[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 89 (Monday, June 25, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1188-E1189]
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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                             HON. BOB RILEY

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 25, 2001

  Mr. RILEY. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably detained for Rollcall No. 
177, on agreeing to the amendment to increase funding (by transfer) for 
the National Endowment for the Humanities by $3 million; the Institute 
of Museums and Library Services by $2 million; and NEA Challenge 
America Arts Fund by $10 million. Had I been present I would have voted 
``no.''
  Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably detained from Rollcall No. 178, on 
agreeing to the amendment to increase funding for weatherization 
programs by $24 million; to increase the account for Payments In Lieu 
of Taxes by $12 million; and to increase the account for energy 
conservation programs by $24 million. Had I been present I would have 
voted no. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably detained for Rollcall No. 179, 
on agreeing to the amendment to limit the extension for the 
Recreational Fee Demonstration Program to one year. Had I been present 
I would have voted ``no.''
  Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably detained for Rollcall No. 180, on 
agreeing to the amendment preventing funds in the bill being expended 
to conduct preleasing, leasing and related activities under either the 
Mineral Leasing Act or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act within the 
boundaries of a National Monument. Had I been present I would have 
voted ``no.''
  Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably detained for Rollcall No. 181, on 
agreeing to the amendment to prevent use of funds to execute a final 
lease agreement for oil or gas development in the area of the Gulf of 
Mexico known as Lease Sale 181 prior to April 1, 2002. Had I been 
present I would have voted ``no.''
  Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably detained for Rollcall No. 182, on 
agreeing to the amendment to require that none of the funds in the bill 
may be used to suspend or revise the final regulations published in the 
Federal Register on November 21, 2000, that amended environmental 
mining rules. Had I been present I would have voted ``no.''
  Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably detained for Rollcall No. 183, on 
agreeing to the amendment to prevent use of funds in the bill for the 
purpose of paying salaries and expenses of personal of the Department 
of the Interior to extend leases, any standstill agreement, or the 
terms of the settlement agreement that took effect March 30, 2001, 
concerning the holders

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of interests in seven campsite leases in Biscayne National Park, 
Florida, identified as campsite leases collectively known as 
``Stiltsville''. Had I been present I would have voted ``no.''
  Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably detained for Rollcall No. 184, on 
agreeing to the amendment to reduce the amount for National Endowment 
for the Arts by $10,000,000. Had I been present I would have voted 
``yea.''
  Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably detained for Rollcall No. 185, on 
passage of the FY 2002 Department of Interior and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act. Had I been present I would have voted ``yea.''

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