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Frank Riggs: “I want to point out that she obviously did not read the bill, because on page 47 of the bill, section 116, beginning at…”

On the recordJune 19, 1996
I want to point out that she obviously did not read the bill, because on page 47 of the bill, section 116, beginning at line 3, we have the language of my amendment, and it says: None of the funds made available in this act may be used by the Department of the Interior to continue or enforce the designation of any critical habitat for the marbled murrelet on private property in the State of California, excluding approximately 3,000 acres of redwood forest commonly known as 'Headwaters Grove', located in Humboldt County, California.
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Frank Riggs
California

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Addressing a colleague's remarks about a bill concerning critical habitat designation.

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