[House Report 106-584]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     106-584

======================================================================



 
                  GOLDEN SPIKE/CROSSROADS OF THE WEST

                                _______
                                

 April 13, 2000.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

  Mr. Young of Alaska, from the Committee on Resources, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 2932]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Resources, to whom was referred the bill 
(H.R. 2932) to authorize the Golden Spike/Crossroads of the 
West National Heritage Area, 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. AUTHORIZATION OF STUDY.

  (a) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
          (1) Golden spike rail study.--The term ``Golden Spike Rail 
        Study'' means the Golden Spike Rail Feasibility Study, 
        Reconnaissance Survey, Ogden, Utah to Golden Spike National 
        Historic Site'', National Park Service, 1993.
          (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
        the Interior.
          (3) Study area.--The term ``Study Area'' means the Golden 
        Spike/Crossroads of the West National Heritage Area Study Area, 
        the boundaries of which are described in subsection (d).
  (b) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of the Study 
Area which includes analysis and documentation necessary to determine 
whether the Study Area--
          (1) has an assemblage of natural, historic, and cultural 
        resources that together represent distinctive aspects of 
        American heritage worthy of recognition, conservation, 
        interpretation, and continuing use, and are best managed 
        through partnerships among public and private entities;
          (2) reflects traditions, customs, beliefs, and folk-life that 
        are a valuable part of the national story;
          (3) provides outstanding opportunities to conserve natural, 
        historic, cultural, or scenic features;
          (4) provides outstanding recreational and educational 
        opportunities;
          (5) contains resources important to the identified theme or 
        themes of the Study Area that retain a degree of integrity 
        capable of supporting interpretation;
          (6) includes residents, business interests, nonprofit 
        organizations, and local and State governments who have 
        demonstrated support for the concept of a National Heritage 
        Area; and
          (7) has a potential management entity to work in partnership 
        with residents, business interests, nonprofit organizations, 
        and local and State governments to develop a National Heritage 
        Area consistent with continued local and State economic 
        activity.
  (c) Consultation.--In conducting the study, the Secretary shall--
          (1) consult with the State Historic Preservation Officer, 
        State Historical Society, and other appropriate organizations; 
        and
          (2) use previously completed materials, including the Golden 
        Spike Rail Study.
  (d) Boundaries of Study Area.--The Study Area shall be comprised of 
sites relating to completion of the first transcontinental railroad in 
the State of Utah, concentrating on those areas identified on the map 
included in the Golden Spike Rail Study.
  (e) Report.--Not later than 3 fiscal years after funds are first made 
available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the 
findings and conclusions of the study and recommendations based upon 
those findings and conclusions.
  (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary to carry 
out the provisions of this section.

SEC. 2. CROSSROADS OF THE WEST HISTORIC DISTRICT.

  (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
          (1) to preserve and interpret, for the educational and 
        inspirational benefit of the public, the contribution to our 
        national heritage of certain historic and cultural lands and 
        edifices of the Crossroads of the West Historic District; and
          (2) to enhance cultural and compatible economic redevelopment 
        within the District.
  (b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
          (1) District.--The term ``District'' means the Crossroads of 
        the West Historic District established by subsection (c).
          (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
        the Interior.
          (3) Historic infrastructure.--The term ``historic 
        infrastructure'' means the District's historic buildings and 
        any other structure that the Secretary determines to be 
        eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic 
        Places.
  (c) Crossroads of the West Historic District.--
          (1) Establishment.--There is established the Crossroads of 
        the West Historic District in the city of Ogden, Utah.
          (2) Boundaries.--The boundaries of the District shall be the 
        boundaries depicted on the map entitled ``Crossroads of the 
        West Historic District'', numbered OGGO-20,000, and dated March 
        22, 2000. The map shall be on file and available for public 
        inspection in the appropriate offices of the Department of the 
        Interior.
  (d) Development Plan.--The Secretary may make grants and enter into 
cooperative agreements with the State of Utah, local governments, and 
nonprofit entities under which the Secretary agrees to pay not more 
than 50 percent of the costs of--
          (1) preparation of a plan for the development of historic, 
        architectural, natural, cultural, and interpretive resources 
        within the District;
          (2) implementation of projects approved by the Secretary 
        under the development plan described in paragraph (1); and
          (3) an analysis assessing measures that could be taken to 
        encourage economic development and revitalization within the 
        District in a manner consistent with the District's historic 
        character.
  (e) Restoration, Preservation, and Interpretation of Properties.--
          (1) Cooperative agreements.--The Secretary may enter into 
        cooperative agreements with the State of Utah, local 
        governments, and nonprofit entities owning property within the 
        District under which the Secretary may--
                  (A) pay not more than 50 percent of the cost of 
                restoring, repairing, rehabilitating, and improving 
                historic infrastructure within the District;
                  (B) provide technical assistance with respect to the 
                preservation and interpretation of properties within 
                the District; and
                  (C) mark and provide interpretation of properties 
                within the District.
          (2) Non-federal contributions.--When determining the cost of 
        restoring, repairing, rehabilitating, and improving historic 
        infrastructure within the District for the purposes of 
        paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary may consider any donation of 
        property, services, or goods from a non-Federal source as a 
        contribution of funds from a non-Federal source.
          (3) Provisions.--A cooperative agreement under paragraph (1) 
        shall provide that--
                  (A) the Secretary shall have the right of access at 
                reasonable times to public portions of the property for 
                interpretive and other purposes;
                  (B) no change or alteration may be made in the 
                property except with the agreement of the property 
                owner, the Secretary, and any Federal agency that may 
                have regulatory jurisdiction over the property; and
                  (C) any construction grant made under this section 
                shall be subject to an agreement that provides--
                          (I) that conversion, use, or disposal of the 
                        project so assisted for purposes contrary to 
                        the purposes of this section shall result in a 
                        right of the United States to compensation from 
                        the beneficiary of the grant; and
                          (II) for a schedule for such compensation 
                        based on the level of Federal investment and 
                        the anticipated useful life of the project.
          (4) Applications.--
                  (A) In general.--A property owner that desires to 
                enter into a cooperative agreement under paragraph (1) 
                shall submit to the Secretary an application describing 
                how the project proposed to be funded will further the 
                purposes of the management plan developed for the 
                District.
                  (B) Consideration.--In making such funds available 
                under this subsection, the Secretary shall give 
                consideration to projects that provide a greater 
                leverage of Federal funds.
  (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section not more than 
$1,000,000 for any fiscal year and not more than $5,000,000 total.

