[House Report 104-134]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
104th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 104-134
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DESIGNATION OF TRINITY LAKE
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June 7, 1995.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Young of Alaska, from the Committee on Resources, submitted the
following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 1070]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Resources, to whom was referred the bill
(H.R. 1070) to designate the reservoir created by Trinity Dam
in the Central Valley project, California, as ``Trinity Lake'',
having considered the same, report favorably thereon without
amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.
Purpose of the Bill
The purpose of H.R. 1070 is to designate the reservoir
created by Trinity Dam in the Central Valley Project,
California, as ``Trinity Lake''.
Background and Need for Legislation
H.R. 1070 would designate the reservoir created by Trinity
Dam in the Central Valley Project, California, as ``Trinity
Lake.'' Under the provisions of P.L. 88-662, the reservoir is
currently designated as ``Clair Engle Lake,'' and therefore
requires legislation for the name to be changed.
Trinity Dam and the reservoir on the Trinity Lake regulate
a drainage area of over 728 square miles. Trinity Dam,
completed in 1962, is an earthfill structure 538 feet high with
a crest length of 2,450 feet. The reservoir has a maximum
storage capacity of 2.448 million acre-feet of water. Releases
from the reservoir are used to generate power at Trinity,
Lewiston, Spring Creek, Judge Francis Carr, and Keswick
powerplants, and for consumptive use in the Central Valley
Project.
On February 7, 1995, the Trinity County Board of
Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution in support of
changing the present name of Clair Engle Lake to Trinity Lake.
This would bring the name of the reservoir into conformity with
the other facilities at the site, the Trinity Dam and the
Trinity powerplant, both located on the Trinity River. There is
apparently a great deal of confusion about the reservoir, since
most of the local residents already refer to it as Trinity
Lake, but it appears on all maps as Clair Engle Lake.
Construction of the Trinity River Division of the Central
Valley Project was authorized in 1955, and legislation naming
the reservoir after Clair Engle was enacted in 1964. The late
Clair Engle was a Member of Congress from California for 20
years, serving for 14 years in the House and almost a full 6-
year term in the Senate. During his tenure in the House, he
served as the Chairman of the Interior and Insular Affairs
Committee during the 84th and 85th Congresses. Mr. Engle was a
supporter of the Central Valley Project, and was recognized as
an authority on water resources development.
During the hearing on the bill, Members of the Subcommittee
discussed the possibility of finding a facility, such as a
visitors' center, which could be named for Clair Engle. The
Committee supports this recommendation, and requests the Bureau
of Reclamation name an appropriate Central Valley Project
facility in honor of the late Mr. Engle.
Committee Action
H.R. 1070 was introduced on February 28, 1995, by
Congressman Herger. The bill was referred to the Committee on
Resources, and within the Committee, to the Subcommittee on
Water and Power Resources. On May 11, 1995, the Subcommittee
held a hearing on H.R. 1070, where the Administration testified
that it did not object to enactment of the bill. On May 24,
1995, the Full Committee met to consider H.R. 1070, which was
discharged from the Subcommittee by unanimous consent. No
amendments were offered and the bill was ordered favorably
reported by voice vote to the House of Representatives, in the
presence of a quorum.
Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations
With respect to the requirements of clause 2(l)(3) of rule
XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, and clause
2(b)(1) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives,
the Committee on Resources' oversight findings and
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.
Inflationary Impact Statement
Pursuant to clause 2(l)(4) of rule XI of the Rules of the
House of Representatives, the Committee estimates that the
enactment of H.R. 1070 will have no significant inflationary
impact on prices and costs in the operation of the national
economy.
Cost of the Legislation
Clause 7(a) 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
H.R. 1070. However, clause 7(d) 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 403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
Compliance With House Rule XI
1. With respect to the requirement of clause 2(l)(3)(B) of
rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives and
section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, H.R.
1070 does not contain any new budget authority, spending
authority, credit authority, or an increase or decrease in
revenues or tax expenditures.
2. With respect to the requirement of clause 2(l)(3)(D) of
rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the
Committee has received no report of oversight findings and
recommendations from the Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight on the subject of H.R. 1070.
3. With respect to the requirement of clause 2(l)(3)(C) of
rule XI 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 H.R.
1070 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.
Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, May 31, 1995.
Hon. Don Young,
Chairman, Committee on Resources,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has
reviewed H.R. 1070, a bill to designate the reservoir created
by Trinity Dam in the Central Valley project, California, as
``Trinity Lake'', as ordered reported by the House Committee on
Resources on May 24, 1995. We estimate that enactment of this
legislation would result in no additional costs to the federal
government and would not affect the budgets of state or local
governments.
Enacting H.R. 1070 would not affect direct spending or
receipts. Therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures would not apply
to the bill.
If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Theresa
Gullo.
Sincerely,
James L. Blum
(For June E. O'Neill).
Departmental Reports
The Committee has received no departmental reports on H.R.
1070.
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported
In compliance with clause 3 of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new
matter is printed in italic, existing law in which no change is
proposed is shown in roman):
ACT OF OCTOBER 13, 1964
AN ACT To designate as Clair Engle Lake the reservoir created by the
Trinity Dam, Central Valley project, California.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled, [That the
reservoir created by the Trinity Dam Central Valley project,
California, shall hereafter be known as Clair Engle Lake as an
appropriate tribute to the outstanding leadership and great
service which the late Clair Engle performed on behalf of the
development of our natural resources in the State of California
and the Nation, and especially his enlightened vision for the
necessity to conserve and put to the best possible beneficial
use the water and power resources of this Nation, and any law,
regulation, document, or record of the United States in which
such reservoir is designated or referred to shall hereafter be
held to refer to such reservoir by the name of Clair Engle
Lake.]