SECTION 1036(C) OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT, HR 5122 -- (Extensions of Remarks - November 14, 2006)
* Mr. SNYDER. Mr. Speaker, press statements by the chairman imply that section 1036(C) accomplishes something for veterans with disabilities, but this one-sentence provision says nothing about veterans. Even though the Paralyzed Veterans of America did a visit to the island and concluded Santa Rosa Island is not appropriate for hunting for people with disabilities, the provision stayed in the defense bill. No language in section 1036(C) does anything to offset the high fees associated with individuals hunting this privately owned herd. No language in section 1036(C) affects the responsibilities of the owner of the deer and elk to have them removed by the timelines set forth in the court settlements.
* This provision should not have been inserted in this bill, but it is clear from the plain language of this one sentence that it only impacts one alternative method for removal of the herds, not the 2011 deadline for removal of all the deer and elk.
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