John Hansen: “I rise in support of H.R. 4570, the Omnibus National Park and Public Lands Act of 1998. This is an outstanding bill that…”

“I rise in support of H.R. 4570, the Omnibus National Park and Public Lands Act of 1998. This is an outstanding bill that addresses a variety of important concerns, and national parks, wild and scenic rivers, heritage areas, national forests and other public lands. This bill is the result of a number of resource-related bills, most of which have already gone through individual areas and followed the legislative process. Numerous Members of Congress are to be commended and congratulated for their hard work on the single parts of this bill which together make a landmark piece of legislation. In fact an impressive 67 individual Members of Congress, both Republican and Democrat, introduced legislation that is now part of this bill. This is a far-reaching bipartisan omnibus bill, accomplishes many goals and addresses a multitude of public lands concerns to ensure that America's cherished parks and public lands, many of them national treasures, are protected, expanded and improved.”