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Extending Authorization for Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission

Floor Speech

Date: Nov. 20, 2019
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. HUFFMAN. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 182) to extend the authorization for the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission.

The Clerk read the title of the bill.

The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 182

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. CAPE COD NATIONAL SEASHORE ADVISORY COMMISSION.

Effective September 26, 2018, section 8(a) of Public Law 87-126 (16 U.S.C. 459b-7(a)) is amended in the second sentence by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2028''.
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Mr. HUFFMAN. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

H.R. 182, introduced by Representative Bill Keating from Massachusetts, would reauthorize the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission, which expired under current law in September 2018. This bill would reauthorize and extend it until 2028.

Since the national seashore was originally created in 1961, it was actually the first national seashore. It is the second most beautiful national seashore, but it was the first national seashore created.

The advisory commission has served as a main forum for consultation and coordination between local communities and the National Park Service. Comprised of representatives from the six towns within the park, Barnstable County, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the Secretary of the Interior, this advisory commission gives surrounding communities a voice in the management of the seashore.

I thank Representative Keating for his leadership in introducing this important legislation, and I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 182.

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Mr. HUFFMAN. Madam Speaker, I yield as much time as he may consume to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Keating), who is honored to represent the second most beautiful national seashore in America.

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Mr. HUFFMAN. Madam Speaker, I respectfully request an ``aye'' vote, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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