[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 21894]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



              COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES SYSTEM CORRECTIONS

  Mr. HANSEN. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and concur in 
the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 34) to direct the Secretary of 
the Interior to make technical corrections to a map relating to the 
Coastal Barrier Resources System.
  The Clerk read as follows:
       Senate amendments:
       Page 2, line 9, strike out all after ``System'','' down to 
     and including ``tives.'' in line 11 and insert ``dated June 
     5, 2000''.
       Page 2, after line 18, insert:
       ``(c) Availability.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
     keep the map descried in subsection (b) on file and available 
     for public inspection in accordance with section 4(b) of the 
     Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(b)).''

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Utah (Mr. Hansen) and the gentleman from American Samoa (Mr. 
Faleomavaega) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Utah (Mr. Hansen).
  Mr. HANSEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, H.R. 34 passed the House by unanimous consent on 
November 18, 1999. The other body made some technical amendments to the 
bill which are acceptable to the sponsor of this bill.
  The gentleman from Florida (Mr. Goss) is to be commended for his 
determination in getting this bill through the process and to final 
passage.
  This bill corrects coastal maps which labeled developed private 
property as part of a State park. H.R. 34 adopts a new map drawn by the 
Fish and Wildlife Service which correctly portrays the boundary of the 
Cayo Costa State Park in Florida.
  This change is supported by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 
Adopting the Senate amendments will clear this bill for the President. 
I strongly urge passage of this legislation.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I also want to commend the gentleman from Florida (Mr. 
Goss) for his introduction of this legislation.
  The Coastal Barrier Resources Act established the sound policy that 
the best way to protect coastal barriers was not to prohibit private 
development, but instead, to remove Federal benefits and financial 
assistance that encourage or subsidize such developments.
  In general, this policy has been very successful. And that said, Mr. 
Speaker, Congress has found the need from time to time to correct 
technical errors revealed in the original Coastal Barrier System maps.
  As noted by the previous speaker, the House passed H.R. 34 last 
November without objection. At the request of the other body, the Fish 
and Wildlife Service completed a digital analysis of public land 
holdings on North Captiva Island that are presently included in the 
otherwise protected area labeled as P-19P.
  The new map was developed by the Fish and Wildlife Service to depict 
more detailed analysis. This new map, dated June 5 of this year, was 
adopted by the other body when it passed H.R. 34 last week. It is our 
understanding that this new map has not changed in any way the 
corrected boundaries for Cayo Costa State Park.
  Furthermore, we understand that these digital clarifications have not 
removed any area from either the otherwise protected area of P-19P or 
from the adjacent coastal barrier resources system unit, P-19.
  Lastly, the Fish and Wildlife Service fully attests to the accuracy 
of this new map. As a result, we have no objections to this legislation 
as amended by the other body to adopt the map dated June 5 of this 
year.
  This legislation falls within the realm of legitimate technical 
corrections, and the bill is not controversial. I urge my colleagues to 
support this measure.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. HANSEN. 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 Utah (Mr. Hansen) that the House suspend the rules and 
concur in the Senate amendments to H.R. 34.
  The question was taken.
  Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, I object to the vote on the ground 
that a quorum is not present and make the point of order that a quorum 
is not present.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8, rule XX and the 
Chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be 
postponed.
  The point of no quorum is considered withdrawn.

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