Gregorio Sablan

Mr. SABLAN

Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, we have no objection to S. 271, and I have no further speakers. I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself as much time as I may consume. (Mr. SABLAN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. SABLAN

Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, we have no further speakers. If the gentleman from Colorado has no further need of time, I will yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. SABLAN

Mr. SABLAN. This legislation authorizes the National Park Service to study roughly 86 miles of rivers in Connecticut and Rhode Island for possible designation as Wild and Scenic Rivers. The Wild and Scenic Rivers program currently protects the free- flowing condition of more than 12,000 miles of rivers in 38 States. Unfortunately, this is less than 1 quarter of 1 percent of the rivers in the United States. In contrast, more than 75,000 large dams restrict the flow of roughly 600,000 miles of river. This is about 17 percent of the river miles in this country. Mr. Langevin is to be commended for his hard work on behalf of his constituents and the natural resources within his State. I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. SABLAN. I have no additional speakers, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. (Mr. SABLAN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. SABLAN

Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, may I ask if there are additional speakers on the other side?

Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2467 would transfer two parcels of Federal land into trust for the exclusive benefit of the Bridgeport Indian Colony, a Federally recognized Indian tribe located in rural Mono County, California. The tribe seeks to expand its reservation in order to address its additional housing and community development needs, as well as to address its need for a local community health services clinic that will service Indian and non-Indians in the area. I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 2467, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. (Mr. SABLAN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, we also urge the support and passage of this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. SABLAN

Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, at this time, I would like to inquire if the other side has any additional speakers.

Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, then, at this time, I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, at this time, I yield the remainder of my time to the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Boren).

Mr. SABLAN. I yield the gentleman 1 additional minute.

Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, at this time I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Sarbanes).

Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, at this time, I yield 4 minutes to the gentlelady from New York (Mrs. Maloney).

Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, at this time, I would like to inquire as to the time remaining.

Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, at this time, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from American Samoa, a member of the committee. (Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, at this time, may I inquire of the time remaining?

Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, at this time I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pallone).

Mr. SABLAN

Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time. If the gentleman has no further speakers, I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. SABLAN. H.R. 5958 renames the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Contact Station to the James L. Buckley Visitor Contact Station. We do not object to this legislation. I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. (Mr. SABLAN asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

Mr. SABLAN

Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, again, like I said, we have no objection to this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. SABLAN

Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.