[Senate Report 107-21]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Calendar No. 56
107th Congress Report
SENATE
1st Session 107-21
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CARSON CITY, NEVADA
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June 5, 2001.--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. 230]
The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was
referred the bill (S. 230) 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. 230 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. 230 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 is
not authorized under the R&PP Act, legislation is necessary to
effect the transfer.
legislative history
S. 230 was referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural
resources on January 31, 2001. The Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources favorably reported S. 230 May 16, 2001.
Hearings have not been held on this bill. However, during the
106th Congress, the Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land
Management held a hearing on S. 408, an identical bill on
October 14, 1999. On February 10, 2000, the Committee on Energy
and Natural Resources ordered S. 408 reported favorably without
amendment. S. 408 passed the Senate by unanimous consent on
April 13, 2000, although no further action was taken on the
bill.
committee recommendation and tabulation of votes
The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, in
open business session on March 16, 2001, ordered S. 230 to be
favorably reported by a unanimous voice vote 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 the 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 following estimate of costs of this measure has been
provided by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO):
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, May 17, 2001.
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. 230, 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 contact is Megan
Carroll.
Sincerely,
Barry B. Anderson,
(For Dan L. Crippen, Director).
Enclosure.
S. 230--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. 230 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. 230 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. 230
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 contact for this estimate is Megan Carroll,
who can be reached at 226-2860. 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. 230.
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. 230, as ordered reported.
executive communications
On May 18, 2001 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. 230. These reports had
not been received at the time the report on S. 230 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 on S. 408 during the
106th Congress 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. 230, as ordered
reported.