Mr. Speaker, I urge the adoption of this piece of legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Bishop) that the House suspend the rules…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, it is often the situation where heritage areas that were originally established to try to allow local people to have some mechanism in which they can get together to…

Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Reichert), who is the sponsor of this piece of legislation, who is establishing a heritage area, and who is doing it the right way.

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1791) to establish the Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area in the State of Washington, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. This particular bill is not the first time we have talked about this on the floor. It is long overdue. In fact, it is about 100 years long overdue, with only a handful of homeowners…

Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from California (Mr. Cook), whose bill we are discussing, and who actually came up with the process of involving his community to do this kind of transfer the right way.

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3392) to provide for stability of title to certain land in the State of Louisiana, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I insert into the Record background material for this particular bill. Background and Need for H.R. 857, the California Off-Road Recreation and Conservation Act President…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 857) to provide for conservation and enhanced recreation activities in the California Desert Conservation Area, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. This is not a significant bill. We are talking about a couple of acres of property that used to be owned by the Federal Government that had no purpose and use for it. So they gave it…

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to adopt this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Bishop) that the House suspend the rules and pass…

Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from California (Mr. Nunes), the sponsor of this bill.

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 805) to authorize the conveyance of and remove the reversionary interest of the United States in certain lands in the City of Tulare, California. The Clerk read the title of…

Mr. Speaker, I invite all of you out next May 10 to a celebration at this site. It will be a party you will not forget. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues' adoption, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. May 10, 1869, is one of the most significant dates that we have in American history because that is the date when a congressionally mandated provision to try to unite the two oceans…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5751) to redesignate Golden Spike National Historic Site and to establish the Transcontinental Railroad Network, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of…

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to adopt this bill. I have no more speakers, and I yield back the balance of my time The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Bishop) that the House…

Mr. Speaker, let me just say very quickly here that what Representative Cook has done is taking an important issue and doing it the right way, by collaboration and outreach with local people who live in those areas on what they want to do…