[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 14 (Tuesday, February 15, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E145]
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STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF MRS. BONO'S LEGISLATION TO AUTHORIZE CONVEYANCE 
      OF PUBLIC DOMAIN LAND IN THE SAN BERNARDINO NATIONAL FOREST

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                             HON. DON YOUNG

                               of alaska

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 15, 2000

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, I congratulate Representative Bono 
for her follow through on the KATY issue. It was three or four years 
ago when her late husband, our colleague Sonny Bono, began to tackle 
the problem of keeping a small radio antenna on the edge of the San 
Bernardino National Forest for an important local radio broadcaster. 
With the introduction of this bill, Mrs. Bono begins the last chapter 
to settle an important issue for her constituents.
  The station is KATY-FM, and it is the only radio link for emergency 
broadcasting that covers a large sector of the San Bernardino valley. 
An elderly couple, the Gills, owned the station. Mr. Gill passed away 
recently, so it is an important tribute to him that this bill is being 
introduced today. We will get right to work on it in my committee, the 
Committee on Resources, this year.
  I offer thanks to the Forest Service for working hard to settle this 
issue, and for protecting the public by ensuring that fair market value 
will be paid for the small parcel by KATY-FM. While we hoped to help 
the Forest Service move two unrelated administrative provisions in this 
bill, it could not be done before introduction. However, I will make 
every effort to accommodate the needs of the Service on the two 
unrelated matters, working with the other committee with joint 
jurisdiction over those provisions, as the bill moves through the 
Committee and the House. I appreciate the Service's good faith work on 
these matters, and we will work in the same manner.
  Congratulations again, Mrs. Bono. Your follow through is commendable.

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