[House Report 106-736]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     106-736

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 TO EXPAND THE BOUNDARIES OF THE GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK TO 
                        INCLUDE THE WILLS HOUSE

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 July 17, 2000.--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. 2435]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

  The Committee on Resources, to whom was referred the bill 
(H.R. 2435) to expand the boundaries of the Gettysburg National 
Military Park to include the Wills House, and for other 
purposes, having considered the same, report favorably thereon 
with an amendment and recommend that the bill as amended do 
pass.
  The amendment is as follows:
  Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu 
thereof the following:

SECTION 1. WILLS HOUSE ADDED TO PARK.

  The Act entitled ``An Act to revise the boundary of the Gettysburg 
National Military Park in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and for 
other purposes'' approved August 17, 1990 (16 U.S.C. 430g-4 et seq.) is 
amended--
          (1) in section 1--
                  (A) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection 
                (c);
                  (B) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
  ``(b) Additional Lands.--In addition to the lands identified in 
subsection (a), the park shall also include the property commonly known 
as the Wills House located in the Borough of Gettysburg and identified 
as Tract P02-1 on the map entitled `Gettysburg National Military Park' 
numbered MARO 305/80,011 Segment 2, and dated April 1981, revised May 
14, 1999.''; and
                  (C) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by 
                striking ``in subsection (a)'' and inserting ``in 
                subsections (a) and (b)''; and
          (2) in section 2, by striking ``1(b)'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``1(c)''.

                          Purpose of the Bill

    The purpose of H.R. 2435 is to expand the boundaries of 
Gettysburg National Military Park to include the Wills House.

                  Background and Need for Legislation

    H.R. 2435 would expand the boundaries of Gettysburg 
National Military Park to include the Wills House located 
within the Borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The Wills House 
has great historical significance in regard to the Civil War, 
the Battle of Gettysburg, and particularly to Abraham Lincoln. 
It was at the Wills House where President Lincoln penciled in 
the last revisions and stayed before his famous Gettysburg 
Address.
    The National Park Service desires the property, currently 
owned by the Eisenhower Society, to be part of Gettysburg 
National Military Park. The Eisenhower Society has indicated 
that it would be a willing seller if the Park Service were to 
acquire this property. The Borough of Gettysburg also supports 
the acquisition of the Wills House by the Park Service.
    The Wills House sits some distance away from the current 
Military Park boundary. As such, this parcel of land and 
structure are not ``adjacent to'' other park lands within the 
meaning of the statute (16 U.S.C.A. Sec. 460l-9) which allows 
the Secretary of the Interior to make minor boundary 
adjustments under certain conditions. Because this parcel does 
not meet all the conditions, Congressional authorization is 
required to expand the Military Park's boundaries.

                            Committee Action

    H.R. 2435 was introduced on July 1, 1999, by Congressman 
William F. Goodling (R-PA). This bill was referred to the 
Committee on Resources, and within the Committee to the 
Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. On July 15, 
1999, the Subcommittee met to consider the bill. An amendment 
in the nature of a substitute was offered by Congressman James 
V. Hansen (R-UT) which eliminated some confusing language in 
regard to acquisition authority by the Secretary of the 
Interior. The amendment was adopted by voice vote and the bill, 
as amended, was ordered favorably reported to the Full 
Committee by voice vote. On August 4, 1999, the Full Resources 
Committee met to consider H.R. 2435. No further amendments were 
offered and the bill, as amended, was then 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 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, September 10, 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. 2435, a bill to 
expand the boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park 
to include the Wills House, and for other purposes.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Deborah Reis.
            Sincerely,
                                          Barry B. Anderson
                                    (For Dan L. Crippen, Director).
    Enclosure.

H.R. 2435--A bill to expand the boundaries of the Gettysburg National 
        Military Park to include the Wills House

    Assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts, CBO 
estimates that implementing H.R. 2435 would cost the federal 
government about $4 million over the 2000-2004 period. The bill 
would not affect direct spending or receipts; therefore, pay-
as-you-go procedures would not apply. H.R. 2435 contains no 
intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the 
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would have no significant 
impact on the budgets of state, local, or tribal governments.
    H.R. 2435 would expand the boundaries of the Gettysburg 
National Military Park in Pennsylvania to include the Wills 
House, a building located outside of the park in the borough of 
Gettysburg.
    Based on information provided by the National Park Service 
(NPS) and assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts, CBO 
estimates that the federal government would spend about $3 
million over the next three or four years to acquire and 
renovate the Wills House and to develop appropriate 
interpretive exhibits. In addition, the NPS would spend between 
$100,000 and $400,000 annually beginning in fiscal year 2000 to 
operate the site. Operating expenses after fiscal year 2004 
would be about $400,000 annually.
    The CBO staff contact is Deborah Reis. This estimate was 
approved by Paul N. Van de Water, 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 Made by the Bill, as Reported

  In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by 
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (existing law 
proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new 
matter is printed in italic, existing law in which no change is 
proposed is shown in roman):

                         ACT OF AUGUST 17, 1990


 AN ACT To revise the boundary of Gettysburg National Military Park in 
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes.

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SECTION 1. GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK BOUNDARY REVISION.

  (a) * * *
  (b) Additional Lands.--In addition to the lands identified in 
subsection (a), the park shall also include the property 
commonly known as the Wills House located in the Borough of 
Gettysburg and identified as Tract P02-1 on the map entitled 
``Gettysburg National Military Park'' numbered MARO 305/80,011 
Segment 2, and dated April 1981, revised May 14, 1999.
  [(b)] (c) Lands Excluded From the Park.--Lands and interests 
in lands outside of the boundary so depicted as ``Park 
Boundary'' on the map referred to [in subsection (a)] in 
subsections (a) and (b) are hereby excluded from the park and 
shall be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of 
section 2(c).

SEC. 2. ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF LANDS.

  (a)  * * *

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  (c) Conveyance of Lands Excluded From Park.--(1) The 
Secretary is authorized, in accordance with applicable existing 
law, to exchange Federal lands and interests excluded from the 
park pursuant to section [1(b)] 1(c) for the purpose of 
acquiring lands within the park boundary.

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  (d) Relinquishment of Legislative Jurisdiction to 
Pennsylvania.--With respect to any lands over which the United 
States exercises exclusive or concurrent legislative 
jurisdiction and which are excluded from the park pursuant to 
section [1(b)] 1(c), the Secretary may relinquish to the State 
of Pennsylvania such exclusive or concurrent legislative 
jurisdiction by filing with the Governor a notice of 
relinquishment to take effect upon acceptance thereof, unless 
otherwise provided by the laws of the State.

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