[House Report 105-233]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 1st Session                                                    105-233
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 WILLIAM AUGUSTUS BOOTLE FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

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   July 31, 1997.--Referred to the House Calendar 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 H.R. 595]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 
was referred the bill (H.R. 595) to designate the Federal 
building and United States courthouse located at 475 Mulberry 
Street in Macon, Georgia, as the ``William Augustus Bootle 
Federal Building and United States Courthouse'', having 
considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment 
and recommend that the bill do pass.
    William Augustus Bootle was born in Walterboro, South 
Carolina on August 19, 1902. He attended Mercer University 
where he received his A.B. in 1924, and continued his studies 
at Mercer University Law School where he received his L.L.B. 
degree in 1925. Judge Bootle was subsequently admitted to the 
Georgia Bar in 1925.
    In 1928, Judge Bootle was appointed Assistant United States 
Attorney and eventually served as United States Attorney for 
the Middle District of Georgia, until 1933. Upon leaving 
office, he became Acting Dean of the Mercer University Law 
School. In addition to holding the position of Acting Dean, 
Judge Bootle maintained his private practice, and argued and 
won a case before the Supreme Court in 1935.
    In May of 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed 
Judge Bootle to the U.S. District Court. From the time of his 
appointment until 1962, due to ill health of the sitting chief 
justice, Judge Bootle solely handled all six divisions of the 
court, covering 71 counties of Georgia. During his tenure on 
the bench, Judge Bootle was highly respected by his peers 
throughout the district for his wisdom, fairness and warm sense 
of humor.
    One of Judge Bootle's most noteworthy accomplishments as a 
jurist came in the early 1960's, when he decided a case which 
had a tremendous impact on the entire state of Georgia. In 
1961, the Georgia General Assembly was poised to shut down the 
University of Georgia over the admission of two African-
Americans. Judge Bootle issued an order declaring that the two 
students be admitted. This was the first court ruling in the 
state of Georgia to integrate schools which, in turn, led to 
the integration of schools across the state.
    The designation of a United States courthouse and Federal 
building in Macon, Georgia, for Judge William Bootle is a 
fitting and proper tribute to a distinguished jurist.

                        COMPLIANCE WITH RULE XI

    With respect to the requirements of clause 2(l)(3) of rule 
XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives:
          (1) The Committee held a markup of this legislation 
        on July 23, 1997.
          (2) The requirements of section 308(a)(l) 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 not received a 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.
          (4) With respect to 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, a cost 
        estimate by the Congressional Budget Office was 
        received by the Committee. The report follows:

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                     Washington, DC, July 25, 1997.
Hon. Bud Shuster,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of 
        Representatives, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman:  The Congressional Budget Office has 
reviewed the following bills, which were ordered reported by 
the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on 
July 23, 1997. This cost estimate supersedes the estimate CBO 
prepared on July 24, 1997, and reflects a subsequent technical 
amendment provided by the Committee changing the bill title of 
H.R. 1479.
    Enacting these bills would have no significant impact on 
the federal budget. The bills would not affect direct spending 
or receipts; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures would not 
apply. The bills contain no intergovernmental or private-sector 
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 
and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal 
governments. The bills reviewed are:
          H.R. 29, a bill to designate the federal building 
        located at 290 Broadway in New York, New York, as the 
        ``Ronald H. Brown Federal Building;''
          H.R. 81, a bill to designate the United States 
        courthouse located at 401 South Michigan Street in 
        South Bend, Indiana, as the ``Robert K. Rodibaugh 
        United States Bankruptcy Courthouse;''
          H.R. 548, a bill to designate the United States 
        courthouse located at 500 Pearl Street in New York 
        City, New York, as the ``Ted Weiss United States 
        Courthouse;''
          H.R. 595, a bill to designate the federal building 
        and United States courthouse located at 475 Mulberry 
        Street in Macon, Georgia, as the ``William Augustus 
        Bootle Federal Building and United States Courthouse;''
          H.R. 613, a bill to designate the federal building 
        located at 61 Forsyth Street, SW, in Atlanta, Georgia, 
        as the ``Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center;''
          H.R. 643, a bill to designate the United States 
        courthouse to be constructed at the corner of Superior 
        and Huron Roads in Cleveland, Ohio, as the ``Carl B. 
        Stokes United States Courthouse;''
          H.R. 824, a bill to designate the federal building 
        located at 717 Madison Place, NW, in the District of 
        Columbia, as the ``Howard T. Markey National Courts 
        Building;''
          H.R. 892, a bill to designate the federal building 
        located at 236 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale, 
        Mississippi, as the ``Aaron Henry Federal Building and 
        United States Courthouse;''
          H.R. 962, a bill to redesignate a federal building in 
        Suitland, Maryland as the ``W. Edwards Deming Federal 
        Building;''
          H.R. 994, a bill to designate the United States 
        border station located in Pharr, Texas, as the ``Kika 
        de la Garza United States Border Station;''
          H.R. 1479, a bill to designate the federal building 
        and United States courthouse located at 300 Northeast 
        First Avenue in Miami, Florida, as the ``David W. Dyer 
        Federal Building and United States Courthouse;''
          H.R. 1484, a bill to redesignate the United States 
        courthouse located at 100 Franklin Street in Dublin, 
        Georgia, as the ``J. Roy Rowland United States 
        Courthouse;''
          H.R. 1502, a bill to designate the United States 
        courthouse located at 301 West Main Street in Benton, 
        Illinois, as the ``James L. Foreman United States 
        Courthouse;'' and
          H.R. 1851, a bill to designate the United States 
        courthouse located at 200 South Washington Street in 
        Alexandria, Virginia, as the ``Martin V.B. Bostetter, 
        Jr. United States Courthouse.''
          If you wish further details on this estimate, we will 
        be pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is 
        John R. Righter.
            Sincerely,
                                              James L. Blum
                                   (For June E. O'Neill, Director).

                   CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT

    Pursuant to clause (2)(l)(4) of rule XI of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives, committee reports on a bill or joint 
resolution of a public character shall include a statement 
citing the specific powers granted to the Congress in the 
Constitution to enact the measure. The Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure finds that Congress has the 
authority to enact this measure pursuant to its powers granted 
under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.

                          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. 
595, as reported, in fiscal year 1997, and each of the 
following five years. Implementation of this legislation is not 
expected to result in any increased costs to 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 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 23, 
1997, a quorum being present, H.R. 595 was unanimously approved 
by a voice vote and ordered reported.