John Hansen

there have been very few times in history when there has been a nation that has had the will and the military might to stop a murderer, a despot, a dictator. I have often wondered about the time in the thirties, as I read history, when…

I stand today to proudly pay tribute to my Chief of Staff, Nancee Ann Blockinger. Nancee has stood with me for my entire career in the United States Congress. For 22 years she has served me, the people of Utah, and the people of this…

S. 434 would provide compensation for the Yankton Sioux and Santee Sioux Indian tribes for tribal lands condemned for the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin program project. The second title of this bill is the text of my bill, H.R. 4103…

Mr. Speaker, S. 1175 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the property known as Pemberton's headquarters and to modify the boundaries of Vicksburg National Military Park to include that property. The home, located in…

Mr. Speaker, this is a bill to ratify an agreement between the Aleut Corporation and the United States of America to exchange land rights received under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act for certain land interests on Adak Island, and…

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2099, introduced by the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Baird) and amended by the Committee on Resources, increases the funding authorization for the Vancouver National Historic Reserve to $15 million for development costs…

H.R. 2982, introduced by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Turner), who has worked so tirelessly on this legislation, and sponsored by myself and over 121 Members of the House of Representatives, would establish a memorial to the victims who…

S. 941, as ordered reported by the Committee on Resources, not only authorizes the expansion of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and a 10-year extension of the Manzanar National Historic Site Commission, but it also incorporates…

Mr. Speaker, this bill directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct two land exchanges, the Montezuma Castle land exchange in the Coconino National Forest, and the Diamond Point land exchange in the Tonto National Forest. In the…

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4953, the Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply Authorization Act of 2002, will extend the completion date of the Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply Project to 2008 and increase the appropriation ceiling by $58.8 million. The Mni…

H.R. 5109, authored by the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Watkins), authorizes the Secretary of Energy, acting through the Southwestern Power Administration, to convey a 6.3 acre parcel of land in Tupelo, Oklahoma. The conveyance will be at…

H.R. 4682, introduced by the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Murtha) would revise the boundary of the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site. The Allegheny Portage Railroad, located in southwestern Pennsylvania, was the first…

I am pleased to present this resolution, introduced by the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young) and the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Dingell), which recognizes the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies for the dedicated…

You have a situation with the BLM and the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Dicks) got up, he talked about show us a place where you can save money yesterday, he was talking of one, and here is one that comes out. The new director of BLM…

this amendment would shift $1.8 million from Bureau of Land Management land acquisition for Utah's Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument to the Fish and Wildlife Service construction account. The purpose is to provide the final…

It is interesting that some have stated that H.R. 4103 would establish precedent by selling religiously significant land and that Native Americans will want to do the same thing. Opponents who have raised this really have not looked into…

H.R. 4103, which I introduced, would direct the Secretary of the Interior to offer to sell 940 acres of BLM land in Natrona County, Wyoming, to the LDS Church for the purpose of historic preservation, public education, and the enjoyment of…

H.R. 3936, which I introduced, would designate and provide for the management of approximately 337 miles of existing trails, already open to OHV use in northern Utah on the Wasatch-Cache National Forest and adjacent BLM lands. It would…

I have represented that poor side for almost 21 years now or more, and it is Tooele County, and it has been a privilege for me to represent the good people out there who are very fine citizens and very fine Americans. The greater Wendover…

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2628, introduced by the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Cramer) would direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Muscle Shoals National Heritage…

H.R. 3909 would designate approximately 15 acres of Forest Service land in the State of Utah as the Gunn McKay Nature Preserve in honor of my predecessor, who served in this body from 1971 to 1981. Gunn passed away October of 2000. Several…

H.R. 2109, introduced by the gentlewoman from Florida (Mrs. Meek) would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a resource study of Virginia Key Beach Park in Miami, Florida, to determine the suitability and feasibility of…

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 261, introduced by the gentlewoman from Virginia (Mrs. Jo Ann Davis), would recognize the historical significance of the Aquia sandstone quarries of Government Island in Stafford County, Virginia, for their contribution…

H.R. 3958 provides a mechanism for the settlement of claims between the U.S. Department of Interior and the State of Utah regarding portions of the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge located on the north shore of the Great Salt Lake and…