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“MEMORIALS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H2019 on April 1, 2004.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
MEMORIALS
Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as follows:
267. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of the State of South Dakota, relative to House Concurrent Resolution No. 1016, supporting the administrative appeal initiated by the Nebraska National Forest Plans Revision Appeal Coalition, and memorializing the Department of Agriculture Under Secretary to conduct a personal administrative review of the ROD; to the Committee on Resources.
268. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Wyoming, relative to a Joint Resolution memorializing the United States Government to work with the State of Wyoming to eliminate brucellosis from wildlife in the Greater Yellowstone Area; jointly to the Committees on Resources and Agriculture.
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