[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8902]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

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                            HON. JOE BARTON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 18, 2006

  Mr. BARTON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, on Wednesday, May 17, 2006, I was 
diagnosed with an inner ear infection and was unable to fly to 
Washington, D.C. ahead of all votes. As a result, I missed several 
votes on this day and ask that my statement be placed in the 
appropriate part of the record to reflect how I would have voted on the 
following roll call votes, had I been present.

       Wednesday, May 17, 2006:
       Nay: on agreeing to the Rahall (WV) amendment Failed by 
     recorded vote: 189-236 (Roll no. 147). Strikes section 103 of 
     H.R. 4200, regarding expedited procedures and certain 
     exceptions to compliance with the National Environmental 
     Policy Act (NEPA).
       Nay: On agreeing to the DeFazio (OR) amendment Failed by 
     recorded vote: 184-240. (Roll no. 148). Strikes section 104 
     of H.R. 4200, regarding ``availability and use of pre-
     approved management practices'' and replaces it with a new 
     section 104.
       Nay: On agreeing to the Inslee (WA) amendment Failed by 
     recorded vote: 191-231 (Roll no. 149). Adds a new section to 
     H.R. 200, stating that the Act shall not apply to any 
     inventoried roadless area within the National Forest System.
       Nay: On agreeing to the Udall (NM) amendment Failed by 
     recorded vote: 197-228 (Roll no. 150). Adds a new section to 
     H.R. 4200, which would require the Secretary concerned (when 
     implementing any pre-approved management practice or 
     catastrophic event recovery project as described in the bill) 
     to ``consider the effect of the practice of project fire risk 
     and forest regeneration,'' and prohibits implementing the 
     project unless the Secretary certifies that the practice or 
     project will not increase fire-risk or decrease forest 
     regeneration.
       Aye: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 243-182 (Roll no. 
     151). H.R. 4200, Forest Emergency Recovery and Research Act.

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