[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 87 (Monday, July 10, 2000)]
[House]
[Pages H5737-H5738]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            PETITIONS, ETC.

  Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       90. The SPEAKER presented a petition of Embassy of the 
     Republic of Macedonia, relative to a Resolution on the 
     Position and Role of the Republic of Macedonia in the 
     Stability Pact for Southeastern Europe; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       91. Also, a petition of City Council of Detroit, MI, 
     relative to a resolution in support of project 
     D.R.E.A.M.Z.Z.S (Detroit Relief Effort to Aide Mozambique, 
     Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       92. Also, a petition of the Delegates of Aha Hawai'i Oiwi, 
     HI, relative to A proclamation claiming authority to 
     collectively represent the voice of the Hawaiian electorate 
     world-wide, elected in accordance with principles enumerated 
     by the one-man-one-vote rule, and as such, it is a legal and 
     properly constituted elected body of representatives of the 
     native Hawaiian people, both in Hawai'i and throughout the 
     world; further reasserting the right to selfdetermination, 
     incorporating the right to define our relationship with the 
     United States, the State of Hawai'i and all aspects of self-
     goverance; to the Committee on Resources.

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       93. Also, a petition of the Legislature of Guam, relative 
     to Resolution No. 268 petitioning the Congress of the United 
     States of America not allow the designation of land on Guam 
     as ''Critical Habitat''; to the Committee on Resources.
       94. Also, a petition of City Council of Dixon, IL, relative 
     to A resolution opposing any congressional action to 
     implement the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce's 
     report proposals that would preempt state and local 
     sovereignty, guaranteed by the 10th Amendment of the United 
     States Constitution; supporting simplification of state and 
     local sales taxes, and urges states to move more 
     expeditiously to craft and approve model legislation; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       95. Also, a petition of The People of Chefornak, Alaska, 
     relative to Resolution H.R. 701 petitioning the Congress to 
     vote on and pass the Conservation and Reinvestment Act; 
     jointly to the Committees on Resources, Agriculture, and the 
     Budget.
       96. Also, a petition of Lan-Oak Park District Board of 
     Commissioners, Lansing, Illinois, relative to A resolution 
     urging Congress to pass legislation to provide full and 
     permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
     and to pass HR 701/S 2123, the Conservation and Reinvestment 
     Act (CARA) during its session in 2000; jointly to the 
     Committees on Resources, Agriculture, and the Budget.
       97. Also, a petition of City Council of Trenton, MI, 
     relative to Resolution 2000-19 petitioning the 106th Congress 
     to support the Conservation and Reinvestment Act by advancing 
     CARA H.R. 701; jointly to the Committees on Resources, 
     Agriculture, and the Budget.
       98. Also, a petition of Legislature of Guam, relative to 
     Resolution No. 268 petitioning the United States Congress to 
     allow all excess federal lands returned to the Government of 
     Guam to be disposed of as the local government determines, 
     including but not limited to the return of the land to the 
     original landowners and their heirs when possible; jointly to 
     the Committees on the Judiciary, Resources, and Armed 
     Services.

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