we put chemical weapons on johnson at all this national wildlife refuge under the fish and wildlife department has really been used and abused by the military over the ages. for. only a few hours before it was wiped out in austin it was efficient little petting whenever it had made before you what to do in such as shelters the people calmly waited all unaware that already descending upon them was the atom bomb. when it was all over on and off square miles of that awesome moment but on one blasted to extinction the all shattering devastation in which was born that time again. radiation effects not fantastically imprinted on walls and fun and just like pleasant shadows allowed outlined on a building the design of a dress left on the body of a woman who would die in a few days anyhow. visible. from. the. members of the so-called nuclear club states known to have detonated nuclear weapons either best pic or foreign soil among them at least that's have been conducted disappear under water underground and in space. where retaining tens of thousands of nuclear weapons when probably a few hundred woul

and now the nevada wildlife department insists the hunt will not have an overall affect on the bear population but critics disagree hoping the governor will intervene swre. link on both sides of the issue at abc 7 news.com. >> certainly a debate. >> and another bay bridge shuffle coming our way. a detour on the oakland side coming in just months and it's part of a plan to complete the new bridge sooner than expected. >> reporter: an orange barrier marks a spot as far as caltrans can go in bidding the new eastbound lanes. a section of the bridge is in the way. so this animation shows how just west of the toll booth they're going to shift both directions of the traffic south so they can finish building a new bridge. >> most important thing is letting people know there is going to be a change. bay bridge has been in operation this year for 75 years. and people get accustomed to it. we're about to make a change. >> well, sort of. this caltrans animation shows what it will be like to be driving eastbound coming off the bridge on to detour. this alignment will be more of a straight shot than current

the level for department of interior, united states fish and wildlife service construction, $23,737,000. section 1706, the level for department of interior, united states fish and wildlife service land acquisition shall be $15,055,000. section 1707, unobligated amounts under the heading, department of the interior, united states fish and wildlife service, land donor incentive program from prior year appropriations, all remaining amounts are resubsidied -- rescinded. section 1708, the level for department of interior, united states fish and wildlife service, endangered species, $2, 479,000. section 1709, the level for the department of the interior, united states fish and wildlife service, north american wetlands conservation fund. zero dollars. >> mr. chairman? the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia rise? mr. moran: mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment 338, printed in the congressional record offered by mr. moran of virginia. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. moran: thank yo

section 1710, the level for department of the interior, united states fish and wildlife service, neotropical bird conservation, $430,000. section 1711, the level for department of the interior, united states fish and wildlife service, multinational species conservation fund, $7,875,000. section 1712, levels for the department of the interior, united states fish and wildlife service -- the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from washington rise? >> i move to strike the requisite number of words. i will be very brief. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. dicks: i was very disappointed -- i strike the words. i was very disappointed that committee zero, the state and tribal wildlife grant program, i think this has been a great program that's helped the states do plans on how they can use their habitat to protect endangered species. this is the kind of work that's necessary so that we don't get future listings. i know my friend from idaho and others aren't concerned about the endangered species act and the number of listings and we'll talk more about that later. but this was a very

ortegas have proposed a number of community partnerships that the department is very interested in developing, including about the wildlife, which has its only nesting area in san francisco on strawberry hill, as well as offering educational trips for children and reduced-price field trips for sf usc students. additionally, though their headquarters may be located in new mexico, there are numerous benefits to the local economy. we will be -- ortega will approximately doubling the number of staff out there. in addition to raising the number of staff, we will be having more training staff, as it is no longer serving prepared packaged food, but actually preparing the food on site. the local partners say all of the food will be from local suppliers, including farmers markets, and they will be working with a local architect, contractor, and furniture manufacturer. the proposed terms to the city have the following benefits -- a 15-year lease with a five-year extension at a minimum rent of $160,000. 33% of the boat rental revenues will go to the department in red. that is an increase from 31% at the moment. 10% of the food and b

wildlife plan? >> the impact, that will be in the environmental review for those capital improvements. on the department always works with each of its concessionaires to make sure that this is protected. we would do that in a lease of this size. maybe b/c we have been here a year >> we want to make sure that the impact is minimize on the golf courses. with the -- that are there each year, we have plan coming -- we have people coming in to make sure that some of the wild animals and stray cats are properly fed throughout the festival there. on each of our concessions, especially those that are relatively recent contracts, we have a strong element of streamlining these procedures. >> those are seasonal events. can you send us a copy when you have a chance of what a plan for a permit concession there looks like? >> thank you. the >> my opinion of these kind of contracts is that the the underlying question has to be are we getting the best deal for this city and that is the reason why i consistently pushed for following a competitive bidding process. i would like to begin by thanking the department for doin

the planning department would say that you can proceed with this if you implement these part protections. they share an interest in protecting wildlife. there is always opportunity. >> does that include a license? -- bisons. >> thank you for answering my questions. i think i might have some more. i do consideration by the board. there does need to be improvements, no question about it. i want to make sure that the best deal has been negotiated. user terms and user variables. i think that hopefully, both ends will meet. i am concerned that this is the best deal that we were able to harvest and secure. i just want to say that it seems a little bit counterintuitive. we talked about the cost of electricity and gas. that has to be the practice that has to be reformed by other departments. i understand the practical matter of metering. by the time it gets to our desk, it is hard for us to know the intensive use or not if it is a good deal or not. i think it is a menace to try to -- miss to try to be more focused on wildlife protection. they are going to satisfy our standards. it triggers this kind of certification. but it leaves me uneasy

