Orrin Hatch: “last Wednesday, the Senate passed H.R. 1296, the omnibus parks bill, by unanimous consent. I recognize that this…”

“last Wednesday, the Senate passed H.R. 1296, the omnibus parks bill, by unanimous consent. I recognize that this legislation had indeed gone through the mill. However, I am pleased that we reached this agreement and passed this important bill with strong bipartisan support. In particular, I want to express my strong support for one title of this bill, the Snowbasin Land Exchange Act, which was included within the bill. This measure contains provisions that will enable the U.S. Forest Service and the Sun Valley Co. to prepare the Snowbasin Ski Resort, which is located 40 miles north of Salt Lake City, for the major alpine skiing events of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games to be held in Utah. It also concludes a land exchange process that began more than 11 years ago. I want to acknowledge the efforts of Senators Dole and Murkowski, who have worked diligently to forge this package so that this particular measure could pass the Senate and move forward in the legislative process.”