[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 82 (Thursday, June 10, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H4029]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  FISH AND WILDLIFE MITIGATING ONGOING SAFETY PROGRAMS REQUIRED BY FAA

  (Mr. CALVERT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. CALVERT. Madam Speaker, on May 26, 1999, the City Manager of 
Corona testified that the City of Corona has been forced to buy new 
land for the government in order to maintain and operate existing 
levees, flood control, streets, parks, and airport protection zones, 
which translated means clearing out trees in front of the runway that 
have been there for over 30 years and continually maintained.
  That is right, Madam Speaker, Fish and Wildlife wants to mitigate for 
ongoing safety programs required by the FAA.
  All of the mitigation required by Fish and Wildlife on this project 
were for existing projects, not for new ones. However, Fish and 
Wildlife Director Jamie Clark stated in that same hearing that 
requiring retroactive mitigation is not allowed.
  Today I will introduce legislation that would prohibit mitigation and 
extraction for impacts that have occurred in the past. This is just 
common-sense legislation.

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