[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 202 (Friday, December 21, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H10560]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
NATHANIEL P. REED HOBE SOUND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the
bill (S. 3456) to redesignate Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge as
the Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, and for
other purposes.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The text of the bill is as follows:
S. 3456
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REDESIGNATION OF THE HOBE SOUND NATIONAL WILDLIFE
REFUGE.
(a) Redesignation.--The Hobe Sound National Wildlife
Refuge, located in the State of Florida, is redesignated as
the ``Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife
Refuge''.
(b) References.--Any reference in any statute, rule,
regulation, Executive order, publication, map, paper, or
other document of the United States to the Hobe Sound
National Wildlife Refuge is deemed to refer to the Nathaniel
P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from
California (Mr. McClintock) and the gentleman from Arizona (Mr.
Grijalva) each will control 20 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California.
General Leave
Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members
have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include
extraneous materials on the bill under consideration.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from California?
There was no objection.
Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
Mr. Speaker, S. 3456 would rename the Hobe Sound National Wildlife
Refuge, located in southeast Florida, after Nathaniel P. Reed, who
passed away on July 11, 2018, at the age of 84.
Nathaniel P. Reed was a prominent conservationist who served as an
Assistant Secretary of the Interior from 1971 to 1977 and later
returned to Florida to form an advocacy group to help preserve and
restore the Everglades. He also joined forces with former Senator Bob
Graham to launch the Florida Conservation Coalition.
Renaming the Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, which is located
near his home in Florida, in honor of Nathaniel P. Reed is a tribute to
his legacy of conservation and public land stewardship.
Mr. Speaker, I urge adoption of the measure, and I reserve the
balance of my time.
Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, this bill redesignates the Hobe Sound National Wildlife
Refuge in southern Florida as Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National
Wildlife Refuge.
We concur with the gentleman, the majority, Mr. McClintock, on this
issue. I ask all Members to please vote in favor of the resolution. It
is a fitting tribute to a former Interior Department official who
helped develop the Endangered Species Act and the Clean Water Act. It
is a fitting tribute, and I urge its passage.
Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I urge adoption of the measure, and I
yield back the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the
gentleman from California (Mr. McClintock) that the House suspend the
rules and pass the bill, S. 3456.
The question was taken.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds
being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further
proceedings on this motion will be postponed.
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