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I rise in support of the Gilchrest amendment. I hate to see time limited on a discussion of this very important amendment. I am supporting the amendment because I think the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Gilchrest) has made a compelling case…
the Collins-Linder amendment is nothing less than an effort to unnecessarily undermine clean air efforts by dragging them out forever. All the designation does is give the public information, information that they need to protect their…
there is so much misinformation in this debate it is mind boggling. Let me read from the D.C. Circuit Court decision. ``The factors EPA uses in determining the degree of public health concern associated with different levels of ozone and…
H.R. 4635 includes bill language that would prevent EPA from finalizing or implementing changes to the Agency's TMDL program that are based on the August 23, 1999 proposed rule during fiscal year 2001. This limitation is consistent with my…
it says to the BLM to study it and if there is any indication it is degrading to the environment, they should proceed to close it.
my amendment, once again, tries to seek the sensible middle ground. It protects the area. It does not foreclose options for the future. It also does not jeopardize a very fragile, carefully crafted agreement, which has been endorsed by the…
I have a high regard for the gentleman, as he well knows. We are not foreclosing any options. We are saying, very simply, we are making it clear that lands within the conservation area are to be managed in at least as protective a manner…
I have completed my thoughts, but I just want stress to one and all that this is a very fragile, carefully crafted agreement which has been signed onto by the Secretary of the Interior, with whom we have been in touch just this morning. We…
a key concern that the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Udall) and I share is continuing the protection of the so-called 202 lands. My amendment says that the 202 areas must continue to be managed at least as strictly as they are now. My…
There is no Member of this body that I respect and admire more than the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Regula), but on this issue we simply disagree. This amendment would not only kill CARA, it would be a step in the wrong direction at any time…
CARA is landmark legislation, moderate legislation, sensible legislation that responds to a clear and growing public demand; namely, that we do more to conserve open space and protect our ecological resources. That public demand is…
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…
traditionally our Clean Water Act programs have appropriately focused on how to keep water from getting polluted, and that makes a lot of sense. That is a matter of the highest priority. It is still a national objective to have all of our…
Mr. Chairman, the Florida Keys are a unique marine environment and include the only living coral reef barrier system in North America. So this is not something that is just about Florida, it is about America. In 1990, Congress recognized…
Mr. Chairman, the Lake Pontchartrain Basin is the largest estuary in the Gulf Coast region and one of the largest estuaries in the United States. However, due to urbanization, increased population growth, and intensive land uses, many…
let me ask my distinguished colleague, well, first of all let me give a preamble. I think the objective of the gentleman's amendment is sound. I think the concept is noble. I am wondering if the gentleman might ask that his amendment might…
H.R. 2328 reauthorizes the Clean Lakes Program, and we have one person in this Chamber to thank most for that action and that is our colleague, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Sweeney). The gentleman deserves to be commended for the…
Mr. Chairman, the supporters of this bill keep claiming that the bill is different this year, but those differences are more apparent than real and some of them change the bill for the worse. None of the language about appeals at the local…
The language in the substitute only guts the bill if the goal is to undermine local government. The language in the substitute is identical to the way sections 3 and 4 were presented to this House less than 3 years ago, language that was…
I am offering this amendment in the nature of a substitute with the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Delahunt) in an effort to remove the most glaring fault, one might almost say 'sin', in this bill: its interference in local zoning…
The Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act is very important legislation. It will maintain the U.S. global leadership in information technology. When one is the first and one is the best, one has to work at…
the amendment to section 420 on page 93 regards the usage of federal funds for comprehensive conservation and management plans for our national estuaries. That is a proper role for the Federal Government. All of us recognize that. The…
just when we were starting to see evidence of the positive change in the old international mind-set of having the rest of the world identify a problem at some distant point on the globe and collectively point to the U.S. and say they solve…
I want to say this proves that we can work things out the way we should. Our Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure I think is the envy of a lot of other committees on Capitol Hill, because while we have differences, we come…
The current approach to beach water testing is a mixture of inconsistent criteria and practices. Passing the BEACH bill will wipe out the inconsistencies and improve public health protections nationwide. As one of America's favorite…
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