[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 94 (Wednesday, July 15, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H5506]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               THE SONNY BONO SALTON SEA RESTORATION ACT

  (Mr. HUNTER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HUNTER. Mr. Speaker, in an hour or so we will have an opportunity 
to vote for the Sonny Bono Salton Sea Restoration Act. I would urge 
every Member to vote for this great, commonsense conservation project.
  It will take the Salton Sea, which is some 360 square miles in size, 
and it will convert that sea or rehab that sea into a wonderful fishing 
resource, a great place for birders, for people that like all the water 
sports. It is within driving distance of about 6 percent of America's 
population. This is a great blue collar playground where people who 
cannot afford to go off for fly fishing on New Zealand on their 
holidays will have an opportunity to recreate.
  The gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Bono) will be leading our 
efforts on the floor in just about an hour, along with the gentlemen 
from California, Mr. Jerry Lewis and Mr. Ken Calvert. I hope every 
Member votes for this great conservation project.

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