Barbara Cubin: “S. 1374, the Senate companion bill to H.R. 2577 which I introduced to establish a multiagency campus in Jackson…”

“S. 1374, the Senate companion bill to H.R. 2577 which I introduced to establish a multiagency campus in Jackson, Wyoming, is widely supported by the Clinton administration and by the people of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The bill provides for a newly established campus which will afford much-needed office space for the town of Jackson, the Bridger-Teton National Forest employees, the National Elk Refuge employees, the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission, the Jackson Chamber of Commerce, and other State and local entities. The multiagency campus will provide one-stop shopping, if you will, for those who want to visit Federal, State, and local land and wildlife management agencies, as well as to allow visitors to utilize a number of resources in one central location. Specifically, the legislation before us today provides a land-for-land exchange between the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and the U.S. Forest Service, a land-for-building exchange between the United States Forest Service and the town of Jackson, which will provide the land for the Chamber of Commerce and historical society museum, as well as for additional parking spaces for the entire campus. Due to the fact that there are a number of Federal, State, and local government agencies involved, straight land exchanges cannot take place interagency. What that means is that Federal legislation must be introduced to make this project a reality.”