December 14, 2001 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E2301 should also be broadcast in FM frequency, not Mr. Speaker, when asked by the Grand The Bishop family has left an indelible mark short-wave, in order to reach the largest per- Junction Sentinel why he wants to gain citi- on our local community and I am proud to join centage of the population. In the case of zenship, he simply replies, ‘‘I want to vote.’’ I the Center for Family Business and their many Kazakhstan, I understand that these broad- think this statement speaks volumes for the friends and family in congratulating the Bishop casts are transmitted only in the Kazakh lan- pride Mariano has in his new country. He family as the 2001 Family Business of the guage, despite the fact that Russian remains wants to be part of the process, he wants to Year. the most widely used language in Kazakhstan. participate in civic responsibility, and he wants f The only Russian-language broadcasts report to make a difference. Mariano has grown to on events in Russia, not in Kazakhstan. We love this nation and in these difficult and trying RECOGNIZING BOB HAYES need to broadcast in Russian to the Russian times, he is a symbol of national pride and speakers in Kazakhstan. spirit. HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON Journalists and publishers in Kazakhstan f OF TEXAS and elsewhere are struggling to report the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES truth to their readers and listeners, but they HONORING THE BISHOP FAMILY Thursday, December 13, 2001 are harassed and periodically shut down by AS THEY RECEIVE THE MASS the authorities. Getting newsprint on a reliable MUTUAL 2001 FAMILY BUSINESS Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. basis is also a problem. On November 27, OF THE YEAR AWARD Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to the spirit 2001, President Nazarbayev threatened the of America. Perhaps at no time before has the media unless editors developed a code of HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO determination, drive and perseverance that conduct for journalists. The threatened OF CONNECTICUT make up the American spirit been more evi- clampdown came after critical articles ap- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dent. All of us should take a moment to recog- nize the contributions that many Americans peared in the media concerning President Thursday, December 13, 2001 Nazarbayev’s son-in-law. Government agen- make to ensure that our country represents cies are sabotaging or shutting down Internet Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, it is with great the highest standard of excellence. access as well. Local sources of non-govern- pleasure that I rise today to congratulate an One such American is Mr. Bob Hayes. I ment controlled news would be a valuable outstanding family and my good friends, the want to recognize him on the occasion of his complement to U.S. government broadcasts. Bishops of Guilford, Connecticut as the recipi- induction into the Ring of Honor, sponsored by U.S. assistance, including supplying printing ents of the Mass Mutual 2001 Family Busi- St. Phillips School and Community Center in presses and ensuring continued access to the ness of the Year Award. This remarkable fam- Dallas. Bob Hayes is an American of extreme Internet, would be greatly welcomed by these ily has been a fixture of the Guilford commu- accomplishment. During the course of his re- lonely and persecuted voices of democracy nity for nearly 400 years and we are all proud markable life, he has helped knock down color and freedom. to join with them as they celebrate this very barriers all around the world. In our broadcasts to these countries, we special occasion. Mr. Hayes was an All-American track star at should bear in mind that repression and cor- Connecticut has a long and proud history in Florida A&M University, an Olympic gold med- ruption are causing the people to lose hope; agriculture and our famous fruit orchards have alist, and an indispensable part of the Dallas and if the governments that rule in the five become a highlighted attraction for visitors. Cowboys football team. Just as importantly, he former Soviet republics of Central Asia do not From picking your own fruits and vegetables has mentored thousands of track athletes loosen their grip on their people, the people to learning the intricacies of the perfect apple through the Bob Hayes Invitational Track may respond to the siren call of Islamic ex- cider, our orchards offer an unique view into Meet, which has been in existence since tremists as holding out the only source of one of our nation’s oldest industries. The 1964. hope for change. Accordingly, even as we Bishop family has run Bishop Orchards since Bob Hayes is the only person to ever win work with the governments of Central Asia to its establishment in 1871. Today, the families both an Olympic gold medal and a Super Bowl oust the Taliban and al-Qaeda from Afghani- of brothers Albert and Gene Bishop preserve ring. He was billed as ‘‘The World’s Fastest stan, we need also to make it very clear both this New England treasure while expanding Human’’ as he sprinted to world records in the to the governments and the peoples of the re- the business to meet the needs of today’s 100 and 200 yard races. He still holds the gion that we oppose the repression and cor- consumers. With three hundred acres lined Cowboys record for career touchdown recep- ruption that are causing so much suffering, with apply, peach, and pear trees, the Bishops tions. deprivation and opportunities for Islamic ex- continue to work hard to ensure the success I would also like to salute the St. Phillip’s tremists. of the orchards. School and Community Center. Among other Located on the shores of the Long Island f things, the school and center promote cultural Sound, Bishop Orchards captures the spirit of awareness and self-esteem. They serve more PAYING TRIBUTE TO MARIANO New England. The Bishop family, recognizing than 700 young people in the Dallas-Fort APRAIZ the importance of preserving its natural beau- Worth area. ty, were one of the first of our local farmers to Mr. Speaker, the St. Phillip’s School and Mr. HON. SCOTT McINNIS initiate an integrated pest management pro- Bob Hayes represent the focus on excellence OF COLORADO gram, significantly reducing the pesticides and that sets America apart from the rest of the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES chemicals used in the orchards. Integrated world. I join the residents of the Thirtieth Con- pest management programs utilize alternative gressional District in saluting an American who Thursday, December 13, 2001 means of pest control to ensure successful has shown us all how to excel. Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to crops while protecting the surrounding eco- f take this opportunity to recognize a represent- system from harm. While more labor intensive, ative of the American spirit and drive, Mariano setting traps for bugs and pest will ensure that TRIBUTE TO MOUNT NEBO Apraiz. Mariano is from Spain originally, who the orchards and the surrounding environment ELEMENTARY after living in this nation for over thirty years, will be enjoyed for generations to come. will take his oath and become a citizen of the There is more to the Bishop family than HON. SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO United States. The ceremony will take place in their business—they are an integral part of the OF WEST VIRGINIA Denver, Colorado on Friday, December 14. Guilford community. They have long been in- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The reason I bring Mariano’s name to bear volved in the Town of Guilford, holding a vari- is to tell his story and determination to be- ety of positions on local town boards and Thursday, December 13, 2001 come an American. Mariano came to this demonstrating a unique commitment and dedi- Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in country to find a new way of life and experi- cation. Many members of the Bishop family honor of Mount Nebo Elementary in recogni- ence new opportunities in the world. He found have also participated in statewide civic and tion of their achievement as an ‘‘exemplary’’ work as a miner, rancher, and eventually a po- agricultural organizations. In fact, Jonathan school. sition in the local school district. Now at the Bishop was recently appointed to the USDA Mount Nebo Elementary has been selected age of 55, Mariano has made for himself suc- Farm Service Agency State Committee, where as one of the top 50 schools of West Virginia. cessful life in this country and I praise him for I am sure he will work hard to ensure the con- ‘‘Exemplary’’ status is based on Stanford his determination and courage to live his tinued stability and protection of Connecticut Achievement Test results, attendance, drop dream. farmers. out rates, and writing exam scores.

VerDate 112000 05:22 Dec 15, 2001 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K13DE8.008 pfrm04 PsN: E14PT1 E2302 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks December 14, 2001 I commend the leadership and faculty on lands within the boundaries of the protection With regard to the provisions related to their dedication to the children that walk area, including both those held as of the date water facilities or infrastructure, it should through their doors each day. They have set of enactment and those acquired thereafter. be noted that this part of the National For- (4) SPECIAL INTEREST MANAGEMENT.—The est has been a municipal watershed for the an incredible example for the other 817 ‘‘special interest area’’ management pre- City and County of Denver and other com- schools in West Virginia. scriptions identified in the forest plan as ap- munities for more than eight decades, with- I equally commend the students and parents plicable to certain lands are also made appli- out serious adverse effects on the resources of Mount Nebo Elementary for their commit- cable to additional contiguous lands, as indi- and values of these lands. Section 3(e)(3) is ment to a quality education and a bright fu- cated on a referenced map of the protection included to make clear that nothing in this ture. area. Together, these lands add up to about bill will interfere with the continuation of Efforts to bring superior education to all of 7,000 acres. that use. Toward that end, it specifies that West Virginia and America are among our top ROADS, TRAILS, AND VEHICLES the bill will not interfere with operation and priorities. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues Section 3 also includes provisions specifi- maintenance of water facilities and infra- cally related to use of lands within the pro- structure, including, but not limited to, the to join me in honoring Mount Nebo Elemen- Moffat Tunnel, the Fraser River Water Col- tary. tection area by motorized and mechanized vehicles, including— lection system or the Englewood water col- (1) INVENTORY.—Subsection 3(d)(1)(C) pro- lection system. Nothing in the bill will give f vides for a review and inventory of existing the Forest Service any additional rights of roads and trails in a portion of the protec- oversight, regulation or acquisition in regard JAMES PEAK WILDERNESS AND tion area where use was officially allowed by to any water facilities located in the protec- PROTECTION AREA ACT the Forest Service on September 10, 2001. tion area. As a result, access to such facili- Lands subject to the ‘‘special interest area’’ ties, as well as any necessary work in con- SPEECH OF management prescriptions are excluded from nection with them—including construction this process. The intention is that in con- or repair of roads or other uses of rights-of- HON. MARK UDALL ducting this review and inventory the Forest way—will continue to be subject only to any OF COLORADO Service involve the public so that all inter- conditions or restrictions that would have IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ested groups and individuals are consulted been applicable or could become applicable Tuesday, December 11, 2001 and included in this process. The review and in the absence of this legislation. inventory are to be completed within two INHOLDINGS Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, the years after enactment of the bill, and during Section 4 addresses non-federal lands lo- House passed this bill earlier this week. While that period the Forest Service is authorized cated within the protection area. It provides it was discussed at some length on the floor, to connect existing roads and trails in the for acquisition of any such lands by the and is further explained in the report of the area subject to the review and inventory to United States by purchase or exchange with Resources Committee, for the benefit