John Ensign: “I rise in support of H.R. 449, the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1997. I would like to start by thanking…”

“I rise in support of H.R. 449, the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1997. I would like to start by thanking the gentleman from Utah [Mr. Hansen], the subcommittee chairman, for all his diligent work and also the staff, my staff, the committee staff and everybody who participated in this bill and, of course, the chairman of the House Committee on Resources, the gentleman from Alaska [Mr. Young], for all of the work that has been done on this bill. This bill has been commonly referred to as the Ensign/Bryan bill because Senator Bryan introduced companion legislation on the Senate side. Mr. Speaker, this is good legislation, especially with this being Earth Week and our awareness of the environment is heightened. H.R. 449 is good for the environment, good for education, and good for quality of life in Nevada. I believe that this legislation will prove to be model legislation not only in policy but in process.”