[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 90 (Wednesday, July 13, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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      H.R. 4598, RELATING TO THE COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES SYSTEM

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                               speech of

                         HON. KAREN L. THURMAN

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 12, 1994

  Mrs. THURMAN. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to support H.R. 4598, which 
makes corrections to the Coastal Barrier Resources System [CBRS] by 
removing properties that mistakenly were designated as undeveloped 
coastal barriers.
  At the same time, however, I must express my disappointment that a 5-
acre parcel in Cedar Key, FL, was not included in the bill.
  This particular site has been developed and in use since the mid-
80's. When the site was included in unit P25 in 1990, there were four 
structures on the land, including a single-family residence, a dock and 
boathouse, and three warehouses. Congress properly excluded the tract 
from the CBRS when it passed the Coastal Barrier Resources Act in 1982. 
The Department of the Interior correctly excluded the tract in its 1988 
report to Congress. The land clearly was not an undeveloped coastal 
barrier. In my opinion, a violation of the law's development criteria 
occurred when this tract was placed in the CBRS in 1990.
  I am committed to working to remove this small portion of the city of 
Cedar Key from the CBRS. One option is to seek assistance in the other 
body. Another option is to present my case next year when the committee 
considers broader changes to CBRS unit boundaries. One way or another, 
however, Congress must correct this inequity which never should have 
occurred in the first place.

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