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September 26, 2008, 12:00 am ET - Amendment SA 5663 proposed by Senator Whitehouse for Senator Shelby.
September 26, 2008, 12:00 am ET - Amendment SA 5663 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Full Text of this Amendment
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Commerce, through the Under Secretary and Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is authorized to enter into a land lease with Mobile County, Alabama for a period of not less than 40 years, on such terms and conditions as NOAA deems appropriate, for purposes of construction of a Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center facility, provided that the lease is at no cost to the government. NOAA may enter
into agreements with state, local, or county governments for purposes of joint use, operations and occupancy of such facility.
(As printed in the Congressional Record for the Senate on Sep 26, 2008.)
