[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 2156-2157]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           THE GREEN MOUNTAIN LOOKOUT HERITAGE PROTECTION ACT

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                         HON. SUZAN K. DelBENE

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 28, 2013

  Ms. DelBENE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce the Green 
Mountain Lookout Heritage Protection Act, along with my colleague 
Congressman Larsen. Green Mountain Lookout, located in the Glacier Peak 
Wilderness, was built in 1933 as a Civilian Conservation Corps project. 
During the Second World War, the lookout was used to detect fires and 
to spot enemy aircraft. It is no surprise that with such a rich 
history, the Green Mountain Lookout is listed on the National Register 
of Historic Places.
   Unfortunately, severe weather caused the Green Mountain Lookout to 
fall into disrepair,

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and the U.S. Forest Service began taking steps to preserve the historic 
structure for future generations. However, a group based out of Montana 
filed a lawsuit against the Forest Service for using machinery in order 
to conduct repairs, and a U.S. District Court ordered the Forest 
Service to remove the lookout. This legislation would protect the Green 
Mountain Lookout, one of the few surviving fire lookouts in the West, 
by allowing critical maintenance while keeping this iconic structure in 
its original home.
   The Green Mountain Lookout represents a significant piece of the 
Pacific Northwest's history and it deserves to be protected for outdoor 
enthusiasts to enjoy today and in the years to come. I urge my 
colleagues to preserve a part of our Nation's history by supporting 
this bill.

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