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                        PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS

  The following petitions and memorials were laid before the Senate and 
were referred or ordered to lie on the table as indicated:

       POM-518. A resolution adopted by the Senate of Legislature 
     of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; ordered to lie on the 
     table.

                               ``S.R. 801

       ``Whereas Judge Jose A. Cabranes has been and is a 
     professional with encompassing juridical knowledge and 
     leadership qualities, with a clear perception of the judicial 
     function in modern society.
       ``Whereas Judge Jose A. Cabranes has extensive experience 
     within the American judiciary system and has performed these 
     judicial functions with great efficacy.
       ``Whereas Judge Jose A. Cabranes represents the recognition 
     of the Hispanic communities in the United States, of his 
     capacity to perform high functions: Therefore be it
       ``Resolved by the Senate of Puerto Rico:
       ``Section 1. The Senate of Puerto Rico conveys to the 
     President and to the Congress of the United States, its 
     endorsement, support and recommendation of the appointment of 
     Judge Jose A. Cabranes as Associate Justice of the Supreme 
     Court of the United States.
       ``Section 2. A copy of this Resolution, translated into the 
     English language, shall be remitted expeditiously to the 
     President of the United States of America, the Honorable 
     William Jefferson Clinton, to the Presidents and Members of 
     the respective bodies that compose the Congress of the United 
     States of America, and to Judge Jose A. Cabranes.
       ``Section 3. A copy of this Resolution shall be remitted to 
     the communications media of the United States and Puerto Rico 
     for its extensive diffusion.''
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       POM-519. A resolution adopted by the Legislature of 
     Rockland County, New York relative to federal subsidies; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       POM-520. A resolution adopted by the General Assembly of 
     the State of New Jersey; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry.

                      ``Assembly Resolution No. 68

       ``Whereas, the New Jersey Legislature has often recognized 
     the need to assure clean and adequate drinking water supplies 
     for the people of New Jersey; and
       ``Whereas, the New Jersey Legislature, in accordance with 
     the mandate provided by the people of New Jersey, continues 
     to support initiatives that would provide open space and 
     outdoor recreation and preserve ecosystems and wildlife 
     habitat; and
       ``Whereas, Sterling Forest, a 17,500 acre site in the State 
     of New York, is under consideration for acquisition and 
     permanent preservation by the Palisades Interstate Park 
     Commission; and
       ``Whereas, the Palisades Interstate Park Commission is a 
     respected, competent bi-state manager of parks and historic 
     sites, has served in such capacity for almost a century, and 
     has operated under a federally approved compact since 1937; 
     and
       ``Whereas, nearly 100 percent of the land in Sterling 
     Forest affects the watersheds that supply water to two 
     million people in the State of New Jersey; and
       ``Whereas, the acquisition of Sterling Forest would protect 
     the high quality and quantity of raw water supplies for the 
     Monksville and Wanaque Reservoirs, which are managed and 
     operated by the North Jersey District Water Supply 
     Commission; and
       ``Whereas, this water supply is of major importance to the 
     health and well-being of the people and the economy of the 
     State of New Jersey; and
       ``Whereas, legislation currently pending in the Congress of 
     the United States would authorize a federal appropriation of 
     up to $35 million to the Palisades Interstate Park Commission 
     for land acquisition at Sterling Forest, New York; Now, 
     therefore, be it
       ``Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of New 
     Jersey:
       ``1. The Congress of the United States is memorialized to 
     enact proposed federal legislation to acquire, and 
     permanently maintain as open space, that area of the State of 
     New York known as Sterling Forest.
       ``2. Duly authenticated copies of this resolution, signed 
     by the Speaker of the General Assembly and attested by the 
     Clerk thereof, shall be transmitted to the President of the 
     United States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House 
     of Representatives, the majority and minority leaders of the 
     United States Senate and the United States House of 
     Representatives, every member of Congress elected from the 
     State of New Jersey and from the State of New York, the 
     Governor of the State of New Jersey, the Governor of the 
     State of New York, the Palisades Interstate Park Commission, 
     the North Jersey District Water Supply Commission, and the 
     Passaic River Coalition.


