October 11, 2004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1917 CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 4520, identification documents, those who wish to Perchlorate groundwater contamination, AMERICAN JOBS CREATION ACT harm us can use false identities to evade de- combined with drought or other conditions, OF 2004 tection or use false identities to enter secure highlights the need for these water conserva- spaces, such as airplanes or nuclear facilities. tion projects. SPEECH OF H.R. 10 would regulate which forms of identi- The combination of perchlorate and drought HON. fication can be accepted as proof of identity by caused my hometown, Rialto, , to Federal officials—a reform I have long fought declare 2 water emergencies in one year. OF CALIFORNIA for—so that non-secure foreign IDs cannot be With 15 wells in 3 towns in my district being IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES utilized by terrorists or violent criminals wish- shut down because of perchlorate, serving Thursday, October 7, 2004 ing to evade the law or enter secure spaces clean water has become difficult. Mrs. BONO. Mr. Speaker, I appreciate this undetected. Importantly, it would also set CALFED also provides the means to re- opportunity to reiterate my position regarding standards for states to ensure state driver’s li- spond to rapid population growth. charitable donations of automobiles. I believe censes and state identification cards are se- With a growing population, there is a grow- that the language of the conference report will cure. ing need for more water delivery and storage. have serious ramifications, burdening chari- I take particular pride of authorship in the California has a population of 36 million, table organizations and precluding taxpayers provisions that would set immigrant identifica- and expects to increase to 50 million in the from donating their used automobiles to said tion standards, expand pre-inspection efforts year 2020. organizations. The Conference Committee at foreign airports, reform the designation We know we cannot rely solely only on the chose to adopt the Senate proposal, which re- process for foreign terrorist organizations, in- Colorado River anymore for water use—we quires donors to wait until the vehicle is sold crease penalties for identification fraud and for have no choice. and then deduct only the amount of the sale. false claims of citizenship, and support cre- We know we cannot wait until California This is burdensome not only to the donor but ation of a unified system for transliteration of reaches a water crisis to pass CALFED legis- also to the charity. names into the roman alphabet. I am pleased lation. Prior to enactment of this legislation, those that these initiatives have become part of this H.R. 2828 is a must for California. who donate their cars can deduct amounts landmark legislation. I urge my colleagues to support CALFED based on fair market value. An appraisal is Each of the Title III, ‘‘Border Security and and allow California the clean and reliable needed only for cars valued above $5,000. I Terrorist Travel,’’ provisions are essential to water sources it needs. believe that this is the most judicious manner the national security and should be retained in of treating vehicle donations and it is my con- their current form. Therefore, I urge a ‘‘no’’ f tention that by altering this provision, Con- vote on the Menendez substitute amendment. CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 4520, gress will be placing unreasonable new bur- f AMERICAN JOBS CREATION ACT dens on taxpayers, discouraging charitable do- WATER SUPPLY, RELIABILITY, OF 2004 nations, and hindering charitable organizations AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVE- from providing much-needed benefits to their MENT ACT SPEECH OF recipients. HON. JERRY F. COSTELLO f SPEECH OF OF ILLINOIS 9/11 RECOMMENDATIONS HON. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF CALIFORNIA IMPLEMENTATION ACT Thursday, October 7, 2004 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SPEECH OF Wednesday, October 6, 2004 Mr. COSTELLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to H.R. 4520, the American Jobs HON. ELTON GALLEGLY Mr. BACA. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong sup- Creation Act. OF CALIFORNIA port of H.R. 2828, the Water Supply Reliability I believe that this bill does some good IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and Environmental Improvement Act, also things. It repeals the Extraterritorial Income Thursday, October 7, 2004 known as CALFED. (ETI) program that was causing significant I am a proud co-sponsor of this legislation. sanctions to be placed on a wide range of The House in Committee of the Whole After 10 years of hard work and endless ne- U.S. products and was hurting our world-wide House on the State of the Union had under gotiations, we present the final CALFED prod- consideration the bill (H.R. 10) to provide for trade efforts. uct to Congress. In addition, I strongly support the ethanol reform of the intelligence community, ter- The California delegation has proven our rorism prevention and prosecution, border provisions that were included in the bill. This commitment to the people of California that security, and international cooperation and bill extends the ethanol tax credit, which is vi- they are ensured a reliable water supply. coordination, and for other purposes: tally important to our Illinois farmers, through I want to congratulate Senator FEINSTEIN Mr. GALLEGLY. Mr. Chairman, I move to 2010. It creates a $1/gallon tax credit for and Chairman POMBO for completing a top pri- agribiodiesel and a 50c¢ tax-credit for bio- strike the last word. I rise in opposition to the ority for California. Their hard work is much diesel through 2006, and it ensures that the amendment proposed by the gentleman from appreciated. credits for ethanol do not impact the Highway New Jersey. I would also like to thank Chairman KEN Trust Fund. The substitute offered by the gentleman CALVERT and Ranking Member GRACE However, I cannot support this bill because from New Jersey lacks or waters down many NAPOLITANO of the Water & Power Sub- of the important provisions recommended by committee for their hard work on CALFED as I believe it will provide more incentives to the 9/11 Commission and included in H.R. 10 well. multi-national companies to ship jobs over- in its current form. CALFED is the link needed to ensure the seas, rather than keep them here, where Border security is essential to national secu- quantity and quality of water in California. American workers need them most. This bill rity. The 9/11 Commission recognized this And it is crucial to the future of my home includes 24 provisions that encourage ship- truth. H.R. 10, in its current form, does justice state of California. ping jobs overseas and provides $36 billion in to the 9/11 recommendations by proposing Without out clean water, or enough water, additional tax benefits for offshore operations reasonable, meaningful immigration reforms to there can be no development of jobs or hous- of U.S. corporations. shore up border and travel security. These ing. I also am concerned that this bill did not in- provisions would speed up implementation of And without clean water, my children and clude language that would make tobacco our entry and exit tracking system and in- grandchildren, or any child, cannot enjoy nor- products subject to FDA regulations, a con- crease the number of border patrol officers. mal, healthy lives. cept that had strong bipartisan support, while Another provision would help ‘‘push out the I sincerely believe CALFED will become a including some special interest tax-breaks that border’’ by expanding the program for pre- blueprint for water plans in other areas of the are not germane to this bill. screening passengers before they can embark country. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join to the to additional countries. CALFED increases the amount of water me in voting no on this legislation in order to The 9/11 Commission also stressed the im- conservation, recycling and desalination send it back to the Conference Committee to portance of secure identity. The 9/11 Commis- projects. This will help ease the burden that address the critical problem of outsourcing sion makes clear that without the regulation of perchlorate has placed on our water supplies. American jobs.

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