{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-1996-10-21-pt1-PgS12464-5", "1996-10-21", 104, 2, null, null, "OMNIBUS PARKS BILL", "SENATE", "SENATE", "ALLOTHER", "S12464", "S12465", "[{\"name\": \"Bob Smith\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", "[{\"congress\": \"104\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"1174\"}, {\"congress\": \"104\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"1174\"}]", "142 Cong. Rec. S12464", "Congressional Record, Volume 142 Issue 143 (Monday, October 21, 1996)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 143 (Monday, October 21, 1996)]\n[Senate]\n[Pages S12464-S12465]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\n                           OMNIBUS PARKS BILL\n\n Mr. SMITH. Mr. President, I rise to speak in support of the\nOmnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act, which was adopted\nunanimously by the Senate. This legislation contains numerous\nprovisions affecting 41 States to preserve and protect our Nation's\nscenic rivers and historic land areas. I am pleased that, after many\ndays of negotiations, we have reached agreement on this important\nenvironmental legislation.\n  Included in this comprehensive package is legislation that Senator\nGregg and I introduced on August 10, 1995, to designate the Lamprey\nRiver in New Hampshire as part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers\nSystem. The Lamprey Wild and Scenic River Act, S. 1174, will designate\nan 11.5-mile segment of the Lamprey River as wild and scenic. Following\nintroduction, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a\nhearing on the Lamprey bill, which was later approved unanimously by\nthe committee.\n  The history of this legislation goes back almost 5 years when Senator\nRudman and I introduced the Lamprey River study bill in February 1991,\nwhich was signed into law by President Bush later that year. Once the\nNational Park Service determined the\n\n[[Page S12465]]\n\nLamprey River's eligibility for the National Wild and Scenic Rivers\nSystem, a local advisory committee was formed to work with local\ncommunities, landowners, the National Park Service, and New Hampshire's\nEnvironment Department in preparing a comprehensive management plan.\nThis management plan was completed in January 1995.\n  The Lamprey River management plan was subsequently endorsed by the\nadvisory committee as well as the local governments affected by this\ndesignation. The primary criteria for my sponsorship of this\nlegislation was the support of the local communities. After the towns\nof Lee, Durham, and Newmarket all voted in favor of this designation,\nit received my enthusiastic support.\n  The Lamprey River is well deserving of this designation for a number\nof reasons. Not only is the river listed on the 1982 National Park\nService's inventory of outstanding rivers, but it has almost been\nrecognized by the State of New Hampshire as the ``most important\ncoastal river for anadromous fish in the State.'' Herring, shad, and\nsalmon are among the anadromous species found in the river. In fact,\nNew Hampshire fishing maps describe the Lamprey as ``a truly\nexceptional river offering a vast variety of fishing. It contains every\ntype of stream and river fish you could expect to find in New\nEngland.''\n  The Lamprey is approximately 60 miles in length and serves as the\nmajor tributary for the Great Bay, which is part of the National\nEstuarine Research Reserve System. The Great Bay Refuge is also nearby,\nwhich was established several years ago following the closure of Pease\nAir Force Base. The preservation of the Lamprey is a significant\ncomponent to protecting this entire ecosystem.\n  The 11.5-mile segment, as proposed by our legislation, has been the\nfocus of local protection efforts for many years. The towns of Lee,\nDurham, and Newmarket, local conservationists, the State government, as\nwell as the congressional delegation have all come together in support\nof this legislation. I believe the management philosophy adopted by the\nadvisory committee best articulates our goals for this legislation: ``*\n* * management of the river must strike a balance among desires to\nprotect the river as an ecosystem, maintain the river for legitimate\ncommunity use, and protect the interests and property rights of those\nwho own its shorelands.''\n  In conclusion, Mr. President, I congratulate Senate majority leader\nLott, Senator Murkowski and others in negotiating an agreement on this\ncomprehensive legislation. In addition, I commend all of the members of\nthe Lamprey River Advisory Committee, especially Sharon Meeker of Lee,\nwho served as committee chair, Judith Spang of Durham, and Richard\nWellington of Lee. All have worked very hard on the Lamprey River\nlegislation and have traveled to Washington to testify on its behalf. I\nam extremely pleased that, at last, the fruits of their labor will be\nrewarded with the adoption of the omnibus parks bill--one of the most\nsignificant environmental accomplishments of the 104th\nCongress.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-1996-10-21-pt1-PgS12464-5"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.0092870108783245, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}