I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: After section 2, insert the following: SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE CONDITIONS. Notwithstanding sections 104, 105, 110, and 111 and title III, nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act shall take effect until the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Labor, certifies that the provisions of this Act and the amendments made by this Act will not result in the loss of agriculture, agriculture- related, fishery, or fishery-related jobs or revenue in California counties north of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 566, the gentleman from California (Mr. Thompson) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California.
Mike Thompson: “I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is…”
On the recordFebruary 29, 2012
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