Political Quotes

“Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 4310 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. PURPOSE; FINDINGS. (a) Purpose.--The purposes of this Act are-- (1) to authorize, direct, and expedite the exchange of land and interests in land between Chugach Alaska and the United States; and (2) to consolidate Federal ownership of the surface and subsurface estate of Federal land and interests acquired under the Program. (b) Findings.--Congress finds that-- (1) on March 24, 1989, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska, spilling 11,000,000 gallons of crude oil, spreading in the months that followed and covering approximately 1,300 miles of coastline, with immense impact for fish and wildlife and their habitats, and for local industries and communities; (2) civil settlement funds of $900,000,000 paid by Exxon to the United States and the State of Alaska were used to establish the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council (referred to in this section as ``EVOSTC'') and to develop the Program; (3) through the Program, the EVOSTC dedicated nearly 60 percent of the funds to acquire fee title of, and conservation ease…”