wildlife refugees. >> first in the department within the last year we now have 21,000 young people who are working with us as part of our corps effort as and were not working with the department of the interior until we took on this initiative. but they are helping us on behalf of the american people and two we are creating the nextgen ration of conservation leaders. so i'm very proud of that. and there are other agencies within the federal government that are helping us do that. second, we have a great opportunity, because we get so many people who come and see the special places we have. where our glaciers national park where our glaciers are disappearing or whether it's ellis island that tells the great story of our statue of liberty. so as custodiens of american's heritage to educate young people about our country is a phenomenal opportunity. so secretary arnie duncan has been working closely with fish and wildlife service and john jarvis from the national park service where we can integrate the educational opportunities that we have in interior with our school system. >> are you worried about melt

department of urban forestry. >> i tend to -- i would like to save the tree but i take comfort that this does not have any impact on wildlifebitat or is a native species at issue. there is also an impact about the removal of the trees. it seems that this neighborhood has survived these issues before and i know that these are near delores park so i would be inclined to uphold the department. >> i would like to see an alternative expiration to save the tree. is there a motion? >> the action that commissioner garcia was proposing, does require modifying the order and you would be allowing and replacement. >> there are separate appeals before you that each need their own code. >> i would clear up the first one. i would move that leopold the department. -- that leopold of the department. >> i think i might want to add conditions. >> i think the contingency on the building plan for approval is already in there. >> thank you. >> if you can call the roll on the first item. the motion as from the vice president to uphold as it is. on the motion to uphold as is -- >> aye. >> no. >> aye. >> aye. >> the permit is upheld. >> i would mov

wildlife and especially the blue herons. but there is concern that there is protection not just for the blue heron. what in the lease or outside of the lease is the recon park department doing to preserve the place? >> one of the main things we have done is it is illegal to share food with the animals. we have signs out there. we would implement an aggressive campaign as part of any lease to try to address that measure. they are proposing to work with the audubon society to create a certified audubon sanctuary where the society would come forward and they would do an audit of their environmental practices and determine what the potential impacts there are and what steps can be taken. >> the quality was improved with the capital improvements, this would improve with the more families to decide so this is traffic increased and visits to the site. can you talk about what the lease does to those concerns that people have raised. >> on the issue of tour buses, currently they are prohibited from driving. that will continue to rest and not move within the lease. the nieclease requires that may abide by all city regulations. one of the things we're interested in doing is work

wildlife refugees? >> two ways. we have 21,000 young people working with us as part of the efforts. they were not working with the department of interior until we took on the initiative. but the young people are helping us do the job on behalf of the american people, and two, we are creating the next generation of conservation leaders, andother agencies within the federal government helping us do that. secondly, we have a tremendous opportunity within the united states and the department of interior because we get so many people who see the very special places that we have whether it's glacier national park or the statue of liberty that tells the story of immigration, so how we use the great assets we have as the cues toadian -- custodians of the natural resources and heritage to educate young people about our country is a phenomenal opportunity so secretary orny duncan has been working with fish and wildlife and john jarvis from the national park service to integrate the opportunities with the school system. >> are you worried about melting glaish sures? i was in the glacier bay park in alaska and a lot of the glaciers are

wildlife refuges? the twowill happen in way. we have 21,000 young people working with us. it were not working with the department of interior until we started this initiative. we are creating the next generation of consummation leaders. i am proud of that. there are other agencies in the federal government helping to do that. secondly, we have a tremendous opportunity within the united states and beat, the interior because we get so many people come and see these special places we have. whether its glacier national park where our glaciers are disappearing or places that tell the story of immigration, how we use the assets that we have as custodians of america's heritage to educate him people about our country is a phenomenal opportunity -- young people about our country is a phenomenal opportunity. we can integrate the educational opportunities we have in the interior with our school system. >> are you worried about melting glaciers? i was in the glacier bay. a lot of the glaciers are not just reseeding. they are disappearing. have you look into climate change and why so much of this frozen alaska is melting? >>

department position? >> yes. the president was clear on that during his time as a u.s. senator. he was clear about his position on the alaska national wildlife refuge during the time he has been president and so that's the direction that we are -- that -- i mean, that's where we are and that's our. >> we had the bp spill report, the reilly-graham report come out earlier this year. and a lot of your clock was eaten up having to grapple with that bp dismissal where are we in the gulf now for right now? what's going on with the wetlands and from a conservation point of view, what is interior doing in the gulf south that's making that particular ecosystem stronger and more viable for long-term wildlife prosperity? >> we have approximately 35 national parks and wildlife refuges in the gulf and so we have a huge interest in making sure those are protected and preserved. i will say this about the bp oil spill, first it was a tragedy for the nation and there are a lot of lessons to be learned and we'll move forward with oil and gas development in a way that hopefully will bring about a new gold standard for safety and environmental protection in oil

wildlife areas, historic sites and indian lands. years of inadequate funding have put land management agencies far behind on the vital maintenance work while infrastructure continues to come -- crumble. our legislation would provide opportunity through three departments, interior, agriculture and commerce. provide opportunity, service learning opportunities on public lands, help restore our natural cultural and historic resources and train a whole new generation of public land managers and promote the value of public lands. this legislation will modernize the scope of the corps to reflect the new challenges. such as climate change and adding incentives to attract new participants, especially from under-represented populations. by providing job training -- by providing opportunity we are providing opportunity with a chance to succeed. i would suggest that as we talk about legislation and we talk about jobs, that we talk about job creation. and not merely talk about the need for jobs, but talk about the specificity of what are going to be the mechanisms and the techniques to put people back to work. the use of the misery of unemployment in this community as a reason to give away our natural resources is cynical at best. it doesn't create jobs, it doesn