[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 6] [Senate] [Page 8327] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]HURFF A. SAUNDERS FEDERAL BUILDING Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the Senate bill (S. 453) to designate the Federal building located at 709 West 9th Street in Juneau, Alaska, as the ``Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building''. The Clerk read as follows: S. 453 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF HURFF A. SAUNDERS FEDERAL BUILDING. The Federal building located at 709 West 9th Street in Juneau, Alaska, shall be known and designated as the ``Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building''. SEC. 2. REFERENCES. Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal building referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building''. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Franks) and the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Shows) each will control 20 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Franks). Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, S. 453 designates the Federal building in Juneau, Alaska as the ``Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building.'' Hurff A. Saunders was a resident of Alaska who played an instrumental role in the State's history both as a territory and as a State. Prior to World War II, he emigrated from South Dakota to Ketchikan, Alaska, where he accepted a civilian engineering position with the United States Coast Guard. During the war he played a critical role in the ability of the United States Navy and Coast Guard to navigate the North Pacific waters by correctly determining the latitude and longitude of various key aids to navigation that were misidentified on official charts at that time. Following the war, Mr. Saunders returned to a civil engineering position with the Federal Government. In this position, he supervised several public works projects, completing the projects on schedule and within budget. In 1966, prior to his retirement, Mr. Saunders successfully completed his final Federal construction project, the Juneau Federal Building, Post Office and United States Courthouse, which is the building we designate in his honor today. This is a fitting tribute to a dedicated public servant. I support this act. I urge my colleagues to support it as well. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. SHOWS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, Senate bill 453 is a bill to designate the Federal building in Juneau, Alaska in honor of Hurff A. Saunders. Mr. Saunders was a lifelong Alaskan who helped write chapters of Alaska's history. He was a civil engineer for the United States Coast Guard in charge of constructing the Juneau Federal Building which was completed on budget and on schedule. Mr. Saunders later supervised many public works projects for the territory and later the State of Alaska. His work on correcting the navigational charts for the waters in southeast Alaska aided the Navy and the Coast Guard during World War II. Mr. Saunders was widely respected and viewed as a dedicated public servant, a devoted father, and beloved husband who lived a full life and died peacefully at the age of 94. Mr. Speaker, the City of Juneau and the Juneau Rotary Club both passed unanimous resolutions supporting this designation. Also, the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Society of Professional Engineers adopted resolutions urging this distinction be bestowed upon Mr. Saunders. It is fitting and in recognition of his outstanding contributions to Alaskan life that the Federal building in Juneau, Alaska, be designated the Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building. Mr. SHOWS. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Franks) that the House suspend the rules and pass the Senate bill, S. 453. The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor thereof) the rules were suspended and the Senate bill was passed. A motion to reconsider was laid on the table. ____________________