[House Report 107-59]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



107th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                     107-59

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 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 581, THE WILDLAND FIRE MANAGEMENT 
                                  ACT

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 May 8, 2001.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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Mr. Hastings of Washington, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 135]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 135, by a nonrecord vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 581, the 
Wildland Fire Management Act, under an open rule. The rule 
provides one hour of general debate divided equally between the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Resources.
    The rule waives section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act 
of 1974 (prohibiting consideration of legislation or an 
amendment that would cause the total level of new budget 
authority or outlays in the most recent budget resolution to be 
exceeded, or would cause revenues to be less) against 
consideration of the bill. The rule further waives all points 
of order against the bill and provides that the bill shall be 
open for amendment at any point.
    Members who have preprinted their amendments in the 
Congressional Record prior to their consideration will be given 
priority in recognition to offer their amendments if otherwise 
consistent with House rules. Finally, the rule provides for one 
motion to recommit, with or without instructions.
    The waiver of all points of order against the bill includes 
a waiver of clause 4 of rule XXI (prohibiting appropriations in 
legislative bills), which is necessary because section 1 of the 
bill appropriates funds to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
and the National Marine Fisheries Service.

                                  
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