[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 22, 2008)]
[House]
[Pages H2500-H2501]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 MORLEY NELSON SNAKE RIVER BIRDS OF PREY NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA ACT

  Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 3734) 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.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 3734

       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''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
West Virginia (Mr. Rahall) and the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. 
Duncan) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from West Virginia.


                             General Leave

  Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may 
have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and 
include extraneous material on the resolution under consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from West Virginia?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, the pending measure introduced by our 
colleague, Mike Simpson, renames 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.
  Morley Nelson was an ardent advocate for birds of prey and was 
instrumental in establishing the Snake River Birds of Prey National 
Conservation Area. The National Conservation Area includes 
approximately 500 acres and is one of the densest known nesting 
populations of eagles, falcons, owls, hawks, and other birds of prey in 
North America.
  I do commend our colleague, Mike Simpson from Idaho, for his work on 
the bill. I support the passage of H.R. 3734.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, it's appropriate that the Snake River Birds of Prey 
National Conservation Area be named after Morley Nelson. Morley Nelson 
demonstrated how private voluntary wildlife conservation efforts can be 
far more effective than big Federal programs and showed that punitive 
laws, like the Endangered Species Act, can inhibit and interfere with 
more creative approaches.
  He worked with Idaho Power to redesign their towers and power lines 
so eagles would not be electrocuted when they landed on them. This not 
only saved the eagles; it saved Idaho Power the substantial cost of 
power disruptions.
  He worked with private falconers to create a captive breeding and 
release program that was so successful, the peregrine falcon was one of 
the first species taken off the endangered species list. The Fish and 
Wildlife Service has yet to achieve a comparable recovery after more 
than 30 years.
  I am pleased to see Morley Nelson recognized for his great 
conservation achievements.

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  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. RAHALL. 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 West Virginia (Mr. Rahall) that the House suspend the 
rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3734.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the 
rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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