[House Report 105-9]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 1st Session                                                      105-9
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                DESIGNATION OF TRINITY LAKE, CALIFORNIA

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   March 10, 1997.--Referred to the House Calendar 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. 63]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Resources, to whom was referred the bill 
(H.R. 63) to designate the reservoir created by Trinity Dam in 
the Central Valley project, California, as ``Trinity Lake'', 
having considered the same, report favorably thereon without 
amendment and recommend that the bill do pass.

                          Purpose of the Bill

    The purpose of H.R. 63 is to designate the reservoir 
created by Trinity Dam in the Central Valley Project, 
California, as ``Trinity Lake''.

                  Background and Need for Legislation

    H.R. 63 would designate the reservoir created by Trinity 
Dam in the Central Valley Project, California, as ``Trinity 
Lake.'' Under the provisions of P.L. 88-662, the reservoir is 
currently designated as ``Clair Engle Lake,'' and therefore 
requires legislation in order for the name to be changed.
    Trinity Dam and the reservoir on the Trinity River regulate 
a drainage area of over 728 square miles. Trinity Dam, 
completed in 1962, is an earthfill structure 538 feet high with 
a crest length of 2,450 feet. The reservoir has a maximum 
storage capacity of 2.448 million acre-feet of water. Releases 
from the reservoir are used to generate power at Trinity, 
Lewiston, Spring Creek, Judge Francis Carr, and Keswick 
powerplants, and for consumptive use in the Central Valley 
Project.
    On February 7, 1995, the Trinity County Board of 
Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution in support of 
changing the present name of Clair Engle Lake to Trinity Lake. 
This would bring the name of the reservoir into conformity with 
the other facilities at the site: the Trinity Dam and the 
Trinity powerplant, both located on the Trinity River. There is 
apparently a great deal of confusion about the reservoir, since 
most of the local residents already refer to it as Trinity 
Lake, but it appears on all maps as Clair Engle Lake.
    Construction of the Trinity River Division of the Central 
Valley Project was authorized in 1955, and legislation naming 
the reservoir after Clair Engle was enacted in 1964. The late 
Clair Engle was a Member of Congress from California for 20 
years, serving for 14 years in the House and almost a full 6-
year term in the Senate. During his tenure in the House, he 
served as the Chairman of the Interior and Insular Affairs 
Committee during the 84th and 85th Congresses. Mr. Engle was a 
supporter of the Central Valley Project, and was recognized as 
an authority on water resources development.
    Similar legislation, H.R. 1070, was introduced by 
Congressman Wally Herger (R-CA) in the 104th Congress. H.R. 
1070 was referred to the Committee on Resources, and within the 
Committee to the Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources. On 
May 11, 1995, the Subcommittee held a hearing on H.R. 1070, 
where the Administration testified that it did not object to 
enactment of the bill. On May 24, 1995, the Full Committee 
ordered the bill reported favorably. H.R. 1070 passed the House 
of Representatives on June 15, 1995, by voice vote. The Senate 
took no action on the bill.
    During the May 11, 1995, hearing on H.R. 1070, the Members 
of the Subcommittee discussed the possibility of finding a 
facility, such as a visitors' center, which could be named for 
Clair Engle. The Committee supports this recommendation, and 
requests the Bureau of Reclamation name an appropriate Central 
Valley Project facility in honor of the late Mr. Engle.

                            Committee Action

    H.R. 63 was introduced on January 7, 1997, by Congressman 
Wally Herger (R-CA). The bill was referred to the Committee on 
Resources, and within the Committee to the Subcommittee on 
Water and Power. On March 5, 1997, the Full Committee met to 
consider H.R. 63, which was discharged from the Subcommittee by 
unanimous consent. No amendments were offered, and the bill was 
ordered favorably reported by voice vote to the House of 
Representatives.

            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.

                   Constitutional Authority Statement

    Article I, section 8 and Article IV, section 3, of the 
Constitution of the United States grants Congress the authority 
to enact H.R. 63.

                        Cost of the Legislation

    Clause 7(a) of rule XIII 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. 63. 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. 63 
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. 63.
    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. 63 
from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.

               Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                     Washington, DC, March 7, 1997.
Hon. Don Young,
Chairman, Committee on Resources,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 63, a bill to 
designate the reservoir created by Trinity Dam in the Central 
Valley project, California, as ``Trinity Lake.''
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Victoria V. 
Heid.
            Sincerely,
                                         June E. O'Neill, Director.
    Enclosure.

               Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate

    CBO estimates that enacting this bill would have no 
significant impact on the federal budget. Because the bill 
would not affect direct spending or receipts, pay-as-you-go 
procedures would not apply. H.R. 63 contains no 
intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the 
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 and would not have any 
impact on the budgets of state, local, or tribal governments.
    H.R. 63 would designate the reservoir created by Trinity 
Dam in the Central Valley project, California, as ``Trinity 
Lake.'' Under the provisions of Public Law 88-662, the 
reservoir is currently designated as ``Clair Engle Lake.''
    The CBO staff contact for the estimate is Victoria V. Heid. 
This estimate was approved by Paul N. Van de Water, Assistant 
Director for Budget Analysis.

                    Compliance With Public Law 104-4

    H.R. 63 contains no unfunded mandates.

         Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported

    In compliance with clause 3 of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by 
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law 
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, existing 
law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman):

                        ACT OF OCTOBER 13, 1964

 AN ACT To designate as Clair Engle Lake the reservoir created by the 
            Trinity Dam, Central Valley project, California.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, [That the 
reservoir created by the Trinity Dam, Central Valley project, 
California, shall hereafter be known as Clair Engle Lake as an 
appropriate tribute to the outstanding leadership and great 
service which the late Clair Engle performed on behalf of the 
development of our natural resources in the State of California 
and the Nation, and especially his enlightened vision for the 
necessity to conserve and put to the best possible beneficial 
use the water and power resources of this Nation, and any law, 
regulation, document, or record for the United States in which 
such reservoir is designated or referred to shall hereafter be 
held to refer to such reservoir by the name of Clair Engle 
Lake.]

                                
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