                               statement

       ``This resolution would memorialize the Congress of the 
     United States to enact proposed federal legislation to 
     acquire, and permanently maintain as open space, that area of 
     the State of New York known as Sterling Forest.
       ``Sterling Forest, a mostly privately owned tract of open 
     space approximately 20,000 acres in size located in southern 
     New York and northern New Jersey, is one of the last major 
     undeveloped areas in the New York City metropolitan area. Two 
     important northern New Jersey drinking water sources, the 
     Monksville Reservoir and the Wanaque Reservoir, are fed by 
     streams with headwaters in Sterling Forest, and these 
     reservoirs supply drinking water to almost two million 
     people, Sterling Forest is imminently threatened with large-
     scale development that is likely to have severe environmental 
     consequences and threaten water supplies such as the 
     Monksville and Wanaque reservoirs.
       ``The State of New Jersey has already taken action to 
     acquire the approximately 2,000 acres of Sterling Forest 
     lying within New Jersey, but the major portion of the forest, 
     consisting of about 17,500 acres, lies within New York. 
     Recent studies conducted by the States of New Jersey and New 
     York and by the United States Forest Service all recognize 
     the importance of protecting Sterling Forest. Legislation has 
     been introduced in Congress by members of the New Jersey and 
     New York congressional delegations that would authorize up to 
     $35 million to be used to commence the process of acquiring 
     Sterling Forest for preservation and management as a park by 
     the Palisades Interstate Park Commission.''
                                  ____

       POM-521. A joint resolution adopted by the Legislature of 
     the State of California; to the Committee on Appropriations.

                   ``Assembly Joint Resolution No. 16

       ``Whereas, the planned closure of Fort Ord will result in a 
     loss of 18,000 military personnel and will detrimentally 
     impact approximately 25,000 nonmilitary jobs in the local 
     work force; and
       ``Whereas, a substantial number of the employees who will 
     lose jobs as a result of the closure of Fort Ord will require 
     training to reenter the local job market; and
       ``Whereas, the Trustees of the California State University 
     are interested in converting a portion of Fort Ord to a 
     university campus beginning in 1994; and
       ``Whereas, the Regents of the University of California plan 
     to propose the conversion of a portion of Fort Ord to a 
     research and policy center in the future in coordination with 
     the establishment of a California State University campus; 
     and
       ``Whereas, under existing state law, the trustees may enter 
     into agreements with any agency of the federal government 
     that result in grants, matching funds, or any other kind of 
     financial aid for construction of housing and other 
     educational facilities for students and staff of any campus 
     of the university under the jurisdiction of the trustees; and
       ``Whereas, the trustees intend to establish a campus of 500 
     students at Fort Ord beginning in 1994 and to expand into a 
     campus of 15,000 students by the next decade; and
       ``Whereas, the trustees will need a minimum of $100 million 
     in federal assistance for the 1993-94 fiscal year in order to 
     transform existing housing at Fort Ord into student housing; 
     and
       ``Whereas, the conversion at the present time of a portion 
     of Fort Ord to a California State University campus and the 
     conversion in the future of an adjacent portion to a 
     University of California research and policy center will be 
     an environmentally sound collaborative conversion project and 
     the model for an effective reuse plan; and
       ``Whereas, there is strong support for this collaborative 
     conversion project in the community surrounding Fort Ord; 
     Now, therefore, be it
       ``Resolved by the Assembly and Senate of the State of 
     California, jointly, That the Legislature of the State of 
     California respectfully memorialize the President and 
     Congress of the United States to enact legislation to 
     appropriate $100,000,000 to convert a portion of Fort Ord to 
     a California State University campus; and be it further
       ``Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit 
     copies of this resolution to the President and Vice President 
     of the United States, to the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives, to the Secretary of Education, to each 
     Senator and Representative from California in the Congress of 
     the United States, and to the Trustees of the California 
     State University.''
                                  ____

       POM-522. A resolution adopted by the General Assembly of 
     the State of New Jersey; to the Committee on Appropriations.

