[House Report 110-405]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    110-405

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   PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1483) TO AMEND THE 
  OMNIBUS PARKS AND PUBLIC LANDS MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1996 TO EXTEND THE 
   AUTHORIZATION FOR CERTAIN NATIONAL HERITAGE 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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    Ms. Sutton, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 765]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 765, by a record vote of 8 to 3, 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. 1483, the 
Celebrating America's Heritage Act, under a closed 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, modified by the amendment 
printed in this report, shall be considered as adopted and 
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 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) is 
prophylactic. The waiver of all points of order against 
provisions of the bill, as amended, includes a waiver of clause 
5(a) of rule XXI (prohibiting tax or tariff provisions in a 
bill not reported by a committee with jurisdiction over revenue 
measures).

                            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. 359

    Date: October 22, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 1483.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To grant an open rule.
    Results: Defeated 3-8.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--
Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--
Yea.

Rules Committee record vote No. 360

    Date: October 22, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 1483.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for a germane amendment if offered by Reps. Goode and 
Bartlett.
    Results: Defeated 3-8.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--
Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--
Yea.

Rules Committee record vote No. 361

    Date: October 22, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 1483.
    Motion by: Mr. Hastings (WA).
    Summary of motion: To make in order and provide appropriate 
waivers for an amendment by Rep. Flake (AZ), #2, which states 
that none of the funds provided pursuant to this Act may be 
used to lobby any person or entity regarding the implementation 
of this Act.
    Results: Defeated 3-8.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Matsui--Nay; Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--
Nay; Sutton--Nay; Dreier--Yea; Hastings (WA)--Yea; Sessions--
Yea.

Rules Committee record vote No. 362

    Date: October 22, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 1483.
    Motion by: Mr. Hastings (FL).
    Summary of motion: To report the rule.
    Results: Adopted 8-3.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Yea; Hastings (FL)--Yea; 
Matsui--Yea; Cardoza--Yea; Welch--Yea; Castor--Yea; Arcuri--
Yea; Sutton--Yea; Dreier--Nay; Hastings (WA)--Nay; Sessions--
Nay.

               SUMMARY OF AMENDMENT CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

    The amendment is a technical correction that inserts a map 
reference for a map that was not completed by the National Park 
Service prior to filing the reported bill.

                TEXT OF AMENDMENT CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

    On page 50 of the bill as reported, strike lines 16 and 17 
and insert the following:

``tled ``Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area'', numbered T08/
80,000, and dated October 2007. The map shall be on''

                                  
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