Tom McClintock

Mr. McCLINTOCK

Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Nevada (Mr. Amodei), my good friend and Nevada neighbor, the author of this bill.

Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I, too, would urge the adoption of the bill. I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

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Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. H.R. 1289 would expand the John Muir National Historic Site by approximately 44 acres. This expansion may only occur by donation of the land. Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, in Martinez, California, this site preserves the 14-room Italianate Victorian mansion where John Muir lived, as well as a 325-acre tract of native oak woodlands and grasslands owned by the Muir family. The additional proposed acreage in this bill is directly adjacent to the current site and will allow for better public access to trails in the area. This acreage has been donated to the National Park Service and will not be acquired with any Federal dollars. This bill passed out of committee by unanimous consent, and a previous version passed the House during the 113th Congress. I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of the bill. I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

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Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous materials on the bill under consideration.

Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I join the gentlewoman in requesting the adoption of this bill. I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. H.R. 1554, introduced by my friend Congressman Scott Tipton of Colorado, would require the U.S. Forest Service to convey by patent a small area of land near Rifle, Colorado, to its rightful owner. Conflicting surveys between Federal agencies resulted in the inclusion of this land in the White River National Forest even though it was originally patented in the early 20th century and was legally owned by private landowners for decades. These landowners have paid property taxes on the acreage and have used it for a variety of purposes, including agriculture and grazing. Earlier this year, the Forest Service testified that the bill would ``resolve a longstanding title issue associated with the property'' and has recommended that the area be ``confirmed in the successors in interest to the original patentees.'' The bill is supported by Garfield County, Colorado, the city of Rifle, Colorado, and many others. Congressman Tipton has worked hard to correct this survey discrepancy and return this land to its rightful owner. I encourage my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on H.R. 1554. I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Tipton), my friend who has worked tirelessly to correct this administrative error.

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Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I am ready to close when the gentlewoman concludes, so I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, the National Liberty Memorial reminds us of a story of patriotism and sacrifice that won the independence of our country and that set in motion what Lincoln called ``the last best hope of mankind.'' It is a story from the American Revolution that, to this day, has not been adequately acknowledged. I am pleased to commend Mr. Butterfield for his legislation, to have joined as a cosponsor of it, and to urge the House its speedy adoption. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on the bill under consideration.

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Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2791) to require that certain Federal lands be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of certain Indian tribes in Oregon, and for other purposes.

Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on the bill under consideration.

Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I would like to acknowledge the gentlemen from Oregon, Mr. DeFazio and Mr. Walden, for their hard work on this important piece of legislation that will benefit several Indian tribes in the State of Oregon. H.R. 2791 is a compilation of three stand-alone bills that were reported out of the Natural Resources Committee and passed by the full House as part of larger measures during the 113th Congress. Since I have every confidence that Mr. DeFazio will describe the bill in detail, I will, at this point, reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, my complete faith in Mr. DeFazio's powers of description was well placed. I endorse his remarks and ask for adoption of the measure. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

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Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on the bill under consideration.

Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I would first like to acknowledge the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young), the chairman of the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular, and Alaska Native Affairs, for his hard work as the sponsor of the House companion to this bill, H.R. 521. This bill was favorably reported from the Committee on Natural Resources by unanimous consent in July of this year. The Senate version, S. 230, sponsored by Senator Murkowski, is before us today. This bill directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to convey by warranty deed a 23-acre parcel of Federal land under the administration of the Indian Health Service and located in Bethel, Alaska, to the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation for health and social service-related programs. The YKHC is a nonprofit Alaska Native organization which operates a regional hospital on the 23 acres of the Federal land conveyed under this bill. In recent years, the hospital has had a need to expand and renovate the existing facilities in this location. To secure funding for the hospital expansion, the YKHC must demonstrate sufficient site control, but because the surrounding land is federally owned, this bill is necessary to provide the health corporation the site control necessary to improve its facilities. Congress has enacted two similar bills in the last several Congresses and, like those, this bill is supported by the entire Alaska delegation and by the administration. I again want to commend my colleague from Alaska for his hard work for Alaska Natives, and I urge my colleagues to pass this bill. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young), that legendary force of Alaskan nature. (Mr. YOUNG of Alaska asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

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Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on the bill under consideration.

Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. S. 501, the New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act, makes a number of small changes to a Federal law impacting the Navajo Nation's water projects in New Mexico. The bill specifically fixes misspellings, citations, and other errors to help expedite the completion of water infrastructure projects. I urge my colleagues to support this noncontroversial bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I also urge all Members to support the bill. I yield back the balance of my time.