[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 42 (Tuesday, April 12, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S3484]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. CRAIG (for himself and Mr. Crapo):
  S. 761. A bill to rename the Snake River Birds of Prey National 
Conservation Area in the State of Idaho as the Morley Nelson Snake 
River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in honor of the late 
Morley Nelson, an international authority on birds of prey, who was 
instrumental in the establishment of this National Conservation Area, 
and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources.
  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I rise today to introduce, along with my 
colleague, Mr. Crapo, a bill to rename a National Conservation Area in 
the State of Idaho after the late Morley Nelson. This bill renames it 
the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area.
  After returning home as a decorated veteran of World War II, having 
served with the famed 10th Mountain Division in Italy, Morley Nelson 
recognized the unique importance of the Snake River area for birds of 
prey. He worked for its protection and various designations, 
culminating in its establishment by Congress as a National Conservation 
Area.
  Starting in the 1950s, Morley Nelson spent decades convincing 
ranchers and farmers not to shoot raptors, but rather to accept them as 
an integral part of the ecosystem.
  Morley Nelson raised public awareness about birds of prey through 
scores of speeches with an eagle on his fist, and through dozens of 
movies and TV specials starring his eagle or hawks, including seven 
films for Disney.
  Morley Nelson recognized the long-standing problem with raptor 
electrocution from power lines and the associated power outages and 
even resulting wildfires. In cooperation with Idaho Power, and later 
with other utilities, he helped develop guards and redesigned power 
transmission lines to reduce raptor electrocution. This technology has 
since spread throughout the world.
  Morley Nelson once said, ``This is where the wind and the cliffs and 
the birds are. This is where I'll always be.'' It seems only fitting 
that the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area should 
bear his name.
  I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the 
Record.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                 S. 761

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Morley Nelson Snake River 
     Birds of Prey National Conservation Area Act''.

     SEC. 2. RENAMING OF SNAKE RIVER BIRDS OF PREY NATIONAL 
                   CONSERVATION AREA.

       (a) Renaming.--Public Law 103-64 is amended--
       (1) in section 2(2) (16 U.S.C. 460iii-1(2)), by inserting 
     ``Morley Nelson'' before ``Snake River Birds of Prey National 
     Conservation Area''; and
       (2) in section 3(a)(1) (16 U.S.C. 460iii-2(a)(1)), by 
     inserting ``Morley Nelson'' before ``Snake River Birds of 
     Prey National Conservation Area''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area shall be 
     deemed to be a reference to the Morley Nelson Snake River 
     Birds of Prey National Conservation Area.
       (c) Technical Corrections.--Public Law 103-64 is further 
     amended--
       (1) in section 3(a)(1) (16 U.S.C. 460iii-2(a)(1)), by 
     striking ``(hereafter referred to as the `conservation 
     area')''; and
       (2) in section 4 (16 U.S.C. 460iii-3)--
       (A) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``Conservation Area'' 
     and inserting ``conservation area''; and
       (B) in subsection (d), by striking ``Visitors Center'' and 
     inserting ``visitors center''.
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