[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 94 (Tuesday, June 29, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                   HOOVER DAM MISCELLANEOUS SALES ACT

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                             HON. BOB STUMP

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 29, 1999

  Mr. STUMP. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of my distinguished colleague from 
Nevada, Mr. Gibbons, I am pleased to introduce the Hoover Dam 
Miscellaneous Sales Act.
  Mr. Speaker, each year more than one million tourists travel to the 
Hoover Dam on the Arizona/Nevada border. Of the one million tourists 
who yearly visit this man-made treasure, a third venture from foreign 
countries. The demand for maps, publications, memorabilia, photographs 
and videos on the Hoover Dam, its history, and the Colorado River has 
significantly increased over the years. Most of these products can be 
produced by the Bureau of Reclamation. The Bureau, however, has not 
been given the authority to sell Hoover Dam products.
  Mr. Speaker, this proposed legislation provides the authority to the 
Secretary of the Interior to produce and sell products relating to the 
Hoover Dam. The bill allows the funds derived from the sale of these 
products to be used towards the repayment of the Hoover Dam Visitor 
Center. Currently, purchasers of Hoover Dam power in Arizona, 
California and Nevada are paying for the construction of the Hoover Dam 
Visitor Center. Funds will also be applied to the payment of operation 
and maintenance costs, as well as costs associated with the delivery of 
guided tours at the Hoover Dam and its power plant.
  Mr. Speaker, this legislation will not only enhance a visitor's 
experience at the Hoover Dam, but it will provide a new funding source 
for the many costs associated with the Hoover Dam and the Hoover Dam 
Visitor Center.

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