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Dirk Kempthorne: “As chairman of the Drinking Water Fisheries and Wildlife Subcommittee of the Environment and Public Works Committee, I…”

On the recordJuly 23, 1998
As chairman of the Drinking Water Fisheries and Wildlife Subcommittee of the Environment and Public Works Committee, I am concerned that the National Marine Fisheries Service's guidelines on essential fish habitat have exceeded the scope of congressional intent. In 1996, Congress amended the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The National Marine Fisheries Service's interpretation of a provision in that Act concerns me, the States and a diverse range of affected businesses and citizens throughout the country.
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Dirk Kempthorne
Idaho
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Addressing concerns about the National Marine Fisheries Service's guidelines on essential fish habitat.

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