                      ``Assembly Resolution No. 52

       ``Whereas, the State of New Jersey is a maritime state with 
     considerable economic and employment interests in marine 
     transportation; and
       ``Whereas, the Report of the National Performance Review, 
     referred to as ``Reinventing the Government,'' has 
     recommended that Federal funding for the United States 
     Merchant Marine Academy be reduced by one-half and that the 
     Academy charge tuition to cover expenses; and
       ``Whereas, such a recommendation, if implemented, would 
     adversely affect the United States Merchant Marine Academy 
     and in all probability result in the closing of this Federal 
     Academy; and
       ``Whereas, as the single largest source of Reserve Navy 
     officers and the undisputed leader in maritime education 
     worldwide, the United States Merchant Marine Academy benefits 
     America's maritime industry and serves the entire United 
     States; and
       ``Whereas, the Merchant Marine is one of the few civilian 
     industries that supports American military efforts by 
     actually going to war, as was demonstrated during the Persian 
     Gulf War; and
       ``Whereas, the unique relationship of the Merchant Marine 
     going to war in America's times of need was the impetus for 
     the establishing of the Academy; and
       ``Whereas, as the nature of American military involvements 
     has evolved, so has the role and curriculum of the Academy, 
     and the United States still requires a mechanism to produce 
     trained Merchant Mariners to crew commercial ships and the 
     Reserve Fleet called into service during crises; and
       ``Whereas, State maritime academies are beyond Federal 
     control and are pursuing independent paths, including non-
     maritime programs, in an effort to meet diversified local 
     educational needs; Now, therefore, be it
       ``Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of New 
     Jersey:
       ``1. This House hereby recognizes this State's and our 
     nation's need for skilled Merchant Mariners, and memorializes 
     the United States Congress to continue full Federal funding 
     for the United States Merchant Marine Academy and to maintain 
     the Academy as a tuition-free educational institution.
       ``2. A duly authenticated copy of this resolution, signed 
     by the Speaker of the General Assembly and attested by the 
     Clerk thereof, shall be transmitted to the President of the 
     Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and 
     every member of Congress elected from this State.
       ``This resolution memorializes the United States Congress 
     to continue full Federal funding for the United States 
     Merchant Marine Academy and to maintain the Academy as a 
     tuition-free educational institution.''
                                  ____

       POM-524. A resolution adopted by the Legislature of the 
     Territory of Guam; to the Committee on Armed Services.

