[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 21]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 29020]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   CONGRATULATING SCOT STORM ON WINNING THE 2003 FEDERAL DUCK STAMP 
                                CONTEST

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                          HON. MARK R. KENNEDY

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 14, 2003

  Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 
Scot Storm of Sartell, Minnesota, on winning the 2003 Federal Duck 
Stamp Contest. Scot's painting depicts a pair of redhead ducks flying 
over a pond. His inspiration for the painting came from a photograph he 
took in North Dakota.
  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service sponsors the annual Duck Stamp 
Contest and I am proud to represent the winner for the second 
consecutive year. Groups from stamp collectors to conservationists 
purchase the stamps for their collections. Additionally, all waterfowl 
hunters are required to purchase and carry the Duck Stamp as a part of 
their license. Proceeds from the sale of the stamp go to purchase 
wetlands for the National Wildlife Refuge System. Since 1934, over half 
a billion dollars in proceeds from the Duck Stamp have purchased 5 
million acres of habitat.
  Mr. Speaker, Minnesota is proud of its hunting and fishing tradition 
and its commitment to conservation, exemplified in Scot Storm's winning 
stamp. On behalf of all Minnesotans, I congratulate him on this 
prestigious award.

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