Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3538) to authorize the continued use of certain water diversions located on National Forest System land in the Frank Church- River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in the State of Idaho, and for other purposes, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 3538 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Idaho Wilderness Water Facilities Act''. SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF EXISTING WATER DIVERSIONS IN FRANK CHURCH-RIVER OF NO RETURN WILDERNESS AND SELWAY-BITTERROOT WILDERNESS, IDAHO. (a) Authorization for Continued Use.--The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to issue a special use authorization to each of the 20 owners of a water storage, transport, or diversion facility (in this section referred to as a ``facility'') located on National Forest System land in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness or the Selway- Bitterroot Wilderness (as identified on the map titled ``Unauthorized Private Water Diversions located within the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness'', dated December 14, 2009, or the map titled ``Unauthorized Private Water Diversions located within the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness'', dated December 11, 2009) for the continued operation, maintenance, and reconstruction of the facility if the Secreta…”