[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 485 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                           May 4, 2000.
    Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this resolution the Speaker 
may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 1106) to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency to make grants to State agencies with responsibility for water source 
development for the purpose of maximizing available water supply and protecting 
the environment through the development of alternative water sources. The first 
reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order against 
consideration of the bill for failure to comply with clause 4(a) of rule XIII 
are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed 
one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. After general 
debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It 
shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment 
under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in 
the bill. The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
considered as read. During consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman 
of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis of 
whether the Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in the 
portion of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of 
rule XVIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. The Chairman of 
the Committee of the Whole may: (1) postpone until a time during further 
consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
amendment; and (2) reduce to five minutes the minimum time for electronic voting 
on any postponed question that follows another electronic vote without 
intervening business, provided that the minimum time for electronic voting on 
the first in any series of questions shall be 15 minutes. At the conclusion of 
consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 
bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may 
demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of 
the Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion 
to recommit with or without instructions.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.