of all other existing roads and trails in that area, the consent of the owner, a report to Con- with an interest in it here is an outline of the so long as there is no net gain in the mileage gress concerning the status of negotiations main provisions of the bill. of either roads or trails open to public use in toward that end, and for management of any that area. The purpose of this authorization In this outline, I am including the latest acre- such lands as part of the protection area is to enable the Forest Service to provide a upon their acquisition by the United States. age numbers by the Forest Service, based on more functional and ecologically sound but FALL RIVER TRAILHEAD more precise estimates they have made while not more extensive network of transpor- Section 5 directs the Forest Service to lo- developing the official map of the lands af- tation routes in this part of the protection cate a new trailhead and appropriate attend- area. fected by the bill. I am including these be- ant facilities in the Fall River basin area (2) CLOSURE.—Subsection 3(d)(1)(C) also au- cause, of course, where the acreage esti- southeast of the James Peak Wilderness thorizes closure or removal of existing roads mates in the bill text are different, it is the map Area. The Forest Service is to consult with or trails anywhere in the protection area Clear Creek County, local communities and that will control and will show exactly what the that the Forest Service determines to be un- the interested public on the location and es- bill would do. desirable, except as specified in subsection tablishment of this trailhead. The purpose of SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS 3(d)(2) or subsection 3(e)(3). The intention is this trailhead is to provide access to this re- that roads and trails closed under this au- SHORT TITLE gion of the James Peak Wilderness Area thority will be removed and revegetated in a Section 1: provides a short title, namely while also alleviating impacts to the com- way that assures their full rehabilitation James Peak Wilderness and Protection Area munities of Alice Township and St. Mary’s and restricts them from further use. Act. Glacier from wilderness use and recreation. (3) PROHIBITION ON NEW ROADS AND WILDERNESS TRAILS.—Subsection 3(d)(1)(D) prohibits es- LOOP TRAIL STUDY Section 2 amends two previous wilderness tablishment of new roads or trails in the pro- Section 6 directs the Forest Service to un- Acts; the effect is to (1) designate about tection area, subject to certain specified ex- dertake a study to determine whether or not 17,000 acres in Boulder, Clear Creek, and Gil- ceptions, including an allowance for non- it would be both feasible and desirable to es- pin Counties, Colorado, as the ‘‘James Peak permanent roads and trails that will be re- tablish within the protection area a loop Wilderness’’; and (2) enlarge the Indian tained only for the period needed for tem- trail for non-motorized recreational use that Peaks Wilderness by addition of three tracts porary management purposes. would connect the existing ‘‘Rogers Pass’’ that in total amount to about 3,350 acres. WATER trail and the existing ‘‘Rollins Pass’’ road. PROTECTION AREA Subsection 3(d)(e) deals with the relation- This study is to be done in consultation with Section 3 designates about 19,000 acres of ship between the protection area and water interest parties, which the Committee in- national forest land as the ‘‘James Peak Pro- rights. tends will result in a thorough public-in- tection Area’’. Except as provided in this It specifies that the bill (1) does not con- volvement process. It is important to note section, the protection area is to be managed stitute an express or implied reservation of that neither this section nor the provisions in accordance with the relevant management any water or water rights with respect to for review and inventory in section 3(d)(1)(C) prescriptions identified in the 1997 revision lands in the protection area; (2) will not af- presume that mechanized recreation will be of the forest plan for the Arapaho/Roosevelt fect any existing water rights in Colorado; permitted on the existing Rogers Pass trail. National Forest. The principal exceptions (3) will not limit, alter, modify, or amend Instead, ultimate decisions regarding such specified in the section include— any interstate compacts or equitable appor- use and management will be made by the Forest Service consistent with the 1997 For- (1) WITHDRAWAL.—The entire protection tionment decrees that apportion water area is withdrawn, subject to valid existing among and between Colorado and other est Plan and the provisions of the bill. rights, from all forms of appropriation or states; and (4) does not constitute a prece- OTHER PROVISIONS disposal under the public land laws as well as dent with respect to any future protection Subsection 7(a) specifies that the bill’s des- from location, entry, and patent under the area designation. ignation of wilderness will not result in the mining laws and from operation of the min- The subsection also requires the Secretary creation of buffer zones outside the bound- eral leasing, mineral materials, and geo- of Agriculture to follow Colorado law in aries of the wilderness areas. thermal leasing laws; order to obtain any new water rights with re- Subsection 7(b) provides for technical as- (2) TIMBER HARVEST.—The entire protec- spect to the protection area, and explicitly sistance with respect to repair of the Rollins tion area is closed to timber harvesting ex- states (in paragraph (3)) that the bill will Pass road, if requested by one or more of the cept to the extent needed for insect or dis- have no effect on existing water facilities or affected counties. The intention is that if the ease control projects, hazardous fuel reduc- infrastructure, or associated water-related Rollins Pass road is reopened the cut-offs, tion or other measures for control of fire, or property, interests, and uses, in the portion bypasses and detours that have been created protection of the public health and safety; of the protection area not subject to the by motorized and mechanized vehicles will (3) RETENTION.—The United States must ‘‘special interest area’’ management pre- be closed so that the impacts caused by these retain all its right, title, and interest in scriptions. detours are halted and the affected lands can

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