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Sherwood Boehlert: H.R. 1237, introduced by Representative Jim Saxton, would reauthorize and improve the National Estuary Program, a…

On the recordMay 8, 2000
H.R. 1237, introduced by Representative Jim Saxton, would reauthorize and improve the National Estuary Program, a broadly supported, comprehensive approach to estuary conservation and management. ... This bill will help protect and restore our Nation's estuaries--those natural resource treasures that are constantly under siege, yet continue to provide invaluable environmental and economic benefits to the entire Nation. I strongly support passage of H.R. 1237 and urge my colleagues to do the same.
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Sherwood Boehlert
New York

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Discussing the reauthorization and improvement of the National Estuary Program.

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