[House Report 106-59]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]





106th Congress                                                   Report
  1st Session           HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                 106-59

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 AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR THE GREATER WASHINGTON 
                             SOAP BOX DERBY

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   March 16, 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. 47]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

  The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 
was referred the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 47) 
authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the Greater 
Washington Soap Box Derby, having considered the same, report 
favorably thereon with an amendment and recommend that the 
concurrent resolution as amended be agreed to.
  The amendment is as follows:
  Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert in lieu 
thereof the following:

SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF SOAP BOX DERBY RACES ON CAPITOL GROUNDS.

  The Greater Washington Soap Box Derby Association (hereinafter in 
this resolution referred to as the ``Association'') shall be permitted 
to sponsor a public event, soap box derby races, on the Capitol grounds 
on July 10, 1999, or on such other date as the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the 
Senate may jointly designate.

SEC. 2. CONDITIONS.

  The event to be carried out under this resolution shall be free of 
admission charge to the public and arranged not to interfere with the 
needs of Congress, under conditions to be prescribed by the Architect 
of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board; except that the 
Association shall assume full responsibility for all expenses and 
liabilities incident to all activities associated with the event.

SEC. 3. STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT.

  For the purposes of this resolution, the Association is authorized to 
erect upon the Capitol grounds, subject to the approval of the 
Architect of the Capitol, such stage, sound amplification devices, and 
other related structures and equipment as may be required for the event 
to be carried out under this resolution.

SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.

  The Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board are 
authorized to make any such additional arrangements that may be 
required to carry out the event under this resolution.

SEC. 5. ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIONS.

  The Capitol Police Board shall provide for enforcement of the 
restrictions contained in section 4 of the Act of July 31, 1946 (40 
U.S.C. 193d; 60 Stat. 718), concerning sales, displays, and 
solicitations on the Capitol Grounds, as well as other restrictions 
applicable to the Capitol Grounds, with respect to the event to be 
carried out under this resolution.

    House Concurrent Resolution 47, as amended, authorizes the 
use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box 
Derby qualifying race, scheduled for July 10, 1999, or on such 
other date as the Speaker of the House of Representatives and 
the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration may jointly 
designate. The resolution also authorizes the Architect of the 
Capitol, the Capitol Police Board, and the Greater Washington 
Soap Box Derby Association, the sponsor of the event, to 
negotiate the necessary arrangements for carrying out the event 
in complete compliance with the rules and regulations governing 
the use of the Capitol Grounds. The event is open to the public 
and free of charge; and the sponsor will assume responsibility 
for all expenses and liabilities related to the event. In 
addition, sales advertisements, and solicitations are 
explicitly prohibited on the Capitol Grounds for this event.
    The race is to take place on Constitution Avenue between 
Delaware Avenue and Third Street, NW. Participants competing in 
the event range from ages 9 to 16. These participants come from 
Washington, D.C. and the surrounding communities in Virginia 
and Maryland.
    The event provides the participants, spectators, tourists 
and residents of the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area with a 
safe and enjoyable day of activities. The soap box derby races 
in Washington, D.C. have taken place for over 55 years, and it 
is currently one of the largest races in the country. Winners 
of this event will represent the Washington D.C. Metropolitan 
Area in a national soap box competition held in Akron, Ohio.

                        committee consideration

    On March 11, 1999, the Committee met in open session and 
ordered reported H. Con. Res. 47, as amended, to authorize the 
use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box 
Derby Association, approved March 11, 1999, by the Subcommittee 
on Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials 
and Pipeline Transportation, by voice vote with a quorum 
present. There were no recorded votes taken during Committee 
consideration of H. Con. Res. 47.

                              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. 47, as amended, reported. A motion by Mr. Franks to 
order H. Con. Res. 47, as amended, favorably reported to the 
House was agreed to by voice vote, a quorum being present.

                        cost of the 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.

                    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 
section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
Committee references the report of the Congressional Budget 
Office 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 on the 
subject of H. Con. Res. 47, as amended.
    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. 47 as amended, from the Director of the Congressional 
Budget Office.

               congressional budget office cost estimate

H. Con. Res. 47--Authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the 
        Greater Washington Soap Box Derby

    H. Con. Res. 47 would authorize the Greater Washington Soap 
Box Derby Association to use the Capitol grounds on July 10, 
1999, or on such other date as the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate Committee on Rules and 
Administration may jointly designate. Because it would require 
that the association assume responsibility for all expenses and 
liabilities associated with the event, CBO estimates that 
passage of H. Con. Res. 47 would result in no significant cost 
to the federal government.
    The CBO staff contact for this estimate is John R. Righter. 
The estimate was approved by Robert A. Sunshine, Deputy 
Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.

                   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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