[House Report 107-680]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
107th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 107-680
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DIRECTING THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR TO CONVEY CERTAIN LAND TO THE
CITY OF HAINES, OREGON
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September 24, 2002.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on
the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Hansen, from the Committee on Resources, submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany S. 1907]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Resources, to whom was referred the bill
(S. 1907) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey
certain land to the city of Haines, Oregon, having considered
the same, report favorably thereon without amendment and
recommend that the bill do pass.
PURPOSE OF THE BILL
The purpose of S. 1907 is to direct the Secretary of the
Interior to convey certain land to the city of Haines, Oregon.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
S. 1907 directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey a
40 acre parcel of land adjacent to the Haines, Oregon, landfill
to the City of Haines, Oregon. The Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) would convey the land to the City to be used as a source
of topsoil for cover material for its landfill and allow for
its closure. The BLM identified the land for disposal in the
June 1998 Northeast Oregon Assembled Land Exchange final
environmental impact statement. The land is directly adjacent
to the Haines landfill and is largely isolated.
The City recently completed the engineering work to meet
the requirements of a worstcase closure plan as defined by
Oregon law. One of the closure specifications listed in the
plan includes covering the existing refuse site with three feet
of topsoil. Due to lack of topsoil on the City's current
landfill, the City must seek large quantities of topsoil off-
site. The proposed legislation would provide the City with an
adequate amount of topsoil to cover the refuse site and save
the City an estimated $125,000 in costs associated with
acquiring and transporting the topsoil off-site. Under current
law, the BLM would be required to charge full market value;
however, the legislation makes it possible for the BLM to
convey the land to the City of Haines without payment.
COMMITTEE ACTION
S. 1907 was introduced on January 29, 2001, by Senator
Gordon Smith (R-OR). The bill was referred to the Committee on
Resources and within the Committee to the Subcommittee National
Parks, Recreation, and Public lands. On September 12, 2002, the
Full Resources Committee met to consider the bill. The
Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation, and Public Lands
was discharged from further consideration of S. 1907 by
unanimous consent. No amendments were offered, and the bill was
then ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives
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 Resources' oversight findings and recommendations
are reflected in the body of this report.
CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT
Article I, section 8 and 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. This bill does
not authorize funding and therefore, clause 3(c)(4) of rule
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives does not
apply.
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:
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, September 17, 2002.
Hon. James V. Hansen,
Chairman, Committee on Resources,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for S. 1907, an act to
direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to
the city of Haines, Oregon.
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Megan
Carroll.
Sincerely,
Barry B. Anderson
(For Dan L. Crippen, Director).
Enclosure.
S. 1907--An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey
certain land to the city of Haines, Oregon
CBO estimates that enacting S. 1907 would not significantly
affect the federal budget. The legislation would not affect
direct spending or receipts; therefore, pay-as-you-go
procedures would not apply. S. 1907 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. Enacting this legislation
would benefit the city of Haines by allowing them to acquire
needed land at no cost.
S. 1907 would direct the Secretary of the Interior to
convey to the city of Haines, Oregon without consideration,
approximately 40 acres of federal lands located within that
state. According to the Bureau of Land Management, the lands to
be conveyed currently generate no receipts and are not expected
to over the next 10 years. Hence, we estimate that the proposed
conveyance would not affect the federal budget.
On June 12, 2002, CBO transmitted a cost estimate for S.
1907 as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources on June 5, 2002. The two versions of the
legislation are identical, and our cost estimates are the same.
The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Megan Carroll.
This estimate was approved by Peter H. Fontaine, Deputy
Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.
COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 104-4
This bill contains no unfunded mandates.
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.