House Proceeding 12-17-07 on Dec 17th, 2007 :: 0:16:04 to 0:18:29
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to reconsider is laid upon the table. >> i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection,

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Collin C. Peterson: so ordered. the gentleman from minnesota. >> mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 3454. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the

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Speech By: Collin C. Peterson

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Collin C. Peterson: clerk: h.r. 3454, a bill to provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of national forest system land in the george washington national forest in allegheny county, virginia, that contains a

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Collin C. Peterson: cemetery of a central advent christian church and an adjoining tract of land located between the cemetery and road boundaries. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman

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Collin C. Peterson: from minnesota, mr. partyson, and the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. foxx, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from minnesota. mr. peterson:. mr. speaker, i

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Collin C. Peterson: yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. peterson: mr. speaker, i rise in support today of h.r. 3454. this bill sponsored by mr. boucher

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Collin C. Peterson: of virginia would convey property in the george washington national forest to the central advent christian church of alleghenyounty, virginia. the parcel will consist of no more than eight acres

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Collin C. Peterson: and included in that parcel will be aa cement tarry encompassing approximately six acres. mr. speaker, h.r. 3454 requires that the church accept the property at the time of the conveyance in an

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Collin C. Peterson: as is condition. the exact acreage and legal description of the property to be conveyed will be determined in a survey with usda's approval. usda will also set additional terms and conditions

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Collin C. Peterson: in connection with the conveyance of this property. the united states forest service has acknowledged this particular tract of forestland is difficult to manage. owning a cemetery tract is

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Collin C. Peterson: inconsistent with the foreign service mission which is why they have attempted to sell this property several times without success. i understand the central advent christian church has already

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Collin C. Peterson: been doing basic maintenance on the cemetery grounds. conveying this land to the church would enable them to make more significant repairs to the property. so this effort deserves congressional

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Collin C. Peterson: support. mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlela dy from north carolina. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. i also rise today

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Collin C. Peterson: in support of h.r. 345 4, which our distinguished ranking memb on the agriculture committee, mr. goodlatte, has co-sponsored with congressman boucher. h.r. 3454 requires the u.s. forest service

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Virginia Foxx: to convey without consideration eight acres of the george washington national forest in allegheny county, virginia, to the central advent christian church. the conveyance includes a six-acre cemetery

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Speech By: Virginia Foxx