House Proceeding 12-17-07 on Dec 17th, 2007 :: 0:18:29 to 0:19:40
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Speech By: Collin C. Peterson

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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

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Virginia Foxx: and two additional acres between the cemetery and interstate 64. while typically the forest service would sell this property under existing authority, they did not receive any bids when

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Virginia Foxx: they attempted to sell it. clearly the forest service should not be in the business of owning a cemetery. particularly one that has been managed by the community church since 1941 under special

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Virginia Foxx: use permit. the church has tried to acquire the property but for financial and other reasons has been unsuccessful. the cemetery also creates some management problems for the agencyince

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Virginia Foxx: there is a fair amount of maintenance associated with it. this conveyance makes sense for the federal government and for the community church. it will allow the forest service to focus on

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Virginia Foxx: the land congress intended the agency to manage. i urge adoption of this bipartisan legislation. and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pr o tempore: the gentlelady yields back.

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Virginia Foxx: mr. peterson: mr.mr speaker, i yield back. i have no further speakers. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from minnesota yields back as well. the

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Collin C. Peterson: question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 3454. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative,

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Speech By: Collin C. Peterson