[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 208 (Wednesday, December 20, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8184-S8185]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               ALEX DIEKMANN PEAK DESIGNATION ACT OF 2017

  The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (S. 117) to designate a 
mountain peak in the State of Montana as ``Alex Diekmann Peak,'' which 
had been reported from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, 
with an amendment, as follows:
  (The part of the bill intended to be stricken is shown in boldface 
brackets and the part of the bill intended to be inserted is shown in 
italics.)

                                 S. 117

       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 ``Alex Diekmann Peak 
     Designation Act of 2017''.

     [SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       [Congress finds that Alex Diekmann--
       [(1) was a loving father of two and an adoring husband who 
     lived in Bozeman, Montana, where he was a renowned 
     conservationist who dedicated his career to protecting some 
     of the most outstanding natural and scenic resource areas of 
     the Northern Rockies;
       [(2) was responsible during his unique conservation career 
     for the protection of more than 50 distinct areas in the 
     States of Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho, conserving for the 
     public over 100,000 acres of iconic mountains and valleys, 
     rivers and creeks, ranches and farms, and historic sites and 
     open spaces;
       [(3) played a central role in securing the future of an 
     array of special landscapes, including--

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       [(A) the spectacular Devil's Canyon in the Craig Thomas 
     Special Management Area in the State of Wyoming;
       [(B) crucial fish and wildlife habitat and recreation 
     access land in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho, along the 
     Salmon River, and near the Canadian border; and
       [(C) diverse and vitally important land all across the 
     Crown of the Continent in the State of Montana, from the 
     world-famous Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem to Glacier 
     National Park to the Cabinet-Yaak Ecosystem, to the 
     recreational trails, working forests and ranches, and 
     critical drinking water supply for Whitefish, and beyond;
       [(4) made a particularly profound mark on the preservation 
     of the natural wonders in and near the Madison Valley and the 
     Madison Range, Montana, where more than 12 miles of the 
     Madison River and much of the world-class scenery, fish and 
     wildlife, and recreation opportunities of the area have 
     become and shall remain conserved and available to the public 
     because of his efforts;
       [(5) inspired others with his skill, passion, and spirit of 
     partnership that brought together communities, landowners, 
     sportsmen, and the public at large;
       [(6) lost a heroic battle with cancer on February 1, 2016, 
     at the age of 52;
       [(7) is survived by his wife, Lisa, and their 2 sons, Logan 
     and Liam; and
       [(8) leaves a lasting legacy across Montana and the 
     Northern Rockies that will benefit all people of the United 
     States in our time and in the generations to follow.

     SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF ALEX DIEKMANN PEAK, MONTANA.]

     SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF ALEX DIEKMANN PEAK, MONTANA.

       (a) In General.--The unnamed 9,765-foot peak located 2.2 
     miles west-northwest of Finger Mountain on the western 
     boundary of the Lee Metcalf Wilderness, Montana (UTM 
     coordinates Zone 12, 457966 E., 4982589 N.), shall be known 
     and designated as ``Alex Diekmann Peak''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, record, or other paper of the United States to the 
     peak described in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a 
     reference to ``Alex Diekmann Peak''.

  The committee-reported amendment was agreed to.
  The bill (S. 117), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a 
third reading, was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                 S. 117

       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 ``Alex Diekmann Peak 
     Designation Act of 2017''.

     SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF ALEX DIEKMANN PEAK, MONTANA.

       (a) In General.--The unnamed 9,765-foot peak located 2.2 
     miles west-northwest of Finger Mountain on the western 
     boundary of the Lee Metcalf Wilderness, Montana (UTM 
     coordinates Zone 12, 457966 E., 4982589 N.), shall be known 
     and designated as ``Alex Diekmann Peak''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, record, or other paper of the United States to the 
     peak described in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a 
     reference to ``Alex Diekmann Peak''.

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