[House Report 106-60]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]






106th Congress                                                   Report
  1st Session           HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                 106-60

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 AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR THE OPENING CEREMONIES 
                            OF SUNRAYCE '99

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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. 48]

    The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 
was referred the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 48) 
authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the opening 
ceremonies of Sunrayce '99, having considered the same, report 
favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the 
concurrent resolution be agreed to.
    House Concurrent Resolution 48, authorizes the use of the 
Capitol Grounds for the Sunrayce '99 solar power car event 
scheduled for June 20, 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 sponsors 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 admission 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.
    This day honors intercollegiate men and women who have 
taken part in the innovation and development of the solar power 
cars making the five-state sweep, from the Capitol Grounds to 
Orlando, Florida. Scholarship achievement awards will be 
awarded to participants that display exceptional levels of 
technical innovation, engineering excellence, artistic 
excellence, teamwork and good sportsmanship. This day will help 
us all understand solar energy better.

                        committee consideration

    On March 11, 1999, the Committee met in open session and 
ordered reported H. Con. Res. 48, to authorize the use of the 
Capitol Grounds for Sunrayce '99, 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. 48.

                              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. 48 reported. A motion by Mr. Franks to order H. Con. 
Res. 48 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. 48.
    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. 48 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.

               CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE

H. Con. Res. 48--Authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the 
        opening ceremonies of Sunrayce 99

    H. Con. Res. 48 would authorize the organizers of Sunrayce 
99 to use the Capitol grounds on June 20, 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 sponsors assume 
responsibility for all expenses and liabilities associated with 
the event, CBO estimates that passage of H. Con. Res. 48 would 
result in no significant cost to the federal government.
    In addition, H. Con. Res. 48 would require the sponsors to 
enter into an agreement with the Architect of the Capitol and 
the Capitol Police Board to comply with the resolution's 
provisions or face financial penalties. CBO estimates that the 
amount of any additional penalties under this provision would 
be negligible.
    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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