[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 82 (Thursday, June 12, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5608-S5609]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. Feinstein):
  S. 895. A bill to designate the reservoir created by Trinity Dam in 
the Central Valley project, California, as ``Trinity Lake''; to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


                 THE TRINITY LAKE NAME DESIGNATION ACT

  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I am pleased to introduce legislation that 
would change the name of the Clair Engle Lake in northern California to 
its commonly known name, Trinity Lake.
  Clair Engle Lake is the largest body of recreational water in Trinity 
County. Every year, thousands of recreational users from all over 
California come to the lake to fish, boat, hike, and camp.
  Since the reservoir was created by the building of the Trinity Dam, 
local citizens have referred to the lake as Trinity Lake. This usage 
has been widely adopted by almost all of the general public as well as 
by Federal, State, and local officials. In fact, this widespread usage 
of a name other than the official name has become the cause of 
confusion for visitors and tourists, and has had a negative economic 
impact on the lake community.
  My legislation would end this confusion by renaming the lake to 
Trinity

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Lake. My legislation is supported by the Trinity County Board of 
Supervisors as well as the Bureau of Reclamation. I also am pleased to 
be working with Representative Wally Herger who has introduced similar 
legislation in the House of Representatives.
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