[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 67 (Tuesday, May 14, 1996)]
[House]
[Pages H4918-H4919]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    AUTHORIZING ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR INCLUSION IN AMAGANSETT 
                        NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

  Mr. SAXTON. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the 
Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 1836) to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to acquire property in the town of East Hampton, Suffolk 
County, NY, for inclusion in the Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge, 
with a Senate amendment thereto, and concur in the Senate amendment.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The Clerk read the Senate amendment, as follows:

       Senate amendment:
       Page 2, after line 14, insert:

     SEC. 2. CORRECTIONS TO COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES MAP.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
     make such corrections to the map described in subsection (b) 
     as are necessary--
       (1) to move the eastern boundary of the excluded area 
     covering Ocean Beach, Seaview, Ocean Bay Park, and part of 
     Point O'Woods to the western boundary of the Sunken Forest 
     Preserve; and
       (2) to ensure that the depiction of areas as ``otherwise 
     protected areas'' does not include any area that is owned by 
     the Point O'Woods Association (a privately held corporation 
     under the laws of the State of New York).
       (b) Map Described.--The map described in this subsection is 
     the map that is included in a set of maps entitled ``Coastal 
     Barrier Resources System'', dated October 24, 1990, that 
     relates to the unit of the Coastal Barrier Resources System 
     entitled ``Fire Island Unit NY-59P''.

  Mr. SAXTON (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent 
that the Senate amendment be considered as read and printed in the 
Record.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from New Jersey?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the original request 
of the gentleman from New Jersey?
  Mr. STUDDS. Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, I do not have 
the slightest intention of objecting. I would simply give the gentleman 
from New Jersey [Mr. Saxton] the opportunity to explain, as briefly as 
possible, the substance of this request.
  Mr. SAXTON. Mr. Speaker, will the gentleman yield?
  Mr. STUDDS. I yield to the gentleman from New Jersey.
  Mr. SAXTON. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding to me.
  Mr. Speaker, once again I am pleased to present to the House H.R. 
1836, a bill introduced by the gentleman from New York, Mike Forbes, to 
add a 98-acre oceanfront parcel of land to the Long Island National 
Wildlife Refuge.
  Mr. Speaker, it is obvious this bill was passed by the House on 
another occasion. It was sent over to the Senate,

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and it is back with an amendment. Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of the 
bill in its current form.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to once again present to the House H.R. 
1836, a bill introduced by Congressman Mike Forbes to add a 98-acre 
ocean-front parcel of land to the Long Island National Wildlife Refuge.
  This legislation was overwhelmingly adopted in the House on April 23 
of this year, and was approved by the other body on May 3. While the 
other body had no objection to the provisions of H.R. 1836, the text of 
H.R. 2005 was added to this measure and it is, therefore, necessary for 
the House to once again act affirmatively before sending this proposal 
to the President.
  H.R. 2005 was unanimously approved by the House on October 30, 1995, 
and this noncontroversial measure will correct a mapping error in the 
Coastal Barrier Resources System.
  In 1982, when unit NY-59P was created, a portion of privately owned 
land was incorrectly mapped as being part of an adjacent ``otherwise 
protected area'', the Fire Island National Seashore. This 88-acre tract 
is owned by a private homeowners group, the Point O'Woods Association, 
and has never been part of the National Seashore. This small, but 
important change in the Coastal Barrier Resources System has broad 
bipartisan support and has been endorsed by the administration.
  Finally, I would like to compliment the gentleman from New York [Mike 
Forbes] for his outstanding leadership in this matter. Mike is the 
author of both H.R. 1836 and H.R. 2005 and he has done an outstanding 
job of not only gaining support for these measures but also 
representing his constituents in a most effective manner.
  I urge an aye vote on H.R. 1836.
  Mr. STUDDS. Mr. Speaker, I withdraw my reservation of objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from New Jersey?
  There was no objection.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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