[House Report 107-428]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



107th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     107-428

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               WAYNE LYMAN MORSE UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

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 May 2, 2002.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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     Mr. Young of Alaska, from the Committee on Transportation and 
                Infrastructure, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 2672]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 
was referred the bill (H.R. 2672) to designate the United 
States courthouse to be constructed at 8th Avenue and Mill 
Street in Eugene, Oregon, as the ``Wayne Lyman Morse United 
States Courthouse'', having considered the same, report 
favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill 
do pass.

                         PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION

    H.R. 2672 is a bill designating the United States 
courthouse to be constructed at 8th Avenue and Mill Street in 
Eugene, Oregon, as the ``Wayne Lyman Morse United States 
Courthouse''.

                BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR THE LEGISLATION

    H.R. 2672 was introduced on July 30, 2001 by Congressman 
DeFazio. The legislation will designate the United States 
Courthouse to be constructed at 8th Avenue and Mill Street in 
Eugene, Oregon, as the Wayne Lyman Morse United States 
Courthouse.
    Born in 1900 in Dane County, Wisconsin, Senator Morse 
graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1924, from the 
law department at the University of Minnesota in 1928 and from 
Columbia University Law School in 1932. Senator Morse was a 
professor of law and later dean at the University of Oregon Law 
School until his election to the United States Senate in 1944. 
Early in his career, he witnessed America's rapid urban and 
industrial development. Senator Morse worked to maintain a 
balanced connection between political democracy and the 
citizens of that democracy, upholding the belief that this 
country's true wealth, its people, would flourish in such an 
environment. Senator Morse served as a Republican, an 
Independent and as a Democrat prior to his defeat in the 
election of 1968. Senator Morse died while campaigning for a 
return to the Senate in 1974.

            LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

    No hearings were held in conjunction with ordering reported 
H.R. 2672.
    On March 20, 2002, the Full Committee met in open session 
and ordered reported H.R. 2672, a bill designating the United 
States courthouse to be constructed at 8th Avenue and Mill 
Street in Eugene, Oregon, as the ``Wayne Lyman Morse United 
States Courthouse''. The bill was discharged from the 
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and 
Emergency Management and a motion by Mr. Borski to order H.R. 
2672 favorably reported to the House was agreed to by the Full 
Committee unanimously, by voice vote with a quorum present. 
There were no recorded votes taken during Committee 
consideration of H.R. 2672.

                             ROLLCALL VOTES

    Clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the House of Representatives 
requires each committee report to include the total number of 
votes cast for and against on each rollcall vote on a motion to 
report and on any amendment offered to the measure or matter, 
and the names of those members voting for and against. There 
were no recorded votes taken in connection with ordering H.R. 
2672 reported.

                      COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS

    With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(1) of rule 
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee's oversight findings and recommendations are 
reflected in this report.

                          COST OF LEGISLATION

    Clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives does not apply where a cost estimate and 
comparison prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974 has been timely submitted prior to the filing of the 
report and is included in the report. Such a cost estimate is 
included in this report.

                    COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII

    1. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(2) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, and 
308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee 
references the report of the Congressional Budget Office 
included below.
    2. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(4) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee advises that the bill contains no measure that 
authorizes funding, so no statement of general performance and 
objectives for which any measure authorizes funding is 
required.
    3. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(3) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
Committee has received the following cost estimate for H.R. 
2672 from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.

                                     U.S. Congress,
                               Congressional Budget Office,
                                    Washington, DC, March 22, 2002.
Hon. Don Young,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has 
reviewed the following legislation, as ordered reported by the 
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on March 
20, 2001:
           H.R. 2672, a bill to designate the United 
        States courthouse to be constructed at 8th Avenue and 
        Mill Street in Eugene, Oregon, as the ``Wayne Lyman 
        Morse United States Courthouse.'';
           H.R. 2911, a bill to designate the federal 
        building located at 5100 Point Branch Parkway in 
        College Park, Maryland, as the ``Harvey W. Wiley 
        Federal Building.''
    CBO estimates that their enactment would have no 
significant impact on the federal budget, and would not affect 
direct spending or receipts; therefore, pay-as-you-go 
procedures would not apply. These bills contain 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.
    If you wish further details on this estimate, we will be 
pleased to provide them. The CBO staff contact is Matthew 
Pickford.
            Sincerely,
                                          Barry B. Anderson
                                    (For Dan L. Crippen, Director).

                   Constitutional Authority Statement

    Pursuant to clause (3)(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, committee reports on a bill or 
joint resolution of a public character shall include a 
statement citing the specific powers granted to the Congress in 
the Constitution to enact the measure. The Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure finds that Congress has the 
authority to enact this measure pursuant to its powers granted 
under article I, section 8 of the Constitution.

                       Federal Mandates Statement

    The Committee adopts as its own the estimate of Federal 
mandates prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office pursuant to section 423 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform 
Act. (Public Law 104-4).

                      Advisory Committee Statement

    No advisory committees within the meaning of section 5(b) 
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act were created by this 
legislation.

                Applicability to the Legislative Branch

    The Committee finds that the legislation does not relate to 
the terms and conditions of employment or access to public 
services or accommodations within the meaning of section 
102(b)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act. (Public Law 
104-1).

         Changes in existing Law made by the bill, as Reported

    H.R. 2672 makes no changes to existing law.

                                
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