[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 65 (Friday, April 7, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E864]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


     THE INTRODUCTION OF THE NATIONAL CHILDREN'S ISLAND ACT OF 1995

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                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 7, 1995
  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, today, at the request of the District of 
Columbia, I am introducing the National Children's Island Act of 1995, 
which will transfer the national park service land on Heritage and 
Kingman Islands in the Anacostia River to the District of Columbia. 
These lands will then be developed by National Children's Island, a 
nonprofit organization, as a year round recreational and educational 
park and playground free to the public. National Children's Island is a 
fully private enterprise project in the District of Columbia.
  The District estimates that the park will mean not only recreational 
and educational facilities for residents and tourists, but also over 
1,500 full- and part-time jobs, with at least 51 percent of such jobs 
going to District residents. The park will bring revenue to the 
District projected at $12 million. A share of the park profits and 
revenues will be earmarked for educational grants, scholarships, and 
other programs. The park also will have educational pavilions that will 
feature a number of the sciences, especially computers, medicine, and 
the environment.


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