[House Report 107-223]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



107th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    107-223

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 BOOKER T. WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 2001

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 September 28, 2001.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 
            the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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  Mr. Hansen, from the Committee on Resources, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 1456]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Resources, to whom was referred the bill 
(H.R. 1456) to expand the boundary of the Booker T. Washington 
National Monument, 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. 1456 is to expand the boundary of the 
Booker T. Washington National Monument, and for other purposes.

                  Background and Need for Legislation

    Booker T. Washington was born into slavery in 1856 on a 
200-acre tobacco farm owned by the Burrough family in 
southwestern Virginia. Washington eventually founded the 
Tuskegee Institute in Alabama and became the most notable 
African-American educator of his day.
    The Booker T. Washington National Monument is located near 
the regional recreation area of Smith Mountain Lake in Franklin 
County, Virginia. The monument preserves and protects the 
birthplace and childhood home of Washington and interprets his 
life experiences and significance in American history. The 
primary archaeological resources include the Burrough's house 
site or ``Big House'' and two slave cabin sites. A slave cabin 
was reconstructed on one of the sites in the 1960s.
    Located in an area of rolling hills, forests and farmland, 
the monument is one-half mile from the rapidly growing 
commercial crossroads of Westlake Corner, which has become the 
primary hub of services for the Smith Mountain Lake community. 
A 58-acre tract was recently rezoned from agricultural to 
planned commercial use between Westlake and the current 
monument. The commercial and residential development is visible 
from the monument.
    Much of the surrounding farmland is for sale, including a 
15-acre tract which has been identified as the most critical 
for addition to the monument due to its elevation and proximity 
to the Washington birthplace site. Seven of the 15 acres on 
this parcel were part of the original Burrough farm. The 
current owner of the parcel is a willing seller. If authorized 
and acquired, this 15-acre parcel will be added to the 
monument's agricultural permit program to preserve the 
agricultural setting of the park. Although the monument setting 
will be transformed in the foreseeable future from rural to an 
urban, the addition and preservation of this parcel will ensure 
that the monument visitors experience an agricultural landscape 
while visiting.
    The National Park Service (NPS), which oversees the 
monument, estimates that the purchase price of the 15-acre 
parcel will be approximately $350,000. In addition, the Park 
Service will incur $60,000 in acquisition costs. The NPS 
Northeast Region has identified this project as its top land 
acquisition funding priority for Fiscal Year 2003. The 
acquisition of this parcel will not necessitate additional 
facilities, operating funds or staffing. The expansion has 
widespread support from the surrounding communities in 
southwestern Virginia as well as the Bush Administration.

                            Committee Action

    H.R. 1456 was introduced on April 4, 2001, by Congressman 
Virgil Goode, Jr. (I-VA). The bill was referred to the 
Committee on Resources, and within the Committee to the 
Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation, and Public Lands. 
On July 24, 2001, the Subcommittee held a hearing on the bill. 
On July 31, 2001, the Subcommittee met to mark up the bill. No 
amendments were offered and the bill was ordered favorably 
reported to the Full Committee by voice vote. On September 12, 
2001, the Full Resources Committee met to consider the bill. No 
amendments were offered and the bill was 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. General Performance Goals and Objectives.--This bill 
does not authorize funding and therefore, clause 3(c)(4) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives does not 
apply.
    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 21, 2001.
Hon. James V. Hansen,
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. 1456, the Booker 
T. Washington National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 
2001.
    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. 1456--Booker T. Washington National Monument Boundary Adjustment 
        Act of 2001

    H.R. 1456 would revise the boundary of the Booker T. 
Washington National Monument. Assuming appropriation of the 
necessary amounts, CBO estimates that implementing the 
legislation would cost the federal government less than 
$500,000. The bill would not affect direct spending or 
receipts; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures would not apply.
    The legislation 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. 1456 would expand the boundary of the Booker T. 
Washington National Monument to include about 15 acres of 
adjacent land, which the National Park Service (NPS) could then 
acquire by purchase, donation, or exchange. The acquired 
acreage would be administered by the NPS.
    Based on information provided by the NPS and assuming 
appropriation of the necessary amounts, CBO estimates that the 
cost of acquiring the property added to the monument would be 
less than $500,000 in fiscal year 2002 and 2003. We estimate 
that there would be no significant additional cost to develop 
or manage the new acreage.
    The 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 104-1

    The 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 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 italic and existing law in which no change is 
proposed is shown in roman):

                 SECTION 5 OF THE ACT OF APRIL 2, 1956


  AN ACT To provide for the establishment of the Booker T. Washington 
                           National Monument.

SEC. 5. ADDITIONAL LANDS.

  (a) Lands Added to Monument.--The boundary of the Booker T. 
Washington National Monument is modified to include the 
approximately 15 acres, as generally depicted on the map 
entitled ``Boundary Map, Booker T. Washington National 
Monument, Franklin County, Virginia'', numbered BOWA 404/
80,024, and dated February 2001. The map shall be on file and 
available for inspection in the appropriate offices of the 
National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
  (b) Acquisition of Additional Lands.--The Secretary of the 
Interior is authorized to acquire from willing owners the land 
or interests in land described in subsection (a) by donation, 
purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange.
  (c) Administration of Additional Lands.--Lands added to the 
Booker T. Washington National Monument by subsection (a) shall 
be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as part of the 
monument in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

                                
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