[House Report 106-61]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]






106th Congress                                                   Report
  1st Session           HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                 106-61

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   AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR A BIKE RODEO TO BE 
             CONDUCTED BY THE EARTH FORCE YOUTH BIKE SUMMIT

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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. 49]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 
was referred the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 49) 
authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for a bike rodeo to 
be conducted by the Earth Force Youth Bike Summit, having 
considered the same, report favorably thereon without amendment 
and recommend that the concurrent resolution be agreed to.
    House Concurrent Resolution 49, authorizes the use of the 
Capitol Grounds for the Get Out Spoke'n bicycle summit 
scheduled for May 5, 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.
    The Get Out Spoke'n bicycle summit will teach children the 
proper ways to ride their bikes and honor children who have 
been actively involved in the national campaign to make America 
more bike friendly. This event will help children in grades 5-9 
develop habits of active citizenship and environmental 
stewardship.

                        committee consideration

    On March 11, 1999, the Committee met in open session and 
ordered reported H. Con. Res. 49, to authorize the use of the 
Capitol Grounds for a bike summit, 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. 49.

                              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. 49 reported. A motion by Mr. Franks to order H. Con. 
Res. 49 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. 49.
    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. 49 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.

               congressional budget office cost estimate

H. Con. Res. 49--Authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for a bike 
        rodeo to be conducted by the Earth Force Youth Bike Summit

    H. Con. Res. 49 would authorize the Earth Force Youth Bike 
Summit to use the Capitol grounds on May 5, 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. 49 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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