                          ``Resolution No. 258

       ``Whereas, it has been the long-standing goal of Guam's 
     leadership to seek the return to Guam's people of federal 
     land on Guam which is excess to federal needs, such return of 
     excess federal land being important to Guam's people as a 
     basis for rectifying the historic injustice resulting from 
     the post-World War II federal landtakings; and
       ``Whereas, given the huge scale of federal land ownership 
     on Guam and the resulting denial of this land for use in 
     civilian development, the return of excess land is vital to 
     the island's continued economic growth and prosperity, one of 
     the clearest illustrations of these vital interests being the 
     need to expand civilian airport operations at the site 
     currently utilized for Naval Air Station Agana, the expansion 
     of Guam's civilian airport being key to the promotion of the 
     island's tourism industry and other segments of Guam's 
     economy; and
       ``Whereas, it was as a consequence of these economic and 
     historic imperatives that in 1993 Guam sought the removal and 
     consolidation of Naval air operations at NAS Agana, to 
     Andersen Air Force Base, which is only eight miles away in 
     northern Guam; and
       ``Whereas, in representations to the Base Closure and 
     Realignment Commission (``BRAC''), Guam demonstrated that 
     both NAS Agana and Andersen Air Force Base were underutilized 
     air bases and that the consolidation of their respective air 
     operations at a single base would be in the best interests of 
     the U.S. government in terms of cost savings, it also being 
     made clear in its submission to BRAC that Guam was seeking 
     this consolidation principally because of the island's 
     pressing need for the land currently utilized for NAS Agana 
     in order to expand the civilian airport; and
       ``Whereas, BRAC subsequently ruled in favor of Guam's 
     position in this matter, ordering that the Naval air 
     operations at NAS Agana be moved to Andersen Air Force Base 
     and that, with the exception of the housing areas, this 
     facility was to be closed and the excess land disposed of in 
     accordance with existing base closure procedures, the public 
     comments on this issue by the BRAC commissioners clearly 
     stating their intention that NAS Agana be returned to the 
     people of Guam; and
       ``Whereas, subsequent to the BRAC '93 ruling, the U.S. Navy 
     announced its intention to relocate two of the existing 
     squadrons at NAS Agana to off-island military bases, and to 
     transfer only one squadron to Andersen Air Force Base, 
     although this BRAC '93 ruling clearly ordered the relocation 
     of all existing squadrons to Andersen Air Force Base, and 
     thus the Navy's announced plans to transfer squadrons off-
     island is in clear violation of the BRAC '93 ruling; and
       ``Whereas, proposed regulations for the future disposition 
     of NAS Agana after its closure, in accordance with the Pryor 
     Amendment to the 1994 National Defense Authorization Act, may 
     impose an impediment to the return of this land to the people 
     of Guam by requiring the open-market sale of the NAS parcels 
     without regard to the wishes of the local community; and
       ``Whereas, from the outset, Guam's stated goal with respect 
     to NAS Agana has never been to reduce military operations on 
     Guam but actually to foster its consolidation in order to 
     permit the return of this land to the people of Guam, 
     principally for the needed expansion of the civilian airport, 
     and this remains Guam's principal goal even in light of the 
     continued global downsizing of the U.S. military forces and 
     of other identified uses for the NAS Agana parcels: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       ``Resolved, That the Twenty-Second Guam Legislature does 
     hereby on behalf of the people of Guam convey Guam's support 
     of the BRAC '93 decision to consolidate Naval air operations 
     at NAS Agana with Andersen Air Force Base and to close the 
     NAS Agana facility, with the exception of housing areas, 
     making this land available to the people of Guam as intended 
     by the 1993 Base Closure and Realignment Commission; and be 
     it further
       ``Resolved, That the Legislature does also convey Guam's 
     opposition to any actions by the Defense Department that 
     diverge from the BRAC '93 decision, including relocation off-
     island of NAS Agana-based squadrons and the implementation of 
     any regulations that may impose additional impediments to the 
     return of NAS Agana to the people of Guam; and be it further
       ``Resolved, That the Legislature hereby requests and 
     memorializes the Congress of the United States to investigate 
     the reasons and rationale for the proposed relocation of NAS 
     Agana squadrons rather than their consolidation at Andersen 
     Air Force Base, Guam; and be it further
       ``Resolved, That the government of Guam and the agency 
     heads having jurisdiction over the matter be and they are 
     hereby requested and memorialized to work closely with the 
     military commands in Guam in order to make it possible for 
     the NAS Agana squadrons to remain on Guam after the closure 
     of NAS Agana; and be it further
       ``Resolved, That Guam's Delegate to Congress, the Honorable 
     Robert Underwood, be and he is hereby respectfully requested 
     and memorialized to take whatever congressional action is 
     necessary to permanently exempt Guam from the provisions of 
     the Pryor Amendment; and be it further
       ``Resolved, That the Speaker certify to and the Legislative 
     Secretary attest the adoption hereof and that copies of the 
     same be thereafter transmitted to the Secretary of Defense; 
     to the Chairman of the Base Closure and Realignment 
     Commission; to Congressman Robert Underwood; and to the 
     Governor of Guam.''
                                  ____

       POM-525. A concurrent resolution adopted by the Legislature 
     of the State of Hawaii; to the Committee on Armed Services.

