[Senate Report 106-244]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



                                                       Calendar No. 462
106th Congress                                                   Report
                                 SENATE
 2d Session                                                     106-244

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                   CARSON CITY, NEVADA SENIOR CENTER

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                 March 20, 2000.--Ordered to be printed

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  Mr. Murkowski, from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                         [To accompany S. 408]

    The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was 
referred the bill (S. 408) to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to convey a former Bureau of Land Management 
administrative site to the City of Carson City, Nevada, for use 
as a senior center, having considered the same, reports 
favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the 
bill do pass.

                         purpose of the measure

    The purpose of S. 408 is to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to convey a former Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 
administrative site to the city of Carson City, Nevada, for use 
as a senior center.

                          background and need

    S. 408 would convey approximately five acres of BLM Land to 
Carson City, Nevada, in order to expand an existing senior 
center. The federal land is a former BLM storage yard that is 
no longer used by BLM. The BLM has already conveyed 
approximately 10 acres to Carson City for the senior center 
under the authority of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act 
(R&PP). The senior center wishes to expand its facility to 
include an assisted living center. Because this type of use if 
not authorized under the R&PP Act, legislation is necessary to 
effect the transfer.

                          legislative history

    S. 408 was introduced on February 10, 1999, by Senator 
Bryan. The Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management 
held a hearing on S. 408 on October 14, 1999. At the business 
meeting on February 10, 2000, the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources ordered S. 408 reported favorably without 
amendment.

            committee recommendation and tabulation of votes

    The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, in 
open business session on February 10, 2000, by a voice vote of 
a quorum present recommends that the Senate pass S. 408 without 
amendment.

                      section-by-section analysis

    Section (1)(a) requires the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey, without consideration, and no later than 120 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, certain described lands to 
the city of Carson City, Nevada.
    Subsection (b) subjects conveyed property to reversion to 
the United States if the property is used for a purpose other 
than a senior assisted living center or a related public 
purpose.

                   cost and budgetary considerations

    The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimate the costs of 
this measure follows:

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                 Washington, DC, February 28, 2000.
Hon. Frank H. Murkowski,
Chairman, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources,
U.S. Senate, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
prepared the enclosed cost estimate for S. 408, a bill to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey a former Bureau 
of Land Management administrative site to the city of Carson 
City, Nevada, for use as a senior center.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contacts are Megan 
Carroll (for federal costs), and Marjorie Miller (for the 
state, local, and tribal impact).
            Sincerely,
                                          Barry B. Anderson
                                    (For Dan L. Crippen, Director).
    Enclosure.

S. 408--A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey a 
        former Bureau of Land Management administrative site to the 
        city of Carson City, Nevada, for use as a senior center

    S. 408 would direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey, without consideration, a former administrative site of 
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to the city of Carson City, 
Nevada, for use as a senior center or a related public purpose. 
According to BLM, the abandoned site currently generates no 
receipts, and the agency does not expect the land to generate 
any significant receipts over the next 10 years.
    Based on information from BLM, CBO estimates that enacting 
S. 408 would have no significant impact on the federal budget. 
The bill would not affect direct spending or receipts; 
therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures would not apply. S. 408 
contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as 
defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would impose no 
costs on state, local, or tribal governments. The city of 
Carson City would benefit from the opportunity to acquire this 
property at no cost.
    The CBO staff contacts are Megan Carroll (for federal 
costs), and Marjorie Miller (for the state, local and tribal 
impact). This estimate was approved by Peter H. Fontaine, 
Deputy Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.

                      REGULATORY IMPACT EVALUATION

    In compliance with paragraph 11(b) of rule XXVI of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee makes the following 
evaluation of the regulatory impact which would be incurred in 
carrying out S. 408.
    The bill is not a regulatory measure in the sense of 
imposing Government-established standards or significant 
economic responsibilities on private individuals and 
businesses.
    No personal information would be collected in administering 
the program. Therefore, there would be no impact on personal 
privacy.
    Little, if any, additional paperwork would result from the 
enactment of S. 408, as ordered reported.

                        executive communications

    On February 10, 2000 the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources requested legislative reports from the Department of 
Interior and the Office of Management and Budget setting forth 
Executive agency recommendations on S. 408. These reports has 
not been received at the time the report on S. 408 was filed. 
When the reports become available, the Chairman will request 
that they be printed in the Congressional Record for the advice 
of the Senate. The testimony provided by the Bureau of Land 
Management at the Subcommittee hearing follows:

   Statement of Carson (Pete) Culp, Assistant Director of Minerals, 
       Realty, and Resource Protection, Bureau of Land Management

    Mr. Chairman and members of the subcommittee, I appreciate 
the opportunity to appear before you today to testify on S. 
408, the conveyance of certain BLM lands in Carson City, Nevada 
for use as a senior center. The BLM does not object to the 
conveyance in Nevada as described in S. 408.
    The BLM does not object to S. 408, the conveyance of a 4.48 
acre BLM administrative site in Carson City, Nevada, for use as 
a senior center. The administrative site was used as a vehicle 
and ware yard in conjunction with the BLM Carson City Field 
Office. The BLM site is vacant and the city of Carson City 
desires to acquire the parcel for an assisted living center in 
conjunction with existing controlled health care facilities. 
The existing Senior Center and intensive care facility are 
currently adjacent to the subject property. In May 1998, the 
city of Carson City submitted an application under the 
Recreation and Public Purposes Act (R&PP) for a residential and 
domicile facility associated with extended care. However, the 
residential aspect of the assisted living facility did not 
qualify under the R&PP Act. An additional option considered was 
disposal of the property by direct sale at fair market value, 
however, the city indicated they could not afford to purchase 
the parcel as the subject property is in downtown Carson City 
where real estate values could easily exceed $300,000.
    Mr. Chairman, I appreciate this opportunity to appear 
before the Subcommittee and discuss these bills. I will be glad 
to answer any questions.

                        changes in existing law

    In compliance with paragraph 12 of rule XXVI of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, the Committee notes that no 
changes in existing law are made by S. 408, as ordered 
reported.

                                
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