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Lincoln Chafee: “With respect to long-term secondary uses, the amendment has met with the approval of the Department of the Interior, as…”

On the recordSeptember 10, 1997
With respect to long-term secondary uses, the amendment has met with the approval of the Department of the Interior, as stated by Secretary Babbitt at a hearing on S. 1059 before the Environment and Public Works Committee on July 30. With respect to short-term uses, the Service has also agreed with my understanding.
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Lincoln Chafee
Rhode Island

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Discussing the approval of an amendment related to land use before the Environment and Public Works Committee.

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