[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 14]
[House]
[Pages 19674-19675]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LAND TRANSFER AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 4596) to amend Public Law 97-435 to extend the authorization 
for the Secretary of the Interior to release certain conditions 
contained in a patent concerning certain land conveyed by the United 
States to Eastern Washington University until December 31, 2009, as 
amended.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                               H.R. 4596

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY LAND TRANSFER 
                   AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION.

       The first section of Public Law 97-435 (96 Stat. 2281) is 
     amended in subsection (c) by striking ``five years after the 
     enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``on December 31, 
     2009''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Radanovich) and the gentlewoman from Guam (Ms. 
Bordallo) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California (Mr. Radanovich).
  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  H.R. 4596, introduced by the gentleman from Washington (Mr.

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Nethercutt), simply amends Public Law 97-435 to extend the 
authorization for the Secretary of the Interior to permit Eastern 
Washington University to release certain lands in order to acquire 
other lands more suitable for educational or recreational purposes.
  I urge adoption of the bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, we have no objection to the consideration of this 
measure, H.R. 4596.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. RADANOVICH. 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 California (Mr. Radanovich) that the House suspend the 
rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4596, as amended.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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