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John Chenoweth: “Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1659, introduced by the gentlewoman from Washington (Mrs. Smith) directs the Secretary of the Interior…”

On the recordSeptember 23, 1998
Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1659, introduced by the gentlewoman from Washington (Mrs. Smith) directs the Secretary of the Interior to fulfill a 1982 statutory requirement that the Federal Government acquire private lands and minerals within the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. Eighteen years ago, this tragedy happened. Mr. Speaker, 16 years after creation of the monument and 15 years after the statutory deadline for the exchange, it will finally bring this issue to a close, finally. This legislation has the bipartisan support of members of the Washington Delegation and the administration. It equitably and finally completes the exchange previously mandated by Congress when the monument was created. I congratulate my colleague, the gentlewoman from Washington (Mrs. Smith), and all parties involved for their excellent work, and I urge all of my colleagues to support this very common-sense legislation.
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John Chenoweth
Republican · Colorado
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing H.R. 1659, a bill to acquire private lands within the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.

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