[House Report 106-825]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     106-825

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  GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 2000

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 September 7, 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. 3632]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

      The Committee on Resources, to whom was referred the bill 
(H.R. 3632) to revise the boundaries of the Golden Gate 
National Recreation Area, and for other purposes, having 
considered the same, reports favorably thereon with an 
amendment and recommends that the bill as amended do pass.
  The amendment is as follows:
  Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

  This Act may be cited as the ``Golden Gate National Recreation Area 
Boundary Adjustment Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONS TO THE GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA.

  Section 2(a) of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish the Golden 
Gate National Recreation Area in the State of California, and for other 
purposes'' (16 U.S.C. 460bb-1(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ``The recreation area shall also include the lands generally 
depicted on the map entitled `Additions to Golden Gate National 
Recreation Area', numbered NPS-80,076, and dated July 2000/PWR-
PLRPC.''.

                          Purpose of the Bill

    The purpose of H.R. 3632 is to revise the boundaries of the 
Golden Gate National Recreation Area and for other purposes.

                  Background and Need for Legislation

    Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA), established 
in 1972, encompasses shoreline areas of San Francisco, Marin, 
and San Mateo Counties in west central California. The GGNRA 
consists of ocean beaches, redwood forests, lagoons, marshes, 
military properties, a cultural center at Fort Mason, and 
Alcatraz Island.
    H.R. 3632 would expand the boundaries of GGNRA to include 
19 parcels of private land, two owned by the City of San 
Francisco, and three parcels owned by the City of Pacifica. The 
24 parcels total approximately 1513 acres. The Cities of San 
Francisco and Pacifica have acknowledged their desire to be 
included in the GGNRA.

                            Committee Action

    H.R. 3632 was introduced by Congressman Thomas Lantos (D-
CA) on February 10, 2000. The bill was referred to the 
Committee on Resources, and within the Committee to the 
Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. On May 16, 
2000, the Subcommittee held a hearing on the bill.
    On June 27, 2000, 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 modified the map 
referenced in the original to include only 12 parcels of land 
whose owners desired to be within the boundary expansion. The 
amendment was adopted by voice vote. The bill, as amended, was 
then ordered favorably reported to the Full Committee by voice 
vote. On July 26, 2000, the Resources Committee met to consider 
the bill. No further amendments were offered and the bill, as 
amended, was then ordered favorably reported to the House of 
Representatives by unanimous consent.

            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, August 8, 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. 3632, the Golden 
Gate National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act of 2000.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contacts are Deborah 
Reis and Ali Aslam.
            Sincerely,
                                          Barry B. Anderson
                                    (For Dan L. Crippen, Director).
    Enclosure.

H.R. 3632--Golden Gate National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act 
        of 2000

    H.R. 3632 would expand the boundaries of the Golden Gate 
National Recreation Area to include about 1,200 acres of land 
in three California counties. Assuming appropriation of the 
necessary amounts, CBO estimates that the National Park Service 
(NPS) would spend $17.5 million over the next five years to 
implement the bill. Of this amount, $16 million would be used 
to purchase about 525 acres of land. (The rest of the acreage 
is expected to be donated to the government by either nonprofit 
organizations or local governments.) The remaining $1.5 million 
would be used to restore and develop the new lands for 
recreational purposes. Once all lands have been acquired, the 
NPS would incur additional operating expenses of about $1.2 
million annually.
    The bill would not affect direct spending or receipts; 
therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures would not apply. H.R. 3632 
contains no private-sector or intergovernmental mandates as 
defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would have no 
significant impact on the budgets of state, local, or tribal 
governments.
    On July 21, 2000, CBO prepared a cost estimate for S. 2051, 
the Golden Gate National Recreational Area Boundary Adjustment 
Act of 2000, as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources on July 13, 2000. The two bills 
are very similar, and the estimated costs are identical.
    The CBO staff contacts for this estimate are Deborah Reis 
and Ali Aslam. The estimate was approved by Robert A. Sunshine, 
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 (new matter is 
printed in italics and existing law in which no change is 
proposed is shown in roman):

                SECTION 2 OF THE ACT OF OCTOBER 27, 1972

  AN ACT To establish the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in the 
              State of California, and for other purposes

                       composition and boundaries

  Sec. 2. (a) The recreation area shall comprise the lands, 
waters, and submerged lands generally depicted on the map 
entitled: ``Revised Boundary Map, Golden Gate National 
Recreation Area'', numbered NRA-GG-80,003-K and dated October 
1978, plus those areas depicted on the map entitled ``Point 
Reyes and GGNRA Amendments and dated October 25, 1979. The 
authority of the Secretary to acquire lands in the tract known 
as San Francisco Assessor's Block number 1592 shall be limited 
to an area of not more than one and nine-tenths acres. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary 
shall not acquire the Marin County Assessor's parcels numbered 
199-181-01, 199-181-06, 199-181-08, 199-181-13, and 199-181-14, 
located in the Muir Beach portion of the recreation area. For 
the purposes of this Act, the southern end of the town of 
Marshall shall be considered to be the Marshall Boat Works. The 
following additional lands are also hereby included within the 
boundaries of the recreation area: Marin County Assessor's 
parcel numbered 119-040-04, 119-040-05, 119-040-18, 166-202-03, 
166-010-06, 166-010-07, 166-010-24, 166-010-25, 119-240-19, 
166-010-10, 166-010-22, 119-240-03, 119-240-51, 119-240-52, 
119-240-54, 166-010-12, 166-010-13, and 119-235-10. The 
recreation area shall also include the lands and waters in San 
Mateo County generally depicted on the map entitled ``Sweeney 
Ridge Addition, Golden Gate National Recreation Area'', 
numbered NRA GG-80,000-A, and dated May 1980. The recreation 
area shall also include those lands acquired pursuant to the 
Golden Gate National Recreation Area Addition Act of 1992. The 
recreation area shall also include the lands generally depicted 
on the map entitled ``Additions to Golden Gate National 
Recreation Area'', numbered NPS-80,076, and dated July 2000/
PWR-PLRPC.

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