[House Report 105-776]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 2d Session                                                     105-776
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  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4570, THE OMNIBUS NATIONAL 
                   PARKS AND PUBLIC LANDS ACT OF 1998

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  October 5, 1998.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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   Mr. McInnis, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 573]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 573, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

               brief summary of provisions of resolution

    The resolution provides for the consideration of H.R. 4570, 
the ``Omnibus National Parks and Public Lands Act of 1998'' 
under a modified closed rule. The rule provides one hour of 
general debate divided equally between the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Resources.
    The rule provides that no amendment will be in order 
except: (1) the amendment by Representative Hansen of Utah 
printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 1, which shall 
be debatable for twenty minutes, and (2) the amendment by 
Representative Miller of California if printed in the 
Congressional Record on October 5, 1998, which shall be 
debatable for one hour.
    The rule provides that the two amendments listed above may 
be offered only in the order specified, may be offered only by 
a Member specified or his designee, shall be considered as 
read, shall be debatable for the time specified equally divided 
and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and shall not 
be subject to amendment. The rule waives all points of order 
against the amendment by Representative Hansen.
    The rule allows the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole 
to postpone votes during consideration of the bill, and to 
reduce votes to five minutes on a postponed question if the 
vote follows a fifteen minute vote. Finally, the rule provides 
one motion to recommit with or without instructions.