                     ``House Concurrent Resolution

       ``Whereas, the State of Hawaii and the Okinawa Prefecture 
     of Japan are sister-states; and
       ``Whereas, like Hawaii, Okinawa is the site of several 
     important U.S. military bases, which take up approximately 
     eleven per cent of the land area of the Prefecture, and which 
     are the source of occasional complaints regarding live-fire 
     exercises and aircraft noise; and
       ``Whereas, during World War II the United States military 
     occupied Okinawa and constructed a number of military bases 
     on the then rural island to strengthen the security of the 
     entire region during the aftermath of the war and the 
     disarming of Japan; and
       ``Whereas, since that time, the economic and military 
     support provided by the U.S. have resulted in the development 
     of Okinawa from a rural society to a modern urban culture, a 
     development which has made the extensive U.S. military bases 
     in Okinawa increasingly out of place; and
       ``Whereas, eleven per cent of the total land area of 
     Okinawa Prefecture is devoted to the use of the U.S. 
     military, including live-fire exercises and aircraft 
     operations with military facilities in Okinawa representing 
     seventy-four per cent of all U.S. Forces facilities in Japan; 
     and
       ``Whereas, the population of Okinawa has increased since 
     World War II to the point that Okinawa's population density 
     is now almost 2,900 persons per square mile, or nearly twice 
     the population density of the island of Oahu; and
       ``Whereas, like Hawaii, Okinawa's main industry is tourism, 
     which is bringing in nearly 3 million tourists annually and 
     which the Prefectural Government is trying to develop even 
     further, but is hampered by the extensive presence and 
     operations of the U.S. military on Okinawa; and
       ``Whereas, the extensive presence and operations of the 
     U.S. military in Okinawa causes friction between the people 
     of Okinawa and the various military components of the United 
     States in Okinawa, and is interfering with the economic 
     development of Okinawa; and
       ``Whereas, the following requests, which were presented to 
     the Department of Defense by the Okinawan Prefectural 
     Government in 1985 and 1988, have not jet been addressed:
       ``(1) The early return of Naha Port to the Naha city 
     government for commercial use;
       ``(2) The release of Futenma Air Station, Ieshima Auxiliary 
     Air Field, as well as the petroleum, oil, and lubricant 
     pipeline between the cities of Urasoe and Ginowan;
       ``(3) The return of Awase Golf Course for joint use by the 
     U.S. military and people of Okinawa;
       ``(4) Use of the access road on Kadena Air Force Base that 
     directly links the Okinawan cities of Kadena and Okinawa 
     City;
       ``(5) The termination of live-five exercises at Camp Schwab 
     and Camp Hansen and the training on the water reservoir in 
     the Northern Training Area; and
       ``(6) The reduction of aircraft noise at Kadena Air Base 
     and Futenma Air Station; and
       ``Whereas, as a sister-state to Okinawa Prefecture, Hawaii 
     seeks to promote better relations between the United States 
     and Okinawa, Japan: Now, therefore, be it
       ``Resolved by the House of Representatives of the 
     Seventeenth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular 
     Session of 1994, the Senate concurring, That the President of 
     the United States is requested to reevaluate the need for the 
     current level of facilities and area occupied by U.S. 
     military forces in the Prefecture of Okinawa, and consider 
     the expeditious return of lands and facilities to the 
     government and peoples of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan; and be 
     it further
       ``Resolved. That certified copies of this Concurrent 
     Resolution be transmitted to the President of the United 
     States, the Secretary of Defense, the Commander-in-Chief of 
     the U.S. Pacific Command, the Governor of Hawaii, the 
     Governor of Okinawa Prefecture, the Consul-General of Japan 
     in Hawaii, the President of the United States Senate, the 
     Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, 
     Hawaii's congressional delegation, the Mayors of Naha City, 
     Okinawa City, Ginowan City, Urasoe City, and Kadena City in 
     Okinawa Prefecture, the Office of International Relations in 
     Hawaii, and appropriate Okinawan organizations in Hawaii.''
                                  ____

       POM-526. A joint resolution adopted by the Legislature of 
     the State of Maine; to the Committee on Armed Services.

