[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 17]
[House]
[Page 23356]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                             NOAA LAND SALE

  Mr. RAHALL. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the 
Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 5350) to authorize the Secretary of 
Commerce to sell or exchange certain National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration property located in Norfolk, Virginia, and for other 
purposes, with a Senate amendment thereto, and concur in the Senate 
amendment.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The Clerk read the Senate amendment, as follows:

       Senate amendment:
       On page 4, after line 20, insert: 
       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
     of Commerce, through the Under Secretary and Administrator of 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
     is authorized to enter into a land lease with Mobile County, 
     Alabama for a period of not less than 40 years, on such terms 
     and conditions as NOAA deems appropriate, for purposes of 
     construction of a Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center 
     facility, provided that the lease is at no cost to the 
     government. NOAA may enter into agreements with state, local, 
     or county governments for purposes of joint use, operations 
     and occupancy of such facility.

  Mr. RAHALL (during the reading). Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous 
consent to dispense with the reading.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from West Virginia?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the original request 
of the gentleman from West Virginia?
  There was no objection.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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