[House Report 111-485]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
111th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 111-485
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STEWART LEE UDALL DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUILDING
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May 18, 2010.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Oberstar, from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 5128]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom
was referred the bill (H.R. 5128) to designate the Department
of the Interior Building in Washington, District of Columbia,
as the ``Stewart Lee Udall Department of the Interior
Building'', having considered the same, report favorably
thereon with amendments and recommend that the bill as amended
do pass.
The amendments are as follows:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The United States Department of the Interior Building located at 1849
C Street, Northwest, in Washington, District of Columbia, shall be
known and designated as the ``Stewart Lee Udall Department of the
Interior Building''.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, record, or other
paper of the United States to the building referred to in section 1
shall be considered to be a reference to the ``Stewart Lee Udall
Department of the Interior Building''.
Amend the title so as to read:
A bill to designate the United States Department of the
Interior Building in Washington, District of Columbia, as the
``Stewart Lee Udall Department of the Interior Building''.
PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION
H.R. 5128, as amended, designates the United States
Department of the Interior Building located at 1849 C Street,
Northwest, in Washington, District of Columbia, as the
``Stewart Lee Udall Department of the Interior Building''.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
Stewart Lee Udall was born in St. Johns, Arizona, on
January 31, 1920. He is the son of Levi S. Udall, former
Arizona Supreme Court Justice, and Louise Lee Udall. He
attended the University of Arizona, during which he spent two
years as a Mormon missionary. During World War II, Stewart L.
Udall served as a gunner in the United States Air Force in the
European theater. Upon returning to the University of Arizona
after his military service, he received his law degree in 1948.
Two years after graduation, Stewart L. Udall opened a law firm
in Tucson, Arizona, with his brother Morris, who would later
serve as a Member of Congress.
Stewart L. Udall was elected to the U.S. House of
Representatives from Arizona in 1954 and served on the
Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs (1955-1960) and the
Committee on Education and Labor (1955-1960).
President John F. Kennedy appointed Representative Udall as
Secretary of the Interior and he served in that position for
nine years (1961-1969). Secretary Udall's leadership at the
Department of the Interior was instrumental in crafting the
Wilderness Act, the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, and in the
creation of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. His
leadership also led to the expansion of the National Park
system to include four new national parks, six new national
monuments, eight seashores and lakeshores, nine recreation
areas, 20 historic sites, and 56 wildlife refuges. Secretary
Udall was also instrumental in the passage of the National
Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the most far-reaching
preservation legislation ever enacted in the United States. He
also helped create and shape the National Register of Historic
Places, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and the
Historic Preservation Fund. This framework supports nearly
every aspect of historic preservation today.
After leaving government service, Secretary Udall continued
to contribute to the nation's environmental affairs as an
author, historian, teacher, naturalist, and ambassador for the
great outdoors.
SUMMARY OF THE LEGISLATION
Section 1. Designation
Section 1 designates the United States Department of the
Interior Building located at 1849 C Street, Northwest, in
Washington, District of Columbia, as the ``Stewart Lee Udall
Department of the Interior Building''.
Sec. 2. References
Section 2 provides that any reference in a law, map,
regulation, document, record or other paper of the United
States to the building referred to in Section 1 shall be
considered to be a reference to the ``Stewart Lee Udall
Department of the Interior Building''.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION
In the 111th Congress, Representative Martin Heinrich
introduced H.R. 5128 on April 22, 2010. This bill has not been
introduced in a previous Congress. On April 29, 2010, the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure met in open
session to consider H.R. 5128. The Committee adopted an
amendment in the nature of a substitute to the bill by voice
vote. The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
ordered H.R. 5128, as amended, reported favorably to the House
by voice vote with a quorum present.
RECORD VOTES
Clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives requires each committee report to include the
total number of votes cast for and against on each record vote
on a motion to report and on any amendment offered to the
measure or matter, and the names of those members voting for
and against. There were no recorded votes taken in connection
with consideration of H.R. 5128, or ordering the bill, as
amended, reported. A motion to order H.R. 5128, as amended,
reported favorably to the House was agreed to by voice vote
with a quorum present.
COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS
With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(1) of rule
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the
Committee's oversight findings and recommendations are
reflected in this report.
COST OF LEGISLATION
Clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives does not apply where a cost estimate and
comparison prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget
Office under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 has been timely submitted prior to the filing of the
report and is included in the report. Such a cost estimate is
included in this report.
COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII
1. With respect to the requirement of 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, the
Committee references the report of the Congressional Budget
Office included in the report.
2. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(4) of
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the
performance goals and objective of this legislation are to
designate the U.S. Department of the Interior Building located
at 1849 C Street, Northwest, in Washington, District of
Columbia, as the ``Stewart Lee Udall Department of the Interior
Building''.
3. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(3) of
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and
section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the
Committee has received the enclosed cost estimate for H.R.
5128, as amended, from the Director of the Congressional Budget
Office:
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office
Washington, DC, May 3, 2010.
Hon. James L. Oberstar,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
reviewed H.R. 5128, a bill to designate the United States
Department of the Interior Building in Washington, District of
Columbia, as the ``Stewart Lee Udall Department of the Interior
Building,'' as ordered reported by the House Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure on April 29, 2010.
CBO estimates that enactment of this legislation would have
no significant impact on the federal budget and would not
affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you go
procedures would not apply. The bill contains no
intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would impose no costs on
state, local, or tribal governments.
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Matthew
Pickford.
Sincerely,
Douglas W. Elmendorf,
Director.
COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XXI
Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House
of Representatives, the Committee is required to include a list
of any congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited
tariff benefits as defined in clause 9(e), 9(f), or 9(g) of
rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. H.R.
5128, as amended, does not contain any earmarks, limited tax
benefits, or limited tariff benefits under clause 9(e), 9(f),
or 9(g) of rule XXI.
CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, committee reports on a bill or joint
resolution of a public character shall include a statement
citing the specific powers granted to the Congress in the
Constitution to enact the measure. The Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure finds that Congress has the
authority to enact this measure pursuant to its powers granted
under article I, section 8 of the Constitution.
FEDERAL MANDATES STATEMENT
The Committee adopts as its own the estimate of Federal
mandates prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget
Office pursuant to section 423 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform
Act (P.L. 104-4).
PREEMPTION CLARIFICATION
Section 423 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974
requires the report of any Committee on a bill or joint
resolution to include a statement on the extent to which the
bill or joint resolution is intended to preempt state, local,
or tribal law. The Committee states that H.R. 5128, as amended,
does not preempt any state, local, or tribal law.
ADVISORY COMMITTEE STATEMENT
No advisory committees within the meaning of section 5(b)
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act are created by this
legislation.
APPLICABILITY TO THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
The Committee finds that the legislation does not relate to
the terms and conditions of employment or access to public
services or accommodations within the meaning of section
102(b)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act (P.L. 104-1).
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED
H.R. 5128, as amended, makes no changes in existing law.