Political Quotes

“I am referring specifically to section 5 of the legislation that we are discussing, which is entitled exceptions, and it basically states there that compensation will not be made under this act with respect to an agency action, the primary purpose of which is to prevent and identify damage to specific property other than the property whose use is limited. The concern I want to clarify as much as we can here on the record is that this language is not intended to create an exception for compensation when wetlands are being considered by final agency action. My concern is that wetlands could be argued to be referring to specific property other than the property whose use is being limited and I would just, following up on our private conversations, like to make it a matter of record as to what this language is and is not intended to reach.”