[House Report 106-912]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



106th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     106-912

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                   LINCOLN HIGHWAY STUDY ACT OF 1999

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 September 28, 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. 2570]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Resources, to whom was referred the bill 
(H.R. 2570) to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
undertake a study regarding methods to commemorate the national 
significance of the United States roadways that comprise the 
Lincoln Highway, and for other purposes, having considered the 
same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend 
that the bill do pass.

                          PURPOSE OF THE BILL

    The purpose of H.R. 2570 is to require the Secretary of the 
Interior to undertake a study regarding methods to commemorate 
the national significance of the United States roadways that 
comprise the Lincoln Highway.

                  BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

    The Lincoln Highway, established in 1913, is comprised of 
more than 3,000 miles of roadway. The highway stretches from 
New York, New York, to San Francisco, California, and includes 
parts of United States Routes 1, 20, 30, (including 30N and 
30S), 40, 50, 530 and Interstate 80. It traverses the States of 
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, 
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, and 
California. The Lincoln Highway was the United States' first 
transcontinental highway. It allowed vast portions of the 
country to be accessed by automobile. Despite the disappearance 
of some parts of the Lincoln Highway, many historic, cultural 
and engineering characteristics remain. H.R. 2570 seeks to 
preserve the historical significance of this highway and the 
role it played in American popular culture.
    H.R. 2570 would provide for a study of the preservation 
options for Lincoln Highway. This study shall be conducted by 
the Secretary of the Interior through the Director of the 
National Park Service. Representatives from each State 
traversed by the Lincoln Highway shall also participate in the 
evaluation. Participation will also be sought from State 
historic preservation offices, representatives of associations 
interested in the preservation of Lincoln Highway, and persons 
knowledgeable in American history, historic preservation, and 
popular culture. The study shall also consider private sector 
preservation alternatives.
    H.R. 2570 provides an authorization of appropriations for 
$500,000 to carry out the Lincoln Highway study. The Secretary 
of the Interior is to submit a report to Congress containing 
the results of the study no later than one year after the date 
on which funds are first made available.

                            COMMITTEE ACTION

    H.R. 2570 was introduced on July 20, 1999, by Congressman 
Ralph Regula (R-OH). The bill was referred to the Committee on 
Resources, and within the Committee to the Subcommittee on 
National Parks and Public Lands. On September 20, 2000, the 
Full Committee met to consider the bill. The Subcommittee on 
National Parks and Public Lands was discharged from further 
consideration of the bill by unanimous consent. No amendments 
were offered and the bill was 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, September 27, 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. 2570, the Lincoln 
Highway Study Act of 1999.
    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. 2570--Lincoln Highway Study Act of 1999

    H.R. 2570 would direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
conduct a study of the Lincoln Highway, which runs from New 
York to California. The study would determine the national 
significance of the routes that compose the highway as well as 
options for their preservation and interpretation. The bill 
would authorize the appropriation of $500,000 to conduct the 
study, and would require the Secretary to report on the results 
of the study within two years of receiving funds for it.
    Assuming appropriation of the authorized amount, CBO 
estimates that implementing H.R. 2570 would cost the federal 
government $500,000 over the next two years to complete the 
required study and report. Enacting the bill would not affect 
direct spending or receipts; therefore, pay-as-you-go 
procedures would not apply. H.R. 2570 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.
    The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Deborah Reis. 
The estimate was approved by Peter H. Fontaine, Deputy 
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 any State, local or 
tribal law.

                        CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW

    If enacted, this bill would make no changes in existing 
law.

                                  
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