[House Report 106-188]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    106-188

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  WORLD WAR VETERANS PARK AT MILLER FIELD GATEWAY NATIONAL RECREATION 
                                  AREA
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 June 16, 1999.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union 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. 592]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Resources, to whom was referred the bill 
(H.R. 592) to redesignate Great Kills Park in the Gateway 
National Recreation Area as ``World War II Veterans Park at 
Great Kills'', having considered the same, report favorably 
thereon with amendments and recommend that the bill as amended 
do pass.
    The amendments are as follows:
    Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu 
thereof the following:

SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF PORTION OF GATEWAY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA 
                    AS WORLD WAR VETERANS PARK AT MILLER FIELD.

    Section 3(b) of Public Law 92-592 (16 U.S.C. 460cc-2(b)) is 
amended--
    (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)''; and
    (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) The portion of the Staten Island Unit of the recreation area 
known as Miller Field is hereby designated as `World War Veterans Park 
at Miller Field'. Any reference to such Miller Field in any law, 
regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States 
shall be considered to be a reference to `World War Veterans Park at 
Miller Field'.''.

    Amend the title so as to read:

    A bill to designate a portion of Gateway National Recreation Area 
as World War Veterans Park at Miller Field.

                          Purpose of the Bill

    The purpose of H.R. 592 as introduced is to redesignate 
Great Kills Park in the Gateway National Recreation Area as 
``World War II Veterans Park at Great Kills''.

                  Background and Need for Legislation

    As introduced, H.R. 592 redesignates the Great Kills Park 
in the Gateway National Recreation Area as the ``World War II 
Veterans Park at Great Kills''. The Great Kills Park is located 
on the Staten Island Unit of the Gateway National Recreation 
Area in the State of New York. H.R. 592 would change the name 
to recognize and honor the veterans of World War II, who fought 
to protect and defend democracy and freedom. The Great Kills 
Park supports outdoor recreational activities such as swimming, 
fishing, and boating. Units of the Gateway National Recreation 
Area are specifically named by statute, thus Congressional 
action is required to legally change the names of these units.

                            Committee Action

    H.R. 592 was introduced on February 4, 1999, by Congressman 
Vito Fossella (R-NY). The bill was referred to the Committee on 
Resources, and within the Committee to the Subcommittee on 
National Parks and Public Lands. On May 11, 1999 the 
Subcommittee held a hearing on the bill, where Denis Galvin, 
Deputy Director of the National Park Service, testified in 
support of the bill with amendments. On May 18, 1999, the 
Subcommittee met to consider the bill. An amendment in the 
nature of a substitute was offered by Congressman James V. 
Hansen (R-UT) to designate a portion of Gateway National 
Recreation Area as World War Veterans Park at Miller Field, 
which was adopted by voice vote. The bill was then ordered 
favorably reported to the Full Committee by voice vote. On June 
9, 1999, the Full Resources Committee met to consider the bill. 
No further amendments were offered and the bill, as amended, 
was ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives 
by voice vote.

            Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations

    Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of 
rule XIII 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 grant Congress the authority 
to enact this bill.

                    Compliance With House Rule XIII

    1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(2) 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 this bill. However, clause 3(d)(3)(B) 
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 402 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
    2. Congressional Budget Act. As required by clause 3(c)(2) 
of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, this 
bill does not contain any new budget authority, spending 
authority, credit authority, or an increase or decrease in 
revenues or tax expenditures.
    3. Government Reform Oversight Findings. Under clause 
3(c)(4) of rule XIII 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 on this bill.
    4. Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate. Under clause 
3(c)(3) of rule XIII 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 this bill from the Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office:

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                     Washington, DC, June 11, 1999.
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. 592, a bill to 
designate a portion of Gateway National Recreation Area as 
World War Veterans Park at Miller Field.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Deborah Reis.
            Sincerely,
                                          Barry B. Anderson
                                    (For Dan L. Crippen, Director).
    Enclosure.

H.R. 592--A bill to designate a portion of Gateway National Recreation 
        Area as World War Veterans Park at Miller Field

    H.R. 592 would designate a portion of the Gateway National 
Recreation Area (currently known as Miller Field) as the World 
War Veterans Park at Miller Field.
    CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 592 would have no 
significant impact on the federal budget. The bill would not 
affect direct spending or recipts; therefore, pay-as-you-go 
procedures would not apply. H.R. 592 contains no 
intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the 
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would have no significant 
impact on the budgets of state, local, or tribal governments.
    The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Deborah Reis. 
This estimate was approved by Robert A. Sunshine, Deputy 
Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.

                    Compliance With Public Law 104-4

    This bill contains no unfunded mandates.

                Preemption of State, Local or Tribal Law

    This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or 
tribal law.

         Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported

  In compliance with clause 3(e) 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, new 
matter is printed in italic, existing law in which no change is 
proposed is shown in roman):

                SECTION 3 OF THE ACT OF OCTOBER 27, 1972

AN ACT To establish the Gateway National Recreation Area in the States 
of New York and New Jersey, and for other purposes

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  Sec. 3. (a) * * *
  (b)(1) The Secretary shall designate the principal visitor 
center within the recreation area as the ``William Fitts Ryan 
Visitor Center'' in commemoration of the leadership and 
contributions which Representative William Fitts Ryan made with 
respect to the creation and establishment of this public 
recreation area. To inform the public of the contributions of 
Representative Ryan to the creation of the recreation area, the 
Secretary shall provide such signs, markers, maps, interpretive 
materials, literature, and programs as he deems appropriate. 
Not later than December 31, 1980, the Secretary shall take such 
additional actions as he deems appropriate to recognize and 
commemorate the contributions of Representative Ryan to the 
recreation area.
  (2) The portion of the Staten Island Unit of the recreation 
area known as Miller Field is hereby designated as ``World War 
Veterans Park at Miller Field''. Any reference to such Miller 
Field in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other 
paper of the United States shall be considered to be a 
reference to ``World War Veterans Park at Miller Field''.

                                  
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