[House Report 104-313]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



104th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 1st Session                                                    104-313
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            LAND EXCHANGE AT FIRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE

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November 7, 1995.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union 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. 1163]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Resources, to whom was referred the bill 
(H.R. 1163) to authorize the exchange of National Park Service 
land in the Fire Island National Seashore in the State of New 
York for land in the village of Patchogue, Suffolk County, New 
York, having considered the same, report favorably thereon with 
an amendment and recommend that the bill as amended do pass.
    The amendment (stated in terms of the page and line numbers 
of the introduced bill) is as follows:
    Page 2, beginning on line 3, strike ``, before the 
expiration'' and all that follows through line 5 and insert a 
period.

                          purpose of the bill

    The purpose of H.R. 1163 is to authorize the exchange of 
National Park Service land in the Fire Island National Seashore 
in the State of New York for land in the Village of Patchogue, 
Suffolk County, New York.

                  background and need for legislation

    H.R. 1163 authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to 
exchange approximately eight acres of riverfront property 
currently within the Fire Island National Seashore for 
approximately two acres of property owned by the Village of 
Patchogue, New York.
    The Village of Patchogue intends that the riverfront area 
be lightly developed with retail shops and restaurants. 
Currently, the Patchogue land consists of a large paved area 
and a few buildings. Fire Island needs the property for 
overflow parking, vehicle maintenance and perhaps some office 
space.

                            committee action

    Congressman Michael P. Forbes introduced H.R. 1163 on March 
8, 1995. The bill was referred to the Committee on Resources, 
and within the Committee, to the Subcommittee on National Parks 
Forests and Lands. The Subcommittee held a hearing on various 
land exchange bills, including H.R. 1163, on July 20, 1995.
    Consideration and mark-up of H.R. 1163 was held in the 
Subcommittee on October 17, 1995. The bill was ordered 
favorably reported to the Full Committee by voice vote without 
amendment. Full Committee consideration and mark-up was held on 
October 25, 1995. Mr. Hansen offered an amendment to H.R. 1163 
that was accepted by voice vote. As introduced, H.R. 1163 
mandated that the exchange authorized in H.R. 1163 be 
accomplished by the National Park Service within six months. 
The Hansen amendment deleted any reference to the time frame. 
The bill, as amended, was ordered reported to the House of 
Representatives by unanimous consent.

                      section-by-section analysis

Section 1. Authorization of exchange

    The Secretary of the Interior may exchange all right, 
title, and interest of the United States to certain National 
Park Service Lands in the Fire Island National Seashore as 
described in the bill for all right, title, and interest in 
lands in the Village of Patchogue, Suffolk County, New York as 
described in the bill. It is the intent of the Committee to 
place no time restriction on the National Park Service to 
execute the land exchange.

Section 2. Description of lands to be exchanged

    This section provides descriptions of the lands to be 
exchanged by reference to maps.

Section 3. Lands acquired by Secretary

    The lands in the Village of Patchogue that are acquired by 
the Secretary of the Interior shall be added and administered 
as part of the Fire Island National Seashore.

            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. 1163 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 XII 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. 1163. 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. 
1163 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. 1163.
    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. 
1163 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.

               congressional budget office cost estimate

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                  Washington, DC, November 6, 1995.
Hon. Don Young,
Chairman, Committee on Resources,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
reviewed H.R. 1163, a bill to authorize the exchange of 
National Park Service land in the Fire Island National Seashore 
in the State of New York for land in the village of Patchogue, 
Suffolk County, New York, as ordered reported by the House 
Committee on Resources on October 25, 1995. We estimate that 
enacting this bill would have no impact on the federal budget. 
H.R. 1163 would not affect direct spending or receipts; 
therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures would not apply.
    H.R. 1163 would authorize the National Park Service (NPS) 
to exchange a land parcel within the Fire Island National 
Seashore for land owned by the village of Patchogue in New 
York. CBO estimates that the exchange, if it occurs, would 
result in no cost to federal government.
    We estimate that the bill would impose no costs on state or 
local governments. The land exchange authorized by the bill 
would be entered into voluntarily by the village.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contacts are Deborah 
Reis and Marge Miller.
            Sincerely,
                                         June E. O'Neill, Director.

                        changes in existing law

    If enacted, H.R. 1163 would make no changes in existing 
law.

                          departmental reports

    The Committee has received no departmental reports on H.R. 
1163.

                                
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