[House Report 111-356]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
111th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 111-356
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TO RENAME THE OCMULGEE NATIONAL MONUMENT
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December 7, 2009.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Rahall, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted the
following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 3603]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred the
bill (H.R. 3603) to rename the Ocmulgee National Monument,
having considered the same, report favorably thereon with an
amendment and recommend that the bill as amended do pass.
The amendment is as follows:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. REDESIGNATION.
The Ocmulgee National Monument in Macon, Georgia, shall be known and
redesignated as the ``Ocmulgee Mounds National Monument''.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other
record of the United States to the Ocmulgee National Monument shall be
deemed to be a reference to the ``Ocmulgee Mounds National Monument''.
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The purpose of H.R. 3603 is to rename the Ocmulgee National
Monument.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
H.R. 3603, would rename Ocmulgee National Monument as
Ocmulgee Mounds National Monument. The monument, near Macon,
Georgia, was established in 1934 to protect a collection of
Native American mounds including a large ceremonial center that
encompassed burial and residential mounds, a large earthen
temple and political meeting chambers.
H.R. 3603 would add ``Mounds'' to the name of the monument
to more accurately reflect the Monument's resources. The bill
has wide support in the community; supporters believe the name
change will help potential visitors better understand the
nature of the monument and help increase visitation.
COMMITTEE ACTION
H.R. 3603 was introduced by Representative Jim Marshall (D-
GA) on September 17, 2009. The bill was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources, and within the Committee to the
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. At a
November 5, 2009, hearing before the Subcommittee, a
representative of the Department of the Interior testified that
the department supports the bill.
On November 18, 2009, the Subcommittee was discharged from
further consideration of H.R. 3603 and the full Natural
Resources Committee met to consider the bill. Subcommittee
Chairman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) offered an amendment in the
nature of a substitute to make technical changes to the bill.
The amendment was adopted by unanimous consent and the bill was
ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives, as
amended, by unanimous consent.
COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the
Committee on Natural Resources' oversight findings and
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.
CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT
Article IV, section 3 of the Constitution of the United
States grants Congress the authority to enact this bill.
COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII
1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(2) of rule XIII of the
Rules of the House of Representatives requires an estimate and
a comparison by the Committee of the costs which would be
incurred in carrying out this bill. However, clause 3(d)(3)(B)
of that rule provides that this requirement does not apply when
the Committee has included in its report a timely submitted
cost estimate of the bill prepared by the Director of the
Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
2. Congressional Budget Act. As required by clause 3(c)(2)
of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and
section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, this
bill does not contain any new budget authority, spending
authority, credit authority, or an increase or decrease in
revenues or tax expenditures.
3. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by
clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goal or
objective of this bill is to rename the Ocmulgee National
Monument.
4. Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate. Under clause
3(c)(3) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives and section 403 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974, the Committee has received the following cost estimate
for this bill from the Director of the Congressional Budget
Office:
H.R. 3603--A bill to rename the Ocmulgee National Monument
H.R. 3603 would change the name of the Ocmulgee National
Monument in Macon, Georgia, to the Ocmulgee Mounds National
Monument. CBO estimates that implementing the bill would have
no significant cost because revising federal maps and signs to
reflect the new name would be done in conjunction with
scheduled reprinting and other routine maintenance. Enacting
the bill would have no effect on direct spending or revenues.
The legislation contains no intergovernment or private-
sector mandates as defined the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and
would not affect the budgets of State, local, or tribal
governments.
The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Mathew Pickford.
The estimate was approved by Theresa Gullo, Deputy Assistant
Director for Budget Analysis.
COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 104-4
This bill contains no unfunded mandates.
EARMARK STATEMENT
H.R. 3603 does not contain any congressional earmarks,
limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined in
clause 9 of rule XXI.
PREEMPTION OF STATE, LOCAL OR TRIBAL LAW
This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or
tribal law.
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW
If enacted, this bill would make no changes in existing
law.