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On the recordFebruary 4, 2015
Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 2, line 1, insert ``private property owners,'' after ``small businesses,''. Page 10, line 24, strike the closing quotation marks and second period. Page 10, after line 24, add the following: ``(8) An assessment of the effects that the proposed rulemaking or final rule are expected to have on private property owners, including the use and value of affected property.''. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 78, the gentleman from New York (Mr. Reed) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New York.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island

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