[House Report 110-403]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    110-403

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   PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1011) TO DESIGNATE 
  ADDITIONAL NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA AS 
  WILDERNESS OR A WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, TO DESIGNATE THE KIMBERLING 
   CREEK POTENTIAL WILDERNESS AREA FOR EVENTUAL INCORPORATION IN THE 
 KIMBERLING CREEK WILDERNESS, TO ESTABLISH THE SENG MOUNTAIN AND BEAR 
 CREEK SCENIC AREAS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRAIL PLANS FOR 
     THE WILDERNESS AREAS AND SCENIC AREAS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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

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

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 763]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 763, 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. 1011, the 
Virginia Ridge and Valley Act of 2007, under a structured rule. 
The rule provides one hour of 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 
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 adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be 
considered as read. All points of order against provisions of 
the bill, as amended, are waived. This waiver does not affect 
the point of order available under clause 9 of rule XXI 
(regarding earmark disclosure).
    The rule makes in order the amendment printed in this 
report if offered by Representative Goodlatte. The amendment 
made in order shall not be subject to a demand for a division 
of the question, shall be considered as read, and shall be 
debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent. All points of order against the 
amendment 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

    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
the bill (except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI) includes a 
waiver of rule XIII, clause 3(c), requiring the inclusion in 
the report of certain performance goal information. The waiver 
of all points of order against the provisions of the bill, as 
amended, is prophylactic.

                   SUMMARY OF AMENDMENT MADE IN ORDER

    1. Goodlatte (VA): The amendment changes the boundary of 
the Brush Mountain East wilderness area, removing 26 acres 
which contain a power line; changes the boundaries of the Seng 
Mountain Scenic Area, removing 1,263 acres from the area to 
allow continued use of the Barton Gap Motorized trail and 
wildlife habitat management in key areas; changes trail 
language for the Raccoon Branch area, removing specific 
requirements to locate the trail along Rt 650 and changing the 
connection road to Forest Development road 49352. (10 minutes)

                    TEXT OF AMENDMENT MADE IN ORDER

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

  Page 3, line 20, strike ``3,769 acres'' and insert ``3,743 
acres''.
  Page 3, line 22, strike ``February'' and insert ``October''.
  Page 12, line 23, strike ``6,455 acres'' and insert ``5,192 
acres''.
  Page 12, line 25, strike ``February'' and insert ``October''.
  Page 18, beginning line 6, strike subsection (d) and insert 
the following new subsection:
  (d) Trail Required.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
develop a sustainable trail, using a contour curvilinear 
alignment, to provide for non-motorized travel along the 
southern boundary of the Raccoon Branch Wilderness established 
by section 1(11) of Public Law 100-326, as added by (2)(a) of 
this Act, connecting to Forest Development Road 49352 in Smyth 
County, Virginia.  

                                  
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