[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 23846]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                      MIWALETA PARK EXPANSION ACT

  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and concur in 
the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 1725) to provide for the 
conveyance by the Bureau of Land Management to Douglas County, Oregon, 
of a county park and certain adjacent land.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Senate amendments:
       Page 3, strike out lines 6 through 10 and insert:
       (1) In general.--After conveyance of land under subsection 
     (a), the County shall manage the land for public park 
     purposes consistent with the plan for expansion of the 
     Miwaleta Park as approved in the Decision Record for 
     Galesville Campground, EA #OR110-99-01, dated September 17, 
     1999.
       Page 3, line 14, strike out ``purposes--'' and insert 
     ``purposes as described in paragraph 2(b)(1)--''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Nevada (Mr. Gibbons) and the gentleman from California (Mr. George 
Miller) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Nevada (Mr. Gibbons).
  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 1725, as amended and 
introduced by my colleague the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio).
  A significant amount of effort has gone into the preparation of this 
bill, and I would like to begin by commending the gentleman from Oregon 
(Mr. DeFazio) and the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Walden) for their 
diligence in bringing this legislation to the floor.
  The Miwaleta Park, located in Oregon, is a 30-acre area jointly 
managed by the Bureau of Land Management and Douglas County.

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  The title to this park and surrounding area is currently held by the 
BLM; and under H.R. 1725, the title and all rights and interests to 
this land would be transferred to Douglas County for the purpose of 
building a public campground.
  I reiterate my support for H.R. 1725 and ask for support of this 
legislation.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such 
time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 1725.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. GIBBONS. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Pease). The question is on the motion 
offered by the gentleman from Nevada (Mr. Gibbons) that the House 
suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendments to the bill, H.R. 
1725.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the Senate amendments were 
concurred in.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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