[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 25, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S2708]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mrs. BOXER:
  S. 441. A bill to direct the Administrator of General Services to 
convey to Fresno County, California, the existing Federal courthouses 
in that county; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, today I am introducing legislation to 
transfer the B.F. Sisk Federal Courthouse in Fresno, CA to the County 
of Fresno, when the new Federal courthouse is completed.
  Fresno County is rapidly growing county in the heart of California's 
Great Central Valley. The County of Fresno's Superior Court has a 
serious need for new court space that will grow in the years ahead. The 
Sisk Building contains courthouses and related space that will help the 
people of Fresno County meet those needs. The Sisk Building's existing 
security measures are a perfect fit for Fresno County's justice system.
  This legislation is a common sense measure that will allow 
appropriate utilization of the Sisk Building, while contributing to the 
ongoing revitalization of downtown Fresno. I am proud that it is yet 
another opportunity for the Federal Government to improve the lives of 
Fresno County's people.
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