e.p.a. through the unified commend we continued to conduct air and water quality monitoring over 200 miles of the river as well as wildlife assessments and recovery efforts. today e.p.a. monitoring confirms there is no danger to public health and no reported water system impacts. we've also brought in recognized experts such as international bird rescue to actively monitor the impact on local wildlife. so far impacts have been limited in smaller numbers and the list is available on the website. monitoring and mitigating impact will remain a priority of ours throughout the clean-up. as the chairman knows, the silver tip pipeline plays an important role in surviving energy to the area and therefore helps sustain local jobs and economic growth. we are committed to replace the damage pipe using horizonal directional drilling techniques, with a new section that we will lay approximately 30 feet below the river bed. a fair amount of concern to us is the impact of the local communities. we established a community information line and we received more than 370 calls. about 160 of those calls or claim

e.p.a. i commend the e.p.a. for tpaoeupbzing that cross -- for finalize that cross-state air pollution rule. i also urge the e.p.a. to update the national ozone air quality standard based on the recommendations from the clean air science advisory committee. this will lead to further pollution reductions upwind of rhode island and further benefit for rhode islanders. these rules will bring us closer to the day when the coal power plants on this chart start taking responsibility for their pollution and stop exporting that pollution into rhode island and other states. when they install pollution control equipment rather than sending their pollution to where it becomes someone else's problem and to when rhode island children can play outdoors safely without the risk of an asthma attack. i'm looking forward to that day, and i know the people of rhode island are too. when you drive in and that phorbg radio tells -- and that morning radio tells you that today is another bad day and that children and seniors should stay

i think it is a good amendment and i want to commend my colleague for offering it because i think it will have an accurate report from the e.p.a. when they do a study whether we're making progress because of 2018 or going backwards. i think it's important that we have this amendment amended to provide those words, or reductions, and i yield back. the chair: the gentlewoman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from hawaii rise. mr. hanabusa: i ask for unanimous consent to accept the amendment. the chair: the clerk will report the modification. the clerk: modification to amendment number 4 by ms. hanabusa. on line 5 insert, or reduction, after increase. the chair: is there objection to the modification? without objection, so ordered. the question is on the amendment, as modified, offered by the gentlewoman from hawaii. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. it is now in order to consider amendment number 5 printed in house report 112-144. for what purpose does the gentleman from colorado rise? mr. polis: mr. speaker, i have an amendment