[House Report 106-446]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    106-446

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                      MIWALETA PARK EXPANSION ACT

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November 4, 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. 1725]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Resources, to whom was referred the bill 
(H.R. 1725) to provide for the conveyance by the Bureau of Land 
Management to Douglas County, Oregon, of a county park and 
certain adjacent land, having considered the same, report 
favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill 
do pass.

                          PURPOSE OF THE BILL

    H.R. 1725 would provide for the conveyance by the Bureau of 
Land Management to Douglas County, Oregon, of a county park and 
certain adjacent lands.

                  background and need for legislation

    The Miwaleta Park is currently managed under an agreement 
between Douglas County, Oregon, and the Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM). The Miwaleta Park is presently a county day-
use facility and also a boat ramp facility at Galesville 
Reservoir. Title to the Park is currently held by the BLM. H.R. 
1725 would direct the BLM to transfer title of the Park to 
Douglas County. The parcel of land involved, covering 
approximately 28.5 acres, would be used by the County to 
construct a campground.
    While this type of transfer could be made administratively 
under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, the County has 
become frustrated with the length of time the necessary 
assessments, consultations, and other bureaucratic redtape is 
taking. One of the main problems for the delay is there is a 
bald eagle nest within one mile of the proposed campground and 
several juvenile spotted owls have been seen in the vicinity. 
H.R. 1725 was introduced to expedite the process.

                            committee action

    H.R. 1725 was introduced on May 6, 1999, by Congressman 
Peter DeFazio (D-OR). The bill was referred to the Committee on 
Resources, and within the Committee to the Subcommittee on 
National Parks and Public Lands. On July 13, 1999, the 
Subcommittee held a hearing on the bill. On September 23, 1999, 
the Subcommittee met to mark up the bill. No amendments were 
offered and the bill was then ordered favorably reported to the 
Full Committee on a voice vote. On October 20, 1999, the Full 
Resources Committee met to consider the bill. No amendments 
were offered and the bill was then ordered favorably reported 
to the House of Representatives by a 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, October 29, 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. 1725, the Miwaleta 
Park Expansion Act.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contacts are Mark 
Grabowicz (for federal costs) and Marjorie Miller (for the 
impact on state and local governments).
            Sincerely,
                                          Barry B. Anderson
                                    (For Dan L. Crippen, Director).
    Enclosure.

H.R. 1725--Miwaleta Park Expansion Act

    H.R. 1725 would direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey, without compensation, Miwaleta Park and certain 
adjacent land to Douglas County, Oregon. The bill stipulates 
that the county must use this land for recreational purposes. 
Currently, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) allows the 
county to use the land for a park at no cost to the county. 
Because BLM does not plan to sell the land or otherwise 
generate receipts from it, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 
1725 would result in no significant costs to the federal 
government. The bill would not affect direct spending or 
receipts, so pay-as-you-go procedures would not apply.
    H.R. 1725 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector 
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act. 
Douglas County might incur some costs as a result of the bill's 
enactment, but any such costs would be voluntary. The county 
also would benefit, however, because it would receive land at a 
negligible cost. The bill would have no significant impact on 
the budgets of other state, local, or tribal governments.
    The CBO staff contacts are Mark Grabowicz (for federal 
costs) and Marjorie Miller (for the impact on state and local 
governments). This estimate was approved by Peter H. Fontaine, 
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

    If enacted, this bill would make no changes in existing 
law.

                                  
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