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On the recordMay 18, 2010
Let me ask it one more time: Would the Park Service consider on either one of those pieces of legislation using eminent domain to acquire the land?
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Richard Burr
Republican · North Carolina
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Senator Burr inquires about the use of eminent domain for land acquisition.

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