[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 68 (Tuesday, June 6, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H3887-H3888]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   CLARIFYING CERTAIN BOUNDARIES OF COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES SYSTEM

  Mr. SHERWOOD. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 4435) to clarify certain boundaries on the map relating to 
Unit NC01 of the Coastal Barrier Resources System, as amended.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                               H.R. 4435

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. REPLACEMENT OF COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES SYSTEM 
                   MAP.

       (a) In General.--The map described in subsection (b) is 
     replaced, in the maps depicting the Coastal Barrier Resources 
     System that are referred to in section 4(a) of the Coastal 
     Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(a)), by the map 
     entitled ``Pine Island Unit NC-01'' and dated May 1, 2000.
       (b) Description of Replaced Map.--The map described in this 
     subsection is the map that--
       (1) relates to Pine Island Unit NC-01 located in Currituck 
     and Dare Counties, North Carolina; and
       (2) is included in a set of maps entitled ``Coastal Barrier 
     Resources System'', dated October 24, 1990, revised on 
     October 23, 1992, and referred to in section 4(a) of the 
     Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(a)).
       (c) Availability.--The Secretary of the Interior shall keep 
     the replacement map referred to in subsection (a) on file and 
     available for inspection in accordance with section 4(b) of 
     the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(b)).

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Sherwood) and the gentleman from California (Mr. 
George Miller) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Sherwood).


                             General Leave

  Mr. SHERWOOD. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their 
remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 4435.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. SHERWOOD. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4435, introduced by our colleague, the gentleman 
from North Carolina (Mr. Jones), corrects a mistake that was made in 
delineating the boundary of Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit NC01.
  The Coastal Barrier Resources System consists of units located on 
undeveloped coastal barriers and delineated on maps adapted by 
Congress.
  Land included in the system is not acquired by the Government, and 
the act does not prevent or regulate development on private lands. The 
act does prohibit the use of Federal developmental assistance, 
including Federal flood insurance, on property included in the system.
  Unit NC01 was originally created in 1990 to incorporate property 
owned by the National Audubon Society and the surrounding associated 
aquatic habitat. Unfortunately, a significant amount of privately and 
publicly owned developed property was inadvertently, or incorrectly, 
included within its boundary.
  In 1992, Congress directed the Secretary of the Interior to redraw 
the boundary to fix these problems. That new map again failed to 
accurately portray the boundary of the Audubon Sanctuary, and the unit 
continued to include privately owned development property.
  Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4435 removes the incorrectly labeled private 
property and adds associated aquatic habitat that was incorrectly left 
out of the unit in 1992.
  The Fish and Wildlife Service supports this change. I commend the 
gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Jones) for his efforts in correcting 
this error and urge an aye vote on H.R. 4435.

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  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such 
time as I may consume.
  (Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California asked and was given permission to 
revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of 
this legislation to change the boundaries of the Coastal Barrier 
Resource System Unit established under the Coastal Barrier Resources 
Act known as NC01.
  I believe that it is important that we contain the so-called 
technical corrections bills that we have seen in our committee to 
address those problems that are clear inaccuracies. I believe that this 
legislation does that. And it is also incumbent that those of us on the 
committee not use those technical corrections to go for unintended 
changes and make sure that they are held at a minimum. I think that 
this legislation does that.
  We see a lot of efforts from time to time to use boundary changes to 
do more than make these technical corrections, but this legislation 
does not do that. I think that this is consistent with the original 
intent of the Congress, and I urge passage of this legislation.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Sherwood) that the House suspend the 
rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4435, as amended.
  The question was taken.
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the 
yeas and nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX and the 
Chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be 
postponed.

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