[House Report 105-521]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 2d Session                                                     105-521
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        AUTHORIZATION OF SOAP BOX DERBY RACES ON CAPITOL GROUNDS

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 May 7, 1998.--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. Con. Res. 255]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 
was referred the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 255) 
authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the Greater 
Washington Soap Box Derby, having considered the same, report 
favorably thereon with an amendment and recommend that the 
concurrent resolution as amended be agreed to.
    The amendment is as follows:
    Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert in 
lieu thereof the following:

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF SOAP BOX DERBY RACES ON CAPITOL GROUNDS.

    The Greater Washington Soap Box Derby Association (hereinafter in 
this resolution referred to as the ``Association'') shall be permitted 
to sponsor a public event, soap box derby races, on the Capitol grounds 
on July 11, 1998, or on such other date as the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the 
Senate may jointly designate.

SEC. 2. CONDITIONS.

    The event to be carried out under this resolution shall be free of 
admission charge to the public and arranged not to interfere with the 
needs of Congress, under conditions to be prescribed by the Architect 
of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board; except that the 
Association shall assume full responsibility for all expenses and 
liabilities incident to all activities associated with the event.

SEC. 3. STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT.

    For the purposes of this resolution, the Association is authorized 
to erect upon the Capitol grounds, subject to the approval of the 
Architect of the Capitol, such stage, sound amplification devices, and 
other related structures and equipment as may be required for the event 
to be carried out under this resolution.

SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.

    The Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board are 
authorized to make any such additional arrangements that may be 
required to carry out the event under this resolution.

SEC. 5. APPLICABILITY OF PROHIBITIONS.

    Nothing in this resolution may be construed to waive the 
applicability of the prohibitions established by section 4 of the Act 
of July 31, 1946 (40 U.S.C. 193d; 60 Stat. 718), concerning sales, 
displays, and solicitations on the Capitol Grounds.

    House Concurrent Resolution 255, as amended, authorizes the 
use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box 
Derby qualifying race, scheduled for July 11, 1998, or on such 
other date as the Speaker of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration may jointly 
designate. The resolution also authorizes the Architect of the 
Capitol, the Capitol Police Board, and the Greater Washington 
Soap Box Derby Association, the sponsor of the event, to 
negotiate the necessary arrangements for carrying out the event 
in complete compliance with the rules and regulations governing 
the use of the Capitol Grounds. The event is open to the public 
and free of charge; and the sponsor will assume responsibility 
for all expenses and liabilities related to the event. In 
addition, sales, advertisements, and solicitations, are 
explicitly prohibited on the Capitol Grounds for this event.
    The race is to take place on Constitution Avenue between 
Delaware Avenue and Third Street, NW. Participants competing in 
the event range from ages 9 to 16. These participants come from 
Washington, D.C. and the surrounding communities in Virginia 
and Maryland.
    The event provides the participants, spectators, tourists 
and residents of the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area with a 
safe and enjoyable day of activities. The soap box derby races 
in Washington, D.C. have taken place for over 50 years, and it 
is currently one of the largest races in the country. The 
winners of the local event will represent the Washington 
Metropolitan Area in the National race, to be held on August 8, 
1998, in Akron, Ohio.

                        COMPLIANCE WITH RULE XI

    Pursuant to clause 2(l)(3) of rule XI of the Rules of the 
House of Representatives:
    (A) The Committee did not hold hearings on the resolution 
and therefore have no oversight findings or recommendations 
pursuant to clause 2(b)(1) of rule X of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives.
    (B) The requirements of section 308(a)(1) 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.
    (C) The Committee has received no report from the Committee 
on Government Reform and Oversight of oversight findings and 
recommendations pursuant to clause 4(c)(2) of rule X of the 
Rules of the House of Representatives.
    (D) The estimate and comparison prepared by the Director of 
the Congressional Budget Office pursuant to section 402 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, is as follows:

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                     Washington, D.C., May 6, 1998.
Hon. Bud Shuster,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H. Con. Res. 255, a 
concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol 
grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is John R. 
Righter.
            Sincerely,
                                         June E. O'Neill, Director.
    Enclosure.

H. Con. Res. 255--Authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the 
        Greater Washington Soap Box Derby

    H. Con. Res. 255 would authorize the Greater Washington 
Soap Box Derby Association to use the Capitol grounds on July 
11, 1998, or on such other date as the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate Committee on Rules and 
Administration may jointly designate. Because it would require 
that the association assume responsibility for all expenses and 
liabilities associated with the event, CBO estimates that 
passage of H. Con. Res. 255 would result in no significant cost 
to the federal government. The resolution would not affect 
direct spending or receipts; therefore, pay-as-you-go 
procedures would not apply.
    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 does not apply to 
House concurrent resolutions.
    The CBO staff contact for this estimate is John R. Righter. 
The estimate was approved by Robert A. Sunshine, Deputy 
Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.

                   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 THE LEGISLATION

    Clause 7 of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives does not apply where a cost estimate and 
comparison prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974 has been timely submitted prior to the filing of the 
report and is included in the report. Such a cost estimate is 
included in this report.

                       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 May 6, 1998, 
a quorum being present, House Concurrent Resolution 255 was 
unanimously approved by a voice vote and ordered reported.

                                
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