[House Report 110-165]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                No. 110-165

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   PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1100) TO REVISE THE 
BOUNDARY OF THE CARL SANDBURG HOME NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE IN THE STATE 
               OF NORTH CAROLINA, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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May 22, 2007.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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    Mr. Arcuri, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 429]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 429, by a non-record 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. 1100 the 
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site Boundary Revision Act 
of 2007, under a structured rule. The rule provides one hour of 
general debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural 
Resources. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill except clauses 9 and 10 of Rule XXI. 
The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources 
now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill 
for the purpose of amendment and shall be considered as read. 
All points of order against the committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute are waived except clauses 9 and 10 of 
Rule XXI.
    The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in 
this report. The amendments made in order may be offered only 
in the order printed in this report, may be offered only by a 
Member designated in this report, shall be considered as read, 
shall be debatable for the time specified in this report 
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be 
subject to a demand for a division of the question in the House 
or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against 
the amendments except for clauses 9 and 10 of Rule XXI are 
waived. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. The rule provides that, notwithstanding 
the operation of the previous question, the Chair may postpone 
further consideration of the bill to a time designated by the 
Speaker.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill and against the committee amendment 
in the nature of a substitute (except for those arising under 
clauses 9 and 10 of Rule XXI), the Committee is not aware of 
any points of order. The waivers of all points of order are 
prophylactic in nature.

                  SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

    1. Bishop, Rob (UT)--The amendment delays the acquisition 
of any new land for the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic 
Site until after deferred maintenance has been completed at the 
site.--10 minutes
    2. Bishop, Rob (UT)--The amendment reduces the total amount 
of acreage which can be acquired for the Carl Sandburg Home 
National Historic Site from 115 acres to five (for use as a 
visitor center and parking lot).--10 minutes
    3. Heller (NV)--The amendment eliminates the use of 
appropriated funds to acquire 110 acres of land for the Carl 
Sandburg Home National Historic Site, but still allows the land 
to be acquired by donation, purchase with donated funds or by 
exchange with other lands.--10 minutes

                    TEXT OF AMENDMENTS MADE IN ORDER

1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bishop of Utah, or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 2, line 20, after the period insert the following: ``The 
authority to acquire property under this subsection may not be 
exercised until all maintenance for the Historic Site deferred 
as of the day before the date of the enactment of this Act has 
been completed.''.
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bishop of Utah, or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 2, line 18, strike ``110'' and insert ``five''.
  Page 2, line 18, strike the comma at the end.
  Page 2, strike ``within the area depicted on the map,''.
  Page 2, line 22, strike ``also'' and all that follows through 
``acres'' on line 23 and insert the following: ``use the land, 
water, or interests in land and water acquired under subsection 
(a)''.
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 3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Heller of Nevada, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 2, strike lines 15 through 20 and insert the following:
  (a) Acquisition Authority.--The Secretary may acquire from 
willing sellers by donation, purchase with donated funds, or 
exchange not more than 110 acres of land, water, or interests 
in land and water, within the area depicted on the map, to be 
added to the Historic Site.''.

                                  
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