[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 93 (Tuesday, July 18, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7166-S7167]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 338--RELATIVE TO THE DEATH OF THE HONORABLE PAUL 
             COVERDELL, A SENATOR FROM THE STATE OF GEORGIA

  Mr. LOTT (for himself, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Akaka, Mr. 
Allard, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Biden, Mr. 
Bingaman, Mr. Bond, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Breaux, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bryan, 
Mr. Bunning, Mr. Burns, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Campbell, Mr. L. Chafee, Mr. 
Cleland, Mr. Cochran, Ms. Collins, Mr. Conrad, Mr. Craig, Mr. Crapo, 
Mr. DeWine, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Dorgan, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
Edwards, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Feingold, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Fitzgerald, Mr. 
Frist, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Graham, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Grams, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
Gregg, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Helms, Mr. Hollings, Mr. 
Hutchinson, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. 
Johnson, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Kohl, Mr. Kyl, Ms. 
Landrieu, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lieberman, Mrs. 
Lincoln, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Mack, Mr. McCain, Mr. McConnell, Ms. Mikulski, 
Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Murkowski, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
Reid, Mr. Robb, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Roth, Mr. Santorum, 
Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Smith of New 
Hampshire, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Specter, Mr. Stevens, 
Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Voinovich, 
Mr. Warner, Mr. Wellstone, and Mr. Wyden) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 338

       Whereas the Honorable Paul Coverdell served Georgia in the 
     United States Senate with devotion and distinction;
       Whereas the Honorable Paul Coverdell served all the people 
     of the United States as Director of the Peace Corps;
       Whereas his efforts on behalf of Georgians and all 
     Americans earned him the esteem and high regard of his 
     colleagues; and
       Whereas his tragic and untimely death has deprived his 
     State and Nation of an outstanding lawmaker and public 
     servant: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow 
     and deep regret the announcement of the death of the 
     Honorable Paul Coverdell a Senator from the State of Georgia.
       Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate communicate 
     these resolutions to the House of Representatives and 
     transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the family of the 
     deceased.
       Resolved, That when the Senate adjourns today, it stand 
     adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the 
     deceased Senator.

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                          AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED

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  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
                                  2001

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                GRASSLEY (AND HARKIN) AMENDMENT NO. 3910

  Mr. GORTON (for Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mr. Harkin)) proposed 
an amendment to the bill (H.R. 4578) making appropriations for the 
Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 163, after line 23, insert the following:

     SEC. 1__. MISSISSIPPI RIVER ISLAND NO. 228, IOWA, LAND 
                   EXCHANGE.

       (a) Identification of Land To Be Received in Exchange.--Not 
     later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of 
     the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (referred to in 
     this section as the ``Secretary''), shall provide Dubuque 
     Barge & Fleeting Services, Inc. (referred to in this section 
     as ``Dubuque''), a notice that identifies parcels of land or 
     interests in land--
       (1) that are of a value that is approximately equal to the 
     value of the parcel of land comprising the northern half of 
     Mississippi River Island No. 228, as determined through an 
     appraisal conducted in conformity with the Uniform Appraisal 
     Standards for Federal Land Acquisition; and
       (2) that the Secretary would consider acceptable in 
     exchange for all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to that parcel.
       (b) Land for Wild Life and Fish Refuge.--Land or interests 
     in land that the Secretary may consider acceptable for the 
     purposes of subsection (a) include land or interests in land 
     that would be suitable for inclusion in the Upper Mississippi 
     River Wild Life and Fish Refuge.
       (c) Exchange.--Not later than 30 days after Dubuque offers 
     land or interests in land identified in the notice under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall convey all right, title, 
     and interest of the United States in and to the parcel 
     described in subsection (a) in exchange for the land or 
     interests in land offered by Dubuque, and shall permanently 
     discontinue barge fleeting at the Mississippi River island, 
     Tract JO-4, Parcel A, in the W/2 SE/4, Section 30, T.29N., 
     R.2W., Jo Daviess County, Illinois, located between miles 
     #578 and #579, commonly known as Pearl Island.
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                       GORTON AMENDMENT NO. 3911

  Mr. GORTON proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 4578; supra; as 
follows:

       On page 126, line 16, strike ``$207,079,000'' and insert 
     ``$208,579,000''.
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                        BOXER AMENDMENT NO. 3912

  Mrs. BOXER proposed an amendment to the bill, H.R. 4578, supra; as 
follows:

       At the end of the amendment, add the following:
       ``None of the funds appropriated under this Act may be used 
     for the preventive application of a pesticide containing a 
     known or probable carcinogen, a category I or II acute nerve 
     toxin or a pesticide of the organophosphate, carbamate, or 
     organochlorine class as identified by the Environmental 
     Protection Agency in National Parks in any area where 
     children and pregnant women may be present.''
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   AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND 
               RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2001

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                    BAUCUS AMENDMENTS NOS. 3913-3916

  Mr. BAUCUS submitted four amendments intended to be proposed by him 
to the bill (H.R. 4461) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies programs 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes; 
as follows:

                           Amendment No. 3913

       On page 14, line 23, strike ``and''.
       On page 15, lines 1 and 2, strike ``in all, $494,744,000.'' 
     and insert ``and $500,000 for the Montana Sheep Institute; in 
     all, $495,244,000, of which $500,000 shall be derived by 
     transfer of a proportionate amount from each other account 
     for which this title makes funds available for administrative 
     and related expenses.''.
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                           Amendment No. 3914

       On page 14, line 23, strike ``and''.
       On page 15, lines 1 and 2, strike ``in all, $494,744,000.'' 
     and insert ``and $500,000 for a 1-year economic study on live 
     cattle packer concentration at the University of Florida; in 
     all, $494,894,000, of which $150,000 shall be derived by 
     transfer of a proportionate amount from each other account 
     for which this title makes funds available for administrative 
     and related expenses.''.
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                           Amendment No. 3915

       On page 12, line 22, strike ``expended (7 U.S.C. 2209b):'' 
     and insert ``expended, of which $2,000,000 shall be derived 
     by transfer of a proportionate amount from each other account 
     for which this title makes funds available for administrative 
     and related expenses, and of which not less than $2,000,000 
     shall be available for the Northern Plains Agricultural 
     Research Laboratory, Sidney, Montana, for facility 
     construction:''.
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                           Amendment No. 3916

       On page 50, lines 9 through 12, strike ``$21,221,293,000, 
     of which $100,000,000 shall be placed in reserve for use only 
     in such amounts and at such times as may become necessary to 
     carry out program operations'' and insert ``$21,221,793,000, 
     of which $100,000,000 shall be placed in reserve for use only 
     in such amounts and at such times as may become necessary to 
     carry out program operations and $500,000 shall be available 
     to provide a waiver to the State agency of the State of 
     Montana from the standard utility allowance requirements of 
     section 5(e)(7)(C) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2014(e)(7)(C))''.

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