[House Report 106-314]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    106-314

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CONGRATULATING THE AMERICAN PUBLIC TRANSIT ASSOCIATION FOR 25 YEARS OF 
       COMMENDABLE SERVICE TO THE TRANSIT INDUSTRY AND THE NATION

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 September 13, 1999.--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. 171]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

  The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 
was referred the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 171) 
congratulating the American Public Transit Association for 25 
years of commendable service to the transit industry and the 
Nation, having considered the same, report favorably thereon 
without amendment and recommend that the concurrent resolution 
be agreed to.
    House Concurrent Resolution 171 recognizes twenty-five 
years of achievement on the part of the American Public Transit 
Association. APTA was established on October 17, 1974, when the 
American Transit Association and the Institute for Rapid 
Transit were merged. In fact, APTA traces its history back even 
further, to the creation of one of its predecessor 
organizations, the American Street Railway Association, in 
1882.
    H. Con. Res. 171 acknowledges that public transportation is 
an important public service and that it provides safe, 
efficient transportation to millions of Americans everyday. It 
also congratulates APTA on a quarter century of commendable 
service to the transit industry.

                        Committee Consideration

    On August 5, 1999, the Full Committee met in open session 
and favorably reported H. Con. Res. 171, congratulating the 
American Public Transit Association for 25 years of commendable 
service to the transit industry and the nation, approved August 
4, 1999, by the Subcommittee on Ground Transportation, by a 
voice vote with a quorum present.

                              Record Votes

    Clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the House of Representatives 
requires each committee report to include the total number of 
votes cast for and against on each record vote on a motion to 
report and on any amendment offered to the measure or matter, 
and the names of those members voting for and against. There 
were no recorded votes taken in connection with ordering H. 
Con. Res. 171 reported. A motion by Mr. Petri to order H. Con. 
Res. 171 favorably reported to the House was agreed to by voice 
vote, a quorum being present.

                          Cost of Legislation

    Clause 3(d)(2) 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.

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                 Washington, DC, September 9, 1999.
Hon. Bud Shuster,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of 
        Representatives, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
reviewed H. Con. Res. 171, a concurrent resolution 
congratulating the American Public Transit Association for 25 
years of commendable service to the transit industry and the 
nation. The concurrent resolution was ordered on August 5, 
1999. CBO estimates that passage of H. Con. Res. 171 would have 
no impact on the federal budget, and would not affect direct 
spending or receipts; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures would 
not apply.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is James 
O'Keeffe.
            Sincerely,
                                          Barry B. Anderson
                                    (For Dan L. Crippen, Director).

                    Compliance with House Rule XIII

    1. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(2) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, and 
308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee 
references the report of the Congressional Budget Office 
included below.
    2. With respect to the requirement of 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 and 
Oversight on the subject of H. Con. Res. 171.
    3. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(3) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
Committee has received the following cost estimate for H. Con. 
Res. 171 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.

                   Constitutional Authority Statement

    Pursuant to clause (3)(d)(1) of rule XIII 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.

                                  
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