[House Report 109-331]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



109th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    109-331

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JIM WEAVER NATIONAL RECREATION TRAIL IN THE WILLAMETTE NATIONAL FOREST, 
                                 OREGON

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December 8, 2005.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 1090]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

  The Committee on Resources, to whom was referred the bill 
(H.R. 1090) to designate a Forest Service trail at Waldo Lake 
in the Willamette National Forest in the State of Oregon as a 
national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former 
Member of the House of Representatives, having considered the 
same, report favorably thereon with an amendment and recommend 
that the bill as amended do pass.
  The amendment is as follows:
  Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following:

SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAIL, WILLAMETTE 
                    NATIONAL FOREST, OREGON, IN HONOR OF JIM WEAVER, A 
                    FORMER MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

  (a) Designation.--Forest Service trail number 3590 in the Willamette 
National Forest in Lane County, Oregon, which is a 19.6 mile trail that 
begins and ends at North Waldo Campground and circumnavigates Waldo 
Lake, is hereby designated as a national recreation trail under section 
4 of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1243) and shall be known 
as the ``Jim Weaver Loop Trail''.
  (b) Interpretive Sign.--Using funds available for the Forest Service, 
the Secretary of Agriculture shall prepare, install, and maintain an 
appropriate sign at the trailhead of the Jim Weaver Loop Trail to 
indicate the name of the trail and to provide information regarding the 
life and career of Congressman Jim Weaver.

                          PURPOSE OF THE BILL

    The purpose of H.R. 1090 is to designate a Forest Service 
trail at Waldo Lake in the Willamette National Forest in the 
State of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim 
Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives.

                  BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

    H.R. 1090 would designate an existing 19.6 mile trail in 
the Willamette National Forest in the State of Oregon as the 
``Jim Weaver Loop Trail.'' The trail is around Waldo Lake and 
begins and ends at the North Waldo Campground. The bill also 
requires the establishment of an interpretive sign at the 
trailhead to indicate the name of the trail and provide 
information on the life and career of former Congressman Jim 
Weaver. Congressman James Howard Weaver served in the House of 
Representatives from the 94th Congress through the 99th 
Congress. He was a former subcommittee chairman of the 
Committee on Resources and active in conservation issues.

                            COMMITTEE ACTION

    H.R. 1090 was introduced on March 3, 2005, by Congressman 
Peter DeFazio (D-OR). The bill was referred to the Committee on 
Resources, and within the Committee to the Subcommittee on 
Forests and Forest Health. On October 27, 2005, the 
Subcommittee held a hearing on the bill. On November 16, 2005 
the Full Resources Committee met to consider the bill. The 
Subcommittee was discharged from further consideration of the 
bill by unanimous consent. Congressman DeFazio offered an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute to require the 
Department of Agriculture, rather than the Department of the 
Interior, to construct the interpretive sign as required by the 
bill . It was adopted by unanimous consent, and the bill as 
amended was then ordered favorably reported to the House of 
Representatives by unanimous consent.

            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:

               CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE

H.R. 1090--A bill to designate a Forest Service trail at Waldo Lake in 
        the Willamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a 
        national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former 
        Member of the House of Representatives

    H.R. 1090 would designate an existing trail in the 
Willamette National Forest in Oregon as the Jim Weaver Loop 
Trail. CBO estimates that this legislation would not 
significantly affect the federal budget. Based on information 
from the Forest Service, CBO estimates that the proposed 
designation would nto significantly affect offsetting receipts 
or the agency's costs to manage the affected trail. Enacting 
H.R. 1090 would not affect revenues.
    H.R. 1090 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector 
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and 
would not affect the budgets of state, local, or tribal 
governments.
    The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Megan Carroll. 
The estimate was approved by Peter H. Fontaine, Deputy 
Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.

                    COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC LAW 104-4

    This 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

    If enacted, this bill would make no changes in existing 
law.

                                  
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