[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 13 (Monday, February 23, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S839]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. SPECTER (for himself and Mr. Santorum):
  S. 1665. A bill to reauthorize the Delaware and Lehigh Navigation 
Canal National Heritage Corridor Act, and for other purposes; to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.


 THE DELAWARE AND LEHIGH NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR ACT AMENDMENTS OF 
                                  1998

  Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I have sought recognition today to 
reintroduce legislation I originally introduced on November 8, 1997, to 
reauthorize the work of the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage 
Corridor Commission in Pennsylvania. The new bill makes some technical 
changes which deal with method of appointing Commission members, 
ensuring that the Commission will continue to be composed of 
representatives from local and state agencies who have worked on this 
successful public/private partnership with the federal government over 
the past 10 years. I am hopeful that the Subcommittee on National 
Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation of the Senate Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources will hold hearings on this bill as soon as 
possible. Since authorization for the Commission is set to expire in 
November, 1998, it is vital that the Senate pass this legislation this 
year to enable the Commission to continue its unfinished work in 
eastern Pennsylvania.
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