[House Report 110-264]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    110-264

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 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 986) TO AMEND THE WILD 
 AND SCENIC RIVERS ACT TO DESIGNATE CERTAIN SEGMENTS OF THE EIGHTMILE 
 RIVER IN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT AS COMPONENTS OF THE NATIONAL WILD 
            AND SCENIC RIVERS SYSTEM, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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   July 27, 2007.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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    Ms. Castor, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 580]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 580, by a nonrecord 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. 986 under 
a closed rule providing one hour of general debate in the House 
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 for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The 
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 
Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill, 
modified by the amendment printed in this report, shall be 
considered as adopted. The rule waives all points of order 
against the bill, as amended, and provides that the bill, as 
amended, shall be considered as read. The rule provides one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions. Finally, the 
rule provides that 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 (except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule 
XXI) and against the bill, as amended, the Committee is not 
aware of any points of order against consideration of the bill 
or against the bill, as amended. The waivers of all points of 
order are prophylactic in nature.

                            COMMITTEE VOTES

    The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion 
to report, together with the names of those voting for and 
against, are printed below:

Rules Committee record vote No. 268

    Date: July 27, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 986.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To grant an open rule.
    Results: Defeated 3-7.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; 
Welch--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-
Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 269

    Date: July 27, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 986.
    Motion by: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
    Summary of motion: To grant a modified open rule.
    Results: Defeated 3-7.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; 
Welch--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-
Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

Rules Committee record vote No. 270

    Date: July 27, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 986.
    Motion by: Mr. Hastings (WA).
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide the 
appropriate waivers for an amendment offered by Rep. Bishop 
(UT), which would secure private property by prohibiting the 
use of federal funds to condemn land in this bill.
    Results: Defeated 3-7.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; 
Welch--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Diaz-
Balart--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

               SUMMARY OF AMENDMENT CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

    A technical amendment on page 7, line 18 of the reported 
bill that replaces ``(a)'' with ``(b)''.

                TEXT OF AMENDMENT CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

    On page 7, line 18 of the reported version of H.R. 986, 
strike ``(a)'' and insert ``(b)''.

                                  
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