[House Report 110-19]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                     110-19

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        SCOTT REED FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

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 February 16, 2007.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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Mr. Oberstar, from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                        [To accompany H.R. 478]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 
was referred the bill (H.R. 478) to designate the Federal 
building and United States courthouse located at 101 Barr 
Street in Lexington, Kentucky, as the ``Scott Reed Federal 
Building and United States Courthouse'', having considered the 
same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend 
that the bill do pass.

                       PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION

    H.R. 478 designates the Federal building and United States 
courthouse located at 101 Barr Street in Lexington, Kentucky, 
as the Scott Reed Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse.

                  BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

    Scott Reed was born in Lexington, Kentucky, on July 3, 
1921, and died February 17, 1994. He served as an attorney, 
state judge, and federal judge. While in college, he was 
Editor-in-Chief of the Kentucky Law Journal, graduated with 
distinction, and was awarded the Order of the Coif, the highest 
academic award that can be given to a law graduate. He was also 
a member of the Phi Delta Phi Fraternity. While in the practice 
of law, he was County Attorney, retained as counsel for the 
Fayette County School Board, and also distinguished himself as 
a trial lawyer of great integrity. He served from 1948 through 
1956 as an acting Associate Professor at the University of 
Kentucky College of Law. He was elected as a Fellow in the 
National College of the Judiciary in 1965. Judge Reed was a 
voting member of the American Law Institute, a body of 
scholarly people who shape the laws of the nation.
    From 1964 until 1969, he was Judge of the First Division of 
the Fayette Circuit Court when he was elected to the Kentucky 
Court of Appeals, then the highest court in the state, and was 
chosen by the Court of Appeals as Chief Justice. He became the 
first Chief Justice of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, a rank 
equal to that of the Governor, the latter being the head of the 
executive department of government and the Chief Justice of the 
Commonwealth is the head of the Judiciary. His opinions from 
the Supreme Court of Kentucky have received national acclaim 
for their scholarly content.
    On November 2, 1979, President Jimmy Carter appointed him 
as a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Kentucky. He became a Senior Judge August 1, 1988. He was a 
frequent lecturer to the National College of Trial Judges. He 
was named to the Hall of Distinguished Alumni of the University 
of Kentucky on April 11, 1980. Judge Reed was a member of the 
American, Kentucky State, and Fayette County Bar Associations. 
He received numerous honors including: the Algernon Sydney 
Sullivan Medallion from the University of Kentucky; Order of 
the Coif; Doctor of Laws-degree from Northern Kentucky 
University (1977); Kentucky Bar Association Award for 
outstanding service (1977); and the Henry T. Duncan Award for 
leadership, integrity and professional conduct from the Fayette 
County Bar Association (1977). Judge Reed was married to Sue 
Charles and they had one son, Geoffrey Scott Reed and one 
grandson, Gregory Scott Reed.
    Because of his distinguished performance and outstanding 
contributions to the legal profession in Kentucky, it is both 
fitting and proper to designate the courthouse and Federal 
building located on 101 Barr Street in Lexington, Kentucky, as 
the ``Scott Reed Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse''.

                       SUMMARY OF THE LEGISLATION

Section 1. Designation

    Section 1 designates the courthouse and Federal building 
located at 101 Barr Street in Lexington, Kentucky, as the Scott 
Reed Federal Building and United States Courthouse.

Section 2. References

    Section 2 declares any reference in law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
Federal Building and United States Courthouse referred to in 
Section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the Scott Reed 
Federal Building and United States Courthouse.

            LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

    In the 109th Congress, H.R. 4530, a bill to designate the 
Federal Building and United States Courthouse located at 101 
Barr Street in Lexington, Kentucky, as the Scott Reed Federal 
Building and United States Courthouse was introduced. The bill 
was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure. No further action was taken.
    On January 6, 2007, Representative Chandler introduced H.R. 
478 and it was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure.
    On February 6, 2007, the Subcommittee on Economic 
Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management met in 
open session and considered H.R. 478. The Subcommittee 
recommended the bill favorably to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure by voice vote.
    On February 7, 2007, the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure met in open session and ordered H.R. 478 
reported favorably to the House by voice vote.

