[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 122 (Tuesday, September 24, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H6493]
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  EXTENDING PERIODS OF AUTHORIZATION TO IMPLEMENT PROJECTS FOR UPPER 
                   COLORADO AND SAN JUAN RIVER BASINS

  Mr. HANSEN. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 5099) to extend the periods of authorization for the 
Secretary of the Interior to implement capital construction projects 
associated with the endangered fish recovery implementation programs 
for the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                               H.R. 5099

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

     SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING PROVISIONS.

       Public Law 106-392 (114 Stat. 1602) is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 2(1) is amended by inserting ``and extended by 
     the Extension of the Cooperative Agreement dated December 6, 
     2001,'' after ``September 29, 1987,''.
       (2) Section 3(a)(2) is amended by striking ``fiscal year 
     2005'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2008''.
       (3) Section 3(a)(3) is amended by striking ``fiscal year 
     2007'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2008''.
       (4) Section 3(b) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``fiscal year 2005'' and 
     inserting ``fiscal year 2008''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``fiscal year 2007'' and 
     inserting ``fiscal year 2008''.
       (5) Section 3(c)(1) is amended by striking ``with'' and 
     inserting ``within''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Jeff Miller of Florida). Pursuant to the 
rule, the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Hansen) and the gentleman from West 
Virginia (Mr. Rahall) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Hansen).
  Mr. HANSEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  H.R. 5099 amends the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins 
Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Act of 2000 by extending the periods 
of authorization for the Secretary of the Interior to implement capital 
construction projects associated with the endangered fish recovery 
implementation programs in the basins to fiscal year 2008.
  H.R. 5099 does not increase the total amount authorized to be 
expended to complete the fish recovery program.
  I urge the bill's adoption.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  We in the minority support this bill. It is sponsored by the 
gentleman from Utah (Mr. Hansen), our committee chairman. He has 
explained it eloquently. He is a true poet, and I cannot add any more 
to what he had to say.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. HANSEN. 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 Utah (Mr. Hansen) that the House suspend the rules and 
pass the bill, H.R. 5099.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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