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Julian Bond: “I agree with the Senator on this point. The funds in this bill are not to be used by FEMA to play a decisional role in…”

On the recordOctober 12, 2000
I agree with the Senator on this point. The funds in this bill are not to be used by FEMA to play a decisional role in the issuance of individual Section 404 permits in the hundred year floodplain.
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Julian Bond
Alabama

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Discussing the use of funds in a bill related to FEMA and floodplain permits.

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