Walter B. Jones: “I rise in support of S. 731 and urge its adoption. The bill grants a 5-year extension to the legislative authority for…”

“I rise in support of S. 731 and urge its adoption. The bill grants a 5-year extension to the legislative authority for the construction of the National Peace Garden Memorial on Federal lands within the District of Columbia. Madam Speaker, section 10(b) of the Commemorative Works Act of 1986 provides that the legislative authority to construct a memorial expires 7 years after the date the memorial was authorized by Congress. In 1994, Congress extended the legislative authority for the National Peace Garden Memorial through June 30, 1997. S. 731 would extend the legislative authority for the National Peace Garden Memorial until June 30, 2002. Madam Speaker, S. 731 has been amended to incorporate H.R. 765, a bill I introduced to protect the Shackleford Banks Wild Horses at Cape Lookout National Seashore in North Carolina. The House passed H.R. 765 on July 22, 1997, by a vote of 416 to 6. Since that time, the Senate has amended the House-passed bill to clarify several management issues of concern to the National Park Service. The amendment to S. 731 offered today reflects the amendments agreed to by the majority and minority members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Madam Speaker, S. 713 will assure that a healthy survival herd of wild roaming horses will remain on the Cape Lookout National Seashore, and their 400-year history will continue as a major legacy of the culture and heritage of the Outer Banks of North Carolina.”