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“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I'm pleased to join Chairman Goodlatte in supporting H.R. 1068, as amended. Chairman Goodlatte and Ranking Member Conyers introduced this commonsense, noncontroversial bill that enjoys strong bipartisan support. This legislation was drafted by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel as part of its ongoing statutory responsibility to prepare and submit to the Judiciary Committee a complete compilation, restatement, and revision of the general and permanent laws of the United States. H.R. 1068 concerns the National Park System, which is managed by the National Park Service. As many of us know, numerous laws relating to these entities have been enacted since the mid-19th century. These laws include, for example, the Historic Sites, Buildings, and Antiquities Act, the National Historic Preservation Act, and other provisions intended to protect and preserve sites that document our Nation's history. These laws have been codified in scattered sections of title 16 of the United States Code. In addition, as laws relating to the National Park System were amended and new laws enacted pertaining to these provisions, the code classifications have become cumbersome to use. H.R. 1068 is not intended to make any significant changes in the law. As is typical with the codification process, a number of minor revisions are made, including the reorganization of the sections into a more coherent overall structure.…”