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On the recordJune 25, 1998
in fact, I have a partial list of over 240 federal facilities that are on or near the borders of two or more States. The precedent created by this language could affect these and other federal facilities all over the country. So, Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 240 Federal facilities located on or near State borders be printed in the Record at this point. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: 240 Federal Facilities Potentially Affected by the Precedent (Located on or Near State Borders) arizona (7) Hoover Dam. Davis Dam. Glen Canyon Dam. Parker Dam. Imperial Dam. Several National Forests. Military Installations near Yuma. arkansas (9) Federal prison in Forrest City. Corps of Engineers projects at Beaver Lake. Corps of Engineers projects at Bull Shoals Lake. Corps of Engineers projects at Norfolk Lake. Corps of Engineers projects at the Arkansas River. Fort Chaffee Army base. Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge. White River National Refuge. VA Hospital in Fayetteville. california (50) Military Facilities--Fort Irwin, Naval Weapons Center, Sierra Army Depot. National Forests--Eldorado, Inyo, Klamath, Modoc, Plumas, Rogue River, Shasta-Trinity, Sierra, Siskiyou, Six Rivers, Stanislaus, Tahoe, Toiyabe.…
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Discussing the impact of federal facilities located on or near state borders.

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