mr. latourette: mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk occurring on page 65 and line 5 and i also would ask unanimous consent to have three amendments put all in the same subject but one amendment touches line 21 and one amendment touches line 73, in the interest of comity i would ask unanimous consent that i be permitted to offer all those amendments en bloc. the chair: is there objection to considering all three amendments en bloc at this reading? hearing none, the clerk will designate. the chair: will the gentleman from ohio specify the amendments in the correct order? mr. latourette: well, the first one is an amendment that occurs on pages 65, line 5. the second amendment is an amendment that simply says -- page 65, line 21. and the third amendment is page 73 line 19. the chair: the clerk will report the amendments. the clerk: amendments offered by mr. la tret of ohio. after of -- mr. latourette of ohio. after the dollar amount insert, increase by $13 million. page 65, line 21, after the dolla

mr. latourette: i rise in opposition to this amendment. we indicated the account is already cut below the fiscal year 2011 level and $15.5 billion below the president's request. in addition, this time the president attempts to reach the secretary's account and wants to reduce it by $6.8 million. that account, nobody likes to stand up for bureaucrats or secretaries around here that account has been cut by $33.5 million. any further reductions could impede the new office of natural resource revenue which collects the revenues for on and offshore oil and gas production which i know is so important to our friends in america. for those reason, not because of where the gentleman wants to put the funds but where they come from, i urge opposition. i yield back. the chair: the question son the amendment offered by the gentleman from louisiana. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. the amendment is not agreed to. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york rise? >> mr. chairman, i have an a

mr. latourette of ohio, amendment number 39 by mr. pompeo of kansas, and amendment number 23 by ms. richardson of california. the chair will reduce to five minutes the time for any electronic votes in this series after the first 15-minute vote. s that 15-minute vote. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on the first amendment offered by the gentleman from washington, mr. dicks, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: first amendment, offered by mr. dicks of washington. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purp

mr. serrano: congressman latourette entered an amendment to help our waters that are stronger than the federal international requirements that are currently in effect. at the time, mr. chairman, i asked we look more thoughtfully of the potential impact this amendment might vfment since that markup i heard concerns from numerous groups and the state of new york. in addition, it's my understanding that both e.p.a. and the coast guard are working towards finalizing national standards. would you be willing, as we move towards conference with the senate, to work with new york members, congressman latourette and other great lake members to help us find a workable solution to this problem of invasive species? mr. simpson: the gentleman from new york has spoken to me about these concerns. i am aware this is a serious issue that will have an immediate impact on the state of new york. before conference i'll work with you, congressman latourette and other great lake members to try to resolve these concerns. mr. serrano: i'd like to thank the chairman for your assistance. >> i thank you very much. i want