                           ``Joint Resolution

       ``Whereas, changes in national security interests have 
     caused changes in the status of military facilities in the 
     United States, to include closure, realignment and reduction 
     in mission; and
       ``Whereas, future changes are likely to occur that will 
     potentially affect military facilities in Maine; and
       ``Whereas, it is in the national security interest of the 
     United States to preserve defense infrastructure during times 
     of peace; and
       ``Whereas, the closure, realignment or reduction in the 
     mission of military facilities may have a long-term impact on 
     national security; and
       ``Whereas, military and civilian dual-use planning for 
     military facilities is an effective method to preserve 
     physical infrastructure and labor-force skills; and
       ``Whereas, the current base closure and realignment process 
     discourages the State, communities, workers and businesses 
     from working in partnership to develop military and civilian 
     dual uses of military facilities; and
       ``Whereas, it is in our national interest to address 
     disincentives or barriers to military and civilian dual use 
     of military facilities, including disincentives caused by the 
     base closure or realignment selection criteria; Now, 
     therefore, be it
       ``Resolved, That We, your Memorialists, respectfully urge 
     Maine's Congressional Delegation to convey the concerns 
     contained in this memorial to the House Armed Services 
     Committee and the Senate Armed Services Committee of the 
     United States Congress, the President of the United States 
     and the Secretary of Defense; and be it further
       ``Resolved, That Maine's Congressional Delegation advocate 
     for changes to the base closure and realignment process to 
     provide incentives for communities and military facilities to 
     undertake military and civilian dual-use initiatives, 
     including, but not limited to, positive military point value 
     being assigned to military facilities that have undertaken 
     dual-use planning to preserve physical infrastructure and 
     work-force skills during times of peace; and be it further
       ``Resolved, That suitable copies of this Memorial, duly 
     authenticated by the Secretary of State, be transmitted to 
     the Honorable William J. Clinton, President of the United 
     States, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives of the Congress of the United States 
     and to each Member of the Maine Congressional Delegation.''
                                  ____

       POM-527. A concurrent resolution adopted by the Legislature 
     of the State of New Hampshire; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.

                             ``A Resolution

       ``Whereas, the New Hampshire general court has thoroughly 
     considered the issues surrounding the transfer of the former 
     Pease Air Force Base to the Pease Development Authority; and
       ``Whereas, the New Hampshire general court fully supports 
     the transfer of the remaining land and buildings at the 
     former Pease Air Force base to the Pease Development 
     Authority at the earliest possible date; and
       ``Whereas, the New Hampshire general court finds that the 
     transfer of the remaining land and buildings is vital for 
     economic growth in the seacoast region as well as the entire 
     state of New Hampshire, with the protection of the 
     environment and the quality of life as predominant factors in 
     planning for such economic growth; Now, therefore, be it
       ``Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate 
     concurring, That the transfer of the remaining land and 
     buildings be made at no cost to the state of New Hampshire; 
     and
       ``That the federal government is strongly encouraged to 
     provide significant funding for the redevelopment of the 
     Pease International Tradeport; and
       ``That copies of this resolution be transmitted by the 
     clerk of the New Hampshire house of representatives to the 
     President of the United States, the President of the United 
     States Senate, the Speaker of the United States House of 
     Representatives, the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of 
     the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Chairman of the House Armed 
     Services Committee and to each member of the New Hampshire 
     congressional delegation.''

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