[Senate Report 105-275]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                                       Calendar No. 506
105th Congress                                                   Report
                                 SENATE

 2d Session                                                     105-275
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                        STEVE SCHIFF AUDITORIUM

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                 July 29, 1998.--Ordered to be printed

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  Mr. Murkowski, from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                         [To accompany S. 1978]

    The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was 
referred the bill (S. 1978) to designate the auditorium located 
within the Sandia Technology Transfer Center in Albuquerque, 
New Mexico, as the ``Steve Schiff Auditorium'', having 
considered the same, reports favorably thereon without 
amendment and recommends that the bill do pass.

                         PURPOSE OF THE MEASURE

    The purpose of S. 1978 is to designate the auditorium 
located within the Sandia Technology Transfer Center in 
Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the ``Steve Schiff Auditorium.''

                          BACKGROUND AND NEED

    This legislation honors Congressman Steven H. Schiff who 
represented the First District of New Mexico. On March 25, 
1998, Congressman Schiff passed away.
    This legislation honors Congressman Schiff by designating a 
special auditorium at the Sandia National Laboratories as the 
``Steve Schiff Auditorium.'' Congressman Schiff spoke in this 
Auditorium on several occasions as part of his long service to 
the people of New Mexico. Accordingly, it is appropriate and 
fitting to rename this auditorium after Congressman Schiff.
    Congressman Schiff exemplified all that was good about 
public service: integrity of the highest order, deep and 
fundamental decency, and an acute and open mind. He went about 
his business quietly, but with wonderful efficiency. He was 
great at telling stories, usually about himself. He was a model 
for all politicians to admire.
    Congressman Schiff came to New Mexico from Chicago, where 
he was born and raised. He served the people of New Mexico in 
different capacities since 1972, when he graduated from the Law 
School at the University of New Mexico. Before election to 
Congress in 1988, he served as District Attorney for eight 
years.
    One of Congressman Schiff's favorite local programs was his 
Tree Give-Away Program. For eight years, Congressman Schiff 
held a Saturday tree give-away day at the Indian Pueblo 
Cultural Center. He gave away more than 115,000 trees. Through 
those trees, he shared his own hope, faith, and love. Those 
trees now flourish throughout the Albuquerque area in New 
Mexico as lasting symbols of this man. In a similar way, his 
legislative achievements continue to serve the American people 
as another reminder of this great American.

                          LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

    S. 1978 was introduced on April 23, 1998 by Senators 
Domenici and Bingaman.

            COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION AND TABULATION OF VOTES

    The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, in 
open business session on July 29, 1998, by a unanimous voice 
vote with a quorum present, recommends that the Senate pass the 
bill without amendment.

                   COST AND BUDGETARY CONSIDERATIONS

    The following estimate of costs of this measure has been 
provided by the Congressional Budget Office:

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                     Washington, DC, July 29, 1998.
Hon. Frank H. Murkowski,
Chairman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources,
U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for S. 1978, a bill to 
designate the auditorium located within the Sandia Technology 
Transfer Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the ``Steve 
Schiff Auditorium.''
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Kim Cawley.
            Sincerely,
                                                   June E. O'Neill.

               congressional budget office cost estimate

S. 1978--A bill to designate the auditorium located within the Sandia 
        Technology Transfer Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the 
        ``Steve Schiff Auditorium''

    S. 1978 would designate the auditorium located within the 
Sandia Technology Transfer Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, 
as the Steve Schiff Auditorium. CBO estimates that enacting 
this bill would have no significant cost to the federal 
government. The bill would not affect direct spending or 
receipts, so pay-as-you-go procedures would not apply. S. 1978 
contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as 
defined by the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would not 
affect the budgets of state, local, or tribal governments.
    The CBO staff contact is Kim Cawley. This estimate was 
approved by Robert A. Sunshine, Deputy Assistant Director for 
Budget Analysis.

                      regulatory impact evaluation

    In compliance with paragraph 11(b) of rule XXVI of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee makes the following 
evaluation of the regulatory impact which would be incurred in 
carrying out this measure.
    The bill is not a regulatory measure in the sense of 
imposing Government-established standards or significant 
economic responsibilities on private individuals and 
businesses.
    No personal information would be collected in administering 
the provisions of the bill. Therefore, there would be no impact 
on personal privacy.
    Little, if any, additional paperwork would result from the 
enactment of this measure.

                        changes in existing law

    In compliance with paragraph 12 of rule XXVI of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee notes that no 
changes in existing law are made by S. 1978, as ordered 
reported.

                                
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