[House Report 104-412]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



104th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 1st Session                                                    104-412
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                   DAVID J. WHEELER FEDERAL BUILDING

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 December 18, (legislative day of December 15), 1995.--Referred to the 
                House Calender and ordered to be printed

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 Mr. Shuster, from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                            [To accompany ]

    The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 
was referred the bill (H.R. 2061) to designate the Federal 
building located at 1550 Dewey Avenue, Baker City, Oregon, as 
the ``David J. Wheeler Federal Building'', having considered 
the same report favorably thereon without amendment and 
recommend that the bill do pass.
    David Jack Wheeler of Baker City, Oregon, was a civil 
engineer with the United States Forest Service who lost his 
life in the course of performing his duties in the Payettee 
National Forest. Mr. Wheeler was on a work detail in the 
forest, scheduled to last fewer than six weeks, to inspect 
bridges. On April 26, 1995, while inspecting a bridge at a 
guard station, he was brutally murdered by two teenage boys who 
had walked away from a detention center.
    Baker City is a close-knit community in Eastern Oregon, and 
the town was deeply affected by the loss of Mr. Wheeler. Mr. 
Wheeler's death had a tremendous impact on the entire Baker 
City community since he was an active and committed civic 
leader in his adopted Oregon hometown.
    Mr. Wheeler was born on June 30, 1945, in Tarrytown, New 
York. He was raised and educated on Long Island, New York. He 
attended the University of Rhode Island at Kingston, and 
received a degree in civil engineering. Mr. Wheeler joined the 
Wallows-Whitman National Forest in 1989, and he and his family 
settled in Baker City.
    At the time of his death, Mr. Wheeler was president-elect 
of the Baker City Rotary Club; a leader in the United Methodist 
Church, where he served as Chair of the Staff-Parish Relations 
Committee; coach at the local YMCA; and a member of the Baker 
County Community Choir. In 1994, Mr. Wheeler was selected by 
the Baker County Chamber of Commerce as the Baker County Father 
of the Year.
    David Wheeler was a model Forest Service employee, a 
dedicated family man, and an admired and respected citizen. 
H.R. 2061 is a fitting tribute to Mr. Wheeler for the sacrifice 
he made in service to this country.

                        compliance with rule xi

    With respect to the requirements of clause 2(l)(3) of the 
XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives.
          (1) The Committee held hearings on this legislation 
        on December 7, 1995.
          (2) The requirements of section 308(a)(1) of the of 
        the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are not applicable 
        to this legislation since it does not provide new 
        budget authority or new or increased tax expenditures.
          (3) The Committee has received no report from the 
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of 
        oversight findings and recommendations arrived at under 
        clause 4(C)(2) of rule X of the Rules of the House of 
        Representatives.

                     inflationary impact statement

    Under clause (2)(l)(4) of rule XI of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives, the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure estimates that enactment of H.R. 2061 will have 
no significant inflationary impact on prices and costs in the 
operation of the national economy.

                          cost of legislation

    Clause 7(a) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives requires a statement of the estimated cost to 
the United States which will be incurred in carrying out H.R. 
2061, as reported, in fiscal year 1996, and each of the 
following five years. Implementation of this legislation is not 
expected to result in any increased costs of the United States.

                       committee action and vote

    In compliance with clause (2)(l)(2) (A) and (B) of rule XI 
of the Rules of the House of Representatives, at a meeting of 
the Committe4 on Transportation and Infrastructure on December 
14, 1995, a quorum being present, H.R. 2061 was unanimously 
approved by a vice vote and ordered reported.