Jim Saxton: “on July 30 of this year, the House overwhelmingly adopted H.R. 3546, a bill introduced by our colleague, Lindsey Graham…”

“on July 30 of this year, the House overwhelmingly adopted H.R. 3546, a bill introduced by our colleague, Lindsey Graham, to transfer the Walhalla National Fish Hatchery to the State of South Carolina. This noncontroversial bill is nearly identical to measures the House has approved to transfer certain Federal fish hatcheries to non-Federal control. This hatchery, which is about 78 acres, is currently being operated by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources under a long-term agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Without this agreement, the Service would have closed the hatchery because it is no longer an essential component of its nationwide stocking program. The other body has now acted on H.R. 3546 and while they made no changes in the Walhalla provision, they did add a new title which makes technical changes to the Coastal Barrier Resources System. In fact, they have specifically redrawn the boundaries of unit 01 in South Carolina to delete certain properties, known as Beachwalk, Courtyard Villas, and Lands End, from the System.”