[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 205 (Wednesday, December 20, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H15238]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                               AMENDMENTS

  Under clause 6 of rule XXIII, proposed amendments were submitted as 
follows:

                                H.R. 558

                    Offered By: Mr. Bryant of Texas

       Amendment No. 1: Page 2, line 9, ``(a) In General.--'' 
     before ``The consent'', in line 15 strike ``and'', in line 18 
     strike the period and insert ``; and'', and after line 18 
     insert the following:
       (4) is granted subject to the condition described in 
     subsection (b).
       (b) Condition.--The consent of the Congress to the compact 
     set forth in section 5 is granted on the condition that no 
     compact facility (as defined in section 2.01(3) of the 
     compact) may be sited within an active earthquake zone. For 
     purposes of this subsection, an active earthquake zone is an 
     area within 150 miles from the epicenter of an earthquake 
     which measured in excess of 5.0 on the Richter scale and 
     which occurred in 1995.

                                H.R. 558

                        Offered By: Mr. Coleman

       Amendment No. 2: Page 2, line 9, insert ``(a) In General.--
     '' before ``The consent'', in line 15 strike ``and'', in line 
     18 strike the period and insert ``; and'', and after line 18 
     insert the following:
       (4) is granted subject to the condition described in 
     subsection (b).
       (b) Condition.--The consent of the Congress to the compact 
     set forth in section 5 is granted on the condition that no 
     compact facility (as defined in section 2.01(3) of the 
     compact) may be sited within 60 miles of an international 
     boundary which is a river and which is within an active 
     earthquake zone. For purposes of this subsection, an active 
     earthquake zone is an area within 150 miles from the 
     epicenter of an earthquake which measured in excess of 5.0 on 
     the Richter scale and which occurred in 1995.