S6460 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE May 10, 1995

MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

At 1:01 p.m., a message from the

House of Representatives, delivered by

Mr. Hays, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has passed the

following bill; in which it requests the

concurrence of the Senate:

H.R. 1139. An act to amend the Atlantic

Striped Bass Conservation Act, and for other

purposes.

The message also announced that the

House has agreed to the following concurrent resolution; in which it requests

the concurrence of the Senate:

H. Con. Res. 64. Concurrent resolution authorizing the 1995 Special Olympics Torch

Relay to be run through the Capitol

Grounds.

The following bill was read the first

MEASURES REFERRED

fand second times by unanimous consent and referred as indicated:

H.R. 1139. An act to amend the Atlantic

Striped Bass Conservation Act, and for other

purposes; to the Committee on Commerce,

Science, and Transportation; pursuant to the

order of May 9, 1995, that if and when reported by the Committee on Commerce,

Science, and Transportation the bill be referred to the Committee on Environment and

Public Works for a period not to exceed 20

session days to report or be discharged and

placed on the calendar.

The following bill, previously ordered

held at the desk, was referred to the

Committee on Foreign Relations:

S. 770. A bill to provide for the relocation

of the United States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, and for other purposes.

The following petitions and memoriPETITIONS AND MEMORIALS

fals were laid before the Senate and

were referred or ordered to lie on the

table as indicated:

POM–93. A joint resolution adopted by the

Legislature of the State of Washington; to

the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,

and Forestry.

‘‘ENGROSSED HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 4004

‘‘Whereas, approximately two-thirds of the

farmgate value of agricultural production in

Washington State is based on minor crops;

and

‘‘Whereas, Washington State is one of the

most diverse agricultural states in the nation, growing a large number of relatively

small but specialized crops of great significance to the American consumer; and

‘‘Whereas, the continued production of

these crops and their availability to consumers is dependent on the ability to safely and

effectively control insects, weeds, diseases,

and other pests; and

‘‘Whereas, an essential tool in the control

of pests in either a conventional or an integrated pest management strategy is the

availability of pesticides; and

‘‘Whereas, without the availability of a full

array of safe and adequate pest management

tools, there is likely to be a number of negative consequences including: Decrease in the

exports of food products to other countries;

increase in imports of less wholesome food

products; farming communities will have

less diversified economies and will be subject

to more economic volatility; decrease of

yield; increase in price; decrease in food supply and variety; decrease in ability to meet

state and national produce quality standards; increase in incidents of food safety hazards; and an increase in use of products that

have greater impact on human health due to

higher toxicity than the products that were

previously in use; and

‘‘Whereas, the production of food in several

states is similarly affected due to the lack of

availability of pest control products for the

production of minor crops;

‘‘Now, therefore, your Memorialists respectfully pray that the appropriate committees of the United States Congress inquire

into the effects of the 1988 amendments to

the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and

Rodenticide Act on the availability of pesticides for the protection of minor crops and

that legislation be introduced and voted

upon that has considered the following provisions:

‘‘(1) Extend the registrants’ exclusive data

rights by ten years, thereby increasing the

time period over which pesticide registrants

have to recoup the cost of registration;

‘‘(2) Establish specific time periods for the

Environmental Protection Agency to act on

minor crop registrations as an incentive to

registrants to pursue additional registrations for minor uses;

‘‘(3) Provide for an extension in the time

for registrants to submit data equal to the

time it takes for the Environmental Protection Agency to act upon a request for a waiver, so that registrants are not inadvertently

forced to develop data during the time the

Environmental Protection Agency is deliberating on the waiver request;

‘‘(4) Provide additional time for registrants

to generate the necessary residue data for reregistration of pesticides for minor crop

uses, or if the registrant is unwilling to finance the generation of the data, to give

time to find other methods to generate the

required data; and

‘‘(5) Provide a temporary extension of registration for unsupported minor uses so that,

if the current registrant declines to request

the reregistration, other organizations have

the time to comply with registration requirements before cancellation of the registration.

