congressional_record: CREC-1994-10-08-pt1-PgE235
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| CREC-1994-10-08-pt1-PgE235 | 1994-10-08 | 103 | 2 | THE NATIONAL MARITIME HERITAGE ACT OF 1994 | HOUSE | EXTENSIONS | FRONTMATTER | E | E | [{"name": "Nancy Pelosi", "role": "speaking"}] | [{"congress": "103", "type": "HR", "number": "3059"}] | 140 Cong. Rec. E | Congressional Record, Volume 140 Issue 146 (Saturday, October 8, 1994) [Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 146 (Saturday, October 8, 1994)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] [Congressional Record: October 8, 1994] From the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] THE NATIONAL MARITIME HERITAGE ACT OF 1994 ______ speech of HON. NANCY PELOSI of california in the house of representatives Thursday, October 6, 1994 Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I rise to offer my thanks to Chairman Studds, Representative Andrews, and the many others who worked for the passage of H.R. 3059, the National Maritime Heritage Act of 1994. This bill represents a long-overdue effort to provide much-needed support for maritime historical preservation projects all over the country. From Seattle to Newport News to San Francisco to the Rio Grande Military Museum, this legislation will perpetuate our maritime history by allowing States, local governments, and nonprofit organizations to apply for maritime heritage grants which will be used for educational purposes. I am proud to have the world's largest fleet of historic ships located in my district at the San Francisco Maritime Park. This important grants program will fund much-needed and long-delayed repairs on these ships. Mr. Speaker, the National Maritime Heritage Act is also a fiscally responsible measure. Funding for the program will be derived from scrapping obsolete National Defense Reserve Fleet [NDRF] vessels. These funds will then be apportioned between maritime heritage projects, the maritime administration, and State maritime academies for training and educational purposes. Mr. Speaker, in the last 60 years, over 400 of the most important historical vessels in this country have been lost because of erratic Federal support for maritime preservation. This bill attempts to reverse that course and I am grateful that my colleagues have given it their support. ____________________ |