[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 20]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 27501]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


          INTRODUCING THE SOUTHERN NEVADA READINESS CENTER ACT

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 17, 2005

  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today along with my colleagues, 
Representative Jim Gibbons and Representative Shelley Berkley, to 
introduce the Southern Nevada Readiness Center Act.
  The purpose ofthe Southern Nevada Readiness Center Act is to convey 
35-50 acres of land from the McCarran Airport Cooperative Management 
Area Boundary to the Nevada National Guard for the purpose of building 
the Nevada National Guard Readiness Center. This Readiness Center will 
serve Henderson and southwest Las Vegas, and will allow the Nevada 
National Guard to have better access to the facilities and equipment 
they need for training.
  The National Guard is our Nation's first line of defense in an ever-
changing world. As the Guard's role expands, it is important that they 
are given the facilities and equipment they need to protect both Nevada 
and America at large. This Readiness Center will help Nevada's National 
Guard to achieve this goal, and I look forward to working with Congress 
to pass this bill into law.

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