[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 23587]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



MOTION TO GO TO CONFERENCE ON S. 2796, WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT 
                                OF 2000

  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 639, I offer a 
motion.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Mr. Shuster moves to insist on the House amendment to S. 
     2796, and request a conference with the Senate thereon.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster).
  The motion was agreed to.


               Motion to Instruct Offered by Mr. Oberstar

  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I offer a motion to instruct conferees.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Mr. Oberstar moves to instruct the conferees to insist on 
     section 586 of the House amendment.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar) and the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. 
Shuster) will each be recognized for 30 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar).
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge adoption of the motion to instruct, and I yield 
back the balance of my time.
  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume 
to simply accept the motion, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the previous question is 
ordered on the motion to instruct.
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to instruct 
offered by the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. Oberstar).
  The motion was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the Chair appoints the 
following conferees: Messrs. Shuster, Young of Alaska, Boehlert, Shaw, 
Oberstar, Borski, and Menendez.
  There was no objection.

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