[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.