[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 94 (Tuesday, July 19, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: July 19, 1994]
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              H.R. 4598, COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES SYSTEM

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                     HON. DOUGLAS ``PETE'' PETERSON

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 19, 1994

  Mr. PETERSON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I would like to express my 
support for H.R. 4598 which makes corrections to the Coastal Barrier 
Resources System to remove properties that were mistakenly designated 
as undeveloped coastal barriers that passed the House of 
Representatives under suspensions on July 12, 1994. In addition, I am 
pleased that Chairman Studds has recognized that border changes to unit 
boundaries should be considered next year when the Department of the 
Interior submits its recommendations to include Pacific Coast land in 
the Coastal Barrier Resources System. I am committed to work again next 
year to remove the St. George Island property from the System and I 
look forward to working with Chairman Studds toward correcting this 
inequity which was never intended under the Coastal Barriers Resources 
Act.
  The property is part of St. George Plantation, a 1,200 acre 
residential and commercial development on St. George Island in Franklin 
County, FL. The plantation, which encompasses the entire island, has 
been in continued phased development since 1977. In 1990, land adjacent 
to this property with essentially the same or less development was 
excluded from the Coastal Barriers Resources System. Approximately 70 
acres of residential and commercial property on the west end of St. 
George Plantation was mistakenly included in FL-90 of the System.
  At that time, the owners of the property had made substantial 
improvements to the property. They had obtained many local development 
orders and had constructed roads, water and electric utilities to 
service the property. A single-family home had been constructed on a 2-
acre parcel of land. All the lots had been platted and a substantial 
number sold by the time the land was included in the System. Therefore, 
I believe this property will be a good candidate for next year's 
consideration.

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