mr. chairman , i thank the gentleman for yielding me this time .  i , too , come from a rural area .  the two major industries in my district are agriculture and fishing .  so we know the landscape and people cooperate .  the present esa , maybe it is because we are on the east coast , the present esa bill is working fine .  i know we need to tweak it because it does not work the same way all over the place , but i would urge my colleagues to support the substitute .  here are some reasons why : in the substitute , there are specific criteria for science laid out .  members want good science ; the methods , procedures , and practices are laid out .  what species should be determined endangered , there are five criteria laid out on page 4 of the substitute .  members should review all species that are designated every 5 years .  we have repealed the critical habitat designations , but we have replaced it with recovery plans found on page 20 of the substitute .  it has time frames and objective , measurable criteria .  it has a very specific description of where that species should be recovered , and the emphasis of where that species should be recovered is not private land ; it is public land .  the emphasis is on public land ; but whenever you go on private land , there should be some restitution , some sharing of federal dollars with those private landowners ; and 10 percent of the appropriated amount on an annual basis of this substitute will go for that very specific purpose .  what if livestock are endangered or threatened by a reintroduced species ?  that is taken care of .  landowners are going to be reimbursed for that lost livestock .  what about national security ?  take a look at the substitute .  there is a very specific exemption .  page 43 of the substitute , there is a national security exemption .  i urge my colleagues to vote for a specific , balanced esa bill .  vote for the substitute .  