[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 158 (Tuesday, September 25, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H8861-H8862]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 REQUESTING SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR TO RECOGNIZE THE RICH HISTORY OF 
                          THE LOGGING INDUSTRY

  Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Natural Resources be discharged from further consideration 
of the resolution (H. Res. 460) requesting the Secretary of the 
Interior to recognize the rich history of the logging industry and the 
importance of lumberjack sports by adding the Lumberjack Bowl to the 
National Register of Historic Places, and ask for its immediate 
consideration in the House.
  The Clerk read the title of the resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California?
  There was no objection.
  The text of the resolution is as follows:

                              H. Res. 460

       Whereas the Lumberjack World Championships began in 1960 as 
     a tribute to the rich history of the logging industry across 
     the United States, and particularly in Wisconsin;
       Whereas the Lumberjack World Championships occur annually 
     in Hayward, Wisconsin, the biggest small town in America, 
     which is renowned for its history and beauty;
       Whereas the Lumberjack Bowl has hosted the Lumberjack World 
     Championships for decades, thereby drawing economic activity 
     in the Hayward area;
       Whereas hundreds of volunteers from Sawyer County work 
     tirelessly to make the competition a world class event for 
     thousands of spectators every July;
       Whereas this year's competition will showcase over 100 
     athletes across 21 unique events that demonstrate the skills, 
     abilities, and grit of the old-time lumberjacks;
       Whereas lumberjack sports continue to increase in 
     popularity, with loyal fans and competitors from across the 
     globe;
       Whereas many universities across the United States have 
     woodsmen or lumberjack teams that compete at the collegiate 
     level;
       Whereas the Lumberjack Bowl was formerly a holding pond for 
     the North Wisconsin Lumber Company;
       Whereas the North Wisconsin Lumber Company Office in 
     Hayward, Wisconsin, was added to the National Register of 
     Historic Places on May 7, 1980;
       Whereas listing on the National Register of Historic Places 
     drives tourism to communities and further denotes the 
     cultural significance of a structure; and
       Whereas the Lumberjack Bowl still hosts all the events for 
     the Lumberjack World Championships, including men's and 
     women's logrolling, chopping, pole climbing, boom running, 
     and sawing: Now, therefore, be it

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       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) recognizes the importance of lumberjack sports to the 
     culture and economy of Wisconsin;
       (2) supports the growth of lumberjack sports around the 
     United States; and
       (3) requests that the Secretary of the Interior add the 
     Lumberjack Bowl, the site of the Lumberjack World 
     Championships, to the National Register of Historic Places.

                  Amendment Offered by Mr. McClintock

  Mr. McCLINTOCK. I have an amendment to the text at the desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the amendment.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Page 2, line 1, strike ``That the House of 
     Representatives--'' and all that follows through page 3, line 
     4, and insert the following: ``That the House of 
     Representatives requests that the Secretary of the Interior 
     add the Lumberjack Bowl, the site of the Lumberjack World 
     Championships, to the National Register of Historic Places.''
  Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to dispense with 
the reading.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California?
  There was no objection.
  The amendment was agreed to.
  The resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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