House Proceeding 05-19-08 on May 19th, 2008 :: 3:04:32 to 3:10:02
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which must dispose of it. the final major provision allows all agencies to retain the proceeds from the sell of federal surplus properties. these proceeds will be used for disposal activities,

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Robert C. Scott: such as developing and implementing a plan to identify and declare properties' excess, appraisals, unilyization studies and life cycle planning. the office of management and budget has stated

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Speech By: Robert C. Scott

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Robert C. Scott: that allowing agencies to retain the proceeds will provide agencies with the funds necessary to cover up front costs associated with disposals. this bill does not waive any existing law regarding

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Robert C. Scott: the screening process and therefore does not affect the access of homeless providers or state or local communities to these properties. i want to commend representatives moore and duncan

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Robert C. Scott: for introducing this bill. i also want to thank chairman waxman and ranking member davis for their dedication to this issue for many years. i reserveer the balance of my time. the speaker

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Robert C. Scott: pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from california. mr. issa: mr. speaker, i seek recognition. yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized.

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Robert C. Scott: mr. issa: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 5787, the federal real property disposal enhancement act which was introduced last month by representative dennis moore of kansas

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Robert C. Scott: and john duncan of tennessee. this legislation would expand a number of agencies allowed to retain the proceeds from the sale of surplus federal real property and would expand authority --

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Robert C. Scott: expand the authority of the general services. it is very clear that this is a good bill and i support it. it is also very clear that it is a step in the right direction, but does not get us

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Robert C. Scott: to where we really need to be. in fact, this is simply the tip of the iceberg. the federal government is the largest land owner in the country, as such, it is essential the government manage

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Robert C. Scott: its properties efficiently and as effectively as possible. more importantly, property which is no longer of use to the federal government should be removed from the inventory, unfortunately,

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Robert C. Scott: over the years federal property disposal processes have become increasingly cumbersome and unwielding and agencies often decide it is easier to sit on property than to try to get rid of it.

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Robert C. Scott: in fact, when we as a congress have done rounds of bureaucratic, we have often had to do supplemental appropriations of dollars in order to give away property that has become surplus. in fact,

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Robert C. Scott: o.m.b. estimates the back log of more than 21,000 properties in need of maintenance and repair carrying a price tag of more than $18 billion. under republican control, the congress spent

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Robert C. Scott: a considerable amount of time woramking mostly on a bipartisan basis to reform the federal real property disposal system. the proposals we pute forward for substantial changes provided real

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Robert C. Scott: reform. although h.r. 5787 does not contain the kind of substantive reform put forward in prior codges, it is nevertheless an improvement on the current system. i therefore ask my colleagues to strongly

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Robert C. Scott: sup port this legislation as a step in the right direction and reserve the balance of my time. the speakepro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from california.

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Robert C. Scott: ms. watson: we reserve with no more speakers. ak the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from california. mr. issa: mr. speaker, in closing, today

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Robert C. Scott: we've handled a great many important resolutions on the floor and some laws. we've done this on a bipartisan basis. as we finish our suspensions for the house oversight and reform committee,

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Robert C. Scott: i would simply ask my colleagues, the speaker, to take note that this week, this past week, prices rose once again on gasoline in america. up 17 cents in a blink of the. up $1 since this congress

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Robert C. Scott: switched hands. it is very clear that we need to begin operating on a bipartisan basis to bring down the price of gas and diesel fuel. we can only do that if we work on as much of a bipartisan

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Steve King: basis as we work on these resolutions. so i would ask all of my colleagues to note that the real problem america cares about today is not the hundred years of the congressional club, it is

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Speech By: Steve King