[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 75 (Friday, May 24, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E930]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  WE ACTUALLY BUILD BRIDGES TOO . . .

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                          HON. JAMES M. TALENT

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 23, 1996

  Mr. TALENT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to share with my colleagues a 
thoughtful article on regulatory issues affecting small business 
written by Mr. Tom McCrackin, a constituent of mine from St. Louis, 
Missouri:

       I recently received a letter from Rep. Jim Talent (R-Mo.), 
     asking if I wanted to testify before the House Small Business 
     Committee's Subcommittee on Regulation and Paperwork.
       The purpose of the hearing was to discuss regulatory issues 
     of concern to business owners, testify about the burdens of 
     government and tell Congress what specific regulations should 
     be repealed.
       In trying to decide if I had anything worth testifying 
     about, I did a little research. By signing the contract and 
     bond for our Route 47 Warren County Project, I agreed to:
       1. be governed by the following 15 acts:
       Clean water;
       Endangered Species Act;
       National Historic Preservation Act;
       Farmland Protection Act;
       Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and 
     Recovery Act;
       Work Hours Act of 1962;
       Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance 
     Act of 1987;
       Public Works Employment Act of 1977;
       Federal-Aid Roads Act;
       Clean Air Act;
       Federal Water Pollution Control Act;
       Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act;
       Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990;
       Copeland Act; and
       Davis-Bacon Act.
       2. abide by 16 sections in six titles of the Code of 
     Federal Regulations;
       3. be bound by three Executive Orders (11246, 11738, & 
     12549);
       4. obey nine sections in six titles of the United States 
     Code;
       5. fill out Standard Form LLL (Disclosure Form to Report 
     Lobbying) and Form PR-1391 (Federal Aid Highway Construction 
     Contractors Annual EEO Report) and Form WH-347 (Certified 
     Payroll);
       6. comply with provisions of OSHA, Equal Employment 
     Opportunity, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise, Unmarked 
     Human Burial Sites, Missouri Solid Waste Management, 
     Nationwide Permit (NWP) No. 26, Section 404 Permit, NWP No. 
     4, Standard Grading Rules for West Coast Lumber, Hometown 
     Plan, Non-Discrimination in Employment, Missouri Seed Law, 
     Workman's Compensation Insurance, General Wage Order No. 38, 
     and prevailing wage, community block grant development 
     programs and other public laws and revised statutes of 
     Missouri; and
       7. deal with and meet the requirements of the following 12 
     agencies:
       National Register of Historic Places;
       State Historic Preservation Office;
       United States Fish and Wildlife Service;
       National Marine Fisheries Service;
       United States Army Corps of Engineers;
       Office of Federal Contract Compliance, United States 
     Department of Labor;
       Federal Highway Administration;
       Occupational Safety and Health Administration;
       Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards 
     Administration;
       Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, 
     Division of Labor Standards;
       Employment and Training Administration, Bureau of 
     Apprenticeship and Training, United States Department of 
     Labor; and
       Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
       I'll let you know how my testimony goes. All I really 
     wanted to do was build the bridge.

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