                              RECORD VOTES

    Clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the House of Representatives 
requires each committee report to include the total number of 
votes cast for and against on each record vote on a motion to 
report and on any amendment offered to the measure or matter, 
and the names of those members voting for and against. There 
were no recorded votes taken in connection with ordering H.R. 
478 reported. A motion to order H.R. 478 reported favorably to 
the House was agreed to by voice vote with a quorum present.

                      COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS

    With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(I) of rule 
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee's oversight findings and recommendations are 
reflected in this report.

                          COST OF LEGISLATION

    Clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives does not apply where a cost estimate and 
comparison prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office under section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974 has been timely submitted prior to the filing of the 
report and is included in the report. Such a cost estimate is 
included in this report.

                    COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII

    1. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(2) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, and 
308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee 
references the report of the Congressional Budget Office 
included in the report.
    2. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(4) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
performance goals and objective of this legislation are to 
designate the Federal building and United States courthouse 
located at 101 Barr Street in Lexington, Kentucky, as the Scott 
Reed Federal Building and United States Courthouse.
    3. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(3) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
Committee has received the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 478 
from the Director of the Congressional Budget Office.
                       Congressional Budget Office,
                                             U.S. Congress,
                                  Washington, DC, February 8, 2007.
Hon. James L. Oberstar,
Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of 
        Representatives, Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Chairman: The  Congressional Budget Office has 
reviewed the following bills as ordered reported by the House 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on February 7, 
2007: H.R. 584, a bill to designate the Federal building 
located at 400 Maryland Avenue Southwest in the District of 
Columbia, as the ``Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of 
Education Building''; H.R. 544, a bill to designate the United 
States courthouse at South Federal Place in Santa Fe, New 
Mexico, as the ``Santiago E. Campos United States Courthouse''; 
H.R. 478, a bill to designate the Federal building and United 
States courthouse located at 101 Barr Street in Lexington, 
Kentucky, as the ``Scott Reed Federal Building and United 
States Courthouse''; H.R. 430, a bill to designate the United 
States bankruptcy courthouse located at 271 Cadman Plaza East, 
Brooklyn, New York, as the ``Conrad B. Duberstein United States 
Bankruptcy Courthouse''; H.R. 429, a bill to designate the 
United States courthouse located at 225 Cadman Plaza East, 
Brooklyn, New York, as the ``Hugh L. Carey United States 
Courthouse''; H.R. 399, a bill to designate the United States 
courthouse to be  constructed in Jackson, Mississippi, as the 
``R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse''; and H.R. 342, a 
bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 555 
Independence Street in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as the ``Rush 
Hudson Limbaugh, Sr., United States Courthouse.''
    CBO estimates that enactment of these bills would have no 
significant impact on the federal budget and would not affect 
direct spending or revenues. These bills contain 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. If you wish further 
details on this estimate, we will be pleased to provide them. 
The CBO staff contact is Matthew Pickford.
            Sincerely,
                                           Peter R. Orszag,
                                                          Director.

                     COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XXI

    Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives, H.R. 478 does not contain any congressional 
earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as 
defined in clause 9(d), 9(e), or 9(f) of rule XXI of the Rules 
of the House of Representatives.

                   CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT

    Pursuant to clause (3)(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, committee reports on a bill or 
joint resolution of a public character shall include a 
statement citing the specific powers granted to the Congress in 
the Constitution to enact the measure. The Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure finds that Congress has the 
authority to enact this measure pursuant to its powers granted 
under article I, section 8 of the Constitution.

                       FEDERAL MANDATES STATEMENT

    The Committee adopts as its own the estimate of Federal 
mandates prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget 
Office pursuant to section 423 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform 
Act (Public Law 104-4).

                        PREEMPTION CLARIFICATION

    Section 423 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
requires the report of any Committee on a bill or joint 
resolution to include a statement on the extent to which the 
bill or joint resolution is intended to preempt state, local, 
or tribal law. The Committee states that H.R. 478 does not 
preempt any state, local, or tribal law.

                      ADVISORY COMMITTEE STATEMENT

    No advisory committees within the meaning of section 5(b) 
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act are created by this 
legislation.

                APPLICABILITY TO THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

    The Committee finds that the legislation does not relate to 
the terms and conditions of employment or access to public 
services or accommodations within the meaning of section 
102(b)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act (Public Law 
104-1).

         CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED

    H.R. 478 makes no change in existing law.

                                  
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