[House Report 110-361]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    110-361

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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3246) TO AMEND TITLE 40, 
  UNITED STATES CODE, TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE REGIONAL APPROACH TO 
     ECONOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THE MOST SEVERELY 
             ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED REGIONS IN THE NATION

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   October 2, 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. 704]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 704, 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. 3246, the 
``Regional Economic and Infrastructure Development Act of 
2007,'' under a closed rule. The resolution provides one hour 
of general debate equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure.
    The resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill except those arising under clause 9 
or 10 of rule XXI. The resolution provides that the amendment 
in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, modified by the amendment 
printed in this report, shall be considered as adopted. The 
bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The resolution 
waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as 
amended. This waiver does not affect the point of order 
available under clause 9 of rule XXI (regarding earmark 
disclosure).
    The resolution provides one motion to recommit H.R. 3246 
with or without instructions. Finally, notwithstanding the 
operation of the previous question, during consideration of 
H.R. 3246, the Chair may postpone further consideration until a 
time designated by the Speaker.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    Although the rule waives all points of order against the 
bill and its consideration (except for those arising under 
clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI), the Committee is not aware of any 
points of order against the bill or its consideration. The 
waivers of all points of order against the bill and its 
consideration (except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of 
rule XXI) are prophylactic in nature.

            SUMMARY OF AMENDMENT TO BE CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

    The amendment to H.R. 3246, the ``Regional Economic and 
Infrastructure Development Act of 2007'', adds 10 Louisiana 
parishes and two Mississippi counties to the Delta Regional 
Commission. H.R. 3246, as amended by the manager's amendment, 
would reflect the exact text of the bill considered by the 
House on September 17, 2007.

             TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO BE CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

  Page 39, line 22, after ``Avoyelles,'' insert ``Beauregard, 
Bienville,''.
  Page 39, line 22, after ``Caldwell,'' insert ``Cameron,''.
  Page 39, line 23, after ``Catahoula,'' insert ``Claiborne,''.
  Page 39, line 23, after ``E. Baton Rouge,'' insert 
``DeSoto,''.
  Page 39, line 25, after ``Jefferson,'' insert ``Jefferson 
Davis,''.
  Page 40, line 3, after ``Rapides,'' insert ``Red River,''.
  Page 40, lines 4 and 5, after ``St. Martin,'' insert ``St. 
Mary,''.
  Page 40, line 5, after ``Union,'' insert ``Vermilion,''.
  Page 40, line 5, after ``Washington,'' insert ``Webster,''.
  Page 40, line 11, after ``Issaquena,'' insert ``Jasper,''.
  Page 40, line 14, after ``Simpson,'' insert ``Smith,''.

                                  
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