Heath Shuler: “this amendment unfairly targets H.R. 1100. The gentleman from Utah did not offer this amendment to two similar…”

“this amendment unfairly targets H.R. 1100. The gentleman from Utah did not offer this amendment to two similar Republican bills. Had he required H.R. 1080, Mrs. Cubin's legislation dealing with the Grand Teton National Park, to delay land acquisition until deferred maintenance was completed, it would have cost them $57 million. That is 115 times more in deferred maintenance costs than the Carl Sandburg home. None of these groups or agencies is required to complete backlog maintenances. That is because the maintenance is never fully completed, and it is an ongoing process. This amendment fails to define the deferred maintenance, what it is, who will complete it, or in what time frame it is to be completed. It is a weak attempt to stop legislation. I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this amendment.”