On the recordSeptember 27, 2016
Mr. Chairman, today I am asking my colleagues for support of this noncontroversial amendment. This amendment would facilitate simply a land transfer from the Army Corps of Engineers to the Department of the Interior to hold in trust for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. The language is supported by the Corps, the State of Oklahoma, and by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. It was included in the Senate-passed WRDA bill, which passed overwhelmingly in bipartisan fashion. It received a zero budget impact from CBO. The Muskogee (Creek) Nation will be paying fair market value to the Corps for land. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Mica). The amendment was agreed to. The Acting CHAIR. The Chair understands that amendment No. 17 will not be offered. Amendment No. 18 Offered by Mr. Thornberry The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 18 printed in House Report 114-790.
