mr. huffman: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. huffman: i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. huffman: mr. speaker, we agree, the three kids mine is an abandoned manganese mine and mill site and this bill designates a combined 314 acres of private land and 948 acres of public land as the 1,2462-acre, three-kids mine project site, and it provides for the conveyance of the public lands to the henderson redevelopment agency. the bill requires the standard appraisal practices be used to determine fair market value for the federal lands to be conveyed and once that determination has been made the bill would require the secretary of interior to determine the reasonable estimation of the cost, to assess remediate and reclaim the three kids mine project site that. cost would then be deducted from the fair market value of the public land that is conveyed. the hen

mr. huffman: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from montana seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman from montana is recognized. mr. daines: mr. speaker, i rise today to honor dustin ded for, a 24-year-old montana native who was monday among the 19 hot shot firefighters who recently died while battling a wildfire in arizona. the son of reverend steve and up te deford, dustin grew in the smalltown in montana where he was well known for his joyful spirit, as well as his deep faith in christ. dustin also had a passion for community service at an early age. in fact, he volunteered for the carter county fire department as soon as he turned 18 and continued working as a county firefighter every summer from 07 until this year when he earned a position on the granite mountain hot shots in arizona. sandy and i join all the people of montana in mourning the loss of dustin and all the brave firefighters who lost their lives on june 30. we are keeping dustin's family and lo