‘‘Be it resolved, That copies of this Memorial be immediately transmitted to the Honorable Bill Clinton, President of the United

States, the President of the United States

Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, each member of Congress from

the State of Washington, the Secretary of

the United States Department of Agriculture, the Administrator of the United

States Environmental Protection Agency,

and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture.’’

POM–94. A resolution adopted by the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey; to

the Committee on Appropriations.

‘‘ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 124

‘‘Whereas, the President of the United

States’ Fiscal Year 1996 budget proposal includes a significant reduction in funding for

ongoing shore protection, beach restoration

and flood control projects in New Jersey; and

‘‘Whereas, the completion of these projects

is essential to preserving a State and national resource, and can be accomplished

only with the assistance of the federal government; and

‘‘Whereas, new Jersey, in establishing a

$15.0 million annual Shore Protection Fund,

has clearly committed State funding to assist in the replenishment and preservation of

beaches along the New Jersey shore; and

‘‘Whereas, tourism is the State’s second

largest industry, and the annual $10.0 billion

in tourism spending in the coastal area constitutes approximately one-half of the total

tourism spending in the State; and

‘‘Whereas, the proposed budget reduction,

if realized, would have a disastrous effect on

the shore tourism economy, including the

potential loss of hundreds of thousands of

jobs directly and indirectly related to the

tourism industry, on property values and on

State and local tax revenues; Now, therefore,

be it

‘‘Resolved by the Assembly of the State of New

Jersey:

‘‘1. The President and the Congress of the

United States are respectfully urged to restore funding in the Fiscal Year 1996 federal

budget for beach stabilization and flood control projects along the Jersey Shore.

‘‘2. Copies of this resolution, signed by the

Speaker of the Assembly and attested by the

Clerk thereof, shall be transmitted to the

President and Vice President of the United

States, the Majority Leader of the United

States Senate, the Speaker of the House of

Representatives, the Commander and Chief

of Engineers of the United States Army

Corps of Engineers, every member of Congress elected from the State, the Governor of

the State, and the Commissioner of Environmental Protection.’’

POM–95. A resolution adopted by the Council of the City of Fairview Park, Ohio relative to telecommunications; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

POM–96. A resolution adopted by the City

of Brook Park, Ohio relative to telecommunications; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

POM–97. A resolution adopted by the Council of the City of Barberton, Ohio relative to

cable television; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

POM–98. A concurrent resolution adopted

by the Legislature of the State of Arizona; to

the Committee on Commerce, Science, and

Transportation.

‘‘SENATE CONCURRENT MEMORIAL 1003

‘‘Whereas, the globalization of the United

States economy has resulted in the expansion of international trade and tourism; and

‘‘Whereas, the international trade and

tourism are dependent on an efficient transportation system, including the availability

of direct international flights with multiple

destinations; and

‘‘Whereas, the travel and tourism industry

is one of the largest industries in the United

States; and

‘‘Whereas, international trade is key to the

economic health of this nation and contributes directly and indirectly to more than

sixty per cent of new jobs created in the

United States in recent years; and

‘‘Whereas, international air service is an

important component of international trade

and the travel and tourism industry; and

‘‘Whereas, international air service is becoming increasingly important to the economic well-being of states and cities; and

‘‘Whereas, increased international air service results in local job development, an enlarged tax base, access to new markets for

local products, increased foreign investment,

enhanced cultural exchange and increased

visibility on the world stage; and

‘‘Whereas, international air service is regulated by treaties negotiated between sovereign nations of the world; and

‘‘Whereas, with the passage of the North

American Free Trade Agreement the flow of

goods and people will greatly increase among

this country, Canada and Mexico, as well as

the rest of the world; and

‘‘Whereas, individual states have fought

hard and committed resources to securing