  Amend the title so as to read:

    A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
study of the Golden Spike/Crossroads of the West National 
Heritage Area Study Area and to establish the Crossroads of the 
West Historic District in the State of Utah.

                          purpose of the bill

    The purpose of H.R. 2932, as ordered reported, it to direct 
the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the Gold 
Spike/Crossroads of the West National Heritage Area Study Area 
and to establish the Crossroads of the West Historic District 
in the State of Utah.

                  background and need for legislation

    H.R. 2932, as ordered reported, would direct the Secretary 
of the Interior to conduct a study in northern Utah concerning 
the national significance of the intercontinental railway as a 
integral part of American history and the designation of this 
area as a National Heritage Area. The culture of Utah's railway 
industry is of national interest and its industrial strength 
has been a primary part of America's expansion into the West. 
The study would focus on these cultural and historical 
resources. The Secretary shall submit the findings and 
recommendations of the study in a report no later than three 
fiscal years after funds are made available for the study.
    H.R. 2932, as ordered reported, also establishes the 
Crossroads of the West Historic District in the City of Ogden, 
Utah. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make 
grants and enter into cooperative agreements with State, local, 
and non-profit entities for the development of a plan for the 
historic district. The Secretary is also authorized to provide 
financial assistance to restore and improve this historic 
infrastructure, technical assistance, and mark and provide 
interpretation of properties within the District. The bill 
stipulates that no more than $1 million for any fiscal year and 
$5 million dollars total may be appropriated to carry out the 
activities identified in this bill. Furthermore, federal 
funding may not exceed 50 per cent of the total cost of any 
activity carried our with these funds.

                            committee action

    H.R. 2932 was introduced on September 23, 1999, by 
Congressman James V. Hansen (R-UT). The bill was referred to 
the Committee on Resources, and within the Committee to the 
Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. On October 5, 
1999, the Subcommittee held a hearing on the bill. On March 23, 
2000 the Subcommittee met to consider the bill. An amendment in 
the nature of a substitute was offered by Congressman Hansen 
which changed the bill from one establishing the Golden Spike/
Crossroads of the West National Heritage Area to one 
authorizing a study of the heritage area and establishing a 
historic district. The amendment was adopted by voice vote. The 
bill, as amended, was then ordered favorably reported to the 
Full Committee by voice vote. On April 5, 2000, 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 of the Constitution of the United 
States grants 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 cost 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 with 
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 repot of 
oversight findings and recommendations from the Committee on 
Government Reform on this bill.
    4. Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate. Under clause 
3(a)(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, April 12, 2000.
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. 2932, a bill to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the 
Gold Spike/Crossroads of the West National Heritage Area Study 
Area and to establish the Crossroads of the West Historic 
District in the state of Utah.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Deborah Reis.
            Sincerely,
                                           Steven Lieberman
                                    (For Dan L. Crippen, Director).
    Enclosure.

H.R. 2932--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
        study of the Golden Spike/Crossroads of the West National 
        Heritage Area Study Area and to establish the Crossroads of the 
        West Historic District in the state of Utah

    Assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts, CBO 
estimates that implementing H.R. 2932 would cost the federal 
government $5.25 million over the 2001-2005 period. The bill 
would not affect direct spending or receipts; therefore, pay-
as-you-go procedures would not apply. H.R. 2932 contains no 
private-sector or intergovernmental mandates as defined in the 
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would impose no significant 
costs on state, local, or tribal governments. Any costs to the 
state of Utah or local jurisdictions in that state would be 
incurred voluntarily.
    H.R. 2932 would establish the Crossroads of the West 
Historic District in the city of Ogden, Utah. The bill would 
authorize the National Park Service (NPS) to make grants to or 
execute cooperative agreements with the state, local 
governments, or nonprofit groups under which the federal 
government would pay one-half of the cost of developing a plan 
for the district and implementing interpretive projects. The 
NPS also would be authorized to enter into cooperative 
agreements with these parties to finance one-half of the cost 
of restoring or repairing historic properties and to provide 
technical assistance and interpretive materials. For these 
purposes, the bill would authorize the appropriation of $1 
million annually, up to a total of $5 million.
    The bill also would direct the NPS to conduct a study of 
the Gold Spike/Crossroads area of the new historic district. 
The three-year study would establish the suitability of this 
site for interpretation by the agency. Based on information 
from the NPS, we estimate this study would cost $250,000 over 
the 2001-2003 period.
    The CBO staff contacts for this estimate are Deborah Reis 
(for federal costs) and Marjorie Miller (for the state and 
local impact). 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 State, local, or 
tribal law.

                        changes in existing law

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

                                
