing and proposed restric-
tions on the use of the Federal hopper dredge fleet; 
and 
(3) assess the data and procedure used by the 
Secretary to prepare the Government cost estimate
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for worked performed by the Federal hopper dredge 
fleet. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall conduct 
the study in consultation with ports, pilots, and represent-
atives of the private dredge industry. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
Congress a report on the results of the study. 
SEC. 5129. WAGE SURVEYS. 
Employees of the United States Army Corps of Engi-
neers who are paid wages determined under the last un-
designated paragraph under the heading ‘‘Administrative 
Provisions’’ of chapter V of the Supplemental Appropria-
tions Act, 1982 (5 U.S.C. 5343 note; 96 Stat. 832) shall 
be allowed, through appropriate employee organization 
representatives, to participate in wage surveys under such 
paragraph to the same extent as are prevailing rate em-
ployees under subsection (c)(2) of section 5343 of title 5, 
United States Code. Nothing in such section 5343 shall 
be considered to affect which agencies are to be surveyed 
under such paragraph. 
SEC. 5130. PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT 
AND PRODUCTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It is the sense of Congress that, 
to the extent practicable, all equipment and products pur-
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chased with funds made available under this Act should 
be American made. 
(b) NOTICE
TO RECIPIENTS
OF ASSISTANCE.—In 
providing financial assistance under this Act, the Sec-
retary, to the greatest extent practicable, shall provide to 
each recipient of the assistance a notice describing the 
statement made in subsection (a).
Passed the House of Representatives September 24, 
2003. 
Attest: 
JEFF TRANDAHL, 
Clerk.